15940. Grocers Bank (New York, NY)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 1, 1880
Location: New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 70cd5041

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Description

Grocers' Bank (New York) suspended in early January 1880 due to forged acceptances and the failure of J. Lloyd Haigh. A receiver (S. V. White / Stephen V. White) was appointed and the receiver stated business would not be resumed, indicating permanent closure. Multiple articles give suspension date as Jan 1–2, 1880 and receivership shortly after. No clear independent depositor run is described (crowds gathered at door), so this is classified as a suspension that resulted in permanent closure with a receiver.

Events (3)

1. January 1, 1880 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Failure of J. Lloyd Haigh and discovery of large amounts of forged acceptances/forged paper held as security for the bank's loans (estimates $125,000).
Newspaper Excerpt: The suspension of the Grocers' Bank, a State bank, situated at 59 Barclay street, was announced to-day.
Source: newspapers

2. January 2, 1880 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Stephen V. White, banker, has been appointed receiver on application of the stockholders.
Source: newspapers

3. January 6, 1880 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Receiver White, of the Grocers' bank, says $125,000 worth of forged paper has been discovered. The receiver did not believe that business would ever be resumed by the institution.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (18)

1. January 2, 1880 Daily Press and Dakotaian Yankton, SD

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YESTERDAY'S NEWS. Chicago, Jan. 1 - Universal calling was the rule in this and other cities from which reports have been received. The day passed without notable incidents here. The strike at the union stock yards seems unchanged, although the strikers show : igos of bad blood in some cases. Pitisburg, Jan. 1.-The - socialistic congress closed to-day. Caleb Pink of New York, A E. Bishop and Osborn Ward were named as presidential candidates Their names will be referred to the party and the two receiving the highest number of votes will be candidates for president and vice president of the United States. New York, Jan. 1.-The Grocer's bank suspended ou account of the failure of J. Lloyd Haight, wire manufacturer. Poiladelphia, Jan 1 - A contract for the construction of the Texas & Pacific railroad from El Paso to Fort Worth, 750 miles, has been signed. Price, $20,000 per mile. St. Louis, Jan. 1.-A committee of Creek Indians arrived to-day en route for Washington, to protest to the president against opening the Indian territory to immigration. Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 1.-T. H. Rood, a prominent attorney, dressed for a party and left home last evening and this morning was found sitting in an easy chair at his office entirely unconscious. He was temporarily aroused, but relapsed at once and died. His family are reticent about the matter, and it is believed to be a case of suicide. London, Jan. 1. - The viceroy of India telegraphs that General Roberts reports December 30, that the force under the command of Gen. Baller, which left Cabol on the 27th of December, returning from Kohistan, having destroyed the fort of the rebel chief Mirbacha, which was found abandoced. The Kohistan and Logan chiefs have tendered ther submission. The te e enemy's lowees in killed and wounded dur

2. January 2, 1880 National Republican Washington, DC

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A Bank Suspension. NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The suspension of the Grocers' Bank, a State bank, situated at 59 Barclay street, was announced to-day. The suspension was agreed to at a meeting of stockholders yesterday, and its cause was the failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, wire manufacturer, the bank holding from $80,000 to $100,000 of his paper as security. The original capital of the bank was $300,000, which was reduced a year ago to $225,000. The last statement of the bank, made on December 13, gave the liabilities as $1,125,687.

3. January 3, 1880 The Cheyenne Daily Leader Cheyenne, WY

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A New York Bank Suspends. New York, Jan. 2.-Quite a crowd gathered to-day in front of Grocer's bank. Barclay street and College place, on the door, which was guarded by a policeman, was a notice to the effect that because of embarrassment the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocer's bank is the twenty third that has suspended during eight years.

4. January 3, 1880 Knoxville Daily Chronicle Knoxville, TN

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NEW YORK. / ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 1. - The inauguration of Governor Cornell took place to-day, in the Assembly Chamber of the new capitol. It was a very simple ceremony, lasting only a few moments, but it was witnesssed by a vast concourse of people. Governor Robinson cordially welcomed Governor Cornell to the high office to which he had been chosen, and concluded by hoping that his administration might be such as to increase his own honor and confer enduring benefits upon the people of the whole State. Governor Cornell made an appropriate response. The Grocers'' Bank and State Bank, 57, Barclay street, suspended. It was caused by the failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, a wine manufacturer. The bank held from 80,000 to 100,000 dollars of his paper as security. On board the steamship Sythia, which dropped anchor off quarantine this morning, are Messrs. Pars nell, Dillon and Davitt, Irish agitators. They are being greeted this morning by the New York reception committee, and a party of friends have gone down to quarantine to meet them.

5. January 3, 1880 Wheeling Register Wheeling, WV

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FIRES. At Baltimore. BALTIMORE, January 2-A fire broke out to-night in the four story warehouse of Thurston & Harrison, on Buchanan's wharf, containing several thousand bales of cotton, and is at this hour, 10:30 P. M., burning fiercely. The entire department has been called out, but owing to the location of the warehouse on the wharf, between two docksand bounded by narrow streets, not more than four or five engines can work effectually on the fire. It is probable, however, that it will be confined to the warehouse. Several daring firemen, who ventured into the building, were overcome by suffocation, but were rescued and borne out. At midnight the fire on Buchanan's wharf was still burning fiercely. Shortly after 11 o'clock the walls fell. The steam tug convoy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was brought into the dock. and turned effective streams on the fire. The damage will exceed $100,000, the greater part of which is insured, but it is impossible tonight to get the accurate amounts. At Menominee, Wis. MILWAUKEE, January 2.-A fire at Menominee, Wis., oesterday, destroyed an entire block of buildings, among them the postoffice, S. B. Francis' store, Ingraham's restaurant, two buildings owned by A. O. Barley, Johnson's drug store. Bryan's harness shop, Saft's jewelry store and several law offices. Loss about $20,000; insurance $16,500. Bank Suspension. New YORK, January 2.- Quitea crowd gathered to- lay in front of the Grocers' Bank, at Barclay street and College Piace. On the door, which WITH guarded by policemen, was a notice to the effect that because of embarrassments the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocers' Bank is the twenty-third that has suspended in eight years. Stephen V. White, banker, has been appointed receiver on application of the stockholders. Forged Paper the Cause. An official connected with the bank said, to-day, that some of the drafts drawn on merchants in the steel and iron trade in various cities in the United States, and accepted by the bank, from J. Lloyd Haigh were forgeries. He also said that this was first discovered the day after Christmas. and was kept quiet until Wednesday last in order that they might find out what amount of paper was forged. Then they discovered that it was nearly all forged. and they resolved to close the bank. Mr. Haigh was'seen to-night, but denied that any of the drafts were forgeries.

6. January 3, 1880 New-York Tribune New York, NY

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The general interest in the suspension of the Grocers' Bank, caused by the failure of Mr. Haigh, one of the contractors for the East River Bridge, must be greatly increased by the statement positively made by well-informed persons that a large proportion of the acceptances held by the bank in Mr. Haigh's name are forged. The extent of these forgeries and the responsibility for them are not yet clearly known. The matter will necessarily receive immediate and thorough investigation. Perhaps the most curious contribution to the literature of the Maine controversy is Mr. Talmage's indorsement of Governor Garcelon's personal character. Mr. Talmage is evidently under the impression that this is a question purely of politics, and not of morals at all. In his prayer-meeting talk last night he pronounced Governor Garcelon "from personal knowledge" to be "as pure a man as can be found in public life," and said that it was "unfair and unchristian to question his motives." In view of the barefaced reversal of the popular vote which the Governor has brought about and the means by which it was effected, it is certainly a little too much to ask us not "to question his motives." Failures

7. January 3, 1880 New-York Tribune New York, NY

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LARGE FORGERIES FOUND. WORTHLESS SECURITY FOR BANK LOANS. STARTLING DISCOVERY AT THE GROCERS' BANKA LARGE AMOUNT OF FORGED PAPER HELDEFFORTS OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO CONCEAL THE TRUTH. A gentleman in a position to know thoroughly the condition of affairs at the Grocers' Bank, said positively yesterday that a large part of the paper on which loans had been made to J. Lloyd Haigh consisted of acceptances which had been forged. It is not known by whom the forgeries were committed. Mr. Haigh said that the reports of such frauds were not true. The officers and directors of the bank have tried to prevent the facts from becoming public. Judge Gilbert yesterday appointed S. V. White receiver of the bank.

8. January 3, 1880 Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN

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New York Bank Failure. NEW YORK, Jan. 2.--Quite a crowd gathered to-day in front of the Grocers' bank, Barclay street and College Place, the door of which was guarded by policemen, and on which was a no" tice to the effect that because of the embarassment the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocers' bank is the twenty-third that has suspended during eight years. Stephen V. White, banker, has been appointed receiver on application of the stock holders.

9. January 4, 1880 The Daily Intelligencer Seattle, WA

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est accessions of the Church. TELEGRAPHIC. EXCLUSIVELY TO THE INTELLIGENCER. EASTERN STATES. NEW YORK. Jan 2d-Quite a crowd gathered today in front of the Grocer's Bank, corner of Barclay street and College Place, on the door of which (which was guarded by a policeman) was a notice to the effect that, because of embarrassment, the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocers' Bank is the twenty-third that has suspended during the last eight years. Stephen V White, banker, bas been appointed receiver on the application of stockbelders. AUGUSTA, (Me.) Jan 2-Gen Joshua L Cbamberlain, chosen last winter Major General of militia, has qualified. All quiet today. PORTLAND, (Me.) Jan 2- It is understood that Nathan Cleves, past. Judge of Probate and Democratic candidate, was counted in and qualified this morning. To save complications he immediately resigned. other Democratic candidates qualified. The Register of Probate, Caleb Chaplin Harris, holds on; W B Skell, County Commissioner, also holds on; but it is thought A F Moulton, County Attorney, will resign. BANGOR, Jan 2d-Chief Justice Appleton, Judge Peters and Judge Libby were in this city on Thursday, when the questions forwarded by Gov Garcelen arrived. Ju ige Burrows and Judge Walton came last night. Judge Danforth and Judge Symons arrived this morning, so that a full Court is now in session. WASHINGTON, Jan 1-There was an unusually large attendance today at the New Year reception of President and Mrs Hayes. The Executive mansion waselaborately and tastefully decorated with flage, evergreens and blossoming plants; the chandeliers in all the parlors were trimmed with smilex, and cut flowers were used in the greatest profusion to adorn the tables and mantels. The Presidential party consisted of President and M:s Hayes, Vice President Wheeler, Mrs McKell, Miss Cook, Miss Matthews and Miss Martindale of Indiana, (ladies visiting at the Executive mansion) Mr Webb Hayes and Col Casey. The usual order of receptions was observed. Jan 2d-The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia has ordered the readjustment of cases before the full bench at the next general term. Lucy W R Horton, who shot John H Morgan, son of Senator Morgan, was arraigned in the Police Court this morning. Morgan not being able to appear on account of his injuries, the care was continued, and Miss Horton was released OO bonds of $1000 for her appearance. Mrs Belva A Lockwood became her surety. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-This afternoon as J H Morgan, son of Senator Morgan, of Alabama, was walking along G street with a friend they were met by Lncy W B Horton, who suddenly drew a revolver and shot Morgan through the shoulder. Before abe could fire a second time Morgan turned and seized the weapon. The woand is not dangerous. Miss Horton began suit against Morzan last July for breach of promise of marriage. Since then she bas lost her position in the Treasury Department. and has been generally unfortunate and she claims she has been perseeuted. She maintains that her assault on Morgan was unpremeditated and their meeting unexpected, although she expresses regret that she did not kill bim. NEW YORK, Jan. 2-A New Orleans special states that preparations, making for the approaching carnival, are unprecedently grand. It lasts from February 9th to the 11th. Royal entertaiuments will be provided, and 100,000 strangers are expected. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-The Times states that one of the greatest successes in the south is the re-established mist. Although worked to its full capacity it has not bean able to supply the demand for coin, and that the demand has only commenced. The work for eight months amounts to the coinage of 2,807,000 silver dollars and 60,000 gold couble eagles. Next season will see the inachinery of the mint doubled. LONDON, Jan 1.-The Viceroy of India telegraphs as follows: Gen Roberts reports on Dec 20th that the force under the command of General Baker, which left Cabul on the 27th, is returning from Kohistan, having destroyed the fort of the rebel Mirbachs, which was found abandoned. Several Kohistan and Logar chiefs have tendered their submission. The enemy's losses in killed and wounded during the last fortnight are. estimated at 3000. On the 3d of December Gen Bright made a descent upon some of the villages whose inbabitants had been prominent in ha.

10. January 6, 1880 Daily Press and Dakotaian Yankton, SD

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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Harrisburg, Jan. 6.-W. C. Killer, an attache of the post office, has been arrested on a charge of opening letters and abstracting the contents. Memphis, Jan. 6,-At Sardis, Miss, last Saturday night John Harris, deputy sher iff of Panola county, while seated in his ffice, was shot and mortally wounded by an unknown party. A scandal is said to be at the bottom of the affair. Buffalo, Jan. 6.-Two unsuccessful at tempte have been made to wreck a train on the New York Central railrond, between Niagara Fails and Tonawanda by placing raile and tics on the track. The locomolive brushed aside one obstruction and the train was brought to a stand still as it reached the other. New York, Jan. 6.-Receiver White, of the Grocers' bank, says $125,000 worth of forged paper has been discovered. The receiver did not believe that business would ever be renumed by the institution. He said a compromise will be accepted. The case is in the people's bands now, and

11. January 7, 1880 Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN

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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Disastrous Fire in St, Cloud-Miscellaneous Record of Mishaps and Misdeeds. FIRE AT ST. CLOUD. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Sr. CLOUD, Minn., Jan. 7.-Fire broke out in the American express office about 12 o'clock and totally destroyed that building, also Marlott's drug store and Nare's restaurant, besides severely damaging other buildings. Total loss upon buildings and stock about $10,000. MEMPHIS BLAZE. MEMPHIS, Jan. 6.-Fire to-night at 10 o'clock burned buildings No. 383, 385, 387 and 389 Main street, occupied by Louis Large, hoopskirt manufacturer, J. Roscher, jet jewelry palace, V. Henschsberg, picture frame manufacturer. The buildings are two story brick, and are entirely destroyed, together with the stocks. Nothing saved. JUDICIAL RECEPTION OF A BURGLAR. CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-About 4 o'clock this morning Judge Moore, of the common pleas court, heard a noise in his house. Procuring a revolver, he stepped to the head of the stairs, where he met a burglar. He fired square at him, and the man fell back down stairs, where he was seized and dragged from the house and across the yard by accomplices, who succeeded in carrying him off. The judge thinks he shot the man.mortally. THROUGH A DRAW. ELIZABETH, N. J., Jan. 6.-A locomotive and four freight cars of a train on the Long fty-feet Branch railroad fell through draw at Woodbridge this morning. The wreck took fire and six cars of the train were burned. The engineer was slightly hurt. The draw of the bridge had been left open. The names of the drovers killed are John Allison and S. W. Colville, of Missouri. The coroner's jury to-day exonerated the train employes, and attributed the accident to the dense fog, which prevented signals from being seen even a very short distance ahead. MORE VICTIMS OF THE TURNER FIRE. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Margaret Gieb and Rose Long, terribly injured during the fire in Turner hall, yesterday morning, have died. Those deaths bring the list up to six lost. It is feared the list is not completed SPICE FIRE. TOLEDO, O., Jan. 6.-A fire this morning destroyed the spice and licorice mills of C C. Warren & Co., involving a loss of $13,000 on machinery. ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. BUFFALO, Jan. 6.-Two unsuccessful attempts were made to wreck a train on the New York Central railway, between Niagara Falls and Tonawanda, by placing rails and ties on the track. The locomotive brushed aside one obstruction and the train was brought to a standstill as it reached the other. No arrests. DETERMINED SUICIDE. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-John M. Carr, a prominent citizen of Rushford, Ind., committed suicide this morning. He waded into the mill race to the depth of three feet and then shot himself with a revolver in the right temple. DEAD IN A STREET CAR. CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-Lloyd S. Brown, exmember of the last legislature of Ohio, dropped dead in a street car this morning, while on his way to attend a meeting of an insurance company with which he was connected. He was a prominent insurance man, and has long been connected with the Little Miami company. FATAL STILL EXPLOSION. NEW York, 6.-An explosion of a still in Lombard oil works at the foot of Sixty-sixth street, on North river, set the building fire, fatally burning Jas. Reilly, a workman, and seriously burned another, James Eagan. SCANDAL AND ASSASSINATION. MEMPHIS, Jan. 6.-At Sardis, Miss., last Saturday night, John Harris, deputy sheriff of Panola county, while seated in his office, was shot and mortally wounded by some unknown party. Scandals are said to be at the bottom of the affair. MUTINEERS SENTENCED. LONDON, Jan. 6.-Sixteen of the crew of the ship G. W. Wolff, from Belfast Dec. 24th for New York, and put back, have been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonm ent for refusing to perform duty. POSTOFFICE THIEF. HARRISBURG, Jan. 6.-W. C. Keller, an attache of the postoffice, has been arrested on a charge of opening letters and abstracting their contents. DIED OF THEIR INJURIES. NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 6.-Horace 0. Pierce and Edward C. Bloom, injured by the celluloid works explosion yesterday, have died. Insurance on the building and contents, $87,000. BAILED. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-J. Lloyd Haigh, charged with forgery, was this afternoon admitted to bail in $25,000. FORGED PAPER. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Receiver White of the Grocers' Bank says $125,000 more of forged paper has been discovered. The receiver did not believe business would ever be resumed by the institution. In answer to the question, Will any compromise be accepted from Haigh?" he replied, "No; the offense I have

12. January 8, 1880 Mineral Point Tribune Mineral Point, WI

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ALL the indictinents in the legislative cases in Pennsylvania were quashed at the adjourned session of the the court at Harris-burg, on the 2d inst. CHARLES STEWART PARNELL, the Irish land agitator arrived at New York on the steamer Scythia on the 2d inst. He was received by several committees on board a revenue steamer in the bay, and escorted to the city. THE Grocers' bank, New York, has suspended. GEORGE, the Count Joannes, one of the most noted of all New York's eccentric characters, is dead, aged 69. THE Supreme Court of New York, in general term, has refused a motion for a new trial for Christine Cox, the mulatto murderer of Mrs. Jane De Forest Huil. It has been decided that the cattle disease which had broken out at Haverhill, N. H., is not pleuro-pneumonia, nor epidemic, but was induced by local causes. THE will of the late Alexander Stuart, the New York sugar refiner, was filed on the 29th. He leaves his entire estate, real and personal, valued at about $7,000,000, to his brother, Robert L. Stuart, and appoints him executor. COL. ARTHUR T. LEE, U. S. navy, retired, died at Rochester, N. Y., on the 29th. THE failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, manufacturer of wire, New York, was announced on the 29th. His total liabilities are estimated at $300,000, while his nominal assets are placed at $450,000. RECORDER HACKETT, of New York city, died suddenly on the 27th.

13. January 14, 1880 New-York Tribune New York, NY

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J. LLOYD HAIGH'S CREDITORS. THE FORGER PROPOSES TO PAY ALL HIS INDEBTEDNESS-THE BUSINESS TO BE CARRIED ON BY TRUSTEES. The creditors of J. Lloyd Haigh met yesterday at his office. No 81 John-st claims being represented to the amount of $600,000. Thomas McEirath, of the Park Bank. presided. Mr. Haigh was present. R. 8. Newcombe, his attorney, then submitted a proposition on behalf of Mr. Haigh to pay the creditors in full, and sugg sting that a commit1ee be appointed to act as trustees for all the creditors, and that they be authorized to require the assignee to Bell the entire assigned estate at once to the trustees, who should buy it in and continue the business for the benefit of the créditors and when the hole indebtedness of the estate 18 liquidated, the balance of the estate should be transferred to Mr. Haigh. The creditors received the proposition favorably. In the discussion which ensued Mr. Foster, the assignee, in answer to questions said the total liabilities would reach $630,000, which included mortgages to the amount of $123,000 and acceptances at the Grocers' Bank for $93,000. Henry P. De Graaf, President of the Bowery National Bank, Thomas McElrath, James Anderson. of Pittsburg. and Benjamin F. Blair, attorney for the receiver of the Grocers' Bank, were appointed a committee to devise a plan by which the arrangement could be carried out.

14. January 16, 1880 Essex County Herald Island Pond, Guildhall, VT

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NEWS SUMMARY. Eastern and Middle States. Charles Stewart Parnell, the great agitator and leader of the Home Rulers the British parliament, arrived in New the other day in an ocean steamer. He accompanied by John Dillon, another nent agitator, and the two were received an address of welcome, read by a represents tive of their fellow countrymen in New The visitors replied, and were then escorte to their hotel by the committee. Mr. Parne stated to a reporter that he came to America in an official capacity as president of Irish National Land League-best fitted the purpose of assisting the destitute Ireland on account of its thorough organiz tion-and that he should visit all the princip cities of the United States, for the purpose waking public opinion in this country, creating a moral force here, in behalf of efforts to reform the system under which Irish tenantry hold their land-a system which, Mr. Parnellclaims, is due the wretche condition of Ireland to-day. About 8,000 people were present at the public meeting held in New York by Parnell and Dillon, the Irish agitators. Parnell described the distress now prevale in Ireland, declaring it to be the result great part of the evils of the land system the exaction of the landlords. He was lowed by Mr. Dillon, who referred to time of trouble through which Ireland in 1847, and arraigned the British ment for allowing such a state of things now exists to continue without endeavori to ameliorate it. Bishop Gilbert Haven, of the Method Episcopal church, died in Malden, Mass., few days ago, aged fifty-nine years. He been for some years editor of Zion's the leading Methodist organ of New Englan and was one of the best known members the church in the United States. At a little before six o'clock in the morni dames were discovered issuing from the Halle, on East Fourth street, New Sixteen persons-the lessee of the buildir janitor, servants and others-were asleep the upper story of the building, from there was no mode of exit to the roof; and the flames swept up the one broad stairw that led to the street the inmates were off from escape in every direction. Gehweiler, Theresa Ehrhardt and a girl named Rosa jumped or tell to the from the fourth story; the first two instantly killed, and the third died in the pital. Willie Geib, aged ten, and Schmitt, aged thirty, were suffocated, several other men and women were more or less severely. By an explosion in a celluloid factory Newark, N. J., William Finders, Freder Stites, Horace O. Pierce and Charles were instantly killed; Spencer M. died from the effects of injuries received jumping through a window, and other workmen were badly hurt. S. V. White, receiver of the suspend Grocers' Bank, of New York, has caused arrest of J. Lloyd Haigh, a wire manuf turer and principal debtor to the instituti for forgeries committed upon it to the able extent of $125,000. General Prado, the deposed president Peru, arrived in New York a few days He told a reporter that he did not the change of government in Peru until arrival in New York. The annual sale of pews in Plymo church, Brooklyn, netted $4 ',289, the single price paid for a pew being $500. The New York legislature organized by election of General Sharpe, the Republic candidate, to the speakership of the house, the reception of Governor Cornell's In the senate all the Republican caucus nees for officers were elected. Seven persons in all have lost their lives

15. January 21, 1880 The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville, SC

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NEWS SUMMARY. Eastern and Middle States. Many prominent citizens from all parts of New York were presentat Governor Cornell's inanguration in the Capitol at Albany. Governor Robinson made a speech of welcome, to which Governor Cornell replied. The governors then marched arm in arm to the Governor's Room, where Mr. Cornell held n reception. The estimated sum needed to carry on the New York city government during 1880 in Charles Stewart Parnell, the great Irish agitator and leader of the Home Rulers in the British parliament, arrived in New York the other day in an ocean steamer. He was accompanied by John Dillon, another prominent agitator, and the two were received with an address of welcome, read by a representative of their fellow countrymen in New York. The visitors replied, and were then escorted to their hotel by the committee. Mr. Parnell stated to a reporter that he came to America in an official capacity as president of the Irish National Land League-best fitted for the purpose of assisting the destitute in Ireland on account of its thorough organization-and that he should visit all the principal cities of the United States, for the purpose of waking public opinion in this country, and creating a moral force here, in behalf of his efforts to reform the system under which the Irish tenantry hold their land-a system to which, Mr. Parnellclaims, isdue the wretched condition of Ireland to-day. The Grocers' bank, of New York city, has suspended and a receiver been appointed. Forgeries to a large amount in securities held by the bank have been discovered. About 8,000 people were present at the first public meeting heid in New York by Messrs. Parnell and Dillon, the Irish agitators. Mr. Parnell described the distress now prevalent in Ireland, declaring it to be the result in great part of the evils of the land system and the exaction of the landlords. He was 101lowed by Mr. Dillon, who referred to the time of trouble through which Ireland passed in 1847, and arraigned the British government for allowing such a state of things as now exists to continue without endeavoring to ameliorate it. Bishop Gilbert Haven, of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in Malden, Mass., a had eH ACORD Mith pone 'o.73 slup MOJ been for some years editor of Zion's Herald, the leading Methodist organ of New England, and was one of the best known members of the church in the United States. At a little before six o'clock in the morning dames were discovered issuing from the Turn Halle, on East Fourth street, New York. Sixteen persons-the lessee of the building, janitor, servants and others-were asleep in the upper story of the building, from which there was no mode of exit to the roof; and as the flames swept up the one broad stairway that led to the street the inmates were cut off from escape in every direction. Henry Gehweiler, Theresa Ehrhardt and a servant girl named Rosa jumped or tell to the ground from the fourth story; the first two were instantly killed, and the third died in the hospital. Willie Geib, aged ten, and Louis Schmitt, aged thirty, were suffocated, and several other men and women were injured more or less severels. By an explosion in a celluloid factory in Newark, N. J., William Finders, Frederick Stites, Horace O. Pierce and Charles Yates were instantly killed; Spencer M. Atwood died from the effects of injuries received in jumping through A window, and several other workmen were badly hurt. S. V. White, receiver of the suspended Grocers' Bank, of New York, has caused the arrest of J. Lloyd Haigh, a wire manufacturer and principal debtor to the institution, for forgeries committed upon it to the probable extent of $125,000. The New York legislature organized by the election of General Sharpe, the Republican candidate, to the speakership of the house, and the reception of Governor Cornell's message. In the senate all the Republican caucus nominees for officers were elected. General Prado, the deposed president of Peru, arrived in New York a lew days ago. He told a reporter that he did not know of the change ot government in Peru until his arrival in New York. Seven persons in all have lost their lives by the Turn Halle fire in New York, and six by the celluloid explosion in Newark, N. J. The annual sale of pews in Piymouth church, Brooklyn, netted $41.289. the highest

16. February 20, 1880 New-York Tribune New York, NY

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CIVIL NOTES. George Leeds, of No. 119 East Fifty-fourthst., sued the Metropolitan Gaslight Company before Justice Van Brunt yesterday for injuries from a gas explosion. The story of the plaintiff, a man sixty-mine years old, was that on August 3, 1878, he entered his cellar with a candie in his hand, and there was an explosion. Mr. Leeds' injuries were severe, and he asked $10,000 damages. The company pleaded that the gaspipes had been injured by plumbers' work on other pipes, and that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. Toe jury gave a verdict to the plaintiff for $7,500. Richard G. Murphy in 1877 gave his promissory note for $30,000 to Thomas Murphy; the latter indorsed it and transferred it to the Grocers' Bank, for which a receiver was appointed recently. A suit was begun by the bank against both the maker and the indorser of the note to recover upon it. A judgment was rendered by default against Thomas Murphy in 1877, and the referee to whom the case was referred has Tied his report in the Court of Common Pleas giving judgment for the bank against Richard G. Murphy for $37,029 16. The United States District Court was yesterday occupied in hearing the case brought by the Gov. ernment against William Cuoningnam & Brothers, importers of West Indian and Mexican goods in this city and Philadelphia. The action was brought to recover $1,200 and 'nterest sirce 1871, duties on vanilla beans alleged to have been smuggled into this port at the instand of the defendants. The case was not finished yesterday. Assistant United States Attorney Platt appeared for the Government and Wheeler & Souther for the defendants.

17. August 7, 1880 National Republican Washington, DC

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J. Lloyd Haigh Sentenced. NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Iu the general sessions to-day J. Lloyd Haigh, the well-known wire. rope manufacturer and the contractor for the wire for the East river bridge, who by means of false acceptances caused the suspension of the Grocers' bank, was arraigned for forgery in the third degree. Through counsel he pleaded guilty, stating that he had done all in his power to make reparation for the injury committel, and implored a light sentence. Judge Gildersleeve severely reprimanded the prisoner and sentenced him to hard labor in the state prison for four years. The specific charge to which Haigh pleaded guilty was the forgery of a draft dated December 15, 1879, for $4,993.12, payable to and signed by himself and accepted by Messrs. Barney & Ferris of Sandusky, Ohio.

18. August 14, 1880 The Sentinel Trenton, NJ

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Pietro Balbo, an Italian, aged twenty-three, who murdered his wife last September fo proving untaithful to him, was hanged a few days ago in the New York Tombs. At a serenade tendered to General Garfiel at the headquarters of the National Republican committee in New York a few nights ago speeches were made by the Republican nominees for President and Vice-President, Senator Logan, Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Congressmen Williams, Conger, McKinley and others. J. Lloyd Haigh, the New York wire contractor whose failure led to the suspension of the Grocers' bank of that city, pleaded guilty of forgery and was at once taken to Sing Sing to serve a term of four years. It is expected that the British harvest this year will be an improvement upon that of 1879. Thomas Boyd, crown solicitor for Tipperary, Ireland, and his two sons were fired at near New Ross by masked men armed with guns and bayonets. Mr. Ross was severely if not fatally wounded and one of his sons was killed. Six arrests, including one woman, were made. The steamer Jeddah, from Singapore, for ad-ered off Guardani with 953 pilgrims for Jeddah. All on board perished, except the captain and his wite, the chiet engineer, chief officer, an engineer and sixteen natives, who were picked up and brought to Aden by the steamer Scindia. Captain Carter and Mr. Cadenhead, of the Royal Belgium exploring expedition, have oeen murdered by Chief Wrambo in Central Africa. The fast railway train between Edinburg and London, known as the "Flying Scotchman," ran off the track near Berwick-upon-Tweed, killing the engineer and brakeman and severely wounding several others. The Emperors of Germany and Austria have had a conterence at Ischl. An Italian mechanic, condemned to four years' imprisonment at Cusano, starved himself to death in thirty days. In the district of Ratibor Germany, more than twenty villages have been destroyed by floods, and a loss of many million of marks has been entailed by the total destruction of the harvest. Four hundred and eighty square miles are under water in Silesia. By an accident on the Midland railroad between Lee's and Lancaster in England seven persons were killed and twenty injured. Volunteers are enrolling and recruits are being actively enlisted everywhere throughout Greece on account of its anticipated wai with Turkey. Mr. Lewin, a justice of the peace, was firec at while returning home from Tuam, Ireland. Three bullets struck him in the breast, but without effect. as he wore a coat of mail.