Probably the Square has never witnessed se much excitement and. discussion as it has within the last few. days,. since it rose from being a swamp to the dignity. of being a busy centre of business. We have refrained from alluding to the exciting cause hitherto, partly from reluctance to give unnecessary pain to innocent people by giving publicity toa disgraceful story,—partly from a. wish not to be premature in publishing what might be one-sided statements,—and partly from a here that some explanation. might be forthcoming atthe last of the grave charges made against merchant of: good position and hitherto of unblemished name and reputation.. Any hope ofthe kind is now gone, and, too much publicity cannot now be given, in the. interests of justice and commercial morality, to the facts Of the ease.
The failure of Messrs. Velge Brothers, on Tuesday last week, with liabilities, chiefly to European houses and the Banks, stated at hand "up to-strike: again. picking; up $150,000,, took everybody, almost, by euro
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