The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-29
NEW YORK CITY.

ment TO twist those who have gone eXten'
siVely short OF Pacific Mail. Gould, Stock
well and Hatch, are said 10 have most oil
the stock and will not allow the street to
cover its shorts at present prices.
The depositors Of the Atlantic bank
met this evening to consider the situation.
The United States Marshal has charge Of
the bank.
Charles G. Hampton. the alleged Pitts.
burgh bond robber, was brought up this
morning in the Court Of Oyer and Term.
liner before Judge Brady on a writ ol
habeaS corpus. Tho District Attorney
consented that The prisoner should be dis.
charged, which being done, the sheriff's
officers rcaTrOOted him on requisition
from the Governor, ana he LOFT the court
room bound for Pittsburgh. On leaving
court, Hampton was placed In q coach,
accompanied by two officers, to be driven
to Col. WhilleY's office. This coach had
no sooner departed than another arrived,
and the occupants learning that Hamp-
ton had been driven OF. gave chase, but
At latest reports they had not Overhauled
him. # is supposed that the occupants
Of the last coach had another hdbeGJ
corpus to keep Hampton in the city.
Chas. E, Strong has been appointed
Receiver OF the Atlantic National Bank.
Taintor the defaulting cashier was taken
before U. 8. Commander Osborn to-
day, but not having counsel and not ma
king application for release on bail was
returned 10 Ludlow street Jail. No furth.
or information In answer Is given to- all
inquiries at the Atlantic National Bank
where Mr.. Strong Is sendeaVering to Olsen.
taDgle the confused account. The great
er number VI depOsltors who called at
the bank this morning appeared to have
lost but small amounts. None OF those
painful scenes occurred so often seen
where large savings banks suspend.
Taintor the defaulting cashier is married
and respectfully connected. His friends
say his speculations were prompted by
the desire to serve the bank and that he
erred through ambition not dishonest in
tent.
Alta meeting this morning oI the clear
ing house and conference committee Of
the clearing house association the bank
was suspended from privileges OF the as.
sociatiOn. A full meeting Of the clearing
house association will be held this alter
noon and the bank be expelled.
There was slight furry in Wall street
during the morning hours, in consequence
of delalcation In the Atlantic National
Bank, but prices were not much affected.
The mislortunes Of the bank are regarded
as the consequence oiimposing upon the
cashier duties that should have been dis.
charged by tho other officers. President
Southworlh was formerly In the grocery
trade, and banker brothers say If he was
fSnura as n grocer, he is not likely be
q success as a,tinancier. s. 3
Among the prominent sufferers by the
Atlantic Bank dclalcation, Is Roswell 8.
Burrows, wealthy merchant OF Albion,
New York, who had $l00, 900 Of the stock.
A largo number Of the depositors Of the
bank held q meeting this afternoon, ]. A.
Fuller presiding and resolution was
adopted for the appointment oil commits.
sion of five TO cooperate with the receiver
the hank and 10 report 10 tho depOsitors
all obtainable information concerning the
affairs of the institution. A number Of
speeches were made, in which much in
dignation was manifested against the
the dcaulting cashier, Taintor. Sc.
Verc criticism was also passed on the
other officers Of the bank, 10 whose lack
Of vigilance tho accomplishment Of the
frauds were attributed. Opinions were
expressed that 'raintor still retained a
large amount Of the money obtained by
him, and also that the frauds had not ex'
tended through years, as he asserts, bui
we're matters OF the last few days or
weeks. The meeting adjourned subject
TO the call Of the chairman. al.
A motion was made to-day on behalf ol
W. W. Sherman TO vacate an attachment
granted against his property, in suit by
Mr. Fcchter, for $4,000 damages for
an alleged breach OF contract. The mo-
tion was based principally upon the
ground that Sherman was not non.resi
dent, and that ho was not living in Lon
don, as claimed, but was on o pleasure
trip on the Continent. The Court re-
served lis decision.
This afternoon a gang Of sixty long
shOremen refused 10 allow gang Of New
York men go to work on the steamer
Penibrake at Jersey City, and at one tint
q riot was threatened, but the police az
peared, md prevented an outbreak.
Ten Jurors were obtained, to-day, II
the trial Of BIakely, for the murder Of hi
niece.
The Commissioners oi Indian Attain
resumed their session this morning. B
r. Cowan, Assistant Secretary OF the In
terror, assisted the members Of the com
mission. Bids for transportation wer
received amounting to twenty-five In all
Bidders were chiefly fromSt. Louis, Chi
cago, Pittsburgh and Cheyenne. Tb
quantity 10 b0 transported amounts Il
%, ,0O0,00 pounds.
The managers of the nOH Atlantic Ca
bic are dissatisfied with the Hog Islam
approach, and contemplate bringing tn
cable to Brooklyn by some other way.
Dormarl B. Eaton has decided 10 Rccep
tho vacancy In the Civil Service Boar
made by the resignation Of Mr., Curtis.
A special committee Of the Board Q
Assistant Aldermen to-day reported tina
the fees, emoluments and salaries Of th
City Chamberlain and County Treasure
arc excessive and an outrage on the people
and that the interest on the city none,
should be added 10 the principal and tha
the corporation counsel be instructed I
recover and secure such interest to th
city.
An attempt to serve the second writ {
htJeaS corpus on Deputy sheriES hSvin
the alleged bond robber Hampton in GU
tody failed and Hampton was taken I
Philadelphia this afternoon.
The suit brought In the U. S. court b
9 the Milwaukee Natl Bank Of WiSconsi
|, against Arthur Hughes and others to re
cover money paid by the bank on sight an
: time drafts which had been issued by Il
defendants In the purchase Of q cargo
wheat and discounted by the bank, WI
i to-day decided by verdict in favor Of Il
plaintiffs for $24,OSj.