Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-07-14

scribers who live at n distance, the following
gentlemen arc authorized and requested to
act as agents II receiving and for va afding Sub.
scnptions to the KEowEE COURIER, viz:
MAJ. W. S. GRESHAM, at West Union.
EDWARD HuouEs, Esq, Horse Shoe.
E. P. WERNER, Esq, Bachelors Retreat.
NJ. +. MITCHELL, Esq. Pckcnsvillc.
j. L. HAGooD, Twelve Mile.
T. j. WEBB, for Anderson District.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
1t will bc rccollected by our readers that on
the 2sth Of April last, two travellers, calling,
themselves William Young and John Bishop,
stopped at Col. j. Norton's three miles above
this village, for the night. That on the next
morning, each passed to him twenty dollar
bill on the State Bank of South Carolina; Col.
Norton coming to the village, it was discovered
that the money was counterfeit A warrant
was obtained, and the Sheriff accompanied by
two or three others made pursuit, and came
up with them at West Ucnion An attempt
was made to arrest Young and Bishop but
both fed, pursued by the Sheriff and his COM
pany. During the pursuit, Young and Bishop
were observed to throw away several bundles
ofpaper, which was then supposed to be money;
and one of the party remarked Look at the
money how it flies" The citizens of the neigh.
borhood were Informed of this fact and re.
quested to search for tho parcels. One of them,
Rev, jeremiah Compton, gave to the Sheriff
the next day, two one hundred dollar bills Oh
the Bank of Mobile, Ala. which he said his
son had found near where Young was arrested.
Shortly after this Compton left the District
to get legacy, as he said, from his father.in-
laws estate. The next we hear of him he has
passed two one hundred dollar bills on the
Bank of Mobile to Maj. Cooper, President of
the Mint at Dahlonega. The bills were we'll
executed On good paper and when sent to
Augusta the brokers were willing to exchange
for it. But on some account they were sent TO
Montgomery, Ala, where they were detected,
and r',nned to Maj. Cooper as spurious
Esquire Russell then rs the agent of Mai. c.,
followed Compton to this District, and on the
18th inst accompanied by Maj Grisham went
to Compton, who took back the bills and made
the following statement:
That on the morning after the arrest of
Young he had found large amount of money
himself, $4,000 90 in one hundred dollar bills.
near where Young was arrested, and that he
separated from the bundle two of them and
placed them near the same place. and then
seht his little son to search for them, who found
them-that he had delivered these to ascertain
If they were counterfeit, and thought himself
entitled to the remainder. Rnt his passing the
money clearly shows that his intentions were
not good, as he must have known that the
money was counterfeit He then delivered to
Maj. Grisham the forty-ninc hundred dollars
which was by him given to the Sheriff.
We have seen the bills they are all on the
Bank of Mobile Ala, And, rs far rs we arc
competent to Judge, well calculated to deceive
The signatures are we'll executed, but the
dates and numbers badly filed mp They arc
ali made payable to j. Z. Watson, letter IS ,
and dated 90 Nov. 1915. The word "the" in
small letters on these bills is placed before the
word Bank" and we are informed that in the
genuine bills it is placed Immediately over the
word Bank" Esquire Russell pointed out
several other inaccuracies in the execution to
our informant. who is unable TO ponit them ont
certainly.
We have been thus minute in giving all the
particulars, as they occurred that the public
may be on their guard, as it is confidently be-
heved that large amount is still out. which
was thrown away by Young and Bishop their
pursuit, some of which may find its way .nto
circulation
We are informed that Compton has lcf. tho
District
Wepublish to-day the Recommendation o
President Taylor, that the first Friday in Au.
gust nea.t be observed "as day of Fasting
Humiliation, and Prayer" that Divine Provi-
dcnca may arrest the fell disease with which
our country is scourged and "stay the dos.
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