Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-22
From the Cincinnati Republican.
Mob An Cincinnati.

| be closed on Tuesday. Early In the morning of
| Tuesday, an immense crowd assembled in front of
the bank, which is very near the occupied by
the Ciacinuari Bank. Upon the door Of the latter
was notice that il would lie closed for 90 dsys,
after which time it would retecn, hspaper. This
caused great excitement-ihe exasperated crowd
increased, and about O'Clock, a mob btckc open
the doors and found that every thing had been re-
moved except the desks at1 counters.-these were
broken and thio~n nto III, streets.
! little after o'clock the mob commenced
breaking the windows and furniture Of Bates Office
we presume bcc ,use he did net redeem West Uni
on. He continued to redeem Exchange Bank
notes very promptly up 10 this time, bu, when the
breskins commenced he gathered what he could
and retroa,ed. The interior of his office was soon
demolished and the contents thrown into the sire,
doors, Windows, and counters were completely de-
molished-the signs torn down aud 2, lit to pieces.
After this, the attack was commenced on Lon.
gees Office on the opposite corner Of Main and
Third strcets. IL had not been opened during the
day. The doors and windows soon broken
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same fate with Bates. Longce issued the notes
called the Saving Bank of Louisville" fer the
crowd had completed the work of destruction here,
they went to Brewster's nd Eason's offices. But
at half past three they have done no other damage
to them than to pull down the signs and destroy
them. The ctowd in the streets is still immense
There must he three four thousand people as
mbled, but Inc great majority spectators.
They pleased at the prospect Of banshing the
shinplas,cr trash, Iva, tLey do not approve of the
means. We doub, whether than fifty were
actively engaged and many of those were boys Of
| IL or 8 years Of age.
Al ahou, ~ O'Clock there an a,temp, to &C,
a meeting of Council to increase the police for the
I time-ony eleven mcmbets assembled; an Ordi-
nance was introduced fr the purpose, but it wns
necessary that there should be eleven in favor of it
before it should be passed.
Mr.. Hawkins, from the 9Th Wsrh voted in the
nega'ive-consequen,ly nothing could be done.
A resolution was then adopted, au,horising the
Mayor to organise a sui'ic, IA, number Of Police
Officers restore order, and aplropaling $500 for
the same
The Mechanics and Tradeis' Bank, one of the
prescribed institutions, aud situated near the Others
continued open I'LL o'clock, and redeemed her is
sues in bankable money, instead Of currency, she
had done heretofore. She escaped, but not without
some threats. Several of the directors wen, behind
the counter to assist the clerks in taking in their
paper.
A 4, NH af citl1 have ynlu rod tn
guard the city tonight Several OF the ring le sders
of the mob have been arrested, and we hope there
will be no disturbance during tie night.
i. S.-Since wiring the above, hear there
was upwards of 224 900 dollars of money in the
: vsul, of the Miami Bank. s2ls.0OO of this was
in their own no,es-SI, ,26l in specie, and the ba.
lance in paper of other hanks, all of which was Ia
ken. -Four persons have teen arrested, upon whom
were found s24 900, some of which was in hanka
Die moncy---rhc balance in their paprr
The Mechanics and Traders Bank had a motto,
on tie door last evening that they would re-oper
this morning al o'clock.
The following icuer of resignation will shov
: how man of courage ieh on the occasion of dan
ger
CiSCiSxATI, Ohio, l2ih Jan. ls42.
TO HE Officers and Members Of The Cmeinn0i
D Light Dragons:
:. GESGLLNrS-I herewith tender to you my con
d mission as Captain of your Company, endorse
J. according to law, and hereby resign my office q
n Captain. | cannot, in justice to myself remain
I. the head of Company which refuses to obey m
orders especially when their services require
L to protect the lives and property of their fellow cit
l. zcns,
v For the many manifestations Of kindness rece
@ we'd a, your hands, please accept my thanks, wi,
y The assurance ihatI shall ever feel grateful at
,r recollection of them.
If Very respectfully your ob't ser''t.
- WM. III. II. TAYLOR,
- Capt. &. l.. Dragoon
- SINGULAR lSvEsTHENT.-he were told
few days since, that there is wealthy indW
dual in this county who is owner by purcha