The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-20
Our Philadelphia Corresponden nee.

PHILADELrHIA, Dec. 10, 1879
.7nofler Chester County Bank .gar- Gsrernor Ramsey
The Horticultural Society United States Bank TIE
Markets, Stocks, &c.
Robbercs, like the influenza occasionally assume
the form Of an epidemic. within the last Fix months
there have been many six bank robberiss In this
great and jsrriDg COME dsacy not counting the
In calculation Of the St Louis fpancisr. This
ing seven III added to the list and for ooolness
sk and complete success, ecpses ail previous bank
robberss. Compared TO IL, the Chester County Bank
affair vas a bungling piece OF work a. much 30
Browns attempt TO steal the SpeAkorship rhe facts
Of this new hbapcsl dsyelopemept are simply as fol-
lows:-Mr 0aske the cashier Of the Meshanics' Bank
Of Burlington 10 In the habit OF paying tr weekly visits
TO fhadepbia Tor the purpose IL making depoite and
adj ustBg differences ~ith city banks. He usually
tsk.s with him from FIVE to ten thousand dolsrs aud
e. make sssuanc. double sure tn. money Is carefully
ttop ed sssy in broED leather pOrtmauteau, and the
portmsntssu placed In the captains Office that BY
side srsrs'n.nt IT cannot be Loot eight Of for Que
moment either by the clerk OF the boat the said
cssber until the srryal II the steamer at the Wsnut
stieet wharf MI Gssktli according to custom, msis
ing yortmsntesu IN hand IL contaissd all but 5000
la notes L Unfortunately the clerk was not board
this trip and the portmsbtesu when deposited In the
captain Office, had Ict the protective bSneht OF hi
Argus eyes fTesuming all Was cafe after ma ding MS
deposit, MIR Gsskeii de'csnded into the loser cabin,
~hsrs be parook Of hearty breakfast-h hts attention
being principally confined, TO the tenderloin Of
smoking b,ekst.sf While the worthy Cashier vas
sGi fyirg the cravings Of hunger some scamps
head satisfying the cravings of the pocket, for
thy actually tucc,.dd in pufloiDing the Aforesaid
portuant.su, money aud all Ths was not all. In
place ct ths genuine article they substituted q
counterfeit portnsut'su 80 much like the original
that the robbery not Uncovered until the boa, had
nearly reached the city IL Is supposed that the rob
b,ry committed three suspicious looking psrsons
cl, ais. Who got on the beat a. rasony, and who
there doubtless took the cars for Ne~ York
lis e,o,llsncy, Governor Rsm..y, OF Miupssots,
(b,usT hnorn IN PesDsy lvauis as Alck Bsm-ey,D
l. nov In this city, occuPyinga comtortsbe suite Of
rooms 81 the Washington House Inc Governor IL not
opiy a popular man, but he IL fortunate Ultra
vbiR h. Is, his wsrBest persons friends among
the d, IavcIa,s HIS " one Of the few appointments
uposr the tgiNe that appears 20 give universal
The stated meeting Of the rsnnsyivanis Hortcuitu-
rel Society held at the Lbnese Museum yesterday
Tie diplsy Of fuiis, ho~trs and vegetables was
unusually Isige and beautiful
TIE Ubites States Bank ease was again before the
Court 81 Common Pleas, this morning. The case Is
beng ergUsd upoD
Bmnsn cope and Thomas Taylor ssgnees Of the Bank
o. pr?rsr,y in the bands .f TIE Trustees, for
.'mls.n ttoh.rs 60 he votth, With The each on haad
ig ne 'ims hsed " hs styer,issuent ruosasd BY he
INSIDE hnoWn and toos re,tnted the trustees. which
we're o lrousht frNnd and proved within the time srse,-
hea IN We sdNereent made IN pursuance OF the require
The st sid TO he doc ded Is whether
di,deno he made ~ tiJ tne By the Auditors. upn
Sss Ger ,.es srss5 81 'n witch ws,s %: e,oahs is
% ~ the ad,sIti,tmtht .o .
after tKpirston Of Tie hKsd oy The asvtrseen
m. a. reed snd ~. Phillips ksgs, whD appsared for
srs kothschilds upoa when heJ olamtd prOrdta
oisututon.
M Porter Esq., FOR Bore "a co, Of Amsterdam pre-
sentsd oaim a. s5slspO 81, upon which pro dis
Ilt u'ioh ~ geo.
!onsh handJ n. y. Law, Esqs alec presented claims
q It' mssnitude under similar circumstances vita toe
above. IL pears that cuateralg oFg any
tht holdrs o. these tsns hut what becsne
does not spp,nr 1he srsr Fslon ALEC exceptsh 10
TIE Itport m behalf o. r unthS 70 u SPAN.
The privste aevices oy TIE steamer .ncb reached
this city last evening have affected markrts
in any peTceptible degree. The uniform asking price