Central Bank - Hollidaysburg, PA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: *
Location: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (40.427, -78.389)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 1ca991c0

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Lewistown Gazette, 1858-02-04) states the Central Bank at Hollidaysburg was not in operation and its notes were trading at a discount. No mention of a depositor run or reopening; no clear cause given. I therefore classify this as a suspension leading to closure (no evidence of reopening).

Events (1)

1. * Suspension

Cause Details: Article gives no specific cause; only reports bank is not in operation and its notes trade at a discount.
Newspaper Excerpt: New York Counterfeit Detector quotes the notes of the Central Bank at Hollida lburg at 4 per cent. discount. As the bank is not in operation, this Is decidedly smart on the part of the brokers.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 4, 1858 Lewistown Gazette Lewistown, PA

Article from Lewistown Gazette, February 4, 1858

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Article Text

10 During the past few days the weather has become cold-the ground slightly covcred with snow. -Medicus will appear next week. saw an oyster bag crossing the street the other day between two sets of hoops. Rather suspicious. -There is nothing transpiring worthy of note, either in Congress or the Legislature. -The boys go in for "whoops," and the girls for the same thing without the W. are indebted to Hon. A. White for a valuable publlc document. -The Douglas wing of the democracy is in the ascendancy in Centre county. -C. C. Hemphill, lately of this place, is publishing a thunder and brinstone democratic paper at Chatfield, Minnesota. -There are said to be but two classes now traveling on western railroads, viz: 1. Those running away. 2. Those running after them. -Judge Grier has removed George Plitt as clerk of the U. 8. Court, and appointed Benjamin Patton of Allegheny county in his place. -A correspondent who says he is a subscriber, ought to have sent his name. We could then have judged better of the article in question. -The Miffintown Sentinel says the mud banks there, unlike the Lewistown Bank, are permanent institutions. No one who has ever been in that locality will dispute the assertion, as there is mud lying loose all round. -St. Valentine's day, now mostly perverted to sending insulting missives, comes on the 14th February. Cogley has some fine ones on hand of the "love" order, where those who have money to spend can get rid of it. On dit-That U. J. Jones is about starting a new demo. crawe paper at Hollidaysburg. If the Standard Is not radleal enough for the democracy up there, the party had better go to Old Nick at once. Rumored-That Calhoun of Kansas has figured out', returns that elect a pro-slavery legislature in Kansas. It looks very much as If some folks wanted a civil war in Kausas as well as in Utah. -Stephen Miller alleges that the profits of flour inspector are only a little over $3000 a year. As the work is done by deputies, that sum ought to satisfy any world!y man and doubly a religious one. -Out of eleven printers at Bellefonte nine are said to belong to the Methodist church. Is It to be inferred from this that the two who don't belong to the church do all the sinning? New York Counterfeit Detector quotes the notes of the Central Bank at Hollida lburg at 4 per cent. discount. As the bank is not in operation, this Is decidedly smart on the part of the brokers. Erie Dispatch warns its readers not to place faith in notes issued by the Bank of Crawford county, and the Tioga county Bank, both of which It alleges are controlled by Buffaio kiters." -According to the report of Mr. Maffit, late Superintendent, the North Branch will require"a watch" by night and day patrolling the bank! What a glorious place for canal loafers. spirit of Daniel Webster was called up lately in a spiritual circle in Northampton, Mass. He confessed he had made many mistakes in his social and political life while on earth, and in his DICTIONARY. A friend in need is the Balsam of Wild Cherry to all who are afficted with bronchial troubles or asthma. Its singular power over these diseases has rendered Dr. Wistar famous wherever pulmonary complaints are known. For sale by C. Ritz. -The Huntingdon Globe and Lebanon Advertiser are publishing letters from travelers through the south who do not speak very favorably of the pecultar institution.Do not those papers know that such remarks are treasonable? -Farmers and others in want of an Agricultural paper will find the American Agriculturist, published by Orange Judd, New York, at $1 per annum, the best of its kind. The Pennsylvania Farm Journal being no longer published, we would recommend the above to our readers, specimens of which can at any time be seen at this office. --On a resolution offered at Harrisburg last week, endorsing the language of Gov. Packer's inaugural relative to the right of the people voting for a Oonstitution, 27 Republicans and Americans and 19 Democrats voted to suspend the rules, and 45 Democrats against-among whom is Dr. Bower. -The report of the Stockholder's meeting of the Bank of Pennsylvania has been published. The Directorsreport the affairs of the bank to be in a hopeless condition; most of the liabilities (not including the stock) will be paid, but the condition of things is so ban that they recommend an assignment. A resolution to this effect was offered, but no r action taken on it for the present. The report makes plain r and direct charges of the most serious character against the late President. -Napoleon Bonaparte was fired at on the evening of January 14, at Paris, by three explosive shells, Just as he reached the Italian Opera. A number of the crowd who were standing by the doorway, several of the soldiers of the escort, and of the Garde de Parts, were wounded, two of them mortally. Neither the Emperor nor the Empress was touched. A piece of shell, however, pierced his maJesty's hat; and Gen. Roguet, Aide-de-camp in waiting, who was sitting in the carriage, was slightly wounded on the back of the head. The carriage itself was much shattered.