Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-16

day, like Master Henry Clny.
The consideration Of the sub treasury bill is post
POned till tomorrow. Col Bentons bill for the armed
occupation Of Florida discussed at great length,
| by Col Benton. Nothing else was done.
| When Judge w hite announced his resignation to
day, Mr. Grundy rose, and cody said that he voted
against the sub treasury bill, the last year, in ODE
dence to the instructions Of his state. 1t now IN
structed him to vote for it, and he should do so.-
| Huzza for the sub.
Yours, up to my eyes in love with widow
TOBIAS TRorr.
PHILADELPHIA, 10th JAN. 1910.
Cashiers of Phiiadeiphia-GTard Bank- Commer-
cial Bank Jesse X. Burden, &c.
WIN. ID. LEWIS, Cashier Of the GIrard Bank, is a
native of Delaware born Newark, in that state,
mot Newark, N. and received an excellent edu-
cation. He was for many years in Russia He,
believe. was, during the whole Of the last war with
Great Britain, commencing June 1917, resident IN
the Cars dominions. He brought some ather
we're charges against the late Levitt Harris, no
died few months since in Paris. Mr.. Harris was
during the late war. American consul general or
else charge d'afaires, at the court of Russia /;
which OF these capacities he was In do not now re
collect The charges made were, for covering Eng
lish property in American bottoms, by OF his
official office. Mr.. Harris, some eight, ten. or
twelve years since. brought a suit against Mr..
Lewis for defamation of character, and laid his da-
images at SlOO,OW. Alter long and tedious trial.
in which the testimony Of John Quincy Adams, and
many others, taken, the trial suited in a
dict OF 500 to Mr.. Harris-es much as to say, " we
really OeileVe you, MI. Harris, guilty; put we also
think Mr.. Lewis ought not to have meddled in
what he had no business with and, for so doing,
a Judge him To pay one hundred dollars, that Mr.
Harris may have TO say that his character remains
untarnished. Not long after the trial, Mr.. Harris
left the United States, and never again returned.
In 1877, Mr. Lewis in the importing business, at
80 South Front street, in the house iomedatelv ad
joining Joshua 4 VIVA. Lippincott's auction store
From 1890 until about 1898, he was at ID Soulh
Front street. under the firm Of Lewis and Whitneys,
his partners being L. ID. Whitney 4 WIN. Whit
ney. One Of the Whitneys, his late partners, has
since married Of the daughters of the
president Of tire Girard Bank. These MIR. w hitneys
are the brothers of that great and ceebr ated man,
Reuben NJ. Whitney.
The Girard Bank was chartered April 8. 1892, un.
ill September lSi7-capital 81 $500, in shares Of
$50 each, and paid bonus TO the state for the
charter of SIS 600 dollars, in instruments of one, two
and three years from date OF charter, being S25 900
each year. This bank had additional s., SOC, 100
made to her capital by act Of the legislature Of
Pennsylvania, passed en- the 18th March 1896, for
which the state received S2J0,OO0 additional, as a
bonus, in two instalments OF SI2J0o0 each aud the
charter extended for twenty years longer. In
justice to ex-governor Ritner, who was then COVER
nor Of Pennsy lvania-he vetoed the bill, making
this additional capital to the bank but the legsls
passed il, by the nsttuional majority OF two
thirds Of both houses The capital OF the bank is
low FIVE millions Of dollars.
Mr. Lewis married one Of the daughters OF Abra-
ham G. Claypoole, who was at one time deputy
naval officer Of the port Of Philadelphia, and resided
at 2o3 South Fifth street; Mr. CiayPoole was after
wards CASHIER OF The hranch DanK OF the bnIted
States at Chilicothe, Ohio; he is now, believe,
resident Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. Lewis is a gentleman well adapted for any
situation that requires thought and energy OF charae
ter and were it not that he has been deeply
gagged In stock speculations, there could not have
been found in the city Of Philade pha, one mere
eminepuy qualified for the station he has been placed
in. However, in justice to MIR Lewis, can conf.
IDENTIFY assert, that he has given speculaons entirely
up, and now devoting all the energies OF power
ful mind to the salvation Of the institution. MIR.
Lewis never was proud. naughty mar; he never
forgot himself he was always accessible TO every
and all who had business with the institution
he only matter that Mr.. Lewis may be dsliked for
is that he does not believe IN future state OF re-
wards and punshments; he was refused admission
into the masonic fraternity on that account some
few years since being blaekballed on that account
only.
BPssrrH cashier Of the Commercial Bank, is the
OF tall old gentleman-a member OF the Society
Of Friepds-who has been for many years a clerk in
the Farmers and Mechanics Bank The old gentle
man 10 generally TO be found standing behind the
paying teller at one or the high desks; and, be-
lieve is one oftns bookksepers although he entered
the bank in rather an humber capacity; he always
wears long tailed brown coat, made in the style
worn by the Society Of Friends, and universally
wears breaches small clothes, and is mill,
amiable old gentleman.
Mr.. n. p. Smith, the cashier, went into the Com.
mercial Bank aboat ISIS, a. clerk he was alter
wards promoted 20 be the second teller, or in
other words, receiving teller he afterwards
became the first or paving teller-and on the
resignation of Joseph Williams, in 1877 or 1S2s, the
first cashier of this Bank, and who had been clerk
| in the first Bank Of the United States-Mr. Smith
was elected esshier 10 ill the vacancy. The Com
mercis Bank frat locateda lO2 Chestnut street.
above Thirf, in the frsl house west Of the build.
ing formerly occupied by the Farmers Mechanics
Bank. This Bank was originally chartered in 1874.
with a capital Of one million; their charter sas re-
newed in lS2i 10 endure till lSI5-was again renew.
ed until May 1915 when their present charter viii
| expire. The location Of this bank is now II market
street. corner Of Grindstone alleyon the same lot
| e ground which had been formerly occupied by
Benjamin & Mylet Orifliths, hatters-sBd at No. 20
the next door below, lived Joseph Price. halter the
father Of Richard Price, Of the Directors Of the
United States Bank. Mr. p. resided in that house
Ter over thirty.6ve years The banking house Is q
meet building, with marble 'front.' with front on
Market street of only so at twenty six feet. aud
entirely too narrow front fora banking house. being
inside inconvenient and dark. When they purchased
this site for banking house they ought 60 have pur
chased at least eighteen front feet more NJ ground
Mr. B p. Smith has been engaged in stock specu
l1tions as many more OF our cashiers have been fol
the last four or FIVE years, until about last MAY
June and has in a manner controlled the operation
of the bank without much assistance from the Boar
of Directors having MIR. Dundas, the President, Il
do exactly whatever he desired should be done
that power is now, however, at an end. As regard
Mr. Sc capabilities, they have been much DIVERSIFIED
those who are most intimately acquainted with hir
/ " ~ admit 30 10 the fullest extent; even Mr. W z