The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-05-03

IL 0A0410v 00004ys Apf1k H. 1907.
On the 22d day Of March. q hsii.nass SIM
the morning, an ear,housks which sooot !,
mountain range Of the ChimboFaso for the spa
OF tour minuses, destroyed aluoos entirely d
; CITY Of Quito, and killed from 1900 TO SO,
: persona The churches, monasierics, conyeu
} ana State edi6ces are almost I'll rent to fra
ments. The Convent 81 San Augustiu, the +,
oernacle de 10 Capilla, the Temple Of the Sc
rario, the Cathedral, the Convent Of Santa Cat
lima, the Palacio del Obispo, the Chapel Of |
xerced, the Chapels Of the Cathedral, Of Il
Compania, oftte Hospital, Of CARMEN vaio, Il
cloisters Of the Convent of Santa Domingo.
part OF the Convictorio Of San Fernando, are !
partially or wholly in ruins Also, the convent
OF San Diego, Santa Clara and Santa Barbara
Inefe 70 scarcely house in the city that is n,
NJ That portion Of the Palace occupied BY tn
Alnister OF the Interior, great part of the Co
,ege o! san LUIS, and the splendid mansion q
h..a noo)a, nave also fallen. All the princips
buildings Of the neighboring towns of San An
tonic, Cotocolla, Machacha, Chillogallo an
Aagdaiena have been destroyed. The loss q
property is estimated ct three millions of dol
lars; and from the poverty Of the people it vii
oe impossible to repair and rebuild any gres
number OF the better class Of edifices DESTROYED
Ane shocks were felt simultaneously in Tacun
ga, Amoato and Alausi, and in Tinpulo tn
earth opened in various places. The earth
quake was also felt At Quay aquil, but did a,
damage there. =
The temples Of San Francisco, del Saerari,
ana santa Clara were of beautiful architecture
the temples and converts OF Santo Domingo. |,
Merced and San Augustin, all had fine ston,
,acades and towers; the temples Of Santa Cata
INA and Conception, and the Hospital, also hat
stone facades.
Quito is said to contain about 5000 inhabit-
anus ~ Quilt on an extensive plain, against
the mountains Of Panecillo and Pinchnchs. and
Is ABOUT 5000 feet above the level of the sea-
Aost OF the houses are two stories. some three
and part one story. Many are bull, Of burn,
orick, with handsome facades, but the greatest
portion are unburned brick or adobe.
Great Bank Defalcation.
F.ttythres thousand Dollars Abssracted from the
southern Bank by the Teller, Mr.. Atheyton-
ne Contesses the Crime and tells hou the En-.
oezzfemens Was carried on-His arrest, dc.
-, From the st. Louis Democrat, April 27th.l
Anis community was greatly surprised. on
yesterday, to hear that the cash account of Geo.
y. Atnerton, Teller Of the Southern Bank of
this city. was short to the amount OF several
dollars. Mr.. Anterior was for msnv
Years clerk in the old State bank, has been =
Teller in the Southern ever since its orpaniza-
Iion, ana has been generally known to this com
nunity as man OF strict integrity. Since his
arrest ne acknowledges that be has been appro-
,riating to himself portion of the deposits of
ne oahk Tor some time past, until the amount
y MS distractions has reached the sum of S5S..
In a full confession Of the whole matter he
las tod what he has done with the money!
lie says he had loaned it, or the greater par. of
I, S47,O 900, to Raynor & Co, Of thi. citv. of
'hlch irm his brother -in-law is a member.
we understand the bank has taken extra Sc
ur'ties, which, together with the bonds. will
'e amply sufficient, it is thought, to cover all
osses.
The manner of this def.lcation and the mode
y conceaiment adopted are new and ingenious.
ar. Anterior, when be desired to abstract
money, would put both the deposit ticket and
money in his private drawer, SO that, the de-
os't ticket, not being on file, the book keet er |
! course could not enter on the ledger thai |
mount.
Ihese discrepancies between the depositors
aux book and the individual ledger could not |
e found out, until the bank book was sent To he |
aianced; when Mr.. A. always on the look
ut TOR those pass books, would make out a
eposit ticket for the amount he had retained
n that account, and put it on the file to he |
redited.
But in doing this he would put in his drawer
lie deposit ticket of some other depositor of
TAT day. In this way he took moneys and
seq them, which he never allowed to be credit.
TO the parties until there was a necessity for
10 save exposure. We are glad to know that
le amount is no larger and that the bank is
ell secured.
This affair had not affected, nor will it affect
re standing Of the Bank, which is deseryedIv
popular institution, and is managed by men
the first business qualification.
At about 10 o'clock Monday night, the presi.
mt, cashier and several OF the directors of
G oank, called at the Police Office and desired
n securing the person of one of their tellers.
hose name they declined to give, but whom
ey accused OF having embezzIed the banks
aus 10 large extent-to what amount they
70 declined stating. They We're apprehensive
1t the guilty man was about leaving the city.
indeed, he had not already escaped. Can't.
ally, OF the Night Guard, at once despatched
rgeant Moore, Officer O'Leary and the private
tchmen OF the Southern Bank, to the
'idenee designated as that Of the teller. on .
adle, between, Fifteenth and Sixteenth sts,-
e private Waterman was sent to identify the
rSon to be arrested-whie a policeman was :
ced on patrol at the bank, which is on Pine, {
lr Main street.
s found wrapped in silence and darkness
with the doors fastened An application
admission occasioned evident alarm, as the !.
'dows above opened and closed, and no :
er immediate response was given. A noise
heard as OF some person attempting to leave
premises, and Sergeant Moore entered the :.
q, where he found "A person whom he knew \
10 De the accused, but who is his brother-in. :,
:. The door was at length opened, and Geo. y
Atherton was pointed out as the victim of :.
folly and crime. He sat writing at a table.
officers thought they perceived evidences of
reparaton on his part to leave. Their un- d,
come entrance had also to be endured by u
. Anterior, who sank powerless into her
lr, beneath the crushing infection. He was
dueted to the Police Office, where be gave a
name, aud made an apparently unreserved
nowledgment Of his guilt.
yesterday he waived the preliminary examin- n
N before the committing magistrate, and u
placed in Jail, to come forth and plead al
~ at the bar Of the Criminal Court. Ii
lere are wofully, weighty and unspeakably
'lhcant facts. They should preach loudly v
very one-to the highest and securest-of a
insidious and inevitably crushing nature of tu
lie.
he event recalls the mysterious fire at the VI
souri, State Bank on Main Street, above a year !"
Anterior was then engaged there, and
left writing at late hour in the office. The NJ
in OF the fire was never satisfactorily ex- IN
ned; nor do we know that serious suspicion al
ched to A;herton on that occasion.
RIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN MENAGERIE.-A
ular accident occurred April -, at Holy
where a travelling menagerie was exhibit
A sudden AID violent gust of wind over 10
ed four OF the caravans, killing four per- M
and wounding upwards OF twelve others VII
caravans, eleven in number, formed the tel
sides of . quadrangle, being covered over ll'
anvass, supported on poles running down no
center and fastened to the outsldes of the
Towards the evening the weather be-