Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-05-13
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A DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT.

WASHINGTON, May ll.-Evidence has
been given before the Grand Jury in the
past few days which shows deplorable
state of things here. There is in circula-
tion dangerous 81 900 silver certificate.
One of its peculiarities is that it is in
every respect as well ececuted as those
printed by the government. Only the
most skilled experts can distinguish it,
and then only because the execution is
better in some parts than that of the
genuine certificate. 1t is charged that
the counterfeits have been printed on a
plate which has been electrotyped from
one of the genuine plates in the Treasury
Printing Bureau which has been CON
veniently borrowed for the purpose.
About five hundred of these counterfeit
certificates are in circulation. Those en-
gagged in working up the case say that
some of the officials in the Treasury are
connected with the counterfeiters. 1t
happens, however, that the character of
the parties who make the charge is not
as good as those charged, and what
would ordinarily create the biggest kind
of sensation has, up to this time, failed
to do So
OUR ROTTEN NAVY
In response to the resolution of in
quiry from the House, Secretary
Chandler states in an elaborate report
that not one of the sixty seven vessels
in the American Navy is in condition to
engage in battle with the enemy. Un-
der the same general classification, two
OF them can be put iii that condition,
except as to ordnance, in one month
each. The others will require, exceptas
to ordnance, one and two years. The
manufacturing of the guns, ammunition
and everything required for readmitting
these sixty-seven vessels, would require
from five to seven years, the first light
gun and carriage being delivered in
about one year, and the first heavy gun
in about three years. 1t would require
an expenditure of $22,5l4, l4I to put
these vessels in the desired condition.
SENATOR HILL WITHOUT HOPE.
Mrs. Thompson, daughter of Senator
Hill, of Georgia, left yesterday to join
her father at Hot Springs, Ark. Senator
Hill has no hope of recovery and desires
to have his family with him.
FIsHY REPORT ON RAILROAD LAND
GRANTS.
The House Judiciary Committee has
had before it nearly all Winter the
subject of the lapsed railroad land
grants. The Texas Pacific and the
Northern Pacific railroad grants have
been the ones in which the spectators
have been the most interested. The
sub b-Committee has decided upon
general report upon the subject, which
will probably satisfy the stockholders of
the Pacific roads. The report states in
effect that these grants have lapsed, but
that the enforcement of penalties lies
with the Courts and not with Congress.
1t suggests that a few of the smaller
roads in the South, whose companies
have virtually gone out of existence,
shall be proceeded against, and that the
lands of these practically defunct cor
porations be again thrown open to the
public.
GUITEAU ISOLATED.
WASHINGTON, May l2.-The warden
Of the Jail has refused to allow visitors
to see and talk with Guiteau.
THE GUITEAT CASE.
Davidge resumed his argument this
morning in the Supreme Court on the
bill of exceptions in the Guiteau case.
The court adjourned after Davidge had
finished and Reed made short closing
speech.