City Bank (Rochester, NY)

Episode Information

Episode UID
3118427990996
Episode Type
Suspension β†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
311842799 hash
Start Date
December 20, 1882
Location
Rochester, New York (43.155, -77.616)

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Description

Articles contain variant initials for the president (C. E., Charles E., G. E., Upton) likely OCR/print inconsistencies.

Events (2)

1. December 20, 1882 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
President C. E. Upton misappropriated bank funds in oil/stock speculations (reported ~$350,000–$500,000 deficiency).
Newspaper Excerpt
The city bank, rated the third strongest in the city, closed its doors this morning. There is said to be a deficiency amounting to half a million of dollars. The cause of the suspension is said to be speculation in stocks and oil by the president, Charles E. Upton.
Source
newspapers
2. December 26, 1882 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Judge Landon... appointed Hobart F. Atkinson, president of the Commercial Bank, of Rochester, receiver of the City Bank of Rochester. The bond was fixed at $100,000.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (23)

Article from The Daily Gazette, December 20, 1882

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A Big Bank Suspends. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20.-The city bank, rated the third strongest in the city, closed its doors this morning. There is said to be a deficiency amounting to half a million of dollars. The cause of the suspension is said to be speculation in stocks and oil by the president, Charles E. Upton. Great excitement prevails.


Article from The Rock Island Argus, December 20, 1882

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BUESTED BANK. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-A Rochester special says: The City bank, rated the third strongest in the city, closed its doors this morning. There is said to have been a deficiency of $500,000. The cause of the suspension is thought to be speculation in stocks and oil by President E. Upton. Great excitement prevails.


Article from Public Ledger, December 21, 1882

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Heavy Failure. ROCHESTER, N. Y., December 21.Wm. C. Moore's private banking house, Victor, N.Β₯ has closed doors. The suspension is caused by the failure of the City Bank, of Rocheater, The liabilities are estimated at $100, 000. Moere made assignment in Josiah Upton. The bank is hardly able to pay more than ten cents on the dollar,


Article from The Rock Island Argus, December 21, 1882

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BANK FAILURE. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 21.-William C. Moore's private banking house, Victor, N. Y., has closed its doors. The suspension was caused by the failure of the City bank of Rochester. Liabilities estimated at $100,000. Moore made an assignment to the Josiah Upton bank, and will hardly pay more than ten cents on Rochester.


Article from Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, December 21, 1882

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RUCHESTER'S BROKEN BANK. The Aftermath of Fraud and Poculation. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 21.-The attorney general has commenced an action against the City bank of Rochester on behalf of the people to dissolve the corporation and the appointment of a receiver. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 21.-The Wm. C. Moore private'banking house, at Victor, N. Y., which was obliged to close up yesterday, has liabilities estimated at $100, 000. Mr. Moore has made an assignment. There are about 1,200 depositors


Article from The Daily Gazette, December 21, 1882

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LAST NIGHT'S NEWS IN BRIEF. There were two slight earthquakes at Panama on Tuesday. 20 counterfeit plates, captured by Service Secret in the of being for a corn and William at stroyed "short" The Over Randall, Chicago, oats. Bell failed considerable Treasury C. agents, & yesterday Moore Co., have Department. commission Banking amount morning, just House been in dealers deVictor, New York, suspended yesterday, in consequence of the City Bank failure at Rochester. The farm buildings of E. C. Hawkes, at Charlemont, Mass., were burned yesterday with 150 sheep, 50 calves and a quantity of hay and grain. Daniel and Thomas League were arrested yesterday in Mobile, while passing counterfeit quarter dollars, and implements were found in their possession. The Copeland Hotel, and a block adjoining, in Pembroke, Canada, were burned Three yesterday morning. Loss, $10,000. lives were lost in the hotel. The schedule in the assignment of Graham & Altken, dry goods merchants of New York, shows liabilities amounting to $169. 849, and actual assets amounting to $128,914. The hospital of the Sisters of Charity at Big Rapids, Micbigan, was burned yester day, and a valuable library, belonging to the estate of the late Father de Conick, Was destroyed. An incendiary fire at Morristown N. J., yesterday morning, destroyed a large barn and outbuilding belonging to Senator Randolph, also a new steam ditcher, lately patented by him and built at an expense of over $6,000. The trouble at Opelika, Alabama, continues. The house of B. H. Heiser, editor of the Times, was fired into on Tuesday night. Ten buckshot crashed through his bedroom window and buried themselves in the opposite wall. General N. M. Curtis, convicted in New York of violation of the Anti-political Assessment law and sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000, yesterday, handed over a check for the amount, in open court, and was diecharged from custody. A telegram from Concord, N. H., says that "one of the largest and most brilliant meteors ever observed" there was seen yesterday afternoon. between 4 and 5 o'clock. It passed from west to east, and "was as plainly visible as meteors usually are after dark." The frame shop of Frazer & Jones, contractors, in the yard of the County Prison at Syracuse, New York, was burned yesterday morning, and Henry W. Austin, watchman, was burned to death. The loss on property is estimated at about $40,000. Charles A. Dunning, a well-known citizen of Denton, Md., was found dead in his carriage near his house yesterday morning, with his head badly cut and bruised, hanging between the front wheel and the shafts. A coroner's jury found that his death resulted from an attack of vertigo. An attempt was made on Tuesday night to burn the town of Henderson, North Carolina. Three stores were fired, one of them in four places, coal oil being used freely. A vigilance committee of fifty has been formed to patrol the town at night. A few years ago the town was almost entirely destroyed by incendiary fires. The jury in the case of Solomon Jones, on trial at Chesterfield, Va., for the murder of his son, rendered a verdict on Tuesday night of not guilty, ud the prisoner was discharged. After his arrest Jones denied the murder, saying that his son had been killed hy a train on the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad. The father will now sue the road for damages. The Second National Bank of Jefferson, Ohio, has suspended, in consequence of embezzlements by S. J. Fuller and H. L. St. John, the cashier and assistant cashier. Fuller has used from $50,000 to $75,000 of the bank's money and has fled. St. John stricken with paralysis on hearing of the discovery of the crime. It is said the depositors will lose nothing, as the stock. holders are liable for $200,000, which is far more than the average of deposits. THE LARGEST RETAIL STOCK OF DRY


Article from The Portland Daily Press, December 22, 1882

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THE BROKEN BANK. Proceedings Begun by the Attorney Generai. ALBANY, Dec. 21.-The attorney general has commenced an action against the City Bank of Rochester on behalf of the people to dissolve the corporation and appoint a receiver.


Article from Eureka Daily Sentinel, December 22, 1882

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Mrs. Langtry Looking Cheerful and Happy. ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION ON CHESTNUT STREET Gebhardt Denies that He was Ordered from the Greenroom of the Theater. LANGTRY COLDLY RECEIVED IN HER AP: PEARANGE AS ROSALIND. {SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL PHILADELPHIA Pa Dec. 21 The discovery of Fred Gebhardt name on the registry of the Bellevue, where Mrs Langtry is stopping. caused thrill of ex: citement in society circles, that was not at all lessened when it was learned that they had breakfasted together. Mrs Langtry rooms are on the first floor and Gebhard on the floor above. near the head of the stairs. At 1 o'clock vesterday Mrs. Lang try, who had remained in her apartments stepped into Broad street Accompanied by Gebhardt and Richard Peters. The trio Mrs. Langtry forming the central figure walked briskly along until they reached Chestnut street down which they turned Langtry looked cheerful and happy. Or passing the Hotel Langtry and hunthe was recoguiz struggling dreds of met Gebbardt, get good was the and peace, hailed took seats hotel Gebhardt ance that expulsion Stelson Mrs. the company flowers. There Details the Kingston Fire. details fire at recent that had Kingston hand there heen put to The engine the their for Seat. Collector, the Curtis Mrs. Labonchere Applies for a DI. vorce. RICHMOND, Dec. 21.-Suit bas been entered Chancery Court of Richmond by Mrs Henrietta Pigeon who sues by her next friend C J Carrington for divorce from husband, Richard Pigeon. alleges married July 1861 shortly the More than husband deserted her and of marriage the Pigeon is Mrs ermerly The of the Chancery Court A Storage Car Burned. W Dec. 21.-A telegram was received by the Superintendent of the mail that a storage car on train the New York and Chicago of the Wabasb of letters letters much and San which arrived by the St Bothnia The Star Route Case, WASHINGTON Dec. 21 Ingersoll began his opening ad on behalf of the Dor aeys this morning He them disregard popular the President and regard simp the facts He began eulogizia Dorsey when the Court stopped him. He must limit his speech to what he expects to prove and not turn the witness regarding his friendship with Dorsey Another Bank Bursted. ROCHESTER, Dec. 21.- Wm. C. Moore's private banking house at Victory N. Y has closed its doors. The suspension was caused by the failure of the City Bank of Rocheater liabilities are estimated $100,000 Moore made an assignment Josiah Upton The bank can hardly 10 than genta. more pay The Pheking Business. CHICAGO, Dec Philip D Armour says the outlook for the packing business was never better. Hi firm are killing 700 head of cattle and 10.000 hogs daily This year they killed 150,000 head of cat and 1,500,000 hogs. They employ 9,000 men. and draw checks daily for from $200,000 to $300,000. The Socialist Parade CHICAGO Dec. 21.-Mayor Harrison says he will not interfere with the parade


Article from Eureka Daily Sentinel, December 22, 1882

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Another Bank Bursted. ROCHESTER, Dec. 21.-Wm. C. Moore's private banking house at Victor, N. Y., has closed its doors. The suspension was caused by the failure of the City Bank of Rochester. The liabilities are estimated at $100,000. Moore made an assignment to Josiah Upton. The bank can hardly pay more than 10 genta.


Article from Daily Globe, December 22, 1882

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As a Consequence. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 21.-William C. Moore's private banking house at Victor, N. Y., closed its doors. The suspension is caused by the failure of the City Bank of Rochester. Liabilities estimated at $100,000. Moore made an assignment to Josiah Upton. The bank will hardly pay more than 10 cents on the dollar.


Article from New-York Tribune, December 22, 1882

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TEN PAGES. THE NEWS THIS MORNING. FOREIGN.-Twenty persons have been killed in a Prince Krapotkine and mine in Prussia. forty-tive other anarchists will be tried in Lyons General Sir E. Wood has arrived next month. in Egypt, where he will take command of the Khe= An attempt will be made todive's Army. day to identify Westgate as one of the Phonix Park assassins. The arrangements for the French expedition to Tonquin are assuming definite shape. Cardinal Donnet, Archbishop of Bordeaux, is seriously ill. CONGRESS.-In the Senate yesterday a resolution to take a recess from December 22 to January 3 was defeated by a vote of 25 to 36; the Civil SerIn the vice Reform bill was further discussed. House the consideration of the Army Appropriation bill was continued in committee; the discussion was ended, but the committee rose without taking further action. DOMESTIC.-The Commercial Advertiser building and the Masonic Temple in Buffalo were burned yesterday; loss $300,000. Forefathers' Day was celebrated in Boston by the Congregational Club. = The banking house of William C. Moore, in Victor, Y., suspended yesterday in consequence of the failure of the City Bank of Rochester. Representatives of the iron manufacturers west of the Alleghanies met yesterday in Philadalphia, and declared in favor of the Tariff Commission's Report. = Military have been called out to suppress rioting in Lincolnton, N.C.; the negroes threatened to burn the village. George Bancroft, the historian, has founded a scholarship. CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The New-England Sosiety in Brooklyn celebrated its third annual festival last night; there were speeches by Mr. Evarts, Justice Noah Davis, S. L. Woodford and others. The steamship Alvo arrived yesterday from Jamaica, bringing particulars of the Kingston fire. - The investigation of Castle Garden affairs was continued. Herr Barnay, the German trageA fire in Fourdian, arrived on the Werra. = teenth-st., nearly opposite the Academy of Music, created much excitement the total loss was about $175,000. Gold value of the legaltender silver dollar (41212 grains). 84.75 cents. === Stocks were dull and gΓ©nerally fluctuated with narrow fractions; they closed weak. THE WEATHER-TRIBUNE local observations indicate warmer and cloudy weather, with light rain, followed by fair or clear weather. Temperature yesterday: Highest, 38Β°; lowest, 31Β°; average, 3478Β°


Article from Burlington Weekly Free Press, December 22, 1882

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fers to his Wife N ures likely to Result. (By Telegraph to the Free Press and Times.) ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20.-Through City misappropriations of the funds of the E. of Rochester by its president, C. to carry on oil amounting to bank Upton, misappropriation speculation about its $350,- doors. (the the bank this morning closed of deposits is the amount of paper Upton was New York The 000 C00) bank and Western amount at $800,000. Episcopal stated held treasurer at diocese by $500.- the of the its funds in the bank. The savings of the city had large sums on of the mostly merchants. It is is in and banks The the had bank. depositors suspended feared There deposit that bank a were number of failures will follow. Accordindignation against Upton. capgreat to the last report the bank's paid up ital ing was $200,000, a surplus of $20,000. Mass. Dec. 20.-The Traveller BOSTON, "It is stated that Upton, president made imsays: City bank of Rochester had wife of the transfers of real estate to his subwithin portant a few days. The bank has been Considject to gossip here for some time. erable paper is held in this section. : A Resulting Failure. 1 ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 20.-Wiiiiiam C. Moore's banking house at Victor, consequence N, Y., sus pended to-day it is supposed in Rochester. ) of the failure of the City bank of : I A statement by the Bank's Attorney The The President's Speculation i Cause of the rouble. J. Breck Perkins, attorney of the City one of its directors made the fol/ statement this morning : S last evening to the attorney 1 graphed Bank lowing and directors, "I -general asking teledirection of the board of I to apply to the court S I of a receiver. Judge n he would grant the as I permission by pointment that application Dwight for the soon said apwas received from the attorney-genI an answer last . was at Norwich. a g as eral. Mr. word Russell expected have Here night, to is go but de- to spatch from him now. shall is Albany to see him. A month ago I considered of the : bank perfectly sound. The causo funds the failure was speculation in oil with the he bank by President Upton. Lately of has to the amount of ), of barrels : 200,000 S for himself and a great e not connected with said, other thousands the speculated deal hundreds the barrels, more bank. for he of a , parties there was or three weeks ago o fall in prices. He took 'S the bank to carry this. ) we, the directors, were e of the City bank had d after heavy from Two checks that, Immediately been the informed thrown money New the American Exchange bank We S d investigation to get 11 we could and found is ced that out formation York, by an its correspondent. then everything what commen- in in confusion. We wished Mr. Upton that y in n statement and he finally said a about $200,000 and had a to he make owed which property he agreed of in value of about $150,000 was the to the bank. His statement 1, as to the amount of : equivocation. Cand myself went to New y officers of the American l'saw to indefinite there P. secure Ross the was apparent information the York exchange debt Mr. and and L. as bank. They gave us such I, ie they could and advised us to try and carry we through and get in what money what e could. Upton We came back and got in S IS money The we bank could. holds about $88,000 of paper, is I which, outside of Upton's amount, we con ful t. sidered would have been collectable at to value if the bank had not been compelled IS We have not examined is as we should like to, not 1. of will see the close. closely time. Perkins attorney-general the having City books bank had this as Five weeks ago the a draft to another bank here; in the hands of a protested. es evening. gave paid was placed before Another favor notary, the draft of draf bu the o of the City bank in n alluded to was thrown out a Exchange bank of the remittance from the cause bank $18,000 American above New City president bank York by die the be in time meet it. The a seat the amount in to however, not arrive time here save de- a es About that time the banks Several d cided protest. to form a "clearing house." ob y meetings of the committee to further the in were held, but no report was made ner jeet time to include the bank before its failure.


Article from The Ottawa Free Trader, December 23, 1882

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The City Bank of Rochester, N. Y., rated as among the strongest in the city, suddeny suspended on Wednesday, the cause of the collapse being that G. E. Upton, its president, had stolen $350,000 of its money and lost it in stock speculations.


Article from Daily Globe, December 24, 1882

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IT WASN'T WHISKY. COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 23.-Chas. H. Rider, a retired merchant, drank a heavy dese of arsenic, supposing it some whisky, and died in a few hours. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Dec. 23.-Uptor, president of the suspended City bank, was arrested and held for the grand jury. He gave bail in $20,000.


Article from New-York Tribune, December 27, 1882

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APPOINTED RECEIVER. ALBANY, Dec. 26.-Judge Landon, at Schenectady, to-day, appointed Hobart F. Atkinson, president of the Commercial Bank, of Rochester, receiver of the City Bank of Rochester, The bond was fixed at $100,000.


Article from Wood County Reporter, December 28, 1882

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FIRES AND CASUALTIES EPMOOT nas appeared in the stables of a transfer company at Camden, New Jersey. By the explosion of a powder storehouse Wednesday, near Patterson, New Jersey, three men lost their lives. P. J. WALKER & Co., retail shoe-dealers at Danville, Illinois, have made an assignment, with liabilities of $18,000. THE steam bark Mendoza, from Bath, Me., for New York, is supposed to be lost. There was a number of passengers on board. A FIRE at Grand Forks, Dakota, Friday, swept away buildings and goods valued at $100,000. Great difficulty in obtaining water was experienced. A LOSS of $85,000 was incurred at Oswew York, Saturday night, by the burning of the Mansard block and the Union hotel. THE collapse of the City bank of Rochester caused the suspension of William C Moore's private banking house at Victor, New York, with liabilities of $100,000. A RUNAWAY couple from Oneida countv, New York, named Thomas Doyle and Katie A. Morgan, were found to have been suffocated bv gas in their room in a hotel in Rochester. JUDGE CLINTON BRIGGS, a pioneer resident of Omaha. who was d candidate for election to the U nited States senate next month, fell from a train at Afton, Iowa, and was found dead on the track. It is believed that he was attacked by a disease of the heart.


Article from Morris Tribune, December 28, 1882

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RUIN. GREASED The City Bank of Rochester, N.Y., Compelled to Close Its Doors. The Funds Used by Its Oil Truly Good President in Heavy Speculations. Something Like $330,000 Missing, Yet. and the Returns Not All in Great Indignation of the Losers by the Failure. 21 -The City bank, ROCHESTER, N. third Y., Dec. strongest in Rochester, The doas doors the yesterday morning. is said throughout the excitement people in closed Great ficiency rated its prevails to approximate of poor $500,000. city has the because of the interest No investigation suspended institution. cause of the failure, but taken place as claimed to the that Charles E. Upton, in oil stock speculations. used it president is freely of the bank, has lost heavily $350, and Investigation shows that with Upton which to carry oil his peculations 000 of the bank's money The bank held $500,in Upton paper. 000 on of deposits and the $800,000 Western New York bank. Episwas treasurer of and had its funds in had his large copal The small diocese, sa vings Upton. banks All of over the city the city the deposits with is inteuse and of increasing the bank and state one directors, excitement J B. Perkins, attorney makes the considered followi the bank of the "A month ago of the I failure was bank specu- by ment: sound The cause the funds of in the oil lately, speculated of President lation with C. E. Upton, to the amount barrels of 200,000 hundeal who dreds has of said, thousands for himself connected and a great with the a more bank. Two or three barrels, for he other parties weeks not ago there from was the heavy fall in prices. He took money after that bank to carry were formed been thrown out by of the City bank had bank, of New found the directors Exchange this. Immediately and that York the checks every- make owed We the commenced American investigationished We Upton he to thing in confusion. and he finally said of the value of a statement, and had property agreed to secure about $20,000 which he was indefinite as about bank His debt, and there mysel the amount $15,000, of the statement P. Ross and was the appar- Amer- went inthe equivocation. saw L the officers of us such ent to New Exchange York and bank They and advised gave us to what try ican formation as they could, through came and get back in money we money we with Sunday got in what furnish meeting tried and carry to Upton could ourselves At We to could execute ready var- and but We of money the directors Mr. Upto on Monday agreed at 10 the o clock, directors ious conveyances Tuesday morning to go on with the did to subscribe Mr Upton step strength then business, amount We met again in the thinking agreed not do that and it let good $100,000 would and out, it at was Mr. we or 3 keep the bank the afternoon, board that in his Upton then o'clock stated liabilities in to those the of bank the other then own Upton's name represented and $333,000 property, which $50,parties a mortgage on in some value between from the perhaps executed may $100,000. aggregate We the nderstand deposits that amount the Dou and made us that $100,000, and which, statement numbers to of paper, considered the bank bank holds account at face close value in round about Upto $800,000 we its the outside would have of had been not been compelled bank to is H.C. doors." of the directors the Continent of inental the hotel failure yesRoberts. fternoon. unexped He expected He there might terday Another altogether He was cause for at it, said institution. excepting that could President oil con- at 80 was of no on the barrels of ceive have been had a bought run 600,000 have sold $180,000, at $11. 11, but giv- he cent which profit of about per barrel, ing him to hold on for are about 84 still the latest said, margin good; the extent but of Mr. chose Upton Roberts quotations a he might Upton's knowing $1.20 would cents. decline while make This, he President thought the depositors, operations and oil the market, bePresident Upton' place in the run on the bank. which alarmed and it is learned him at From other large quantity that he is ton came had has taken sources however, made says "put" the accommod on that odations Mr. positive $1.30. $25, UpMr. Roberts, Mr. Upton bank did not tc a have larger has sum a than capital of that from his own The City bank without any will cir000 $200,000, or and is iabilities to its all of which, amount to thinks, about will be paid of in age. full. His culation. $30,000. Its $1,000,000 state bank, depositors other repu- Mr. Roberts Upton is about 50 been years good. 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Article from Iowa County Democrat, December 29, 1882

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FIRES AND CASUALTIES Epmoor nas appeared in the stables of a transfer company at Camden, New Jersey. By the explosion of a powder storehouse Wednesday, near Patterson, New Jersey, three men lost their lives. P. J. WALKER & Co., retail shoe-dealers at Danville, Illinois, have made an assignment, with liabilities of $18,000. The steam bark Mendoza, from Bath, Me., for New York, is supposed to be lost. There was a number of passengers on board. A FIRE at Grand Forks, Dakota. Friday, swept away buildings and goods valued at $100,000. Great difficulty in obtaining water was experienced. A LOSS of $85,000 was incurred at Oswew York, Saturday night, by the burning of the Mansard block and the Union hotel. THE collapse of the City bank of Rochester caused the suspension of William C Moore's private banking house at Victor, New York, with liabilities of $100,000. A RUNAWAY couple from Oreida countv. New York, named Thomas Doyle and Katie A. Morgan, were found to have been suffocated bv gas in their room in a hotel in Rochester. JUDGE CLINTON BRIGGS, a pioneer resident of Omaha. who was a candidate for election to the U nited States senate next month, fell from a train at Afton, Iowa, and was found dead on the track. It is believed that he was attacked by a disease of the heart.


Article from Weekly Phoenix Herald, December 29, 1882

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BS on the subject of the Gay, exercises concluding with the singing of a hymn written by Gover. nor Long for the occasion. Upon the conclusion of the services in the church the procession formed and marched to Davis Hall, where plates were laid for a number of guests, and where further exercises took place. Block Burned in Oswege. OSWEGO, Dec. 22-A Mansard block, owned by the United States Life Insurance Company, of New York, was burned last night, together with the Union Hotel adjoining. Loss $85,000, partly insured. Newspaper Destroyed by Fire. BUFFALO, Dec.22-1 fire here last night destroy d the Commercial Ad. vertiser building with its contents, including the files of the paper for half a century. The Masonic temple was in the upper storie+, and wholesale grocery and wholesale saddlery below. The paper's loss on buildng, material, and stock is $175,000; insured for $125,000. The other losses are $150,000. The Advertiser will be issued from the office of the Courier to-day. Henry Smith, the foreman, was fatally injured. Bank Suspended. ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 22-Wm. C. Moore's private banking house at Victor, N. Y., has close 1. The suspension was caused by the failure of the City Bank, of Rochester, Liabilities estimate at $100,000. The assignment is made to Josiah Upton. The bank will hardly pay more than ten cents on Rochester. Socialist Parade. CHICAGO, Dec. 22-Mayor Harrison says he will not interfere with the parade of arinal Socialists when Herr Most arrives, unless a disturb. ance occurs. They violate a stale law in carrying arms, but ao municipal law.


Article from Burlington Weekly Free Press, December 29, 1882

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Receiver of the City Bank. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 26.-Judge Landon of Schenectady has appointed Hobart F. Atkinson, president of the Commercial bank of Rochester, receiver of the City bank of Rochester.


Article from The Rock Island Argus, February 27, 1883

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NEW YORK. ROCHESTER, Feb. 27.-The depositors of the defunct City bank will receive about 20 per cent, according to the receiver's statement.


Article from New-York Tribune, February 28, 1883

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ASSETS OF A SUSPENDED BANK. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 27.-Receiver Atkinson of the City Bank publishes a detailed statement of its condition as shown by the books. The liabilities amount to $635,127 54: of this amount $130,000 is preferred to savings banks. There is a probability that depositors will receive about 20 per cent.


Article from Memphis Daily Appeal, February 28, 1883

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Only Twenty Per Cent. for the Poor De. positors. ROCHESTER, February 27.-Receiver Atkinson, of the defunct City Bank, publishes the following statement of the bank's condition: Liabilities amount to $635,125, $130,000 of which is preferred to savings banks. The probability is that depositors will receive twenty per cent.