The New York herald., 1864-10-06

w s.uso toe payment q CHECKS for large amsapls 4
paid oas E.- York sxchsass 1Ss % mode -,
least, irregular; but u wss de,msd the most prudes
course under the circumsisoces several OF the bank
York. Boston and ssswbere ana - sunday fortunate
n.es soss they expect 70 be position honda
1 nsxs 70 meet all demsnds them. es sf
some u the backs, in O. und relief soid Al Ii
Ess,efn excnsnse they could dHpose Il per cen
su. the Ar.s. Was soan glatsd each basi
Towards the sss os banking hours there neeusd 10 h
psrta. osssties Il tee den.sds a, shs banks. ana
increased osnnaence vas the leading Insttn
| tpns could be able 10 weather the storm Ths soa
business men sen sssisr and some who became fngst.
eneo IN the early part or the day and checked out
balances resurned ihsm IN The afternoon N ~ =
For this panic, however. she themselves ara IN
nauv os them have sneouragsd speculation os ali suds
10 whskey wool, wheat o. cks goid 20 purchased Al
portion OF their In c,nnos-be conv ertbo az
Dept 20 sacrifice both themselves sud their Gus
predict heavy will ssstained and anssnes &C.
vsse lesson W banging win have been learned
me par.loasrs o. sns failure q the Western Marine
IL u generally attributed 10 heavy advances produces
ana sns SUSPENSION win probably es..! great tss .ud
and 10 the ivs STOCK yards there many sufferers
and the aIair cast gloom over the general business
public. sA :"
u proper state that directors OF the bank arc
considered meu Of integrity and although not
confidently Of tho abity institution pay ts
bilities the directors Me-J. III. woodwortn, Fred
Tutte, George W. Gage George Cook, and W. IL Waite
-sm From The Tribune edilorialI
Decidedly tho local senssti0n of Saturday tho fall
Of the Western and Marine Fire Institution
upon the closing It's doors results were
for time apprehended and were only prevented BY
on the evening previous tho TSei.h ward COMMITTEES
had deposited their draft fund in the bank fac hat
Inc uss Of the rund prop necessity Uut Of co,rss
~nen the committees applied Tor H. WAS not forthoom.
crowd citizens thai ward gathered about the build
Ing, determined upon the most desperate measures
%,a IN. the bank
OF hanging him were made. The rapidly Increasing
On y % sed
police not st hand The Mayor appoalod TO,
but rendered no assistance 10 que the when
fortunately the provost guard made their appearance
aud promptly restored order evident that but TOR
their arrival most serious riot must have occurred aud
which a casses must have deplored In ths heated
state Of the public mind oreell the disastrous
consequences which might have eusucd alone 10 this
bank but to all oner financial institutions and topubhc
and private property in tho city. And in ths view
the arrival Of the soldisn was most opportsne
We must NOT bs understood, however, as defend,
ing the bank ns conduct Was outrageous and
inexcus9bs. It's officers muss have known whom they
day The fund Was made up from the small
OF aborug mon and set apart for sacred purpose IL
should have been the very lass money 70 DO tsmpsred
ful conduct, and the bank officers did we'll 10 promptly
making what repsrston they could BY giving securities
prised at such bold and wful violation OF trust vic.
iaton which viii And no endorsers In any class OF
ciaizsns Il wsi that tho bank disgorged and 10
should DO clearly understood that tho soldiers
placed there. not 70 dofesd In ts but 10
property from destruction 70 compel tho bank to pay
the money, and to the city from the frghtfu
CONSCIOUSNESS which have epsued
.r MEETING or THB CITIZENS.
A largely attended meeting citizens 0s the Twelfth
held the evening Of the related
above when the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Whereas The citizens or the Twelfth ward Of the city OF
Chicago consider shamef ewindled
bounty MI the quota of their ward by the closing Of
Western Fire and Marine Insurance Bank the
scceeding the evening that great portion OF the
moncy deposited; and whereas, they cannot
reasonable the said bankers receiving the
a such late hour showing - they must have done that
the said citizens congregated together peacesby but wth
get her money II possible and proceeded
bank where Mr CassenA dema ded return OF the
and whereas, whilst the said ch ems we're sndes
Douglas with nxed bayone and arrested Of best
Resolved That the and independent citizens Of
Twelfth heartily dsnouuce tho srtion Of the mt
tary IN inssfe.i.e with civil matters In community whsrs
Resoived That the action the captain command
cowardy In the In much he ordered bis
soidery any Of shc unarmed citizens who dared
to stir.
and the taking them 70 a military prison. :,
Resolved That the thanks Of the meeting due to Mr.
Casseman energetic and srccsssfuI action 10 pro-
curing return in full Of all the money had deposited