The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-12-01
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Additional California News.
The DRAFTS BY THE CENTRAL. AMERICA.

HE IRAFTS BY THE CENTRAL n MERlCA.
The San Francisco Bulletin contains a
very long list of the parties in whose favor
drafts were drawn by the firm of Sather
& Church, which were lost by the wreck
of the steamship Central America. The
| largest number were drawn upon the
American Exchange Bank, New York,
and the Shoe and Leather Dealers Bank,
Boston. The list contains the following
persons in Baltimore in whose favor
drafts We're drawn.--Thomas Barber,
Margaret S. King, Louisa E. Woods,
Elizabeth Thomas, Christian Raborg,
John H. Reddish, Margaret P6ster, +. S.
Bennett, Eli Jones, Thomas Sutliff, John
e. Chamberlain, Jonas NJ. Lobenstein,
Adelaide r. Lpdegrass.
The Loss of the Central America
in San Francisco.
The news Of the loss of the Central
America fell with appalling effect upon
the people of California. In San Fran
cisco city, the impression exceeded any
thing ever experienced before. Scarcely
any business was transacted for two
days. The universal topic of conversa-
ton was the awful shipwreck; and every
line i'll the Eastern papers, containing
the minutest particulars, was devoured
with avidity by thousands. The cupidity
Of the United States Mail Company, in
entrusting so many lives upon ship
whose name they had been compelled to
conceal, awakened the bitterest denunci-
atoms; and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, their partners, were, by no
means, eXonorated from blame. A
public meeting was called by President
Burr Of the Board of Supervisors, on
Saturday evening, oath October, which
led to mass meeting on the Saturday
following at Musical Hall. AT this latter
meeting resolutions were passed denoun-
cling the mail companies, and making
suggestions for the future safety Of the
passenger carriage between New York
and San Francisco This meeting also
| passed resolutions of thanks to those who
were instrumental in rescuing the few
| saved from the wreck.
Carson Valley.
The Indians in Carson and adjoining
| valleys have been reported as committing
serious depredations upon the white set
tiers. A delegation from that country
came down to ask assistance from the
Governor. They were furnished with
arms. Subsequent news leads us to be-
lieve that the hostility of the Indians has
been greatly exaggerated, and to hope
| that no serious collision with them will
occur. The establishment of a United
States military post in that region, to
| hold the Indians in check, is, however,
| much needed.
The Monetary Crisis.
| The steamer John l.. Stephens being
delayed three days in arriving, principal
ly on account of the detention of the
steamer in New York, considerable an
xiety was felt here to to-day for her safe
ty. She got in about IL P. M. on the I'd
of November. As soon as the news Cir
culated that the paper of Sather & church
had been dishonored at New York, large
crowd assembled in front Of their banking
house here, composed of people who held
their obligations. Others got out attach
and ments came down with writs and &C
companied by deputy sheriffs. After some
delay, and atabout o'clock in the morn
ing, the bank was opened, land all present
at that time paid off in full.
Next forenoon, Sd October, the bank
opened again for short time, but was not
long able to sustain the run which was
made upon it. After paying out all the
money on hand, the doors were closed land
the crowd was informed that an assign
ment had been made. In the afternoon,
Messrs. Sather & Church published in the
Bulletin statement, from which it ap-
peared that their assts were $464, 900 and
their liabilities $240,000, leaving bal
ance in their faver of $224,O0O.
Considerable excitement in business cir
Giles was caused by these events. Little
business was transacted during the day OF
these occurrences. A slight Indication of
a run upon some of the other banks was
observed, but it was not maintained.
! The New York Banks,