Bank of Commerce (Sheffield, AL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
2812165091099
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
281216509 hash
Start Date
July 7, 1891
Location
Sheffield, Alabama (34.765, -87.699)

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gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
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Description

Initial press reports described an assignment but subsequent dispatches show a brief, temporary suspension resolved within two days.

Events (2)
1. July 7, 1891 Suspension
Cause
Correspondent
Cause Details
Closed/assigned following the failure of closely allied Moses Brothers bank in Montgomery; lacked currency to meet an expected rush.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Brothers' bank in Montgomery yesterday.
Source
newspapers
2. July 9, 1891 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., which has been embarrassed for the past two days, has provided arrangements to meet all its obligations in cash as called for, and resumed business this morning as usual.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (21)
1. July 7, 1891 Evening Capital Journal Salem, OR
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GRASSHOPPERS. CHEYENNE. July 7.-Portions of Chevenne COUNTY IN have by grasshappere A strip of country ten miles wide is completely hid from view by the insects. They settle on railroad tracks and impede the trains. As yet they have done no damage to crops, as they are too young. By the time they are able to fly, they will be well out of Wyoming into Konsas. ANOTHER BANK FAILED. FLORENCE, Ala., July 7.-It is said the Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure is caused by the failure of Moses Brothers' Bank in Montgomery, yesterday.

2. July 8, 1891 The Portland Daily Press Portland, ME
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Concerning Maine People. WASHINGTON, July 7. - Pensions have been granted to the following Maine people: ORIGINAL. Peter Dolan, Charles K. Sawyer, John Casey, Geo. B. Tripp, James H. Brown. INCREASE. Henry S. Young. REISSUE AND INCREASE. John Withee. ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC. Maria A.'Low, Louie R. Dam, Mary Chamberlain, Mary A. Doyle, Clara E. Colbath. Samuel F. Tibbetts of Biddeford has been granted a patent for a wood-working machine. Alabama Banks In Trouble. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 7.-A special to the Daily News from Florence says that the Bank of Commerce, at Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Brothers' bank at Montgomery yesterday. The two banks were closely allied. The assets and liabilities are not known.

3. July 8, 1891 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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TROUBLES IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. AN ALABAMA BANK ASSIGNS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF MOSES BROTHERS. Birmingham, Ala., July 7.-A dispatch to "The Daily News" from Florence says: "The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Brothers' bank in Montgomery yesterday, as the two banks were closely allied. The assets and liabilities are not known.

4. July 8, 1891 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA
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no details have been received. PRECEDED BY A RUMBLING. NEW ORLEANS, LA., July 7.-The Times Democrat's Madison (Miss.) special says: A cyclone struck this place about 11 o'clock yesterday. It was preceded by a fearful rumbling sound that came from the southenst. Disasters are reported as follows: H. E. McCay's plantation, destroying negro-cabins, killing Wesley Young (colored) and wounding several others; Dr. J. H. McKay's, the main building was wrecked. The storm then passed across the railroad, levelling the telegraph poles. THE DAMAGE DONE IN MADISON. The residences of Messrs. Glasscock and Brown were the first reached in town. Both houses were wrecked, and much of the furniture was destroyed and stock injured. The Presbyterian church and school building was completely swept away, and on A. M. Jones's place the outstanding buildings were destroyed and stock was injured, while the trees, orchards, and shrubbery were ruined. Passing out of town to the northwest, the cyclone completely destroyed two colored churches and the residence of Handy Lee (colored). A Sheffield Bank Assigns. BIRMINGHAM, ALA., July 7.-A special to the Daily News from Florence says: "The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning. having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Brothers' bank in Montgomery yesterday, as the two banks were closely allied. The assets and liabilities are not known."

5. July 8, 1891 The Morning News Savannah, GA
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SOLD OUT TO CREDITORS. Montgomery Furniture Dealers Give Up Their Business. MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 7.-E. M. Strauss & Co., furniture dealers, sold out this morning to their preferred creditors. Among the number are Strauss of Jackson, Miss., and Mayer & Co. of Cincinnati. The firm also ran a rectifying house, which was sold to the same parties. Strauss & Co. owed Moses Bros., who failed yesterday, $20,000. The purchasing creditors represent an indebtedness of $45,000. A FAILURE AT SHEFFIELD. BIRMINGHAM, ALA., July 7.-A special to the Daily News from Florence says: "The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Bros.' banking house in Montgomery yesterday, as the two banks were closely allied. The assets and liabilities are not known.

6. July 8, 1891 Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle Clarksville, TN
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Another Alabama Bank Suspends. FLORENCE, July 8.-The Bank of Commerce, Sheffield, Ala., has closed its doors. The failure is due to the failure of Moses Brothers, of Montgomery, yesterday. The Sheffield bank was a branch of the Montgomery bank.

7. July 8, 1891 Deseret Evening News Salt Lake City, UT
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Another Bank Closes. FLORENCE, Ala., July 7.-It is said that the Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by that of Mosers Brothers' bank In Montgomery yesterday, the two institutions being closely allied. The assets and liabilities are not known.

8. July 8, 1891 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Business Failures. Sr. PAUL, July 7.-John Matheis, the oldest carpet dealer in St. Paul, assigned today. Assets, $100,000; liabilities much less. FLORENCE, Ala., July 7.-It is said that the Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by that of Moses Bros.' bank in Montgomery yesterday, the two institutions being closely allied. The assets and liabilities are unknown.

9. July 8, 1891 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, WV
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Another Bank Failure. FLORENCE. Ana., July 7.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Bros.' bank in Montgomery yesterday. The assets and liabilities are not known.

10. July 8, 1891 Wheeling Register Wheeling, WV
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Another Brick In the Row Falls. FLORENCE, ALA., July 7.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield closed its doors this morning, having assigned. The failure was caused by the failure of Moses Brothers bank in Montgomery yesterday. Assets and liabilities are not known.

11. July 9, 1891 Evening Star Washington, DC
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The Sheffield, Ala., Bank Resumes. NASHVILLE, TENN., July 9.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., which has been embarrassed for the past two days, has provided arrangements to meet all its obligations in cash as called for. and resumed business this morning as usual. The bank was wasand and is now perfectly solvent, but for lack of currency to meet a rush that was expected to result from the failure of Moses Bros., bankers, of Montgomery on Monday it was decided to temporarily suspend until currency could be shipped the bank with which to moet all its demands. It has been done.

12. July 10, 1891 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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A RACE AGAINST RUIN. Kansas Lumberman Trying to Save Texas Firms From Bankruptey. KANSAS CITY, July 2-George W. Howell, a prominent Number dealer of Atchison, Kan., passed through here today on a race against rain to Jefferson, Tex. If be arrives at Jefferson before the close of banking hours tomorrow and affixes his signature to a check be can save the Jefferson Lumber Company, Jefferson woolen mills and J. H. Bemis from the financial ruin which now threatens them. Howell went from here on s special train over the Memphis road. At Hoxie, Ark., he will take a special train over the Iron Mountain to Jefferson. Unless be meets with delay be will reach Jefferson at 2 p. m. tomorrow. NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 9.-The Bank of Commerce, of Sheffield, Ala, which has been embarressed for the past two days, has provided arrangements to meet all of its obligations in cash as called for, and resumed business this mornior as usual The bank is entirely solvent CHICAGO, July 2-B. Booth, receiver in the case of Peter Wight against the Wight FireProofing Company. finds himself between two fires. Among the contracts coming into the hands of the receiver is one made by the company with D. O. Mills, of New York, to do fireproofing work on a building to be erected in San Francisco for $105,000. According to the contract the work was to be completed by October 1, and the receiver complains that he has not the necessary funds to carry out the agreement. He wrote to several firms and they TOfused to take the contract for less than $125,000. Now, says the receiver, he must do one of two things. He has either got to borrow the money to do the job at a loss of $20,000 to the estate, or violate the contract, and allow the owner to sue for the difference between the contract price and the amount it will cost to have the work done by other parties. In the latter event Mills can only file a claim against the Wight company and share with the other creditors in the assets. The court instructed the receiver not to carry out the contract.

13. July 10, 1891 The Times Richmond, VA
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The Sheffield, Ala., Bank Resumes. NASHVILLE, TENN., July 9.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala. which has been embarrassed for the past two days, has provided arrangements to meet all its obligations in cash as called for, and resumed business this morning as usual. The bank was and is now perfectly solvent, but for lack of eurrency to meet a rush that was expected to result from the failure of Moses Brothers, bankers, of Montgomery. on Monday it was decided to temporarily suspend until currency could be shipped the bank with which to meet all its demands. It has been done.

14. July 10, 1891 The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA
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A Suspended Bank Resumes. NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 9.--[Special]-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., which has been embarrassed for the past two days, has provided to meet all its obligations in cash as called for and resumed business this morning as usual. The bank was, and is now, perfectly solvent, but for lack of currency to meet the rush that was expected to result from the failure of Moses Brothers, bankers of Montgomery, on Monday, it was decided to temporarily suspend until the currency could he shipped back with which to meet all the demands. This has been done.

15. July 10, 1891 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA
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Sheffield's Bank of Commerce Resumes. [By telegraph to the Dispatch.] NASHVILLE, TENN., July 9.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield. Ala., which has been embarrassed for the past two days. has provided arrangements to meet all its obligations in cash as called for, and resumed business this morning as usual. The bank was and is now perfectly solvent, but for the lack of currency to meet the rush that was expected to result from the failure of Moses Brothers, bankers, of Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, it was decided to temporarily suspend until currency could be shipped the bank with which to meet all its demands. This has now been done.

16. July 10, 1891 New-York Tribune New York, NY
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A SOUTHERN BANK REOPENED. Nashville, July 9.-The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., which has been embarrassed for the last two days, has made arrangements to meet all its obligations in cash as called for, and resumed business this morning. The bank was, and is now, perfectly solvent; but for lack of currency to meet a rush that was expected to result from the failure of Moses Brothers, bankers, of Montgomery, on Monday, it was decided to suspend temporarily until currency could be shipped to the bank with which to meet all do mands on the institution. This has been done.

17. July 16, 1891 The Iowa Plain Dealer Cresco, New Oregon, IA
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WEST AND SOUTH. Two INDIANS and two white men were killed in an encounter in Mojave desert, California. An attempt was being made to arrest the Indians for burning haystacks. AT Baton Rouge, La., a cyclone demolished one of the penitentiary buildings, killing ten convicts and injuring thirty-five, five fatally. In the city fifty houses were unroofed and a number of persons hurt. TWELVE persons were poisoned at a pienic at Altus, Ark., four fatally. ALL the barbed wire interests of the country have been merged into a trust to be known as the Columbia Patent Company. MOSES BROTHERS' bank at Montgomery, Ala., suspended payment, with liabilities of $500,000. IN the Missouri river at Doniphan point, Kan., a new channel was formed and several valuable farms were submerged. NEAR Boone, Ia., a heavy rain and windstorm lodged much of the grain which was ready to harvest and many fields of oats were completely ruined. IN the northwest the yield of grain promises to be without precedent. THE cyclone at Baton Rouge, La, which did great damage, took an air line north through the state, and three negroes and several animals were killed. Hundreds of houses and barns were demolished and acres of cotton and corn destroyed. ABOUT Cheyenne, Wyo., myriads of grasshoppers were devastating the country. A strip about 10 miles wide and 40 miles long was completely hidden from view by the pests. SEVERAL houses were destroyed, negro woman and her child were killed and several other persons wounded in a cyclone near Gloster, Miss. THE failure of the Bank of Commerce of Sheffield, Ala., was reported. WHILE drunk John Dowd, of Aurora, III,, fatally wounded his wife with a hatchet and then stabbed himself to the heart. THE Banner tobacco warehouse at Clarksville, Tenn., owned by Merriwether & Co., with 1,500 hogsheads of tobacco, and Draper Bros.' stable and twenty-two mules were destroyed by fire. Total loss, $185,000. AT Newport, III., J. H. Phillipston and his son were killed by a passenger train while crossing the tracks of the Big Four road. DELEGATES to the number of over 1,000 from the young people's societies of the Baptist churches in all the states of the union met in Chicago and organized the Baptist Young People's union. CAPT. JOHNSON, his wife and child were drowned by the capsizing of the schooner Silver Cloud in Lake Michigan off Port Washington, Wis. ABE DOWNING, the noted trotter, with a record of 2:20% died at Waverly, Ia. The animal was valued at $10,000. CARL M. ROFF was killed by lightning at Eastport, Ind. His wife and child beside him in bed were unharmed. THE Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway directors say that the great fight of that corporation against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers cost $6,000,000.

18. July 16, 1891 Delaware Gazette and State Journal Wilmington, DE
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IN GENERAL M The Birmingham soap works, in mingham, Alabama, were burned Thur day. They had been idle for years. $25,000. hn The Bell Telephone Company has S sorbed the Federal Telephone Company of Montreal. Quebec, and again enjoys monopoly of the telephone business Canada. f In Sacramento, Cal., yesterday afternoo week, William Arlington. a policemar was shot dead by Annie Manning, of a notorious dive. The woman the 1 committed suicide. A fire in Jennings, Michigan, on We nesday week, destroyed the planing saw mill plant of Mitchell Brothers and dwellings. The loss is estimated at $200 000, the insurance only $25,000. (8) The members of the World's Fair on pean commission sailed for England Thur / day, on the steamship Columbia. Romero, the Mexican minister at Wash M ington, was a passenger on the same vesse At McComb City, Miss., on the a quarrel occurred between L. E. Ford, / ventor of the Ford-Whitworth car ling, and R. M. Cloy, city marshal. 02 shot Cloy with a ritle and he died night. ID The Bank of Commerce of Sheffield Alabama, which suspended Monday weel owing to a temporary lack of currency resumed business Thursday morning, hai ing enough cash on hand to meet all f mands. The highest official temperature corded in San Antonio, Texas, in was marked week, years yesterday mercury at the weather station markin 106°. Business was partially suspended f account of the heat. f In Chicago Thursday Judge Blodge 1 rendered a decision against Phoel Couzins, the ex-secretary of the board y lady managers of the World's Fair. court held that Miss Couzins is out office and cannot get back. James Moser, aged 34 years, was charg a ing his soda water fountain in Patersoi 0 N. J., Thursday morning, when it and a large fragment struck Moser on A neck, severing the jugular vein and 0 ing death in a few minutes. e A telegram from Jefferson, Texas, the debts of the Jefferson Lumber S pany and J. H. Bemiss SO far aggrega f nearly a million of dollars. Creditors fro 2. all over the country are gathering the B and much litigation is expected. Mrs. Rebecca C. Raymond and her 0 years-old son were killed by a train a Olney, Illinois, Thursday morning. S Raymond was picking berries and e child strayed on the track. The moth tried to rescue the boy, but both were e over and killed. The bureau of engraving and printir has begun the work of preparing the u bonds bearing 2 per cent interest. which e t-11 are to be issued in continuance of the per cent loan, and it is intended that b first instalment of them shall be ready or delivery on the 23d inst. er/ Notice was given Thursday at Harri e burg that after the 16th inst., the wages = the puddlers at the Central Iron Worl and Chesapeake Nail Works of Bailey 0 Company and the Lochiel plant of I Harrisburg Rolling Mill Company will p increased from $3.75 to $4 a ton. d The state department has received it letter from the mayor of Philadelph y asking the co-operation of the departme p in detecting the hiding place of Preside 1e Marsh of the defunct Keystone Bank. structions will be sent to all consular of cers to watch for Marsh's arrival. di 18 A freight train was wrecked Thursd W morning by running over a horse in a d cut nine miles south of Columbus, Four train men were injured, two-Jol Boaz and John Keaning- Keaning-dangerousl Another man had several ribs broke while helping to clear the wreck. it Richard T. Breeze, a boy clerk in law office of Trimble & Boadley, at g sas City, has disappeared. By a he negotiated $1,000 of bank stock d, William J. Woolman, a broker, and 10 the proceeds with him. He also to about $2,000 of other negotiable securiti rs The libel suit of Martin VS. the & Press, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has is decided in favor of the newspaper. plaintiff is the ex-attorney -general of 1e province, who was accused by the paper ¿ having made a corrupt contract with ! Northern Pacific railroad while a memb $1 of the government. ts A telegram from Kingston, Ontar SAVS that considerable excitement et 1. Thousand Island Park over the alleg To smuggling of meat from Canada by IR to-do people of the park. A. L. Shipma residing on the Canadian shore, has is arrested and his boat seized while attem re ing to smuggle dressed lambs into 's park. to At St. Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, in 's case of the vs. United J. M. States

19. July 17, 1891 Fisherman & Farmer Elizabeth City, Edenton, NC
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South and West. GALVESTON, Texas, was flooded along the waterfront, and the shipping there suffered severely from a terrific storm. J. D. Shaw, editor of the Bishopville Eagle, was stabbed and killed by Dallas Keliy at a picnic at Camden, S. C. A TERRIBLE thunderstorm at St. Inigoes Villa, St. Mary's County, Md., caused the death by lightning of three scholastics of Woodstock College-John B. Lamb, William J. Holden and James Walters. THE Chilian insurgent steamship Itata, which ran away from San Diego, Cal., on May 7 without a customs certificate of clearance and with a deputy United States marshal aboard, arrived in the harbor there. Her envoy, the United States cruiser Charleston, did not put into port, but came to anchor outside, where she engaged in target practice. JAMES TIL EY, his wife and child were instantly killed at Boone, Iowa, by the running away of their team. MOSES BROTHERS' bank at Montgomery, Ala., suspended payment. The liabilities are about a half million dollars. They dida savings bank business and have many scores of depositors among the poorer people. GRASSHOPPERS stopped the Rock Island passenger train on a recent night east of Lamont Junction, Kan. They covered the track for a distance of five miles. A BIG labor demonstration was held at Steubenville, Ohio. THE drouth in Indiana is becoming serious. Grass is like tinder and constant alarms of fire keep farmers along the railroads busy. Several wheat crops have already been destroyed by the fire. THE Bank of Commerce, Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors. The failure is due to that of Moses Brothers, of Montgomery. THE two masted schooner Silver Cloud, of Milwaukee, was wrecked near Port Washington, Wis., and Captain Johnson and his wife and child were drowned. FIFTY men, mounted and armed, took Roland Brown, a colored man charged with assaulting Mrs. Berry, from jail at Blackshear, Ga., and riddled him with bullets. THE Circuit Court at Los Angeles, Cal., dismissed the libe! against the Robert and Minnie; the Attorney-General ordered that the Itata be libelled.

20. July 22, 1891 The Abbeville Press and Banner Abbeville, SC
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South and West. GALVESTON, Texas, was flooded along the waterfront, and the shipping there suffered severely from a terrific storm. J. D. SHAW, editor of the Bishopville Eagle, was stabbed and killed by Dallas Kelly at a pienic at Camden, S. C. A TERRIBLE thunderstorm at St. Inigoes Villa, St. Mary's County. Md., caused the death by lightning of three scholastics of Woodstock College-John B. Lamb, William J. Holden and James Walters. THE Chilian insurgent steamship Itata, which ran away from San Diego, Cal., on May 7 without a customs certificate of clearance and with a deputy United States marshal aboard, arrived in the harbor there.' Her envoy, the United States cruiser Charleston, did not put into port, but came to anchor outside, where she engaged in target practice. JAMES TILLEY, his wife and child were instantly killed at Boone, Iowa, by the running away of their team. MOSES BROTHERS' bank at Montgomery, Ala., suspended payment. The liabilities are about a half million dollars. They dida savings bank business and have many scores of depositors among the poorer people. GRASSHOPPERS stopped the Rock Island passenger train on a recent night east of Lamont Junction, Kan. They covered the track for a distance of five miles. A BIG labor demonstration was held at Steubenville, Ohio. THE drouth in Indiana is becoming serious. Grass is like tinder and constant alarms of fire keep farmers along the railroads busy. Several wheat crops have already been destroyed by the fire. THE Bank of Commerce, Sheffield, Ala., closed its doors. The failure is due to that of Moses Brothers, of Montgomery. THE two masted schooner Silver Cloud, of Milwaukee, was wrecked near Port Washington, Wis., and Captain Johnson and his wite and child were drowned. FIFTY men, mounted and armed, took Roland Brown, a colored man charged with assaulting Mrs. Berry, from jail at Blackshear, Ga., and riddled him with bullets. THE Circuit Court at Los Angeles, Cal., dismissed the libel against the Robert and Minnie; the Attorney-General ordered that the Itata be libelled.

21. January 9, 1892 Perrysburg Journal Perrysburg, OH
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BUSINESS FAILURES. Jan. 13-E. H. Amidon, dry goods dealer, New York: $697,766. Jan. 16-Stoneboro savings bank and Sandy Lake savings bank, both of Pennsylvania. Jan. 19-American national bank, Kansas City. Mo.: $2,000,000. Jan. 20- State bank of Cawker City, Bank of Downs and Glen Elder bank of Glen Eider, all of Kansas, suspended. Jan. 21-Kawaka City (Kan.) state bank. Jan. 26-Savings bank of Wichita, Kan.; $81,000. Feb. 5-First Arkansas Valley bank, Wichits, Kan.; $120,000. Feb. 12-First national and North Middlesex savings bank, Ayer, Mass. Feb. 19-John D. Knox & Co., private bankers, Topeka, Kan.: $340,000 Union Investment Company, Kansas City; $1,000,000. Feb. 25-Windsor national bank, Windsor, Vt. Mar. 19-J. & A. Simpkinson, boot and shoe manufacturers, Cincinnati; $400.000. United States savings bank, Topeka, Kan., $330,000. Mar. 20-Theodore Schwartz & Co., private bankers, Louisville, Ky.; $500,000. Mar. 24-Washingt n national bank, New York Schall & Downer, bankers. York, Pa. Apr. 2-The John McNabb bank, Eufaula, Ala. Apr. 4-Columbia Iron & Steel Company and Pennsylvania Construction Company, Uniontown, Pa; $1,000,000. May 7-Bank of Allen county at Scottsville, Ky. May 9-Spring Garden national bank. Philadelphia. May 15-People's bank at Knoxville, Tenn. May 22-Hills Shot Company at Memphis, Tenn., $600,000. May 26-Potter, White & Bailey, shoe manufacturers at Boston: $1,000,000. May 27-John Ryan's Sons, wholesale dry g oods, Atlanta, Ga.: $1,000,000. June 4-The City national bank at Marshall, Mich. June 5 - Connell, Hall, McLaster & Co., wholesale dry goods, Nashville, Tenn.; $500,000 The Huntington (Ind.) bank. June 13-Central national bank, Broken Bow, Neb. June 10-Sevill Scofield, woolen manufacturer at Manayunk, Pa.: $800,000. June23-The Florence national bank, Florence, Ala., and Sax Brothers' savings bank, Nashville, Tenn. July 7-Moses Bros., bankers, Montgomery, Ala; $500,000. July 8-Bank of Commerce, Sheffield, Ala. July 14-E. C. Stark, banker at Oneida, N. Y.; $220,000. July 16-Spooner R. Howell & Co., lumber dealers, Chicago, and other cities; $2,000,000. July 17-First national bank, Wyandotte, Kan. $1,000,000. July 18-First national bank, Palatka, Fla.; $200,000 Bonneil & Co., printer's ink manufacturers, New York, $100,000. July 21-Central bank of Kansas at Kansas City, Kan.: $100,000 Merchants' national bank, Fort Worth, Tex.: $500,000. July 23-Citizens' bank of Jefferson, Tex.; $100,000. Aug. 4-Abraham Backer, dry goods commission, New York; $4,000,000 Samuel Hano, real estate dealer, Allston, Mass.; $500,000. Aug. 8-Masonic savings bank, Louisville, Ky.; $1,000,000. Aug. 19-Johnston, Tallman & Co., flreworks importers, New York city: $600,000. Sep. 23-S. V. White & Co., New York, commission merchants. $2,000,000. Sep. 30-F. B. Wallace & Co., New York, brokers; $390.000. Oct. 1-First national bank at Clearfield Pa... Chrisman (111.) bank: $100,000. Oct. 3-Turner & Bro., Boston bankers; $300,000. Oct. 5-Ulster county savings' institution, Kingston, N. Y., robbed by officials of $463,000. Oct. 16-State bank at Gritna, Neb. Oct. 17-The Columbia bank and the Bank of Columbia, at Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 23-Bank of Lewisburg, Tenn. $80,000. Nov. 2-Maverick national bank of Boston, suspended; liabilities, $10,000,000. Nov. 7-The Cochrane-Fulton Company, distillers, at Louisvil.e, Ky.; liabilities, $500,000 Bank of Fiorence, Aia.; $100,000. Nov. 7-The Corry (Pa.) national bank closed its doors: $700,000. Nov. 13-California national bank at Santiago, Cal. Nov. 14-Bonner & Bonner, bankers at Tyler, Tex.; $500,000. Nov. 25-Farmers' and Miners' Deposit bank, Irwin, Pa First national bank, Wilmington, N. C. Nov. 28-Field, Lindley, Wicchers & Co., bankers and brokers of New York, $1,000,000. Dec. 22-Private banks at Waynesboro, Warrentown and New Market, Va., closed their doors Thomas H. Allen & Co., cotton dealera, Memphis, Tenn.; $544,932. Dec. 23-Bank of Greenville, Greenville, Miss : $1,000,000.