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THE MERCANTILE WORLD. Chancellor Runyon Seeking to Scoop the Dimes into His Clutches Again. NEWARK, N. J., June 30.-Chancellor Runyon this morning issued an order directing depositors in the new account of the Dime Savings Institution to show cause Why the account should not be released from the control of chancery and restored to the sole control of the managers. No objection will be made. This does not affect the old account, on which 15 per cent. is still due depositors. OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. NEW YORK, June 30.-The Oregon and California Railroad has been surrendered to that company by the Oregon and Transcontinental Company, by the terms of agreement, for the cancellation of the lease. VANDERBILT ON THE STREET. The report that Vanderbilt has taken an interest in the market is generally believed. He is stated to have bought upwards of 50,000 shares of Lake Shore during the last few days. GOULD TO CORNER THE SHORTS. Friends of Gould say that prominent investors in Missouri Pacific have direction with not to sell or loan that stock for a specified time, so as to allow Gould to corner the shorts when the seller-sixties become due, most of which expire in a short time. The short interest is estimated at 75,000 shares more than the floating stock. SUMMERS & HAYDEN ALL RIGHT. The following is telegraphed to the Associated Press from Summers & Hayden, of New Milford, Pa., in reference to the report received here, via Binghamton, that a run on their bank was imminent: 'The report that Summers & Hayden's bank had suspended is false. It has not suspended, and does not intend to. Neither of the banks here has been in any way affected by the failure of the Cooper bank." A BATCH OF ASSIGNMENTS. W. A. Woodward, dealer in dry goods, etc., at Raleigh, N. C., has assigned, making preferences. Jacob Bosch & Son, dealers in WOOL and flocks at No. 93 Reade street, New York city, has made an assignment to G.R. Eisman, with preferences amounting to $10,407. BOOK PUBLISHERS FAIL. CHICAGO, June 30.-Fairbanks, Palmer & Co., subscription book publishers, were closed by the Sheriff to-day. The failure is due to the suspension of G. W. Borland & Co., whose paper the firm held to the extent of $42,000. The liabilities are $40,000, and the assets are nearly the full amount. A MONTREAL FIRM ASSIGNS. MONTREAL, June 30.-The firm of H. & H. Merrill, one of the oldest and best knows dry goods houses in the city, beis to meet the last payment of ing unabi arranged about sixteen the compromise ago, months to-day his made an assignment.