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IISCELLANEOUS NOTES. CHICAGO 18 CORRECT. CHICAGO, September 23.-A report gained circulation here to-day that there were rumors in New York of the failure of heavy grain merchants in this city. There is not the slightest foundation for the report, as there have been neither failures nor rumors of any here. The slight run which began on some of the savings banks, yesterday, has entirely subsided, and the banks are DOW paying those who do call for their deposits without asking any notice. A LITTLE STIR IN POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. POUGHKERPSIE, September 23.-Information from Armenia states that the iron-ore men are making a run on the bank there, and that the bank is standing it well. A FINANCIAL THUNDERBOLT HAS STRUCK PETERSBURG, VA. RICHMOND, VA., September 23.-The Merchante' national bank, Planters' and Mechanics' national bank, and First national bank, all of Petersburg, saspended this morning. The Citizens' bank of Petersburg, although not suspended, declines payment. Rumors are rife in that city of heavy commercial failures. The banks of Richmond are all quiet, but there is considerable exeitement here over the news from Petersburg. "TRENTON, N. J., ALL RIGHT. TRENTON, September 23.-There is no run of consequence here. There have been no failures in this city. SERIOUS RESULTS OF THE PANIC. PATERSON, N. J., September 23.-In consequence of the general depreciation of new railroad securities, orders for locomotives for three months ahead at the Rogers locomolive works, in this city, have been canceled, and five hundred and eighty workmen were discharged to-day, and it is feared that fivehundred more same and several hundred at the Danworks, may be discharged from the forth and at the Grant works. HENRY CLEWS & CO. SUSPENDED. NEW YORK, September 23.-The suspension of Henry Clews & Co. is announced. Henry Clews & Co. say that at present they have no statement to make, save that temporary suspension has firm. been The deemed failure of advisable by that Henry Clews & Co. tends to revive the excitement. The firm paid $1,250,000 in legal tenders to depositors during the past few days. It was the general impression that they would pull through, but to-day the Fourth national bank refused to clear checks, although the firm had $800,000 of securities, against which $300,000 had been drawn. CURRENT ITEMS. Every banking institution in Brooklyn, with a single exception, was represented at the meeting of presidents yesterday. It is determined that in case of a run on any of the banks that all of the others would come to its acsistance. It was also resolved that the savings' banks, if necessary, should take advantage of the thirty days' clause in their charter. A number of poor women and laboring men have