The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-10-01
TELEGRsPHEC ITEns..


The Herald's special from London
has the following: The man who was
arrested last week for forgery at the
banking house Of Glynn, Mills &c Co,
has lust been identified as William
Ringgold Cooper, an American by birth
and education, formerly Of the United
States navy, but one of the most dar-
ing and successful forgers who ever OPP
Grated. He was an Ensign ON the staff
of Admiral Lee, of the North American
squadron during the. war after which
he was given duty in the office of detail
in the. Navy Departments. In Wash
ington he forged the names of several
Paymasteps, to the amount Of several
thousand dollars. Though well known
in Washington, he went to the Fourth
Auditors office and coolly represented
himself as the Paymaster at Baltimore,
and got money; then went to the next
office, represented himself as another
Paymaster, and secured a further sum.
He was subsequently, arrested. Coopers
friends represented that he died in
prison, but IN. reality he won't TO. San
Francisco, where he became stock
broker, and committed tremendous for
geries year or two ago and fled. he
was never heard of until recently.
sCooper's forgery on Glynn, Mill & Co,
was for the sum of $4,000 The check
had been, paid, and but for the fool
hardness of the forger, the signature
being perfect, Cooper would have es-
capped.
Forgeries to the amoun5 Of from
100000 to els, 900 on American letters
of credit have recently been committed,
Smith, Payne L. Co. being the victims.
The forgers got thousand pound Bank
of England notes from Smith, Payne &
Co., then went to the Bank OF England
and represented that they were going
to. South America and wanted gold.
The bank people were bamboozled and
gave them gold and small notes. As
soon as tho forgery was discovered the
bank stopped payment Of the notes.
The forgers changed the numbers and
so passed them. No clue has been dis.
covered to the forgers, and the bank is
sensibly chagrined.
An accession to the estate of the late
Mark Hopkins has come to light.
About a month ago, c. z. Huntington,
while in San Francisco, casually men
toned that he had a lot of United
States bonds, aggregating between
$1,000, 900 and $1,000, 900, which he
purchased some time ago at the request
of the deceased. He had supposed they
were included in the inventory of the
estate, IN which, be was mistaken.
Such a small item having been over
looked by the executors of the estate,
they will now be added to the inven-
tory.
An important divorce case came up
at Hartford Connecticut to-day, and
will probably attract more attention in
that part of the State than any similar
case Tor many years, because of the posi-
ton OF the parties. The petitioner is
Mrs. Mary A. Walker, who is the
daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Spring,
of East. Hartford. The defendant is
Rev. J. h. Il. Walker. The wife's
charges are cruelty and immortality.
Ex-Governor Hubbard is her counsel.
General Grant has gone to Yosemite.
The Tribune publishes letter from
Thurlow Weed, advising anti-Cornell
Republicans to vote the straight ticket.
The Tribune, though affecting to sneer
at the youthful scratchers," betrays
not little uneasiness regarding the
movement, which. is evidently quietly
spreading.
Mrs. John T. Raymond was granted
an absolute divorce from her husband,
in New York City, yesterday. AL
though Raymond put in no defense, he
is said to be very indignant at the man