Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-02-09

GaY ~ eScfHMf!i IN fHNHdefpRn,-
TIE Gnard Bank. Yesterday was da,
pi unusual excitement ihrpushoutou our COM
munity. The doors OF the Girnri Bank
were MOI opened, ani the faiInre of THIS
lnstimiion seeEed 10 create a pause ia bu-
siness Of almost every description. Even
ttTe pnncipaT ufoSsFs We're fuItt innr'We.
although some few purchased Girard Bank
notes in small quantities, at discount Of
Id per cent AL wa, unceTtIiniy. howev-
or, aud nothing seemed settled as 10 rates.
Shopk-cpeTs appeared puzzled 10 know
what kinl III money 10 take, and many of
them were panic stricken. AMI indisposed
TO sell their s""a, at all. 4 variety Of i'm
probable runners were in circulation. cal
cuIaci to make bad worse. mud IN scare
,hr timii from riei6 prUwieiy. The Gil
rari Bank is located III Third Street, he
low Chcsnut, aud directly oppos'" this Of.
fee. IL is sp"u'!iI mar:'le building i'll
front, aud la. Enc yard. II was occu
pies! Tor many y-S.s IS Z hanking honsr by
lie aie Stephen G:rar.!, aud c!o>rd Il: il
was Yesterday, with hundreds of rurIUu,
nnkcr, nm ahou, it. lhc spectacle Vas IN
deed melancholy one.
As enrly rs 9 o'cinck in The morning,
from 100 10 200 had assembled, aGI The
crowd continued - vary N nnnbrr ihro-
"uI tnr ,!ay. a few u.inEics before =. a
scn,!cman, supposed To he an officer, ar
rived ~ CAB. The crowd Immediately
.aihcrcd ruuud The rclc.c. some harsh
cxcnnali0ns were altered, and The cab
driver vcry pru,lcntiy turned his h"r>e's
rvad. aud made retreat with his ra,Srm.
ger. This was tho an! V lncI'cuI that oc-
cured ,.urins 'hc mnsuIng, having lhe lcas,
appearance at ylnicIcc. Occasionally =
group would become unusually excited al
the tai" Of some peculiar case nf hardship:
but the indignant feelings of the n"incnt
were vented III warm and slr0n. lang
ani thus the excitement was calmc'i. A.
one time m effort was IN progress Ia enter
The ward Of ;he nanh in the rear, bui it was
speedily abandoned on the appearance Of
The Mayor with body uf police. IL Was
alsn rumorcd that the Directors were car
ryjng out the property nr The Bank by the
hack wav-incorreciIy a. we have reason
10 bclicpe-hui TN, rurnJr added not III.
lie 80 The excitement.
The weather "as raw md sns'y. which
had some clIcoi, no doubt, IN thinning the
number OF tue crowd. On Tho whole,
how ever. the frelino was quite n, pacific
as could lie anticipated under The circnr-
srauce, The other Banks pursued The
even Tenor Of their way in quiet. and II is
10 be hoped that this disaster will not cx
tend further. The day. we repeat. was
one OF unusual element, although 1t was
,f suppressed and subducd characict.-
The topic in all circles was The failure Of
the Bank. with il, attendant consequences.
Bitter curses were occasonaI!v Y poured
forrh, and sometimes was womll nlnsIc
his voice with 'hc Babel. sonndcrs ar'un'l
him, and bv some wcll-nrnc.! wiSticism.
change magnets into mirth. BnI tie sub
j-ct was found Of too painful character
I" jest FOR any considerable period. Re
suits like these are calculated to affect The
character, and injurc the prosperity Of our
city. and we chronicle them with feelings
of The deepest rcrrel.-i'hiiddeiptiu Ing.