Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-10-29
Brokers in Trouble.

cduiS ~ That Town 10 QfaW small
amount Of coin from the Bank. The
news got out while the officers were
counting the money, and 4 number Of
citizens soon collected. After the
agent left the bank with the money,
some eggs we're thrown at him. The
people were very much excited, and
it needed but little temptation to
have caused them to. handle the ,fel-
low roughly.
The Louisville Journal says: We
met two messengers on Saturday,
who had been to Paducah to draw
coin from the banks there, but came
away without it. One of them was
from Cincinnati and the other from
this city. On their arrival at Padu-
caii, the object of their visit having
become known, they were waited on
by committee of citizens, who In
formed them that thry could not get
any coin from the banks. The CON-
mittee stated to them that the banks
had been subjected to a constant de-
Ipletion of their coin by Cincinnati as
sorting houses for the last month;
that the citizens, who expected assis-
lance from the banks which could
not be extended to them if this was
permitted, had taken the matter in
hand, and should interpose it. The
messengers, nevertheless, tried to get
into the banks when they opened. =
The Cincinnati man did get in the
door, but the crowd around the coun-
ter was so great that he could not APP
proach it. The Louisville man could
not get within two hundred yards Of
the door.
Here is another incident in point
"A Cincinnati broker made his ap-
fpearance in South Bend, Ind, few
| days since, with carpet sack full Of
bank notes on the Branch Bank OIL
the State located there. The news
lof his coming had reached the town
by telegraph, and when he stepped
/ off the cars he was given by the peo-
pie summary 'snotice to quit or be
4 =
would be treated to a coat of tar and
feathers, and free ride out of town
on a certain article used by farmers
and usually call rail. Mr. Broker
did not stop to "rail" at the Indignant
populace, but left by the next train, I
wiser if not a better man.
And here are a couple more: A
Cincinnati asserting broker visited {
bank in Lafayette, Ind, with 81,
900 Of bills, demanding specie for ths
same. The teller, on the presentation
of the notes, offered, liquidate the bill
aforesaid. one at time, in ten cen
pieces. The fellow wanted gold, an(
offered discount, bat the bank Office
was memorable, so Mr. Broker gath
cred up his notes, and departed il
disgust. AT Laporte, in the same
State, a similar attempt caused ;
mob, as viii be seen by this paragraph
| from the Courier: We learn from I
gentleman who left Michigan City
this morning, that there was a mol
and great excitement in Laport yes
terday, growing out of an attempt BY
some Cincinnati brokers to make &
run on the Branch of the new State
Bank in that city. The bank and
the whole squale in the vicinity was
blocked up by a large crowd of ex.
icited citizens, numbering over one
thousand. The brokers we're notified
TO leave town Immediately. The
President of the bank expressed bis
ability and willingness to pay, but
1 the people would not allow it.
| A good many of the citizens o.
Danviile, Ky, have determined thai
no more coin shall be drawn from the
Branch Bank in that place, BY the
brokers and shavers, who are now In
testing the land. The Bank is doubt.
less able and ready to redeem all its
notes, but the people intend, in self
defence, to put a stop to the opera
tons Of the summers.
This country is almost complete