Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-23
How santa Anna Made a q Raise. pa Wash

suggested the inquiry last evening, s. Where
did Santa Anna get $500 to pay the interest
| on Mexican bonds held in England e. 1t will be
remembered that when he returned to Mexico
last spring, his efforts to raise money for this very
purpose among others, failed utterly, even the
church refusing to aid him, and threatening resist
ance to any forced loan he might make, if mis-
| take not. As he could not pay, he wrote to Eng
| land that he tcouH pay soon. He then sent to
Washington for Senior Larrainzer, Mexican min
| lister here, and transferred him 10 Rome. Very
| soon after he had had time to communicate with
| his government from Rome, Santa Anna re-estab-
lished the order of the Jesuits in Mexico, and al
most simultaneously obtained the money for which
| he sought in vain not long before II is believed
that Senior LarrainZer induced the Pope to pro-
cure for Santa Anna the good will and material
aid of the church and that one of the conditions
| of the bargain was the restoration of the Jesults
the hand, and the raising of $25O,000 on the
other. The circumstances seem to corroborate
this statement. If it is true, the facts signif-
cant, showing, they do, that Santa Anna is TO
| be supported by the church-a powerful element
in Mexican society
The Reported Bank Defalcations In New
York.--The New York Express of Monday even
ing says
The morning paper that gave currency to the
report of extensive defalcations in the Bank OF the
State of New York, and limited that other banks
were in the same condition, has named the
amounts in this bank, and has specified the other
banks alluded TO, as follows
Bank of the State of New York. ...... 100000
Bank of State of New York, bills stolen
from counter. 37,Sl0
Bank OF Commerce .................... Su,UoU
Merchants Bank. 2OO,UOO
metropolitan Bank~-.... .............. loO,0Oo
American Exchange Bank. ..........,. 10000
Hanover Bank. ..................... $4,000
Total. -$742,SlO
These various losses amount to nearly three
quarters of million of dollars, too large an amount
to be silent about one way or the other. Ii these
banks have been robbed TO this vast extent, the
robbers should be exposed and punished. and IT
the statement is not true, the banks owe il to the
public and TO the character of their officers TO deny
il, or authorize its explicit denial. Such grave
charges cannot be passed over lightly or indifer-
enty-they must be met. or otherwise the credit
of the banks will deservedy suffer.
Since writing the above, we have seen Mr.. Pal
mer, President of the Merchants Bank; Mr.. Ste
vens, President of the Bank of Commerce; Mr..
Mccall, President of the Metropolitan Bank; Mr.
Leavitt, President of the American Exchange
Bank, and Mr.. Johnson, President of the Hanover
Bank. These highly respectable gentlemen, one
and all, deny each for his own bank, all that has
been alleged in relation TO the above defaoations
These gentlemen naturally indignant that such
imputations as to their honesty in concealing such
facts, if they existed, should be published Since
the mismanagement that occurred in the Hanover
bank, about year ago, nothing has happened but
series of prosperous business. The bank at this
moment, we are assured, stands better onits books
is stronger in its finances than it ever was before
and the stock is more valuable an investment
than at any time since its establishment.
With regard to the State bank, what we have
already stated will cover all that need be said
There is no severe loss in that bank.
In relation 10 the meeting of bank officers to-
day, the object is only TO change the hour of settle
ment at the clearing house from half past nine to
ten o'clock, the short mornings at this season
do not enable the clerks and porters of distant
banks to get down town in time. The whole de-
falcation story appears to have been invented to
injure the credit of the city banks, and thereby
affect the stock market, or for some other unwor-
thy purpose.
Charlottesville In Commotion.-We... have
learned that several university students were i'm
prisoned in Charlottesville Jail on the 18th instant.
While present at Wyman's exhibition, they made
rather more noise than was agreeable, when ten
or fifteen policemen rushed in upon them and
conflict ensued, in which both policemen and stu
dents were injured. The policemen finally sue
ceeded in securing two ofthe students and confin-
ing them in Jail. It is stated that one of the po-
licemen held one of the students, while another
struck him, knocking him out of his senses, and a
committee of students were appointed by those
who witnessed the affair." to arouse the students to
avenge themselves. The students needed no
committee for the purpose. Nearly three hundred
assembled and threatened TO tear down the county
jail and some wished to burn the town!
Professor Harrison, after considerable difficulty,
succeeded in appeasng them long enough TO
listen to proposition from him to the effect that
the students should appoint himself with five or
six students as committee to meet the town au-
thorities. On his return, he informed them that
the Jail was guarded by body of l6O rifemen.
AT the mention Of this, their indignation was
aroused anew, and they clamored out, To Char
lottsville-march upon them and their shouts, as
is stated by an eye witness, might have been
heard for a mile.
The committee, however, reasoned them into
desistng from any attempt to rescue their mates
until they were better prepared, and on the morn
ing of the 10Th they met at the rotunda of the
lawn in great numbers. There they resolved, in
stead Of going down in a body, to appoint COM
mittee to see that justice was done their COM
panons yet their feelings are, it is sad not of the
most pacific character, and blood may yet be shed.
We earnestly hope, for the sake of the University,
as well of the students themselves. that the
affair will not come to this and we are assured
that the faculty will every exertion to prevent
such Observation-Disclosures.
Blennerhassett's Slave.-The Jefferson Tex
as) Herald tells the following: Al the Refuge plan
tation of Captain James G. Scott, is an old negro
man, the property of the captain, who formerly
belonged to Blennerhasseti. He was on Blenner-
hassets island at the time the force of militia
sent to arrest him for his connexion with the Burr
conspiracy He remembered distinctly and can
relate many in connexion with the rumaging
and mutilation of his masters elegant mansion
on that occasion, and speaks Indignantly of the
| outrage and insult TO his mistress, who, il will be
remembered, remained there after the flight of her
husband. He describes Aaron Burr as being the
finest gentleman he ever saw, and says "whitc
| women in these days can't come nigh up to what
Mrs. Blennerhassett was When speaking of
Bennerhassst and his family, the old slave is often
moved to shed tears.
The Accident on the Baltimore and Susque-
hanna railroad, which was announced few days
since, turns out TO be not of as serious charac-
ter apprehended, it being estimated that
$500 will the entire loss. One of the loco
motives has been repaired and placed on the road,
and the other will be ready for duty in few days.
The accident is attributed 10 want of care on the
part of the engineer Of the up train, and to the
fact that his watch was two minutes ahead of
time. This was discovered by the conductor
| when too late to avoid the collision He rushed
to the platform and seized the brakes, and was at
this post when the crash came. The engineer, at
the same moment, attempted to reverse the en-