, 1865-12-24
Extensive SSindl1n= Scheme In Vest
e1n New York by EoGus Drafts.

From the Bnfalo Express, 2ath.l
On the 18th OF November, nan named
Chas. E, Clarke went to Sage, Sons 4 Co.,
ithographers, in this city, and ordered r ~ 5o
ton {N, ~ Banking House." stating TINT &
banking house at Canton was about TO be
started The order was promptly filed, and
the account settled. A few days attex letter
was received by the Sesars. Sage, ordering
draft for IS drawn by the Canton Banking
House on the Second National Bunk, New
York, signed bv "Chas. E. Clarke, =" WAS re-
ceived instead of cash. The draft was for
wnrded to the National Bank at New York
and paid NOTHING nEd1 more ~ vas beard O. % ne
drawn by the "Cnnton Banking House,"
on The second National Bank at New
York to the amount, we believe, OF K3,c0o.
were passed at the banks in Batavia,
by young men. Nothing was suspected until
other one was presented Ut bank where one
had already been cashed, which at once ex-
cited the suspicion Of the officers of the bank
and they refused To cash it. They at once
telegzaphcd to the President Of the Second
Natloral Bank at New York to know whether
The drafts we're good, and received IN answer
that they were good for nothing. The police
were Immediately notified, and in the evening
". P. Jones, n. 7. C. Railroad detective, ar
rested at the Station at Batayia, just as they
were about to get On the cars, two Of the fol-
lows who had passed the drafts, named Rufus
and James Stewart. The same day one Thos-
Chapel presented one OF the same drafts, for
u COO, at the counter Of bank at Lockport,
but the officers Of the bank refused to accept
OF II, although offered se5 BY Chapel to do
so. Chapel then left Lockport for Brock
port, but Sheriff Upton was on his track and
arrested him there Monday evening.
Relics OF Premy Race In Tenne%.ee.
|. From the Nashville Pseas and unlon.j
General Milroy who has been spending
much time in Smith county, in attending 70
some mining md oil operations, Informs ua
that while At Watertown, few days since.
he saw SONG remarkable graves, which had
been dlscloaed by the washing OF a small creek
in Its passage through low bottom. The
graves were from eighteen Inches to tMo ieet
md were formed by IN excavation about tlE
teen Inches beneath the surfucc In which were
placed four uudrcssed slabs OF rock, one IN the
bottom Of the pit one on each side, and ono on
top: Human skeletons, some With nearly an
were fouud In them The teeth wera very
dlm1nntlye, but evidently those OF an adult
Earthen crooks were found also with skele-
tons.
General Ml1roy could and ont nothing re-
tion with the Oldest Inhabitants OF tho v1cIn-
ity except that there was large number Of
similar graves, perhaps thousands, near
Statewide, IN the aame county nnu also
like buriat ground at the month OF Stone's
river, near this city. They were examined
about thirty years ago, and excited good
deal Of comment. These dimfnuttye human
skeletons seem to have belonged to an extinct
plgmy race. When did they flourish fn Mid
| Ole Tennessee? When did they come here,
| and where frona We're the aneient pigmles,
| mentioned by the old poets and mythofoglsts,
| a yeritable people. and afc these little folks
their offspring: Ptgmy is human being
about the size OF a small roast pig, from
which the word Is possibly derived. An old
| poet Eelntes thBt the plgmics Haged war
against the cranes with great ynlor and GAL
iantry for many years, but were finally all de-
voured by their voFacious assalaants, anu
| consequently were do.rn in he mouth.
| Ofcource here Is rich and wide field, for
| theoriststo explore, and We hope that our SCI
entiAc friends will look into 1t at once. Cne phil
oBophic acquaintance suggests TINT the re-
| mains are those Of the original aristoc1acy Of
| the aborieines, "played out" Another be-
lieres that the truth Of Gulliyet's Travels IS
| fully indicated. The Sunday school teacher
thinks these graves contain the skeletons Of
King Herod's Juvenile victims, while fourth
friend, with political turn Of mind, IL conf
dent from the size Of the skulls that they BE-
longed To 4 race Of original secessionists-
General Mi1roy has deposited sone Of his
bcnes-we mean the bones which be found
ia the State Libra