Shackamaxon Bank (Philadelphia, PA)

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ACCOUNTS $200,000 OVERDRAWN. The Shackamaxon Bank. of Philadel. phia, Closes Its Doors. PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-A notice is posted on the door of the Shackamaxon bank, at Frankford avenue and Norris street, this morning, signed by T. H. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000 and the surplus $30,000. It is said that the accounts have been overdrawn $200,000. The city has on deposit in the bank $10,000. Depositors are gathering around the bank building and the excitement is increasing. It is officially explained that the cause of the failure of the Shackamaxon bank was that the corporation held $100,000 of personal checks of the late Wm. Bumm, wholesale salt dealer, and $80,000 of paper endorsed by him.

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Bank Suspended

PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-A notice is posted on the door of the Shackamaxon Bank, at Frankford avenue and Norris street this morning, signed by T. H. Hug. gard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000 and the surplus $30,000. It is said that the accounts have been overdrawn $200,000.

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BANK FAILURE AT PHILADELPHIA

Funds of the Shackamaxon Bank Loaned to Two Firms, and the Concern Suspends. Philadelphia, May 29.-There was an early morning sensation on Third street, to-day, when the announcement was made that the Shackamaxon Bank had closed its doors, its accounts having been overdrawn to the extent of $200,000. In & very short time a crowd of excited, noisy, anxious and angry people gathered about the institution. The bank had a large number of depositors. Not only the largest carpet manufacturers were customers, but also butchers and drovers, and all the small shopkeepers for a mile around. The late Wm. Bumm, salt importer, who was a leading politician, and who for years represented the Eighteenth ward in the Select Council, was the originator of this bank, which was opened about ten years ago. Ever since his death, a little less than a year ago, the affairs of the institution have been the subject of watchful concern on the part of the officials of the Philadelphia clearing-house, and more especially of T. B. Cummins, president of the Girard Bank, which institution made all collections for the insolvent bank. Mr. Bumm practically owned it. Thomas L. Huggard was nominally the cashier, but in reality the clerical drudge of the place, doing all the routine business of the bank, keeping up the ordinary daily accounts, while Mr. Bumm managed his own affairs with a sort of exclusive care which precluded the possibility of any one else gaining an insight into his peculiar doings. Bumm's successor had assumed control, and the accounts of the institution could be overhauled. A very critical stateof affairs was found to exist. On Monday the auditing committee of the board of directors met at the bank for the purpose of examining the accounts. When Cashier Huggard was called upon to explain certain matters, it is said that he was taken suddenly ill, so seriously as to alarm the gentlemen present, by whom he was removed to his home. The directors, however, succeeded yesterday in discovering that large sums of money had been obtained from the cashier, of which they had not been informed. They found checks indicating that William Bumm & Sons, salt merchants, had obtained the sum of $115,000, and that Joseph Conklin, having no account whatever in the bank, had obtained $88,000. The aggregate deficit discovered was $203,000, or $50,000 more than the combined capital and surplus of the bank. Upon the discovery of these facts a special meeting of the board of directors was called yesterday afternoon. Mr. George Bumm, who is a member of the board of directors, and also a member of the firm of Wm. Bumm & Sons, was present at the meeting, and made a statement, in which he pledged the firm as liable for the money which it had drawn, and in consequence. his attorney confessed judgment in favor of the bank for $115,000. The directors unanimously, near midnight last night, resolved to suspend, and accordingly, at 10 o'clock this morning, the doors of the bank were not opened for business. The stockholders, it is understood, will pay off every dollar of the indebtedness. In addition, the directors themselves, it is said, have $100,000 locked up in the bank, $30,000 of it having been deposited but a few days ago. The bank was made one of the city depositories last June, and the city had deposited in the bank about $10,000.

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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Baron De Staal, the Russian Ambassador, and his wife, will spend the holidays with the Duke and Duchess of Edinburg.

A Russian officer and several Cossacks have arrived at Meshed, Persia. Meshed is the capital of the Province of Khorassa.

At Fort Collins, Colorado, yesterday morning, C. R. Welsh's dry goods store and the Windsor Hotel were burned; estimated loss, $40,000; insurance; $34,000.

The business failures in the United States during the last seven days numbered 206, against 239 last week. The assignments were light in all parts of the country.

Sir Peter Lumsden, recently in charge of the British section of the Afghan Boundary Commission, will arrive in Constantinople to-day on his way to London.

The weekly statement of the New York associated banks shows a reserve increase of $956,850. The banks now hold $60,769,000 in excess of the legal requirements.

The volunteers of India have been placed under the orders of the commander-in-chief of the Queen's forces. The Duke of Cambridge's India volunteers have an extra allowance and wear scarlet uniforms.

At Bordentown, N. J., the entire personal property of Mrs. Delia T. S. Parnell, the mother of the Irish land leaguer, has been seized at the suit of Joshua J. Turner and others, and is advertised to be sold June 1st.

The London Times in an editorial says: "Henry M. Stanley, in his campaign in Europe in behalf of the Congo state, has shown scarcely less energy, enthusiasm and tact than are displayed in his book on the Congo. His zeal is boundless and his industry unconquerable."

Yesterday morning a notice was posted on the door of the Shackamaxon bank, signed by T. H. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000, and the surplus $300,000. It is said that the accounts have been overdrawn $200,000.

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Bank Failure

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 29.-A notice was posted on the door of Shackamaxon Bank this morning, signed by T. H. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The President is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000, and the surplus $39,000. It is said that accounts have been overdrawn $200,000.

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A Bursted Philadelphia Bank, Philadelphia, May 30.-A notice is posted on the door of the Shackamaxon bank, on Frankford avenue and Norris street, signed by T. H. Huggard, the cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000 and. the surplus $30,000. It is said that the accounts have been overdrawn $200,000. The city has on deposit in the bank $10,000. Depositors are gathering around the bank building and the excitement is increasing. It is officially explained that the cause of the failure was that the corporation held $100,000 of personal checks of the late Wilham Bumm, wholesale salt dealer and $80,000 of paper endorsed by him.

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nue and Norris street, this morning, signed by T. H. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000, and the surplus $30,000. It is said that accounts have been overdrawn $200,000. The city has a deposit in the Shackamaxon Bank of $10,000. It is officially explained that the cause of the failure of the bank was that the corporation held $100,000 of personal checks of the late William Bumm, wholesale salt-dealer, and $80,000 of paper endorsed by him.

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The Week's Failures

NEW YORK, May 29.-The business failures throughout the country during the last seyen days number, for the United States, 187; Canada, 19. Total, 206, against 239 last week and 229 the week previous. The assignments are light in all parts of the country. A PHILADELPHIA BANK. PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-A notice was this morning posted on the door of the Shackamaxon bank, on Frankford avenue and Norris street, signed by T. J. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of the bank. The president is John Rose. The bank's capital is $120,000 and the surplus $30,000. It is said the accounts have been overdrawn $20,000. The city has a deposit in the Shackamaxon bank of $10,000. Depositors are gathering around the bank building and the excitement is increasing.

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MERCANTILE CRASHES

The Affairs of the Shackamaxon Bank in a Very Bad Condition. Philadelphia, June 1.-Further investigation into the affairs of the collapsed Shackamaxon Bank show that its condition is even worse than was expected. The total shortage may reach half a million dollars, so that even with the legal assessment on the stockholders of $140,000, double the amount of the capital stock, there will be but sufficient funds to pay the depositors. The directors made a superficial examination of the accounts on Saturday and found things in a most discouraging condition. The books were all in confusion, and it will require several days of expert work to clear matters, so that an accurate statement may be got at. The experts began work to-day. SALE OF MARINE BANK PROPERTY. NEW YORK. June 1.-The Marine Bank building in Wall street was sold to-day by the assignee for $175,000. Two buildings also belonging to the oank brought $85,500. Other buildings, the property of ex-President James D. Fish, which he assigned, were sold under the hammer for $519,250.

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Scientific Robbery

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 2.-The experts are still hard at work at the books of the suspended Shackamaxon bank, trying to evolve order out of the chaos. The deeper they delve into the books, however, the larger grows the deficit, until it seemed, this afternoon, that it would reach far into the hundred thousands. The auditing committee of the board of directors of the bank compared some of the deposit books with ledgers this afternoon, and found a difference of $1,400 for one day-that is, $1,400 was received in a single day which was not entered upon the books. If this rate of deficit continues, the loss will be much larger than the directors thought. The statement was made this afternoon by a friend of Joseph Conklin, the highway contractor who played an important part in the failure of the bank, that the amount he drew is much larger than the directors thought. Eighty thousand dollars was the extreme figure named, but it is stated the amount is $140,000. The bank has decided to make an assignment to-morrow.

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BUSINESS BREAKS

A Receiver for the Broken Bank-The Charges Against Ward, PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-The Shackamaxon bank, which closed its deors a few days ago, to-day made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, Joseph C. Ferguson and William H, Swire being the assignees. William News, a depositor in the bank. brought an equity suit to-day praying the court to appoint a receiver. The application will probably be heard to-morrow. WARD CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY. NEW YORK, June 3.-The grand jury yesterday found an indictment for grand larceny against Ferdinand Ward. The evidence on which it was found was that submitted to Referee Cole to the effect that Ward carried a bag full of securities from the vaults of the Marine Bank prior to its collapse. The indictment, when first presented, was banded to the Recorder of the Court of General Sessions, who immediately directed the chief clerk to issue a bench warrant on which Ward should be brought before him forthwith. Soon after, however, the District Attorney made a motion that the case be transferred to the Oyer and Terminer Court, to which the Recorder consented. The indictment charges Ward with grand larceny in the first degree in carrying away from the Marine Bank a bag containing $1,500,000 worth of bonds and securities. A writ of habeas corpus was obtained by the District Attorney this atternoon from the Court of Oyer and Terminer, requiring the production of Ward in court to-morrow morning. A NEW ORLEANS FAILURE. NEW ORLEANS, June 3.-Richard Rhodes, a dealer in guns and fishing tackle, has made à cession of his property to his creditors. His liabilities are $29,000 and his assets $16,000. FAILURE OF A CROCKERY MERCHANT. PETERSBURG, VA., June 3.-C. G. Taylor, a crockery merchant of this city, assigned to-day. His assets are believed to be sufficient to cover his indebtedness.

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THE SHACKAMAXON BANK FAILURE

PHILADELPHIA, June 3 (Special).-Joseph C. Ferguson and William Swire are selected by the officers of the Shackamaxon Bank as the assignees. It is reported that Joseph Conkling has already passed over $8,000 in highway department claims and agreed to assign to the bank a claim of $26,000 against the city for work on the South-st. bridge. Books have been found showing that he paid money into the bank at various times or at least had received credit for sums supposed to have been deposited. John H. Fow, E. A. Anderson and Joseph F. Full, attorneys, have, on behalf of several stockholders in the bank, filed a bill in equity. They ask for the appointment of a receiver and will be heard in Common Pleas to-morrow. They hold that the directors have been criminally negligent and are not entitled to an assignment. It is alleged that this position has been sustained by the Court before, notably in the case of the Union Trust Company. Cashier Huggard is getting better, but as yet no information has been obtained from him.

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A 'Philadelphia Bank Suspension

PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-Notice is posted this morning on the door of the Shackamaxon Bank, on Frankford avenue and Norris streets, signed by T. H. Huggard, cashier, announcing the suspension of that institution. The bank's capital is $120,000 and surplus $30,000. It is said accounts have been overdrawn $200,000.

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HOW BUMM BROKE A BANK

PHILADELPHIA'S BIG SENSATION. A Financier Who Was Exclusive is Managing His Own Affairs, and Kept the Cashier in IgnoranceHealthy Over-Drafts. PHILADELPHIA,"May 30.-There was an early morning sensation on Third street yesterday when the announcement was made that the Shackamaxon bank had closed its doors, its accounts having been overdrawn to the extent of $200,000. In a very short time an excited, noisy, anxious, angry throng gathered about the institution. The bank had a large number of depositors. Not only the largest carpet manufacturers were customers, but also butchers and drovers, and all the small shop-keepers for a mile around. The late William Bumm, salt importer, who was also a leading politician, and who ior years represented the Eighteenth ward in the select council, was the originator of this bank, which was opened about 10 years ago. Ever since his death, a little less than a year ago, the affairs of the institution have been a subject of watchful concern on the part of the officials of the Philadelphia Clearing house, and more especially of T. B. Cummins, president of the Girard bank, which institution made all collection for the insolvent bank. Mr. Bumm practically owned it. ThomasT. Huggard was nominally the cashier, but in reality the clerical drudge of the place, doing all the routine business of the bank, keeping up the ordinary daily accounts, while Mr. Bumm managed his own affairs with a sort of exclusive care which precluded the possibility of any one else gaining an insight into his peculiar doings. Bumm's successor had assumed control and the accounts of the instition could be overhauled. A very critical state of affairs was found to exist on Monday. The auditing committee of the board of directors met at the bank for the purpose of examining the accounts. When cashier Huggard was called upon to explain certain matters, it is said that he was taken suddenly ill, so seriously as to alarm the gentlemen present, by whom he was removed to his home. The directors, however, succeeded yesterday in discovering that large sums of money had been obtained from the cashier, of which they had not been informed. They found checks indicating that Wm. Bumm & Sons, salt merchants, had obtained $115,000 and that James Conklin, a street-cleaning contractor, the latter having no account in the bank whatever, had obtained $88,000. The defict discovered is $700,000, or $50,000 more than the combined capital and surplus of the bank. No entry was made of these transactions. Upon the discovery of these facts a special meeting of the board of directors was called vesterday afternoon. Mr. George W. Bumm, who is also a member of the board of directors, and also a member of the firm of William Bumm & Sons, was present at the meeting and has made a statement, in which he pledged the firm as liable for the money, which the firm had drawn, and, in consequence, his attorney confessed judgment in favor of the bank for $115,000. The directors unanimously, near midnight Thursday night, resolved to suspend, and accordingly at 10 o'clock yesterday morning the doors of the bank were not opened for business. The stockholders, it is understood, will pay off every aollar of the indebtedness. In addition, the directors themselves, it is said, have $100,000 locked up in the bank, $30,000 of it having been deposited but a few days ago. The bank was made one of the city depositories last June, and the

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Michigan legislature has passed a law making ten hours a day's labor.

John J. Van Leuven, a Grand Rapids (Mich.) milliner, has assigned, with $35,000 liabilities.

The site of the proposed monument to Gen. Meade, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, has been selected on a hill over looking the East Park.

Depositors of the Mitchell, Dak., bank are getting anxious, and are discussing the application of personal violence to President Butterfield.

Mary Beebe, formerly of the Boston Ideals figures as defendant in a divorce suit, brought, by her husband, R. G. Haskell of Boston. She makes no defense.

The imposing monument to Gen. Custer's memory, at West Point, has been removed at the request of Mrs. Custer, who did not like it, and thought the figure looked like a caricature of the general.

The Shackamaxon bank of Philadelphia suspended recently. John Rose is president and I. H. Huggard cashier. The capital is $120,000 and the surplus $30,000. It is said that the accounts have been overdrawn $200,000.

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THE SHACKAMAXON BANK DEFICIT

PHILADELPHIA, June 5 (Special).-Joseph Conkling, the highway contractor, of whom so much has been said in connection with the Shackamaxon Bank, It is reported, has had a consultation with the directors and agreed to make a statement of his connection with the institution. The story goes that he agreed with William Bumm, that whenever Conkling received a contract Mr. Bumm would furnish the necessary money. According to Conkling's statement the cashier, Huggard, was instructed to give them credit to the amount of the contract. Conkling drew the money and when he received the warrant gave It to Bumm or Huggard and had a settlement. This, in effect, is the statement which Conkling is alleged to have made to the directors, and it is further said that it is corroborated by the pass books and notes of Mr. Bumm to Huggard. which have been discovered. If the story can be substantiated that Mr. Bumm received the warrants that were made out to the contractor or bearer, an effort will be made to hold his estate Itable. In the Common Pleas Court No. 4, the consideration of the motions for the approval or appointment of the assignees of the bank, and for the appointment of a receiver is postponed until to-morrow, Saturday.

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An encounter recently took place in Cuba between cavalrymen and bandits, in which several were killed. AT Cleveland, O., an effort is being made to enforce the Sunday law against base ball players.

ALL signs indicate that both the iron manufacturers and workmen are preparing for a strike.

NOTWITHSTANDING four crypts have been added to the Congressional library at Washington, more space is yet needed. AT its recent meeting the Western Nail Association rejected the scale proposed by the Amalgamated Association, and a lock-out of nail makers is probable.

THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue has promulgated a new regulation requiring spirits exported by rail to be gauged at the port of exportation. For the first ten months of the fiscal year ending June 30th aggregate collections of internal revenue were $92,164,417, a decrease from the corresponding period last year of $7,037,885.

THE Great Falls Manufacturing Company has instituted suit against the authorities at Washington to restrain them from increasing the water supply there, on the ground that it will injure the company.

SLAVERY is to be abolished in Brazil. THE business failures in the United States for the seven days ended the 29th numbered 161.

GLANDERS among horses in Quebec has become so serious as to call for official action.

SEVERAL Pittsburgh (Pa.) firms have signed the scale of the Amalgamated Association.

PEOPLE are leaving Dongola, expecting a great massacre by the Mahdi's troops. OVERDRAFTS caused the suspension of the Shackamaxon Bank at Philadelphia, Pa.

THE results of the last trial trip of the Dolphin are reported satisfactory in every respect.

FOUR chiefs of divisions in the third Auditor's office have been dismissed by Secretary Manning.

RUSSIA is said to have accepted England's latest counter-proposals, which settles satisfactorily the Afghan boundary question.

THE United States debt statement will show a decrease for the month of May of about $5,000,000.

THE Texas Land Board has inaugurated a vigorous war on the cattle syndicates who are using land unlawfully.

CHICAGO'S "Committee of Safety" are going to invoke the courts to compel the Council to complete the canvass of the votes.

A RUSSIAN naval officer has been arrested at Cronstadt on suspicion, it is reported, of being connected with a plot to acquaint England with the method of the closing of the harbor of Cronstadt with torpedoes.

THE bill to make ten hours a day's work has passed both houses of the Michigan Legislature. The measure does not apply to farm labor, but to all other kinds, and is mainly directed toward workmen in the lumber region.

THE New York Grand Jury returned a presentment against the Board of Health for inexcusable delay in suppressing nuisances in tenement houses.

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EMBARRASSMENTS IN BUSINESS

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 13 (Special).Colonel Hugh Creighton, of the Union Loan Association, has made an assignment. His liabilities are as follows: W. Balls, Hartford, Conn., $23,760; D. E. Kent, West. field, N. Y., $8,223; Sarah Porter, Farmington, Conn., $1,563; W. Boardman, Hartford, $731 50; C. H. B. Tremaine, Hartford, 8522 50 Des Moines Savings Bank, $3,000; Valley National Bank, Des Moines, $1,500; Chieago Lumber Company, Des Moines, $2,800. Total, $44,100. PHILADELPHIA, June 13.-President Judge Thayer, of Common Pleas Court No. 4, to-day delivered a decision sustaining the assignment made by the Shackamaxon Bank on June 3 to W. H. Swire and Joseph C. Ferguson. and refusing the application made by W. News, and joined in by other depositors, for the appointment of a receiver.

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THE Shackamaxon Bank of Philadelphia is said to have been run into the ground by a lot of pile-driving Pennsylvania politicians. It was a thorough job. At last advices not over $50,000 of assets were left in sight.

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Let No Guilty Man Escape.

PHILADELPHIA, July 6.-Upon affidavits made Friday by Directors Wisler, Peters, and Bley, of the lately suspended Shackamaxon bank, warrants were issued for the arrest of George W. Bumm, ex-president of the select council; William. H. Bumm, his brother; Thomas L. Huggard, cashier, and Samuel P. Milligan, a director of the bank, on the charge of conspiring to defraud the bank of $300,000. Cashier Huggard is also accused of perjury in making false returns to the state auditor general. George W. and William H. Bumm were arrested late in the afternoon. Up to a late hour at night the detectives had not succeeding in arresting Milligan. Huggard, who is confined to his house by illness, is under police surveillance.

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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES

SMALLPOX AMONG ITALIANS IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, June 8 (Special),-There is every indication that Chicago, or at least the Italian quarter here. is to have an epidemic of smallpox. The district in one of the most densely populated in the city and the Italian residents are panicstricken. DIVIDEND FROM SHACKAMAXON BANK. PHILADELPHIA. June 8 (Special).-The assignees of the broken Shackamaxon Bank reported to-day that they had found a balance out of the wreck of $76,684. This will be distributed as soon as possible to the depositors, only enough being held to await the result of pending litigation. There will be sufficient to pay a dividend of 10 per cout There has already been a 20 per centdividend paid. TO RECOVER LAND IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, June8 .-A bill was filed in the Superior Court yesterday by Oliver Dennis, Jr., and others against EZPA H. McCagg, a lawyer of this city, to recover twenty acres of valuable land in Chicago. The complainants are about a dozen heirs of Oliver Dennis. who was a French-Canadian, who came to Chicago in 1846 with his family. The property is valued at $1,000,000. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND MURDER. CHICAGO, June 8 (Special)-Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning Edward McCormack was awakened by a noise in his kitchen. Leaving his bed and arming himself with a chair he ran into the kitchen, and encountered two men climbing in through the window. A desperate struggle followed. Mr. McCormack plied his chair until it went to pieces. while the burglars struck back with a hammer and a heavy stungshot. The blows fell upon Mr. McCormack's head and arms until he sank to the floor unconscious. Meanwhile the women of the household had aroused the whole neighborhood with their screams. The neighbors surrounded the house, and upon the arrival of officers they entered and captured the burglars. They were held in court to-day on a charge of burglary and attempted murder. FAILURE OF A PROHIBITION AMENDMENT. BOSTON, June 3.-The constitutional prohibitory amendment was defeated in the House to-day by a vote of 139 to 74, not the necessary two-thirds. Of the 142 members recorded in favor of the measure 126 were Republicans, 13 were Dem. ocrats, 1 Independent. Republican, 1 Independent-Democrat and 1 Independent. Of the 77 recorded against it, 17 were Republicans, 58 Democrats and 2 Indepéndent-Demoerats THIRTY APACHES ON THE WARPATH, BENSON, A. T., June 8.-Thirty Indians are now said to be on the warpath, instead of seventeen. Their first victim was a Union veteran. THE CUNARD COMPANY FINED. BOSTON, June 8. -Collector Saltonstall to-day imposed 2 fine of $1,000 upon the Cunard Steamship Company for land. ing an insane Woman.

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DIVIDEND FROM SHACKAMAXON BANK

Philadelphia, July 2 (Special).-The report of exJudge Thomas R. Elcock, as auditor of the third account of the assignee of the Shackamaxon Bank, was filed today. The report states that, as it will be necessary to file a closing or final account and some suits at law and in equity are still pending, it has been deemed prudent not to distribute the entire fund, in order that proceedings may not be delayed or suspended for want of money. A dividend of 1d per cent is therefore declared, which will leave only a small cash balance in the hands of the assignee. The entire liabilities of the bank are $596,618 : 24.

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WORLD AT LARGE

PEN PICTURES PAINTED BY A CORPS OF ABLE ARTISTS. What is Going on North, East and West and Across the Water-The Coming Eurepean Storm. The French steam Britannia appeared in New York with small-pox on board. The heaviest storm of the season has been raging in Wales and the west of Scotland. The pilot boats Phantom and Enchantress are believed to have been lost in the lucent blizzard. Abner Ingalls Bergen, late president of the Pacific National Bank of Boston, Mass., a noted defaulter, has died in Canada. Prince William's general health is bad, and he has been advised to make a tour of Scotland and Norway in the Spring, if the duties of the regency permit. Rev. T. W. Pratt, one of the best known ministers in the Southern Presbyterian Church, and at one time president of the Central University of Kentucky, died at Louisville. Three officials of the broken Shackamaxon Bank, of Philadelphia, Pa., have been sentenced to imprisonment-one for a year and three months and the two others for a year and six months. Ex-Governor John T. Hoffman, of New York, who was one of the "Tweed ring" and whom they intended to run for the presidency of the United States, died of heart disease at Weisbaden, Germany. King Leopold, of Belgium, is about to visit President Carnot of France. His object is to obtain the sanction of the government to the issue of a lottery loan in Paris in furtherance of the Congo, Africa, scheme. In the first district court at Provo, Utah, sixteen Mormons were sentenced for living with more one than wife, contrary to the provisions of the Edmunds law. Most of them were given six months in the penitentiary and fined three hundred dollars. Ex-Governor William Dorsheimer, of Buffalo, N. Y., died at Savannah, Ga., of Bright's disease. The governor was traveling South for his health, accompanied by his wife. He was formerly U. S. District Attorney at New York City, and resigned to accept the position of editor of the N. Y. Star. Deputy Abrary was mortally wounded in a duel near Pesth, Hungary, by Herr Pulszky. The trouble was occasioned by the refusal of Abrary to separate from his wife, and marry Madame Pulszky, who was formerly a leading Hungarian actress. The lady threw hrself into the Danube, but was rescued. She afterward took poison and died. Gen. Lester B. Faulkner, of Dansville, N.Y., was arraigned in the United States District Court on an indictment of twentyfour counts, charging him with embezzling $150,000 from the First National Bank of Dansville. His brother James, the absconding president of the bank, has returned from Canada and has made a clean breast of the affairs of the bank before the United States grand jury. Under these disclosures Gen. Faulkner has been arrested.

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Resorts ted on the suffrage and in in Kansasanda commendation women women's ming Territory 26,000 Boston tax to be the pluck assumed of a voluntary mitteemen. had just vote for school made by Stone Fred. Douglass, enabled Short addresses to Julia Ward were Howe, Lucy the Blackwell Thomas and L. now Huggard, others. defunct who Shackamaxon who was was cashier of of Philadelphia, the 24 and last to fifteen been Bank tenced on March nment after wreck having that inmonths' impris conspiracy to last night on of of Pardons, granted about of convicted pardon, stitution, having was served liberated by the The Board failure the ruling eight months sen- the after sentence. and of his Bank collapse, Shackamaxon the time paying-teller of was its were soon at and the of conHuggard sation after arrested President and George convicted Bumm, whose who trial spiracy. been indicted time and as that of his ochad also set at the same before that event with the was died connected both the associates, Shakamaxon curred. All of Bank business those were prominent circles, manage. and social and adopted in the a decided reckless in methods institution caused reached. Cooper's ment of the when the crisis was Pennsylvabattlefield sensation The position the of Gettysburg Cemetery nia battery yesterday on Gardner on East of New Cas- on the Hill was fixed The by James monument A. occupied will be by erected the Fourtle. ground Indiana now Infantry. Boston pawnteenth chained a the outside last broker's Thieves door then shut broke from rings. a front The window pawn. night and two diamond to pursue them, as he man broker and stole was open unable his front door. the young could not R. Reynolds, C., who pleaded on the Henry Charleston, an S. order for Company $1,000 of vesterday guilty from firm to of forging C. I. Prince sentenced & to five Boston, was state prison. factor years in the Thompson, a cotton and slightly Major A. R. was shot train going Shreveport, La., while on a salesman named of to wounded Texarkana Youngmoore yesterday by a St. who Louis afterward J. Wil- shot The New York. and killed organization himself. of "The Company W. Un- has cox Lard completed and in it starts out with was just been new management H, Flagler der capital its of $250,000. elected a president. near Arcadia, yesterJohn Strather, waylaid and living shot while dead on the He two leaves day La., by was unknown home persons to his farm. reside in highway going children, who the from Georgia. Devlin, who Steam jumped Guage and of fourth Wm. story Co.' building of the injuries on the last victim. night night. Lantern the fire, died of .eighth his known pamphlet He is the thirty Gilly has accusation aderate issued a of M. Numa he repeats his number of and in ruption which against a Deputies Reache Warrants recent Republicans. Salio will sue have Gilly been for principally sworn libel. out against colored fifty voting Ark. Demoelection in complainants. nearly men, for Jefferson illegal persons, County, in the propriecrats are the De Benyons, York, is Count Edward hotel in New attempting to of a Spanish wife with child. He was locked charged tor poison her by his and her has credit Y It up. no extra military in the Bundesrath, that loan of e e military as Although yet been circles 360,000,000 presented i consider marks it certain will be over dethreatened will e n at o millions. manded. :A prolongechnistopher of contest recently is Meyer, in New the York. milf a Ice r The lionaire, the Kentucky, estate who from is valued died the services. Phil. ten Thompson verdict Con- for of $10,070 Company for legal canvass of the 74,920; vote of Harn the necticut The official shows: Fisk, Cleveland, 4,234; 836. Labor, 240. rison, Cleveland's 74,584; plurality, Chateau e d Czar has placed of x-Queen Nata- the Yalta The at the disposal during her stay in y e forty second began in days. lie Crimea. of Bulgaria, fraternity convention three of New the n er in e an Theta York The yesterday. Delta L. Accove, Chi It Ka will killed colored last by a newsboy kick in d 1. Henry Philadelphia, unknown was boy of yesterday. Flagman the groin by Curlin, a friend in connect William has been arrested murder. S e 1tion Masterson with the Johnson Eva Mitchell of Patterson, on Tuesday N. and J., e Gilbert run over by a of train his marriage. has y rwas killed Rev. on Boyd the office eve Vincent of assistant of Pittsburg, bishop of Kaccepted the Southern Ohio. Secret Service t11 d Jake the Chief diocese has Bell of arrested of the Governmentounter= a gang of murin were in hung derers, h feiters in and Buffalo. Joe Tobler Wichita, two colored Kansas, 11 veteran, yesterday. a Grand Army The I. Home has suspended. has E. committed wings S. Lucas, suicide Bank in Chicago Norfolk of