, 1880-11-20
The Collapse Of tho Chicago
Grain & Provision Ex-
change.
Liabilities About $6O,O0O-Four Con.
stables and a Deputy.Sheriff
In Charge.
Causes Of t11o CnlnmIty-Somc Disguised
Crcdltors-A Petty Failure.

mitch exCrcsrd, nti well thGy might to- D0-
cnso tho inargEns which tlioy Ind put ,tp dur.
ing tho week. md tho profits which they hnd OK
pccted to clutch from tho present +" bnoin" III
stucks 9rats,. at1i t,rovlstd*, had vanished intn
thin nIr. Tho ocenson Of this financial lcnntnrt-
zntnn was tito failure Of two speculative
"banks," known to tho lnb!tucs Of tho alley Us
"buckot- Shops
Tho first of tho twain to close lis doors WIS
tho
'cntoA1o ui,A1S 4 PROVISION EXCHANGE,
Charles r. Doxey. President and Treasurer. aud
NC. Murrity, Sccrctnry." On tho opening Ut
business II number of gentlemen who wcrb OH
tho lonE slle Ut tho stock tnnrkot presented
iholr tickets an1 demanded thnt thoy be pnld
cCrtnln differences. Tho cash wnH not forth
coming, AMI sls inpotcnt cxc,lacs were given for
the emptiness Of tho cnsli-bUx. the moro ate-
tcrmncd onea Immediately sought lcgal mpas-
t,rcs To c,llGct what wis AwlnB thoni. Tho fatl.
Ero to nrct tho wnnts Ut tho carly pntrons Of tho
establishment kad n depressing ciTcct on tho
management ns we'll lis on the frGqucntcrs Of
tho piare, and as Mr.. Duxcy, tho President md
rrenstlr..r. lid not turn III, nj tho usual hUur.-
md hn wis very mitch sUitght ufler,-the rutior
WIS stNrtcd that lc Ind clipped with sonU St0, ,tD.
This story passad rapidly uonK tho ulley, and
from tho n!lty 10 the shOps Of tho ,lcnlers In
liquid groceries In tho immaculate vicinity. and
nt tho elise at 'ChAnHc 1t hnd jumped Into ttui-
ycrsul circulation. 1t prnyed, hanover. 10 t,u
unfulndctl, for llbout o'clock Mr. Doxcy put In
II brief appearance. Il survey Of tho Rccnu gvi-
ttently inspired him with tho feeling TINT NJ llo
could In ITO good. he might better retire, aud ho
accordingly retired.
.nN"us u et"e3 " l"1h'l I'H"-"'h''s pessoi
md inquired FOR tho manager. 1u tho absence
Ut MF. Doxoy, Mr.. Murray, tho Secretary, was
pointed nut us tho netting head If the ostnblish-
nlent. The plain persu!t nnno!lncrd himself It's
"eo7'"o'o, 'a s'aa." .ua. - ~ '.'.u
,r,, , An N ArrAc,aMESr ,M ~ ,' r., 70 sn,.vs. . :, ~
md costs, suit Of 4. KoSrnh1tni. Payment w,ls
declined. "tlo funds" N,tl n second Co!stnbiu
bcfnlr nf john ilickcrsnf. 4 third tlulon Of
md, On bchslf ot y. i: wilsrx. pressnte.i i
q, tho shairs md oi'ce iuraiiHrc. which %ero
tns KrK s p wn y ts fst s a' w "sr hinE "
tht sq'iatr, (which, by tto way, Is sorcwh9t Ut 10
.,,s'ls' tnmE when 1hey wsre perturn;s b. tho
pcy. win prtNcct,c ta icll,ntid tic puyt,iunt IL
ss7.M: While tho u,artet Or leKal collectors
wilat shocked 1t tic in.rilsion ii Deputy Sheriff
iinrkc, who cl.no armed viii, ni, stiac',nGnt to
enpturo ~ ii sixit; u the slit e Warren ii;
him sumo $1,WO. Mr.. fsrnw'l nadu MI nitldnrtt
tM!t to tho nest Of h!s knowissG noxGy ha.l left
,s 1 nnt n ~ qecn oIna ~. rrr,. m so 9I ,'so
t"Esn "t Si s"r,!shes = 's,it psx'nst a sny " ias
" the concern Which Might hnvo ucon oi re.
pnst p wMn tho Corn isxcnMt9t s!nnK ana tn',a
6e@n th"rc bit REORGANIZATION os nrnvsd E HIN 1sy they
a, nr s ShSs s1 9'eG m s Tug & sxy H w' rear s e
"Gnsgsl by shnrlt llolln,nm"
nsE tS TiSE .o rspGEtsr sue
twenty !lisconsoIise ercltsrs were Kro,,pc,!
nro1m me h w. sit''ato ;ann