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A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL ASSIGN. MENTS DURING THE DAY. Banksand Other Business Houses Continue to Close Their Doors and Several Mills Shut Down- Others Resume Work. NASHVILLE, TENN., August -The suspension of the First National Bank last evening was followed to-day by the suspension of payment by the American National Bank, one of the largest and strongest in the city, The bank has a capital stock of $1,000,000 and a surplus of $116,000. When the bank opened for bus iness at the usual hour there were many depositors about its doors, and soon a run was made. The crowd was very orderly. and were paid as rapidly as possible. Meanwhile a run began on the Fourth National Bank, which has a capital stock of $1,000,000, and a surplus fund of $200,000. and is regarded by business men as perfectly solvent. The directors of both the American and Fourth National Banks published cards this morning to the effect that their banks were perfectly solvent, and also pledging their personal estates to the payment of depositors. The run on the American National Bank was stopped at 9:30 o'clock by the announcement of the fact that they would suspend payment. The directors of the Safe Deposit, Trust and Banking Company met at an early hour and decided, in view of the excitement prevailing, to take advantage of the clause in their charter requiring depositors to give sixty days' notice of withdrawal of deposits The board posted a notice stating that the depositors are absolutely safe for every dollar they have in the bank. There was no run on this bank, and but few depositors presented checks for payment. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 10.Comptroller Eckels has ordered Bank Eaxaminer Plumbly to take charge of the failed First National Bank of Nashville, Tenn., and Examiner Provoost, of of the failed Union National Bank, Rochester, Minn. KINGSTON, MO., August 10. The Caldwell County Bank, at this place, and the Excange Bank, of Polo, closed their doors yesterday morning. Both banks were owned by John D. Cox. There is no run on the other banks. EBENSBURG, PA., August 10. The banking firm of Johnston Buck & Co., of this place, conducting banks at Ebensburg. Carrollton and Hastings, closed their doors at noon to-day, and placed the following notice at the entrance: "We have assets in excess of our liabilities, but, owing to the constant demand for currency in the last twenty-four hours, we consider it to the best interest of the all concerned to suspend payments for present." The bank will resume business as soon as the financial panic subsides. INDIANAPOLIS IND., August 10.-J. M. Rider, wholesale cigar and liquor dealers. assigned yesterday with assets and llablities in the neighborhood of $10,000. He has been dealing in non-union cigars, and four years ago the Cigarmakers' Union began a systematic boycott upon him, which has been vigorously prosecuted ever since. To this he ascribed his failure. LAFAYETTE, IND., A'ugust 10.- The Bryan Wagon Works this morning went into the hands of a receiver. Jacob M. Marks was appointed. Liabilities of the company are placed at $100,000 The assets, it is claimed, will much more than pay out, if they can be realized on. WABASH, IND., August 10.-John E. Figert, manufacturer of wagons and carriages at Disko, this county, and an extensive land owner in the same neighborhood. made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. No statement of his liabilities and assets has been made, but, it is asserted, all claims will be paid in full. LAFAYETTE, IND., August 10.-The Physicians' Electrical Supply Company assigned yesterday to Isaac Russell. The concern has been a prosperous one, but inability to collect money due forced the assignment. No statement as to liabilities and assets. It is thought the company can pay dollar for dollar on the indebtedness. MITCHELL IND., August 10.-Many quarries in this county have shut down stone indefinitely on account of the lack of demand for stone. Hundred of lahorers are out of employment and without means of support. CINCINNATI, OHIO, August 10 ).-The distilleries belonging to the Whiskey Trust will be shut down as a result of the government order requiring payment of taxes in currency. W. N. Hobart, of the trust, has returned from Peoria, treasurer where be has been in consultation with President Greenhut. As the result of the conference the order to shut down will go forth. PUEBLO, COL., August 10.-The steel plant of the Colorado Fael and Iron Com- Monpany here will resume operations with a full force of 1,600 men, after day a shut down for three weeks for repairs. The company has large orders ahead, and will run for a year, it is.said, without a cessation of operations. PHILADELPHIA, PA., August 10.Bromley & Sons' extensive carpet mills in Kensington, the manufacturing cuburb Philadelphia, whose mills shut Town last week, of temporarily hands have rearnoed operations. About 3,000 are employed. PROVIDENCE, R. I., August a-The B. B. and R Knight mills, which have been idle the past week, will start up Monday next. The firm operates mills in Portiac, Natick, River Point, Arctic, Fisheville, Arkwright, White Rock and this city in this State, and in Hebronville, Dodgeville, Manchaug and Readville in Massachusetts, employing between 7,000 and 9,000 hands. NEW HAVEN, CONN., August 10.The North and South foundries of the big Sargent Company's works were shut down last night and will run only three days a week, beginning on Monday next 200 men are are manuand that the say factured About they goods, overstocked affected. with The demands firm are very light.
