Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-19

7 FR&aULArioNs.-I The following changes in
tfls regulations governing tho redemption OF
dataced aud putiluted currency Of the United
States will 20 into effect on the lst uf Janu.
aty:.-Aftor that date dvf.ced aud nut 'ated
Suites notes an fractional currency, in>teud
oEbesng redeenIHble as now by tho Treasury
'dJtie United States. subject TO o. discount
i3s utilatinn, will be redesuatlJ at; tiisir
lglk value IN new uotes or currency. t,y the
afSepsdrer and the several Assistant Trensur.
land ttiesi9 mated depsttn Ties Of the U.iketi
and iaii natf6nfi '6a3k }depositaries, sfid
WV lbt resolved ut their full face yaldohy IN
itiatiasrs OF the Treasury Department in pay
,lgsnt OF currency due tho United Suites, pro,
yided that three ftihs IF the original prop,r,
ttoh OF SUI VI notes are rfcscnt. d in ons piece
kragmeilts less than five eight will be reilec,I,-
ableeAOnly 10y the Treasurer of tho United
States.i 1T more than one half and less ti,un
lxe elghts is presented half tho faue value
lFWilE 10 paid. II'.ss than half u note will te
'tsieeihcd only Oh affidavit that tho missing
f'YgiOn has been totaIy destroyed Under
ahsnew ruh 8 my p"rsUn, firm. bank, corpur
ption orphblio officer will be permitted to
forward so aud upwards in frnctiulmI curren.
cy pnd S5O and upwa, DIS in legal te,dcr notes
orfrcdeihptiun to tile Tresurer by express. ut
expense Of the d.parc,nent. under the govern.
.nslit cnntr'ct with Adams Express Cumpa
.pystj Heretofore aUthing less than sou was
snltlrd to transportation ut government OK
peuss. "A circular elubuiying these changes
is INV preparing ut tile Treasury arc deter
tiiDed u re,n0vo nll ults. f,r c0.i,pliint Gun
Scerning the condition Of the Un,ted States
currency, aud to TINT end have concluded to
extend to all the mD,t brr. facilities fur i,s
fede'nption. 1t expected ut tile department.
TINT the new rules will result in n speedy und
|tfnnrked Improvement Of the condition Of the
curreucy.-N r. M.mh
Is GRANT 4, DEFAULrER The Washington
correspondent of the S.v.nnah Mus, telc
'kraphiny on the 18th, details the tollowin.
inttrestiDg item N tt
h Tie greatest sensation has prevailed here
- d,y. caused by the discovery that no less
y person than President Grant has for more
twenty years been detaultcr 1t seems that
during the Mexican war, Grant. who was
thss, Lcute'lan in the army, Sctcd us Com
'rFfSnfy tahd Quarter naster. At thu cios,.
ut tho var there was defyit Of Eve Thousand
dollars IN his accounts. Ills uttention was
repeatedly c'lIrd to it by tho accnunting OH
GERS OF the Treasury. and repcated demands
were made upon him to ppny up. but he
novor o"Ddescendcd to take the least notice
Of the unanswcrablc letters which were nd
dressed to him ife had spent the money.
and of course was unable tn return it ; fur in
those days his character and habits we're such
that no one would think OF lending or giving
hin' even 10 much as a Eve dollar note.
La 1867. through some hocus pocus, Bill
q nnnrp6 thr,,ntyh ~,
ing 81 900 to him in compensation of a sum
Of equal amount, alleged ny him to have been
stolen from him in 1913, when Qusrter.
muster in Mexico. I}nt, to Grants great
disgust, the Treasury officials pounced upon
this one thousand and carried It to the o:edit
of the old score. It was then thought TINT
there might be some chance Of getting the
remainder, and again was Grant nutife that
TIC was in default and urged to settle l,is lit
tie bill, but it was all Of no avail aud to this
d'y. with the execution Of the one thous aud
dollars credit Ulysses s, Grant is shown on
the Treasury ledgers to hnve owed the United
States i've thousand dollars for more than
twenty years. Any explanation his white.
washing friends can offer of this t-ansac tion
the people will be very glad to hear.
HE hU Nt'UA NLhN lRIALS.--lC ap.
penrs that the ku Kux trinIs we're brought,
ON yesterday. tn III, abrupt close. The Case
Of Col mel MsM ,ster, rea,ains under advise.
ment, and We think it likely that We shall
hear no more about, il. Wien judge Bond
passes up the bay tn B,Itimore, cool reflection
will come to him, and he will consider that
his personal temper got the better Of his ju,
|disiyl prerpg tive, and tbut ho, ,uskei questions
which he had M right to ask of an attorney,
Colonel MeAaster will rs,iain intact, for his
feet ure upon rock We learn TINT Judge
Bo,rd rcturt,s to Baltimore. Judge Bryan
will ircnnin to attend to business MT cDnnectL
o'i with kn Kluxism Altte prisoners OK
Opt those il, arrest on murder ei,arges, will,
wo .nppnse, DO dismissed Those arrested
nn tho cliarge of murder will, We take 1t, be
Detained. subject to tllequestions TO bo argu.
I'd beforo tue Supreme Court by Messrs.
Johnsyn, and Stapbery. Ths petit juries will
be dismissed, Mtsnt1 7th
MARRIAGE. --Mlrri,se. says Jeremy Tny.
lor. has in it less If beauty bat more safety
than single life; It hath not more ense 6nt
l'ssid 'n1er tits ni"re merry aud s,d Il IL
fnllsf of sorrows hntl fuller of joys it lica up
dor more hurdrn. hut, is; supp,rtod by all
the strengtl, Of I'VE and charity. and those
burdens are delightful. Mnrrihga Is tic
,nnther ftha ~nrlaand preserves Kingdoms,
and fillsIcities and churches and lIenven Il.
! ssif. Celihacy. like tI,o~fy in, tho heart o,
an annis. dwellb inY psri,etual sweatnesa a, hui