Bank of Bristol - Bristol, RI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: September 20, 1869
Location: Bristol, Rhode Island (41.677, -71.266)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 98753bdc

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Description

Article (The Evening Argus, 1869-09-21) reports the Bank of Bristol was placed under control of State Commissioners because of the cashier's irregularities and a receiver was appointed to wind up its affairs. No run is mentioned; sequence is suspension leading to receivership/closure.

Events (2)

1. September 20, 1869 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: has been Receiver en joined the Supreme Court, and appointed to wind up its affairs. ... appointed to wind up its affairs (receiver).
Source: newspapers

2. September 20, 1869 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Placed under control of State Commissioners due to the cashier's irregularities (irregularities discovered in cashier's accounts).
Newspaper Excerpt: The Bank of Bristol, which has been under control of the State Commissioners, because of the Cashier's irregularities,
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 21, 1869 The Evening Argus Rock Island, IL

Article from The Evening Argus, September 21, 1869

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Article Text

By Telegraph. FOR THE NEXT CONGRESS. BUTLER TO EXCORIATE CO GRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. His View on Extravagance Outside of Spoons. SCHENCK TO REPLY. And to Produce Damaging Facts. Radical Negro Apostle in Arkansas. A FIENDISH TRANSACTION. Closing of the War in South America. Singular Suicide at Niagara. BRUTAL MURDER at MORRIS, ILLS. INSTIGATED FOR PLUNDER. is stated Sept. WASHINGTON, that Gen. Butler will be ready in the coming session of Congress to deliver speech the extravagance of Congressional commit tees. His remarks are expected to apply particularly to the Ways and Means Committee. of which Schenck is chairman. Schencle is prepared, having secured some most damaging facts against Butler's con nection with certain manufacturing institu tions. MORRIS, ILLS., Sept. 20 About 5 since, Samuel Brenneman disappeared from his residence very suddenly and mysterious Last his neighbors began to pect and arrested the son of Bren neman. after being confined to the that he and his Charles Morganflash, of Mar murdered Mr. Brenneman, and buried the body under dung heap on the farm of the deceased. Sheriff Galloway and Marshal Hopkins proceeded at once to Marseilles and succeeded in arresting Mor ganflash. brought him to Morris, and lodged jail. On yesterday large number of him persons proceeded to the farm of Brenne man and found the body buried under A dung heap, as stated by young Brenneman. and was jury Coroner's impanneled, verdict rendered that Brenneman was mur dered by his son and Morganflash. Brenne nao respectable, well to do farmer He lived about ten miles from this city, in the town of Vienna. The sole object of the murder was plunder. The wildest excitement prevails in the neighborhood, and will threats are many that summary justice be meted out to the murderers BUFFALO, Sept. On Saturday morning last, man who registered his name at Carl the Cataract Hotel, Niagara Falls, as Schurz, New York, proceeded to the Table of in Rock at the Falls, placed his coat, who watch boy and charge money and standing the soon feet car brink. from the precipice and dashed to pieces whirlpool MEMPHIS, TENN., Sept. On Friday young Indy living near Desare, assaulted in her house by negro named Jefferson Johnson, who, after knocking her insensible by several blows from an iron bar, dragged her to the woods and ravished The her He was arrested and lodged in jail. young lady not expected to recover. ALTON, ILLS, Sept. he great Ger man Schuetzenfest, given by the Alton Sharpshooters, opened here yesterday and will continue three days. Delegations Are from St Louis, Milwaukee, and sev present eral towns state. Over five thousand shots fired yesterday, and the amuse- to progressing in a lively manner crowd present. day. PROVIDENCE, Sept. 20 The Commercial the Bank of Bristol, which has been under control of the State Commissioners, because of the Cashier's irregularities, has been Receiver en joined the Supreme Court, and appointed to wind up its affairs. State institution. and has no circulation EmROCHESTER, Y., Sept. Hotel, Fuller's hardware store, Healey's were pire drug store, and several other stores barned this morning. Loss $50,000, mostly T insured. Milton MADISON, of Horse the manager well-known Smith, Fairs, announces that Na tional Horse and Equestrian Exhibition 16th at Whitewater, Wis., from the 12th to the 19th of October, and at Delavan from the will be the of October next. There distributed in premiums for Rio and lady equestrianism. from steamer LISBON, A dispatch Janeiro from dated August 15, reports Pierbethat captured Ascurra and bin. Lopez and the Paraguayans Pro- can no the longer struggle. vincial Government has been installed at Ascunsion. The above news caused great in Brazil and the Argentine Confederacy. The considered end Buenoa Montevidio, and Rio Janeiro were illumin= ated. SPRINGFIELD III., Sept. 20 The colored of this city proposes to have grand the celebration people here on the 22d instant, anniversary of the Emancipation Proclama tion. Daniel Drew, W. H. Vanderbilt, son of the Commodore and other leading railroad men of New York city, are stopping at the Leland House Their visit West, it is understood, is to inspect the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad.