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Show ASSETS OF THE LONDON BANK. Final Disposition of the Accounts Expected to be Ittade in a Few Days. i Mr. Edward Austin was seen in the U. S. Marshal's office this morning looking over the papers, collateral and accounts, etc., of the defunct London Bank, which I by a recent order of the court have been handed over to the gentleman by Marshal Mar-shal Ireland. It cannot be said that they are wholly in the possession of Mr. Austin as yet, for the twenty days' time given Mr. W. H. Bowers in the recent decision de-cision in which to give notice of action has not expired ; still it is pretty generally, gener-ally, understood that the litigation will be carried no further, and. from the self-possessed self-possessed manner in which Mr. Austin was handling the disputed assets, it was plainly evident that he joined in this feelinir. . Among the several score of promissory notes which lay spread out on the table, the reporter's attention was arrested by j one or two very curious specimens, which j at one time were valued very highly, especially es-pecially one executed in 1880 by John Rice (now deceased) calling for $40,000 and interest. This note, and several others nearly as large, could be bought for a dollar. In answer to a question in reference to the present resources of the bank, Mr. Austin gave the following as a rough estimate, which, while it would represent with tolerable accuracy the status of the assets, should not be taken for granted, he said : Cash on hand '. $30,000 Secured loans 12,000 Other amounts not held by the Marshal... Mar-shal... . 2,000 iunner mine JIow estimate; 10,000 Moneys received by Mr. Austin, not handed over 6,300 6,000 shares Mammoth, say $1 per share..... 6,000 200 shares Frisco, say $4 per share. . . 800 Total.. ..................:.$67,100 In addition to this there had been some $5,000 involved in litigation in' the matter mat-ter of the attachment of W. H. H. Bowers, in Montana, much of which Mr. Austin expected would be refunded. Altogether, with several uncertain features, it might be safe, he thought, to approximate the assets close to $75,000, and" with this he expected to be able to cover all judgments judg-ments and accounts. Of the whole num ber of accounts and judgments against the bank, only three or four had been held on to, and these, Mr. Austin claims, are in the possession of parties whom he advised te keep their claims, assuring them that the obligations could and would be met, and every dollar will now be paid in full with interest. These accounts will probably not amount to more than $2,500, and the remainder re-mainder of the bank's obligations have been purchased by parties who had confidence con-fidence in the ultimate soundness of the assets, some paying as high as from 60 to 90 per cent., Mr. Austin says, for the paper. As soon as the courts have disposed of the case finally, Mr. Austin will proceed pro-ceed to place the accounts in shape for a last disposition of the assets. ' |