Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-26
F-o,n the ~ Y, Com. Ado. March 10.

they will not find themselves much Wiser
than they were before.
The Journal of Commerce has selected |
from among the number Of debtors to the
Bank, the names of several of the largest as
follows: The first is John G. Coster, VINO
owes to the amount of 1886, 426, which is Sc
cured on seven stores in Pearl, Water, Front
and South streets, and on Washington Hall,
Broadway. The largest debtors on stock Sc
curitv are J. g. A. Brown, S135, 800; Camp
bell p. White, $l29,599 "a; ]. l.. & 5. Jo-
sephs g. Co., $l2369O; Beekman, Richard
g. Luke, $664lO; Thomas Suffern, $57, 1893
s. &. NJ. Allen, $3.50 1852; John c. White,
$4,000; Edward A. Nicoll, S4l, 1903 James
M Bride, $33,599; VIM. G. Bucknor, S27,-
500; Christmas Livingston & r.. $2uOOU'
S. ]. Beebe, $4,000; and so on downward
Total amount loaned on stocks lncluoing
few collaterals, $9Ol,62O. It ought 20 DC re-
n1arl,ed continues the Journal, "that in most
cases. the security, when taken, would baVe
been deemed satisfactory by dislnterested
men generally; but the extraordinary de,
cline in stocks and real estate, has reduced
the value of some of the securities to low
per centage upon their original cost"
The report has been the theme of much
speculation during the morning, and OF some
excitement, connected with which is one in
cident of very unpleasant and reprehensl-
BILE character.
At about ten o'clock this morning, as Mr.:
Jonathan Thompson was passing up wall
street, he met the brothers Robert and Camp
bell p. White, near the intersection of Will
liam street. They passed without speaking,
but in moment afferward Mr.. Robert White
separated from his brother, wheeled about
and followed Mr.. Thompson, whom he over
took directly in front of the Manhattan bank
ing house.
Mr.. Thompson was unaware of his ap-
proach, and without speaking, Mr.. WINE
struck him with his cane on the back OF ms
head. The blows were severe and rapldly
repeated two or three times, before Mr..
Thompson, who kept his legs, could turn
round to defend himself. His hat was cut
through, and his head and the side OF his
face somewhat wounded, but not severely.
AS Mr.. Thompson wheeled about, he selz-
ed Mr.. White, and while in the act of rails
ing his cane to repay the blows, his arm was
arrested by the interposition of others, and
the parties were separated. Mr.. Thompson
walked into the bank, and was shortly after
ward driven home in carriage.
The Indignation against Mr.. White, at this
rlnmanly attack upon a gentleman of Mr..
Thompsons years and character, is deep
and universal. In reply to suggestion that
the shillelah is legitimate Irish argument,
some of Mr.. Whites own countrymen repel-
led the imputation, denying that he could
have single drop Of genuine Irish blood in
his veins.
Mr.. Gelston, it is understood, resigns the
office of President of the Bank, and rumor
whispers that Mr.. Thompson will be chosen
in his place. 1t is also reported that Mr..
William M. Vermilye, cashier of the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank, Greenwich street,
will be called into the Manhattan. Mr.. Co.'S
ter also resigns his dictatorship.
A Rare Book.-M. Thilate, an amateur of
scarce books, purchased, few days since,
for trife, an old Virgil, at a stall on one of
the Quays. Having carried his purchase
home, he sat down to collate it, and to his
establishment found, as he imagined, several
leaves torn out. He was on the point OF
throwing the book aside, but resolved to as
certain first whether the leaves were actual
ly gone, or whether the pages had been mis-
numbered. In doing this, he found that the
leaves were there, but had been pasted to-
gether at the edges. On separating them
with care, he was surprised at the appear
ance of three bank notes for 1000 francs
each. Next day nj. Thilate returned to the
stall at which he made the purchase, and
found that the book had been lying there on
ly a short time before he bought it, having
been sold by the son of a man who, from his
being wealthy, had, by improvidence, redu-
ced himself to state of abject distress, in
which he died, and whose little remnant OF
furniture and effects were sold by the son to
defray the expenses Of his fathers funeral.
M. Thilate. having made himself acquainted
with the young mans address, went to him
and placed in his hands the 5000 francs
found in the old Virgil.-French paper.
Singular.-A young physician of this city,
of good appearance and moderate circum-
stances, married about four months since,
young lady of very amiable disposition and
pretty face. He had been some time before
engaged to very interesting young woman
in Kensington, who, however, died of con.
sumption, shortly before they were to have
been united and he had subsequently been
afianced to his wife's sister, who, also,
strangely enough, took sick and died of con-
sumption ere the arrival of the wedding day.
Two months after the death of the latter, de-
termined, it would seem, to marry in the
family, he welded her sister, and moved in
to handsome house, in handsome street
in Southwark. In couple of weeks his
UJe was discovered TO be i'll with consump-
ton! Domestic difficulties arose, which, in
about three months, amounted to quite Sc
rious affair. In the meantime, the lady was
evidently dying. On Monday last, while the
gentleman was absent from home, and before
the dinner hour, carriage drove up to his
door, and furniture car. The mother and
sister OF the lady jumped out, and soon re-
turned, placing their dying relative in one
and all the furniture she had taken to the
house in the other, when both drove off,
When the husband returned he found his
wife gone, his home desolate, and the whole
neighborhood rife with stories injurious to
his character as a man and as Christian
These are plain facts we make no com.