The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-05-23
GETTING MONEY BACK.
Lively incidents OF SiIe RcdeniptsOH
OF 5aEtiLGte1 Notes
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Whenever anybody mutilates ma
tional bank or legal tender note, when
ever anybody comes into possession oi
a worn note, or whenever by accident
or his dog or ca +, any body's money OF
this character becomes so far destroy
ed that il will not pass, be sends 1t 70
The Treasurer of the United States
The mutilaied currency goes to the
redemption division OF the Treasurer :
office. and there judgement is made on
/ il. This division is in charge of Mr..
( c. II Davidge. If the note Is lsSal
tender and the numbers and denomi~
nation OF il are still distinguishable.
and satisfactory evidence is furnished
that the other portions will never be
presented for redemption, a new note
1 i issued TO the owner Of the iracm snts.
! II national bank no,e, the name Of
the bank must still cling to all that is
left to the once crisp and new piece Of
paper, aud the same evidence be FUR
ishtd that no other fragments Of it be
sent 10 before a new one Is Issued.
Evidence that is considered sa.ifactos
rs in these cases consists of affidayits
properly attcsted as to now the money
became so dillapij4ted, and endorse
meuts by responsible persons a. to the
good character aud honest iotents of
10 person asking reimbursement al
Uncle Sans hands.
FRAUDULENT ATrEMtrrs.
OF course every precaution is had
against fraud. Quite often 4 woe be-
gone piece of note will be sent 10
and after lie cracical test will turn
out to be he relic cf counterfeit bill.
Sometimes the atfiavits accompany.
ing a fragment of what was once a
greenback, are manufactured Ia such
eases the replies that tho sender gets
TO his request for redemption are more
pointed than polite Very often the
simplicity of the affidavit, aud the &C
compauying statement Of the facts,
would be sufficient to convince any
one Of their genuiness without the adj
dlIional safeguard of 4 character from
some responsible citizen. The pieces
Of notes chat pass muster are put into
4 machine fer the purpose aud ground
to pulp, chemicals being used 10 the
process. When taken out, the pulp is
OF the consistency OF mortar. 1t is
sold, when drie3, to paper makers
The redemption of mutila,ed notes
amounts 10 abouBt million aud
half month. Naturally there are
some rather curious eases found iu
this million and a half Playful dogs,
hungry cows, misehievous children,
FIRE, water, rats, mice, pig, horses, lu-
uatics, pure accidents, and all play
their parts 10 providing work for the
some fifty men aud women in Mr.. Da-
vidgs's division.
TIE POOR OLD WOMAN or PuILADEL
PHIA.
Among the curious eases was that
Of the poo. old woman in Philadelphia
She was saving up money in order to
accumulate enough money to secure
her admission to some charitable 10
s,i,utiou. She had raked together
$50. Dis,rustful of savings banks.
she put her money on shelf. well c5l
cealed 1t soon disappeared. She
was certain that il had been stolen.
Some OF her neigh bOrs persuaded her
to tear up the faor. She did so. and
alter a close search, the fragments OF
her 500 we're found in a rats nest. the
proprietors OF which had been exer-
cising their nibbling propensiIies on
the money. She gathered up the
fragments and sent them to the Treas
nary. Most Of the money was in IA
tioDal bank notes, which was mutilated
beyond the possibility of recognition
For them she could regain nothing
OF the legal tender notes but SO could
be redeemed so the old lady lost S57
by rats.
THE NEBRASKA BACKwOODsMAN
Perhaps one of the most remarkable
cases that has ever come before the
redemption division was the one las,
week. 1t was a Nebraska backwoods-
man, camp fire and 500. The
bacs woolsman dropped tie pocket
book CO atainiDg the 500 in the camp
Gre. Before be could get it out, the heat
had 90 acted 90 it that the book had
shri9led up iuto hard burnt ball
tie did net attempt to open 1t, but
sent it Oh vita statement Of the facts.
The ball was cracked just as a hickory
nut would De in order to get at Its
contents. In-ide was foued perfect, =
Intact and unchanged, the twenty and
1 Iflfc thaF - La
the ckwoodsmau one hundred.
CHARRED MONEY FROM THE CHICAGO
FIRE.
Il was rather curious also about the
money presented by the banks of Chi-
cago for redemption after the great
fire. Banks keep their money 10
packages unfolded. The banks which
we're burnt out in that FIRE lost most
of the notes they had on hand. In
some instances, however, their re
placing was possible. Sometimes the
Dotesi 10 the vaults had not been Who'll
ly destroyed, the metallic substances
which enter into their composition be
ing left. These were found in block
form as the notes had been packaged
They were forwarded to the RECEPTION
division. The thin layers of notes.
the division between which was al
most imperceptible, were separated. Ii
was neat work Then tie denomins>
tions and the numbers, though with
much difficulty, were picked out in the
almost airy and black frame work of
" hat was once note. One hundred
aud sixty>ive thousand dollars in this
way came from the Chicago fire. OF
this amount $4,000 was identified
and new notes issued therefor.
NOTES FLOWED UNDER.
An Ohio farmer lost $3.50 while
his fields year ago, This
year, in blowing the same field, he