The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18
AsOTKER JERSEY SENSATION.

Digging Sewers In Hudson City-An Immense
"Vrcasure'' Exhuuled--Tin Gold-ing, the
Lucky Man, Discovers That it is Not Cold
The Mechanics state Bank Of Louisville,
Ky, InvOlvcd-Was it n RObberys
The work Of excavating sewers in Hudson City
has been extensively carried for several months
past. On Friday last the squad Of labor
ers employed nc the sewer in Palisade ave-
nue. were startled by the announcement made by a
member OF the Goding family, named Tim, that
he had struck a wooden box with his pick The men
rushed to the spot and the box was taken out and
opened. Tim had no sooner glanced al the contents
than he snatched 1t up, jumped, danced and frlsked
around as II he had gone fairy out Of his wits. In
vain did the men try to restrain his Impulse. Tim
ran wild with ecstacY. He started to run home and
convey the glad dngs to his family like Whang the
Miller, but he had not proceeded far when he set
down the box and coolly invited the men TO gather
around and survey the treasure.
The box was found to contain pile OF bank notes,
so firmly rolled together that the mass had the
soiidlty OF q block OF wood. they all ten dollar
notes, and some idea may be formed OF the density
was OF small dimensions, the total amount was
$4,000 These notes were all OF the Mechanics
state Bank OF Louisville, Ky, and were duly signed
one batch was issued on June l, 1862; the other
on the 5th Of July following. The bills are genuine
In every respect, remarkably well executed III
black, green and red ink, all properly numbered
and authenticated. The capital Is set down at
S3OO,00O. NO BANK note or our time can show bet
ter engraving. on either side is an engraving SHOW.
ing the smelling and moulding processes in an IRON
foundry. The word "feu," the letter X and the
figure 10 are all combined on eacl corner The bills
are quite iresh just as when they lett the hands OF
the engraver.
The fortunate Codng hurried on with his pre-
cious load TO the ONCE OF the gas company at the
FIVE Corners, where he consulted Mr.. Parrish
had an opportunity to give a' his s Opinion
on the matter Tim mutered out, 'There, sir take 1t
all; don't want 1t; am a poor man, but can earn
I IN
luck to find 1t and they say man ought never to
part with his luck, still eau live without it. After
all, 1t may be a temptation thrown In my way.
There, there IN have nothing to do with IT, You
know what to do with it yourselLn In such incohe.
rent terms did Tim deliver himself, hal-0verpowered
with excitement and entirely unprepared for such a
lucky stroke OF fortune. Mr.. Parrish lnfOr med him
has ae state anks we're al and nd the
ever, great difference OF opinion on the matter.
Those most competent to judge pronounce the bills
to be genuine; but whether they are redeemabe In
this age OF greenDacks Is question too profound for
the village statesmen OF the little city the hill.
Az all events, Golding whose name is SO suggestive
OF treasures, finding That he had nothing more tn an
the promise to pay" and that he had not struck on
the "real article"-gold-gave away his notes to
the adlnlrlng crowd IN such abundance that it
can be safely SAID the issue OF Kentucky bank
never nad SO large circulation before in Jersey.
The representative OF the HERALD received no less
a sum than $500 OF the treasure. 1t should have
been stated that the "ctcuat0nn did not take place
I'll Yesterday as the finder was ADVISED 70 keep the
matter quiet till some satisfactory information could
be obtained AS to the worth OF the bills He feared
In the first instance, that the authorities would de-
mand the treasure II 1t had turned out to be really
valuable.
There are many speculations about this box. One
theory is that the Mechanics Bank aforesaid was
robbed at some time and the thief escaped 10 Hud-
son city, where he buried his booty and never
came to look alter It, fearing that the advertisement
OF the notes would lead TO his arrest II they were
found upon HIM. Others suppose that the fellow
enlisted IN the late war and was killed The main
question arises, however, "Was II robbery" IT
SO, time Will soon reveal the fact II n0t the whole
matter must be assigned place among the many
MYSTERIES for which Jersey has wide reputation.