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TIo the Ro,ldhoEders
AND
GEN ERAL REDITo RS
OF TIKI
New Orleans, jackson and Great Northern
Railroad Company,

NEW ORLEANS, JULY 18th, 1866.
The Commissioners lately sent abroad by the Board Of
Directors ofhs Company, to effect arrangement with
principal holders Of mortgage bonds having with all
could DESIRE consolidating coupons
ofnteest ndexchangng them for second mortgage bonds
bearing eight cent interest annu the interest pay
able semi annually,
respectfully estly make this appeal to our
creditors in America extend the liberal aid
have received from foreign creditors trusting that the
displayed by the Board of Directors the last twelve
months he turned over by the military
authorities and the unprecedented which has
eortsrestoring during that period from
chaos rebuilding in its entire extent placing it
ample supply Of rolling stock with other than
daily earnings Of The road which have averaged during
Fix months IrQll eauary 10 JAY $780, 70 per month, not
whstaudng the many difficulties to contend against
and heproceedngs instituted sgsnt this great public
prise by influential bankers whose former intimate
wh the road should have secured their aid and valuable nu
enoe in it's behalf sufficient proof and that
Great Southern Trunk Railway has large resources which will
in very few years. with udcous management enable il to
the of four years disastrous war and
only pay all its debts interest," but to remunerate
its stockholders with handsome dividends
1.-THE terms acceded by she Bondhoders in this
country that have been agreed Europe very soon
have ample pay the coupons Of interest they
ture hereafter commencing the LIST Of January 1867 be
sides creang sinking fund for the final extinction the
bonds.
The State of Louisiana the city of New Orleans and our
sister State of Mississippi have large, direct
success OF this great Southern railway We have every
that at the time they will afford every assist
anee in their which may require With the general
stockholders they their confidence the present
Of Managers by casting for them the last April election
the largest vote cast since the Company
While honored with that aterng public confidence we have
hesitation in assuring Rondhodars the General Ced
tors and ckhodcIs Of the New oeans Jackson
Northern Railroad CompanythRt their interests will be
ecy secured Their indulgence and time repair the dsas
ters Of the late all we ask.
copy of the agreement made in Lon6 by Commits
siunes with foreign creditors our office No
a CarOndeet street. where list opened for the signatures
of our creditors in New Orleans who willing accept
Jules "a BLANC prasident nrn fam
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IMMIGRATION TO TExAs.-A Galveston coutem-
porary has the following paragraph;
Yesterday morning above a hundred and sixty
German immigrants arrived in this city and Harris
burg. They were brought to Galveston by the
bark Fortuna, from Bremen.
These immigrants consist Of some forty families
all of them young, hearty, robust and intelligent
people, sufficiently supplied with cash to place
themselves in very comfortable circumstances
ALL with the exception of five or six, proceeded
thew expect to settle down ii the occupation of
farming.
We learn that on the lst July, two other vessels
the banks Weiser and Verbs, were to have left
Bremen for Galveston, tiIled with immigrants to
this State
Like those who have Just arrived they are rep
resented to be au excellent class of people, who
will be vaahabe acquisition to our State.
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ordinary assemblage known as the Convention
Of 1S64-those of them we mean WHO are now
proposing to seize on the.g government and the
treasury of Louisiana, we refer our readers TO
the description given by Judge Abel in his
charge to the grand jury, published in this
mornings CRESCENT. The judge ought to
know them we'll; and it seems that he does
know them.wen enough to refuse 10 have any
thing to do with them.
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At meeting of the Stockholders of the FACTORS AM
INSURANCE COMPANY, the following narnet
gentlemen elected Trustees and hereby requested
the of the Chamber Commerce THIS EVEN
NG oath inst, o'clock, Reorganization,
TrusteeBi
JAMES HEWITT of Hewitt Norton & Co.
JOS. W. CARROLL, of Carroll, Hoy K Co
W, A, JOHNSON, Of W, A. johnson Co
j. W BURBRIDGE, Of j. ". Burbridge d Co
j. I. NOBLE, of Battle a Noble
MOSES GREENWOOD, of NJ. Greenwood 4 Son
ALFRED HUNTINGTON, of Huntington Bro.
j. G, BROWN, of Cummings, Brown 4 Co.
JOHN PHELPS, of John Phelps & Co.
MARSHALL J. SMITH Of Marshall j. Smith Co.
y. CAULFIELD, of Keep & Csulfeld.
JOHN CHAFFE Of John Chafe J. Bro
L. H. TERRY, of Lacey, Terry u Co.
j. D. BLAIR, ofJ, D. Blair 4 Co. ~
IT, No. SCOTT, of T. NJ. Scott 4 Co. r. as--
WIN. BALL, of Wheeock, Fnlsy & Ball.
ROBERT PITKIN, Of Robert Pitkin. z.a =
ALE. h, IsAACsON Of Isaacson, ssixas 4 Go.
P. s. WILT, of Piauche Witt
RICHARD MILLIKEN, of Milliken & Bra1gier.
SAMUEL &. MOORE, of Samuel F. Moore & Co. I'd Pc.
WIN. H. HENNfNG, Of W. H. Henning 4 Co.
H. MCNEIL VANCE, OF Byrne, Vance & Co
W. B. TULLIS, of W. B. Tnlis.
HUGH MCCALL of a. MceaIl
A. H. ISAACSON,
Secretary of StockholdeFs
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THE coNvENT1oN1TEs

ENHTYVENBTNQIHFG
' c72 Y
To read the proclamation Of Judge Howell
one would suppose that the 4 Conventionists'
(of 1863 are men of answering loyalty
and Unionism" men who could take tht
test oath without having recourse to menta
reservations men who had fought and bled
or ~ least suffered in the cause Of the fedora
government It is true that there were moi
many original Union men in Louisiana; but
there We're some who are known never to have
embraced the Confederate cause, and never to
have proved untrue to the Union even in the
midst q the teryor Of popular enthusiasm
when relgned IN this community up to the
Tune OF the capture OF the city. There weres
1of instance Ar. Rozler, Mr. Bullitt and Mr.
=. I; r.. Dlrans supported by MI Flanders and
pr Dostle Of these i've, only Mr. Flanders
and Pr Dostle are supposed To sanction the
convention project. Mr., Durant denounced
me convention as sham and q fraud, and its
doings asa gross usulpation of power by I'M
authorized persons. THIS gentleman is under
stood to maintain precisely the same views at
present. He considered the convention ab
se'''o' % pc merely the instrument Of military
power; and he does not see that minority
ofits members can have acquired the character
of sovereign representative body Mr.. Du-
rant, nevertheless, belongs to the extremist
wing of the extreme radicals. MI Rozier and
Mr.. Bnllitt are both supporters of the Presi-
dent, and are decidedly opposed to the con
yention project. These five gentlemen about
exhaust the list Of original and consistent
Union men IN New Orleans.
IN the other hand, among the convention
lsts, y is hard 70 find any one who did not
Identity himself Witk the Confederate cause
aslong as Confederate power was paramount
in New Orleans. Ex-miitary Governor Hahn.
VINO though not 9 member Of the Convention
Is astrong supporter of the revival project
distinguished himself as popular orator in
the presentation Of Confederate flags, and
even achieved some peetical reputation, we
arc informed, by adding. stanza to the Bon
me Blue Flag Mr. B, King Cutler, who
CLAIMS 2 seat in the United States Senate as a
representative Of the sdcalled 'loyals popula-
1'on o. Louisiana, was an early and ardent
memoere "a the Southern Rights Association, a
society formed expressly to aid in taking this
a9tate ont "a tne Union For what reason he
fetlred nom the associa1ion, or whether or
nor tne causes which produced his exit were
q q political character, has feilow-members
slu doubtless remember The public, how
9yer' have moi forgotten the martial ardor
which prompted him to bestow his name on
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Late Lasos or L0Wtst0ma.

THE ACTS OF TIE LAST REGULAR AND EXTRA
SESSION OF THE sTATE LEGISLATURE, are lnss
published In pamphlet form and can be had Of
BLOOMFIELD & STEEL,
LOG Camp street.
THOS. L. WHITE,
Jog Canal stTses
JAS A. GRESHAM,
% Camp street
W. F. GOLDTHwAITB,
90 Canal Btteek
F. KELLER,
OF Rnyal strsat
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Until further notice the Mails the New oreans Post Office
will be closed asfollows:
Mails North, East and West close daily at A. M via N o.
Jackson, and @. N. R. r.
Mails for Bay St Louis Pass Christian Mississippi City,
Mobile, Selma, Montgomery and Atlanta, close daily at
IL Am
Brashear etc. via opeousas Railroad daily except Sundays
at 6 o'clock A. N.
Galveston Indianos Southern Western Texas Mails
by Morgan steamers, Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays
alta NJ
Mails for Nachez, Baton Rouge, etc. by Atlantic and Msss
spp steamers, daily, except Sundays at 3P.M
Coast Mails for all Post Offices up river as Bayou
Sara, by steamer LatOurehe, Wednesdays at NJ and
Saturdays at P.
Mails for Northeastern Texas and Red River triweekly at
O'Clock P. N.
Mails fer ouachita River Wednesdays and Saturdays at
o'clock P.
OFFICE HoURs.-opens A. N, closes IN. The Gen.
Delivery and Merchants Delivery will be kent omen until
Or NJ
sUNDAEs-oaice opens A. M, and closes pm
R. W. TALIAFERRO,
Postmaster
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to discussing officers of the war department., the
duty of inshtuttng and conducting these proceed.
lngs should be committed to the war depart
meut.
The committee closed this report by submitting
the annexed resolution:
Res0lred, That the secretary of war be directed
deemed necessary for the punishment of the man
ayers of the Merchants National Bank, and others
who may have aided and abetted them in commit
ting breach OF trust by msapplyiug the public
money intrusted to them for safe keeping and also
such proceedings as may be necessary to recover
any portion of said money,
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A Charleston paper asserts that New York
company has subscribed five million dollars to
build an ''air-line' between Atlanta and Char
lotte, North Carolina.
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The New Orleans Stockholders this are to
raeet in Paror P, St. Charles Hotel af 6s O'Clock
Thursday EVENING Some important and interesting re
ports will be submitted to the meeting
H. S. FULKERSON,
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In Richmond the gentlemen composing the
Bel, Breckenridge and Douglas State Com
mittees in the Presidential campaign Of 1860,
have been called on to elect on the 14tb
proxiplo, delegates to the Philadelphia con
vention
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Tan wnArnr Wien We READ the ac-
counts d The extreme heat and fearful NOR
tally in The Northega cities. We have reason
to Be thankful Tor the blessing Of ocmpara-
lively cool weather, mat NE are new having.
The Thermometer here, III this Southern city,
does not indicate, BY several degrees the heat
which has been prevailing ii the Northern
cities and in Canada It is not impossible
that, before many years, people may come to
New Orleans from the North ii the summer
time, to escape the fersid temperature Of That
region and catoh the cool ana healthful
breazeso the gulf As long as We enjoy the
health We nov have and the city never wax
fieer from disease 1t is decidedly more
pleasant to be here in the extreme South than
III the extreme North. let US be duly thank.
fvl for our Immunity from pestilence, and fol-
the glorious gulf breeze which ternpers the
ardent ravssof the sun.
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General R. E. Lee and wife arrived at the
Rockbridge Bath Alum Springs on Saturday,
the 18th inst
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rrEsnaY MoRNENe. july u. lsse.
Notice

MASS MRETsNa Is- NsaHT ~ tle mass meet
INC of tsse friends 81 President Johnson, called
by The Democrasic State COMMITTEES, will be
held so-asahs IA Lafayette Square, commenc-
ING Il s O'Clock. Egona the terms Of the call
" wili basaan that themeeting is TO be held TO
indorse Fsesident johnson and his reeonstruc-
ticas policy, ana To ratifg the nomination Of
DELEGATES u the Philadelphia convention.
Arrangements haze been made for having dis
tirlguished speakers, music, and all the aoces-
SORES Of 4 great popular demonstration.
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Judge Bryan, in the U, S Court at Charles
tom on the 10th, decided that the existence of
peace, and President Johnson's proclamation
Of April 2 declaring the end of the war; revoke
President Lincoln's proclamation of 1868 and
that every citizen is entitled to the writ of
haheas cornns
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RenE0UNE.
ut Private SAGE.

BY J. B. WALTON & DEsLoNDE,
A CarOndeiet street.
We have for sale, private sale, STORES DWELLING
HOUSES, VACANT SQUARES and LOTS OF GROUND
in the four Districts of the city, -
In BouIIgny, RIekervme, GreenvI1le and
CarrOlIton,
Which Offering atlow prices on accommodating
terms among which are
STORES ON TCHoUPIToULAs, FRONT AND FULTON,
CANAL AND COMMON STREETS
Dwelling Houses
In the First Second Third Fourth Districts from 5000
to $4,000 each.
lots AND SQUARES or GROUND, desirabIy located
r building dwellings in the Districts and Bougny
Rckerville, Greenville, Carroton, ETC.
], B. WALTON & DEsLONDE,
Auctoueers and Real Estate Agents
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A Milledgeyille letter says " Alexander H.
Stephens has been here for some days. He
continues to preach faith, hope and charity,
and has an abiding beliefthat the fall elections
at the North will materially brighten the polit-
zeal skies of the South
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pRoaHEasiEG BAeEwARDs The following is
one Of ne provisions Of the new Constitution
q North oarolina: No person who shall
deny the being Of Almighty God. or the divine
a''tnollty q both the old and new testaments,
or shan hold religious opinions incompatible
Rith the freedom OF safety Of the State, shall
pc capable Of holding any offceor placs oftrust
oF profit IN any eisil department.
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ker for book which he has lately compiled
and published, entitled # The Rebellion, its
Consequences, and tie Congressional commit
tee denominated the Reconstruction Com
mittee, with their action. y
"Reminiscences oF GHARnEsToN. This is the
title Of q new publication BY The venerable j
n. Gar10ao. Every South Garolinian viii feel
special pride and u easure an readingit, and
there ere many things in it, indeed, to interest
the general reader Forsaleby s. III. sGoetzel,
So Magazine street @4 0&N
REIrE MEETISa Ta1s ETEs1Es. There will
be meeting held this evening at 5 D clock at
the hall Of the Spanish AIutual Benevolent
Association, No ls2 Bayou Road, for the .pur-
pose.o f dsyising means Of raising funds to as
sist Ahs families DC tha brave marines who fell
beforesthe forts. d cailae, and alseate provide
aid fer the Spanish Families who have been ex-
lied BY the CHILEAN end Peruvian authorities to
Panama, where they ere now in extreme des-
titutian. The cause is one which appeals
strongly to the sensibilities Of all citizens.
whether at Spanish birthaor not ana we trust
there viii be d full assembIage and hand
some sum of money subscribed, n
-sc-----4--
MI EFank Nicely agent Of the Southwestern
Express Company has our thanks for a Mont
Tbs 4,sg rs~la I.a,, ,al'.s y ..
vieat,rt. $500. s s, l''se
tenss 81 ,,,. m, i sssA w
sss''' s---s--z2. !,
fHsAAefAl AND COMMERCIAL sUlanrAR
Inc s5oil market has been rather firm to-day,
~ h9aaess impressed the public with the idea
ehas lne Ras oa the other side Of the Atlantic /
n soine slo NJ asaong and =. general one Rates
Went sls from afa5l 48 Which were the clos
tils s.aFe8 on saturday evening, to14869149A,
! w wv ''iss-Nfes feaetad alld closed at 1880
~ AlssllFP efaeps tor the day were iofga re-
Ut asssl however and not ut all IN /
iluencea ~ aisHat q tes froIn New York,
1o5s'g's ss1e.sassge7 mere has been No mate
Ilal aasesstaols % are noyenentin Sterling Or
frames SINCE ouE lest Offerings Of CONNER
ciah ulscioseu' n'lt irttle, # any increase, and
sa'es were unusually light at Saturday quo
\, whlch W. repeat AZ follows Bank
Sterling l60tesI62 clear bills r57C1I5a billl
= a $3.50 9lAls l'Ssg Ere bank Eiacs 9 40f e. +
Y 99l.' ala onsaoor Francs Il s57AtG8 .. 50f
i, 81 tllsse q5iYsy y SUN the
4 ts1lallc feature ~ Domestic Exchange
ousuo0T Olleslrsgs exhibit no material increase
~ 'ns oenlanq aor checks over NE counter is
= { isSsiAesss1 eaAasaeseE Quotations continue
i 80 8 Ell s. s,ak' ana ss@a per cent dis
sea+As .oA \ slssat checks on NORTH
- lr sls.ss,
9 4. sss 800 .s'l,a sf s'ses erations
4 ~ s,s 'ssaAl nllaped under
ys,o,,,s 49, $500, ~ s movements Of the
II bsays 60, LAYS aaslaaed
, 5s9 sITs,ss,,'' X = ~ lass
'a'sas wv 4 general ieeilng mani
1oesS1 , e'sesruaJ 70 await; the STEAMERS advices
rom Europe, now pass due but, neyerthe-
1858, some 200 bales changed hands at Eery
iuli prices as will be seen on reference to cur
article.
Sugar end Molasses There is no alteration
-15-l -. 4 n
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Alarge crowd syas attracted to Jones's Wood,
n, j., on the 4th, 10 witness a man drive six
trained geese, harnesSed to a,wash-tub, across
the river. A paddle was used to steer the tub
and also to tap the geese on the head when
disposed to leap out of hanless.
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Grand Mass Contention

FRIENDS OF ANDREW JOHNSON,
And his reconstruction policy will be held on LAFAYETTE
SQUARE on the evening of the oath inst at o'clock for
the of ratyng the nomination of Delegates to the
NATIONAL UNION CONVENTION, to be held at Phila
delpbia, on the l4th of August next
Distingushed Speakers will address the meeting
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In child prima ace evidence that its internal organi
zSton is enaned by of the many species worms
which aict and too often stroy promising child
rem The best thing to be done is to administer
WINER'S CANADIAN vERMIFUGE,
without delay 1t viii dslodge and discharge the enemy if
present in the bowels exist it will cleanse
and nvigrats the whole digestive and excreye
system, and healthful appetite For sale bv ali
Druggists.
7. W. WRIGHT, Sole Proprietor,
So Bienvlle street
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ESTABLISHMENT,

Business and the public respectfully informed thss
the CRESCENT Is in possession Of superior facilities for
the expeditions execution the most reasonable
terms, Of s....
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Grey Jacket Bttters.

The undersigned manufacturers of GREY JACKET BIT.
TIERS, and general dealers in
Wines and Liquors,
Would respectfully inform their friends and the public tina,
although their store No. 81 Gayer street was destroyed by FIRE
on the night Of 18th inst thanks to the sxerons of the Fire
Department. their store No. IS Graver street, is still at fo7
occupation and they will there continue to manufacture
GREY JACKET BITTERs,
and sell WINES of as good quality and at Ga
low prices as before.
BARNETT & LION,
Manufacturers of Grey Jacket Bitters
SO Grayisr street
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-24

Colonel W. Broaddus Thompson, brother
o. General jeff, is candidate for Congress in
Missouri, in opposition to Loan.
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Robert Bruce Blackburn, of Blaekburns-
boro, scotland-one of the wealthiest man
ufacturers in Europe few months
SINCE, leaving an estate estimated at over
$2,OOo,00o. The heirs-at-law are said to re-
side in Georgia and Arkansas.
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The material of the BOOK AND JOB ESTABLISHMENT
ENTIRELY NEW having just been received from the most
Celebrated Foundrie comprises ali the Modern Improve
monts
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Crescent

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
ESTABLISHMENT,
No. % Camp street. New Orleans, La,
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EVERY STYLE AND VARIETY
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING,

BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
suoH ASS
LAWYERS BRIEFS,
PAMPHLETS,
BILLS LADING,
BILL HEADS,
BANK CHECKS,
PRoNnssoRY NOTES.
CIRCULARS
BILLS OF FARE,
BALL TICKETS,
DRUGGISTS LABELS,
DRAY RECEIPTS,
BLANKS,
CARDS,
STEAMBOAT BILLS,
HAND BILLS,
PROGRAMMES,
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Southern Pacific ERgtEr00d.

I. Fl. ISAACSON,
secretarY of Stnckhnlde
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Factors ana traders

in sURANCE G OMPANY.
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EATty1TtEs.

GEO. VIM. DIRMEYER, M. D.,
Secretary Board of Health.
Board of Health, New Orleans July %, 1866.
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"reminiscences oF GHARnEsToS- This is the
title of new publication By the venerable J.
A. Gardozo Every South GeroIinian will feel
q special pride and pleasure in readingft, and
there ere many things in it indeed, to interest
the general reader Forsale BY 8. HI Goetzel,
81 Magazine street. 94 90
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-24

VIE are under obligations To MI. Jacob Bar
ker for . book which he has ls.tely compiled
and published entitled The Rebellion, its
consequences, and the Congressional commit
tee, denominated the Reconstruction Com
mittee with their action,
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The report speaks Of the failure, on the part
of such State banks as have been converted
into national banks, to withdraw their old
issue from circulation, mentioning some cases
where the same has been received and again
loaned out by the bank or by an agent MANY of
these national banks are mere adiunets to the
offices Of brokers, and a case is given of one
where the only account on the books was a
credit to the Omitted States Treasurer Spin
ner
The report concludes as follows:
The bill to regulate the deposits of public Off
GERS, which has been reported and passed, and the
amendments reported to the national currency act,
embrace the legislation which the committee deem
necessary IN regard to national banks, to protect
the public and the government.
IN regard 10 the gross abuse of their trust as
depository Of public money by the Merchants
National Bank, the committee are Of opinion that
lega! proceedings should be had for the punish |
Aent OF those Of its managers who are responsible
Tor the breach Of trust, and also such proceedings
as may be necessary to recovery any portion of |
me money and, as it was mostly money intrusted /