, 1864-10-03
ALMOST 4 RIOT.
CIoAure OF u B&nk-AuRxy.D .DepssItors-
A Director BeRtcN-StabbinS
An officer,

In isa inception. The circumstances ws1e u fol-
lons:'
ThsWestern Marine and Fire Insurance. Com
psny located in Gsr1ett Block, closed ts dooss On
FaasJ night. aos azalu 10 OPEN them. TIT riz-
csmstanco psssed By without special comment till
tho 1ens reached the Twelfth Ward. Tho cemutt-
tee Of tbas waId had On tho prevtous day depssi-
amounting to Il. 400, being the whole Of uhst had
been collected TO procure subatltutes for thslf
as,,sd men: ;s esoTd :t Twe!i.a waaa e mn .ooa
s t. sse esn NJ rses q
ss asf a IL ps.,ssst ssf ID
now one q the Directors Of tho 9ank. who waa IN
ssds the building VII A. sons 81 .hs oshes onaesss
bis sx,t through 4 back window. Instantly tho
ct !sss rateed that be wss running away w1th The
s ta1 et r. s;P1 a; Ths iso.s ws ee sn a 7.
persons surrounded bin. and lie othcfs PRESSED
'assa %ss e xsi e: :as shs s
assk WIZ SAsp xMsh Va s.is i 81 s. ioaaea.
S 9i;s sp tRs Sas3 bs1oa9iSs e e EelSs s
not speak. Some took hold Of hie eollar oz. one
aide. and others on tho othsr. and bs:veen both
tro. This took place on the Randolph sieet lido
os tho building. and NJ. Tuttlo wss gradually hus.
s e. r. st. eas oNa4 N.s e
sistsnce, and dld thor best 70 resc1e hin. This
Increased The anger Of The .a.sllants and thence.
@oss te9eia s be,iaes Which, sa7srs ia sass
were establ1sbed between lndlytdua1s Of the Two
pstsss Seen ~ Tntss eSt ,S doTnS, ~, hs fnsss
e ai.% % "a hsif 0 doisa @ fsasasi an:saed d'soe sol
a.1a 8R:s soon .s7*s s9s ssesx nsss
command of Captain BIcrR and Col. B. !. Sweet,
he ssmm.ader q the p9st came On he ground
u shost st,le, giTtne The crowd "thfee minutes
stsIs .totned eordo9 round o. bailalag nd
weapons used, tho only blows struck belng with
the hets. MI. Casselmsn, the 0Treas1rr of the
e l. s1sn &c
eec II eonethibe could not BE- dozs for than. They
back quietly to the other corner Of tho sifeot to
tax oSet matte1a I'LL the return o{ their etnbssso-
In about IN bouz Col Heugh and Nj. Cassslnaa
returned with The gratifying iatsliRenes that they
haa u t6sir postssslon seet1itiet tor the payment
.hat co Hoah YOU'D s1u so9 ssy
ties TIL that time. A. this announcement al1 ap-
Fl. a2q sns SSTa Ssss to
son, sAtd TO have bse1 connected with ahank-
'Eg hopse n The c4ty. get into An alserea-
aon Ho1 sae NaPtla 1]GtR fat1ef sefefelJ IN tha
ssned thst se va alsx 6is nails ia % VA bas. s
tied by ths Captain; others accuse him OF drawing
nd handcuaed, bit was aiterwafds se:eased,
Font other person. we1e ai.o a1reated ~ having
tsken part ts The melee; they veee turned orer to
\ a'aa e. is mi|ss: s.:s
Patrick KinleJhan af Cairo, and r. Adler ct liz
as,a r. ws,a. a. Tnes ysfe m s9bssquently released.
I'D besn ess aasea
p 90. septltnt;aeent Tastis esne Il htef
forca at his command. The credit Of quellin9 tis
d.t1tbsnee dee 10 the military, md IL foftan.
f, The sneae .hat ths soaess wete hers
ttadt sfthe police force under ita present Manage
Il dns to the directors Of ths bank 70 say that
amer The essIenmeat. and stste th4t thsy woaid
hsve h. provided for its payment hid they Known oi
Thar can b no doubt but thst for the time,y n.
iuil neaked s1os, - c1ses ot."We vtn have our
were heard to threaten 70 hresf INTO ihe bsnt.
But taefe T. no reason to suppose that any ons
ns tets we ~ q sas
knov ne ~ WITH which shs passions ot ! mot
4 rather singular case Of sd.tiou ttom bsut,
rupecy through The aoaleg Of this bank, came to
light yestsrasy. 4 yell known citizen had m e.
Ill cut except halance OF = few eents,. The 70
aeeount mn on. neither lnereaslnE nor dinatnish
VI * I'm III; .eeoas B. r
ltng the bsl1nee. a. did so, d1swi1S = casc1 4,
- enss II se.np ~. e. .s! Rs
II be bad not cloeed bis acconnt in une, that soar
teen cents wcu'd have ruined him.
Wehavn csu1e to congratulate ourselves On tht
eaastsctorI tesmtnas!oa of thls tEoabte. Tht
bank "a. - rot in1ascd. snd the Mstd ~ got It
a ny saf q sy, as eea
haa been sud about Chicago by the sensatlon OF
Rtn, We are peacrabte people. and take thing
the face Of the earth.
WENTWORTH ARD m,pORMauK
In the conzae Of HE hsrsugne to the crowd I
the Court Bouse. night before last. On tho suh]ec
OF eathirR county urdere, AID Corniaky charge
. that John Wentworth and Cyrus Il. Mccormick
opposing eanditatea for Congress, had done ltt1
OF nothing for the War Fund. We are confden
!! Nr. Wentworth stsuds zsAdy to subscribe In PFC
portion to bis meAnt. Can ~ nauch be said in bs
hall ot Accorntcks As. wentwotth'a psope1t
IL mainly IN the shape Of nnpsodueti7e real easas
| In the vicinity Of Bridgeport, On which he pay
hsavy taxes and receives little or no income Il
might raise ao.ne money to advance on count
rcrip, By mort4aatng hls farm or out lots. and y
have doubt win cheeffaly do 70 If neeessary.
On tho other hand Mccormick IL + nan o< N.
wealth. He ID reported to b worth from three
I'VE mfGlona Han cash income exceeds s., 900 p<
o day, it T. reported Ha made in one upefAtio
last 1sae By the Iise In Iron alx hundred thonsan
dollars. BE has invested IN seai eststa lepecnli
TONS hs1f million p more ID I'll. asy dn1ins Il
J present eeasou.- Ella agents In tho eountrJ Il
Il ssatinnally % the look oni tot opportunities
> 10 fsrmers, No nan in Illino.s possesses 10 m9e
4 ready means a the CappH&ead candidate, and n
d man Of means has done 90 little for the aoldle,
a pt cunia1J ability to advance to tha Coanty Il
bali mlllon dol!srs required 70 PSI vo1nnteess
Z | II his lore Of the Union md the Old Flag vi
(, Glsvonoldlng as1.socraey, he would step forws1
md draw hi. check for The money and sxyd holdc
j. | ri fhn af,fn from beng robbed bv ah4rta ~