Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-12

usn Laur There - reason 10 believe. however
tba che will sIylve though her perfect recovery from
,hp ujufi.s can hardly be looked for MI. ota'n.
ri Savannah, MISC very much injured. ~ '"e ~"
IN, a,ciden, occurred. Mr. Fmpe with his we ano
uc son. we're silti"g directly under one OIL Tue
h. ans end The whole mass fell upon them or ~
raI vas crushed 10 the "nr, and had one 'h'sh
and his spine badly irlr;cd tie wis taken % :" ~;
pl,al where he sill ln4efa viii l'iiie Pr"sits.
ING M:s f lnT.crl,GS!y escaped with IL" "'"'s -,
L.r ha, and SD, :; and the ltiie son saved ""s'
Swinging rntrr she hehGh on which lhry wiz 80,
md mus ped uah':ri. When hs ni'"s ore" 49,
rom under The ruins h clothes cnEtf'u WIN '''I
blood IL Tie wounded.
~ hlr ticnriqIrs has slace dr' nh
The cuos,r,uaiion % ite boat was inde: crioa".r'
The passengers %c.e so cru"ued lha' y w. :, ~.
for any one 10 move and the rush vas so s'ru a. Wv
thing of tie accident q, nearly 10 upset the 'ou
,s,iou III, lives OF all board The Steamboat S""
which had started & ON r Island shortly alIrf 'e am
sor COON came along side and towed lie ia,'f up "
the city. and relieved her passengers from the' ' ~
cnoly and unhappy situation
w H. Shelton has resigned the office OF pts!deht "
the Bf .don Bank and has published an address, ~ '.
directors planning his motives and g1gnG al accom-.
OF lis past official conduct. The louisiana" says
i; ism plain slrDi t forward document ana "frh WI u
apparf n, irankrss and sincerity. He says justly ha'
The wishes and arcipaiiuns :" the directors won" nave
bren realized had The cotton p'rd-rd I" e oah'S ~ w
winter Of c!1 and sprng o l5'S been 'e'Vefeu of rs
onr.hatf Of il. "But in tla, says he, I'VE were ds'p
poiu,ed and cur rxprc have not yet hren realized
in collections assert upon The best eVshencr na'
fs;,e b. accorded every dollar Of our paper Gun DC
redecaed
movement IN the Philadelphia money market aa com
narrd with the las, week The RATES Tor money were
sill enormously high, from - 10 10 per cent per an
mum I he banks discount with great caution 49,
IIsk.Agrc COmmsrri0L ami Rnrcad Gaah The
EsI,u a iEe lD:h contains O ittiPf
from J. J Chew nng * president Of this bank 10 tbe
puhic naknn heavy and serious charges against l. T.
Robins the cashier, in substance as follows:
Olmahnu out repeatedly, within the last two years,
false statements 81 The cundl!un al III. bank and send
ing them 10 the Stockholders in New York and Phade!-
pha for the purpose OF decelvns them as 10 the true
situation "f the bank
Q Orheirn maiaIy Instrumental. by his incapacy and
rros. ignorance of business in causing the embarrsss'
mci!ls OF the bank
g. or making heavy advarcrs, in disobrdience Of IN
order from The directors 10 house which has sncr sus-
pended payment being in debt 10 the bank more than
million oi d"I!ars.
A. OF habuaiy endorsing notes to large amounts, and
far beyond his arans aad contrary 10 The bylaws OF the
bank
s There are many other charges, Of more private
nature, mpugning the character and conduct Of the
cashier bu, no relating directly the business Of the
bank, or lis soIvency- " Erprsss
(rrom HE PhIladeiphia Worth .imtrir0n)
The following statement Of il, NJ. Whitney will be
read with n,eres, throwing light On the concI
ton and management Of the Commercial and Railroad
Bank o Icksburs also The prospects OF The fertile
Stale Of MissIssippl
PHILADELPHIA, Jane %, 1889.
To he pptIish'rs Of he N0rM dmGlr0n:
In your paper of yesterday speaking Of the decline
that took place the day previous in the price OF The stock
of The Commercial ard Railroad Bank of VIcksbUrg,
yoa say: tbs htary tail IF So PER share siact
gescJday is attributed 10 tdtr sad 10 DC mrtnsn bg
SIR X " Hki'nry. addressed 10 tic stochho'ders, anu
r,grssfnting things in Ind cond'tinn. hccriGiHy nc
qnj,es some such ,uciaion for so hcaey de-
citnr in day
The lsller in question principally for the purpose
Of reprng assaults made me individually, in let
Ter addressed TO Henry ullnd, Esq and others, signed
by The Cashier and two Of the present Directors The
Bank which did net or know Of until after my re-
turn 10 THIS place from VIcksbnrg
In The letter referred 10 said III conclusion, De- m il
M duty state that the result OF! all my enquiries on
The point in which the Stockholders are most deeply
rreStrd (he restoration of the Bank 10 sound conG
tun, 10 prosperity and useiuness) was tis-"!th an
entire charge Of The present administration 1T the Bank
an The adoption OF Tie Pr0ptr and necessary measures
assured by "i those who were well acqnatnt.
ed with is aalrs that ultimately The losses would be
remains in charge OF The present conductors, lis affairs
ere getting and will continue 10 get worse ard worse
daily From my observations should be incl!n d
10 confirm their OF iIion." added:
at is hardly possible for person who does moi witness
it, form cay opinion Whatever approaching the reality
OF the vast natural recupernlvr tarues which The Stale
of Mississippi possesses. fully believe that three crops
al INST will completely den,hraI and g nerac Il from
the present pecunIary embarrussmen's
ask Of you The favor 10 publish this in your paper ct
moTrnw morning, that there may be no nlsappIehen.
sion the part OF those Interested, 10 what cid say
in The letter to which gu have referred.
Respectfully,