Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-11-26
Business Items,

at full length
The principal persons engaged in the rascality.
were MIR. Roswell G. Peck OF Hartford, and an ac-
compiicc By the ne me Of Morrison They pulled the
wires and furnished tile Capital so far as any was
furnished except small fraction that was sulscr
ed fol- and paid in by dupes in yoluntown-amous
whom We're Mr.. Lintley, the President. and Potter
the Cashier. both respectable citizens of that town.
who were used as de"oy ducks to draw i, others.
me Norwich Courier says iindey subscribed fer
@io,cOo OF the stock in lis own name. and for
twice that amount in the names of suntrv mem
hcrs or his family, while Potter coatcnel himself
WI So 0-the money bling furnish ell by Peck
and Morrison
As Soon as the preliminary forms of organizing
the Bank had been gone through with Peck saws
;hc Courier puts the money he had paid in. back
into one OF his pockets giving Il receipt for the same
then stuiIs his pockets with the nice new Granite
Bank bills duly signed 10y President L.ndev. and
Cashier Potter. AMI forthwith makes straight wake
fer that paradise OF swindiers. and purgatory Of
honest men-"ail street The next day after his
arrival . Granite Bank bills We're tlutteling thick
autumnal leaves. in sGn9ry Of the New York
markets their endorsement 10y the Suffolk having
been already secured by deposit Of the requisite
amount in that institution.
At this stage OF their operations Mr. Moves one
of the Bank Commissioners, made his appearance
Unexpectedly at the doors Ct the g Bank - But
instead Of Bank Parlur. he found himself in
Bank kitchen in the rear basement ui President
of the - Institution while Mr.. Pccks receipt
and the ctaer cash funds safely locked up in
struag-carpet bag W stairs
Oh the presentation If these facts, the Court at
once issued an i'll junction as above stated. Mcssis
Peck and Morrison were committed to Jail for want
of so 600 bail each
T" what extent tie bills Of the bank have got in
to cir.ulio is not yet known. 1t is reported that
some part of the $50 ,GGo which Peck rc-p'ckettd
h;,. been recovered and if So there may be good
h I,,,ttI r.,l.. ii,ai ,1i
The Bank Commissioners have caused the arrest
Of Roswell Peck and Mr. Miller. who were en-
gagged in getting up the Granite Bank at Volun-
town. On IL charge OF fraud.
The Boston correspondent Of the New York Tribune
SAYS under date of November 2Gth:
The city is filled with rumurs to-day relative to
certain rncv transactions of Samuel Law Of
the firm e Lawrence Stone & Co.. which yled,
variulslr et;ic;.tions breaches Of trust and
ilr. Lawrence is the head of the above named firm
and also the Treasurer Of the Bay State and PcMbcr
ton Mills at Lawrence, and the MladieScX Mills at
Lowell. The most authentic account Of the affair
that able to obtain is that the firm OF Law
renee Stone Co.. before the financial pressure
mcnccd. borrowed money from various sources to
carry Oh their hrSncsS giving their notes de
manl. When the pinch cs.ine Mr.. Lawrence used
the notes aEd ;cCtl tanccs of the mills for which he
! WAS agent to laE the money thus borrowed. The
amount of this to lie that the Stockholders t
tie mills have. y the act of their Treasurer, been
made TO pay thu. debts ,t the fra o! which he WAS
tie lead, but with Which! they had nothing to DO,
The money thus - misdirccted amounts to some
$3.50 $40. Mr.. l. is the Youngest and ony'surviv-
ing brothcl Of Amos and Abbott La"rcn e, and
sides at Antoyer Mass where he is a p;.gishoncI
Of Dr. Fuller, late of this village.
Hon Philip Allen. of Providence has determined
to supply fuel gratis to Tie el whom he has been
obliged TO discharge III his p!int-wnlk The G. al
with which his wards filled he proposes t. di,i &c
aruns. them in addition to which lie which lie
vii! give them house rent free trum CHI lrgc. HIS
is good example-w"fthy of being initiated. Ii
some OF our monied men who have an abundance
and to spare and there are great many Of this
class III this co;nlnGnity-wrud only do likewise
they would alleviate much suffering and real WANT
i'll midst
The hard times" it is said have had depress-
ing effect in the matrimnnia business. III Oco Ell,
the number Of marriages in Boston, 1ifty-siX
less than in the same month last year-ald during,
the ten months of 1851 the decrease is between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred This is shock
ing-and who can estimate the amount OF suffering
that has been thus experienced!
! The Hampdcn Mills. in Holyoke, Mass have de-
telmincd to resume full work in a few days. Other
mills in that quarter it is said will follow THEN
example
The Bank Of LItchfieId County, New Milford
has Withdrawn its place Of redemption from the
Suffolk Bank. Boston. and its bls are now re.
deemed by Me>srS. Carpenter e. FermIye, Al
Wall street, New York. at one per cent. discount
The Qnin, ipi &c Bank of New Haven has de.
carcd dividend of 3 ID per cent
The following are among the latest counter.
fel,- on banks in This State: Merchants Bank
Noru icn-5's. wig. cars, female. scroll. &C. some
have ship the right. Central Bank Middle
town-5's, wig. ship under sail, Harrison on lett
and female on right Hartford Banh-5'>, Wig.
two noa"g females eagles AID shield on right Il
them Tia icr's Bank Beiel-:'s and los alter.
ed Wig females making hats
Tue Hard TINES AND THE 'IoRsE MARKET-
The hard times have very senslby affected the
hors, .mark-t; and those who few months since
Dough, speculation find themselves unable to
sell without u ruinouS discount, from original cost,
if at all {; while 10 keep them is no less ruInou>
than to sell. Al the seml-weekly horse auction
held N Crosby street 'st week, horses which in
ordinary times would be held at $ 100 or Sl50
each, were struck down at $50 or $50; and one
animal, capable much service on farm or he
fore dray, was struck off at s3.-N Y Ere Post
CoRN AND H. From carefully conducted
experiments by different persons. it has been
cert"i"rd that one hu~hr OF corn will make lit
tie over 10 pounds of pork. gross Takitg Tie
result basis, The following deductions are
made hch all ear farmers wnu d d" well 10 Law
by for IA cunvrirnt Te.rencr-1hhl:
W her c"rh costs II l2 cents per buShel. pork
costs Ii cents per pound
W hen corn costs : tnt> per husiiel. pork COSTS
= cents per pound
WI Gil corn costs 25 cents per hus!!el, pork costs
) CENTS per pound
When corn costs 50 cents per bushel. pork costs
| cents per pHu"d.
Nhtn corn COSTS so cents per buSheI, pork costs
) cents per pound
The following statement shows what the farmer
realizes on corn, when sold in the form Of pork !:
Nh'n pork sells for cents per pound i; brings
25 cents per huslei IN con.
When pork sells for cents pound, it brings
80 cents per bu>he in corn.
When pork sells for 5 cents per pound, it brings
40 cents per bushel in corn.