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Astounding Bank Disclosures. The New York State Comptroller has appointed a Receiver for the Artizans' Bank, of this city. The Receiver is Henry C. Tanner, late Teller of the Bankand the Receiver meets the entire approval of the stockholders. The affidavit of the late President, asking for a disolution of the Bank, showsthe investments of about $100,000, chiefly for "political purposes," and many in the City Hall, New York-the object being ostensibly, to get the city deposits. There are $26,000 more in dispute, claimed by Mr. Geo. Platt, the security and brother of the late Chamberlain Platt-which $26,000 seems to have been also distributed for "political purposes." What gold there was in the Bank, at the time of the excitement about it, amounting to $70,000, was withdrawn by Platt and certain Directors, to purchase the stock of the Bank, in Wall street, in order to keep up the Bank by saving its stock from depression-which $70,000 was all lost, as the stock was good for nothing. The political disbursements of the bank are stated to be as follows, (mainly through Mr. Cowan, a Pennsylvanian of some note, who, it will be recollected, some years ago, sold Pennsylvania lands to Ole Bull): $15,000 Cowan, on Kinner's notes and checks 8,500 Stephen A. Douglas N. C. Platt, in Bank Bills, disbursed at the City Hall for which a bogus note was given. 25,000 Edward Jones (note on demand, which he re35,000 ports disbursed among the Aldermen 2,500 Small hotel notes good for nothing Given Ben. Wood on a bogus note 10,700 To Edward Jones, on a claim against the Court of Common Pleas, also good for nothing 3,000