Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-17
BlJ ~ AgO, Feb. I'll HAD

BosTASo, Feb. H.. ls4O
Snswon Bank Developments in Bu6alo-Er- Go
pe'''or Marcy Mendins- the Holes in the City
oa"S-Dania Webster Specializing in Grand
ls'ono ana iH'ao's-Stephsn e. Fhite's Opinion
Of Lots and actresses
FRIKnp BENNETr:-
l have long beea reader of the sc Herald.,,
IT is COW the only New York paper take and I
have often thought It burning shame that YOU
city OF the lakes. 1t is an important point and ia
destined to perform wonders in the rand dav.Ian
mentof western civilization It's social retiremenfs
are rich IN magnificent materials il is great hot
bed OF " red dog banks, post notes. b0lstering shin
ming procrastnatien defalcaion, sions rogue
rios, morals, minerals, revivais gongstohell, and
ALI the nameless ingredients that go to make up y
cammunlty, expanded by paper and speculation, and
surst up by the spasms of consequent rexulson.
Great Developments here-day before yesterday
cx-Goyernor Marcy made his appearance on Change
with patch In his pantaloons, the receiver
and man who has come to hold post norton exami-
nation on the City Bank, which has just died of
stiPation In the bowels. 1t had been afflicted with
strong grpng pains for six MONTHS and was obliged
10 give up the ghost in spite of the powerful purga-
i've itreceived from the "Safety Fund" After tak3
ing on her pantaloOns and examining therein (, the
great has discovered that Stephen G.. White of
brand Island, is owner of about one half the stock
ana owes the bank nearly two husdred thousand dol
iars' Mr. White was formerly from Salem Mass
and is intermarred, some way or other with Daniel
Webster's family. He bought Grand Island up on a
great speculation, and Mr. Webster and several 9TH
u +.
hse mas built neat, chocolate lcred cottage ON
thf Island, In which he resides. The speculation
nor beginning 60 pay quite enough for his fancy
MI ebster backed out and took Illinois lands IN
ssead Grand Island, NOT being precisely available
IN the present state of the money market II ha been
found that will not pay Mr.; Whites notes at the
bank i expect an effort will be made to pledge II
with the Comptroller, and flare up with an extensive
:" red dog
Yoa will remember that your old clothes friend.
MAJOR Noah, attempted speculation in Grand Island
In 1878 He gave himself out to be the Jewish
Messiah, and borrowed some dresses of the Park
THEATRE with which he got up his grand celebration
Houston, the literary infdel, wrote his address,
This done to sell lots the Jews but the Jews
would not buy old lots, though they deal in old
clothes Is it not droll to the great Daniel Web
ster and his relatives taking up Noahs old land spe
culations at the end of nearly 20 years? Mr. White
is great admirer Of Charlotte Cushman the actress
and thinks her the greatest artistic in America /
have higher opinion of Miss Clifton, and so has
Mr.. Webster. will tell You some more drolI cries
OF our bank developments in few days Several
more will go.
The daily press here the thickest headed SET Of
hambugs extant They have been all along cracking
up the bank, denying the reports about IL aud try.
ing to deceive the public when every body knew the
STOCK was not worth cent the dollar. TAey have
also taken the erie County Bank" and some other
new ones, under their wing, when is notorious that
the owners and getters up of half of them can't pay
their tailors' bills. These worthless in the cuisine
oil financial science, not whit behind their sus-
pended compeers of Philadelphia
Flour is selling at $4OO and is used for moneu in
nail our transactions Ohio small notes at lOper
cent discount; over SIC, per cent Discount Canada
money per cent discount; Pennsylvania 6 per cent
discount Good iron safes, big enough for COM
mon sized 'red dog" are at Si4O
More anon. II you think it is worth the postage
OREsTEs.