, 1873-03-23

esorp t,t such ,yffc was beyond price. Th2 J,sdgc
then explained the situation, aud the next dsy there
jioral: Ssy,r worry guest with apologies.
scni8NER's.
IN "AS HOUR AMONG TIE oREES5AcE5,
there is given in Scribncr's for April an account
| Of the methods by which nutilAted and disS-
| urcd currency is restored and redeemed:
Let us repair to the redemption division, on the
inviting uotes which hive been inspecting return
homo agai1. Very much III the condition e the rrod
dcn,ora.ized, and giving strong evidence Of compun
iousip, II not with swne with men whose hlthiae5s
tic Start that tho necessities the Government h.y
iug compelled it to rsortto the issue Of laper money
the officers Of the Treasury have fet bound 10 to
provide ample facilities for its redemption, and for
keeping tho circulation Of the country IN as goot
condition practicable. To this end, they have e.
tabishcd regulations providing for the transportation
to Lo Treasurer by c1prez the e1lcnse Of the Gov
eminent, for redemption, Of a1 currency which tho
holders think ought to te redeemed, provided tney
send it iu proper amounts aud for thu return ~ Ike
manner Of currency III his stead. These liberal
facilities provided, no: only because ciean new
notes arc desirable tn themselves, but as utans of
preventing the circulating IF counter4oss Expert
ence has proved that II note is clean and tresh from
the pruera hauds with evory line aud shade distinct,
il is comparatively casy matter to determine whether
1t IL genuine counterfeit But If It is worn DIRTY
n1 as " ness ars
character greatly Increased. This Is especially aho
c2sa with notes which have large number OF e nno
them having been found that couuterfrlss Of sucn
notes are much easil mado and circulated fhan
Of notes upon which the lines nrc more oien tnd @ tae
engraving loss crowded It is practice with
coiuterfstcrs and "shovers' Of counterfeit money,
to soil md rumo their spurious notes before attept-
iua to pass them, to give them The appearance
Of having been III circulation long time 80 We snaA
find that considerable portion Of the 1Eac9na. noea
and defaced than those which we may nave N our
| pockets, and do not think of hAnding them IN
= f1taS-a Wall
within few houra' travel FROM Washington
sort pay ont any Of the iractiouat cur.
tuu up in packages nnd sending 1t to the Treasurer
to e exchanged ut the close Of each days ou1
ness that nothing but clean currency s lla o1 "
over their counters It mcy seem tribe westetu 70
whole 0t W ., hs
are I ,eSo"sa @ Ct ao.ss esa
isnr It's, after MI they would not he pleasant
use CO perfectly notes, aud that their Issue to
Pcans for nsW no,ss 1 sba ppeas
cusion that the practice Of tho Department =
judiciou..
Entering tho room in which the express mes-
sengers deliver their renlittances, we tnd the
counter, the tablcs and tho floor piled higa With
romittances Of damaged money from oil parts Of
the United States, including, very probably; salt
Lake City and Texas.
Two hundred and fifty packages are, VIC are told,
| not unfrcouently received here in single dag BJ
far to crcater part the bulk Of the money received
:; ~, roaaee md fracronul currency. An idea tho
rgic Of the business performed may be gathered
from the fact TINT the Assistant treasurer At
York forwarta remittance Of fractional curTcnT Tor
| r,dc,nntfo,, every ten twelve days, aud INT he
n,yar sends lcss than hundred tAousanu aclars,
and that the renitancea from other Treasury oicefs
1 one million dollars in fractional currency lone
ware received and counted during tho last fiscal yer-
sed IN tbese immense receipts has to he cou1cd,
earef1,ly scrutnizcd to determine whethc. 1t a gnu
iue assorted with others q thG sa1og I ,t1
,int n th division Of issues, is done a3ciusisel by
women. 1. is maintained, by thoso whc know, TT It
t nresent raplity and accuracy Tho fingers ohhe
women acouire dexterity and nl1nblenesa to "ach
thc clumsy digta the s:eruer seq could never sn
detect countesfcits with greater &c
fcits which, nerehan,:ee, some ''so u
Farther on wo como to theroom devoItTred ty
= = counting Of the mutilated money r. c.pr.sl
mail for. in addition to tho receins is recoi7el
0 M average OF one hundred pa"
= | each day by mall: .uen worse condft1n
The money so received is s:ss, aor ti1o reIson thz
crreucy Which, is n small amounts
Treasurer, and banks aro acents ~ t ueio,
mall while Viii tno y merely soled defaccd, Who
pS to , hH r60ssure1 r. by e1roe
The as q ssrrss SRa has ~ naea r.
) Ecalf or goat, which, finding pockc-book cars
.assly left within its reach proceeded to rcgae itse1
with the salt which the leather had absorbed from hs
perspiration. until the book forced oEep and tn.
coutcnts exposed. Tho green notes had an tnvitinr
and familiar appearance, and the conatno anmnj
eagerly 6waiiowed then aud sealed Ills own dcath
warrant; for tho owner, returning aud seeing the
wreck uf his pockct-book rightly cou{ecretl u,ere
LIS money had Disappeared, put the unwilling thief to
death, and recovered tho hndIgested notes Others
have been found on the bodies OF drowned or murdered
men, weeks perehanee sfter their death: Frequent
- they lave been burned that nnhinu |
notes, fral and brittle that slight to,,ch
vii. change them to cnders. Sometimes note ia sent
which SONS drunken fool, lord for the hour Of un-
told rchca, to show his disregard for money uas |
Used to light his cigar but which, upon tho return Of
reason he has hastcued to send to the Treasurer 1h
an humble and pen1tont request that It To exchanged
for new note with which to p.y for food and lolc-
ing. Or 1t may be one which teFmauant r-1fa hs.
thrown into the fire to spite her pccked mate WIN
has rescued 1t beforcit entirely devou-cd y I'M
flames or ono that come luxurious mouse has sfocn
from the 1uoncy-druwcr and used to line his ncst
Once poor Frenchman sent handful Of minute |
they had "net With the accident NJ a 1;t,1a |
dog' Our fenian friends are prone to put lighted |
ppes in the came pockets in which they cary moner
The consequence Is that the Treasurer Receives ~
1empt!ou great many greenbacks with rounf hoioa !
auTnt through them hero and there and lootnn for
Ill the world like buet-nddled eus9us Of the f5.h
Republic Some stories are frequently repea,ed an
o excite grave doubts Of their c1tire trnthnncas
Tor instance, note which is badly damaged M to
all for stretch OF the rules In order ia 1n,to
worth anything, Is pretty to be ead to belong to
rd-workug widow with an astonishing nuu,ber n O
hldreu, for whom the writer. In tho funesa ~ 10
hartablc heart, has forwarded 1t for rede1nption
All these notes, 30 variouslv mutilated mno+ =
0 restored as nearly as may be to their orir;. Ii
al shapes before their value can be dein;teiv n
Bcertained. Here again the aki1fu1 fro,-a II