18910. Oil City Bank (Oil City, PA)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
March 30, 1866
Location
Oil City, Pennsylvania (41.429, -79.708)

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gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
2a8353e8

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Description

Multiple contemporary reports (late March–April 1866) state the Oil City Bank suspended after the failure/suspension of Culver, Penn & Co. Several accounts mark the Oil City Bank as one of the banks that actually 'failed' and whose notes were effectively worthless, so I classify this as suspension leading to closure. Bank is identified as a State institution in several articles.

Events (1)

1. March 30, 1866 Suspension
Cause
Correspondent
Cause Details
Suspension triggered by the failure/suspension of correspondent/agency house Culver, Penn & Co., which had appropriated or failed to honor bonds/deposits and caused banks' redemption to be refused.
Newspaper Excerpt
We publish this morning... the bank suspensions in the oil country embrace the Oil City Bank... The notes of these institutions were refused redemption at their Pittsburgh agency yesterday.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (15)

Article from Cleveland Daily Leader, March 30, 1866

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We publish this morning, on our first page, all the facts relative to the failure of Calver, Penn & Co. that our exchanges afforded. So far as is known with certainty the bank suspensions in the oil country embrace the Oil City Bank, Bank of Crawford county, Meadville, Venango Bank, Franklin, and the Petroleum Bank, Titusville.The notes of these institutions were refused redemption at their Pittsburgh agency yesterday. A dispatch from Corry this afternoon pronounced the First National of that place "all right." Several of our merchants had drafts upon Culver, Penn & Co. returned to them to-day, protested. None of our business men, so far as we can learn, will be very heavy losers, in any event, but there are a considerable number of small claims, which in the aggregate may reach ten or fifteen thousand dollars. The Pittsburgh Commercial of this morning says it is informed that Mr. Culver has assured the public, through his agencies, that he will be able to protect the notes of all his banks, and cautions the holders not to suffffer any loss in parting with them. Business in the general produce markets was never more quiet than at present. In Flour and Grain movements are on a very limited scale; except two cars Corn there were no reported transactions to-day. Prices are steady and nnchanged. Provisions are steady, but there is only a very moderate trade demand. Choice Butter continues very scarce and firm. Cheese is steady and unchanged. Eggs are active and steady.Highwines quiet and steady. Petroleum is dull and heavy.


Article from Cleveland Daily Leader, March 31, 1866

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The Banks of the Oil Regions. In yesterday's issue of the LEADER we stated that the First National Bank of Oil City had suspended. Last night we received the following, which we gladly lay before our readers: OIL City, March 30, P. M. EDITOR LEADER:-Your statement in this morning's paper that this bank had suspended is not true. We are ready to meet all our liabilities. Please correct. A. L. BENNETT, Cashier 1st National Bank. The confidence of Titusville business men, in the First National Bank of that city, which we have already referred to, was most rudely shaken on Wednesday night by the news that the bonds of the bank, deposited as a special deposit with Culver, Penn & Co., had been appropriated by them. Of course the bank suspended. The First National Banks of Corry and Plumer disclaim all connection with Mr. Culver, and will probably stand firm. The Titesville Herald says that the Petroleum Bank of Titusville, which was closed immediately on the suspension of Uulver, Penn & Co., was not a National Bank, although a sign was out to that effect. The Crawford County Bank at Meadville had never complied with the act by depositing bonds, and had issued no National Bank notes. The same is true of the Oil City Bank, Venango County Bank, and Lawrence County Bank. Notes of all these banks were sold on Wednesday in Titusville at from 15 cents to 50 cents on the dollar. The Reno Times says that "those who think that the financial bottom has fallen out of the house of Culver, Penn & Co., will shortly find their mistake." The Titusville Collector of Internal Revenue removed his deposits from the Petroleum Bank on the 19th inst., but on the same day purchased a draft for $16,000 on Culver, Penn & Co., which was protested on reaching New York.


Article from Cleveland Daily Leader, March 31, 1866

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Article from Daily Richmond Whig, March 31, 1866

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A Sensation in Oil--Failure of Banks. PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-There is quite a flutter amongst the oil companies, caused by the failure of several banks at Titusville, Oil City, and Franklin, where many Philadelphia companies had their funds deposited. The Pittsburg Dispatch of to-day says a number of banks have suspended in consequence of the failure of the banking house of Culver, Penn & Co., of New York city. "This firm," says the Dispacth, "were heavy speculators and dealers in oil territories in the Venango regions. The Oil City Bank, which suspended yesterday, was principally owned by them. and had a large circulation in Pittsburg. Yesterday the banks of Oil City, Crawford county, Titusville and Venango county were thrown out by our bankers, and we would advise all our readers to refuse them until such time as further particulars are received." HARRISBURG, March 28.-It is officially stated at the Auditor-General's office here that every dollar of the circulating notes of the Venango bank and Petroleum Bank is secured by United States seven-thirty bonds, deposited in that office in pursuance of the provisions of the free banking law of the State.


Article from The Evening Telegraph, April 5, 1866

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Bank shares are unchanged. Farmers' and Mechanics' sold at 125. 206 was bid for North America; 90 for Northern Liberties; 28 for Mechanics'; 52 for Penn Township; 54 for Girard; 76 for Western: 62 for City: 52 for Commonwealth; 60 for Corn Exchange; and 56 for Union. . Canal shares are more active. Lehigh Navigation sold at 53; Delaware Division at 46@461, the latter rate an advance of I: Susquehanna Canal at 13$, a slight advance; and Schuylkill Navigation preferred at 30; 224 was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common; and 114} for Morris Canal preferred. Oil shares continue dull. Ocean sold at 9@91, and Sugar Creek at 24; 2 was bid for Maple Shade, and 3 asked. -The New York Tribune this morning says:"Money on call is more active at 6 per cent., and the rate is steadily hardening. The passage of the Loan bill will probably be followed by movements on the part of the heavy capitalists which will change the character of the money market by bringing the Government into the field as a borrower. The reduction of the army, soon to be made, will require a large amount, which must come from sources outside the Custom House or the Internal Revenue Department. The progress already made towards specie payments has disarranged values and business to such an extent, that the receipts from internal revenue will feel its effects, and the Secretary's calculation that he must borrow money to carry him through the fiscal year be realized. That he will want $112,000,000 is not probable; but that he will be a borrower to an extent sufficient to absorb a large amount of money now loaned on call at 5@6 per cent., is as certain as any future event can be." -The Bank Note Reporter has the following regarding the banks in (the Pennsylvania oil region:Oil City Bank, at Oil City. This bank is a State institution, with a circulation of some $260,000, not scoured by any bonds. We believe the circulating notes of this bank have only a nominal value. Bank ot Crawford County, at Meadville. This is a State bank, with about $050.000 circulation, not secured. It had filed the preliminary papers to reorganize as a National Bank-had deposited some bonds in Washington-but has never received any National Currency. Our impression 18 that the 'Bank of Crawford County" is not as bad a failure as the "Oil City Bank." Venango Bank, at Franklin. This is a free State bank converted into a National. The old circulation 18 about $130,000, secured by 80 Treasury Notes doposited at Harrisburg, and $50.000 National currency secured by deposits in Washington. We believe that the old circu ation will be taken up at its lace, after some delay, probably at Pittsburg. For the present we quote it at 10 discount. The $50,000 National currency will suffer no discredit. Petroleum Bank, at Titusville. This is a free State bank, circulation some $200,000, secured by 7 80 Treasury Notes deposited at Harrisburg. Its notes, we believe, will be taken up at their face, at Pittsburg, after some delay. We quote them at 10 discount. This bank had filed its papers to reorganize as a National bank. Culver, Penn & Co. owned but a small portion of the stock of the "First National Bank" at Titusville, but its New York account was with that house. In the uncertainty of the moment it suspended. It has since resumed business on a solid basis. The losses are not sufficient to impair its solvency. Its managers are of a sound and solid class of local citizens. Its drafts on Culver, Penn & Co. are cashed by the First National Bank of this city. These are all the banksthat are directly hurt by the tuilure of Culver, Penn & Co. Other banks have been placed in the broken lists published in the newspapers. The Cashier of the Bank of Lawrence County writes us that his bank had no business with Culver. Penn & Co, and no loss whatever will be sustained in consequence of the failure. LIST REPEATED. 75 P et. dis. Oil City Bank, Oil City, Pa. 62 $ et. dis. Bank of Crawford County, Pa 10 P ct. dis. Venango Bank. Franklin. Pa Petroleum Bank, fitusville. Pa 10 P ct. dis. All National currency, broken or not par.


Article from The Elk Advocate, April 5, 1866

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-The firm of Culver. Penn & Co., New York, regarded as one of the heav iest and strongest in the United States. suspended payment on Tuesday. carry ing with it a number of the banks of IS sue and brokers' offices in this part of the State. The institutions most di rectly affected by this failure are the Petroleum Bank. Titusville Venango County Bank, Franklin; First National Bank, Corry; Bank of Lawrence Coun. ty, Neweastle ; Crawford County Bank Meadville; Oil City Bank. Oil City ; First National Bank, Plumer; A. D Cotton & Co., Petroleum Centre. For the present the notes and drafts of all these banks are discredited, though it is intimated that their owners are abundantly able to secure all the claims against them. Mr Culver head of the firm. id member of Congress from the Crawford District, and the failure is attributed to unfortunate speculations on his part in the oil regions.


Article from Bradford Reporter, April 5, 1866

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CAUTION- -The firm of CULVER, PENN & Co., of New York, suspended on Wednesday. It issaid their asserts will pay their liabilities. They are connected, more or less, with a number of banking institutions in this State, and the following banks are reported as failed, viz: Pithole Bank, Lawrence Co. Bank, Oil City Bank, Petroleum Bank, Crawford County Bank, Tioga County Bank, and Venango County Bank. The notes of the Venango Bank and the Petroleum Bank are countersigned by the Auditor General of the Stateand are a legal tender for State taxes. There need be no great acrifice on them, and others may yet have their redit established.


Article from The Daily Gate City, April 5, 1866

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# Suspension of an Oil Company. A few days since we spoke in high terms of the "Reno Oil and Land Co.," which seemed to us a "good thing"—it looked so on paper. At the same time there appeared in our columns an advertisement of the Company. We are now under the painful necessity of announcing the failure of the projectors of the enterprise—Culver, Penn & Co.—of New York City, which of course caused the suspension of other institutions of similar character that had been started to catch the "smaller fish" that could not swallow the large bait. The following is from the Titusville (Pa.) Herald: "The Petroleum Bank of Titusville, which was closed immediately on the suspension of Culver, Penn & Co., heretofore announced, was not a National Bank, although a sign was out to that effect. The Crawford County Bank, at Meadville, had never complied with the act by depositing bonds, and had issued no National Bank notes. The same is true of the Oil City Bank, Venango County Bank, and Lawrence County Bank. Notes of all these banks were sold on Wednesday in Titusville at from 15 cents to 50 cents on the dollar. The failure of Culver, Penn & Co. was predicted by financiers a week previous to the event.—The Titusville Collector of Internal Revenue removed his deposits from the Petroleum Bank on the 19th inst., but on the same day purchased a draft for $16,000 on Culver, Penn & Co., which was protested on reaching New York.


Article from New-York Daily Tribune, April 5, 1866

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prices bet the two dates March 22. April 4. 8: 561 081 ets. ad. $5.69 Lump 11 66 577 Store 15 5 45 5 60 Steamer 60 5 45 6 15 Egg Dec. 72) 6 69 5 971 Stove 09 5 31 5 40 Chestnut Average advance (except on stove) 23icents per tun. The business of the Sub-Treasury was: Receipts, $1,236,368 89-for Customs, $394,000; Pay yments, Bal$1,926,870 93-on account of Loan, $97,000; ance, $81,119,891 12. Gold notes, $909,000. Freights to Liverpool, 500 bales Cotton, at 5-16d. 15,000 bush. Corn at 31 @4d. An Italian bark from Portland, Me., to London with 30,000 bush Oats, at 6d. 32 lb. The National Intelligencer makes the following comments upon the financial situation: There are everywhere seen mysterious and alarming of a coming financial storm. The excess an irredeemable portents paper currency has done its work by exaggeration of prices. by an accumulation of merchandise. and by promoting enormous plenand hazardous engagements. Paper money is as that tiful forest leaves. For once, Wall-st. admits for as is easy. because there is little employment it. at Gold money has fallen, and will not soon regainits place Dry and products of all kinds are Ling. thirty, in ported and domestic, first began to tumble, The goods, and their holders after them, in many instances. No decline is gradually reaching other products ever came so suddenly and devast tingly rinderpest 88 this revulsion will fall upon speculator deupon cattle There is now a cessation of mand and manufacturers. for goods, and importers and manufacturers loss. are glad to reduce their stocks. at a very considerable persist in The largest of the domestic cotton factories idle, running. though at a great loss. rather than be and hazard a disorganization of their establishments. reaction The general causes are as plain as any other to undue excitement. The special causes are John after an too, in the impression which President be found. restoration policy has made in Europe. The most of son's of our opponents and the most desponding Presijealous friends abroad are equally well convinced, by and our Johnson's Messages, that for this Government dent nation there is a future of power and prosperity this unlooked for, and surpassing all the followed most 88 guine bitherto predictions. Political confidence which is had at one by securities, financial credit; down to and 40, have our risen to 70 in England, and 74 time run Holland. Perhaps $300,000,000 of our 5-20s and the already held abroad. Then, again, since 10-40s of are the war the South has developed an increased close of cotton-about 2,000,000 bales- may as quantity valued at $375,000,000. This quantity brought have much money as be a crop of 6,000,000 bales would brought The exportation before the war. of Government bonds and of in cotton the necessity of exporting gold pay enormous and still has thus been turned in our circumstances. would under ment have Exchange for superseded ordinary our increasing facilitate circumstances favor, importe. a which, return payments. Beside all these commodities, to which specie have favored decline in gold and The receipts from California have been large. effect ex- in contraction has had the stagnation of trade. We have larger followed causing the pected currency overaction. present sold, stocks great even Reaction of at goods very has in warehouses than can be fullpiled up The South came into market handed reduced last prices. Fail, and so did the West, but they means. are supplied to the present extent of their wantsand Petroleum is more disposition to sell than to buy. Petroleum There have led to the failure of some National specuations banks in Pennsylvania. This is another failure sign of financial revulsion. An accident like the revulof Ohio Trust Company in 1857 may bring out a the that did. Fortunately whatever may happen sion National as banks, the note-holders are secure-they to can go to the Government for payment in greenbacks. From The Bank Note Reporter. Bank, at Oil City. This bank is A State not in Oil City with a circulation of some $260.0 secured stitution, by any bonds. We believe the circulating notes of this bank have only a nominal value. Bank of Crawford County. at Meadville. This is bank with about $350,000 circulation, not secured. a State It had filed the preliminar y papers to reorganize in Wash as National Bank-had deposited some National bonds Currency. has never received any Co." is ington-but impression is that the Bank of Crawford Our bad A failure as the Oil City Bank.' not as Bank, at Franklin. This is a free State Venango converted into a National. The old circulation deBank $130,000, secured by 7.30 Treasury Notes is about at Harrisburgh, and $50,000 National Currency, that posited deposits In Washington. We believe secured old circulation by will be taken up at its face, after the delay, probably at Pittsburgh. For the present Cursome quote it at 10 discount. The $50,000 National will suffer no discredit. rency Petroleum Bank, at Titusville. This is a free State circulation some $200,000, secured by 7.30 Treas- we Bank, Notes deposited at Harrisburgh. Its notes, ury will be taken up at their face. at Pittsburgh, This believe. some delay. We quote them at 10 discount. National after Bank had filed its papers to reorganize as & Bank. Penn & Co: owned but a small Titusville, portion of but the Culver, of the First National Bank at the unstock New-York account was with that house. In its certainty of the moment it suspended. It losses has since are not sumed business on a solid basis. The of sufficient to impair its solvency. Its managers are and solid class of local citizens Its drafts on Culver. sound Penn & Co. are cashed by the First National Bank of this city. These are all the banks that are directly hurt by the failure of Culver, Penn & Co. Other banks have been placed in the broken lists published in the newspapers. Cashier of the Bank of Lawrence County writes that The his bank had DO business with P. & Co., and the no loss whatever will be sustained in consequence of failure, List Repeated. 75 et. dis. Oil City Bank, Oil City, Pa Bank of Crawford County, Pa Venango Bank, Franklin Pa. Petroleum Bank, Titusville, Pa. PAR. All National Currency. broken or not, The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday says: Exchange is scarce enough to keep bankers close up to the point of shipping legal tenders. The demand 18 steadily large, and but little is making through movements of produce. Ten per cent is stated as the ruling a rate of interest that money is worth on first-class customers paper. k d The Chicago Tribune says: The money market is closer to-day, in consequence of a disinclination on the part of bankers to extend their discount lines on the at day of the quarter, and just s before making their quarterly statements: but there was no particular pressure felt in monetary circles, as $, the demand was comparatively light Die ounts are S steady at 10 per cent per month on it street. Eastern still y is exchange is still scarce, but the de d to-d at in ar buy. light, and the market ruled quiet a. 1 ing. and 1-10-premium selling. Th bankers enerally e bought as little outside exchange as possible. THE CROTON NATIONAL BANK of the City of New York


Article from Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1866

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In Cinemnati there is a good demand for money, and bankers were able to supply the wants of their customer and DO change in the general fca ures of the market was observable. Rates of intere-t, on first-class and good paper. in the regu!ar way, range from 8 to 10 per cent and in the open market 12@15 for good and fair names. There was a continued good demand for exchange, and the market raled firm at 50@75 prem. buying, and 1-10 prem. selling. -The New York money market 14 more active, but per ccnt is the full market rate for call loans on mixed collaterals. First-class business notes are discounted at BII and a half to seven per cent, and good names. auctioneers' and others, range from eight to ten per cent. The gold market is steady, and loans command 10 3-16 per cent premium. The absorption of gold by government for custor e-due- IS gradually lessening the quantity on the market available for deliveries. The foreign exchange market is dull and heavy. Prime bankerr' eterling sixty day bills were sold to-day at 10614 to 106% and the arking rates are 106% to 106 good bankers' range from 1064 to 106% -The value of the imports at Boston for the week ending March 31 was $1,000,000. and the duty upon them will probably be pearly $800,000. -The Third National Bank of Buffalo has been designated as a Government depository during the week just closed. The total number is now four hundred. The only national bank authorized during the veek ending March 31, 1866, 18 the Miners' National Bank of Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake. Total number of national banks now in existence 1,644. Amount of national currency Issued during week endmg March 31, 1866, $1,430,500. Amount of national currency previously issued $262,610,370. Total to date $264,247,170. -The May gold interest on the United States fivetwenty bonde, amounts to something more than twenty millions of specie dollars, which will proosbly be anticipated and paid in April, as the coin is on hand in the Treasury, and will not be wanted for any other purpose. -The failure of fome of the banks in the oil regions, growing out of the suspension of Calver Penn & Co., is still an object of general comment. It appears that the Petrolenm Bank, is not a na. tional bank, and never obtained a permit, notwith standing the fact that the eign Petrolenm National Bank" is conspicuously posted upon one side of the building. -The Crawford County Bank, at Meadville, applied for a permit, but never fulfilled the condition of the act by depositpor bonds, and never issued national bank notes. The same fact is true of the Oil City Bank. Venaugo County Bank, and the Lawrence County Bank -01 City and Veuango notes are selling at T1tusville at from twenty-five to fifty cents on the dollar. Some of the C.awford County Bank notes are sclting at fifteen cents per dollar. The Titusville Herald, ot a recent date, saye: **The failure of Culver, Penn & Co., though tak ing the general public by eurprise, was not alto geiber unexpected by shrewd financiere. and there were predictions of their early suspension a week ago. The Collector of Internal Revenue here rcmoved his deposits from the Petroleum Bank on the 19th nit, but on the same day purchased a draft for $16,000 on Culver, inn & Co, which was protested on reaching New York. "Ata meeting of the directors of the First Na. tional Bank evening, a despatch was received from c. C. Dofield, Esq., cashier, now in New York anying toat the bonds of the bank deposited with Colver. Penn & Co., as a special deposit. had been appropriated by them. In consequence there of the First National Bank will be compelled to suspend payment for a short time. The Dank has assets sufficient to meet all deposits, which we are assured will be done as speedify as possible. The unexpected defalcation of Culver. Penn & Co., in the matter of these bonus, which was not known till after banking hours yesterday, changes the whole aspect of the situation. But we accept the assurance of the President that the suspension will be temporary. The New Orleans money market proper continues without any material change. operations in it being mainly confined 10 mortgage loans at 10@15 and 13 per cent. per aunum. and temporary loans on collaterals at 8 per cent per annum, in bank, and 1@1% percent per month in the open market. -The following are the name of the banks in which Mr. Culver and Culver, Penn & Co. are interceted, and which will be crippled. for a time at least, through the suspension of the latter firm: Culver. Brooke & Co., Philadelphia; 3d National Bank, New York City; National Bank of Crawford county, Meadville, Pa.: Traderman's National Bank, Pit sburrh. Pa.; Venango National Bank, Franklin, Pa.; 2d National Bank, Eric, Pa.: etNational Bank, Oil City, Pa: 1st National Bank, Corry. Pa; Citizens' National Bank, Loran. o. The following exhibite the traffic of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending 30th March, 1866: Passengers $32,013.29) 30,157.71 Freight and live e*ock Natis and sundrice 1,952.71 Total $61,123.71 52,259.811 Corresponding week last year Increase 11,663.861


Article from Bedford Inquirer, April 6, 1866

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BANK SUSPENSION.-The failure of the Banking House of Culver, Penn & Co., in New York, has it is reported, caused a suspension of the following banks in this State: Venango Bank, Oil City Bank, Petrolum Bank, Lawrence County Bank, Crawford County Bank and First National Bank of Titusville. The Notes of the First National are good and it is stated by the Auditor General that the notes of the Venango Bank and the Petroleum Bank, State institutions are also secure by deposits of National securities at Harrisburg.


Article from Dodgeville Chronicle, April 12, 1866

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Spinners make one Chase; five Chases make one Madison," etc. Ragged and mutilated currency is redeemed at the United States Treasury in sums of three dollars or over. When you get three dollars worth on hand, put it in small packages, pin a paper band around with your name, post office address and the amount; then put it in an envelope and address it to the Treasury of the United States, Washington, D. C." It goes and returns free of postage. The report of the Revenue Commission on the subject of excessive importations is published. It gives statistics showing that five times as many packages of goods were imported into New York in the first six weeks of 1866 as in the same period of 1865. The imports of January and Febru ary were over $32,500,000. To prevent a panic the Commission recommend the passage by Congress of a resolution increasing the duties on imports 50 per cent. for ninety days, with the single exception of printing paper, unsized, used for books and newspapers exclusively. The Titusville (Pa.) Herald says the Petroleum Bank of Titusville, which was closed immediately on the suspension, of Culver, Penn & Co., heretofore announced, was not a National Bank, although a sign was out to that effect. The Crawford Co. Bank, at Meadville, had never complied with the act by depositing bonds and had issued no National Bank notes. The same is true of the Oil City Bank, Venango Co Bank, and Lawrence Co. Bank. Notes of all these banks were sold on Wednesday in Titusville at from 15 cents to 50 cents on the dollar.


Article from North Branch Democrat, April 18, 1866

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A Bank Panic, Considerable excitement has been creat ed in business circles during the past few weeks by a report that the notes of a number of Banks had been thrown out by the Banks of Philadelphia. The following were placed ou the rejected list, and were for a short time discredited : Crawford County Bank, Meadville. Oil City Bank, Oil City, Pa. Venango Bank, Franklin, Pa. Petroleum Bank, Titusville, Pa. Tioga County Bank, Tioga, Pa. Lawrence Co. Bank Newcastle, Pa. Clearfield County Bank,Clearfield, Pa. Kittanning Bank, Kittanning, Pa. Octorara Bank, Oxford, Pa. Diamond State Bank, Seaford, Del. First National Bank, Titusville. Pa The suspension of the Banking House of Culver, Penn & Co., at New York, is given as the cause of the discredit of the Banks in the Oil Region. The Panic, has however, in a great measure subsided. The notes of the following discredited Banks are again current : Kittanning Bank, Kittanting. Octorara Bank, Oxford Chester co. Clearfield County Bank, Clearfield. First National Bank, Titusville. Tioga County Bank, Tioga Pa. Bank of Lawrence county Newcastle. The notes of the Venango Bank. Franklin ; and Petroleum Bank, Titusville, are believed to be good. Thompson's New York Bank Note Reporter quotes them at 10 per cent discount. The only Pennsylvania Banks that have really failed, and the notes of which, having no substantial security, may be considered worthless, are : Oil City Bank, Oil City Pa. Bank of Crawford County, Meadville.


Article from The New Era, April 19, 1866

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O Brigadier General E. W. Rucker, late Confederate States Army, was of the arraigned on the sixth instant on the charge of treason, before Judge Connel. ly F. of the United States and District Trigg, Courts, at Memphis. Circuit Plea entered: Parole. The Court ruled that there are no longer any paroled pris oners since the late proclamation of President Johnson, and the cases of treason went to the civil authorities, Gen. Rucker was held in a bond of ten thousand dollars to appear at the next term of the Court. We have had the Rinderpest, the "Hinderpest," the Trichina, and several other frightful diseases among the brute creation; but the most destructive of them all is the "Henpest," which has just broken out at Elliott's Mills, Va, where over two hundred hens are said t have perished in the short space of two days. Philip Reeder, a planter of Lauderdale county, Tennessee, while returning to his home with an ox team, last week, was murdered by two of his negroes, who broke his skull in with an axe and then threw his body into a creek, after which they ran the oxen and wagon over the bridge, to make it appear that his death was accidental. It is in contemplation by the citizens of Alabama to erect a monument in memory of the soldiers of that State who died during the late war. It is to be erected on Capitol square, in Montgomery, and in point of finish and design it will be a like an honor to the dead and living heroes of the war. Mr. A. Pardee of Hazelton, Pa, has given fifty thousand dollars to the Fenian fund, and pledged himself as soon as hostilities between the Fenians and Eng. land would commence he would increase the sum to one hundred thousand dollars. Elias J. Bogalle, near Natchez, was taken from his house one night last week, by negro soldiers, carried into the woods, and horridly murdered. His body was not found for several days. Nine negroes are under arrest. The Crawford County Bank, the Oil City Bank, the Venango County Bank, and the Lawrence County Bank of Pennsylvania have all failed, owing, it issaid, to the suspension of the banking house Culver, Penn and Company. It is reported that Mrs. Jeff. Davisand Gen. Dick Taylor have received permission to visit Fortress Monroe, and that movement is on foot to obtain the release or early hearing of Mr. Davis under writ of habeas corpus. The President on Tuesday signed an order granting pardons to thirteen and Louisianians, one South Carolinian one Alabamian-al under the twenty thousand dollar clause. Mr. Melvin of East Cambridge, Mass, and set upon by three men, garroted robbed was of four hundred dollars, Satur- his day evening last, while returning to home from Charlestown. A detachment of a United States sixth regiment arrived at Macon, Ga, on the instant, to take the place of negro troops, at which are to be sent to Fort Pulaski once. Thetrial of James W. Duncan, before military commission at Savannah, on has the been postponed for the present, account of e absence of witnesses. Mr. George Peabody, the celebrated in London banker, is expected to arrive this country during tne present month." Honorable A. M. Clayton of Marshall, made Mississippi, succeeds to the Bench vacant by the death of Judge Trotter. D. H. Hill, of the late ConfederGen. army, is about to start a magazine becalled, ate "The Land We Love." The whole duty of man is frequently only to please himself. WORLD


Article from Sunbury American, April 21, 1866

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BANK FAILURES.-The following are the names of the Banks in the oil region which recently suspended, on account of the failure of Culver, Penn & Co., namely:Petroleum Bank, Oil City Bank, Bank of Crawford County, and Venango Bank. The notes of the Petroleum Bank and Venango Bank are quoted at 10 per cent. discount. Oil City and Crawford County are marked with a star, which signifies no certain value, but we understand some brokers pay 63 per cent. for them. The rumors in regard to the unsoundness of*the Pittston Bank, Clearfield Bank, Bank of Lawrence County, Wyoming Bank, Tioga Bank, Lebanon Valley Bank and Kittanning Bank, are unfounded. These Banks are quoted as sound in New York and Philadelphia, and are received in the Bank at this place.