, 1869-12-03

Career Of the Detnn1tinE Cashier OF
the Second Nntlonnl Bank oE
C1eve1and-fs1a Aggregate ucGal-
cation, 470,OOO-CondixIon Of the
l5ank-The Hibio Question In Ciu-
ctnnntt.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
CLEvsLASD, Dee. 2.
The An1tona1y awaited statement Of the Sec
ond National Bank Dtrec,ofs, showing tho condi-
non Of that lnStl.utlon sthce the death OF It's de-.
1aultlnE Cashier leaked out this evening, and, d.
though NOT generally known, hsa become the
sensalion OF the hour. That this statement ha1
teen hastened By the keen logic Of the Washing
ten BpeciAl, few mornings ago, Is more than
probable. The board says, In substance, that the
confidence In Nr. Buell. was perfect, bat that IL
now discovers big dup!iclsy 70 have been pro.
y e. aea s = as Sas =.
the time Of hts death, the Director forud to DO
coIrect This shows that he had abstracted from
tsue; legal tends1s. ss"o; New Yoix III fsia dfsiI.
On New York correspondent, 81. 600; coTefed oy
aloo, Nv; dlut on::New York. tsJ,Goo; nve.trentas
htiopEirE TO The bAnk, SGtoo: aostracsed fronn
:ssq1:t.ss. *e. IN Lnttsd States ooad.,
aggregate delslcastop, ,ss77,Gt0. Mr. Buell. nas Nso
olscouutet, 19n 600 worth Of paper In which be WAS
interested wnhont the Anoste1ge Of the Direct.
loss. The statement luztner shows she total sur
pina Of tne bank actually accumulated 70 be
sss E sT,ps nd b.lanSs q :s2 ss saovs ,as
asainlt the losses .h!ca are yet to be disclosed.
TIE rast dtsldends. having been based
saae,, ago1a fal.s statements q pteats ~ rs;
the board, On the e9ih Of October, increasing the
captal OF the hank to sl.ooo, F1nalY. the cir
culsr announces NJ The determination oi Inc board
THIS eloHes 30 tAr NJ lne pabilc II concerned tho
most reEna1kahle chapter 10 the naances Of Cleve-
sss n1ad nsre been
10 inquire too clearly. =
recsors REPORT says The tl!tcoan.s were Concealed
IRON tho buaru By b!a tal1nK the paper htmsef
ispn the bills one.ed for discount which passes
atelJ IN bundle Of b,ls discounted, thus prevent
ing them from comtpg before the board. Or gong
q 70 The seS!siez, which IL 1egeEe. weekly. on
vii Ge largely met ty parties to the paper. and
lrn@ ataets knoRn 70 belong to the estate
sto, St B1slL 5Ss Ihe ee csteer OF Ar: buell wAs
the examining committee u the boari, appointed
When the last rtdend was made, had agreed that
On Monday. The dag o. hs death, the! would COM
s,ase', were ~ made on plausloia grounds. aud
keepers were deceived By him. Most Of the losaes
were mace tn unsuccessful specplatlhns In The
New York hfoCk Market carried on through GFm
se Deetes q Is 4sal 80 s
specuiati0ns could have been carried On
W1thont being Known 10 the Directors ana
associated, secms, It muat BE- confessed, almost
bel oEsl belief. lie had also spec1aied somewhat
IN Etaiu. INT tu connection With, and In the name
Of, rtputsble produce dealers, and thus success
Tae DireetoTs taen snov that the surplus actu-
duct he deia'eatton .! Hi o0o, leaving 10 cover
ie1'etl 10. tt2 8, ana eon1inue: "Ine Direct.
is WORTH at least par. ana ,,s business
worth preserving, TO restore portion Of the
loss. aid this euabte tho bank 10 retain Its b1st-
ness position, the Directors, after careful con.
SIDE ration OF The subject have deemed It c1pe IL.
ent e call IN, uLder the authority coHeIrsd uoon
IT, Ga1resson, i1rmer,y President Of the Cleve.
land Banking Company, has been appointed
(s'9ned} Josenh Perkins, A. Stone, IT,, J. Il.
Wadet George L. Ely. u1rcctorA
.ease espsa' q 81 III aPe and the n
CINCINNATI, Dec. a.-The interest In tho bible
question betore the Superior Court Ia not aba&tug,
and the foors and galleries are nlled. Judge
Matthews, for the defence, began his atguncn,
yesterday, and at the pooa receas 70 tlAy had
tic afternoon. Iou. Katas Kina viii make the
closing argument lof the PLAINTIFF probably 70
morrow. The decision Of tho Court viii probably
Judge Matthews, connsel for the deituce, toof
up the nnal two questions suggested b the Court
Fi1st, Whether tue readnR OF the Bible WAS tesch.
wsa TO dispense w!tu the reading Of the Bible
when Caiholics refused TO send their children t
school where there waa no religious Instruction
81 pr0postD by the hOaId WaA HeCtAftAn. Tue
| Bible was read as nolJ book: a revela,on ffou
usatsn. when Is - dogma neia a., onlS b f1o!s:t. ~
lauent to to blasphe1'oua, md The Catholics De
nied that the Bible Ia source Of truth, except q
to Tead snc nIpie ' IN tie ~ psiats pso7os,
would be establishing dogma held BY one sect a
the law Of the State. In repiy to the secont
eies nsa M pTeetsely @ tue sans ] views taat we're sei
By gentleman on me other atde. that The Sta:
should provide religious Instruction. They nov
voutd ~ 10 strike = bargain with those nov
Seae!s y .ellsoas ,nzssacuos IA a' They 1s 1eu
children religious Instruction We thinr Il /
rtehs, and you can educate ycuss.'' Tnis woul
follow Il the decision IN this case WAS In favor Q
Jew. Or an lnadeL lie was al orthodox Gavin
iet. lie had a belief In The dlEtntty Q. CnnAs, en
II asked the ground OF his faith woatl no. entel
ieit evidence Of chr1sts e1istence and arsce i
his heart; and, DC confirmed, "1 hare nor
than three hearenly wltuessss. ] hare tg
calling Tor NE 10 JON them; this ID mr case" q
| continued bJ aAyinG that, because be was Chris
tlau. be de4tred to exercise the attributes Q
| Ch11sts to be Just; to be charitable: to take uu
the arms Of biz generous sympathy. all classes
men. lie would aba1e nothing Of his belief, bu
he wonld. ut the same TINT, ,be maEnanlnouAbJ no
! compelling everybody else to subscribe to hl
creed lie charged mat the ultimate sesu:t OF II
argument .! the plaintiffs was that the 1'rosestau
Gettssaa!sy was Tie SIS established segon: p,
that because a church has not the powet to cou
pei people to attend It's Instructions, while tn
lie claimed thai the Scnool Noar1, IN thls matte
bad used the discretion given It b. the law erf
10 court had night 10 FeE.e@ the exercise q
case where the School Doard mad omitted I
rros!de Tor IS snnsstcs; he sad the same powe
existed IN the Court to comrc! tac ooasd to pr
Etde rymnasttcs a. to sonpelt 10 provide religion
Judge Matthew'S y As proceeding to sa5 ca. {
the members OF the Court hau lnltmnted III
tacre was class OF p.r2ons who who were III
entitled 10 set np the right Of conscience judi
s:orer denied nak,ns sacn al assertion. A co
tiosersy followed, Enl J1tgc Matthews took b
isa.,oa Of conSse lei az, Of tic Ctart be resumed sun
aIaunent. referring 10 the case IN Howaf
Vidal Is: ExecauoneIa OF G!fara, and 10 the cA
tn Harrington.
CzSc,SsI,t, Dec e-.-In the BbEc !njuact.e
case. this afternoon. Judge Matthews, for tho d
fence, resumed. The coaFt.rpom vas crowded
tss tu!tess extent s1e sstd sha: the peveE Of 4
St1te Hns not intended 10 be invoked to cnlofc
Or tesch religion, but only TO pro:ecE FoEahlppet
He det!ed that The cisil power bad any author
.p1se atss, 1enie.z,dn q red 6, e.
upon this poini, and siyer,ed ID serere terms
the interference hy civil authority in the chene
81 e I'D
sspsele Of aeedise Tor sny BODY eat it.sif -!
and Jesus Christ s Was N - Old lesson y on Il; IL
Point. He clAined tnat Il the declaratton
the petition that laIEe numbess Of children :
Ptsen IN public schools WIS tine, It was lament
lle confession Of nea:ect b! the churches.
ssaaies sna % pfepafane e.eosste 's soS9aie he
logical sermons. ministers ought to 80 out In II
lanes and highways and bring these starving SOD
rMt Of a the s'sta business 81 of he he s.ase
untertate religions instruction. ne cioss
B! thanktng The Court tor tns foroeasan,
though pesbars did cot deserve. Whist he asi
he tet!esed TO be right, and he had epoken Ia se.
: Of God Nh Augment occupied eve and a b,
hours- -.
The cel<t adjourned I'll morning. Rcsas Kin
foE nany Jeals President ol the School Boar
Will make the cloelcg Argument for the rainrn
port Of the arguments viii be published IN bot
form, either in this CITY OF New York.
]! showed By sEells al day, and continues I
! IAn1ou Ru1la, VIA was lahoser Il. the Ham
ton L Dayton Freight Depot, tel dead NH
trucking box OF neFcaandsse, from heart d!
Janes Williamson, the billiard champion
| Ohio, IA! Accepted challene: from Joseph G!
re eou,es; i set fox FeDraGy ). 1t Iosass IL
| Cincinnati.
s, 8; As Vii. ssd e. 5es 20 II
found the child clothes had taken nte rnorn I