Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-25
SGlritual Ranking.

The Bank of Paine & Co., of Chicago Ill.,, which
rofessed to be conducted upon = Christ an prnci
Ss' it appears was closed by the officers of the
aE The managers. it is said, affected to have
nuDications in regard to its management from the
Tiis of the departed. and commission of lunacy
avng been issued in the of its president Mr..
Eddy. the Mediums took the matter in charge,
md avowed that the Spirits counselcd rcsis-
mCe unto death, and for that purpose arms
we're provided, which resulted in arrests-the hold
ing Me-srs. Arnold, Pilgrim. Drysdell, and Mrs.
8Hrck to bail, and the Judgment of seth Paine in
ILL.,
The bank was mainly managed through the die
hiOn of Mrs. 1errick, a medium, with whom MIR.
Rne or Mr.. Eddy was in The habit of retiring to a
lack room several times day, and protesting to
bid conversation with the spirits of Gen Washing
Ion, Gen Jackson and others. who directed how the
lhr, of the bank should be carried on. Mrs. II.
Times stood behind the counter and pointed out,
spirit influence, who should have their notes re-
eemed and who not Mr.. Eddy was completely
nder their control Most of the persons arrested
are mediums 1t came out, in the examination, that
Paine had little or no capital in the bank-that all
The stock, amounted to some $4,000 or $4,000, de-
pGcd by Ira B. Eddy and about So, 900 by other
rNns Mr.. Eddy disclaimed being partner in
lie bank and said he had only deposited money
there the same as any other person The bank be-
aged to = Seth Paine, Brothers s Co.. and appears
bhve been a spirit swindling shop in good earnest.
ISDIaNA FREE BANKs.-A committee of the Senate
INDIANA, to which the subject of free banks re-
bred, have reported bill which limits the Sta'e
trks TO be received TO the stocks to he received to
RstoCk crea ed by the States of Indiana, Ohio,
Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee and
lHtuGky, such Of them as continue 10 pay inter
Gemi- annually or oftener The banker, TO obtain
7nlaton, transfers the stock TO the State Auditor,
I'd can only receive 500 of circulating notes for
EprV Of tr1n ST iS
Haiug the banks to loan and circulate their notes
Ehn the State of Indiana. Banks already establish
aae required 10 comply with the new law in sixty
days Or forfeit their charters.
The Secretary of State Of Indiana has now before
BIN applications for 81 new banks, with aggregate
aPtaI Of $I2 900 900. 1t is proposed to establish
hLafayette, 6 in Indianapolis, and in Terre Haue.
IN The good Old God-rearlng days of the ruri ans,
Fners were treated with something like tie respect
Rhch their due, as is evidenced by the following
dtah from the ancient records of the Commonwealth:
Nephsn Day. being the first that sci up printing, is
RATED 300 acres of land where il may be convenient
'ahOut prejudice 10 any town."
Webeieve the following States now elect Judges
direct popular vote:
SseT York, Mississippi, Michigan,
5sansylyania Missouri, Illinois,
@yand, Ohio Wisconsin,
Virginia, Indiana. California-12
,afy So The plan, however. dons not seem TO work
Wy we'll IN some of The States.
II The papers announce the death of Gen. William
oOS S hcNe, at Brooklyn. He was native of N,
%Olna, graduate at West Point, and one of the
-'' distinguished civil engineers in the u. States
physicians in India raise bIis'ers with red-hot iron,
a'sss them with cayenne pepper. If such treat
s Sa aohl make man smart" we don't know any
mat will. One of the favorite cathar,cs is made
Iu@ oI powder--twelve are given Tor dose
%na'e alter they are down a coal OF fire is admin
A. el, when movement in the PARTICLES takes place,
s'leF cradlcatcs the disease or the lnvaIl1-com-
~ay the latter
~, anonpsons Reporter. at New York. says CT land
-end warrants have risen so rapidly, and have now
s1 su so high price that we hardly think there l:
il Pobabhlty of further advance. There Is, be
IN. possibility that Congress may yet do some
d with the public lands that will affect the p!lc'
0ad warrants:
Asa, v,... BUYING Selling elm
Qae, '"htS StoA
acre Warrants ......... 43b Az
SSLLANT.-The NJ Y. Herald terms the wo
eio ."c heid grand Bloomer stampede meeting
IAN n lntemperance in that city, at metropolitan
h osi;alesaay evening, 80 strong rinded women y
Rpa Dur OF that paper may reasonably expect
'"efnal machine or something OF The SORT
Es ~. sne London correspondent of Scotch pape
eee ~ " E interesting information respecting two o
III bi 'He most noted members of Parliament
saad n"e'' IN his plush waisicoat, has anxious
eabs P.PP'aIrance, aid Lord John has not improves
sdso highland pastures Macaulay's bilious lool
lost !, to i paler, and his puaehy firm set hgur
s0Ogb,nm. Ieast stone or two in weight. Lort
ea eva Is looking remarkably well. He is runnn,
ase. and wv where. as active as he was thirty year,
Obervuse appears to he constantly brimfnl of joke