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the ultimate fulfillment of the bank's promise to pay all depositors in full. "I do not think the county will lose dollar," he said to the reporter. During the month of March the expenses of the county were $28,802.95. This month's expense will be about the same. On the 10th interest on the court house bonds to the amount of 8975 will fall due, and $1290 interest bridge bonds. The regular court house estimate which falls due on the 20th will be, $10,000. All the available cash in the hands of the treasurer yesterday was $11,000, which had not been turned over by the tax collector on Thursday. Treasurer Collins believes that there will be no difficulty in meetall the demands against the county they mature. He said its credit would be sustained at any cost to himself. His bondsmen are largely the officers and directors of the bank. Competent judges declare that It is giltedged and that the county will lose nothing by the bank's suspension. Mayor B. B. Paddock said the credit the city would be maintained, and hat it would pay its obligations as rapdly as they fall due." "We will not default one dollar, don't you think it," was the reassuring way he mayor answered a question put to im. "For the present," he went on 'the Live Stock National bank will all warrants without discount. There was to have been $60,000 of the ity's sinking fund paid in for our wn bonds and had not the bank susended this transaction would have conshmmated in New York, Satur(today). I wish you would say for continued Mayor Paddock, "that here was never a better time for our atriotic citizens to maintain the credit the city than by at once coming up paying their taxes. You may also with emphasis, that the integrity credit of the city will be mainained, and If the taxes now due are romptly paid there will be no trouble doing this." The City National bank made a stateto the comptroller of currency March 6, which was published at time and which is below: RESOURCES. $678,240 93 oans and discounts verdrafts, secured and un6,542 37 secured S. bonds to secure cir50,000 00 culation 5,000 00 remiums on U. S. bonds 15,920 69 tocks, securities, etc tanking house furniture 34,920 00 and fixtures ther real estate and mort49,191 60 gages owned from national banks (not 11,776 74 reserve agents ue from state banks and 467 54 bankers from approved reserve 40,930 50 agents. 2,131 67 hecks and other cash Items. 14,367 82 Ixchanges for clearing-house 8,156 00 Totes of other national banks ractional paper currency. 11 05 nickels and cents awail money reserve In bank, viz: Specie, $22,309 60; 72,309 60 Legal-tender notes, $50,000. edemption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent of cir2,250 00 culation Total $992,206 51 LIABILITIES. $300.000 00 npital stock paid in 45,000 00 urplus fund Individed profits, less ex4,785 94 penses and taxes paid ational bank notes out44,000 00 standing 920 16 to other national banks. to state banks and 1,414 90 bankers adividual deposits subject 475,824 80 to check 52,481 17 emand certificates of deposit 982 10 ertified checks 66,847 44 Totes and bills rediscounted. Total $992,206 51 The City National bank was organin 1877. It has always been conidered one of the most solid financial natitutions in the city until a few nonths ago, when, as already referred rumors derogatory to its interests in circulation. These rumors vere enlarged when, ns will be rememered, the council some time since deto invest $40,000 of its sinking und in its own bonds. Mr. Elser, then ashier of the bank, refused to honor he city's warrant for this sum, taking position that it was an illegal ransaction. The city council thought ifferently and the matter was taken the courts. The decision was adto the treasurer. It was broadly inted at the time that the bank WAS nable to meet the warrant. Mr. Elser, owever, had able legal advice on the question, and acting on what his atorneys told him determined to test the natter in the courts. No doubt these umors assisted in bringing on the rash. Mr. Elser retired as cashier of