The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-25

about the BRYtpG1 banks thfopghont the
Icity. No suspenBiohs OF pay lienf has
oG5ufT6i today Taas directors spps::
to be more confident. $4,000. 600 loan
certificates were issued by the Clearing
House. The Government bought over
50, 600. 900 in bonds.
| $50 P. M.-The street is very ouiet
at this hour; the day closes hopeful, but
rather gloomy.
/ WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sepiember q -.
Brown & Gray attribute Their failure to
Henry Clews. The miners wore large
depositors.
CHICAGO. September 24-Bapk busi-
ness good and com Portable feeling pre-
walls.
HALIFAX, September 24.-Brown won
by several lengths.
PATTERSON. N. j.. September "a
AS locomotive men were discharged
from the Rogers locomotive iron works
to.dsy-nskirg 1,00o--swo.!kirds cf the
force.
WASHINGTON. September 24.--The
Freedmen's Savings Bank is enforcing
the legal thirty days notice from ,lepo
sitors.
MILWAUKEE. September 24.-The
Chamber of Commerce adjourned to
Monday, 29th. The resolutions dou't
interfere with former contracts, hut re-.
commend that all outside trading ceuse.
CHARLESTON, September 24.-Mou-y
is so stringent here that no obligations
are contracted, and all business ia
limited in amount. There is some de-.
mand for cotton, at low figures, but the
difficulty in negotiating exchange sto.s
sales. and the relief from that source is
80 slow in coming, that factors would,
at the moment, accept low rates for
most articles OF produce. Paper falling
due is renewed in full, or with small
payment on account, and creditors are
disposed to be indulgeut. No failure
has been reported. The banks pay
checks rs usual and there hus not been
the first symptoms Of a run.
RICHMOND, Va, September "a The
Dollar Savings Bank closed this morn
ing. Isaacs, Taylor & Williams. bank.
ers, suspended, on account OF scarcity
OF currency. The assets are double tue
liabilities IN both the above coucerns
The stone-cutlers employed at the Go.
vernment stone yard were depositors to
large amount. There is considerable
excitement in the neighbprhood of the
various banks, and run of small depo.
sitors on the banks, but all ure holdiur
out as yet, and will doubtless weather
the storm through the day. The Freed
mans Savings Bank require legal no.
tice, as also the private institutions. \
general meeting Of the members OF tue
chamber of Commerce., Corn Exchange.
Tobacco Association and the leading
merchants was held at O'Clock, to con-
slider the state Of affairs and adopt some
measure to strengthen public conf
dence. 1t was the largest gathering Of
the kind ever held in Richmond. The
greatest interest was manifested to pre-
vent financial crisis. A series of reso.
lutions was adopted with great unani-
nifty, in effect AS follows: That the pre-
sent condition Of sffairs in Richmond
has arisen from causes and Influences
external to banking and mercantile bust.
ness, and is in no wise attributed to ire
gular operations Or undue expansion on
the part OF the banks or merchants:
that the bnnks OF the city are at present
believed to be Of undoubted solvepcy,
and that no lohs can result to creditors.
il the banks are allowed to proce ell AS
heretofore; that the Ree.ing dep.etates
the uneasy feeling prevailing in the
city. attending to produce O panic and
run on the banks, thereby being likely
to cause their suspension, as well as to
arrest and overthrow all business: that
III view of the undoubted solvency of
the banks, and to prove their confidence
therein, the members Of the meeting
pledge themselves to abstain from run
ming the banks, and contine themselves
to strictly regular and necessary checks
and drafts i'll the course of business
making them as limited as practicable
and continue as heretofore to make de.
posts; aud that they urge npon all per
sons having business with the banks to
pursue like conrse of confidence, thus
avoiding the greatest contingencies OF
prostration aud disaster. No further
suspensions reported. The banks ull
held out Till the closing hour, paying up
promptly. The excitement has greutly
subsided.
ALLESTowS, Pa, September "a
Thomas 3. Parker shot his wife, this
morning. and then blew his brains out
cause jealousy. The parties IRE very
weaithy. The wife is supposed to be
mortally wounded. The trngedy causes
intense excitement
:. UTICA, N. Y, September 24.-The
Republican Convention nominated
Francis A. Thayer for Secretary OF