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that may be converted in fifteen minutes, and $750,000 bonds, in cash, an amount total which their entire force would find difficulty in paying out in many days. BANK FOR SAVINGS. for Savings of the City of New-York. on was besieged throughout the de- its and paying, as they sum depositors, Bleecker-st., The Bank continued to day large do, all by even to the settlement of accounts, a mands, necessarily paid out. There seemed, however, of money a want was of the excitement attending the run of Saturday and Monday; indeed, a fair proportion drawing on the bank with the intention of those visiting doing so, assured by their deposits returned without appearance of things of their security. reply of the the controller to the ft-repeated question, Are my if safe 9" that They were; still, take them earnings want them," deterred many drawing. A large majority you of those drawing yesterday were women, credof whom, from appearances, would not be many ited with any great surfeit of this world's goods, yet whose bank account was quite large. With loss the money once in their possession, many seemed at a know what to do with it. Every one in their immediate to neighborhood seemed looked upon evil charac- One and the money was quickly hidden from sight. the ter, very scantily dressed. though advised to contrary. woman, drew her account of nearly $1,000, and, with the fear depicted on every feature, hurriedly passed to front door. But the gaze of the crowd of idlers upon the outside was too much for her, and she as hurriedly a returned to the receiving teller's desk and opened account. Soi it was with many others, who merely new drew their money as it appeared, to satisfy themselves that 11 was actually in the bank, and then returned it, though forfeiting the interest about due. It is understood that the authorities will not place any restrictions on the drawing of moneys, but will continue their preseut course. UNION DIME SAVINGS BANK. N. J. Haines, the President of this institution, said that they had since the excitement began paid in full every depositor who demanded money up to 7 p. m. Monday night, and that at that hour they had paid one depositor $8,000. "To-day, however," said he, the directors reluctantly passed: resolution to avail themselves of the 60 days' time allowed by law in the case of sums over $100. They had paid out on Monday $130,000, and yesterday the amount, he thought, would not exceed $40,000. which was not one-fourth the amount paid out by them daily in ordimary times. Yesterday a large number of depositors, mostly of small amounts, besieged the doors early in the morning. These, however, drew much lighter than the rule, and it was a noticeable feature that nine out of ten were unable to sign their names. Inside the clerks were busy tearing the wrappers off from huge packages of greenbacks from the Treasury and anextra paying teller was put on in order to satisfy the crowd as soon as possible. At 1:15 in the afternoon the street was perfectly clear of depositors, and the crowd inside was diminishing rapidly. This bank had also in the midst of the panic purchased |$100,000 worth of Government bonds, and paid cash. The Treasurer paid that the bank had made, by those depositors drawing out their accounts, between $5,000 and $6,000, to the advantage of those who had seen fit to let their money remain. MANHATTAN SAVINGS BANK. At the Manhattan yesterday. everything was quiet and Edward Schell, the Treasurer, stated that their drafts were not over an average business, and that many times during the day there was not a single person in the bank besides the officials and employes. They bad paid in full from the beginning, and the amount paid out yesterday would not equal one-tenth the sum drawn day previous. their financial affairs were adjustIng themselves properly to their agreeable surprise, as they expected troublejfrom the indications of Saturday. GREENWICH SAVINGS BANK. C. Gilbert, the Treasurer of the Greenwich Savings Bank, said that afnumber} offsmall accounts had been closed since Saturday, more, perhaps, than in ordinary times, though there had been no run and they had paid In full when asked to do so. About $60,000 was paid out on Monday. Yesterday, an hour before closing, the amount did not exceed $17,000, and there were few perBons in bank. Ordinarily in busy times they had paid four times that amount. GERMAN SAVINGS BANK. At eight o'clock yesterday morning a solitary woman was BOOD sitting on the steps of the German Bank in Union-square, and an hour later she was joined by half d o dozen men, who waited patiently until the doors were ppened. This bank has not availed itself of time, and Several of the men on learning that they could have their money, preferred to let it remain rather than lose %hree months' interest. " Monday," said Theo. E. Buck, the Treasurer, we had a deposit of $25,000. Some ac Counts have been closed, for among 20,000 depositors come will be foolish enough to draw in times like these." FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK. The Franklin, at Forty second-st. and Eighth-ave. also resumed the payment of small amounts, yesterday, and will continue in this course unless the panic returns, a thing which the officers of that institution by no means anticipate. NEW-YORK SAVINGS BANK. President Richard H. Bull said that there had been few persons in this Bank all day, and their deposits yes Berday would, he thought, nearly equal their drafts. NORTH RIVER SAVINGS BANK. The North River Savings Bank, at Thirty-fourth-st. and Eighth-ave. began yesterday to pay in small sums, as the demand was light, although they had previously desided to require the thirty and sixty days' notice, ac cording the rule. One of the tellers said that they should continue to meet small amounts as long 88 there was the present quiet condition of affairs. but should avail themselves of their first determination if there wasany prospect of the repetition of a general rush. / OTHER RAVINGS INSTITUTIONS. At most of other savings banks, there was a return to the usual business. The Atlantic was paying all demands of $100, and larger sums when necessary; and this course was taken at the Mechanica' and Traders' Savings Bank. The New-Amsterdam was meeting all demands, which did not much exceed the usual amount The German Up-town Bank was free from the run of Monday. through adopting the requirement of 30 days' potice in all cases. The Teutonia Savings Bank, on Avenue A, was somewhat pressed on Monday. but its depositors recovered their confidence yeaterday, and held back. The Freedman's Savings Bank, on Bleeckerst., was quiet, paying out little money and receiving many deposits. The Clinton Savings Bank. on Eighth-ave., has from the outset had no trouble from depositors anxious to withdraw their accounts, and was yesterday opening a number of new accounts. O. P. Smith. the secretary, paid that everything was as quiet as Sunday there. This was also the case with the Trades' Savings Bank, Twenty-third-st. The Metropolitan and Seamen's SavIngs Banks have required the 30 days notice for sums $ 100 and 60 days for sums over $500. The Mutual Benefit, on Nassau-st., also adopted this rule, and was visited by few depositors yesterday. Thus the excitement seems lessening, and all the savings institutions in the city are confident that there will be no repetition of the panie, while many of the depositors are beginning to regret the loss of the interest on their money, which will considerably benefit the banks. The arrangements of Superintendent Matsell to keep order at the savings banks upon which "runs" were begun by customers were similar to those of the day
