Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-01-07
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

uS hOliudg sthSOu Nuio Cai 10 nv ~ plOiAl
of balls, parties and other private entertain
ments as it has usually been. Business is s
dull that paterfdmiias (who generally detes
these aGars) cannot be induced to relax II
purse string for any unnecessary expense, so Sc
ciety has had to depend on public entertain
ments to a great extent for its dancing firth
and other accustomed pleasures. The masquei
ade ball announced for last Wednesday at th
Lick House had to be postponed for month i
consequence of the slow sale of tickets--proC
positive in itself that hard times has not yet lei
us. A chldren's s party at the Grand Hotel
which three hundred juvenile ladies and gentle
men were invited, has been the principal soci'
event Of the week, aud excluding sundry insiI
id Sunday School festiyals--almost the onl
one.
MRS. FAIRS TRIAL.
The Sheriff of Alameda county has been owe
here for the last few days for the purpose
consulting with our county authorities about th
jurisdiction of their respective courts. 1t wi
be remembered that Mr.. Crittenden was shot o
the Oakland boat but died in San Francisco
and it is d question in which of the two countit
the trial should take place. 1t was eventual
decided to subpoena witnesses and leave th
matter to the action Of the Alameda Grand jury
If it refuses to ndict, then our own courts wi
conduct the prosecution.
THE FAILURE OF MEssRs. TREADwELL & co.
the well-known manufacturers and importers
agricultural machinery, was announced on Wed
nesday. Their suspension was not unlocked fo
by the commercial world for reports aflctin
than year. Their liabilities are stated to b
very large, but mostly due in the Eastern States
No firm in the city was doing a more prosperou
business than this one until eighteen month
Coast in their branch of trade and their dra
would have been honored by any of our bank
to an unlimited amount. But in an evil mome1
they embarked in real estate speculatons an
Of the Montgomery street extension. This criI
pied their available resources to such an exter
that they found it difficult to meet their accrl
ing obligations, and after long struggle the
have been compelled to succumb. The tel
graph announces that their bankruptcy ht
brought down one of the largest houses in Bo
ton.
HOW BANK WAS MANAGED.
The investigation into the affairs of tho Gil
Bank becomes more interesting every day. Nj
Mooney might have sat at the feet of Mr.. MuI
ply and taken lessons in 6nancering as a st,
dent sits at the feet Of great master. Th
widest Of wild cat banking institutions that wa
ever engineered into existence in any of th
Western States was but a purring innocuous dc
mcstic feline compared to this Sacramento stree
concern. Mr.. Murphy ran it on original prnci
ples-so original indeed that in well organize
community like that Of Los Angeles, they woul
ere this have run him into difficulty with
committee Of citizens who would in turn hav
run his neck into rather tight moose. Mr.
Murphy kept the cash, transferring it to hi
pants pocket every night as it was paid in. Mr
Murphy paid out the cash to any of his friend
who applied for it, with the traditional generos
ity and disregard for consequences, so charaC
terlstic OF his coun'rymen. Mr.. Murphy allowe
his particular cronies to overdraw their account.
thousands Of dollars, and would then make tbe1
a present of the amount by creditng them wit
it on their pass books In short, Mr.. Murphy
system of banking consisted in kindly takin
charge of the depositors money, and spending
for them-a system that savors so much of thiey
ing that if there is no law to meet the case
would not be bad plan to try a little justice i
the manner before suggested
THE ODD FELLOWS COLLEGE AND HOME.
The executive committee of the Odd Fellow
Convention appointed for the purpose of consid
ering the most desirable location for the pro
posed College and Home, have at length reported
IN favor of accepting the offer made by Napa city
and the report has been accepted by the conyen
ton. Fity-two bids were sent in, coming from
all parts of the State, and embracing almost ey
cry possible plan Of donation. The advantage
and disadvantages of each one of these proposi
tons were fully discussed, and in many instance
the sites offered were visited by subcommittee
After due deliberation the offers of Santa Crnz
Mission San Jose and Napa city were selecte
from the list as being the most advantageous
and of these the last one was eventually recon
mended for selection Napa's bid is extremel
liberal. The citizens of that place promise t
give $50, ,oG0 in coin-to be paid before Januar
list, 1872, to deed piece of land known as tn
a" kilburn Tract" containing one hundred an
sixty acres, situated about a mile from the city
also fifty acres adjoining it and three hundre
and sixty acres additional (as an endowment
lying between the "Kilburn tract" and the city
The aggregate value of these lands is SlOO OOO
which, with the money, makes total equiyalen
to $3.50, 600. 1t seems to me that the advant
ages to be derived by any particular section O
country from the location of this institution il
its midst, have been greatly oyerestimated.
few years ago a similar competitor took place t.