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2 was .seen speculating In the street, mid I be lieve, though I cannot prove It, that that Is the heal snennr of thin enormous defalcation. Ilnldwin ban fallen, ns nmny a man before him Ims fallen, first by obliging his friends with other peo ple's money, mid then by trying to cover up his crime by speculation. I was so astounded last night that I could hardly be lieve my own eyes and ears. 2 hml known Baldwin from hts boyhood up, mid I had the most Implicit confidence In him, us did nil tho Directors and tho citizens of Newark, find when 1 wits confronted with tho confession of his crime, 1 was almost stupefied. After hearing Ids confession, tho board decided to call Ids counsel and go straight to tho Government with tho facts, so that tho Board of Directors might bo held guiltless. Wo called In F.X-SKNATOU P. T. FUF.LiNniHJYSEN mid told him tho condition of affairs, and ho ndvlscd us to apply for a Bccelvor at once. We then passed a resolution to appoint a committee of two to go to Wash ington, seo Controller Knox, and net under his directions. The lion. George O. Halsey and Henry C. Howell were appointed on this committee, and they plaited for Washington at 1U:.*10 Inst night. They woro to telegraph tho result of their Interview with the Controller, hut we have nut heard from them yol. We supposed that Mr. Knox would appoint a Deceiver, and wc Instructed tho committee, If ho decided on that course, to suggest tho appointment cither of cx-ShcrlfTK. N. Miller or Mr. J. C. Emory. A committee was thou appointed, consisting of Stephen H. Condlct and .lames F. Bond, to sco Counselor John C. Emory and take his advice in regard to the advisabil ity of AHUF.STINQ .BALDWIN. They wont to Mr. Emory's house at 11 p. m., and called him outof bed. lie advised the immediate arrest of Baldwin. At 3 o'clock this morning Mr. Pond saw A. Q. Kcasby, the United .States Dls tncl-Altoruey and told, him all the fgets. Aflldavlts were made by Mr. Kcasby, nndtho United States Commissioner Issued nwarrant for the arrest of Baldwin. Tim warrant was served at 7 o’clock this morn* lug, while Baldwin was In bed. IKS showed no stiurmsi:, and was evidently expecting the arrest. He said Umt be would not give bait, and that he was content to pass Ids life in prison. *1 shall never bo seen on Broad street again,' he exclaimed. Ho 3Vn» placed in charge of Henry M. Burnett, Deputy United States Marshal, and allowed torfcmaln in his own bouse.” , “ Was any proposition mado at the meet ing last night to make good the detlclency ?” * “A proposition was made, but the amount was so largo that It was Impossible. Had It been any reasonable sum. the money would have been pledged on the spot and paid In at the bank today, and nobody but the bank’s ofllcors would ever have known of the defalcation. Mr. George C. Halsey, before Baldwin made Ids false statement, said: “If 8500,000 will cover this deficiency I will supply the money.” “If a million dollars will cover It,” said Mr. Clark, “we will raise tbo money before wo leave this room.” “ Gentlemen,” said Baldwin, “tho bank Is ruined. TWO MILLION DOLLARS WILL NOT SAVE IT.” “Of course, this statement putnn cud to nil Ideas of making good tho deficit, and tho one only plan was to close tho bank and turn It over to tbo Examiner this morning, which Wo did.” “HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE,” asked the reporter, “ for Baldwin to falsify Ids books and reports for so long n time without being discovered by tho ©Ulcers?” “In tho first place, wo had tho most Im plicit confidence In Mr. Baldwin. Uo had grown up with tho bank, and was lumred and trusted by all tho officers, ns well ns the community at largo here, lie did not live extravagantly, and there was absolutely nothing to create a suspicion against him in our minds. In tho second place, he did not tako the funds kept on deposit of tho bank bore, lie operated en tirely on our balances In Now "iork. For many years tho Mechanics’ National Bank of New York has been our bank of deposit lu that city, and we had on an average from 81,500,000 to 83,000,000 on deposit there, upon which wo could draw at any time. That money has nil been absorbed by tho defalca tion of Baldwin, and at our mooting lost night HR HEAT) US A LETTER from our Now York correspondents, In which he was called upon to make good an overdraft of $400,000 which he had made, ]I« used our balance In Now York for bis own purposes, and made false bal ances In our books to deceive us for twelve years. It Is not probable he could have taken this enormous sum from tho vaults of the bank without being detected, but being trusted so Implicitly, ho was able to manipulate our funds In Now York with out attracting suspicion.'’ Tho gentleman went on to say that the bank received regular reports from New York of tho balance to Its credit here, but they went to tho Cashier and HE FALSIFIED THEM IN JUS REPORTS to the Directors. Tho bank has been ex amined once a year and tho defalcation never discovered. Tho Directors never look the trouble to write to Now York and see if the accounts were all right. It Is Impossible, bo Hays, to oven estimate tho amount which will bo saved to depositors, and on this sub ject he added; “I understand that there is about 5500,000 In the bank vaults. Tho stockholders are responsible for the amount of tho stock which they hold, which Is 8500,000 more, making u million In all. How much more will bo realized I can’t say. It’s very doubtful yet whether the full amount of the defalcation Is known, it may bo considerably more than 82,000,000. This crash is 1.1K81.Y TO IIL’IN A OIIKAT MANY PROPER. Tho UnUoy family ulono owned Shis,ooo of tho stool;, ami this represents n loss to them of a quarter of a million. The money of many lame Anns is locked tip in tho hank, and, what Is still sadder, Tho little fortunes of many small manufact urers aro involved In tho suspension. I am afraid several failures in Newark will be the result of Baldwin’s crime, Jt Is reported that ho took S-100.000 from the vaults of the hank and made good his overdraft In the Me chanics’ National of New York last Salnr* day, but whether this is true or nut 1 cannot say.” Tho morocco manufactory of C, Nugent A: Co. in Newark Is in Halsey street, near Mar ket, and tho Arm has a largo store at No. ISJ William street, In this city. Christopher Nugent, tho head of tho Ann, before his ar rest lost night was reported to bu SICK IN HKD, ami tho Times reporter who called could not see him. Ills brother, James M. Nugent, was found at tho factors but ho was very iioncuminltal when questioned In re gard to the dealing of tho house vitlt tho Mechanics’ National Bank. Hu sum, however, that it was absurd to suppose Dud the Arm of C. ■ Nugent & Co., had nb- MU-n.al of UlO bunk’s muimy. . Ho 'i’.iW Umtthu house was on tho verge of !• ■mhruptey, and said that they were doing a 1-uar ami paying business, Mr. Kirkpatrick, lii • inriu.-r of Wederjek A. 'iVese, the conn t“f Nugent it Co., adirdtted, however, 1 -i .Bulge Tei-.-wliad been In consultation ' U'„ Mr. V. Nugmit In regard to i . • y of making im assignment, • ', ■ • -I I Dial no ilei-Muii bad luum i ! he Imi-lucSs 0! the Arm is said to u,.:r u year. They cm ploy (WO men. and the weekly pay-roll amounts to s4,two. ran mechanics' national hank was chartered ns u Slate bunk In IMI, and bcenmo a National bank In IStV». Jt was used by tho City of Newark, the County of Essex, amt nearly all Urn large corporations of New ark ns’a place of deposit for their funds, while many of the smaller bunks used It ns a clearing-house. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCOVI3B ALL who wore Involved by tho failure, and tho heavy depositors, when called upon, all denied that they were embarrassed' by tho suspension, • It was reported that tho Leices ter Brothers, proprietors of the Fertilizing Works, had failed, hut tho report was denied at'their factory. Tho Arm had nultc a large sum on deposit In tho bank, bulls not, It Is claimed, at alt embarrassed. Batlentlne A Sons mid Gottfried Krueger, the brewers, were also heavy depositors. Tho City of Newark had ShI.OOO In tho bank. Tho Water Board had SPJT.OOO to their credit, mid the sinking-fund account had about 80,000 to pay coupons which fell flue tomorrow. Tho County of Essex had on deposit, about $33,000 to meet tho payment of the free bridge bonds tomorrow, and TUB MUTI'AI. BENEFIT Ml-K-IXSL'BANCE COMPANY OP NEWABK has at times had as much ns $300,000 depos ited in tho bank', but Mr. McMott. tho President, says Unit ho withdrew siKt,ooo on Friday, and has deposited no money In tho hank since. The German State Banking Company, a savings Institution, used the Mechanics’ National ns a clearing house. Julias Stoppf, the Cashier, said that all tho money now on deposit belonging to the company Is between SO,OOO nml ST.(X)O. Jt is believed that tomorrow several failures will occur in Newark on account of tho suspension, Oscar L. Bald win, the defaulting Cashier, Is 43 years of age, and was one of tho best known and moat respected men In Newark. He Is a vestryman of Trinity Church, and lias always been looked upon ns a model of uprightness and business Integrity. As a linnncier bo was * looked upon ns having no equal In the Stale of New Jersey, and his opinions on finance were regarded ns oracles by tho av erage Jorsoymnn. Ho mitered the bank when It was a State Institution, twenty-nine years ago, as a boy, and worked ids way up through clerkships until he became paying teller. After tho death of Matthias W. Day, the Cashier, In 1800, Baldwin was made Cashier and has served in that ca pacity over since. Ho received n salary of 5T,500, and had apparently always lived with in Ids means. Ho resided In a brown-stone bouse, but that is believed to have been pur chased by money of Ids wife, who brought him 830,000 on her marriage. UK MOVED IN* THE HIGHEST CHICLES of Newark society, and besides his connec* tlon with the bank was a Director of tbo Newark City Ice Company, the Mutual Benefit Life-Insurance Company of Newark, the Newark Gas-Light Company, and the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, and Vice-Presi dent and Treasurer of the Merchants’ In surance Company of Newark. He has a son and daughter who, with his wife, are highly esteemed In Newark. Ills bondsmen as Cashier wore Phlnens Jones, Congress man elect, and Matthias M. Dodge, of East Orange, the bond being for 820,000. lie was admitted to ball by Commissioner Keasby in the sum of 825,000, William A. Freeman, William 11. Baldwin, and Matthias Dodd justifying ns his bondsmen. THE CONFESSION. IT IS RELIEVED TO HE LARGELY A LIE. QpteM DUtatth lo Th« CMcjto THfcurw. New York, Oct. 3!.—A Newark special to tho Times says Baldwin’s statement Is na follows: I have boon Cashier of tho Mechanics’ National Bonk of Newark. N. J., ror about olgbtoon years, or since its organization ns a National bank. I called upon the Directors yesterday to make a statement of tho condition of tho bank, and my own connco tlon. I stated that there was a largo do* flclonoy In tho funds of the bank, amount* log to over $2,000.000. They had uot had any Intimation of tho deficiency before that time. No other person In tbn bank, to my knowledge, bod any Information and knowledge concerning tho deficiency. Tho deficiency be* gun, I think, In 1870, In loans made to Nugent Sc Co., morocco manufacturers, In Newark. They kept an account lu tho bank. These loans were made Irregularly by me for Nugent & Co. That Is, they were made without taking proper security, and hav ing once bog u to bo made in that way, Nugent Sc Co. FELT MR TO UF. IN THEIR POWER, and Increased their demands, and from that time onward, from month to month, tho loans mndo In this Irregular manner by mo to Nugont & Co. have constantly Increased. They would nmount to 860,000 n month sometimes, sometimes to more, Tbolr business was very largo, and wus largely extended. Thoy spent a largo amount of money In buildings and machinery, and wore constantly In noed of tnonoy.~Mr. Nugent has always assured mo that ho bad enough money to pay bis debts, and that overy dollar ho borrowed from ino would bo paid. 1 felt that I COULD NOT RECEDE PROM MY POSITION wltbblm without rmn and exposure, and so con stantly complied. 1 told him from tlmototlmo that this was tho bank’s money, and that ft must be returned, and ho promised always that when ever 1 Insisted ho would turnover ovortblngto tho bank, In order to make tho loans good. But tho deficits, nevertheless, kept oon* stoutly Increasing, until they roebed at Qret 81.000,000, then 81,500.000. and Dually have reached over 82,000,000. He drew out of tho bank sometimes as high os over 8200,000 In a month. Intact,bis drafts during tho present month of October amounted to over 8300.000. Tho usual manner In which the money has been taken has been for Nugent to deposit drafts uu different parlies la Now York, and for mo to furnish him the money nnd either to 'take them up In New York, which advances wore not entered on tho books of tho bunk, or to moko a deficiency on the books of the Me chanics’ Bank. IT WAS PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD by Mr. Nugent that bo was obtaining money of tho bank for bis own purposes without giving any security, and by Irregular methods on my pan. He was perfectly well awuro that this wneu lorcoU ln!m ana that he had bis bund on my throat. Ou tho auti day of acpiombur, that being trie day of CJnrlluld'a fuiieriil, 1 imd u louk Interview with Mr. Nugcut, ami (old him (bo Indebtedness thou ummmtcd to over $2,000,000, and that I proposed to stop—that I could nut curry this thingummy longer. lie (lion said ho bad property enough to pay every dollar that lio owed, mid mure too] (hm ho had (totalled Muck In bis fan lory worth $100,003 nr and us much more which ho could lioliti wlihlo a mouth that was la progress of lluiMilmr. Ho said ho could give mu tfMJ.DOu within t m cc weeks. Aftur aomo talk, In which, I <piL-i>iiuiicd bis nullity to do as much as that, ho plodded himself io give mo $300,000 said that ho would rednoo Ids la* dobtodacit at least s3Jo,olo,mid that bo could reduce It from that time on very rapidly, us ho hud - very litllo to pay outside, and a very largo stock. Than 1 snldt “All right, I will try It for tbruu weeks longer. - ' Mr. Nugent Ibou told mu what amount hu Imd to pay dur* log tho next inontb. During tho past umitth ho has not glvua mo oyer and tho payments which hud 19 bu made ' for him were at least twloo tho amount which, ho stated a month ago. These loans wore over* drafts, and known to bo such by Mr. Nugent. Thu account was mudo good by tnosu imiutpula* lions from Mum to Umu. TUB lIOOUK WKIIR FIXED to covor the overdrafts on tho ledger In bis ac counts. Ho would tuuko drafts ou frlonds iu New York and give thorn to me, which drafts 1 would take core of by checks on tho Mechan ics' National llauk of New York, which wero nut entered on our books, and our books show 12,000,003 to our credit tutho Mochaolcs’ Bank of Newark, whereas wo owe thorn. I can say that almost tho outlro losses and do deleaves existing la our bunk are to be ascribed to tho loans mado to Christopher THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1881—TWELVE PAGES. Nugent, ns have detailed. I have not, and novor had, any Interest In tho business of Christopher iSutront. I never derived any prollt from tho loans tnmlo to him. OsoAn L. Youso. Nugent refuses to make mi assignment to tho bank. WAIiTj STRIBBT. OBKATLY SHOCKED. Spffldl /UiinKea to Tht VMeaoo TrtSunf, New Voiik. Oct. Hl.—Wall street bunkers were imtiirully greatly shocked at tho rove lutluns concerning the failure, mid few could believe tho statement as to Its magnitude. Many declared that the Cashier of no National bank could have managed, however shrewd his manipulations, to possess himself of so great a sum ns that named. Manager Will iam A. Camp, of the Bank Clearing-House, was among those who discredited the report. " I don’t see how it could have been pos sible,” ho said,” for any bank olllccrs to have taken such an enormous sum as $4,000,00!), nml 1 am free to say that I believe the rumors that reach us arc not only unotllcinl, but are gross exaggerations.” One authori ty averred that Mr. Baldwin was recently In vited to accept tho Presidency of a prominent hanking Institution In this city, a Haltering pecuniary inducement being tendered him. It was elsewhere said that lie had also HEFPSED A TKMPTINfI OFPP.U to Join n Wall street Arm. Mr. Baldwin came to the ulty twice a week regularly, nml was on suuh occasions always to be found In "tho street,” making his headquarters In u broker's olllco. The occasion of these visits to Wall street was os tensibly In tho Interest of the Newark bank, ami It was not generally sup posed that ho speculated In stocks; but when today’s news came many matters not before considered worthy were given much weight. Many circum stances were remembered which at the time of their appearances were deemed meaningless, and ns they recurred and were discussed the conviction grew that tho New ark Cashier had not wholly revealed himself; that Ids semi-weekly trips to the neighbor hood of tho New York Exchange were SIONIPICANT. As Into ns Inst Saturday Mr. Baldwin was hi Now York. He moved actively through Wall street, visiting the offices of a number of well-known brokers. The recollection of this fact today was the basis for ninny stories which were in circulation throughout the day, sumo going so far as to name operators tlirough whom the Cashier had speculated heavily, oven pointlug to stocks upon which he had placed mid lost tho money of his bank. Few doubted the rumors of heavy speculations In which the Mechanics' funds had been used by Mr. Baldwin. THE CUASH. HOW IT IIAPI’K.VKL). Newark, .N. J., Oct. 31.— -The following appeared on the doors of the Mechanics’ Na tional Bank this morning: ‘’Closed in con sequence of statements alTectlng the bank made by the Cashier to the Board of Direct ors yesterday, which are uow undergoing In vestigation.” The bnn« was regarded as the strongest in Newark. Stock stood ISO. The announcement that the bank had suspended flew like wildfire, and the excitement among the depositors is Intense. The amount of shortage Is reported to be from $200,000 to 8250,000. The President is Joseph A. Halsey; Cashier, Oscar L. Baldwin. The State Bunk Examiner came to the city Friday, examined the State Bank, and announced his intention to ex amine the Mechanics’ today. When Bald win learned of this he is said to have culled a meeting of the Board of Directors yesterday and announced to them that the bank could not stand an examination. The Directors ottered to make up 8500,000, but wore In formed that 82,000,000 would not cover the deficiency. The amount of one firm’s obligations Is stated at 8700,000. The City of Newark will be a loser, the Aqueduct Board having been a depositor to the extent of 8120,000, and tho City Treasurer to the amount of 8135,000. It is not dcfinltly known what disposition has been made of the lost funds. tho Cashier, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Burnet Ho was in bed, whore ho still lies, completely prostrated. He Is said to have confessed at a meeting of tho Directors yesterday that lie had been robbing tho bank Irom time to time during tho past three years, and It Is stated that during that tune he had been speculating In Wall street. District-Attor ney Keasley says the books bore show the Mechanics’ National Bairn of New York owes tho broken bank 81100,000, whereas he says tho real amount, as the Government and bank authorities believe. Is only about 8200,- 000, tho difference having been used by Baldwin to cover uphls deficiency. Baldwin, in his confession, exonerates all the others but himself from blamo. The arrest was made on the oflldavlt of Keasley andDlreotor Bond. MR. BENJAMIN O. SHERMAN, President of the Mechanics'National Bank of this city, through which the broken bank of-Newark did Its New York business, discussing the failure with a reporter, made tho following statement: “Wo owe thorn nothing. They owe us over 8200,000. Wo hnvo paper which we cashed for thorn In the nature of blits receivable to full the amount of their Indebtedness. The Newark bank did a discounting business, and the paper wo cached for them Is paper thoy cashed for their customers. Most, If not all, of It Is not due yet, and examination shows that It Is probably all good—that Is, we can, wo bo- Hove, "collect all wo loaned on It from tho makers of tho paper.” “Howls It possible for the cashier of a bank, In a place as small ns Newark, to em bezzle as much as 83,000,000, amt not be found for three years?” “It Is not possible at all. lie don’t do any thing of the kind. The capital of the bank Is 8500,000; Its surplus some $475,000; Its de posits about 82,000,000. Ho would have had to steal all the capital, all the surplus, and over 81,000,000 from the deposits. It could nut be done, and It was not done.” THE HANK’H LAST STATEMENT, Issued In October, shewed liabilities os fol lows: , Capital stock $ 600.000 Surplus stock 400,000 NuiloimMjunk notes 4(6,000 Dividends upuid jl«&{ Deposits 2,417,i»J3 Cortlilud cheeks ft 1.407 Dusliier's chocks 7,i«hj pnuoihurNutloiiiil-hankß 131,610 Duo Biuto banks 70, 0 W TUB OFFICKIW. Tho following Is tho Board of Directors: Joseph A. Hulsey, Oscar U Baldwin, Steph en 11. Comlict, Ueorgo A. Halsey, Bowls C. (•raver, James V, Bond. William Clark, Henry C. Howelt, Joseph Helsler. Joseph A. Hulsey (4 I’lcsldoiu, and Oscar B. Bald win Cashier. Thu last-named olllcer was manager of the blink, and Is considered re sponsible for the troubje. Tho news came like a thunderclap on the community, There was not a suspicion that the Institution was not the strongest In Newark. Thu Directors have been considered tho most trustworthy body of men In the city, unu tho reputation of Baldwin ns a Ihiundcr probably stood Aral in tho Slate. Thu bank Is closed to all comers, and no oAlclnl fads have been made known beyond tho arrest of Baldwin on charges of embezzlement, ami sending for tho (Joveni moat examiners. Tho Now York corre spondent of tho bank was Die Mechanics’ National Bunk, of Now York. Tho lattur Institution loses nothing. Baldwin called at this bank bnturduyond wished to withdraw sumo of tho collaterals ho had pledged there, but this was not permitted, and his inability to get hold of them may have forced the discovery of tho rottenness of Ids bank. The Arm of Nugent & Co. has suspended. Tho concern was Involved with the broken bank. Other failures are expected. It Is said all that Is left of tho resources of Urn bank Is its build ing, worth about $30,000. CA3HIKU BALDWIN WAS ABUF.HTKII by a United States Marshal on an idlldavit of a Director, who charged him with confess ing to the board yesterday that he had fraud* ttlcntly misused over 83,000,000 of Its funds* The Directors ate In session with closed doors, and the wildest minors are nllimt which are impossible to verify. No suspicion Is yet felt toward any other limn tho Cash ier, who had the unllinilod coiilhlenee of tho President and Directors. The ('ashler, fearing a visit from tho National Bank Ex aminer, called tho Directors together yester day, and confessed Urn terrible condition of n[fairs. *1 tie city and comity had about $40,- 000 each on deposit, the Water Board 000, and manufacturing companies smaller amounts, preparatory to November divi dends. It Is not yet known where the money has gone, but It Is alleged the Cashier has been engaged In Wall street speculations. If, ns seems probable, Baldwin goes to State prison, there will be three bunk Cashiers confined there—Baldwin nml Hodden, of Newark, and Berry, of Hackensack. It ap pears that Baldwin has got away with every thing but tho safe, which was a very heavy one. The bank held all tho deposits of tho old Mutual Life Company, amounting to, it Is said, between SOOO,OOO nitu $1,400,000, ns this sum was available. Not a penny, It Is believed, will be saved from tho general wreck. HE STOLE $‘4,400,000- ANI» IS HAILED FOB 843,000. Cashier Baldwin, while confined to his residence, was walled upon by the United Slates District Attorney and Commissioner Kcnslcy, and admitted to bail In §23,000 to appear at court Nov. 7. His bondsmen are .William A. Freeman, of Bloomfield, Ids brothers William 11. and Theodore F. Bald win, and Matthias M. Dodd, of East Orange. BALDWIN THEN STATED voluntarily that about tho year 1873 ho began to make loans to C. Nugent & Co., morocco manufacturers, without security or sanction of tho Directors. Having begun, he was In tho power of Nugent & Co., uml enntlnueil tho accommodations, sometimes loaning them $50,000 In one month, till tho total increased to a ruinous amount. Nugent assured him ho had a largo property amt capital In tho business, which would make all tho loans good. Nugent was well aware ho (Baldwin) was using the bank’s money, and always promised to surrender his prop erty in case of any trouble. Under these circumstances the loan Increased till It reached over $2,000,000. The manner In which this business was transacted was this: Nugent would give drafts on friends In New York, which would. bo credited to him ns cash, and Baldwin would use the bank’s money to take up tho drafts when due. The books wore so falsified as to show tho ac counts to be correct. Finally, however, tho losses were placed In tho accounts of tho Mechanics* Bank of Now York, agent of tho Newark Bank, so that while It appeared that the Newark bank bad claims fur $2,000,000 against the New York bank, In truth tho Newark bank owes tho New York bank $200,000. This- difference Is almost wholly duo to the Irregu lar transactions with Nugent. He said ho had speculated very little,land losljnoth- Ingin that way. District-AttorneyKeasley says Nugent can bo held liable for his part of tho transaction under Sec. 5,309 of tho United Slates Devised Statutes. A minor that Nugent made an assignment today was premature. Ills accounts are Involved with the bank’s, and await further developments. crmtK.vr humor Is, of course, endless aim varied. The main fact Is the old and painful story of stock gambling, robbery, and ruin. Cashier Bald win'is at his own house In bed. The affi davits upon which. Baldwin was arrested allege n confession of the crime, and that the abstractions wore covered up by false en tries, that tho amount taken exceeds $2,000,• 000, and that tho bank Is Insolvent and ruined. What this implies may ho imagined from tha fact that the Mechanics' Bank has hitherto stood In the very front rank among tho Newark banks, having boon most prosperous during the half-century >shice Its charter, and has been paying divi dends of 14 per cent, 7 per cent semi-annual ly. In fact, the Mechanics’ was considered the strongest and safest bank in Newark— almost too prudent and conservative. Its Board of Directors Includes some.of the wealthiest and foremost citizen*. How the loss will be distributed cannot now be known. It Is reported that there will bo some very painful and ruinous commercial “after claps” In the way of failures of houses which the Mechanics’ Bankhadjbetm “carry ing.” Supposed Instances are freely named, but It would, of course, be unjust to give publicity to these names at the present time, when nothing is positively known. The de faulting Cashier had long been both esteemed and liked In Newark, and his follows In office In other Newark banks seem to be ns much grieved' as surprised. This Is saying much, since tub surprise is simply uouxdless. One prominent citizen remarked that he would ps soon have'thought of one of the churches turning over and standing on the tip of Its spire. Wlillo Baldwin was making the statement to the Directors Sunday, con fessing his own guilt, the bells on Trinity- Episcopal Church, of which he was a mom* her, and to which ho had subscribed liber ally, were catling the faithful to worship. Little, Indeed, did Baldwin's old church friends think, ns they sat In church last night, that one of their leading lights was at that moment confessing himself a thief. It appears that Baldwin was at one time Trustee of a prominent Newark savings In stitution which deposited In the Mechanics’ Bank. Through some misunderstanding lie resigned, mid the savings-bank withdrew their account from the Mechanics’, thus guarding against the present failure. At the odico of the Newark Mutual Benefit Life-Insurance Company IX NKW YORK, of which Baldwin Is a Trustee, tho excite ment was intense. The President of the com pany left for Newark Immediately upon re ceipt of tho news. The company Is involved, It Is understood, quite heavily. One of the odlcersof the insurance company said they had never before experienced such a shock. Baldwin was a man of unimpeachable char acter. Uti was married, and was tho father of four children. In social circles ho was re garded ns one of the lenders, and his reputa tion ns u linnnclor was unexceptionable. Baldwin positively refuses to see anybody with the exception of Ids personal friends. To persons calling at his houso his son an swered Umt his father, being sick, could not see anybody at all, especially reporters. Baldwin’s wlfo and his children, two boys 15 mid <1 years old, and two girls it and n years, staid at his bedside all day. Baldwin said to a friend, “ I tun guilty, and wlllingto go to the penitentiary.’ l At 5 o’clock United Slates Commissioner Keasby and District-Attorney ICeiisby called at Ills house together, with a shorthand reporter and ex-Judge Tltsworth, Baldwin's attorney. 'Baldwin positively de nied that ho hud used any funds of tne bunk for private speculation, and said: “.Since Uio organization of tho bunk, tho llrm o*f 0. Nugent & Co. has been among their principal customers. Since 18TJJ that linn mado lrreg-‘ nlar loans, and 1 gave thorn money without security, and without the knowledge of the Board of Directors. Nugent compelled me, by threatening ho would tell the Directors all about these crooked transactions, to glvu him more money from time to lime. Some times Nugent paid back to tho bank 850,000 per month, but ho more always than lie paid. 1 hoped all those years that Nugent A Co. would refund these sums, knowing the llrm to be very wealthy. Nugent & Co. were well nwnro of tho fact that I used tho funds of the bank for tho loans made thorn. Up to date Nugent received more than S4,(XX),UOO out of the funds of the bank.' Tho modus opernndl was Hint Nugent & Co. gave checks for Now York Arms to pay some money to the bunk from time to lime, and tho funds of tho bank wore used to pay tho drafts of the Arm. Tho entries In tho book arc fnlsllled so that the Directors thought tho business of tho hunk was nil right. t'HIIISTOPHEII NfOEXT, a wealthy morocco manufacturer of tho (Inn ofC. Nugent & Co., was arrested this even ing at his house by a Deputy United States Marshal on a charge of aiding and abetting Cashier Baldwin In embezzling funds from the Mechanics' National Bank. Ho gave bail in $23,000 to answer the charge. The arrest was based on the voluntary statement of the Cmdiler In regard to the loans to Nugent. Nugent's bondsmen were George B. Jettkln son and James Smith Jr. Thu complaint against Nugent was made by United Status Commissioner A. g, Kousby. TUB BANK SEEMS TO IIAVB BREN Inextricably Involved with the extensive morocco manufacturing Arm of C. Nugent & Co. Tho Slate Banking Company, whoso funds were nightly' deposited there, were somewhat embarrassed by the failure of the hank, but drew from It some $152,000 hi bonds, which vVero also deposited there, amt rede puslted them In tho Essex County Bank. qmTB a bbn Avns iniulc ttuon 11, ami Aid. Wcldcnnmynr drew out his entire deposit of 85,000. Thu company, however, only had about $7,000 in tho .Mechanics’, and the odlccrs have no fears of its surety. Among the depositors who wilt greatly feci their loss Just at this time are tho Republican nomlneoforSherltt, Will iam Wright, and tho Democratic candidate for Senator, Judge Teesc. Wright lost every dollar in cash be had. Tho State Ranking Company should not ho confounded with tho National Stato Rank. Tho stock was held in largo amounts by tho President nmi Ids family, and each Director held consider able sums ns well. Tho Mutual Renclit Jilfe-lnsuruneo Company were largo depos itors, but not to so great an amount lately ns before. Tho Polico Mutual Aid Association had 9500 deposited which tho Treasurer was to have drawn this - morning. A mcutiiurof tho Finance Committee of TIIK AQltßUUfrr llOAim was held this afternoon to hour a statement as to tho amount tho board had on deposit In the Mechanics’ Rank and take action for tho future. Mayor Fiedler presided. Secretary Mealcer stated that tho board had, In round numbers 805,000 belonging to tho sinking fund on deposit there that had been recently paid In from temporary loans, and was await ing investment; that tho balance of tho gen eral account was 950,000 In round numbers, and tho special tax account about 80,000, making In all 9127,000. Tho payment of In terest failing duo Nov. 1 had been provided for, and the board expect to meet all claims for Interest and payments duo at the National State Rank. Oscar D. Raldwhi, tho defaulting Cashier, Is a sou of Caleb Rnklwln. and entered tho Mechanics’ Rank ns a boy, occupying a minor position. lie rose gradually until about 1852, when-lio be came Assistant Cashier to Matthias Day. At about the beginning of tho War he suc ceeded Day as Cashier, and Ims occupied that position ever since. lie was prominent in public and social life, and was a Director in the Mutual Benclll Life-Insurance Com pany. This company once ottered him a prominent position, but ho refused it. Ills salary ns Cashier was 87,000 per annum. Personally lid was popular, and ids relatives and friends include tho most prominent peo ple in Newark. For several years Baldwin has been engaged In SPECULATIONIX WALT. STREET, and It Is believed tho misfortunes of the bank arc duo to this fact. That there have been other causes for the failure Is known, ITT ad dition to speculation, but the bulk of the money has undoubtedly been sunk in tho New York stock-market. A number of divi dends payable at the bank are salt! to have been declared by various companies, and the money was deposited to meet them. They are, of course, non-pnynble. The Inst semi annual dividend of tho bank was 7 per cent. The stockholders of tho bank are liable for the full amount of tho holdings—that is to say, each stockholder for SIOO must pay SIOO, besides losing tho value of hU stock. The Govornmeht’s Bank Exam iner arrived at the bank this morn ing, and with tho aid of tho clerks began his examination. Various rumors have been set afloat concerning other banks, but have been disproved without exception. $o far ns known, no other institution Is affected to any extent. Tho effect upon Urn' business of the community has not yet been shown, but will undoubtedly be developed tomorrow. Tho Mechanics’ Bank was chartered In 1831, and was organized as a National bank In 1805. THE ACTUAL LOSS, It Is believed, will reach $3,400,000. Nugent states that tho amount discounted by the bank tor his firm la only about $109,000, a comparatively small portion of the defalca tion. Tho bank building Is estimated to bo worth $50,000. Thou ‘there U supposed to be cash on hand, and assets under tho head of blits receivable, this may possibly change these figures. It is estimated that the de positors will not get over fifty cents on tho dollar. Bnllentlno Sons, Joseph Hensler, and Gottfried Krueger, brewers, are among the largest depositors. Nugent offered this morning to confess Judgment for $200,000 on his Indebtedness. Yesterday morning was tho earliest period when any of the Directors had any Intimation that the affairs of the Bonk were wrong. Tho first Intimation was given by Baldwin. In addition to the officers before-named among tho largest stockhold ers aroP. T. FrolinghnyserandT.T, Kinney. TUB AUTHORITIES AT TUB TIIEASURV. Special Dhvateh to Thi Chicago TVibtmt. Wastiixoto.v, D. C., Oct. Sl.—The failure of the Newark bank, mid the fact that Us depositors ami stockholders nro entirely without security, will undoubtedly be made nso of In Congtcss by tlie opponents of tho National banking system as nn argument to show tho Inadequacy of the present law to protect depositors. Tho law furnishes no adequate security for stockholders, and tho examination by tho Bank Examiners do not seem to have protected Uio depositors. It Is dinicultto sue, however, how this can be avoided, ns it Is stated at tho Treasury the books of tho bank when last examined had no record of this 83,000,000 held by this Now York bank. Of course If tho cashier had not kept tills from Uio banks ho would have been detected. Homo of tho most expert olllelals of the Controller’s oillco have been sent to Investigate this astonishing embezzlement. Tho Controller of the Currency, who Is preparing his annual report, had been In hopes to havo stated that another year had passed without any bank failure. BURROWS AND THE SPEAKERSHIP. dPtclai IHipatch to Tht VMtaoo Tribune. Kai.asiaziio, -Midi., Ocl, 81.—Tliu lion. J, C. Burrows left here Saturday tor Washing ton, stooping at Cleveland and I’ninesvillo. 0., on (lie way, lie expects to reach Wash ington Wednesday. Ills friends hero say that liu will enter at once upm an active canvass for tho Sueakmshlp of tho next House, He hud the promise of a large sup port during Uio last session, and Hlscock’s chances appearing to diminish will, it is thought, help him In the West largely, ills capacity fur the situation.ls undoubted, and has been favorably commented upon oy Uio press. It Is believed here in his district that his chances are excellent, and that ho will certainly be one of the leading candidates. STEAMSHIP NEWS. Nbw York, Oct. Hi.—Arrived, the Arabic •and England, from Liverpool. NEW YOHK. Rossi, the Italian Tragedian, Makes His First Appearance in “Othello." Hunting of n Largo llrowcry and an Entire lllock of llnllillngs on tSlalon Inland. Tho Handsome Snm of $121 t 494 Oon trlbatod to tho Michigan Sufferers. nossi. THK EMINENT ITAUAN TIIAOKniAN WAKES lltS KIUST AI’I'KAIIANCK UKKOUK AN AMEU -ICA.V AUDIENCE. Wptctal JJbpatch to Tht Chltago TVUrtint. New Yoiik, Oct. 31.—Ernesto Itossl, llio Itnllnn tragedian, made his llrst appear* mice, in New York this evening nt Dooth’s Theatre. The . building was crowded, and* the new candidate for favor in this country has every reason to be* lieve that .Ids ellorls the* with tho fullest success, for ho. met with one of tho most tlatturing receptions ever accorded an actor hero. Tho play was “Othello,” in which Signor itussi had ample scope for ids powers,and wherein he dlspl nyed Ids consum mate Intensity of passion mid delicacy of lender sentiment to such a degree ns to bring forth must pronounced csiUcnces of appreciation on tho part of Ids auditors, itossl combines intellectual lire with dra matic intensity, lltsprcsencclscominnudlmr ami his play of features a study, introduc ing hero and thorn hits of piny new to tho American public, Ids Interpretation ofj tho character becomes Invested with 1 fresh force, and In the opinion of many transcends that of Salvhil. During tho week itossl will play liumco and Hamlet, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. A LAIIGE TIURWRUV AND A WHOLE III.OCK OF PUILUI.NOB DESTROYED. New Youk, Oct. hi.—About U o’clock this morning lire broke out in ttio cnglne-honso of Mayer & Uachman’s brewery, at Clltton, Staton Island. Thu names spread with re markable rapidity, and the entire block of buildings was soon enveloped, tho brewery being situated in the midst of 'a number of frame shanties. The lat ter wore abandoned by the occu pants* who fled in terror. When the brewery buildings had been burning half an hour the firemen abandoned them and de voted their, efforts to saving the adjoining dwellings. At 12 o’clock there was danger of a holler explosion, amt tho police, in an ticipation of sncli calamity, cleared tho streets and guarded tho approaches. Tho loss is estimated at $500,000. Hundreds of Versons are thrown out of employment. Tho brewery building occupied nearly half an acre. Two ice houses and storage vaults, recently erected at a cost of S.SO,OJO, wore not Insured. The loss on stock, Including 2,000 tons of ice, 700 bushels of malt, ami 8.001) barrels of beer, Is over 5180.000. and on build ings, machinery, and fixtures $200,000 mote. Mayer intends rebuilding at once. Insur nuo about stto,ooo. ITEMS, FOREIGN GOLD. New York, Oct. .11.—Five hundred thou sand dollars in gold was received from Eu rope today. ARRESTED FOU SWINDLING. J. W. Oliver, of Webster, (lu., has been ar rested here on a charge of extensive swin dling In that Slate. RELIEF Foil Tin: MICHIGAN SL’PFF.RKTIS. The Michigan relief fund now aggregates $121,401. EXCHANGES. Tlio Weekly Showing of the Trans nctlonw In CanU of iho Loading Cities of tho (fulled Slntcx. Boston-.' Oct. Hl.—From tho Post; The fol lowing table shows llio total gross exchanges for twenty-tlireo lending clearing-houses In tho United States, twenty-two'for tho week ended Oct. 20, and ono (Louisville) for the week ending Oct. 27; New York , $ 881.121.24 U jjostoh Bj.u»:.n;w I'hlliulelpblu 48.Wa.774 Ctiloitfo 42,007.020 Cincinnati j(M)I7, AN) Bt. Limit . 15.01U.1N17 Him Francisco i:i,UuU.4UI DuUlmme ]U,i:ia,Kt7 New Orleans lll.uAl.iwr I'lttsimrir H.U12.517 Louisville... 0.7U2.480 Milwaukee 0,7U0i44l I’rm'lilence ;., 4, U27.4U) I mllnnapcills 2,(H7,uu0 Cleveland UKW.USB Now Haven 1,141,150 Columbus i,oai,2iw I’oorlu 1,040,0011 Memphis 1.002.1 WU HprtmrMoid wa.211 Worcester 827,41)0 Lowell 41)4,007 Syracuse JJOO.OUO Total On lilUo Sow V ork!! .V.'.V.V.V.V.'*'wwoU?l*i This exhibit shows n slight falling otT from the Inst week. The grand total, 81.102,025,- OOS, fulls somewhat behind the showing of the same cities last week, when the llgures stood 81,200,570,093. The percentage of In* crease over the corresponding week of last year Is somewhat higher, however, -being 14.8,' against 10/3 the previous week. In Now York the percentage of gain was higher than last week, being 12/3 against 0.8. Luul thmile business In that city was reported re markably good the past week, the notable feature befog the distribution of dry goods, lor which theronupeors to be an nnpreoedunt cd demand. Outside of Now York the per* centime of gain has fallen olt, compared with last week. The Increase this week over the •corresponding week of lost year Is 33/3, against 40.4 last week and 23.4 the previous week. In 1880 during the same week the October clearings in the cities outside of New York showed a fnlllng-uIT of 2.8 per cent, compared with the corresponding week of 1870. It is evident from tills that the gun eral state of trade throughout the country during the week Just closed, though not per haps quite up to that of somo previous weeks, when there has been an exceptional rush or business, Is still in a most healthy and "booming” state. Among tho Eastern cities, nearly all of which show a fair Increase, we may mention Boston with an increase of 31.0, against 31.4 last week; Philadelphia, 13.0; Baltimore a decrease of I.ft against u decrease of .04 last week; Providence an Increase of 15.7, against 11.0. At most man ufacturing centres the exchanges show a most gratifying Increase. .Springfield shows a gain of 51.1, against 42.4 last week: Worces ter. 18,0 against *38.0; Lowell, 10,8 against 11/3; and New Haven, 2/30 against 18.0. Memphis still shows a decrease, there being a falling otf of 8.7 last week. This will be accounted for by a falling otf In other receipts, owing to the con tinued bad weather prevalent In Tennessee. The gains In Western cities continue quite noticeable. Milwaukee gained 12/3 per cent, against 1113 last week; Chicago, 20.0 against 31,7; Cincinnati, 27/3 against 42/3; StJLouls, 13.8 against 10.3;-Louisville, where trade Is In some lines reported rather sluggish, 10.0 against 50.0; Pittsburg, 35.1 against 33.7; Cleveland, ‘38.1 against 20.5. Indianapolis slio>vh u trilling gnln.u.tH against 5.5; Colum bus, 30/3 against 45.3, New Orleans shows a gain of only 0.3 against 4.7 last week, while Syracuse, which last week gained WA this week falls behind some 2.2 pur cent. San Francisco, which last week advanced from 28.4 to 42 per cunt, this wuek drops back to 23.1 per cent, (iuneral business in this city Is reported slacking oil' a little. ■ HEART-DISEASE. fliwctal PUpatcA (o TM C’AUasa JVibuns. CusvjtbANU, 0.. Ooum,—Early this morn ing the aeiul body of Mathew Mhmor was found.on Snporior street hill Ills pockett wero Inside out, ami near by were lifts empty puukulbook ami other personal elfects. Death was evidently caused by Imurt-discaso, as no marks of violence were found on the body. •’ SPEEDY JUSTICE; 1 Little Hook. Ark., Oct. ai,—An escaped convict mimed diaries Jones, a negro, at tempted to rapo u white Judy named Mrs. Lewis, near Sptulra, ou the Fort Smith Kallroad, last week. * Her screams attracted tlie attention of k;*j£h bors, when tbo negro tied. Ho was cajw&d yesterday morning In |,’ l)r i Hinlii. brought In Spinlrn lids nrturiionii lM 100 men, armed with shotguns depot In waiting, On lira nrrivnl of ih!', limy took thoprisoner mini the nm,!!? ™ !l after n nliort Inruriinil asanilnadtiiihv,.' W .lones wno 'coniloinnotl to death V, ' u, r. minutes after Ills ntilvnl nt Spadm i,i ve ' lt r hung to n tree. 110 Wii POLITICAL. Cannon, or tllali, Dcclarcil „ Alien. ~e •> S.m.t I.AKK, U. T„ Oct. ai. .r| brought by Campbell to annul Cannon'. " 1 " 1 tended cortlllcato ot nntiirulhumon , elded today by Chlef-.lnsllce 11„i,|,.J .Indge held that, on tho stnlenienls '„rV.* complainant and tho admissions or ill? fondant, tho cortlllcato of Caiman i™,,., on Its face; that tho protended nature I, was a. nullity. Tlnfs tho c.mr t lit wi °? Caiinon protends to have boon natural , twenty-lira years ago decides that he . . alien, and tharoforo that (lilvu.J 1 " was right In refusing to S' that ho hint been . duly to Congress. It Is not supposed iicr. !,* the llullsunflteprcsinitatlvcncai) fu11,?., ? nollcoof this action, or. IndoJl t , erned hr It, and thus It in roganiod m "vST ally sclUlng tho content for tliu Dfii.i,! ? - «pnt frmh Utah In favor of Cnnnft I K -ri 1 I. beral candlilntos and tho Mhcrnis ~f nfif like tired soldlnrs at tho striking up nr or opening of llrlng In trout, m 3 pIaSH" new heart In consenuence. v LK,UI{| ‘l Wisconsin Democratic LocUiati. Nomination. 1 Spteial DitoaUh to The Vhleaco Tribun jANHSVlt.r.E, Wls., Oct. Jll.-Thll s«»,i District Democratic Convention, held p afternoon, nominated the lion. John for membur or Assembly. " natl FIRE RECORD, At Cincinnati, Lo«n Probably 9750011 Cincinnati, Oct. hi.—At half-past \ i night tho Ohio ic .Mississippi Grain Elev«t» owned by A. .1. Mtillnna & Co., omtßhl fir* and, beltifc of wood altogether, was soon n voloped in flames. At 2 a. m. there ll but little prospect that any part run hosavei TIIO building and contents are probatlr worth $75,000. The building mid contm must be a total loss. The bnildini IS owned by Hugh Stewart, who auoeeelisMtS lane*Co., mid Is managed by Charles A Cigar and Noma Nownpnppri. The alarm from flux 225 at 10 o’chHwv terday mottling was caused by the discover? of a trilling- blaze In the two-story f ri i« house at the rear of No. 575 South Ilahw street, owned by M. .1. Silly am! occupiedtr James llennuburry. Tho (ire was causedbt tho Igniting of a uuanlUy of newsuanffi among which a lighted cigar hud |*« dropped. Damage nominal. At CJalvcKton, Tex. Oat.vrston, Tex., bet. hi.—A fire brotj out in the cotton-room of .lohn D. Ungers 4 Co. today, from a match on the floor. The flames spread rapidly, enveloping In a slum space of time tho entire building. Insurance on tho stock of .Monro. Stratton ,fc iv »ior..ooos on imildiii:, $b»,000. .Moore, Stratton A Co.’s loss nhi roach 10 per cent. Tho building was ownd by D. D. Mnlloney. At Lyro, Ark., liOH* s?n,'lOD, Partial); limn rod. (ATTI.K Ilnctc, Ark.. Oct. hl.-A MonM special says the storehouse of 1). C. nnrford & Co. nml M. A t Jones A- Co., at I.yro, Unrnnj Saturday night. Ilurford’s loss. $5,000, la siirod; Jones’ loss, $4,000, partly hisiml Negroes were,the incendiaries, one of rfliou Is now in custody. In Charleston, \V. Vn.—Lohn 80.000. Charleston, W. Vn., Oct. hi.—The steam laundry and 11. Strauss & Co.’s bper-bottlis; establishment. 100-hmue. etc., weredcstiovsl by fire last nlghl, which originated in its laundry. Loss, $0,000; Insurance, 8500. i' , At CltnrJcN'on, W, Vn, \V. Vn., Oct. :il.-Stra««S Co.’s beer-bottling establishment, lcc-l«ni«, etc., were destroyed by lire last night. Lou. S 0,000; but little Insurance. At Vrlmnn* O.; Lom, sr>,ooo to 910,010. Ujuuna.O., Gel. ai.-Cttldwell&O’Xeair* planlng-inlll was damaged badly by tire. Loss estimated at Sfl.ouo to §IO,OOO. THE HENNEPIN CANAL PROJECT. tfpretat DlipaKJi (a T?h Chicago Tribune, Pavkspoiit, in.. Oat. 01. —A inceiing ol citizens was lioiif tonight in tho Interest ol tbo Hennepin Canal project. The delegato from this city wlio attended the St. lamb Hlver Convention reported cm the work the/ performed there. .A resolution was adopted in favor of holding a national convention t« consider the plan of the canal at Clilcainiot some other Eastern city at an enily dale. Many of those present favored IJuilaloasttn plaee for tho convention. A connnlsiien composed of members of the Hoard of Traits and citizens was organized to take charge ol tho work and press it vigorously.] .St.l&J.lWftKW PI I*. RtlfltM Hatch nt Soo. AV«> lV»rk ffrm, Oct. »i. The City of Homo moved out of berdockw* tween 10 ami 11 o’clock yesterday morning. i numerous company crowded tier exteiulu ducks, mid the wlnirt was packed with sight* seers. . Must notntde of those who sailed wiisaf. Hufus hatch, nf Wall street, who stood acre«w and smiling, almost up to the moaieni of»’- lug, at the gate ot the wharf surrounded by »» animated group of eaniers-hnlr shawls w* other rich and striking llnory. Ills eyes bcaoiH so brightly between tils while waistcoat anu •>* broad hut as materially to modify tin* dopres-ltl effects of the dull weather. Ills friends iw presented Mr. Hatch with an Ingenious comblni* tiou of cabbages, contrived to resemble na in* steamboat. Cabbage petals tixcd os sails tun Inscribed with the names of ** Heading im numerous other stocks with which tuoctmipw* nous llnaneler is concerned. Among thosejfM came to bid Mr. Hutch good-by was MnJ.Hj'; orty, of Nassau street. The Major noticed am twelve ministers were Included by the pas»«* ger list, and bo prophesied that (ho weather clour to Liverpool would bo stormy, for he w** peeled that the ministers wore going toTHrsboD, In spite of explicit Instructions to Jotiruey else* where. Mr. llrlun G. MeSwyny was aiiotbarwn 1 } saw Mr. Hatch off, and ho stood on mo end ci the wharf to the last, waving bis handkerchief and cheering with uncontrollable enthusis*® until the huge and graceful vessel, having been shoved Into the proper direction by a pair w saucy tugs, hud glided for down the harbor. A Big Throe* Yoar-Olt) Hoy. _ Cincinnati Hiuiuirtr. , , Evansvjllb, Ind., Oct. 20.—There arrivedin this city today a man named Adam Lustleuiaa. nf Casey County, ICy. His family Is h one of which Is a young boy oulyU who stonus throe feet four Inches In his stoc* tags, measure* sixteen Inches around the w« of the log, twenty-six Inches nrutiml Jbo t« *“j forty-two Inches around the waist, tblriy-ei» BI inches around the chest, and weighs lJff pouna* The child, Ids father snys. weighed but n » pounds uc bis birth, but at six months bad w. creased to forty-nlnn pounds, and thoiijuwi*” by rapid stages-to his present enormous P portions. The child Is bright enough. «■ physicians buvo counseled bis parents n<«* Uk him closely with mental effort. I although so huge for bis age, he is sound w hcultby, and makes what might be, (-aiiea waddling effort at romping around, ba« f % ami bis wife, though both of good situ «w neither of them largo, and cannot riMßi'iw any. ancestor from whom this prodigious” ' could have' Inherited Ills «xiruordlaar> prop Hons. They have anotbor child, an lola j*.* Jl months old, but giving no evidence of m* lo login her brother’s footsteps. Icebertx* Coming Nuutin . Bt. Johns, N. P„ Oct. SU.-Two va« Ico iiro visible in the oiling, driving , suutnward. At sunrise thU morning l :,i borga were not ‘discernible within the t < of tlio borUon. - .Their great .! Ihuia deduced from the fact that about ti«H, fl, J.» before sunset they boro, tho one 81,11 . ,u , L “,r * south from the north burnt of ilic imri'oi o‘/ John*, and the other south «uuiheu»i. * 1<( were then distant thirty and tlilri.'***'’; j respeutlvelv. tho northern ono being (ant from the land. This bow Is «b'»»J ••'"Uj In length, about JSO Sect in average blab** bus two spires surmounting It that h>>ui iii>t « .than 1W feet above the general level oi •' Island. Tho more southern berg is ""JAiS foot In length, and Us general t* somewhat under JWJ foot. Ono periwn ni foot above the inuln bodv of the btrir. place (rout wbloh tbo above obsen mu do Is locates &f 7 feet above tho sea ‘*• , f , approximate drill rate y* those Ice*iei ir and a quarter tullca per hour. Ilfton patch Is printed In the ilerohl these ri> floating monstora will have begun to way at right angles through tbo ~q iP commerce burrymg night ana ««> , *,l North At.fthllc between tbo UUI- oua. ■ Worlds.