, 1875-10-07

Discovery foil from the wharf at this
nlace last Saturday night. striking his
fhead against tho steamer Hlakeley'a
ou.rds. crushing his skull and fell into
the water. Every effort was made to
awe him, but without success. The
BODY was found Sunday morning and
coroner Kinney returned : verdict acci-
| dental death from above facts. From
a certificate Of discharge from ship Oak
land it was learned his name was John
Tallant of Dublin Ireland, aged l:
years.
BOMBAY, Oct. At is said that LORD
Napier has resigned his position a
commander of the Indian forces.
SAN FRAxc1sco, Oct. 2.-The Banl
Of California remained open until P
n. an hour beyond the usual time o.
closing ON Saturdays. Receipts during
the day exceeded expenditures three
quasters Of . million. BaRk officials
express surprise at the result.
The National bank is now moving
into new quarters in Flood & O'Brien''
building.
BnussE1s, Oct. 3.-Dispatches dated
Shanghai, End. reads as follows: 40
cording to latest intelligence from Tent
zen which is to Sept. 2sth. Mr.. Wade ia
represented 10 have succeeded in re-
moving all difficulties and war is i'm
probable.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 3. President Grant
arrived here this afternoon. He was
met at Ogden by tho governor and 9TH
er ofici.ls and citizens and also by
Brigham Young and party. all OF when
accompanied linn to Salt Lake.
New YORK, Oct 4.-Gold. closed al
17A@%.
CHEYENxE, Dot. 4.-The Black Hills
Com mmissioners, of which Senator ALI
son is chairman, arrived here to- day
from Red Cloud Agency. having failed
to accomplish treaty.
OMAHA. Oct. 4.-Sidney Dillon. Jay
Gould. Oliver Ames and several others
connected with the Union Pacific arrived
from the East this morning. They 60
West tomorrow on tour of inspection.
NEW York, Oct. "A Washington
dispatch says that il is understood that
Secretary Bristow. in his annual report,
will strongly recommend the repeal Of
the law placing the mainland of Alaska
under the Indian intercourse act. which
weuld transfer its care from the War tc
the Treasury Department, as 1t was In
1873. I. is represented that by giving
the Territory q new Government. val
uable interests can be developed, such
as trade in sea otter and salmon fisher
les, the tax ON which, in addition te
1916, 600 usually received from the sea-
fisheries would give the Government
more than six per cent. per annum o.
the cost Of the Territory.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Senator Mitch
| ell Of Oregon, left here to-day for Port
land by way Of Boise City and Eastern
Oregon. He has IN executive ordel
giving right Of way for a wagon roat
from Walla Walla to the Meachan road
The new road will open that part Of th'
country to settlement and afford addi'
tional mail facilities. At his instance
the mail service on the route from An
telope Valley via. John Days River
Butte Creek, Lone Rock and Willow
Greek to Hener and also on the reut'
| from Hot Springs via. Crooked Creek
Chewachan and Summer Lake to Silvel
City, Idaho.
Some newspapers have occasionally
stated that the Freedman's Savings and
Trust Company will commence paying
a dividend of 80 per cent. on Nov. lst
The Commissioner will pay only 20 pc,
cent. There are about five thousand
accounts less than one dollar and a.
least fifteen thousand less than five dol
lars each. As the Commissioners will
be pressed to get ready for payment by
Nov. LIST, no claims should be presented
or forwarded before that time.
CopExHAGEN, Oct. 4.-1he Swedish
steamer Abegen has been burned in the
Baltic. Twenty-four passengers and
eleven of the crew perished.
SAn FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-The Bank OF
Nevada qpsnad this morning before ten
O'Clock. A crowd had collected in the
vicinity Of Montgomery and Pine sts..
and when the doors were swung open .
rush was made, most of the throng were
evidently drawn there by idle curiosity
and filled the space outside of the coun-
ters to the manifest Inconvenience OF
those who were there for business.
Clerks were kept busy by those open"
ing accounts and the new enterprise
seemed to be favorably inaugurated. 1t
has been rumored about town that the
bank would make grand display Of
coin to the amount OF five or ten million.
The sight-seers however were disap-
pointed a. only some few hundred
thousand dollars were in sight. No eff
tort was apparent to create o sensation.
Prest. McLane states that over four
fifths Of the capital of the bank was
already invested in loans.
The First National Bank began busi-
ness in its new quarters in the Nevada
block this morning. At the Bank Of
California everything is going en- a.
usual. Both Big Stock Boards open to-
morrow and q good market is expected.
Co. Co.