Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-15
Our New York Dispatches.

NEW YORK, Dee. l4.--Thc Union Square ma
tional bank was Obliged TO close yesterday by
action of United States controller Hulburd, who
took possession aud appointed Il. f. Bcehman
as receiver. Ii had arranged with the Shoe and
Leather bank to cover its clearings and il is al
legged that that bank threw them ont without
notice
The Times editoTiallY denounccs the bargain
between the committee OF seventy and Mayor
Hall, that the latter shall appoint the persons
recommended by the committee in considera-
ton that the mayor is allowed 10 retain his DO
sitOn as mayor.
The depositors of the Ocean bank met this
afternoon TO consider what measures were nGces-
sary 10 protect their interests. Une gentleman
stated that ii was desirable to have a detailed
account OF the amount held by the bank of pro-
tested paper Of the New York printing com
pany, as that institution was only another name
for VIM. NJ. Tweed; also he considered it singu-
lar as the bank failed for only S17 600 and the
receiver asserts that its assets are over 81 900,
900, that the depositors were not paid at once
After debate committee of five was appointed
10 confer with the receiver, examine the books
and report Monday. An examination of the
books will commence tomorrow
w I'D rumOfS are in circulation concerning the
Bank of the COmmonweal h, the Tenth nation
al bank andth HObOken national banS in Ho.
boken. Mr.. Camp, manager OF the clearing
house, when questioned as to the first mention
ed bank, says that he knows nothing of the at
fairs of the bank that warranted any suspicion
of its SOnndness, and he does not believe there
was anything amiss with it.
To considerable extent the dtpositors of the
Ocean bank are connected with the Washington
market, and are men of moderate means. We
understand that a meeting of depositors is TO be
held to-day at twelve o'clock to determine what
shall be done to protect their interests.
The Tribune presents another long and amaZ-
ing exposure of the manner in which Judges
4 Hoo 1.
their referees rich II is found on examination
that within comparatively short period the
fees accruin@ 10 each of three referees, are about
as follows: To Graft Nathan (Cardozo's re!eree)
6l2 causes, at 5000 S306, 600. To d. p In
graham Jr, (Son of Judge Ingraham and his
reieree), S2G causes, at S500-S4l3,000. To JAS
H. Coleman (Barnards referee), 1863 causes, at
S50O-S1S4 800. Coleman claimed thirty thou
sand dollars for acting as referee in the case of
the Erie stock belonging TO the English stock
holders.
The receiver of the Ocean bank has paid sixty
thousand dollars of the sum due the clearing
house; balance tomorrow. He believes $780,
900 of the 1926, 900 discounted bills are good
Mr. LOsak, fur merchant, caught man last
night in the act of retiring with large bundle
of valuable furs. The robbers name is William
Goodwin. He is believed to be the thief who
robbed the same store Of Sl2 900 worth of goods
three weeks ago.
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