New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-12
WALL-STREEL.

THE AFFAIRS OF TIE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK.
From morning to night, yesterday, Wall-st.
was calm and quiet than at any time since the late
panic In the Boards IL is true, there was the usual
amount of noise but all empty sound Business
2eared to be at stand STILL The gallery OF the Gold
ROOM which generally filed with curious spectators to
whom the antics Of the bulls and bears matters of
wonderment and delight were almost deserted excepting
by those infatuated individuals who always to be
found there looking gngy down upon the scene be-
low as though they would fam add their quota 10 the
were closed and flew their flags at half mast and the
Stock Exchange and of the insurance buildings also
paid the honor OF haif raised Hays TO the memory Oh
ex- President Pierce.
AT the first call the Stock Exchange cOmmunica
ton received from MessTs. Ftzhugh Jenkins OF
No 80 Broadst announcing their inability 10 meet their
engagements. The failure OF this firm excited both sur,
Prise and regret for they known one OF the Od
houses" and were considered as firm as adanant Inc
of their failure Is not known; but 1t is probable
that they fell in consequence OF dealings with larger
firms during the panic and depending on them lor sete
mentS which never came.
The appointment of new Receiver Of the Cold EX-
change Bank is looked upon favorable 10 settlement
Of the tangled affairs OF that institution, more especlay
as he has associated with him Mr. jacob RUSSELL Sut
of the Bank and Mr. John s. saIzade n prominent
dealer and of the Directors both OF whom are prac
teal men OF business Mr. Jourdan, inc new receiver,
formerly Cashier of the Hanover Bank, ana nov
holds the same position IN the ilru Ha aro ~
But 1t is hard 10 see now the complications nte W
be untangled The firms who have madetO statements
such, for instance as Speyer Co ana Bedeh q 70,
had dealings on the day preceding he pau!o WIZ, -
numbers OF other dealers, upon whose statements InIa
appeared. The Bank insists mat THESE names Nc
omitted and that dealers send n their cheeks Or inc
balances due. Then there are those dealers 10 WHOM o
Bank made advances just previous 70 thelI iipe p.
these advances they hOd no stouIiIieS anu INC en- ny
now suits will be instituted al such DC the III
tenton Of Bank and II the settlement await the ue,
cisOn Of the suits. It'll not so PLAIN tat the b1Hh NJ
be enabled resume at once In TIC neahWiile, the
Receiver is making every eIOrt 10 Dllhs oluer o'
of chaos and was Yesterday enabled 70 give an approx
mate statement of the business OF llurouaS ScIl 90
From this il appears that dealers owe the Bank
While the Bank is indebted them S5,oOOOco gold The
appointment of Mr. Jourdan Will materially reduce tle
awaiting himself Of the liberal per centages winch per
tain 10 his office.
TIE GOLD EXCHANGE BANK-VALUE OF n kE-
CEIVER.
In some of the suits, If not all, against the
Gold Exchange Bank in the supreme Court, Chanoers
tc CrdoZo ana by the persons interested an
order has also been entered changing the RECEIVER au
appointing Mr. C. NJ JOurdan in the place OF Mr.. Brown
Te retiring Receiver has been allowed $4,000 for his
services.
THE LATE PROCEEDINGS IN wALL-sr.
DENIM agt. Ddtcr, ct dL-Supreme Court
ChaIubers-Before Justice CARDOzo-Ihe motion to dis
solve the temporary injunction III this suit has been
granted the ground that the plaintiffs injunction was
obtained merely on the verified complaint without peihg
supported by the affidavit UI the ldcts WHICH the fues O
the Court require.
THE GOLD RING-JUDGE lNGRAlAMS CHARGE
TO THE GRAND JURY.
At the opening of che Court of Oyer and
TeImner Yesterday Judge Mgraham doliyeIeda charge
10 Inc Grand jury in which, after rceapiating many
Of the crimes winch 1t came within Their province 10
omit calling your attention provision OF law making
il criminal Oense iOr TWO or more persons 10 cOhspe
together any act injurious 10 public morals or
TO trade 1t OF unrrqueut occurrence
of this character by agreement OF Two OF more
persons control of lrcights or the canals, or
an association among for the purpose Of ncTeas
ing their charges agreement To prevent bidding Tor
articles or property sOld auction, were contrary 10 the
public Interests aud void III one OF these cases
such an arrangement 10 fix the rates Of freight III the
different Of boats the canals from which neither
should deyIate, ana all 10 share IN the pIOnts
held TO be conspiracy to commit an act injurious 10
trade, and within the provisions OF the statute 20
an agreement raise wages and 10 prevent any IRON
working less wages than agreed on, has been hed
conspiracy injurious to trade Ihc OncA>6 CONSISTS
in doing act 10 raise the llce Oi an article
or IN doing any other act with such an interest," but III
agreeing beforehand to do such acts and IN preventing
from doing otherwise You can see from
the nature of this Ofensc the bearing mas upon matters
that have come within notice of body Tor some
time past do not say 10 you that any OF the late
occurrences this city, which lave caused so much
distress and alarm through the cOmmul y, came WITHIN
the provisions of statute. and expose the parties
concerned the liabilities under it, because tie Idcts
connected with those transactions are not sufficiently
within my knowledge TO warrant ine III expressing any
opinion thereon but where transactions OF this clar
arter place, causing much arrangement OF
business intcting such injuries on the trade ana
commerce OF tine country may well Dc the duty OF inc
Grand Inquest Of the County. as II Is undoubtedly
within their province, TO inquire whether such occur
reucrs have been brought about by any unaWlu com
binatOu and to present the guilty parties for trial