Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-10-03

WAsHINGToN, Sept. %. Senator Sidell
has received a letter from Senator Beria-
min, dated city Of Mexico 4th instant, an
bouncing that he aud his colleague had sue
ceedc'i in making satisfactory arrangements
with the Mexican government relative to
the Tchuantepec transit route, and that
President Comonfort had acted in this ma,
ter against the earnest protest OF our min.
ister Forsyth, who thwnrted Messrs Bcnja-
min and LaSere to the extent of his power,
causing them by his opposition the loss a
million OF dollars Mr.. Benjamin promises
at an early day TO set forth all the facts in
aproper form, to be laid before the Presi.
dent Of the United States.
IT is further stated that Mr.. FORSYTH was
over-rcac!icd by MIR. Soule, whois rerresen.
ted as the attorney of the parties who are
opposed to that route. The administration
having sanctioned or advised the move.
ment which has resulted in the annulhnp
OF the Sloo and Carey grants, it is rcasona-
bly, inferred that our government will take
,he conduct of Mr.. Forsyth into serious con
sideralion. Senator Slidcll has submitted
Mr.. i3enlamn's letter to the President
The United States Indian agent at Fort
Laramie has informed the Interior Depart,
tnent that tho Mormons have initiated
measures to control the trade with the In-
dams by making settlements every twenty
or thirty miles. lie calls upon tho Secrc-
'tsry to remove them, saying that if this is
not done, the Mormons will become exceed,
ingly troublesome and defeat any policy
our government may adopt with the In
dians. 1t is plain that the Mormons are
acting III that matter in violation of law.
Capt. Goldshorough has been ordered 10
serve on the Third naval court ofinquiry in
the place Of Commodore Strngham re-.
licved.
The information in possession of our gov
ernment relative to the completely of Gen
Sam Houston with an expedition supposed
to be for the Invasion of Mexico, TO help the
1uhahitants Of Tamaulipas, who are disaf
tected against their government, is derived
from reliable sources. The movements bo-.
ing conducted With more than usual secre.
cy, full information upon the suhjcct cannot.
rs yet he obtained.
"A letter has been received from Mr.. Ma.
graw, one of the supetintendents OF the
wagon road, stating that he had reached
,Scott's Bluffs, and was progressing fiuely
with his portion of the road.
1T is now positively known that DIR. Tate
of Virginia, has been appointed Sixth An
diIor of tic Treasury, in the place Of Mr.
Phillips; and James Mao son Coutis, faith
cr.inlaw of Senator Douglas. has been ap.
pointed Second Comptroller, vice MIR. Broad
head, removed.
CoUNTERFEiTTNG ON a LARGE SCALE
PARTIES oFsIIIGH STANDING ARRESTED
---A correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch writing from Christiansburg, Va,
under date of Sept. Is, mentions some mn
Ipottant mrcstsyas follows:
The officer sent toarrest VIM. A. Poff spo-
ken ofSin my htst, returned with him on yes
terday and after ancxamnation he was com
nitted to Jail. IIewas found at the house
fof DIR. Isaac b. Scott, abouta a half a mile
from thenow River White Sulphur Springs,
in Giles county. While awesting him, sev-
cral things occurred to excite a asuspicion
against DIR. Scott himself, who was ilnmedi-
ateiy taken into custody by the officers, and
search made, when large quantities of new
l]y coined half dollars, in an unfinished
state, with the dies, moulds, electric bat
terry, for plating, and several letters from
houses in New Yofkand Philadelphia, from
which they bad purchased copper and tin,
were found. M ~ Ea.N ,. II,
st ( Dr. Scott, wife and two daughters, one
of whom was TO have been married to Poff,
on the day of bis arrest, were committed to
Giles countyjail, to await theirtrial. Poff
is indicted for passing counterfeit halves in
this county. Heaforlnerly lived here, but
now resides in Newport, Giles county, r.
Several other persons in theeneighborhood
Of DR. Scott are suspected and wo hope
that some clue may now be had to the coun.
terfeits that have been so plentiful in Giles.
The New York correspondent, who fur
ilishes tho dies, nlGulds, &C., with, direc-
tions for their use, grites under a fictitious
character. A
Tins 3BoSs.--A writer Of the TndepenA
dent has been deyotiog an essay to boys.
lie ssSss The real lives of,6oys ars Set
to be written Thehges Of pious and good
boys, which enricb lbe catalogues Of onf
great publishing soeieiies, reseu1hio a real
boy's life about as lnuch as a chicken pick
ed aud iarded upon spit aud ready for
delicious eating resemble fSee fowl Ia the
lnebIs. With aoule fsw honorabIe axoep.
tons, they are Impossible bose, wit, mcfed-
ible goodness, Apples tint fipen long bes
! fare theiF time are either diseased or woups
bi,l1u.