, 1875-07-27
went Ia tho simplicity OF hh soul to tho polico

went 10 tho simplicity OF hi. soul to lho polico
authorities and to the Mayor. With lis note, in
quest at his property. but all to no purpose.
You ntato tint tho good man vas amply fn-
formed that tho paying plan MAS Tho aie rsac-
ticcl here; Lint tho watch ~Rs probably In \
pannbrokcra ponsosAEot,. and that tho money llo
md aivanccd III II should bo rcll:ned to him !;
and, finally, If tl,is practice nhunld ho broken up
hcrc ttulnn goo'la would find their Nay to other
large cities tar disposal, atd thus dlscranlnale
against thcago.
1 do not tlnsirs, sfr. Editor, to directly quea-
tinr the correctness of your staten,cnts still tho
charges hrc no efhring Rnd unnatural that | AM
led 10 belIeso thht TME TREBUSE. usually very
reliable H. ts aseosttone, must ilave boon msin.
formed III Tits instaneo.
That the Foteo force, md espccitlly tts
ordinary obnorvor that -ndintltiug hin.
to be SO dist~acd-auy QUO NTH tito
shrewdnoss rclu,sod to BE- good detective
would not commit himself to payer In hnch
caan III ynu mention.
Ifonce. Mr.. Editor, until yon can produce proof
most crncluslve, 1 must be allowed 10 subscribe
myself DouDT1xn TuoMAs.
NofE NJ TIE EplTon.--Wl.en tho Cl,iot Do
tccttvs dcntes that ho urote nuch letter to
certain Clergyman. or that tho Mayor Htated that
auti waa lie practice Ia tR city. BlIsIi mako
to,,nt!ntlou fur our bouf Ia the truth Of The
statement.
no sAy1vos HANKS rAY FER CENT?
To thf I:tiilor " The ChtcIfo TrloKne:
CHICAGO, Iuls 26.-1t Ia generally supposed,
and depositoru ara led to believe, that all sav.
ings banks follow standard inyariAb!o nllo In
tho calculation Of tho in.eress pnia, or promised
to bo paid. upon deposits. 4 recent inyosti3a-
tion Of this matter. 20 important to = multitude
OF small depositors, convll,ces mo tLat somo OF
tho banks are intlicting wrong upon their
pasronR in not paying what thoy agrco to pay
O per ccut,-but often much less. whllo they ho-
g1l,lo dopoB,tors by slrewd mud over reaching
method OF calculation, with the Auppo8itlon that
lin bank i8 paying aid tho hoton.t0r Ia rocciv-
Ing 1ouud Il per cent. Relieving that ono Of
our 1tnnrnant savings banks, which had entered
up It's July interest, uaA not paying a lady
dcpubl.or tnll 6 per Gant on her deposits, took
thu samo accol,ut to -four different savings banks.
with tho request That they would ,ufutm ,ne--
which they tlulltely dld--vhat, according to thor
tne.laM Of calculating G per cpnt interost, thev
woald hayo allowed on tso snme account. /
fund TIN: no tMo Ut tho banks agreed IN their
methods or results. One deducted oil ihe par.
mu,lts or checka frou tho tirat dopoHlt. xh.ta
AnoIher look tholn IRON tho Last. Ono chocHod
oil by dates aud amounts, smother Jumped H. aud
nllothor averaged It us to amount of Interest
allowed. Two Of tho panks MORO nearly alike,
though several duIlars al:ast: whilo tho othot
two. with ,uarkel iierality aud Justice. estimated
t1e ihkoEcnk IL nGA1lF IHlEo Atal t10 aOE0E tllu
Which MAS risAt7 When bauas Disagree shall
dcpueltors decide ? 1t In Z facs, AZ any ore can
le.rn by iuYuilng, thns raylugs banks have M
uniform u,ll fixed method Of calculating tho in
te.est oil acpos1ts, and wb1lc tho pro.niHe Of a
good bn,i may be per cent tho tnodo OF cal
culuton may reduce TIC rate Of intcro9t to lega
ihan i. 1t baAoo,ea all depoeito1B to inquire
| tirAt. IL the bank aalo and sound? and texL
Does it actuaIyray to doposltots the tull inter.
est hlch IL promises aud prcteuda 10 pay? 1t Ia
not no Important that dcrorisu1s arc offered
per cont rs that shcy actually rocelso II.
TME DLtos11uRs FRIEND.