Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . e pajier was at a discount offrom three to five per cent, a the close of the month three ofthe leading banks of Philadelphia failed,and the remainder resolved upon a tempo-rary
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . e pajier was at a discount offrom three to five per cent, a the close of the month three ofthe leading banks of Philadelphia failed,and the remainder resolved upon a tempo-rary suspension of specie payments. Thiswas followed by a similar stei) on the partof most of the banks of Pennsylvania, [Maryland, the District of Columbia, andNew Jersej. No such intense excitement had everbefore prevailed in Ihilailelpliia, as thatwhich reigned when the bank of Pennsyl- | being nearly two million dollars. Veryearly on the same day, the Girard andCommercial banks ceased paying their de-posits, but continued to pay their were marked good and returned tothe holders. After three oclock, the citywas full of all sorts of rumors, and, at ameeting of the bank presidents, a universalsuspension was agreed upon. These tid-ings became rapidly known throughout thetowns and villages of the state, and thenext morning a vast number of anxiouspeople flocked into the city by EXCITEMENT IX BUSINESS CIRCLES I>UU1N<< vania closed its doors. Crowds of peoplepoured into Third street from the distantextremities of the city, and the streetbecame a jierfect jam, everybody who hadany money in those banks which had notyet stopped specie payment, being in hastoto obtain their dues. From this vast massof people tliere radiated lines reaching tothe counters of all tlio banks, demandingcoin for bills and deposits; and all thevarious applicants, as they presented them-selves, received their money, and retiredin good order. This scene continued untilthe hour o
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