New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-26
VOL. XXIX.....N0' 9,O3S.
ITALIAN NOTES.
ton, mort THE NAPLES BANKERs-DEsPEhnvl
AohE y,SC,rRiNs|TuF swINpLERs IN PRISON
x,,mSoY M POLLY -HUNoRs OF TIE
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diminished since wrote you last "e'A "'
of bankers and collectors are mauo MINUS, va!
fr,.h cases of families and individuals wiz n",o
- I.a...l,.s suddenly ruined are constantly re-
,.-,,d. the officers of government are s"ii ." 'i0
-. but what has become OF the money Vi '',c W.
az, .,,airs rs great a mystery ever. tpto
-. tho seizures Of cash on the banking prem
-. ,,,oupt 70 less than million of francs, OF 10
Give the exact figure to @@9Ol.-a small sum ihueeu
,omnarcd with the aggregate of deposits eeNela
IL. tl,t were not apparently implicated IN the
svindlluc operations have voluntarily gone INTO
foundation under the surveillance OF magistrate
IN consequence of considerable amount OIL 'he
plncr of Euno Scilla, Costa, and other prominent
.pcculatos being found in their possession In addi-
ton TO the panic among the inhabitants OF Naples
considerable number Of persons from the rural as
trcts who have been vctimized TO greater or less
degree are daily arriving IN the city. and hep 10
arrrayate the complication. High words are heard
from the little knots of pale and angry creditors VINO
Gather AZ the corners of the streets and fu vent IS
given 10 the vehemonce of the Italian temperament,
but the military are everywhere at hand with Loaded
mu,kets and ready 10 interpOSe upon the hs' OUT
break of violence.
The banks which still remain open for the purpose
Of foundation are tbronged with curious ana inter-
ested spectators. Everything is IN charge OF inc
police Not a clerk is permitted to open ledger or
10 mako an entry his cash-book, except under te
iu.pection of the government authorities. Many OF
the bankers have absconded, leaving no trace "i
their whereabouts but the officers are in dillgent
pursuit Of them and it is expected every day that
they will be taken None OF the persons that have
been arrested have thus far been set at large Iney
are dispersed among the different prisons OF the CITY,
and remain in close confinement
Among the persons of high social position who are
implicated in the movement and whose arrest has
caused no little sensation in Naples are the Prince OF
Caroyigno and the Marquis of san Secondo. They
had both made every preparation TO q" flee from the
wrath 10 come and had nearly effected their escape
al the time of their capture. They were about TO
start FOR Rome that grand refuge of sinners" as it
is somewhat irreyerently called by one of the
Neapolitan journals. when they were both seized in
the house of a friend a distinguished lawyer of
Naples. named Parat. 1t was thought that they
were 80 efectually disguised to prevent recogni-
ton and the Prince with curious naivete, expressed
his astonishment that he should be known after his
beard had been cut off Some other mcmbersof noble
families are under arrest, among them, Baron Alfonso
Amore, Baron Giuseppe Minei, Baron Ferdinando
Muzzi. and Marquis Andrea TaccOui.
Several functOnaries Of the judicial and admins
tratiye departments are than suspected of com
plcity in the frauds of the banks although it does
not appear that they prosttuted their official func
acted purely aud simply in their private capacity.
No legal measures have yet been taken against these
worthless whether from want of satisfactory proof
OF from prudential considerations am not informed
but their names have already appeared IN print; and
it is mentioned as worthy of special note and con-
graduation that suspicious attach to the Procura-
tor-Gcneral the Royal ProcuratOr, or the Chief
President Of the Court of Appeals.
The immediate cause Of the explosion was an ar
raugcment made by the smaller banks with Ruho
Sca to protect their paper in case OF an emergency
which they should not be able TO meet of themselves
The competition had become so intense as to COM
pctcy dsorganjze the plans of the leading bankers
who were DESTROYS to conduct the movement on
moderate scale But the smaller operators who were
soon bankrupt in discretion, well as IN honesty
had got the taste of blood and they stuck at nothing
10 swell the amount of their deposits. Ruffo Scllla
was forced to put up the rate OF interest IRON three
per cent a month to twelve per cent month. lie
was constantly outbd by the one-horse banks, which
took the smallest at fabulous rates. and being
Obliged to sustain their engagements well as his
own and all the time being crippled by the eX-
orbitant commissions to collectors, he was at length
compelled to strike his colorS
The cashier of Rufo Scilla was recognized the
other day in the street. when he fallen upon by
some of the principal depositors, and beaten within
an inch of his life. He had previously done small
business in the tobacco line, but since engaging in
finance had accumulated a handsome fortune in
short time lie would probably have been killed on
the spot had not couple OF officers interposed, who
rescued him from the crowd and then conducted
him to prison.
One of the collectors rash enough to make his
appearance on Change, few days since, and had
nearly fallen victim to his temerity. He was
received with a perfect tempest of indignation.
"Out with the scOuudreli Out with the thief I" was
yelled out by a thousand lungs when be was rescued
by the police and permitted to make his escape
without great damage.
Itis stated as a matter of congratulatOn, that no
one belonging to the army has been mixed up with the
fraudulent movement with the single exception Of
an officer of the name of Manconi, who represented
the famous house of Ferrier. Several members of
the navy however. it is believed, are seriously com
promised Many ladies of the fashionable and ariS-
tOcratc circles of Naples who have been seized with
the prevalent dclirium and suffered heavy damage
ON their own account have made good the losses OF
their servants. who had got their fingers badly
burned 10y initiating the example of their superlors.
The principal theater of Naples, San Carlo, was
closed the other evening in consequence of the imam
clal excitement. The opera Of Mdthide de Shdbrdn
was announced for performance, but the play-bills
all taken down about four o'clock in the after
noon, and the applicants for tickets found the box
office shut up 1t appears that the prima donna,
IitrOne was taken with commissions on hearing that
Ihe had lost large of money which she had in.
trusted 10 the manager for investment and who had
been tempted by the gorgeous promises of the banks
10 leave II III their keeping The poor young lady,
am happy TO say, has since recovered her health,
though minus the cash, and the performances
al perhaps the most beautiful Opera-house
IN Europe going usual Several other