Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-03-27

ton to attack those who were.in charge Of the
premises. One individual, who seemed deter
mined to create disturbance, was arrested and
conveyed 10 the station house
1t was suggested that the small depositors,
who are much distressed, viii unite in petit
ton to the district court, that the twenty-five per
cent. which that firm has offered to pay, be paid
Immediately to its creditors.
Robinson's Savings Bank.
After deal Of skirmishing on the part Of
creditors, the sheriff's officers and constabes,
an entrance was effected yesterday morning
into the banking house of Robinson q Co., the
iron doors of which have ever since Friday
morning resisted all attempts to enter There
was rush for the precedence of course, but
constable Silverthorn managed to make the
first seizure and attach the gold scales, Office
| furniture, &c. There was fierce trial of
strength for few moments between the outs
and ins--the one to force an entrance, the
other to bar the doors and exclude the crowd.
| The inns succeeded and the search commenced.
| Upon opening the vault nothing was dis
covered except specie bag,which on examin-
alton was found to contain three pounds of
-- shot, and an indefinite quantity OF need
les, which severely pricked the party who
grabbed it. Robinson 4 Co. publish card
notifying their creditors to meet them to-day,
when full statement of the affairs of the in
stitution will be made.
Wright's Miners Exchange Bank.
DR.. AS. Wright was arrested Yesterday upon
| warrant issued from the fourth district court,
but was released from custody upon procuring
sufficient bonds. He was arrested at the suit
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him in the sum of two thousand one hundred
and eighty-fye dollars !; and in the affidavit
upon which the warrant of arrest was issued
says that he was informed by divers persons,
and verify believes, that the said defendant
Wright is about to leave the State of Califor-
MIA, with intent to defraud his creditors, on the
steamer which leaves the port of San Francisco
for Nicaragua, on Monday the >26th inst, and
that he will do so unless restrained by the pro-
cess of this court"
1t appears that DR.. Wrights family have been
| greatly annoyed by visits from numerous credi-
tors Of the bank. Yesterday police officer
was stationed at the door leading to the private
apartments Of the buildings, with orders to ad-
NIT no one. He promises to resume in a week
| or so.
The Failures at Sacramento.
| SACRAMENTO, Thursday, II p. m.-The prin.
cipal topic this morning is the caving in Of
Read Il Co., who suspended on Friday last.
They have gone into bankruptcy. they show
an excess OF some $4,000, but, in the opinion
of the concern, it will come out bad. The card
of |. Q>Woods has had the effect on some of
their creditors to sign off, Much feeling exists
in favor of Page, Bacon a Co., and their friends
here are offering TO cash their certificates at
923 cents. Quite shout was sent up on the
| announcement this morning, of the resump-
ton of Wells, Fargo q Co., of our city. The
house here has paid everything presented, and
their old as we'll as new customers are to-day
depositing with them. Rhoades, Hastings, and
Mills Co. are taking in considerable dust to-
day.
Specie Drawn.
The Alta California thus estimates the
amount of specie drawn from the several bank
ing-houses during the excitement; Page, Ba.
can d Co., 100000; Adams & Co., 5000, 900;
Lucas, Turner Il Co., 100000; Wells, Fargo
Co., $200,000; B. Davidson, 5000, OO0
Drexel, Sather Il Church, 5000 900; Robinson,
$4,000; Wright, $4,000. Total, $2,434,OOO
Latest Accounts.
The San Francisco Journal thus sums up the
state of affairs at the departure of the steamer
Page, Bacon Il Co.-the first that closed
will open again, provided that an arrangement
can be made with creditors for time on certif-
Gates of deposit. The people in general have
considerable confidence in the ultimate solyency
Of the house.
Adams & Co. have declared themselves in
solvent. They probably will ultimately pay a
large dividend, but not cent per cent. Still
Adams Co., from the fact, that its express
business is almost identified with the State,
must, it would seem, in some shape continue
to exist.
Wells, Fargo & Co., have resumed payment.
They are on every hand considered safe.
Dr. Wright's Miners Savings Bank prom
ises fairly. The managers assert that they
will either open this week, or make next week
a statement and proposal to their creditors that
must be satisfactory.
Robinson & Co.'s affairs are in considerable
confusion. We can make no certain statement
in regard to them.
Lucas, Turner & Co., Palmer, Cook & Co.,
B. Davidson, Drexel, Sather 4 Church, Tallant
& Wilde, and Sanders & Brennan, have firmly
stood the "run," and are considered perfectly
safe. Noprivate firms have, to our knowledge,
vet given way under the pressure.
From the Alta Californian, Feb. %.
Gold Shipments.
The amount of treasure going forward to.
morrow will probably not exceed a quarter of a
million. Bars have been in brisk request all
day at one-half per cent, but in consequence
of the almost total stoppage of the influx of
dust, have been scarce. In fact, there are no
purchasers of dust in the interior at present of
any account, such of the bankers and dust buy
ers as have not suspended, being pretty gener-
ally drained of coin, and having no disposition
to lock up such funds as they may have left in
bullion, requiring as it does delay for the
operations Of the Mint.
The money drawn from the banks in this citv
during the past week shows an aggregate Of
over S3,250,O00. This sum may exceed, or it
may not come up to the truth, but it cannot
vary very much from what transcript of the