San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-01-19

cite, Ind, has gone into liquidation, but
promises TO pay alldepositors in full.
The old Bulls Head Bank of New
York City is to be wound up. Its capital Is
said to be impaired to the extent Of $4,000,
but depositors win be paid In full. abs
Henry Underwood, said to be one of
the Union Pacific train robbers, known as
Thomas Nixon, was recently arrested at his
home, Y miles west Of Sherman, Texas, and
lodged in Jail at Omaha. There appears to
be some question as to his identity.
y Marshall Jewell, President of the
Charter Oak Life Insurance Company, in
forms policy holders that unless they con-
sent to the scaling down Of their policies ~
per cent. the company must 60 into bank
ruptcy.
The clearinghouse of Jacob Bum, ,
Springfield, H., suspended on the I'd. Liza
bilities about $500, 900, and assets sufficient
to pay all debts, it is said, II time Is allowed
and property not sacrificed. The large
amount of unproductive real estate held by
the house is said to be largely the cause OF
their failure.
A frightened team backed a wagon,
containing Mrs. Morris Goodloe and four
children, off the, bridge over Obion River,
Tenn, on the I'd, resulting in the drowning
of the four children.
The State Savings Bank of Indianap
oils has petitioned and obtained authority
from the Auditor of State to surrender its
charter and 60 into liquidation. The assets
are sufficient to cover all liabilities. Twen-
five per cent. will be paid to depositors at
once, and the balance within six months.
The Rollinsford Savings Bank, at Sal
mon Falls, N. H., has suspended, with $780,.
600 of deposits. The assets are said to be
amply sufficient to pay all claims, if time can
be had to realize their value.
,, The clearinghouse of 1. N. Thomas,
at Des Moines, Iowa, closed on the Sd. De-
positors are promised to be paid in full.
Virginia experienced an earthquake
shock on the I'd. .....'. ..
There was q fraternal gathering of
Mexicans and Americans at a ball given by
the Mexican officers at Matsmoras, Mexico,
on New Years night. A large number of
officers of both armies were present, and the
most cordial feeling was exhibited.
Steam-boiler explosions in the United
States during 1877 caused directly the death
of 131 persons and the manning of 1913 9TH
ers. ...-.-,... .-.
At Montpelier, Blackboard County,
Ind, on the 4th, j. j. McGrew, a merchant,
shot and killed Hitter Kreutzner, farmer.
The latter was known rs a dangerous char
acter, and the shooting was the result of a
threatened attack upon McGrew by Kreutz-
ner.
At Wheeling, West, Va, on the Sd,
Henry Daub, well known citizen, once
wealthy, shot himself on his first wife's
grave, after quarrel with his second wife,
in which it is said she turned him out of the
house. ...
A number of Fenian prisoners who
were sentenced to lifelong penal servitude
in 1866 have been released on ticket-Of-
leave. Among these are Color Sergeant
Mccarthy, Corporal Chambers and Private
O'Brien. 1850
The Panama Star and Herald has
further particulars regarding the loss of the
steamer Ataeama, from Valparaiso to CAL
lao, which went to pieces on a rock near the
Gillian coast on the night of Nov. 30. Out
Of 14 persons on board, only 30 were saved.
The old established clearinghouse of
Peddicord and Burrows, Decatur, ILL.,, sus-
pended on the 9th.
The Pottsville Pa.) Bank suspended
on the 7th. This is the fifth banking house
that has suspended there within Is months.
The New Orleans Clearing house As
ISOLATION have passed a resolution protest
ing against the passage of the Bland Silver
Dill