Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11


aires, furnisl their houses with more
elegance than that Of Lance mistress. The
bidding was quite active. yet most OF the
articles we're sold very low. Taking the lot
together, it cannot be said to have brought
over fifty Per cent. Of the original cost
Hundreds. as they passed on about their
regular duties. amongst whom ! saw
officers Of nunber Of Banks. from Wall
street and Bradwsy. doubtless return
ed to their institutions wondering how
much of the funds Of their Banks are daily |
being drawn out for the same purpose
The young fnancier in this ease, INDUCED
largely in fancy articles-in THE line. there
was an endless variety. which would take
. column to enumerate. Certainly Miss
Meserole had q reason to be proud Of the
evidence Of attachment Of her paramour. II
the " Parian groups" "China vases" "n usic
boxes" silver Boquet' Holders" Paintings"
DC. &C.. are any evidence Of the regard that
be held for her.
This is rot. however. the FIRST time that
this woman has figured before the public in
about the same light. Lane took her at
least second handed, if not third. Mr..
Meserole. the young woman's mother come
out in card Immediately after the arrest
of Lane aud the searching Of her house by
the officers. stating that she vas going TO
take legal measures to disprove the accuse
ton against her family, but there the mat
| ter has ended have made extensive en-
quiries as to the identity of the lady. and
have received satisfactory evidence, that
this Miss Meserole is the same person that
the famous Huntington, the forger. lavished
his i'll Cotton gains upon. From what Bank
her ladyship will select her next victim.
time alone can tell She is exceedingly
good looking, about the medium size, bright
black and echer GUS eyes. fair complexion
ard exceedingly aristocratic in her manners
aud Is in fact, one Of those pleasant COG uet-
ish beauties that attracts the attention of
everybody wherever she lie.
1t will not be long before she will have
another fast young man. but the world will
not probably know anything about it. until
they are told of a bank defalcation, extern
sive forgery, or something of that kind.
Defalcations snd::robbing employers must,
from the very nature of things. become
more and mere frequent. Hundreds Of cases
transpire 10 this city which are never known
beyond the walls of the establishment where
the money is fals'y taken, until change in
the qualification of those employed takes
place. The financial circles will be occa..
sionally startled by developments of the
character Of laws. Go into the banks in
this city, obtain list of the names Of the
clerks, and you will find that a majority
haye obtained their situations because they
belong to rich family, or have wealthy
relatives that have money to deposit in
banks The idea of employing bank clerk
who is poor and no rich friends to influence
deposits, or with no other recommend but
honesty. industry and capability. never en-.
tiers the head Of cur bank officera It is
essentially necessary that he must belong
to high family, put on all the airs of the day,
play good game Of billiards, or In other
words. keep up greater style than most
OF the officers can themselves. In fact. a
situation in a mOnied institution in New
York, is obtained in about the same wav as
promotion in the FnG';-h a-~p-;t =
bought. not earned by real merit. 1t is a
notorious fact that hundreds Of the bank
clerks have no other recommend but rich
relations, fast habits and srutting impudence
in the latter they usually excel the woret
coxcomb in Broadway. A person would
have thought to have met Lane, either with
his fast horses or in any of his walks, that
he owned the city Of New York. 1t is one
of the nine days wonders if one of these de
faulters ever get punished further than a
short confinement until they can have trial
when by some hook or crook. such as
lawyers and those who have "hole in the
corner" interview, know ali about they are
suddenly cleared, and the fast youth with
pocket full Of letters of introduction, starts
for the South, Cuba. San Francisco, Fee ice
Islands or some other distant point, where
Notwithstanding his heavy defalcations, his
letters put him into tn first circles, instead
of the work stock where he properly be.
longs.
The finale examination OF Lane took
place yesterday at the conclusion of which
his counsel moved upon technical grounds q
dismissal of the case. The Judge asked q
few days to consider the case, which every.
body acquainted with the mode of dealing
out justice in New York, understands tina,
it means acquitted. We need very much
the justice dealt out in st. Louis, in New
York a short time
Did one Of our prominent daily papers
select their employees upon the same basi.
OF qualification as that acted upon by the
banks, We should have nothing but old fogy
sleepy, drownisb. soporiferous sheets. in
stead OF the wide awake aud cnterprisinQ
journals that not only lead of, but give.
impetus to all that makes New York wha,
she Is to-day. 1t is well for US, as a nation
that we are judged by foreign nations, more
from the enterprise Of our press than the
superanuated notions of our monied inst,tn.
tions.
Our publishers are bestirring themselve.
to an unusual rate this fall. Ever since the
J crisis Of 1857 the number of books issued
from the press has been comparatively
small. The manuscript Of the different au.
thors has been accommodating all Of this time
and we are to have this winter books in
plenty. Derby 4 jackson will furnish the