Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-03
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Bank of Pennsylvania and Glrard Bank
| The President Of the Bank of PENIS sy!vani
SAYS the suspension is caused by the actiol
against it, and its losses by the recent fail
ures of dry goods men. He says also that i
will be only temporary, and that the capita
is untouched. The Commercial and othc1
banks were taking the same course, promis
ing to resume next day. We learn that tn,
Banks of Boston, On Saturday, adopted the
same plan to save themselves from impcnd.
ing failure.
The following are additional names
known to be lost by the Central America
Capt Dyer, Mr.. jerome, Engineer, from
Panema; L. r. Dclano, Boston. 1t is re-
ported that negotiations are going on between
the Boston Sub Marine Armor Company and
the Underwriters of the Central America, to
raise her hull, which is supposed to be in
twenty. eight fathoms Of water.
Col. Dell. collector of customs at Jack
sonville, Florida, died suddenly on Sunday,
| Goth, of disease Of the heart. 1t is reported
malignant disease is prevailing in Jackson
Vile.
"A railroad convention Of representatives
of the railroads west of the Suspension
| Bridge, Buffalo, and the Ohio River, met at
Columbus, o., on the 2ith, to consider the
agreement of the tour western main lines to
reduce speed, increase fare, and dispense
with western railroad ticket agencies in New
York, and to dispense with runners, solicit
ors, and the placard system generally. The
action of the Convention had not transpired
ut last accountsa
A dispatch from Washington dated the
23d inst. says Col. Benton has so far rccov-
cred as to be able to sit up.
The New York State Republican Con-
vention was held a! Syracuse on the 9th
The following gentlemen were nominated for
the respective State offices: Frr Judge of
the Court Of Appeals limo by Jenkins, of
Oneida for Comptroller--Robert Dcniston,
of Orange; for Secretary Of State-A. NJ.
Clapp, of Buffalo For Treasurer-John B.
IIogeboom, of Columbia Canal Commits
sioner S. Thurston, of Chemung; At
torney General-Wm. Curtis Noyes, of New
York State Engineer and veyor-Georgc
Ceddes, of Onondagua; State Prison Inspcc
tor-Thomas kirkpatrick, Of Albany.
A New York dispatch of the 9th an
nounccs the following additional failures,
5us; .cnsions, &C.: p & D Barnes, Troy,
y. Y, failed; " Swift & Co Utica, as
signed to G c Tailman; B b johnson. Pal
myra, n. Y, failed and assigned; Samuel
5. Iloley, of New York, suspended; Ty.cr Il
Wilder, Rochester, failed; \ nerncl, Her.
kimcr, assigned; E b Angel, Oswcgo, as
signed; W.T. Haskns, Hors~heads, n. Y,
failed liabilities about $50 900 + Grant,
Newark, n. Y, assigned; II W Chadwick,
Jordan, n. Y, assigned Corwin & Tomp-
kins, assigned; Eli Merriman, Ladden, n.
Y, assigned; W. p. Swift & Co Chicago;
Delaware and Lackawana and Western Rail-
road; S II Benedict e. Co., paper dealers;
Fassett Il Co., Philadelphia, an extensive
concern; Long & Co., silk dealers; Smith,
Murphy & Co, Philadelphia.
FoREIGN. BY the arrival of the Canada at
Halifax, on the 22d, we have later news
from Europe. Engl4nl. THE Gazette Gti-
cialy announces the election Of Macaulay to
the title Of Baron Macaulay. Capt. Rogers
onpIo,,pnI TO Il e., ,,,r,l,r;prr
a seaman by reason of his cruelty to him on
board his ship, was hung at Liverpool at
at noon on Saturday. There was nothing
later from India. It's authoritatively stated
that when all the reinforcements now on the
way and under orders reach their destinations
the total force OF Europeans in India will be
$1,000 men.
dispatches from New York, Philadel
phia, Boston, and other eastern cities, dated
Goth, represent great excitement in regard
to Bank matters. The Pennsy lvania and
Girard Banks Of Philadelphia have re opened,
and the latter is paying specie for :so's and
certified checks. The banks of New York
and Boston are represented as strong. The
Pitt$burg, Harrisburg, Lancaster and Read
ing hanks have suspended.
Gen. Dodge, formerly Senator from Iowa,
but more recently Minister to Spain, has, it
seems, made himself odious to the court of
Madrid as he did to the people of Iowa, and
has been discharged. A Washington dis
patch of the 26th says Southern man has
been appointed ir his stead. Ministers Ma
son and Dallas have also had successors ap-
pointed. Mr. Slidell takes the place of MIR.
Mason in Paris.
A New York dispatch of the 26th says !:
.sIt is believed our banks have passed the
crisis, and the market closed with more
quiet feeling"
john c. Thayer, Banker, Boston, died
on the 25th.
C RN SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-Mr Studor,
of Austin, Texas, has made sugar, OF very
fine grain and color, from the Chinese sugar
cane, also very superior article of syrup
Mr.. Baker, of Rochester Mills, Illinois. is
trying the experiment with tile new sugar
cane on large scale. He has twenty acres
growing on his farm, and is building large
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