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of BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. J.Fell & Bro., at Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, February 9.-The creditors of C. J. Fell & Bro. met to-day and appointed a committee to investigate the accounts of the firm. The liabilities foot up $173,112, AS follows: Bills payable, t $25,580; open accounts, $147,531. Assets, $228,076, as follows: Bank accounts, $25,685; merchandise, $44,488; real estate, $157,922. The creditors expressed considerable surprise to hear that William M. Clark, a creditor in the sum of $600, had sued out a warrant for C. J. Fell and Joseph E. .Taylor, members of the firm, charging them with conspiracy to defraud, and obtaining goods under false pretenses. After the meeting Fell and Taylor were arraigned before a magistrate and held to bail for future hearing. THREE MASSACHUSETTS SAVINGS BANKS. NORTHAMPTON, MASS., February 9.The Haydenville Savings Bank, of which Joel Hayden, recently failed, is President, has suspended payments on call to depositore, requiring thirty days' notice. The announcement of Joel Hayden's failure and his connection with the bank, caused a heavy run. BOSTON, February 9.-The Dorchester Savings Bank, of Dorchester, and the Rock port Savings Bank, are both enjoined from doing further business. The Dorchester Bank has deposits of $440,989, which will probably be paid in time, and the same may be said of the Rock port Bank, which has deposits of $192,060. Their suspension is due to the gradual decrease of business, and the decline in the value of real estate.