Show GENERAL NEWS sj W V to tb JL chacky forgar NEW sept 30 A herald special from london has the following details concerning the man who was arrested last week for forgery on ghynn mills feco bankers lie has just been identified as william ringgold Rang gold cooper an american by birth and education formerly of the united states but one of the most daring successful forgers who ever operated lie was an ensign on the staff of admiral lee of tho north atlantic squadron during tho war after which he was given duty in the office of detail in the navy department in washington ho forged the names of several paymasters to tho amount of several thousand dollars though well known to washington ho went toj the fourth auditors office coolly represented himself as pay master some money and then went to tho next office represented himself as another paymaster and secured a further sum lie was subsequently arrested coopers friends represented that he died in prison but in reality he went to san francisco at the expiration of lw term where he became a stockbroker and committed tremendous forgeries A year or two ago he fled and was never heard of after coopers forgery on glynn mills co was for the sum of tha check had been paid and but for the foolhardiness of the signature being perfect cooper would have escaped but when the detectives and bankers thought he had flown he coolly walked into the lions mouth otherwise he banking house of glynn mills co where ho had the audacity to keep an account and demanded to know what was all this talk about check he was very indignant but was nevertheless immediately arrested thia affair further led to his detection in an other forgery perpetrated on the bank of england in june last for which he will be arraigned to mor row and to discover the manner in which ho had been jiving in england while perpetrating lib forgeries the detectives found that he had been residing in a beautiful country eat called east lodge at Hertford shire there no had carried outline out life in sumptuous fashion he had ix horses drag carriages traps three liveried menials and a number of other servants such ss any rich gentleman would desiro to have he followed hound and hunted and shot with the neighboring gentry ho attended atie village church with pious regularity gave grand dinners and parties and donated liberally to the poor of the parish he kept an account it the village banking bowe end paid his bills promptly and his house was tilled with books papers etc of considerable importance the proprietors prie tors of the banks feel much cha princa at the fact that cooper should Q managed o the march be did upon llcy th report Deni oi NEW sept SO A special denies the st louis report about the strike of trades unions so far as that locality is concerned one writer says I have today had a lengthy interview with the leading men in tho various trades unions and they all say that a strike is not dreamed of at present there are more men now at work here in tho iron mills than for a number of years and several of the huge tories which have been idle since 73 are not only at work but crowded with orders there is talk of a still further increase in the iron rates to three and two tenths cents three and three tenths cents per pound in view of the immense quantity of business being done important salt special from hartford an important divorce casa comes up tomorrow and will attract more at probably in this part of tho state than any similar case for many years because of the position of the parties tho petitioner is mra mary A walker who was the daughter of the late rev dr spring of east hartford the defendant is the rev J B R walker tho cifes charges are cruelty deception and immor clity ex governor hubbard u her counsel yellow arr LITTLE gocr sept SO the board of health has adopted acs Bt quarantine regulations memphis and other infected points MEMPHIS sept S SO ten more cases are reported six deaths have occurred killed by sailor NEW apt 30 john kennedy deputy sheriff keeper in tho parish prison was killed last night by a bailor named jim darringer near the magnolia bridge lie knocked kennedy down and stamped on hla head fracturing frao turing lua kull najt ina baat 30 prest and party arrived hero this morning at and mot at the capot by gov cullom and a local reception committee and eg carted to the mansion where the parly took breakfast and rested until ten at that hour ft procession was formed of a naili tary escort of th veteran soldiers association the of the war association colored citizens members of ho otate board of agri culture and the city council in carriages and they were to tho itata bouse where gome children of the public assembled on th ewt front and a the party ascended the steps sang alio hymn america on arriving at the top of the steps gov cullom called the meeting to order and introduced trod ajon J C conkling who a welcome address on the part of the officers followed by mayor on the part of the city rev robert on behalf of the school ch ildron president iiames responded briefly feelingly alluding to the produced on him by hi first visit to the home of lincoln and douglas general erman in to the call biado a brief address in which he taid the military arlof the government wa true and steadfast stead fAit to the wise of be nation and will over remain so an with hearty cheer mrs hayes being called for bowed her acknowledge ments tho procession then reformed and proceeded to the fair where tho and party took t lunch and held an informal reception will have a formal reception at the executive mansion tonight grint will NEW sept 30 heralds washington since the return of grant to the united state none of his friends in washington have heard anything from him on the subject of the nicaragua canal but by mail received from yokohama at the navy department to adny came letters from naval officers in the asiatic squadron staling that during tho generals visit to japan when he received letters from ammen he commenced at to talk up alie subject and inspired new interest in tho project one of the grant is thoroughly in for it and wo catch enthusiasm from him that seems to assume the building of the great inter oceania canal via nicaragua it wa generally understood among the officers of the navy in asiatic waters that without delay another expedition would bo sent to resurvey re survey routes and make a una report on the one most available requests have been made by the cers to be ordered home that they may have the honor of aiding in the beginning of tho great work additional interest is given to the subject by letters from the minister of public works at nicaragua who was during grants administration the representative of his country in washington lie writes that A G menocal governor of nicaragua looks upon the american people as the only ones likely to build a canal across the country and as our hopes are all concentrated in that work the president of nicaragua and all our people aro anxious to grant anything that may bo required to facilitate the construction of the canal grants willingness to identify himself with the canal company was promptly made known to the eduan government in advance of its being published in the united slates so that government might be prepared for any proposition coming from european capitalists or projectors jec tors the letter of the minister of public works speaks ot the great satisfaction which grants acceptance of the proposed trust gives to tho people of nicaragua arnal SAN francisco sept 30 stockton dispatch gen grant and party left oakland wharf at aliis morn iny the landing was a dense mass of people As the train moved off three cheers were given the gen occupied a special drawing room car and accompanying him were mrs grant U S grunt jr G W dent gen john F miller wife and daughter mibs flora sharon miss jennie flood and john young throngs of people were gathered ai the various way stations at marti nez a salute was fired and near the depot the houses acro decorated with the national colors at antioch the school children were drawn up in line upon the depot platform and waved their handkerchiefs as tho train moved past arriving st 1240 tho general was welcomed by mayor jiwat and escorted along a line composed of military companies fire department union veterans and veterans of the mexican war the carriage was drawn by if white the procession nl ceded to traverse then for the bhreel FolT WITH biml washington sept 30 acting secretary bell of the interior department in the case of hugh lyons vs rachel stevens salt lake city decides in relation to the claim of a quarter section of land in that dis brict by lyons to reject a claim tract not being subject to preemption pre emption or settlement by him rachel stevens is one of several wives of john G the official also decides that if the first polygamous wives can enter land the second or twentieth wife may do tho same and the so called husband would thus obtain tho benefit of that num berof tracts this will not be permitted unless the so called wife repudiates tho illegal relation and ceases to violate the laws of her country and of tho civilized world job Altot lir NEW YORK sept 30 john saco ban of 35 carmine street shot henry von Gc in front of his residence sa christopher street and alieu shot himself both will die sheehan regarded Ge unduly intimate with hia wife strange talk at robinsons ratification meeting acro last night according to the times report col follows said in the of his speech there H a roan who come across and landed upon the coast whom ahn whole nation rises to honor all political creeds are obliterated all are forgotten to pay tributo to the man who headed the array which conquered the rebellion tremendous cheers I can understand why the cannon should roar a greeting to grunt renewed dp but what oaf john h adly done the times following up yesterdays comment of business says but with the improvement every ono can take there is another champo going on which is not healthy which h on the contrary full of donger and which every conservative man do alt in his power to discourage jhb is the revival of stock speculation of which only too numerous it is particularly to lo 10 regretted at he present time because any consider ablo extension of aba speculative would be eure to affect public opinion in regard to tho currency question and pervert it k CHICAGO 30 gen haa a telegram from general grant stating that his engagements will not permit his here than november a week later than the laap heretofore fixed the ra union of the army of tho tennessee has been postponed accordingly A dispatch dit patch ty that the emperor of ruia is buffering from a mental fatigue and ia dally getting worse the foreign office i coni derin tho expediency of creating french chamber of commerce abroad and the most important consulates the of the commercial agents is raging in russian poland with great virulence and further precautions taken to prevent it introduction into germany i j h f v L rf |