The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-28

Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a, 1892
Ik Bank Faixye-1he Erciiement-1ae Police
General Distrust
Early this morning the crowd again gathered
around the Girard Bank, and at one time was of SO
obstreperous character that the Mayor becoming
alarmed, sent one OF his officers for William ID.
Kelly, Esq, popular dec)aimer in the democratic
ranks, under the belief that word from one occu.
Wing the position among those who were supposed
TO constitue the majority of malcontents that he is
known to, would alay any outbreak Of feeling and
violence. Notwithstanding those who now are the
6rst TO call upon Mr.. X to preserve the laws that
they themselves have been violating for years, are
the very men who have, time and again, stigma
6zed him with the epthes Of RADICAL leveller.
bsrn-burner, aud all that he was prompt in answer
ING the request of the Mayor to appear before the
crowd, then numbering FIVE or six hundred persons.
Not perceiving, however, any manifestation OF yio-
lence, he did not attempt speech.
Yesterday the committees flom the several bao
met At the Girard Bank, with the view of deylsnD
mems, it possible, to retrieve the Girard. and to
stay the excitement and distress growing against ali
Ne other Banks. Alter remaining in session until
after midnight, they adjourned without coming To-
Any conclusion Inc Cashier of the Girard men
handed TO the press at that hour the following card
GiKAap BANK, Jan. 81, 1892
Xne Drectcrs OF the lard Bank having failed in
their Efforts 70 make satisfactory arrangement for the
Immediate redemption of its find the es under
Ne painful necessity Of closing the Bank for the pre-.
sesk- r.
The total liabilities othe ank a, this time exclusive
q its capital stock, amounts to ST 1873 6oa %
consisting as follows
OF circulation known to he in the
hands Of other banks, 500 900 Oh
In the hands OF the public, 27s3a5 90
~ dePosa.es, 25i,I95 %
OF balances due to banks and
bankers, 400 100 SO
The total assets Of the bank, cost exclusive OF its
own stool; held BY it, amount to 81 100000.
Under the circumstances the Board OF Directors deem
Nneir duty 10 assure the public of their confident
e IN tbs ability OF the to discharge all its abili
YES IN reasonable time promise their best efforts to
eng about this result and caution the hodess of its
acts against parting with them at a sacrifice Bv order
~ue Board OF directors. WM. d LEWIS, Cashier.
10 pursuance with this card the Bank did not
open tiiis morning a crowd TO the number of Sc
yersi hundreds have however all day hung round
NE uoors OF TIE insiltuilon The police however
PRESENT. s,roag force, and by arresting one or
WS9tCwdy INDIVIDUALS, have maintained order
Sucll s'4'e OF eHcitemen,-such A general dis
trust OF every thing like banks or bank nsner NO.
yer before saw In this city. Neither of the susoco
aons, Ror the iailure of the Uaited States RAM
we've accompanied with any thing like II The
brokers have IN great measure closed ali ls;psss
and IN no kind oi 'rade Is there anything deine;
oil are looking l,sttssy as ii waiting for anotbsI
crash. Bu. latle was done at the stock board and
that al a decline.
There has been no general run on the other bs INKS
though such catastrophe Is feared by the friends Of
the Pennsylvania Bank the Manufacturers ard Me
ehancs the Pniadelpbia, the Penn Township aud
As nsnA Camd'n OF p 'sIte tbs city.
inat YOU may have an idea al the discredit oi our
currency, inform you, exchange on New Yorh j.
~ ~ per cent premium
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