The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-02-04
THE ERA OF RASCALITY.

Years ago, under Democratic auspices,
the robbery of the Treasury by a Democrat
OF ever so small an amount, would have
been text for every Radical newspaper
and orrtor in tho land. Tho rascality Of
Tweed although promptly punished by n
Democratic Administration, was made n
national question, and with effect.
But our opponents are Indifferent when
we bring home to them Land Grabs, Credit
Mobilliers, CrookedlWhiskey frauds, and gem
oral rascality; as if matter of course, and
the Republican voter stands at the polls
annually to perpetuate the scoundrelism OF
his leaders. As sample of the general
Generalization, National, State, and corpo-
rate we give the following synopsis of one
| days doings.
r. J. McLain, private banker of War
rem, Ohio suspended yesterday. His liabl-
tiles are 100000, assets unknown.
| Jurdon, Clark & co., the Boston clothiers,
| who were compelled to suspend recently, by
| the embezzlements of their book-keeper,
Sanford, met their creditors yesterday. They
stated their liabilities at 1890, 1872 and their
assets at 1851 ,526; but their books have peen
| kept in such manner that it is impossible
| to get at the exact condition of their affairs
Jonathan Earle, Treasurer of the Norfolk
and New Brunswick, Hosiery Company, at
| New Brunswick, n. j., has been found
| "short in his accounts" to the amount OF
$142, 900. He has acknowledged the "defici-
ency," and turned over property sufficient
to cover the amount. 1t is said that his son,
G. b. Earle, of new York, who kept the
Treasurer's bank accounts, was given blank
checks of the Company to fill out as required
to meet the Company's liabilities as they
came due and that he used them, and lost
the money in Wall street speculations.
1t now appears that the robbery of the
| Northampton National Bank, at Northamp-
ton, Mass, was accomplished, and that the
securities taken aggregate S720,O00. The
loss as usual, falls almost wholly upon
special depositors A reward of 5000 i.
| offered by the bank officers for the return o
the property and the conviction of the bur.
| glars The robbery was committed by sever
unknown men who, it is said, chad beer
| hanging about the town for at least a month.
After they had bound the cashier, Whittle
sey, and his family, and compelled him tC
| give them the combination Of the safe vault
| Lhey waited until they knew the night watch
man had gone home, and then got into the
vault with one of the four keys needed, the
other three being at the house of the other
| bank officers. Owing to the want of these
keys, they were baked by the safe contain.
| ing the money and securities of the bank
| ITSELF Three hours after the family were
| bound and gagged, Mrs, Whittesey succee-
| ded in freeing herself and giving the alarm
| from window. The rest of the family were
| then liberated, and the cashier, still bearing
the handouts, went to the bank. 1t is sup
| posed the robbers, or at least six Of them,
left for Springfield on the six O clock morn
| ing train. OF the $730,000 taken, only
81 1000 is lost by the bank. About $780,
| 600 is in registered bonds and certificates of
| stock, and, therefore, not negotiable.
Rev. Z. d. Winslow, the Boston forger,
has been traced to the steamship Rotterdam
which sailed from New York on Friday last
for Rotterdam. 1t is stated that there is no
treaty of extradition with Holland. Moth
| ing new in regard to Winslows forgeres
was developed yesterday at Boston, but their
amount was estimated as high as S600,000
| The report that he sailed in the Rotterdam
steamer is discredited at the Hub, but it is
believedlthere that he took very little..money
with him, wherever he went.
| A plan to rob an express car coming East
from Chicago, on Wednesday night, was
| frustrated, and the robbers were captured
Four men, formerly railroad employees, got
on the train at Wauseon, Ohio, and as soon
as it was again under way, began TO bore
out part of a panel in the express car, when
they were pounced upon by officers who
were in waiting on the train. The robber:
are now in Jail at Toledo The safe in the
express car contained S275,000 in currency
and over $125,000 in bullion.