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RECLUSIVELY FOR THE DAILY DISPATCH NEW YORK, Sept. afternoon after several gentlemen, Mayor with Havemayer. decided consultation to isaddress on the present condition affairs, to of the Board of cial of sue financia! meeting an transmit Alderman, to a When spewhich was called for to-day. asked what his views were upon the panic, the Mayor said be had intended the working men and laborers continue their run on to not advise to assured the various that savings banks, as be felt their deposits were perfectly secure, and that a run during the present panic might involve a los of both principal and interest. Mr. Bailey, the new receiver of the Bank of the Commonwealth, was at the Bank to-day at au early hour, busily engaged in examining the accounts. he was not snfliciently familiar its affairs to give an account with He said Bank. of the He property belonging to the however, that the secured; further were is satisfied, fully than depositors this he not Mr. Meigs, the Governbank examiner, after an of the affairs of the ment could tion National examina- Bank Commonwealth, expresses contithat the depositors dence of the will be receive meetevery dollar due. There will ing of Associated Bankers to-morrow at o'clock. The following private dispatch has just been received: LONDON, Sept. 23.- -Jay Cooke, McCullough & Co. are throwing out drafts Jay Cooke & Cc., hand since the news come drawn to by whice of have their suspension was received. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-Financial crisis is now over and bankers and brokers are transacting business as usual. ALBANY, N. Y.. Sept. 24. Run on the Albany SavingsBank closed at noon. Deposits at close were much larger than the disbursement: The panic is over here. RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 23.-Banks here have decided to stand by each other and believe that they can stand any run that may be made. Public contidence is unshaken. The Dollar Savings Bank will snspend to-morow. Its ai sets are more than enough to pay depositors but are not immedietely available. Sr. LOUIS,, Sept. 23.-A prize fight between Tom Allen and Mike McCool took place th is afternoon at a place in Illinois 14 miles above the city, and was witnessed by a crowd of 2000 persons, who went up on the steamer which conveyed the cembatants to the ground. was brief, fierce, and bloody; in seven Allen The fight winning rounds, fought the in 19 minutes, getting first blood in first roundand first knockdown in the fourth McCool was terribly battered, his face at the end of the battle being a mass of flesh swollen, bloody escaped and both eyes closed, while Allen with scarcely a scratch, his antagonist never having succeeded in touching his face. LONDON, Sept. 23.-Morton, who perattended to up to of his death, the sonally moment Gaptain Hall makes the statement that Hall returned i perfect from the journey final illness. He was a time health his which short preceded where he took some coffee and in his immediately cabin afterwards they became sick and vomited. Hall said were poisoning him and Morton evidently believes the same thing. He also suspects the subsequent medical treatment but he has, however, a violent feeling against the Doctor, which may color his judgement. PORTO Plata, Sept. 8.-Revolution against the Government of President Baez has assumed alarming proportions. It has every prospect of success. Monte Christo and Guaybin are in possession of the revolutionists, who are in Porto Plata. Martial law has been proclaimed. An attack is momentarily EXpected. The sudden change in favor of the Revolutionists is owing to General Garcia, of the Baez party, espousing the Revolutionary cause, with 600 men. The c of the Revolution is .. Down with the Samania Co. and Baez. There is reason to believe risevery business that the the Reving will rot injure as olutionary party promise to interfere with no one, saying that their only object is the overthrow of Baez. NEX YORK. Sept. 24.- In Street the day opened with an to-day, Wall of the unsettled feeling, in consequence suspension of Howes & Macri, bankers, and Brown & Watson, gold brokers.There is but little excitement. Later-An improved feeling prevailed when the clearing house meeting adjourned. Money is about 1 per cent. per diem; foreign exchange dull and nominal. Prine banker's rates marked down to 7 for 60 days and 7 3/4 for short sight. Good bills could be bought for much less. Offerings of U. S. bonds to the Treasury have been slow and lagging; only $2,611,750 were received, In the a strong demand for all classes of U. S. bonds, for cash, of course, noticed, street, though, has offerings been The elearing house commitin loan a total to-day, tee were issued slim. making $2,500,000 $12,500,000. thus certificates far since Monday morning of