Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-21
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SPECIAL To THE HERALD
Failure and Robbery OF the Erie
County sayings Hank by Its
I'resideut-tr Excitement.

state oil great excitement over the iallnro
oil the Erie County Savings Bank, with
liabilities OF $500. 900, nearly all owing
t. mechanics aud poor people. One year
ago the President Ada II Brabender,
began Specializing, il is said, and recently,
ON a break on oil, he lost $40, 900
When the treasurer opened the safe this
morning he found that the time lock had
been tampercd with and all the funds OF
the bank were gone. In place were the
notes OF Brabenders to the amount uf
only hall the shortage. Brabender also
receipted at the express Office for n
$4,000 package and fed. The stock
holders of the bank claim that the de
pJsitors will lose nothing. but there il
great excitement, aud runs were begun
On three other banks No difficulty was
experienced, how ever, in meeting all de-
niinds 50 far.
freiinRhuysen on chinese Re
strictioB.
WAsuINGToN, May 20 Secretary
Fr lmghuysrn has sent a communication
to the Senate Committee ON Foreign Re.
lations, rs also to the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, in which he repre-
seats that a great deal OF trouble will
be c,eited ii the Senate concurs in the
House Chinese bill Among other
things he says the passage OF the bill by
the Senate will bo irritating to the
Chinese Government and especially to
the Chinese Embassy now here.
Consideration of Bnnk Failures.
WAsHINGToN, May 20-The Finance
t'nnttnlttau al tho Sunat,. "a,
one week the consideration and investi.
cation OF the causes of the failures ia
New York banks, in order to Obj ain furth.
er information On the subject. 1t is
thought that Congressional invt stigation
will not be ordered.
Election OF Editors by the Meth
Odist Conference
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 The Meth.
oaist Conference to-day announced Rev.
DIR, j. NJ. Drckley elected editor of the
Christian Adrocdte. Rev. Dr. Arthur
Edwards, the present incumbent, was
elected editor of the Northwestern
Christian AdDocate.
Death ofthe Last OF the Napoleon
Guard.
hhN ~. w nl. uh
old veteran who attained q national rep
ulation from being the only surviving
soldier who guarded Nagoleon at the
Island of st. Helena, died at his home in
Battl, Creek, last night,
Dep0siiOrs Of Newark savings
Bank SAFE.
NEWARK, May 20.-The officers of the
Savings Institution expect iull poy-
ment from Fisk 4 Hatch. Deposltors
will then receive full payments.
Russell sage Paying OF as Usual.
WALL STREET, N. v, May 20 A re-
port says: Russell Sage. who was laid
down on contracts, revived to day. 1t
Is ascertained that Sage is paying of rs
usual.
ward Goes Before the Grand
Jury.
New YORK, May 20. - Ferdinand
Ward has been subponead to appear be-
fore the Grand jury tomorrow.
Disastrous Fire aud Loss OF Life.
KINGSTON, Ont, May 20.--George
Peters, a railway laborer. returned home
after night spent is dissipation. He
pick ed upa lighted lamp and started to
go up stairs. When near the top the
lamp fell from his hand and in an in
stant the stairway was in n blnze. The
flames spread rapidly. making escape
for those asleep in the upper part
matter OF g,eat difficulty. Mrs. Peters,
followed by her two daughters, rushed
through the flames and managed to
escape, as did also John Peters,
son, anl two boaraers Maggie
Peters. who had just escaped,
discovered that her little sister was still
in the burning building and made des
perate attempt TO rescue her, but she
was overcome by the smoke and was
taken out in an insensible condition. 1t
is believed her injuries are fatal. Miss
Bicdgcr, AN invalid, pershed in the
flames. 1t is supposed that Peters, who
was the cause OF the catasprophe, also
persisted in the flames, together with
three boaders, who were so drunk that
they did not become aware of their peril
until too late.
VanderbIlus Arrival In London
and Receipt Of the Panic News.
LIvERpooL, May 20.-N Nanderbilt
landed this afternoon and proceeded to
London. He informed newspaper rep
resentative that his information regard
ing the New York panic was incomplete,
therefore he was unprepared to comment
upon il. He will only mature plan of
action after his arrival III London. lie
could not say what he might have to do.
He might possibly have to sell New York
Central stock and buy other stocks.
Vanderbilt stated that his object in com.
lug to England was to witness the Derby
at EPSON. The news he received may
necessitats the alteration of his plans,
in which case he may return to America
at an early day.
English Capitalists Buy Ameri-
can stocks.
LONDON, May 20.--The PaH MAJ
Gazette says: English capitalists bought
last week more American stocks than Ion
twelve months past.
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