Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 1, 1881, Page 1

ot " Nashville, Tenr inqmeig A e = HE OMAHA DALY BEE ~ WASHINGTON NEWS, President Arthur Appoints Stra- ham as Postmaster at Lynchburg, Va, Official Notice of His Appoint- ment Sent to Postmaster- Ueneral James, Extensive Changes Being Made in the Inte ior of the ‘White House. Mourning Paper and Evelopes Ueed by the President fr Official Business, Congressman Hiscock’'s Chan- ces for the Speakerahip Diminishing. Congresrsman Kasson Conceded to be the Leading Man For That Position. Clark, the Missouri Congressman, Applies for a Divoroe. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. National Associated Pross, POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, WasHINGTON, October 31,-~The star route cases were called in the criminal court this morning. District Attorney Corkhill, of the counsel for the government, asked foran adjourn- men. until Thursday, uponthe ground that Assistant Col. Cook was absent. Col. Totten, for the defense, said that the accused were ready to go on, but were willing to accede to the request Provided that no further delay would be asked for on Thursday, and on that consideration granted. ANOTHER ‘‘CRANK." ‘WasHINGTON, Octobor 31.—A man about 40 years of age, well dressed, went to the white house this morning, asked for President Arthur and pre- sented the tollowing letter of intro- duction: *‘John Woling: You aro hereby in- formed that Dr. Jobn Noettling is lawfuliy elected president of the United States and occupies the white house every day. (Signod) “Amnenty Gob. This letter the man said, was com- municated by the Holy Ghost. Ser- geant Densman, recognizing in the stranger a crank, arrested him. The lunatic made a desporate resistance and drew a revolver on -tho sergeant, vut was overpowered and lodged in the station house. There he said he was from Colesville, Snyder county, Pa. That he went to the white house three weeks ago to get the correct election returns which he now wanted for the purpose of ascertaining if the man God said was elected was really elected. POSTMASTERS NOT ACTED UPON. WasniNGToN, October 31.—The nominations for postmasters in the fol- lowing towns were not acted on by the senate: Sherman, Tex.; Anham, Tex ; Montgomery, Ala.; Bethlehem, Pa.; Jacksou, Miss.; South Pueblo, Col;; Lynchburg, Va.; Suffolk, Va.; Memphis, Tenn.; Mo.; Donaldsen- postponemeunt was Jefferson wville, La. NAVY REGULATIO! The secretary of the navy has issued a cirenlar calling special attention to the navy regulations prohibiting offi cers from soliciting influence for par- ticular assignment. Hereafter all applications for assignment to duty must be .nade to the secretary of the navy. City, STRAHAM APPOINTED, Official notification of the appoint- ment of Chfford Straham as postmas- ter at Lynchburg, Va, in placo of Wilson, ruspended, was sent to Post- master-General James this afternoan by the president. Among the other appointments of postmasters were sev- eral postmasters nominated by Presi- dent Garfield, GUITEAU'S TRIAL, The trial of Guiteau is positively fixed for two weeks from to-day. Sco- ville and Robinson have issued sub- peenas for twenty witnesses, and it is said they will ask the court for more. MASON FEIGNING INSANITY. Guiteau is devoting himself to writ- ing. Ho still receives a great many letters. Among those to-day was one from Sergeant John Mason, who re- cently ehot at him, Mason s trying the crazy dodge, and writes in that atrain, as shown by the following ex- tract: ‘T see that your trial is to come off or to commence on November 14th. That's giving you a chance to giow and got » new suit of clothes from ~ Boston. Then you will look better than you do now. You ought not to have called upon those soldiers to keep the mob away. Thege is no mob in Washington that would hurt you, yet there are some that wou!d like to seo you killed and they have not the grit to try. Your re- moving the president has made some extra work to many and some have made moncy by it. ~ Well, T must tell you that your shot last July has made men pray that never prayed before,” THE WHITE HOUSE. CHANGES, WasuiNaron, October 31. ten- sive, changes are being made in the interior arrangements of the white house. Herotofore the army of callers on the president have swarmed around the door of the president's private office and filled the corridors and halls, If the attention of the door- keeoper was distracted for a moment, and the president’s door should open, one of the hangors-on outside could ELEVENTH YEAR. dart in. Sevoral times wen have forced themselves into the pres- ence of the president, and have also been an annoyance by loaf- ing around the door. Tt 'is the intention to have everything done ina more orderly manner. The large room in the front of the house, where Col. Crook and Mr. Morton had desks, is now being fitted up exclusively for a waiting room, and seats will bo pro- vided here, and visitors will be shown into this room, and from there send in their cards and wait until the pres- ident wishos to see them. The wide corridor has been partitioned off, the partition being partly of glass and partly of wood, and ‘the room thus formed on the oast side will be USED BY THE OLERICAL FORCE, The telegraph and telephone instru- ments have been moved into the room on the northeast corner, which was used by the Garfield boys as a_study. The new room fortaed from the cor- rider will give the elerical forco addi- tional epace, which is much needed, and besides the entire presidential of- fice will be in & connected series of rooms. All the rooms are heing cleaned and brightened up, new pa- per being put on the walls where needed, and the furniture being re- varnished and upholstered. The paper and envelopes used in the official business of the president are very deeply edged in black, and, instead of the wonted heading, ‘‘Ex- ecutive Mansion,” therc are the words, “Office of the President of the United States. Official.” This heading will be retained as more appropriate than the former. Communications in tegard to recep- tions, social and private matters come from the execntive mansion, but pub- lic business from the office of the president. The private part of the house is also being uverhauled. The president is not expected to occupy the house till December. THE SPEAKERSHIP. HISCOUK. ‘WasHINGTON, October 31.—The supporters of Mr. Hiscock's candi- dacy for the speakership are consid- erably discouraged, in view of the fuct that New York has now two places in the cabinet.@The opponents of Hiscock naturally are taking ad- vantage of this fact to urge that inas- much as New York has the pesidency, the two departments which lhave very much ore patronage than all the other depart- ments combined (the treasury and the postoftice), the mission to France, and some of the most important bu- reau offices, and a great many other important places in the home and for- eign service, it will be asking too much for New York to present a can- didate for speaker. There is a marked indisposition among public men to permit any state to sucened . OHIO, in the matter of mpdopoly of office- holding and patronage, Consequently, the friends of the western candidates for speaker are becoming more aggres- sive. Mr. Kasson has been here a fow days, and, while he makes no boasts, it is very evident that the tide is turning in his favor. Of his quali- fications tor the position no one has ever ventured to suggest a doubt. The greatest difficulty which he has encountered in his canyass is the fact that he has not been a member of the last two congresses, and for that rea- son has not a personal acquaintance with some of the younger men in con- gross, 4 MR, KASSON since his return to this country, how- ever, has improved his oppcrtunities, and that argument is a much less in- fluential one than it was three months ago. Tt is too early as yet to compare the strength of the different candi- dates by any roster of votes which they claim. Keifer, of Ohio, insists that he has more vledged votes than anyone, but it is quite certain that he claims some members who it is known will vote for Kasson. There are at least two members of the Ohio dele- gation who are disposed to vote for Hiscock, of New York, instead of Keifer, of their own state. THE CLARK SCANDAL. CONGRESSMAN CLARK APPLIES FOR A DI- VORCE, WasmiNeToN, D. C. October 31. —The wife of Gen. John B. Clark, member of congress from Missouri, has been sorved in this city with the copy of the petitim for a divorce filed by Gen. Clack’s counsel in the circuit court, The petition sets forth that on the 10th duy of mber, 1880, in the city of Washington, Clark and defendant were married and lived together until tho 15th of day of October, 1881; that plaintiti faithfully conducted himself, and with lidulity‘}mrlurlned all the duties of & husband, treating defendant with re- spoct, kindness and affection, doing lll in his power and means to render her condition comfortable, and happy, but that defendant, house, and because he wouldn't do so threatened to abandon his bed and board. Within the last fow wecks defendant has conducted herself both in public and private so as to bring plaintiff into scandal and to make him and his domestic affairs the sub- ject of merious comment. 1In this that the defendant clandestinely, and without his knowledge or coneent, did repeatedly, alone and in company of wen of her acquaintenceship ani unknown to plainutf, enter public res- tanrants and saloons in Washington and drink intoxicating liquors to ex- coss. The plaintiff also avers thatthe defendanf, :8 he recently discovered, wasin the rabit of taking opium to @ 8, and that upon a recent occa- sion she returned to the house under the influence of intoxicating liquors, and in the presence of hs daughter Gussie made an unscemly exhibition of herself, spurning his request to re- tire to her room and trampling on his feelings in utter abandon. While thus intoxicated sho reverted to her dishke for plaintiff and his children, especially Gussie, whom she rushed upon with threatening fury necessitating his interference. Also that defendant’s violence attracted the attention of the neighbors so that ho was compelled to send his daughter Gussie to the family of Senator Vest, of Missouri, and shat he, in utter dis- pair of the gonduct and reformation of defendant, and out of self respect, felt constrained to quit her sociably, which he did then and thero. Teutonio Tourists. National Associated Press. CHicAo, October 31.—The Von Steuben party, thirty-five in number, were formerly welcomed to the city this morning by Mayoc Harrison at the Grand Pacific hotel. His speech was replisd to by Mr. Walker Blaine, after which the aldermen, city officials and citizen’s committee, were intro- duced to the guests. All then en- tered carringes and were driven around the city. CHicaao, October 31.--The von Steuben party, the Germans guests of the nation, arrived last night from St. Louis. To-day a grand reception was given them at the Grand Pacific hotel. They visited the board of trade, stock yards and parks. This evening the German societies gave them a serenade and reception. Speeches were made by Baron Steuben, Walker Blaine, Mayor Harrison and others, They leave to-morrow moruing tor Niagara, where they will remain one day. Thence to Boston, New York and Philadelphia. A telegram was reccived from Hon. Horatio Seymour, asking the party to visit Steubenville, N. Y., where General von Steuben died. A8 Atlanta Cotton Exposition. National Asoclated Pross. AtLANTA, Ga., October 31.—A special fram Washington to-duy says the invitation_of the executive com- mittee of, the cofton exposition to President Arthur and cabinet, Vice President Davis and members of the sonate to attend the exposition in a body after adjournment, was fa- vorably received, and tho im- pression is that the president, with the members of the cabinet and tho senate, will visit the exposition in 'a body, immedigtely upon the adjourn- ment bf the senate. Gen. Graut, ex- Senator Conkling, and other promi- nent parties will also be prevailed upon to come. Arrangements are now being made for the transportation of the visitors and their friends. These distinguished perscns will be guests of the city of Atlanta, and, should nothing happen to prevent their coming, Atlanta will give them a warm Georgia welcome. One of the Williams Brothers. National Associated Pross. Miwavkge, October 31.--An ex- citing scone was witnessed in the jail to-aay when four men from Pepin and Dunn counties, Wis., arrived to iden- tify Wm. Kuhl as the notorious out- law, Lon Williams. One the party was Coleman, brother of the sheriff murdered by Williams, and when the prisoner was brought forth Cole- man jumped to his feet exclaiming, ‘‘My God ! yon are the man who mur- dered my brother,” Coleman drew a large navy revolver and levelled it at the prieoner, but the deputy sher- iff rostraived him from shooting. The four men positively identify the prisoner as Lon Williams, tha author of acores of crimes in Wisconsin, I1- linois, Miseouri and Towa. It 1s said that the prisoner’s friends will try a writ of hiabeas corpus to-morrow, Identifled Cuirron, Staten Island, October 31. —The immenso brewery of Messrs. Meyer & Bachman took fire at ahout a quarter-past 10 o'clock this morn- ing from some unexplained cause. The fire spread with fearful rapidity, and the building was soon atotal ruin. A l{:fl“ panic existod among the e lookers from the possible explosion of somo of the boilers, Thestroots were unmindful of her duties and obliga- tions as the wife of plaintiff, has, during said marriage, offered such in- dignities to plaintiff as to render his condition intelerable; that plaintiff stated at the time of said marriage he was the father of four children by a former madriage, and these children were all under age and dependent upon him; that he was, and at the time of said marriage and is now, a member of congress, and that within a short timo after his marriage with defendant, she exhibited towards rluinlifl and said children, especial- y towards tho oldest daughter, named Gussie, & spirit of unkindness, misrepresenting to plaintiff the conduct of his children and treating them with harshness; would exhibit a most yio- lont temper; she would abuse them and pluintiff'in the grossest language in the presence of his children, which rendered his home unfit for them and a place of misery for himself. At the residence of his father in Howard county, Mo., she caused him much mortification by continued outbreaks of temper. She desired him to ex- clude bis daughter Guassie from the soon eleared by the authorities, how- ever, It is computed that four hun- dred men are thrown out of employ- ment and the loss is estimated at $250,000, e Order of Arrest Revoked. Notional Awsociated Press, Corumpus, Ohio, October 31,— Judge Green this morning revoked the order of arrest made against J. H. Devereaux and Stevenson Burke, of Cleveland, and issued an order for them to appear on Saturday, Novem- ber Gth, and show causo ‘why they should not be attached for contempt. This is exactly what had been done hefore the arrest procoedings were begun. e = The Grand Trunk Advances Rater. Natioual Associatod Fress Cuicaao, October 81.—The Grand Trunk road advanced its eastern pas- senger rates this morning to the fol- lowing figuros: Boston 816, with a rebate of 88.75; New York 16, re- bate $8.75; Buffulo 810, without re- bate. The Grand Truuk has always maintained & difforential rate of 82 less than that charged by more direct eastern roads, and as the Vanderhilt roads now charge a not rate to Boston of 810,26, and to New York of & it can consistently charge $7. Boston and £6.26 to New York, as thereby its rates are still &3 lower than competing line o oot i e OTHER FOREIGN AFFAIRS National Awoc'atod Pross. ARRESTS, Loxnoy, October SL—The arrest of members of the land league con- tinues all over Ireland, and w0 do the riots against the service of writs of ojectment. At Castle Dermot the mob beeame so moderate wnd bad that it moved on the police batracks and smashed all the windows. Through out England the Irishmen are wnani mous in voting against every liberal candidate in municipal eleetions \Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 1. 1 NIHILISTS TO BE TRIED. ViesNa, Oct. 3L—What is le. lieved to the greatest political trial In history takes place early in N ber. Some forty of the most promi- nent nihilists, now under arrest, will be tried, chief among whom is onai. Ho and somo others have fig- ured prominently in all the recent plots of the revolutionists, and he and his immediato confederates werce ac- tively concerned in the plot which culminated in the assassination of Alexauder TI. The trial will be con- ducted in profound secrecy and the world will only know of the main re sult when sentonco has been pro- nounced upon them. The Russian revolutionists are busy in their move- mentsabouttheempire, which forebade some ovil stroke. "The leaders never have been 8o busy in printing and cir- culating documents, in holding secrot meetings and dispatching frusty mes- sengers on mysterious journeys, The people foel, from what they seo of these mysterious and effeetive move- ments, that preparations are being made to strike some terrible blow, but where it will full none bus, the inside leaders of the revolutionaky party can ever surmiso. What adds to the feel- ing of common terror s #he action of the goverument of Russis. It hus ordered that large bodies of troops shall be in readiness to @ot at a mo- ment's notice in every large city of Russia especially St. Peotersburg. e ‘Want the Younger Bays Pardoned. National Associated Pross. StiLiwAter, Minn. Qetober 31.— Major Young and Mrs. Sophia Regan, unclo and aunt of the' mnotorions Younger Brotherse are here taking the initiatory steps to bring the mat- ter of the boys’ pardon to the atten- tion of the legislature on an appeal from Governor Piilsbury, who has re- fusod to exerciso executive clemeucy. The petitioners are wealthy residents of the Pacific slope “and are spending monoy feely in their cause, but as the pardoning power is vested sbsolutely and uan in the governor it ddes not ;{: pear how they can ageamplish this object through the legislilure. S - Electric Briefs. National Associated Prose. Minwaukee, October 31.— Burglars entered the residence of Jacob' Bald- win at an early hour this morning, when he shot one with a revolver. Keokuk, Ta.,, October 31. The river is stationary. Boats visited the supmerged city of Alexandria to-day. Work of repairing Indian Grave levee begins to-morrow. MiLwaugeg, October 31.—One hundred cigar-makers met to-day and resolved to strke to-morrow if their demands for an advance of $1 per thousand are refusod. New Yorg, October 31.—Weather to-day strange for this time of the year being very summery, the ther mometer marking 73" at 3:30 p. m. and 67° at midnight. RrcuMonD, Va., October 3L.— The striking coal miners at Cannellton, W. Vo., have just received a notice from tho compauy that they mast re- sume werk Tuesday or be -discharged. St. Joun, N. B., October 30.— A severe storm prevailed on Wednes- day and Thursday in Norchumberland straits, One schooner was wrecked and several dawag-d in Summerside harbor. On Wednesday six inches of snow fell at Summecrside. Cnica6o, October 31.—The Baron von Steubon party arrived this even- ing from St. Lonis, and are quartered at the Grand Pacific hotol. ATLaNTA, Ga., October 21.—This will be an important week for the ex- position. To.day Edward Atkinson arrived with a party of cotton mill proprictors representing 845,000,000 capital and 50,000 spindles. Hon, G, B. Loring, United States commis- sioner of agriculture, will be here, Eray, 1lls., Oct. 31.—Small pox is in this city. One death occurred yestorday, and two cases developod. The schools are closed. Cr1cAGo, Oct. 31.—Anton Gunder- son, aged eighteon, was killed to-day by a blow from a billiard cue in the hands of Gilbert Arguet. Araens, Ga., Oct. 31.—Tho steam eaw mil of Bike & Knight, three miles from Hawkinsville, was de- stroyed by fire last night with 6,000 feet of lumber. Loss, 820,000, o ol B e RAILROAD NEWS, FAHT TRAIN. Cnicaso, October 81.-~The noew fast train on the Pennsylvania road called “Limited Express,” commenced running to-day, leaving at 8:30, It makes tho trip to New York in twenty-six hours, ten hours less than formerly. NO CHANGE IN RATES, The eastorn passengor rates have not been changed since Sunday, and the Grand Trunk continues to under- sell ull the other roads, Towa's Official Vote. Des Moixes, Oct 31.—The official vote of the entire stato gives Sherman, republican, 133,816; Kinne, demo- crat, 73,397; Clark, greoubacker, 28,. 123; Sherman's majority, 59,920, The vote in 1880 was: (iarfield, 183, 004; Hancock, 105,840; Weaver, groenbacker, 82,327, BUSTED BANK. Later Panicnlérs of the Bank Suspension at Newark, N. J., Yesterday. The TIeflciency Expected to Reach Between$2,000,000 and $3,000,000, The Cashier's Speculations on Whall Street the Cause of the Failare, A Negro in South Carolina Re- prioved by the Governor Nioe Times, He is Finally Granted a New Trial and Acquitted. Discovery of Extensive Cleck Forging in Topska, Kansas. Sentence of a Missour! Marderere= Other Oriminal Intelligenoce. National Amociated Pross. New Yok, October 31.—Tt is rumored from Newark, N. J., thattho Mechanics National Bank has sus- pended and that ono of the officers is a defaulter to the amount of §200,000. Newark, N. J., October 31.—The doors of the Mechanic's national bank were not opened for business this morning. The announcement that the bank had suspended flow like wild-fire, and the excitemoent among the depoaitors is intense. The amount of the shortazo is reported to be from §200,000 to §250,000. The president is Joseph A. Halsey, and the cashier Oscar L. Baldwin. The state bank ex- aminer camo to the city Friday, exam- ined the State bank, and then announced his intention of examining the Mechanie’s bauk to-day. When Baldwin learned of this, he is said to have called a meeting of tho board of directors and announced. to them that tho bank could not stand an examina- i Thoe directora offered to make 00,000, but were informed that 500,000 would not cover the defi- Tho bank people aro very it, but it is understood that Baidwin has boon placed under ar- rest. KECOND DISPATCH, Nrwark, N. J., October 31.—The Mechanics National Bank was former- Jy one of the most prosperous in the city and its suspension causes what was described by one of tho dopositors as “an earthquake.” Oscar L, Baldwin, the cashier, made a full report of ita condition yesterday at the special meet- ing of the directors called by him and the directors decided to suspend busi- ness at onco. The bank is closed to all comers and the officials refuse to give any information except that the bank is ruined; that Baldwin hasbeen arrested and the Government exam- iners sent for. Tho following i the October statement: Liabilities —— apital stock . $500,000 Surplus. ... 400,000 Undivided profits. 6,229,474 National ( ank netes outstand- i 3 4,430,000 ing.... Divi fends unpaid Deposits s Jertified cherks. Cashier’s checks. ... . Due other National banka. ... Due State bunks.......... . ToAal.vvereereennr .. $5,107,302.39 It is probably impossiblo to pay the depositors more than forty per cent. ‘Tho failure is reported to have been caused by an attempt to support sov- eral business firms, whoss paper was held for enormous amounts. The above mentioned comprise several of tho largest business houses in the city Newark, N. J., October 31,—The ‘amount of one firm's obligations to the busted bank are stated at $700,000. The city of Newark will be a loser, the acqueduct board hoard having hoen a depositor to the extent of $126,- 000 and the city treasurer to the amount of $135,000, It is not definite- ly known what deposition has boen made of the lost funds. The following is the board of directors: Joseph A. Halsoy. presidont; Oscar L. Baldwin, ceshier; directors, Stephen A, Con- dict, George A. Halsey, Lewis C. Grover, James F, Bond, Wm. Clarke, Jos. H. Dorsey, Henry C. Howall, Jos. Heonster Baldwin, The cashior was ar- rested by Deputy United States Marshal Burnett while he was in bed, where ho still lies, completaly prostrated. He is said to have confossod at o meeting of the directors yesterday 1hat he had been robbing the bank from time to time during the past three years, and it is stated that dur- ing that time ho had been speculating in Wall street. District Attornvy Keasbey says the books here show that the Mechanics’ National bank, of New York, owes the broken bank $2,000,000, whorcas, he says, the real amount, as the government and bank authorities believe, is only about $200,000, the differ-nee having been used by Baldwin to cover up his deficiency. Baldwin, in his confus- sion, exonerates all others but himself from blame. The arrest was made on the affidavits of Keasbey and the di- rectora of the bauk. The following notice is posted on the bank door: ““Closed in consequence of state- ments affocting the bank made by tho cashier yosterday, which are now un- durgguiug inveatigation,” The bank stock up to the last paid 14 per cent., and was quoted st 185, A prominent manufacturing firm is reported suspended on account of the bauk’s failure, and several other firms are expected to follow, New Yok, October 31,—Benjamin B, Bherman, president of the Mechuu- 881, ; (and many others. " | faulting cashier, is n son of Caleb S | Baldwin, and entered tho bank as a 3 | boy. ic's national bank of this city, through which the broken bank of Newark did its New York business, discussing the failure with « reporter of the National Associated Press, mado the following statement: We owe them nothing. They owe us over £200,000, We have paper which we enshed for them, in tho nature of bills receivable, to the full amount of their indebtedness. The Newark bank did a general dis- counting business, and the paper we cashed for them they had cashed for their customeis. Most, if not all of it is duo yot and the examinations show that it is probably all good, that is, wo can, we believe, collect all wo loaned on it from tho makers of the paper. How is it possible for the cashierof a bank in a place as small a8 Nownrk, to embezzlo as much as 2,000,000, and not be found for three yoars, youask. Itis notatall, He didw't do anyching of the kind, See here, The capital of the bank is £500,000, its s‘m]-ln.\ some 8475,000 its deposits about $2,000,000. He would have had to steal all the cap- ital, all the surplus and over a million from tho deposits. It couldn't ~bo done and it was not done. How did the thing happen, you ask. Well they have beendoing what they ought not to have done, What makes e say thisis that for a long time the bank has been hard up, and hard up in the midst of tho best of times and with a deposit of $2,000,000. Tf they were doing right they should not have been so hard up that they had to como over hero constantly for help. ~ We asked Fisk & Hatch this moruing if Baldwin had been speculating and they said not to their L’nuwluduo. No one here neems to have suspected that he had been, and 1f he had, as he said, used £2,000,000 in speculation in this street the fact could not have been concealed. The speculation was not here, or at t all of it was not. Our cashier is over now making an investigation, and what T say is based on what he has reportod thus far. Newank, N. J., October 31,—The failove of the Merchant's national hank, which was announced to-day, is tho groatest disaster of the kind that ever happencd in this city. Tho bank was supposed to e one of the stong- st in the city, and had the unlimited confidenco business men. Stock a0ld a fow days ago at $1.87. The pres- ident and directors are among the foremost buginess men, and it was the depositery of trust funds, business firms and_tho city and county funds. The bank building is located on Broad street near Market, and next door to the bank of which Hedden, now in the state prison for embezzlement, was cushier. The bank las for years been managed by the defaultin: licr, Oscar L. Baldwin, a3 the president, Joseph A, Halsey, has long since re- tired from active business. Mr. Hal- scy is near eighty years old and feeble, The paying teller is _a brother of the cashier. Undoubtedly several of the best business firms of this city are in- volved, and perhaps eome .in New York., The oflicers of the bank and those engaged n the investigation arc very reticont, but tho facts cannot bo concenled but a few hours longer. The defaleation is for more than $2,000,000 snd may be over $3,000,000, white the contingent failures and losses cannot can a3 yet be only surmised. The board of di- rectors included: George A, Halscy, member of tho republican national committee and a prominent. politician; Lowis C. Grover, president of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance com- pany; William Clark, head of Clark’s throad works; Joseph Hensler, a wealthy brewer; Col. Wright, o nil- lionnire, son of the lute United States Senator Wright; Stv{vhun H. Condict Saldwin, tho de- He was made assistant cashier in 1852, and about nine years later was promoted to the place ho has since oceupied. He was a prominent mem- ber of society and an active church member, and while the bells of tho church of which he was a member were calling people to worship yesterday, Baldwin, with pallid faco and streaming eyes, was before the board of dirvectors’ special meeting a few hundred yards away confessing that he had embez- zlod over 2,000,000, Ilis relatives and friends include somo of tho mast prominent peopla in New York. His salary as cashior was 87,000 From the pecial meeting Baldwin went to his home complet:ly prestrated, re- tiring to bed, where he was arrested a few hours Jator upon tho following affidavits before United States Com- missioner Keashy: Anthony Q. Keasly, ot full age, bemg duly swore, saith: That he is au attornuy of tho United States for the district of New Jersey; that on this day ho has been informed by James F. Bond, one of the directors of the Mechanics National Bank of Newark, New Jersoy, and acting as a member of the commitice appointed by the board of directors of said bank, that Oscar L. Baldwin, cashier of raid bauk, has, from time to time, during several years, absconded the funds and credits of said bank and by such misapplication has caused the loss of over 82,000,000, with intent to injuro and defraud said bank and the creditors and stockholders thereof; that taid Baldwin, an officer of raid bunk, is guilty of a violation of sec- tion 5,200 of the revised statute of the United States and prays that he may be apprehended and dealt with acecording to law, The other officers and directors of tho bank todk oath to the same effect. Sinco Baldwin's arrest under the charge of the United States marshal ho has been coufined to his Baldwin was reputed to be a Wall stroet speculator, He also loaned money in large amounts to busines firms, of tho lutter being C. Nu- gent & Co,, extonsive morocco manu- fucturers, Several banks sud firms will be temporarily cmbariassed by the lack of funds deposited in the Mochanic's hank to mect current demand. Several corporations had declared dividonds, payable at this bank, and the money lmd been depcsited to meot thew, ‘They are Bald- now, of course, nonpayable, win's confession was precipitated by the artival of the government bank examiner, whose investigation Bald- win knew would disclose the true state of affairs. The examiner began work this morning. The Mechanics' hank was chartored in 1831 and organized as a national bauk in 18656, A great deal of blame is attached to the di- rectors for lack of caution and disre- gard of responsibility, The sworn statement, issued October 1st, showed ample surplus, as follows: RESOURCES, Loan and digcounts Jonds to secure circulation. . . Due from approved reserve agents L. 1,420,480,40 Due from other Nuational Danks coovsn Loy 152,347,068 Due from state lanks and bankors, ..oy viiiiiie 41,040.05 Real cstate furnitures HELOTON G Lol Current expenses and’ taxes and other cash itemy. s for clearing house ook Exehang Bills of other National banka Fractional curreney, includ- g nickels.. ... Specie, including go ury notes 5 Lognl tender notes Redemption fund trens- with United States treasury, 0 percent .. ... 22,060.00 Due from United States treasury other thon 5 per cent redemption fund. ... .. 4,500,00 84,107,802 Total, LIABILITE Capital stock paid in.. 8 500,000.00 Surplus fund. ... ‘ 0,000.00 Other undivided profits 62,204.74 National bank notes out- standing.... . . 440,100.00 Dividends unpaid § 3,062.00 Individual deposits subject . 2,417,215.96 63,407.15 7,366,908 to checks. .. Certified ohecks. ... Cashier's checks outstanding Due other National banks. .. 134,042.77 Due state banks, and bankers 70,912,790 Total.ioeeiiiiines vanie .$4,107,502.30 The Mutual Benefit insurance com- pany had on deposit a considerable amount, but not enough to cause ser- ious embarrassment. Tach stock- holder of thoe bank is liab'e to be losers for par value of stock, and will loee in addition the entire stock itself. CRIMINAL. National Astociated Pross. DOOMED TO DIE. RorLs, Mo., October 31.--Sentence of death was passed on Geo. Bohannan, the Pool Hollow cave murderer, on Saturday. He was tried the first of the week at an adjourned term of the Phelps county circuit. court, Judge C. C. Bland presiding, and on Wednes- day the jury found him guilty of mur- der in the first degree. His attorney immodiately moved for a new trial, based on certain rulings of the coutt, which was ‘argued to-day. After an ablo appeal on behalf of the defend- ant, the judge overruled themotionand sentenced the criminal to be hanged on December 23d, 1881 The pris- oner took the ordeal rather coolly, merely nodding his head, hut his wife and brother were paralyzed with grief. While the sheriff was removing him back to jail she clung to her husband with heroic devotion, and her robs and moans were really terrible. Be- fore he left the court room he signed an affidavit appesling to the supreme: court without showing nervousness. It is the generally expressed opinioy hero that the senterce is o just one. SNATCHED ¥ROM DEATH, CoLvmnia, 8. C., October 81.-—To- duy in the court of general sessions at Abbeville, one of the mott celebrated wurder cages in the criminal record in this state culminated in the acquittal of the deccased, On the 20th of De- cember, 1877, George Kranklin and his sister Drucella Franklin, living about ten miles from Abbeville court house, wero brutally murdered while at supper and their house robbed. Suspicion attached to an old colyred man named Jeff David, who lived on the place, and he waa arrested, ITe was tried in April, 1878, convieted of murder, and sen- tenced to be hanged on the 17th of May following. The fatal day ar- rived, and the condemned man was led forth to the gc: fhld, the rope was adjusted, and the black cap drawn over his faco. After the attending minister had bidden tLe doomed man farewell, and just as the sherifl was about to spring the trigger which, in another instant, would have launched Jefl David's sou! into eteruity, a mes- senger boy rushed Lreathicssly into the jail-yard withh a diqateh which proved to be arcprieve for the cons demncd man ivoin Gov Hempuon, This unexpected | ost ponemont of the execution caused frehiigs of the sost intense bitterness among the popu- lace, who firmly believed in the cul- priv's guilt. Threats of lynching were freely made, and so strong was public senfiment againet the prisoner that he was sent to the penitentiury at Co- lumbia for safe keeping, Aftor inef- fectunl efforts on the part of counsel to recure a new trial another duy was sct for the execution. Again David stood upon the gallows resdy to die, and ugain at the last moment came n mes- sage from the governor giving him a now lease of life, But it is almost im- possible to follow the course of this remarkable case through all its intri- cacies, Buffice to say that nive times did David's zealous counsel vainly attempt to secure their client o new trinl, Nine times was o day of excention fixed, and nine times was the unfortunato man reprieved by Goyernor Hampton, Simpson, Jeter and Hagood, his connsel, not discom- fited, however, by all these adverse circumstances, made the tenth motion before the circuit court in Juno lask for a new trial, and this time their ef- forts were euccestful, The second trial commenced on Thureday morn- ing, and ended to-day at 12 o'clock in the manner abovestated, M, Lincoln's Health Improving. National Asoclated Pro. Serixariewn, I, October 81.— Friends of Mre, Abrabam Lincoln 1 this city have received information of an improvement in that land's health, Bhois under treatment in s wates cure estublishmens in New York city, e % PR TR