Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-23
NEW YORK.

The Broken Atlantic Bank-A Receiver
 AppOinted-The Banks Dealings with
 Mr. Seney.
 NEW YORK, May 22.-Justice Pratt of the Supreme court late this afternoon appointed F. H. Smith, of Brooklyn, receiver of the Atlantic State bank which suspended on the 14th inst The receiver was appoint d in an action brought by the people of the State through the Attorney General. President Puffer of the bank was asked by reporter: fWould you explain how MT. Seney owes this bank $235, COOP" MT. Puffer replied: ''Mr. Seney as president of the Metropolitan bank represented us in New York. We sent that bank every morning the balance which we considered we could spare from the days business. When the Metropolitan drawn our account there by $1s0, GOO, the extent of $235. .OOO."
 ''Such large transaction must have been made by means of documents of some sort?" No, we trusted Mir. Seney implicitly It turns out now that the bank claims that Mr. Seney personally represented us and that the Metropolitan cannot be held responsible for his actions"
 Cannot MT. Seney be held personally lia- 1 ble?" "A man in hls position now is hard! y one to follow up. If he comes out of his ! embarrassment in any kind of decent shape i we will get our money"
 t'How does the transaction stand at this i timer" q believe NJ. Seney has paid part of the money, somewhere in the neighhorhood Of $50, 900, and promises to pay the balance within thirty days"
 Don't you think that puts Mr. Seney in a n in k0 rik in judgment on MT. Ssney."
 Ferdinand Wards Arrest-The Amdav1ta
 on which the Warrant was Issued. l NEW YoRK, May 22--In the matter of the arrest of Ferdinand Ward there are three afidavits made, one by J. Nelson Tappan, one by William H. Bingham and one by J. Sewell Tappan. In his affidavit J, N Tap. pan declares Ward told him that government contractors often sold their contracts at g great discount owing to delay in getting money. Through special influence he would be able to get prompt settlement fro m the government and if Tappan would advance the money to be invested in such contracts there would be no risk whatever. William Fl. Bingham declares that Ward made simi lar representations to him. Ward persistent. ly refused to acquaint him with the nature ! SAeAS0SsOAog tions with the government were SO delicate that it would be ine4pedient to give the de tails
 The PresbyteriRn General Assembly.
 SARATOGA, May 22.-The Presbyterian General assembly this morning devoted near ly the whole session to the reception of dele gates from other bodies. Rev. Dr. Totten. of Vicksburg, came from the Southern Gen eral assembly and made long address show ing strong fraternal feeling. Mederaso1 Hayes replied in a similar strain. There wa not much said on the other side about organi,
 union between the two branches of American
 Presbyterianism, but the speeches showed
 the temper and drift to be strongly in it
 favor. Rev. Cornelius Biett of Jersey City
 represented the Reformed church and th
 addresses were very cordial on both sides
 The report of Saturday morning and the res
 of the session will be devoted to the question
 of transferring mission work among Chimes
 and Indians in this country from the foreig1
 to the home mission board.
 Young Lad MystertousIy Shot. AUBURN, May PA ffteen-year-ol,
 nephew of Rev. Father O'Flaherty was shq past of Auburn. The boy was driving COW
 homeward when a man stepped from behin, tree and shot him, saying. 1T have endeav ored to shoot you several times. now I vii
 do it." The ball entered the eye and lodge, , in the brain. Officers are on the track of tn s assassin.
 An Eugfne off the Track-The Enginee , Scalded to Death. { AMSTERDAM, May 22.-While an engin ! with tender attached was backing at 8 higl q rate of speed near Phillips locks. thre q miles below here, it jumped the track. Fiv men were on board. Engineer Henry Lashel z of Hopeweu Junction, was instantly scalde ] to death. Conductor George Woodward, c s Syracuse, was severely scalded, but manage to stagger back and flag passenger train fo