The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-10
NEW YORK CITY.



National Associated Press to the Star
NEW YORK. Sept. 10.-The Convention
of The American Bankers Association
will be held on the 18th, 18Th and 14th
inst, at Association Hall in this city.
yer six thousand institutions ave
been invited TO send delegations, and a
large proportion have accepted. The
first days session, morning and even
ing, will be chiefly taken up by papers
on the resumption Of specie payments.
Hon. Stewart L. Woodlord, of New
York, will read an address on specie
payments, which will be followed by the
paper Of Sir Francis Hincks, Presl ldent
OF the Consolidated Bank OF Canada,
VINO will give brief review Of the pres
ent banking system OF Canada, OF the
issues Of bank notes, the condition OF
the bank reserves, the arrangements for
Government note issues, and the distri-
button among the banks OF the Govern
munt deposits and fiscal agencies.
A number OF bankers In New York,
Philadelphia, Buffalo and other cities
aye exp cted to speak ON the best me H.
| cd or resumption. The policy of Secre-
tary Slerman is expected to be criti-
cised AMI defended with some warmth,
especially b. some of The Western bank.
ers, who are much divided in opinion on
the subject. On Thursday, the Hon. W.
S. Groesbeck, OF Cincinnati, will read
paper on the silver question, ana Will
advocate remonetiz ttion. lie will, how
ever, oppose greenDack Initiation. The
next paper on The silver question VIII Oe
read by Professor A. l.. Perry, of Wi
liams College, Massachusetts,. Some
other papers on rem0netz ltiOn are also
announced, after which Cauncey Z.
Williams, OF A Abany, VIII read paper
on the taxation OF banks.
On Friday h. I'll. Thurman, of Troy.
N. Y, Will read a paper on Bank Taxa.
ton, and Will show the evils which are
resulting from it in the State of New
York and elsewhere. After the discus
sion on Bank Taxation, papers will be
read upon the danger with wbIoh our
public credit is threatened from the ex.
cessiye issues Of municipal bonds, and
upon The best method of putting stop
to the evil by legislation and by other
preventives. tPapers Will also be pre-
sented upon the recuperation OF busi-
hess as connected with the condition OF |
the banking system. The Convention i 4, |
expected to be both numerous and iuflu- |
entail, and the meetings are att acting
more attention from the near approach
to the time fixed by law lor resumption,
ana by the Changes indicated IN The re-
cent tai of gold.
Remains Found.
The charred remains OF two men were
found yesterday in the ruins Of the late |
fire at Hale's piano factory. The bodies |
were too much dishgured to be idenli- |
fed.
Frank Leslie's Assignment.
Frank Leslie, the well-known pub
fisher, has made an assignment oi his |
property and effects to Isaac W, Eug- |
land, publisher of the Sun. His liabii- |
ties are estimated at $320,000. the prin- |
cipal creditor being Rice. Kendall & |
Co., OF Boston, who supplied the es-
tablishment with the paper. Assets |
unknown, but include ali Leslie's pub
lications-sOme twenty in number-Val- |
liable presses, machinery, ETC., also Mr..
Lesl:e's property at InLerlucken, Sara
toga.
MIR. Whites Complications.
The account OF the efforts Of James j. |
White, Of Milwaukee, who, it is alleged, |
decoyed Miss Jennie Merriman, OF |
Brooklyn, into mock marriage to get |
possession OF his lllegltimate child, will |
be remembered. White went to Brook |
iyn to get possession of the child anu
lHuuoeu nlloS m 6IEjulau mOGnef ana |
Mrs. Elizabeth Eyerson, another daugh- |
ter, to go TO Jersey City, where he had |
Them arrested on cnargeo OF kidnapping |
the child.
This took place on Sunday, the 9th |
of August, and they were held in con-
tnement until the following day. White |
not appearing against them, they were |
discharged. Mrs. Everson was In deli |
cate health at the time, aud by reason |
of the mental excitement, disgrace ana |
physical Injuries resulting from her |
arrest, she now claims $40, 900 damages,
TOR which amount sh3 brings an action
in the Supreme Court to recover. Mrs.
Merriman, her mother, brings an action
In the same Court against White tor the
recovery OF $4,000, Judge Pratt granted
an order for the arrest OF White, but he
is now in the'West, and, it is said, will
shortly go to Wales.
The South Carolina Ring,
Mr.. Parker, State treasurer OF South
Carolina, who went into office in 1868
and who two years ago lett the State,
tells tale OF the south Carolina Ring +
IN over four columns of the World tc-
lay. Chambarlain, Patterson, KlImp-
,on and others are charged win TIE
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