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Suspension of a New York Rank. NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The Grocers' Bank, a State bank. 59 Barclay street, suspended. caused by the failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, wine mannfacturer. The bank held from $80,000 to $100,000 of bis paper as security.
Grocers Bank (New York, NY)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
6780064590961- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Bank ID
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678006459hash - Start Date
- January 2, 1880
- Location
- New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
102f5cca7dc87c30
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Description
Receiver indicated business would not be resumed; suspension caused by large forged acceptances tied to J. Lloyd Haigh.
Events (2)
1.
January 2, 1880
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Stephen V. White, receiver, has been appointed on application of the stockholders.
- Source
- newspapers
2.
January 2, 1880
Suspension
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- Discovery of large amounts of forged acceptances and failure of principal debtor J. Lloyd Haigh; bank held $80,000–$125,000 of his paper as security.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- on the door ... a notice to the effect that because of embarrassments the business of the bank was temporarily suspended.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (19)
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FIRES. At Baltimore. BALTIMORE, January 2-A fire broke out to-night in the four story warehouse of Thurston & Harrison, on Buchanan's wharf, containing several thousand bales of cotton, and is at this hour, 10:30 P. M., burning fiercely. The entire department has been called out, but owing to the location of the warehouse on the wharf, between two docksand bounded by narrow streets, not more than four or five engines can work effectually on the fire. It is probable, however, that it will be confined to the warehouse. Several daring firemen, who ventured into the building, were overcome by suffocation, but were rescued and borne out. At midnight the fire on Buchanan's wharf was still burning fiercely. Shortly after 11 o'clock the walls fell. The steam tug convoy of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was brought into the dock. and turned effective streams on the fire. The damage will exceed $100,000, the greater part of which is insured, but it is impossible tonight to get the accurate amounts. At Menominee, Wis. MILWAUKEE, January 2.-A fire at Menominee, Wis., oesterday, destroyed an entire block of buildings, among them the postoffice, S. B. Francis' store, Ingraham's restaurant, two buildings owned by A. O. Barley, Johnson's drug store. Bryan's harness shop, Saft's jewelry store and several law offices. Loss about $20,000; insurance $16,500. Bank Suspension. New YORK, January 2.- Quitea crowd gathered to- lay in front of the Grocers' Bank, at Barclay street and College Piace. On the door, which WITH guarded by policemen, was a notice to the effect that because of embarrassments the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocers' Bank is the twenty-third that has suspended in eight years. Stephen V. White, banker, has been appointed receiver on application of the stockholders. Forged Paper the Cause. An official connected with the bank said, to-day, that some of the drafts drawn on merchants in the steel and iron trade in various cities in the United States, and accepted by the bank, from J. Lloyd Haigh were forgeries. He also said that this was first discovered the day after Christmas. and was kept quiet until Wednesday last in order that they might find out what amount of paper was forged. Then they discovered that it was nearly all forged. and they resolved to close the bank. Mr. Haigh was'seen to-night, but denied that any of the drafts were forgeries.
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A Missing Treasurer. The Journal states that Daniel Commons, Treasurer of the town of Everett, Mass., is missing, but there is no reason to believe he is a defaulter, though investigation is being made. Death from Diphtheria. Mayor Prince's only daughter died yesterday of malignant diphtheria, and his son is down with the same disease. NEW YORK. A Business Boom. NEW YORK, January 2. The failures in this city last year were 460, with liabilities of $16.300,000, against 914 the year previous and liabilities of $64,000,000. Distressed Ireland. Parnell states that as the British government had manifested no disposition to relieve distress in Ireland, the Irish Land League determined to seek aid in America, and their local organizations will see that funds from liberal Americ .ns are distributed to the needy. Parnell says there doubtless will be a partial famine. At least 25,000 persons will be destitute before the first of February. A Bank Victimized. It is reported that the Grocers bank, the failure of which was announced last night, was victimized by large amounts of forged paper, and several hundred thousand dollars of such paper is now afloat. Stephen V. White was appointed receiver of the Grocers bank, to-day, and consequently the directors made no statement. An Unexpected Departure. Major Morton, a well known ex-officer of the Seventh Regt., had his house robbed of $20,000 worth of jewelry by a stranger who took a room there.
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Business Troubles. FAILURE OF A NEW YORK BANK. NEW YORK, January 2.-The Grocers Bank, a State bank, No. 58 Barelay street, has suspended, caused by the failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, wire manufacturer. The bank held from $80,000 to $100,000 of his paper as security. FAILURES IN NEW YORK CITY IN 1879. NEW YORK, January 2.-Four. hundred and sixty failures were reported in this city during the past year, with aggregate liabilities of $16,883,932, and assets valued at $5,160,033. The failures were about half as many as in the preceding year, while the gross liabities were about one quarter as large.
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The general interest in the suspension of the Grocers' Bank, caused by the failure of Mr. Haigh, one of the contractors for the East River Bridge, must be greatly increased by the statement positively made by well-informed persons that a large proportion of the acceptances held by the bank in Mr. Haigh's name are forged. The extent of these forgeries and the responsibility for them are not yet clearly known. The matter will necessarily receive immediate and thorough investigation. Perhaps the most curious contribution to the literature of the Maine controversy is Mr. Talmage's indorsement of Governor Garcelon's personal character. Mr. Talmage is evidently under the impression that this is a question purely of politics, and not of morals at all. In his prayer-meeting talk last night he pronounced Governor Garcelon "from personal knowledge" to be "as pure a man as can be found in public life," and said that it was "unfair and unchristian to question his motives." In view of the barefaced reversal of the popular vote which the Governor has brought about and the means by which it was effected, it is certainly a little too much to ask us not "to question his motives." Failures
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THE BURSTED BANKS. Excitement in New York Overthe Failure of the Grocers' Bank--A Large Amount of Forged Paper Discounted-The Stockholders the Principal Losers--The Sacramento Savings Bank. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-There is excitement among the creditors and depositors of the broken Grocers' bank. Mr. Stephen V. White, receiver, and counsel are present since early morning collecting assets. White says he had already deposited $170,000, and that the remaining assets would more than cover the claims of creditors and depositors. The only losers will be the stockholders, he believed. The bank was suffering largely from forged paper in connection with Lloyd Haigh's indebtedness. The Evening Post says: Reports that the bank held a large quantity of forged paper as security for loans were repeated this morning with greater emphasis, and were not denied by persons who naturally would deny them if unfounded. It is alleged the bank not only lent nearly $100,000 upon acceptances which prove to have been forged by one of its principal customers, but that it has obtained money from other banks by rediscounting this paper. The recei has had all the cash in the bank removed to the vaults of the Bank of North America for greater safety. Counsel for the receiver said there had been some talk of the shareholders reorganizing the bank and assuming the liabilities. In case this movement should take definite shape the receiver would gladly relinquish his responsibilities. THE SACRAMENTO SAVINGS BANK. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-President Cary, of the Capital Savings bank, of Sacramento speaking on behalf of the directors, says that the real cause of the closing of the bank was the belief of the directors that a savings bank cannot be successfully carried on under the new constitution, and the directors are tired of working for dividends for depositors. The only assets of the bank, they state, are fully equal to all liabilities; and the bank is perfectly solvent, but this being the close of the dividend term, was a good time to wind up, and they resolved to do so. They say they will pay off dollar for dollar, and can realize quickly on their securities, as most of them are out at a high rate of interest, and the parties are ready to change to new loans at a less rate. The bank commissioner examined the bank on Monday and found it solvent, and the directors thought they could close their banking business in the face of that report, without discredit.
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est accessions of the Church. TELEGRAPHIC. EXCLUSIVELY TO THE INTELLIGENCER. EASTERN STATES. NEW YORK. Jan 2d-Quite a crowd gathered today in front of the Grocer's Bank, corner of Barclay street and College Place, on the door of which (which was guarded by a policeman) was a notice to the effect that, because of embarrassment, the business of the bank was temporarily suspended. The Grocers' Bank is the twenty-third that has suspended during the last eight years. Stephen V White, banker, bas been appointed receiver on the application of stockbelders. AUGUSTA, (Me.) Jan 2-Gen Joshua L Cbamberlain, chosen last winter Major General of militia, has qualified. All quiet today. PORTLAND, (Me.) Jan 2- It is understood that Nathan Cleves, past. Judge of Probate and Democratic candidate, was counted in and qualified this morning. To save complications he immediately resigned. other Democratic candidates qualified. The Register of Probate, Caleb Chaplin Harris, holds on; W B Skell, County Commissioner, also holds on; but it is thought A F Moulton, County Attorney, will resign. BANGOR, Jan 2d-Chief Justice Appleton, Judge Peters and Judge Libby were in this city on Thursday, when the questions forwarded by Gov Garcelen arrived. Ju ige Burrows and Judge Walton came last night. Judge Danforth and Judge Symons arrived this morning, so that a full Court is now in session. WASHINGTON, Jan 1-There was an unusually large attendance today at the New Year reception of President and Mrs Hayes. The Executive mansion waselaborately and tastefully decorated with flage, evergreens and blossoming plants; the chandeliers in all the parlors were trimmed with smilex, and cut flowers were used in the greatest profusion to adorn the tables and mantels. The Presidential party consisted of President and M:s Hayes, Vice President Wheeler, Mrs McKell, Miss Cook, Miss Matthews and Miss Martindale of Indiana, (ladies visiting at the Executive mansion) Mr Webb Hayes and Col Casey. The usual order of receptions was observed. Jan 2d-The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia has ordered the readjustment of cases before the full bench at the next general term. Lucy W R Horton, who shot John H Morgan, son of Senator Morgan, was arraigned in the Police Court this morning. Morgan not being able to appear on account of his injuries, the care was continued, and Miss Horton was released OO bonds of $1000 for her appearance. Mrs Belva A Lockwood became her surety. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-This afternoon as J H Morgan, son of Senator Morgan, of Alabama, was walking along G street with a friend they were met by Lncy W B Horton, who suddenly drew a revolver and shot Morgan through the shoulder. Before abe could fire a second time Morgan turned and seized the weapon. The woand is not dangerous. Miss Horton began suit against Morzan last July for breach of promise of marriage. Since then she bas lost her position in the Treasury Department. and has been generally unfortunate and she claims she has been perseeuted. She maintains that her assault on Morgan was unpremeditated and their meeting unexpected, although she expresses regret that she did not kill bim. NEW YORK, Jan. 2-A New Orleans special states that preparations, making for the approaching carnival, are unprecedently grand. It lasts from February 9th to the 11th. Royal entertaiuments will be provided, and 100,000 strangers are expected. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-The Times states that one of the greatest successes in the south is the re-established mist. Although worked to its full capacity it has not bean able to supply the demand for coin, and that the demand has only commenced. The work for eight months amounts to the coinage of 2,807,000 silver dollars and 60,000 gold couble eagles. Next season will see the inachinery of the mint doubled. LONDON, Jan 1.-The Viceroy of India telegraphs as follows: Gen Roberts reports on Dec 20th that the force under the command of General Baker, which left Cabul on the 27th, is returning from Kohistan, having destroyed the fort of the rebel Mirbachs, which was found abandoned. Several Kohistan and Logar chiefs have tendered their submission. The enemy's losses in killed and wounded during the last fortnight are. estimated at 3000. On the 3d of December Gen Bright made a descent upon some of the villages whose inbabitants had been prominent in ha.
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THE BROKEN GROCERS' BANK. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The excitement continues among the creditors and depositors of the broken Grocers' Bank. Mr. Stephen V. White, Receiver, and counsel. are present since early morning collecting assets. Mr. White says he has already deposited $120,000, and that the remaining assets would more than cover the claims of creditors and depositors: The only losers will be the stockholders. He believed the bank was suffering largely from forged paper, in connection with J. Lloyd Haigh's indebtedness. The Evening Post says: "Reports that the bank held a large quantity of forged paper as security for loans were repeated this morning with greater emphasis, and were not denied by the persons who naturally would deny them if unfounded. It is alleged that the bank not only lent nearly $100,000 upon acceptances which prove to have been forged by one of its principal customers, but that it has obtained money from other banks by rediscounting this paper. The Receiver has had all the cash in the bank removed to the vaults of the Bank of North America for greater security." The counsel for the Receiver said there had been some talk of the shareholders reorganizing the bank and assuming the liabilities. In case. this movement should take definit shape, the Receiver would gladly relinquish his responsibilities.
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The flight of President Prado from Peru and the proclamation of Pierola as Dictator are not surprising. As the President did not defend Peru against Chili, according to the Jogic of his countrymen he was a traitor. The popularity of Pierola among the masses is partly due to the vast sums of money expended by the Peruvian Government, when he was Minister of Finance, in aid of the rai loods built by Meiggs. It will soon be his turn to go. Mr. Joseph D. Periam, the cashier of the Grocers' Bank, of New York city (a State corporation) was served with an order stating that Mr. Stephen V. White, at No. 10 Wall street, had been appointed a receiver. The directors consequently made no statement. The receiver was appointed through an application of the stockholders.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Disastrous Fire in St, Cloud-Miscellaneous Record of Mishaps and Misdeeds. FIRE AT ST. CLOUD. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] Sr. CLOUD, Minn., Jan. 7.-Fire broke out in the American express office about 12 o'clock and totally destroyed that building, also Marlott's drug store and Nare's restaurant, besides severely damaging other buildings. Total loss upon buildings and stock about $10,000. MEMPHIS BLAZE. MEMPHIS, Jan. 6.-Fire to-night at 10 o'clock burned buildings No. 383, 385, 387 and 389 Main street, occupied by Louis Large, hoopskirt manufacturer, J. Roscher, jet jewelry palace, V. Henschsberg, picture frame manufacturer. The buildings are two story brick, and are entirely destroyed, together with the stocks. Nothing saved. JUDICIAL RECEPTION OF A BURGLAR. CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-About 4 o'clock this morning Judge Moore, of the common pleas court, heard a noise in his house. Procuring a revolver, he stepped to the head of the stairs, where he met a burglar. He fired square at him, and the man fell back down stairs, where he was seized and dragged from the house and across the yard by accomplices, who succeeded in carrying him off. The judge thinks he shot the man.mortally. THROUGH A DRAW. ELIZABETH, N. J., Jan. 6.-A locomotive and four freight cars of a train on the Long fty-feet Branch railroad fell through draw at Woodbridge this morning. The wreck took fire and six cars of the train were burned. The engineer was slightly hurt. The draw of the bridge had been left open. The names of the drovers killed are John Allison and S. W. Colville, of Missouri. The coroner's jury to-day exonerated the train employes, and attributed the accident to the dense fog, which prevented signals from being seen even a very short distance ahead. MORE VICTIMS OF THE TURNER FIRE. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Margaret Gieb and Rose Long, terribly injured during the fire in Turner hall, yesterday morning, have died. Those deaths bring the list up to six lost. It is feared the list is not completed SPICE FIRE. TOLEDO, O., Jan. 6.-A fire this morning destroyed the spice and licorice mills of C C. Warren & Co., involving a loss of $13,000 on machinery. ATTEMPTED TRAIN WRECKING. BUFFALO, Jan. 6.-Two unsuccessful attempts were made to wreck a train on the New York Central railway, between Niagara Falls and Tonawanda, by placing rails and ties on the track. The locomotive brushed aside one obstruction and the train was brought to a standstill as it reached the other. No arrests. DETERMINED SUICIDE. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-John M. Carr, a prominent citizen of Rushford, Ind., committed suicide this morning. He waded into the mill race to the depth of three feet and then shot himself with a revolver in the right temple. DEAD IN A STREET CAR. CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-Lloyd S. Brown, exmember of the last legislature of Ohio, dropped dead in a street car this morning, while on his way to attend a meeting of an insurance company with which he was connected. He was a prominent insurance man, and has long been connected with the Little Miami company. FATAL STILL EXPLOSION. NEW York, 6.-An explosion of a still in Lombard oil works at the foot of Sixty-sixth street, on North river, set the building fire, fatally burning Jas. Reilly, a workman, and seriously burned another, James Eagan. SCANDAL AND ASSASSINATION. MEMPHIS, Jan. 6.-At Sardis, Miss., last Saturday night, John Harris, deputy sheriff of Panola county, while seated in his office, was shot and mortally wounded by some unknown party. Scandals are said to be at the bottom of the affair. MUTINEERS SENTENCED. LONDON, Jan. 6.-Sixteen of the crew of the ship G. W. Wolff, from Belfast Dec. 24th for New York, and put back, have been sentenced to six weeks' imprisonm ent for refusing to perform duty. POSTOFFICE THIEF. HARRISBURG, Jan. 6.-W. C. Keller, an attache of the postoffice, has been arrested on a charge of opening letters and abstracting their contents. DIED OF THEIR INJURIES. NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 6.-Horace 0. Pierce and Edward C. Bloom, injured by the celluloid works explosion yesterday, have died. Insurance on the building and contents, $87,000. BAILED. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-J. Lloyd Haigh, charged with forgery, was this afternoon admitted to bail in $25,000. FORGED PAPER. NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Receiver White of the Grocers' Bank says $125,000 more of forged paper has been discovered. The receiver did not believe business would ever be resumed by the institution. In answer to the question, Will any compromise be accepted from Haigh?" he replied, "No; the offense I have
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The News Condensed. More troops have been sent to Cuba. It is understood that Mosby, Consul at Hong Kong, will be removed. President Prado, of Peru, arrived in New York_yesterday. Cowdry, republican has been elected Speaker of the California Legislature. Governor Smith was inangurated at Madison, Wis., yesterday, The gold value of the Bland silver dollar is 87.80 cents. Philadelshia has 160,000 houses, only 20,000 of which are free from mortgage. Ohio sends General Garfield to the United States Senate. Ohio is to be congratulated. W. C. Keller, a postoffice clerk ac Harrisbug, was arrested Monday for robbing the mails. Dennis Kearney is in Washington to attend the Greenback-Labor conference. Stockings worth $70 are exhibited in Chicago. Gen. Harry White never goes home from Washington without visiting every portion of his district. Peace Commissioner Adams advises that all the Indians now with General Hatch be taken to Washington at once. The U. S. Snpreme Court has denied a motion to advance the Legal Tender case on the docket. Internal Revenue officers are active in operations against illicit distillers in Georgia and North Carolina. Enforcement of the cental system by the New York Produce Exchange has been postpoued till some future date. J. Lloyd Haigh, one of the contractors on the Brooklyn bridge has been indicted for forgery, at the instance of the Receiver of the suspended Grocers' bank. Commissioner of Agriculture LeDuc proposes to ask Congress to establish a tea farm, where the plant can be raised without Chinese cheap labor. Senator Beck announces his determination to investigate Government dealings with the First National Bank of New York. Dr. William Elder read a memoir on the late Henry C. Carey before the Pennsylvania Historical Society in Philadelphia last evening. Judge Lochrane, independent democrat of Georgia, announces himself for Grant, believing that his nomination would tend to split up the south and desectionalize poiitics. General Sharpe was yesterday elected Speaker of the New York Legislature.All the other republican aspirants withdrew, and he was the unanimous nominee. A combined Tammany and Republican vote elected alderman Morris, Republican, president of the board of aldermen of New-York city. Gov. Hoyt has issued his proclamation showing the condition of the Sinking Fund. The receipts for the fiscal year ending November 30, were $3,169,561 57, which added to the balance on hand at beginning of year, $95,864 88, made a total of $3,265,452 45. The amount of debt redeemed was $1,684,852; interest paid, $1,234,249 50; compensation, etc., $662,468, leaving a balance in the in the sink-
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ALL the indictinents in the legislative cases in Pennsylvania were quashed at the adjourned session of the the court at Harris-burg, on the 2d inst. CHARLES STEWART PARNELL, the Irish land agitator arrived at New York on the steamer Scythia on the 2d inst. He was received by several committees on board a revenue steamer in the bay, and escorted to the city. THE Grocers' bank, New York, has suspended. GEORGE, the Count Joannes, one of the most noted of all New York's eccentric characters, is dead, aged 69. THE Supreme Court of New York, in general term, has refused a motion for a new trial for Christine Cox, the mulatto murderer of Mrs. Jane De Forest Huil. It has been decided that the cattle disease which had broken out at Haverhill, N. H., is not pleuro-pneumonia, nor epidemic, but was induced by local causes. THE will of the late Alexander Stuart, the New York sugar refiner, was filed on the 29th. He leaves his entire estate, real and personal, valued at about $7,000,000, to his brother, Robert L. Stuart, and appoints him executor. COL. ARTHUR T. LEE, U. S. navy, retired, died at Rochester, N. Y., on the 29th. THE failure of J. Lloyd Haigh, manufacturer of wire, New York, was announced on the 29th. His total liabilities are estimated at $300,000, while his nominal assets are placed at $450,000. RECORDER HACKETT, of New York city, died suddenly on the 27th.
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NEWS SUMMARY. Eastern and Middle States. Many prominent citizens from all parts of New York were presentat Governor Cornell's inanguration in the Capitol at Albany. Governor Robinson made a speech of welcome, to which Governor Cornell replied. The governors then marched arm in arm to the Governor's Room, where Mr. Cornell held n reception. The estimated sum needed to carry on the New York city government during 1880 in Charles Stewart Parnell, the great Irish agitator and leader of the Home Rulers in the British parliament, arrived in New York the other day in an ocean steamer. He was accompanied by John Dillon, another prominent agitator, and the two were received with an address of welcome, read by a representative of their fellow countrymen in New York. The visitors replied, and were then escorted to their hotel by the committee. Mr. Parnell stated to a reporter that he came to America in an official capacity as president of the Irish National Land League-best fitted for the purpose of assisting the destitute in Ireland on account of its thorough organization-and that he should visit all the principal cities of the United States, for the purpose of waking public opinion in this country, and creating a moral force here, in behalf of his efforts to reform the system under which the Irish tenantry hold their land-a system to which, Mr. Parnellclaims, isdue the wretched condition of Ireland to-day. The Grocers' bank, of New York city, has suspended and a receiver been appointed. Forgeries to a large amount in securities held by the bank have been discovered. About 8,000 people were present at the first public meeting heid in New York by Messrs. Parnell and Dillon, the Irish agitators. Mr. Parnell described the distress now prevalent in Ireland, declaring it to be the result in great part of the evils of the land system and the exaction of the landlords. He was 101lowed by Mr. Dillon, who referred to the time of trouble through which Ireland passed in 1847, and arraigned the British government for allowing such a state of things as now exists to continue without endeavoring to ameliorate it. Bishop Gilbert Haven, of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in Malden, Mass., a had eH ACORD Mith pone 'o.73 slup MOJ been for some years editor of Zion's Herald, the leading Methodist organ of New England, and was one of the best known members of the church in the United States. At a little before six o'clock in the morning dames were discovered issuing from the Turn Halle, on East Fourth street, New York. Sixteen persons-the lessee of the building, janitor, servants and others-were asleep in the upper story of the building, from which there was no mode of exit to the roof; and as the flames swept up the one broad stairway that led to the street the inmates were cut off from escape in every direction. Henry Gehweiler, Theresa Ehrhardt and a servant girl named Rosa jumped or tell to the ground from the fourth story; the first two were instantly killed, and the third died in the hospital. Willie Geib, aged ten, and Louis Schmitt, aged thirty, were suffocated, and several other men and women were injured more or less severels. By an explosion in a celluloid factory in Newark, N. J., William Finders, Frederick Stites, Horace O. Pierce and Charles Yates were instantly killed; Spencer M. Atwood died from the effects of injuries received in jumping through A window, and several other workmen were badly hurt. S. V. White, receiver of the suspended Grocers' Bank, of New York, has caused the arrest of J. Lloyd Haigh, a wire manufacturer and principal debtor to the institution, for forgeries committed upon it to the probable extent of $125,000. The New York legislature organized by the election of General Sharpe, the Republican candidate, to the speakership of the house, and the reception of Governor Cornell's message. In the senate all the Republican caucus nominees for officers were elected. General Prado, the deposed president of Peru, arrived in New York a lew days ago. He told a reporter that he did not know of the change ot government in Peru until his arrival in New York. Seven persons in all have lost their lives by the Turn Halle fire in New York, and six by the celluloid explosion in Newark, N. J. The annual sale of pews in Piymouth church, Brooklyn, netted $41.289. the highest
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. Gen. Walker, Superintendent of the Census, expresses the opinion that the coming census will show the population of this country to be between forty-seven millions and forty-eight millions. Without attempting to go into details, he said there would be found to be quite a large increase of population in the Western States, particularly in Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota. The Southern States, he said, would also show an increase in population. The largest relative increase, perhaps, in any State in the Union, would be found in Texas, while Missouri, Tennessee and Northern Alabama would also show a decided increase. He did not believe that there would be any actual decline in the population of any of the States, North or South. The Postmaster-General has issued an order directing the Postmaster at New York City to refuse payment of postal-orders or delivery of registered letters to certain alleged swindling firms of so-called bankers and brokers, purporting to do business on the "stock combination system," The December report of the Department of Agriculture indicates a large increase of the area sown in winter wheat, especially in Missouri, Illinois, Oregon, Kansas and Indiana, ranging from 14 to 20 per cent. There is a decline in Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. The average increase, taking all the wheat States, is about 12 per cent. The Grocers' Bank of New York, one of the oldest banks in the city, has suspended payment on account of some recent heavy failures affecting its resources. The public debt statement, issued January 2, shows the decrease of debt for December to be $4,251,217; cash in Treasury, $307,983,903; certificates of deposit outstanding, $10,245,000; legal tenders outstanding, $346,82,014; fractional currency outstanding $15,674,303.
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CIVIL NOTES. George Leeds, of No. 119 East Fifty-fourthst., sued the Metropolitan Gaslight Company before Justice Van Brunt yesterday for injuries from a gas explosion. The story of the plaintiff, a man sixty-mine years old, was that on August 3, 1878, he entered his cellar with a candie in his hand, and there was an explosion. Mr. Leeds' injuries were severe, and he asked $10,000 damages. The company pleaded that the gaspipes had been injured by plumbers' work on other pipes, and that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. Toe jury gave a verdict to the plaintiff for $7,500. Richard G. Murphy in 1877 gave his promissory note for $30,000 to Thomas Murphy; the latter indorsed it and transferred it to the Grocers' Bank, for which a receiver was appointed recently. A suit was begun by the bank against both the maker and the indorser of the note to recover upon it. A judgment was rendered by default against Thomas Murphy in 1877, and the referee to whom the case was referred has Tied his report in the Court of Common Pleas giving judgment for the bank against Richard G. Murphy for $37,029 16. The United States District Court was yesterday occupied in hearing the case brought by the Gov. ernment against William Cuoningnam & Brothers, importers of West Indian and Mexican goods in this city and Philadelphia. The action was brought to recover $1,200 and 'nterest sirce 1871, duties on vanilla beans alleged to have been smuggled into this port at the instand of the defendants. The case was not finished yesterday. Assistant United States Attorney Platt appeared for the Government and Wheeler & Souther for the defendants.
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Anction Sales of Real Estate. II. MULLER & SON, Auctioneers. RECEIVER'S SALE of a BANKING-HOUSE, SAT A. URDAY. March 27. at 12 m., at Exchange salesroom, 111 Broadway. Sale positive. The banking-house formerly ocexpied by the Grocers' Bank, situated at the corner of Barclay-st. and Coilege-place. Size. 25 feet on Barelay-st. 1y 75 feet on College-place. Leasehoid, under lease from trustees of Columbia College for twenty-one years from May 1, 1872, with usual covenants for renewal: subject to ground rent of $1.700 per annum, payable semi-annually. and all taxes, water rates and assessments. STEPHEN V. WHITE, Receiver, &c.
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J. Lloyd Haigh Sentenced. NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Iu the general sessions to-day J. Lloyd Haigh, the well-known wire. rope manufacturer and the contractor for the wire for the East river bridge, who by means of false acceptances caused the suspension of the Grocers' bank, was arraigned for forgery in the third degree. Through counsel he pleaded guilty, stating that he had done all in his power to make reparation for the injury committel, and implored a light sentence. Judge Gildersleeve severely reprimanded the prisoner and sentenced him to hard labor in the state prison for four years. The specific charge to which Haigh pleaded guilty was the forgery of a draft dated December 15, 1879, for $4,993.12, payable to and signed by himself and accepted by Messrs. Barney & Ferris of Sandusky, Ohio.
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Four Years for Forgery. New York Aug. 7.-In the court of general sessions yesterday J. Lloyd High, the well known wire rope manufacturer and contractor for wire for the East river bridge, who, by means of false acceptances, caused a the suspension of the Grocers' bank, was arraigned for forgery in thethird degree. Through counsel he pleaded guilty, stating that he had done all in his power to make repartion for the injury committed, and implored a light sentence. Judge Gildersleeve sentenced him to bard labor in the state's prison for four years.
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Pietro Balbo, an Italian, aged twenty-three, who murdered his wife last September fo proving untaithful to him, was hanged a few days ago in the New York Tombs. At a serenade tendered to General Garfiel at the headquarters of the National Republican committee in New York a few nights ago speeches were made by the Republican nominees for President and Vice-President, Senator Logan, Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, Congressmen Williams, Conger, McKinley and others. J. Lloyd Haigh, the New York wire contractor whose failure led to the suspension of the Grocers' bank of that city, pleaded guilty of forgery and was at once taken to Sing Sing to serve a term of four years. It is expected that the British harvest this year will be an improvement upon that of 1879. Thomas Boyd, crown solicitor for Tipperary, Ireland, and his two sons were fired at near New Ross by masked men armed with guns and bayonets. Mr. Ross was severely if not fatally wounded and one of his sons was killed. Six arrests, including one woman, were made. The steamer Jeddah, from Singapore, for ad-ered off Guardani with 953 pilgrims for Jeddah. All on board perished, except the captain and his wite, the chiet engineer, chief officer, an engineer and sixteen natives, who were picked up and brought to Aden by the steamer Scindia. Captain Carter and Mr. Cadenhead, of the Royal Belgium exploring expedition, have oeen murdered by Chief Wrambo in Central Africa. The fast railway train between Edinburg and London, known as the "Flying Scotchman," ran off the track near Berwick-upon-Tweed, killing the engineer and brakeman and severely wounding several others. The Emperors of Germany and Austria have had a conterence at Ischl. An Italian mechanic, condemned to four years' imprisonment at Cusano, starved himself to death in thirty days. In the district of Ratibor Germany, more than twenty villages have been destroyed by floods, and a loss of many million of marks has been entailed by the total destruction of the harvest. Four hundred and eighty square miles are under water in Silesia. By an accident on the Midland railroad between Lee's and Lancaster in England seven persons were killed and twenty injured. Volunteers are enrolling and recruits are being actively enlisted everywhere throughout Greece on account of its anticipated wai with Turkey. Mr. Lewin, a justice of the peace, was firec at while returning home from Tuam, Ireland. Three bullets struck him in the breast, but without effect. as he wore a coat of mail.