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New-York tribune., 1841-12-24

J. 7 Dodge
WnI. jones, Iun osefet4Fies' d24
j. Sixteenth, yyn.,l.-At III, citing Of the Demo-
era L. WAig Electors Of tlu lG. WARD held iiond
Evening, December 21th I-4l, Al Hazeton's, FLOYD
M Ii was oppOint.d President, C1aie. ufnef ice
Pce,Ideu ana John f. Cumming Secretary.
AsolUeG Inai rsttIig Committee Of tire from each
District be appointed to Iepor- the OF i've persons
to .epcesen; WtTd Democr4tic " nis General
Committee, and rFPortion ths lumber OF Members iO n
% Dztrici c form " ard Committee Tor the ensuing
year.
Resored That the retripF Committee report the uaiaes
OF suitable persons t. compose Ward Committee.
The following persons we're appointed reu iHl Com
u.o 5y Electors o. respective District, present
james Memo, ; w Jones,and = Reynolds.
II y. Nydder & Haisey, aud john Brady.
Ill a Dou.he.ty. {. ROE an, and ". ctCu;enbergh
~. ~. I. Joiiiv, -. Iay lOr. and ) hateron.
i Bs.J. Hacker. Nn II. Adans, aad Wcoiey.
Ad1I-on uaglcrly, from the retiring Committee, sub
mte1 .ue following report, which adopted unaai-
fol Delegates 20 the General Committee
J 'ssPh W. S,raue, y. b mouutoId,
Get CamPb.l! Henry I. Jol.e
aud John D. Cooper.
LcsJCCd, That the Ward COMMITTEE consist OF twenty
i,., cuapUscd Of iiYa from each District.
Dist l--James Nicol = W Jones, David Bell G.. L. Ad
Stephen d. AoertsSn.
Il-Juo. brady, Gurdoa Hasey, L. Hawkins David
ferine. 4 Veddor.
HID. A. Cushman. Alex Serrin, Wa Stou,cubergh
Washington Smth, j. 2. Cumming.
IN.-Oacar i yIpr, Suul Anderson, c. Lutte, Enoch
Golden. Aaron Van Pclt.
N.-B1uJ. Harker, Isaac l.. Wooley, Oran Packard
james VI eil, J cob Ioorc
Resoirca, That the Wara committee have power TO I'LL
vacaucie and tina, the Delegates General Commit
t.e and C14rmen vi t.cD Districts be eX-oicv members
u the " ard Committee
Rceo{ocd That the District Committees have power
oil vacancies to General Committee Of their respective
Districts.
Eesoieed Ths, proceedings of this meeting be pub
shcd IN tbs Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1841-12-24

pitsTAANIA r1EA sETTs-Uron x Sons
~ BRITANNIA Ware Of various patterns, just received, to
gciher " large assortTn II OF Block TIN
COFFEE AND TEA URNS,
and Il variety OF Fine Gothic and Sandwich
TEA TRAYS AND WATERS.
Also polished steel FIRE SETS
These WAC wish to purchase articles IN the above line
will call and them before purchasing elscw here,
as thes will be offered at very low prices.
A usual assortment OF Wooden Ware Baskets and
Hardware and Thu Ware for aousekcepers use, Kept
SANITY OH hand the Furnishing Warehouse, 80 ans
255 Greenwich one door above Murray street, By
dis 2wis w. * j. JAMESON.
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u A Temperance t;cciin: W II be held at III"
TmIkibs House, No 5 H.l Piece (rsar OF Tonrkins
Market on TUESDAY EVENING next, Dec. a-h. at
o'clock. wtsro al tiPper, veuders aud tho public IN
general are respectfully invited. Addresses may he
psetcd from Waking ,oniauS d2l B
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NlaYa AID FANCY ARTICLES Of re

stars ma Nassau It, n /. d22 Biz
IIOElD AY PIE sENEs-FIne Watches
MaateI Clocks Jewellery Silver Ware. sc.
E&S. : ROCKWELL, No Astor House, have
complete fine Dap-N Patent Lever, LePine
and otier Watches all warranted st time keepers
beautiful assortment OF French Maniei Clocks, also
warranted first rate f.. tGic.
large assortment OF Diamond and other rich Je~ele
~ of the newest and most fashionable patterns.
And of Silver WsTe, Tea Sets, q i5ets, Mugs,
Knives Forks Spoons ard every ohs. article of Silver
Ware al warranted II the nesi silver and best of WORK
-1lu.hip. d2l 2wLs
New-York tribune., 1841-12-24

u Chrisimus RVc.-Tborc will be Religious
Services III the Bowery unversal>t Church lHis EVEN
ZINC, o'clock. Prcachc5-tev. / d. Williamson
The pubic are respectfully invited attend. Entrance
70 inc Church IN IL Z ,bcih-st near Walker. d-l IL
New-York tribune., 1841-12-24


y New-SOrk and serie 1Rilrond state
MUCK Notice = hrrcbj gNeu t,st the New York an
hre r az Company viii sell public suction a, the
herchan : Exchange N the city of No~ York on Tue
cav the N day Of January, lsis II O'clock at moor
sndcr the direction Of TIC Comptroller One Hundred
lsoussnd Dol'a's OF Ncwyork State Stock bearing IN
res, at the rate Of pGr per from tat
us, day OF J.uusry lsi2 iuclusivoy payable quarterly
u the first days Of january April Juy aai DC obr, be-
s OK issued in pursuance OF Chap'cr lSb of the Lave
said Srae OF The year 1870 and is reImoarsahe Il, the
}sA'afe of the State any time after the fret day Of
's-ulry 1872
The Merchants Bsnk, in tic city of New-York is de
na'ed the place or tn, registry and transfer Of SAID
ek' and Will be the place for the payment Of Interest
eereUpon.
Inc stock will be sold certificates Of ,housand
sfs each AID the buyers will be required ia pay b.
tot their purchSs ', respectively Immediately tisef
4e sale, When transfers viii b. idr accordingly
JtMhS BOWEN, President.
NC" York, 18th December, ls4i. dsQ
~ Rooms and ssoard.-Geutemes wishing &c
sss Apartment, and Soae ding f. the Wicter viii b.
slo1aset on mos, ahic tcsins IN the new and
rst IN house No - cy Hall Place ialnu,et
W. NDfe OF the ios Office, and couy-s Broad
ls1t "ll ann Peat.-streets. Those who have motive
s,lI for the ~In,er earnestly invited &c
l. o.gasIos ciseshese, every eGlor; viii here
hs,Se'. ensure 'he comfort and satisfaction Of The
~ IL q
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" Hi,rericnI MiI,iTr, T.ectnre.-captair

Partridge OF tho Vermont Military University Wi de
liver lecture Tompsons Hall, corner or Canal and
E!a Friday Evening, Dnsemhcr 9Th, nj half
past O'Clock the Military sevices OF Generals iIag
Ii aud Jackson with description of the Battles oftbe
Tham1s aud Nsw Orieaus. Tickets ut - cents each
Il hld u the Bar the Hall. dal II
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CHARLES TURNER. Vice President.


n. B--Tch Ward ComInItce requested TO NEE, a
iInzerons Monday evening, January 3, ci2 al o.
clocs, for the purpose Of organizing. d2i IL
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CUSTOM HOUSE. CULLtCTUR'S OFFICE

CUSTOM HOUSE, COLLECTORS OFFICE
NEw-ioGg, December ~, Ell.
L NoIicc.-1he Lights stationed oil StfaIord
Point viii be taken port about the 25;h Deem
Der instant and during the running Of The Ice
when will her former station Of whics due
notice Will be ven.
d2l lOt EDWARD CURTIS, Collector.
II 1IedicinCs OF the ssest seuaiiiy-Approyed
Popular KescdIes, eeches, English and French Pcrun
cry Soaps. Brushes, &c, for sale by
J. 4 !. CODDINGTON, Druggists,
dl3 Inns 927 Hudson ST.. OF Spnps
"a drrte0,
At Potsdam y, Dec Is. III Trnity Church, by Rev.
A. X Putnam the Rev FREDERICK MILLER. OF Cheshire,
Con- to Miss SUSAN PAsrklDcE, OF the iornei place.
At Providence Dee Is, Samuel Beals, OF this cry, 10
Susan Burri'l Greene Of Providence.
New-York tribune., 1841-12-24

STEALING a HAT-A man named J'seph Ander-
SON. yesterday arrested and comu''ed for steal
ing silk hat from the stand Of Daniel Dimon, corue
Of James slip and South street.
New-York tribune., 1841-12-24
n &. RR ADFORe, Chairman

y W. N. F Wgs.Tax. Vice c.airmaa.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-16

Excess Of loss
Correspondence Of The National Intetigeneer.

A'EN lohhi hPii -
at is better to go to the house of mourning than TO
the house of feastng,' saith the good Book, and one
here almost realize its truth in the appearance OF
the city aud the good feeling everywhere manifested by
our citizens AS write, the solemn kne of death
is everywhere heard. The church bells are tong
minute guns fred from Brooklyn and from the Bat
tery the closed; flags, shrouded in black,
flying at halfmast from shipping and from eve
ry flag staff in the city, and the citizens generally aP-
pear in mourning, wearing Grape upon the left arm
women as we'll as men, Every things gives sign of the
national bereavement. All business or nearly all,
has been dispensed with through the city, and the city
wears more than the solemn stiffness Of the New York
Sabbath Tomorrow arrangements will be made for
the funeral solemntes of Saturday. This evening all
the public places of will be closed without
exception, believe. Public opion would not tolerate
any exhibition Of any Sort political meeting by any
party.
Without exception believe, every public society in
the city, and every Court, well every order ofmen
have testified their respectful remembrance of the death
The Governor the death of the President to
the Legislature yesterday at Albany and after suitable
euogies in the Senate and the House, both branches
adjourned 10 to-day. Further order will also be
taken in observance of the melancholy event.
The unwelcomed intelligence reached Boston early
yesterday morning, and overwhelmed the inhabitants
of that noble city with grief Every thing was done
there by the authorities to solemnize this painful dis
pensation of Providence.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-16

adjourned Meeting OF Stockholders Of the u S. Bank
At Meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank OF
the u S., held, by adjournment, from Monday the 9Th
of April0 in The Banking House on Thursday, the 9Th
Of April, 1911,
Samuel Brock, Esq, the Chairman, called the meet
ing TO order at 10 clock.
Before the reading the journal Of the former meet
ing, the chairman stated that there six vacancies
in the Board of Directors, including Thomas Dunlap,
Esq., the late President who had resigned And TO sup
ply these vacancies, the following named gentlemen
had been elected directors
William Drayton, Joshua Lippincott
J. M. Claghorn, William Rawle,
George Thomas, John Cooper.
And that WILLIAM DRAYTos had been elected Pre-
sident
Richard Price stated that his name wus on the print.
ed ticket in January last without his consent that he
did not accept the appointment, and had resigned
On notion Mr.. Price remarks were ordered 10 be
entered on the journal.
Mr. Lppincott, from the Committee of Investigalon,
then reported series of resolutions which, after sun.
drv amendments, were adopted as follows:
The committee TO which referred the resolution
of the stockholders of the 9th inst directing that such
measures should be reported deemed necessary
to relieve the Bank from its present embarrassmens
respectfully present to the meeting the following
lutons for its adoption
l. Resoved, That The interests of the stockholders
will be best promoted by preserving the corporate
istence of the institution.
9. RESOLVED, That the change which has taken place
in the administration of the Bank, meets the approba.
ton of this meeting, and it is believed will revive the
confidence of the community.
g. Resored, That it is expcdient that the Of the
institution should be changed and its nominal capital
reduced to fourteen millions of dollars, yaluing each
share at forty dollars
A. Resolued, That the present committee be author
lied to prepare and be presented the Legis
ature, memorial in the name of the stockholders pray
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puid from the obligation to make loans TO The STATE
and from the penalties attached TO the suspension OF
specie payments for reasonable period OF time, ana
for such notifications Of its charter as are indicated IN
| these resolutions.
s. Resoircd That part of The assets OF The Bank be
placed in the hands of trustees pledge for The pur
pose securing the ultimate payment OF ITS post notes.
circulation and deposiles, in The event Of an arrange
ncn being made with the other city and county banks
to receive its notes in payment and on deposit ana IN
case such arrangements should fail TO be made then IN
trust for the security OF the present circulation ana
deposits.
g. Resoired, That it is expcdient that the banking
operations should be confined TO the bank IN this city
and that its agencies should be longer maintained
than is necessary for the interests of the institution
T. Rcsoircd That the discounts Of the Bank shall be
confined business paper and that no permanent loans
shall be made stock or other security, and that no
loans shall be made except at the board on the regular
discount day.
g. Eesorcd, That the salary of the President of the
Bank shall be reduced FIVE thousand dollars, and
that a suitable reduction shall be made in the salaries
Of its other officers and agents.
i o. Resoped That no Director shall be permitted 10
become the surety for any officer OF the Bank.
4 TO- Resolred That for the future proxies shall be
valid unless dated and executed within sixty days be-
fore the day of each general election OF Directors ana
such proxy or proxies shall be acknowledged be'ore
magistrate or notary and that no officer, DIRECTOR
or clerk of the Bank shall be allowed TO vote proxy
! MIR. j. Nj. Kennedy moved The following resoiut'o"'
| which was adopted !.
Resolred, That when this meeting shall adjourn, II
will adjourn to meet the first Tuesday in May next,
unless sooner called by the officers of the meetings who
are hereby authorized TO make the call
The follouin .rssolntion, the some discus
r,;,,oJ i, TO ascer-
cnrred Nv fhe SiIccrs oi ms Bank; and if so, that
bey cause those responsibilities 10 be enforced by law
Mr.. Caleb Cope moved the following, which was
unanimously adopted
Resotrcd That the Clerks of the Bank be released
from the obligation of their oaths and atilrmaons OF
secrecy touching the affairs of the Bank in their conf
muncations with the Directors and the Committee Of
Investigation. SAMUEL BRICK, Chairman
r. s }:;;; E s , s:::,
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(From The N. y. Herald. J

The excitement produced By the report of the nves-
eating Committee is unparalleled both in Philadelphia
and here The astounding disclosures of the manner
in which the Bank has been conducted have surprised
even those who had cherished the worst apprehensons
The conduct OF the former President is particularly
open 10 animadversion. II appeared at the meeting OF
the stockholders that the original charter Of the Bank
contained provisions that proxies should not be valid
after 60 days, and that Mr. Bidde without knowledge
or consent of any of The parties interested, procured
the passage of adendum to the charter, doing away
with this restriction by means of which he has been
enabled to control all the elections. This discovery
caused the greatest sensation and excited the indgna-
ton of the meeting in great degree The resgna.
tons of Jaudon and others 1t appears have been lying
here many months in anticipation OF an explosion which
has been momenarly dreaded for the past year. The
report on reaching London, will no doubt produce the
greatest sensaon and the public will know how TO es-
innate the alsehoods that have been published IN the
"London Morning Chronicle, paper that has lent it.
self to the schemes of Jaudon Co. to impose upon the
London public The following from the report of the
committee explains the nature of MIR. Jaudons London
movements:
The money received by this person from July, 1887,
10 January, 1S4l, may be thus summed up:
Amount due the Bank on account, S5lO,56s
oss IN furniture Maid by the Bank 1914
p,so,oo n /. ondon for himself and family, ,0l5
Paid for ordinary services, IIo'olI
expense Of the agency, 5ol0o
q erira commission. $3.50
French and Holland loans, e3'1o
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1928 SO
Sl6I,793 SO

Mr.. Thomas Dunlap of Philadelphia guarantees I'M
der the date of December 81, 1910, the faithful and
punctual payment of the loans TO Mr.. Wilder-The
Committee Of the Board add, "Under this arrangement
we apprehend no loss to the Bank"
Upon the presentation Of the Report ofthe Committee
on advances, to the Board the 2ls of Dec, 1910,
a motion was made, to recommt the same for the pur
pose Of having inserted therein, the of the party
really interested in the oneourth for which the settle
ment made with Mr. s. V. S. Wilder. This mo.
ton did prevail but the Report was accepted and
the Committee discharged.
After the Report had been read the following Pre-
mble and Resolutions were submitted by MIR. James
Martin, and unanimously adopted by the Directors
present, who were Messrs. John r. Nef, Joseph Ca
bot, Lewis VAIN, John Connell, Manuel Eyre, Rich
ard Price, Lawrence Lewis, James Martin, George
Handy and Robert Taylor; Mr. Neff acting by de-
putation President pro- tenn. in the absence Of MIR.
Dunlap.
GAS it appears by the Report of the Committee on
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If the National Int.lllgencer speaks BY au'n a.
from the Acting President Tyler, then the qg = Il
about National Bank is settled with Inn. ~ ~ ,r
ca organ expresses its opinion, .tat there eot
scriotien which affords so fair prospect TOT r,y
the disease, as the establishment ola NAr,2sAL tes.
wet the remedy may prove worse than the , a,
and then it subjoins a long letter from MI '''
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-16
SS52,192
$4,000
Total received,
or this he has returned,

Leaving for three years services, S1o9o9s
MIR. Biddle, Cowperlhwaite, Andrews, and others,
that have got large sums will be forthwith proceeded
against and made to dsgorge committee has been
authorized to commence suits. Some oil them have
nothing left and Mr.. Bidde's property is perhaps so
situated that it be got at, but the attempt VIII
be made. .
In regard to the present position of the Bank, it
TO be generally allowed that the stock IS entirely
sunk If the stockholders give up and go INTO settle
men, that will be the end cf-they will get nothing
IT, the contrary, they can keep the concern alive
under the title Of the State Bank of Pennsylvania with
nominal capital of Sl4OOO,oOO, there is possibility
that may something which of course VIII be i0s
distant hope tina, it may eventually recover itself SO as
to pay dividend. In turning over the mass OF stun
the Bank has to work with, and taking into view the
prospective state of the stock market this hope be-
comes SO faint that intelligent men say 1t IS not lea
sble.
The following returns show the latest state Of the
Bank. They were submitted by the Board OF Direc-
tors and therefore would not be entitled TO confidence
but that they correspond with the committees report
Comparative reu Of the Assets and L'Ho..t'ss Of me
Bank Of the United States, its Offices and agencies,
Januaru l. FeJruaru d. .3prI ], lS4l:
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-16

Attest-GEoRGE SHARswooD, Secretary.
Bank of the U. S., Philadelphia, April 3, Is4l.
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S32l,22O 10
2Ol,642 90
SIl9.577 90

Leaving balance of Sll9,577 %
For this balance, Mr. Biddle agreed to deliver to the
Bank within one month, Texas Bonds and on the de-
livery of the las, mentioned Bonds the Bank agreed to
give him full discharge from its claim upon him for
his share of the loss on these operations This con-
tract has been performed The Committee at the
Board say, in reference to this settlement:-"Aware
that the Texan securities much below par in
the market, the Committee reluctantly agreed to the
settlement under the beliefhat better arrangeme Mt
for the Bank could not be lat least amicably) effected
and in the hope founded general information, that
the Bonds might at distant day, be disposed of with
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S73,092,26J u, 293, l62 GS,l3 lay
this the Bank has lost $1,000 the first of Jan
regular business ~ tins sinks 81 ono 900 year
appears the Of contingent fund, March, 1871,
h,hb-,h.2
The losses chargeabe were 1,a1i ,263
-.n
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And cash payment, the Committee say
of"about'

Making altogether, $263,900
The Committee state, in reference to their settle
ment with Mr. Cowperthwaite, that it was made on the
ground, that "with the exception of few thousand
dollars retained to pay other debts, the agreement
comprised all his remaining property"
The Committee also settled with Mr.. S.
VS.. Wilder, the remaining one-fourth,
amounting with interest 10 S161 1893 SO
For the purpose Of enabling Mr.. Wilder
10 settle this amount in cash, the Bank
of the u. States in New York, loaned to
him, the sum Of $4,000 on the
rity Of
L. Real estate at Green Hill,
Philadelphia county, 10000
g. Five thousand FIVE hundred
acres of "Iron land" and two
r furnaces in Columbia county,
Pennsylvania, in operation and
producing a rent equal to 6
per cent. on 100000 10000
3. On his claim upon VIM H.
Robertson of Mobile, $500
4. On his claim on Mr. Bigelow
of N. York, $500 $4,000 90
The balance settled by
ceiving the whole amount
from Mr.. Wilder, in cash 1898 SO
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TuEspAY. Anrnst II. Is.


The Journal Of yesterday having been read
MIR PROfFfI said he wished to make priveped
question lie moved 10 amend the Journal The
Chairman OF the Committee Of WAYS and Means
had yesterday made rerbai report nmlcal To r sent
action on the appropriation asked for by the Secretary
OF Warto carry INTO effect tie treaty made with the
Miami Indians OF Indiana treaty of incalcuIablc
importance 10 the State OF Indiana The chairman
had, as he MIR r thought departed from the usual
course IN not making written report a matter of
such great interest The chairman bad then stated
tina, the Committee of WAYS and Means had decided
that the appropriation could not be made at tins scs
sion, certain rule of the House prohibiting IT, He
(Mr 7 wished that fsc placed upon the Journal
He wished the People Of Indiana to understand how
their nearest and dearest interests were thrus, aside
Tie did not even agree with the Committee Of WAYS
and Means in It's conclusion their construction Of
the rule AT all events he wished the facts placed
upon the Journal as stated by the chairman.
The SPEAkE said he had been informed by the
Clerk tina, II was not customary to give the Jour
nal the reasons for the action OF the committee
Nj. PROFIT would move then, he said that
the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means
(Mr. Fnlmore) he requested To make a written report
that his (Mr. z - constituents might know how it
was that tins treaty had been violated.
The SPEAKER sail the gentleman might move TO
recommtt.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-19
IN SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, August Is, 1871.
Mr. WRIGHT submitted resolution directing
the Committee on Naval Affairs TO inquire into the