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BANKS AT CLEVELAND It will be remembered that Cleveland Bank, and the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie, were put in the hands of receivers. The office was a fat one, and there was among the faithful to It fell to the of a scramble Locos. lot of certain lead ers the and they went to the work of winding up these "swindling Banks," good honest men! under a sala. of $1,500. This was remonstrated at the of hard were ap against the money time. class But six receivers for pointed, receiving this amount on pay ser vices to be rendered. It would seem, however. that the 'apoilsmen" were not at peace among Complaints were made certain were against themselves. moved. receivers: revelations they Yet no were made arrived law, had to at the term at the they But Court-and the time report their late when, proceedings by held order was on were to Cleveland, this effect. Reports served made them and on the 22d the came up for or the from Judges instant, each Bank. acceptance, question Tuesday, rejection. before and "a to jection Judges Hayward filing protest" Coe for that their effect re-Bissell and Warren (or their acceptance. And now a fine scene was enacted in how men court-quite "spoils" dramatic withal feel, -illustrat- and of what will do H. one the Bank ing Commercial they receivers B Payne, stepped first boards. He denounced the proits authors. was on tests the and All charges The former false. its as to speculation and were thors of 11-a -liars. dishonesty Judge polite-man Hay base, ward this and Mr. responded the Payne au The must go on as to briefly. record-the public Protest could judge the its Meck as was reply, it soothe or correctness. did not satisfy Rice. the this offended of parties, and up rose II. one the receivers of the Cleveland Bank. who made a furious attack on Judges Hay matter, he said a was ward was, and Coe. Locofoco He The quarrel. whole It dog eat deg. meant to expose and disclose, and he did SO in manner and terms as follows: to the $1500 Mr. Rice "In relation charged salary that Judge H of the first to in other to agree to that each, ward duced was the judges suggest it, and sum-that after the Receivers had entered their about the of or was upon made duties and high much approached salaries clam the Receivers, they were and confidentially advised that in case theywould divide their salaries with cer the be the tain continued persons, by $1500 Court!-that salaries would said Receivers were advised and instructed to dismiss the Clerk of the Cleveland because he was a Whig! and an selected for this was to 10 secure other them. Bank, one and from be done the party' of certain secret caususes were the removal two bench--that the favor held, members of and of plot. the Re one and engag. ceivers substitute tings resolved appointed, upon. and his certainly bail ed, even before any proceedings were had to remove-that probably the objections of a member of the Court to certain compromises of the Bank. arose from the fact that he could not comprohe he would up. remisel his debt pay as it pleased; would holders. be and some that Judge the 'poor bill here saide, he owed lief made Hayward to to him, if the reference Bank noth. was ing. Mr. Rice rejoined, that his name wasir the Bank, and he had never heard that it was claimed forgery Such is a specimen of the language to. and the grave charges made of our Court this, while upon against, used Pleas, and judges sitting of Common the bench and in open court. His Honor, Judge Hayward, in anto Mr. Rice, said, among other that there was an rera between them which he the things. swer regretted issue he would of set of 80 much passion ba exhibition tle city elsewhere-that and that and that he felt chagrined should exist between such feeling. a controversy political brethren of the same faithshould do his duty to Bank pro that this insolvent he tearlessly, in relation and in lect the bill-holders as far as his power. That in relation to the $1500 salaries, first came to him, that the fixed ed him. Mr. Rice stockholders should And had not inform that sum-that he acoffice unless it was cept the upon allowed- the the Bank was able to pay bill the stockholders con this was and holders. trol as on point-and that should it all then insisted upon that sum, the yielding, high, save other that thought he judges although Judge Warren, they he en fix the salary, quarter deavor who wholly 10 objected-that each should bereafter, according 10 the services.
