, 1875-05-09

that tho interest Of tho audience did not fig K
! the c1oae. The music Was OF tho pertect char
aoter 1hat those who had previously known o1
! the Quaker City Qnartette anticipated, ind the
tenton after tho closing piece, despite the nega
tire OF tho presiding official Iho se!ectlont
were ill appropriate, and Of the kind that holi
aud arouse. Mock schemes, weak imitation Of
those issued last year, and lacking wit or orlgi
nality, were scattered throughout the audience
and possibly afforded some Amusement to those
who could find any point In them.
THE PRODUCE
The Produce Exchange assembled sBxfn yes-
terday afternoon to consider what should be
done in references to securing rooms tor another
| year, and whether it was advisable and possible
to maintain the organization, siuce 80 many oi
the members had failed to pay the annual as
sesnment OF 8l0 each. The attendance III.
Hnal1, and very little business was transacted.
a proposition mas received to furnish the old
Board Of Trade rooms for tbs uso Of the Exr
change, free OF cost, but no action wss taken.
Some discussion then ensued, bearing upon
the general situation in which SONS sectional OF
local feeling was developed ~ to the location Of
rcoms.
Finally, On motion OF Mr. Gooch, tho follow.
ing Committee was appointed. representing the
several local interests, to collect tho annual as-
eesEnente, and report progress at the annual
meeting OF the Exchange for the election o1
officers, to be held Tuesday afternoon: Messrs.
Tooc4' mo"eA+ + tytus, Chase, danchett, HeWes,
Knock, weaver, ana broWneu-
1ne neenns then adjourned untu TueadAy
afternoon at o'clock, sharp.
n BAD WAT,
Inc late failure OF the Cook County National
Bank involved large number in its fail and
among others Postmaster John McArthur, who
nao ootalned large nnmber of discounts at
u lue oank" AZ the time Ct lts suspension
" mad dlacounted about $4,000 of
bis paper, part OF which was
t9en he1d by the American Exchange
HattonA BANG, OF heW York. and another pot-
aoa by the Cook County Bank itself. In March
Mst ne heT York bank commanced suit
4sa1se AtcArtnnr on noont S1S. o0o OF his paper'
"n1cn II claimed TO ho!d IN good faith Tor value
received This, however, is denied by Mr.. Mc-
Arthur, who alleges that Ill but ona note for
s. 500 was secretly transferred to tho New York
h,nk Lu tha 'f,c.1- r,It DrE go
- 49, 80 sno ;.it o1 Loanty i,aaA Atgs
Isi,;s ~ - ~ "!.uous al11 cuna!oetolou. ~
Aautlou u Loeee tlanshcEons, ncAfthn1, IN n1s
official capacity, and Is he has Bince ascertained,
IN coutrnyeution of his dEtJ 10 deposit daily with
the United States Treasurer any surplus be might
1sros enn,,nt snd ~ ~ IGun5 t;aa n1af % ;.s
-! E Ao1ns 1uu - .ae t41!e " !1s
lAsuto naa Tfo'ba In As eaolts 20 Inc
ctealt OF tue uosernmens. McAfthur
has Rince received notice that the Government
had bean able BY the sals OF bonds Of the bank
given as secu11tr for its denna1ts to ret hack
na,t of I'm .monnt he t1ss nFac"d thsra bnt thst
r. .a Iii ~sns-s;h1a - - 81 -, ~ - - 49, tt @
!.ssoF w. t1sS III ~ 49,
therefore n'ea p11t aetune out tnese 1acts, aud
asking that tho amount due By tue bank to
tho Government for which he WaB held
responsible should be set off aeainst tha amo1nt
he oTed the b.nk- Tha nece;rer 4 p pnrIav
rafnsrs tcr Iool. VI tba nnaftar ~ t1is 1;h1 "a
10 teauesa " !oos o. ~ mastet ~ als Aen' anu
~, .ne In4oI unRte 1ostuaS1el hceufu4nsl{{ AaAs