The native American., 1837-09-02

wise.t plan TO accept their invitation. He therefore ds
mounted sauted them coureousy and was soon seated
lby their side engaged in discussing his share OF re-
past which his long ride rendered very acceptable
flask or two of excellent wine not wantlng.-
All parties appeared very opporinnely to forget tas
this beverage strictly prohibited by the tenets OF
their faith. Its generous influence however, appeared
to be rapidly banishng the usual Mussulman reserve
and placidity Abdur then related to his friends MS
adventure with the beautiful woman they Immediate
ly gave it their opinion that it was good genius
who had appeared TO him for the purpose OF conduct
ing him shelter and safety for the coming night,
and being true Mahomednn, Adder was very soon
induced be of the same opinion, more especially
when he considered her singular disappearance An
hour or two had thus passed very pleasantly, when
NV lord carries beautiful cimeter, suddenly ex-
claimed one Of the seeming merchants, for doubt
less such splendid sheath contains nothing less
worthy Of it than pure Damascus blade g AbduT
took it from his side and handed 1t to the stranger who
appeared anxious TO examine 1t more closely No
sooner had he done So however, than the folly of thus
parting with his only available weapon appeared obvi-
Gus to him.
Short time, however, was allowed him regret, as
he speedily felt his arms rudey seized from behind.
and by sudden jerk, he was pulled back upon the
ground while his quandom associates, the merchants,
sprang their feet, and Of them unwinding his
turban. il was passed round Abdur's neck quick as
lightning they then took their stations, one at each
end Of the turban. while their assistants who had pre-
vously thrown him on his back, now held his hands
firmly grasped in theirs. Death, with all its horrors,
now stared him in the face, and he felt the slckenng
thought that he completely IN the power OF those
wretches, whose hearts had never fell the touch OF
pity But nerved to desperation, his mind reverted
10 his absent wife and children, he made phrenzied
effort escape and regain his cmeter which he per.
ceived lying upon the ground few PAGES distant.
But the villains alarmed at the strength he dis
played, hastnned to draw open their instruments OF
| DEATH livid hue quickly overspread the counte-
nance Of their victim, followed by convusive shnd-
der of the limbs, and the gallant warrior added to
list of those murdered BY these wretches, who
slept the sleep Of death,
The dead body speedily stripped of every thing
valuable and the cnnsecraed pckaxe, whose sound is
heard not by the initiated was soon put in requ
ison to hide the witness of their iniquty from NOR
tai eyes. The whole party having then COLLEGE their
pnnder, moved rapidly and silently from this scene OF
darkness and death
i A few years ago, Thug having been discovered and
condemned to DEATH confessed, among other
murders, his having been concerned in the above
related.
BANK OF ENGLAND.-Mr. Gilbert states that
the first run in the history Of banking in this country
occurred in 1867. twenty-seven years before the
i Enlistment Of the Bank of England The Dutch
4 Admiral, De Rny,er. had taken Sheerness, and had
sent his Vice Admiral. Van Ghent, up the Midway,
to destroy Chatan. The greatest alarm prevailed in
London. and, as we learn from Pepy's Diary, that
confusion and imbecty prevailed in the councils Of
the Government. The citizens ran to their godsmiths
or bankers to withdraw their money. various efforts
were made to confidence. There another
leXlraordinary run in 1745 the Bank of England,
when the army Of The Pretender rapidly marching
en- the metropolis. public meeting held, and
upwards Of thousand merchants signed declaration
expressing their readiness to take bank notes. AT
that critical period the bank paid cash in silver in
stead Of gold to gain time still more remarkable
run. from the consequences which it produced,
1877. Fears Of foreign invasion prevailed the Gov
ernment required money, and public confidence was
shaken. On Saturday, the 25h Of February, there
was only 4l 100000 in coin and bullion remaining in
the Golfers of the bank.
On Monday order in council distributed
among the crowd assembled at the bank demand
/ gold iniimating that Government had exempted the
bank from payments in cash. 1t then that notes
for Sc small sPl authorized to be issued
The restriction Of cash payments continued during the
long and expensive The bank made effort to
return to cash payment from 1917 to 1919, but it was
not till the lst of May, 1921, that payments in specie
legally and permanently commenced. Since that time,
except for shor, period at the end of 1925, Bank Of
England notes under g5 have been Withdrawn from
crculaticn and ultimately all bank notes under R5
were prohibited throughout England. In the panic
of 1925 the run on the Bank of England the
greatest that had taken place since 1897. In April or
Nav 1926 the bank had about RlO 100000 Of bullion,
and by November it was reduced to gl 100000
During the run, gold handed over as soon as
called for in bags Of twenty FIVE sovereigns each.
But at that critical time, says bank director, g bull
lion came in, and the mint coined; they worked
double tides; in sh rt, they at work night and
day; we were perpelualy receiving gold from abroad,
| and coin from the mint" In day the bank dis
counted 1900 bills On the 9Th of December, 1926,
the discounts at the bank were 41.5OO, 600; on the
18th they were Ell 500 900; the 22d ETA 500 900;
and on The GOTH they Els, 100000. The annual
average Of commercial paper under discount at the
bank was g2,946,500 in 1895; in 1900, it
P6 4Ol 900; from 1905 To 1916, it varied from ELL
GOO 900 to GEO O0OO; from 1917 1926. it varied
from about 20 OOO 900 to g6.0OO.OOO in 1880, it
only g9l9, 900; and in 1881, gI ,5336OO The an
nna average of loss by bad debts discounts has
been, from 1895 to 1891, both inclusive, R3l ,696-
Penny Mgarine.
PAUPERISM.-A cause tried before Assistant
Justice Kirtand of the Six District Court, yesterday,
in which the Commissioners of the Almshouse were
plaintiffs and one William O'Connor defendant. under
the Act Of the Legislature of this Stale, " to amend the
Act for the relief and support of INDECENT persons
passed April, 1891" which imposes penalty of $50
upon any person who shall bring, be in any manner
concerned in bringing, into the city any poor in
dgent person, with The intent to make such person
chargeabe TO the city.
1t appeared from the evidence, that O'Conner, who