Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-13

FALSE STATEMENT CoRRECTED.-It was stated in
the letter Of Greensboro On. CO. correspondent
early last week. that it had been ascertaned by let
ter from Elizabeth City. that about $4,000 Of the
money belonging to the Farmers Bank of that place.
had recently been found concealed in safe owned
by Mr. w. W. Griffin former Cashier of said Bank.
The american Sentinel, published at Elizabeth
City, in it's issue Of Saturday last says is author
lied by the officers of the Farmers Bank to say that
the report is base SANDER.
The Sentinel has doubt that the whole thing
originated in this way:
Some two weeks ago or more, Mr.. Griffin came to
town, and in the presence of the Cashier Of the
Bank opened private safe in the Bank, where he
used 10 keep his valuable papers, &C., and found
therein several p,ckets Of vouchers certificates #
deposit, and finally package Of Bunk Bunk Bills,
to the amour: of $4,000. How the package OF
vouchers, certificates or blank bills got there Mr..
Griffin does not know. The finding Of the 100000
in blanks gave rise TO the above extract No doubt
the branch of the Farmers Bank Greensboro was
appraised Of this discovery aud the report soon found
its way to The correspondent of the Erpress and he
by one dash of the pen, turned S6OOOO of bhtnks
into $50 900 good money, and branded Mr.. Griffin
with rasrality." Everybo knows that the blanks
found could not have been of any benefit to Mr..
Griffin, for they were not signed by either of the
Presidents that the bank has had.
The finding ont of the $50 600 in blanks, makes
the minds Of the officers Of the Bank at ease,
for they have been bothered more than little to
account numUer Oh OlilS stricken OF from the
plates, and the number issued by the Bank. This
$4,000 worth, understand, fills up the quantity
all told within few dollars, and the stockholders
will have the satisfaction Of know ing that the Bank
is at least $50 900 better off than they expected
it was thought that the bills had been signed and
issued and their entry forgotten to be made in the
b ,oks Of the Bank
We cheerfay give place to the above explana-
ton, and request that such papers may have cop
led the extract from our Greensboro letter, will in
just to Mr. Griffin. give the above its substance
ap!ace in their columns. We have written to our
Greensboro correspondent in relation to the NATTER
We have doubt he has been imposed upon by
some correspondent in Elizabeth City. He has fur
nished letters frequently former occasions and
his information has always proved reliable. We
think due to ourselves state however that the
letter containing the charge against Mr. Griffin, was
inserted during absence from The City. A
charge seriously affecting the reputation of gen.
t'ernan, would not have found its way into COL
umns, had We been present. We should certainly
have been guarded in this particular case. because
receive the Eizab-th City papers regularly, and
had seen mention of any such discovery that
related by our Greensboro correspondent Wehave
never wiilfuly misrepresented any man that are
aware OF. and if we know ourselves, We never in
tend to.-Pete, sburg Elpress. 81