The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-01
THE KETCHUm CASE,
All Quiet i'm WALL strses ,,...Tha
Leases. -.. .-- -.

From the New losk cOnmesciAl Advertiser,
IAN quiet in Wall street" This is cheering
intelligence. considering the hubbub into
which that scene OF money changers. fcrgers
ana denulters has been thrown for week
past. '--,- ~ l-71',I TO- 2,s-'ff
Brokers and bankers fresh from Newport
ana Saratoga fit about Drawing the heat and
dust, bathed IN perspiration, instead of bathing
in the surf and drinking in details Of the latest
phase OF the Ketchum, Mumford and Jenkins
cases-instead of imbibing the waters of the
springs. Newport and Saratoga have lostt their
powers to charm, for now Mammon's throne Is
in danger and fortunes sre crumblirg to dust
almost daily. The broker and banker cannot
pleasure while their bank accounts are possibly
being manipulated by the industrious fingers
of bank tellers, Or vanishing beneath the care.
lessnesS of bank cashiers. The danger is i'm.
minent, and they have FASTENED hither to ex-
anime for themselves the actual condition Of
their finances. .t ..'..- -, ID
The excitement has been attended with
been made into the affairs of banks by the d.
rectors, and If irregularities have been discov-
cred, the balances have been adjusted and
checks have been put upon the operations of
tellers which VIII more carefully guard the
treasure in the future. - ~ - =,
Those tellers and CLERKS who have passed
the ordeal of an examination with unscathed
honor are happy men, and have renewed title
upon the confidence of their superiors.f We
may expect therefore, to see more care exer-
eised in future, and hopes that the time may
o g az distant srs anosher defalesto Or fot:
I'M, 49, 81 1HKxE Is KKrcHuN .,m mt
An trace Of Edward Ketchum has apparently
oeen loet. He has not left for Europe, and the
impression prevails that he isyet ia, the city,
Or very nea. It, man who has brains enough
larS, and operate - extensively - he has done,
VIII doubtless have sense enough to evade the
leg tGLonss successfully, for season, at least,
Besides, delays are not dangerous in this
case, II he can keep concealed until his little
matters can be compromised, or can emerge
from bis hiding place and shake that No. 4
Pellissier bag in defiance in the face of the
blind goddess, for she will not be able to see
that there has been any infraction of law in
technical point. Laws were made to punish
all classes and conditions of offenders, but
they don't happen to be administered to that
end when the rascal is rich and influential in
the community. NJ. ,.,, 91guya'ns,o olo42 g.
a-. NO FURTHER DEvEIoPnIESTs
There have been no further developments in
regard to the Ketchum affair, and 1t is scarcely
mentioned except BY the parties most interest
ed the offices of Ketehum, Son & Co., and
aChas. Graham & Co., fail to arrest the gaze Of
curious passers.by as they have done since the
Transaction of young Ketehum became known.
ara ~ ,ie-5q5 THE LOSSES. roo ym s9s , 5r
Aessrs. Graham 81 Co. estimate that their
losses by forgeries, depreciation Of credit and
stocks win not exceed . million and . half Of
dollars. They are busily engaged collecting
their assets, and mp to noon to day, they had
collected some five hundred thousand dollars.
The exact amount of losses sustained by
Ketchum, Son & Co. has not yet been ascer-
tanned, but it is supposed to be in the neigh
borhood of two million dollars. "a
So far no trace whatever of Edward Ketch-
um has been obtained, but surmises as to his
whereabouts are very numerous, but unsatis-
factory. -.n. .....ra ,.'. p.