, 1865-08-18

NEw ToRE. Aug. 17.-Bnt little additional has
been developed concerning the great defalcaltons
rincc yesterday. Young Ketehume rutbe11es IRE
now elumatpd at e, ooo. 900.
NEW ToHK. AuE. 1.-THE Commercial s2ys
Eetchuu, Stn & Co. haFe made IN assign.
ment to HI. P. c. Calhoun. President Of The
Fourth Nkti11sl Bink, t1d MF. Bement, formerly
partner In the 1rm Of Kctchum. Ro4cra T. Be-
EeIt- TIE heuse and furniture Of Edward
Ketchuu hare been selEed By ihe Sheriff.
NEw {onK, Aug. 17.-Tht Commercial ssys the
check book from which ke;ehum tssued his for
eesy kas tee0 found, with three hundred and dftJ
checks m!ss1nS, which. II all were used BY him,
would make the total i.s7s about one million
seven hundred and ffty thousand dollars.
NEW Yonx, Ane. 1.-THE excitement asttin0
cut Of The Ketebum frauds. hhs very much sbated
ard aGaiss appear to be STEADILY returning their
former eonditon. There il still certain feeling
OF csuiioa and mitirust arising ftor1 the appse-
he1 ston that the effects Of the failure Of two large
frmk haFn yet to come. A csrd appeared this
rornisg containing the following: In answer
TO rome published charges, It IL rot true ttat ne
have ever engaged in excessive speculation In
etoeks Or gold. Or made any heavy
loane thereby. We hsd rothing to do with the
recent upward movement Of gold, beyond owning
4 very moderate aYuuE1t not tfncrt3eed sufficiently
TO supply the agents Of or shnst customers. VIC
consequently have not had to provide margins In
leans. either n the ordinary way, or en-
sieck gold under h.pothecation; but On the con-
tsa1y have alwsyB been largo lender. Of money
upon yAtItus secusttlcs dealt In On the street.
Owirg to the frequent absence from town Of Mr.
Grah2r1, wa ceased giving him orde.a in Feb
rusry last, and have not since that time employed
IN anJ nanner The services ol hfmself OF his firm
our tuspens1cn il brouEht about by unhappy
tpecul1ticrf and frauds upon rs. resulting there
.f N ~ hE hA ~ hAr
proved, commanded, 70 far a. We a,e informed,
the confidence Of all who knew hin.
Respectfully yunrs,
tslGzcd> KErcHrx, Cox l. Co.
So f1m has been the conviction Of the whole
sfrcef That Graham 4 Co. have scted until now as
2stnte Of Ketchum. Son l. Co, thst even their
formal 1sEc1tiou to the contrary 10 not fully c,cd
Tied. The whole tenor Of the esrd L. 70 opposed
10 what has been generally believed respecting
the operations Of that hrn that It's eject il 10
mJItiy rather than explain these strange devel,
opEents- Many parties positively aseert that
s.Feral statements IN the esrd are talse, The
card vas evidently Intended 70, New England,
and has apparently DESTROYED whst little eymps.
tty there Va. for Morris Ketchum. Some btokera
belteTe the flight Of Joups Ketchun was pre-.
arranged with other members Of the Arm. There
Is Grest aIue,y to know full particulars. Wall
street abounded in rumcrE today. The Con
necticut banks were reported in Strengthened
condition. Many OF them were eald to have lallei
outright; b1t the Eumors could not be .uthenti-
Gated. There we're numerous failures reported
among brokers, bat everybody cot through with
his payments, although 1uany had rough time.
New ToRK, Aug. 1.-THE funeral Of Police
man Walker. killed In the diteharee of his duty
on TneedsJ morning, Was attended BY about nye
hundred policemen to-day. The eorteEe made
N imposing appearance, the policemen marching
In platooDs, extending FROM curb to cuEb Oh
Broadway. The co11p containing the Fcnatu7 Of
the dec1aeed, aud drsped in black, WEB borne On
the shoulders Of four men In the centre Of hpl-
low square Ct policemen.
Nxw YORK. Aug. 1.-The Hon. Preston King
5eetc,dsy executed his bonds Is Collector OF the
port Of New York, in the tun Of 500 900. His
tondtmen ere Andrew Co-zigan and R. II. Batch
Iozd, who justify In two hundred thousand dollars
each.
The hords were executed before Judge Belts,
his Hoeor subsequently, administering the oath
o1 Office to the nsw incumbent, who Will enter
the duties Of his office OF the first 0! scptembe.
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