Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-31

reported. BY noon there were OUT a rev more
than the usual number OF people about the cor
ner and among those were some with the cash
in hand ready to buy up the claims OF deposf-
tors. There were few or no sales; certainly no
depositors willing to take the offer OF SO cents
on the dollar, which seemed to be the margin.
The failure OF the bank created quite STIR IN
the departments a considerable number OF
clerks had deposits in it ranging from ten TO
over Thousand dollars.
The bank was not a depositing one, so the
government had no funds whatever in it.
THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
states, with reference to the German National
| Bank, that owing to the large amount OF real
estate loans carried 10y it, that ..under his in-
StructiOnS no dividends have been paid to its
shareholders since il became a national bank.
The reports made to his Office Of the condition
| CT the bank show that the amount Of realeState
assets have been largely reduced within the
past year. which would indicate that the con-
| dition of the bank was improving, rather than
| growing worse.
WHO WILL BE RECEIVER?
Late this afternoon Controller OF the Currency
Knox had appointed no receiver for the bank.
He will, it is understood, designate as receiver
MT: b. u keysef, who is now by his direction
| acting as an examiner Of the defunct instita-
ton.
THE BANK BUILDING
one OF the investments which the bank made
was the purchase OF the ground and appurte-
nanceS on the corner OF 1th and streets, known
| as the Federal building. 1t is understood that
| the price paid aggregated S2O0.O0 Experts say
| that to-day, under the hammer, it would not
| bring half OF that sum. The bank. too. has been
unfortunate In its rental of the building, and it
is said that the amount of rents received from it
| were not enough to pay reasonable rate OF in
| tereSt On the investment.
| ADDITIONAL FACTS.
Attached TO the savings bank was national
deposit bank. This was for the accommodation
of those persons who had cash or other valll-
| ables which they desired to place in the custo-
| dy of the deposit company for safe keeping.
lock boxes in what Is supposed to be fire and
| buIglar-prOOf vaults. 1t may be stated that
this class OF depOSitOrS will not loose dollar,
| and can get possession of their yaluableS on de-
mand
The officers of the banks promise to make a
| statement Tomorrow covering the actual cOndi-
uon of both the national bank and the savings
bank.
| 1t should likewise he borne in mind that the
| notes OF the national bank Will be paid on de-
| mand as the Treasury is amply indemnified tn
| United States bonds for the redemption OF such
notes.
TIE BANK OFFICERS
The officers of the German-AmericanN National
| Bank were: John HitZ, president; II. B. Donald
| son, vice president; C. E. Prentiss, cashier; s.
| F. Austin. assistant cashier; and Rudolph Old
berg bookkeeper. The capital OF the bank was
| $4,000.
The officers of the German American Savings
Bank I'VE were John Htz president; r. B. Donald
| retery; G. E. Prentiss, treasurer; Samuel F.
| Mattingly, assistant treasurer
THE ENEMIES OF GEN. JOSEPH f. JOHNSTON.
| who is candidate for Congress in the Rich
mond Va.l district, having published circular
linn, charging him with having couple Of Irish
soldiers shot for trivial offense during the
| early days OF the late war, Gen. Johnston has
| published card prOnOuncing the circular
SANDER He says its only foundation is in the
| fact that two soldiers of Wheat's Louisiana bat
| talon were convicted and sentenced to death
| for the highest military crime-mutlny-by q
| general cOurt-martial. The act was the attack
| ing an officer and guard with deadly weapons
TO release prisoners under their charge. The
sentence i, oi deatn was that prescribed for this
| crime not only by Confederate law, but by the
| laws OF all European nations. He had no power
| TO pardon such criminals, and, the proceedings
| being regular, there was no pfeteXt for DELAY
| Gen. Johnston says he has no reason TO think
| the men executed were IfShmen. and that long
acquaintance with the Irish as soldiers i'm
| pressed him with the belief that they are infe-
| r1Or TO none In fidelity and courage.
The INCOME TAX SUITS AGAINST Mr.. TILDES.
| AT PittSburg, Pa, in the L. S. Circuit Court be-
! fore commissioner Gamble, the case of the
! United States against Samuel j. Tilden. of New
YORK, YORK, was as reached Yesterday. number of
in regard to MIR. Tilden's income from railroads
ine only witness examined was w. v. NJ. Hutch
lnson, secretary and treasurer OF the PittSburg
Fort wayne and Chicago railway, who testified
| that between the years 1861 and 1872 $50 900 had
been paid MI. Tilden for professional services
| rendered in that time. He also testified that
Mr.. Tilden had, from time to time, sent differ-
| ent sums of money there to be invested in rail-
road enterprises and that dividends had been
n
| vestments and dividends could not be definitely
| stated without reference to the books
The ROBBERY OF THE MANHATTAN SAVINGS
| BANK. IN New York, is being used to the diSad-
| vantage of MIR. Augustus Schell, the Tammany
nominee for mayor, who is one of the directors,
| and whose brother Mr.. Edwin Schell is preS
| dent OF the bank. His enemies claim that Mr.
| Schell as director, was negligent in permit
ing tae ian, lantor to have knowledge Of the com
! was SO careless in this matter it would be un-
! wise 10 place the affairs of whole city under
| his control On the other hand. Mr.. SchelI pro-
| poses to demonstrate at a ratification meeting
| one evening this week that he could no more
| have prevented the robbery that he could pre-
| Vent the flowing of the tides
| ARREST ON A CHARGE OF MURDER-At Nor
Iolk; va, Yesterday morning, Constable j. L.
| kellum of Princess Anne county, left on the
| steamer n. P. Banks for the Eastern Shore.
| having in custody man named Samuel Sher-
| raf, charged with the murder of VIM. Drum
mond, of Accomac county in an ARRAY at Drum
| hometown 16 years ago. Sherrer was block
| ade runner, and the killing occurred while the
| party were on drunken spree.
| A FATHERS FATAL SHoT.-Last Friday a sad
occurrence TOOK place near Beverly. West Vfr-
! g1nia, where two boys, thirteen and nine years
| Of age, were accidentally Shot, one being killed.
1t appears that two men, named Hill and StOl-
hacker were out hunting wild turkeys, and,
| fence. Thinking that the noise was caused
| by turkeys, Hill raised his gun and fired Just
| aS ne dlQ SO tnefe was scream and upon going
| 10 the spot Hill discovered that he had shot his
| son through the left lung, and that the ball had
| broken the left arm OF StOlnackerS son. The
| evening was very foggy, and the boys had Sc
| creted themselves behind the brush fence and
| began to yelp In order to make their parents be-
lleVe that they were turkeys.
AN ADVERTISING DoDGE-It is now claimed
that the paragraph which appeared recently in
| a ST. Louis paper that Miss Hazeltine, of that
| city, was betrothed to ex-Gov. Tilden was COM
municated to reporter by ladies having in
| charSe grand charitable entertainment I'm
| which Miss Hazeltine was to appear as the
pride in 1.-The MistletOe Bough," the object be-
| ing TO attract crowd to see the supposed BRIDE
elect of Mr.. Tilden. The stratagem OF the Ia
dles worked successfully, save that none of them
| pad taken into account the possibility OF the So
| c1ety item being telegraphed, or of it going be-
| yond st. Louis readers. The hoax has been the
talk OF st. Louis, and last Sunday evening Rev.
| John Snyder, pastor OF one OF the largest con
gTegations OF the city, tthe Church of The Trim
| ity) took the matter for text, and based upon
| IL severe denuncfaton OF those ladies who en-
courage and stimulate the publication of society
| news.
SERIOUS PRAIRIE FIRE swept across the
| southern half OF Turner county, Dakota Tues
| DAY, and destroyed large quantity of grain
| and hay. Mrs. James Roland and child were,
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