Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-30
.sJEETARy PANIC-BANK sUSPBNsT0KS.

AUGUSTA, September 26, 1857.
6.';c excitement in Philadelphia continues.
;:i.ml OF Pennsylvania is paying no specie.
10 Mechanics Bank is redecmng its tens,
a,: 80 Girard Bankits fiyes, but refused checks.
..:.,st Of the others are taking checks.
f:,;, Savings Institutions require two weeks
NJ: .re before paying checks.
4 meeting of the Presidents Of the Banks in
R;.i;more resolved on a total suspension of all
specie payments.
The news of the Philadelphia suspension on
reaching Baltimore caused additional excitement
among the Banks there.
The radesmen's Bank pays everything; SO
also does the North American.
The Penn, Township and Consolidation Banks
have totally suspended.
They all pay certified checks except the Girard.
Some receive no deposits.
The following Banks are paying tives: Com
mcrcial, Philadelphia, and Manufacturer aud
the Merchants Farmers and Mechanics pay
specie for tens. Also, the Northern Liberties
and Western pay specie for vca i'll cases of
necessity.
The Bank of the Metropolis at Washington is
lirm and pays all demands. The Patriotic and
Washington Banks pay only ivcs and small
checks, but there is cycry confidence in their
ability and integrity.
BALTIMORE Sept e6, 1857.
Money Was lower .nn the streets to-day ar:l
railroad shares had advanced. The Savings
Banks are Iirm; ; but all others totally suspended
at ten o'clock this forenoon. The merchants
appear satisfied.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 26 1871.
The banks Of Pittsburc harrisburg, Reading
and Lancaster have suspended payment.
New YORK, September %.
\ circular issued by the Banks to-day, SAYS
that all collections maturing oit Of the city, will
be either recalled or be subject to drafts on
Banks payable in funds, current at point Of pay
nlcnr.
All Tic Banks are strong, no signs Of suspen.
sion.
BosroS, Sept. 2G, ls57.
There was great excitement here to-day in
consequence OF the ;n!vices from Philadelpllia
but Tic banks having made large additions to
their specie remain iirnl. MI the New Eng
land banks arc able to stand the pressure.
BnSroy, September &c.
Mi: Loycjoy, an extensive cIother i'll this city
failed to-day.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.
Ameeting of the Presidents Of Ill the Banks
took place this morning, AMI they resolved upon
q total suspension Of specie payments.
DUuErrU1 RUM0Rs.-The Houston (Tcyas)
Yslepuph, of the lth inst, saws that there is q
painful ru:nor there, brought from Montgomery,
and which there was credited, to the effect that
in DISPUTE few days sincc in lsnsk, Cherokee
: county. l.. b. Evans. late member of Congress,
..:: ard killed l.. r. Wigfal, Senator in The
=; 4.a,urr from Harrison county; l.. ID. School
! -. ::u. oI Huntsville. then killed Evans;
:. ,c- .lail. ::ainc not given, then killed Schoul
! -; sn ;:c last was killed by still another,
-, -, :cE- -:nirnl deaths in the melee. The
~e.:-r. sa.s lie Yrir4:"pi is hard to hriievr,
w.: IL: endorsing ii. we tell it us it was
"a ~ ils.
,ia same rlnlor lias been published in IN Ar
:.arsas raNer. bit; neither that nor the Houston
J,jrlpal!. prhSfi"s il UPON reliable authority.
Il aas ;pn Scmbi;,ncc of those wonderful strange
rnmnrs. which sometimes fl; through the com.
trv without any Ole to acknowledge who set it
off.
Another unvnurhcl rumnr comes from the st.
Josrph's .ion,ani Of the 10Th. which states that
report reached Iiat city on tho 9ih that Gen
cral Jim Lane, Of Kansas, had hrrn shot and
killed in fight 1T lawrrlcr, u icw ,laY5 before.
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Rsp0ETrn SafErY or CArTA,% llERSpoN AND
OrlIERS.-A trlcgmphic despatch from Savan-
nah WAS received liz Washington on Saturday,
and announced from the prl pit l,y the Rev. Mr..
Cumnns, stating that it is highly probable that
Capt. llcrndnn and nGnhcr ut others had
been picked up by u vessel aa,nr unknown. The
passengers by thu: Marine think that there arc
some hopes Of Captain llcrn'!nMs safety, ;ss
several vessels lights were seen at Il distance
nm thr fatal nirht and he was seen STRUGGLING