, 1875-09-03
William ns!htnn7 William c. Rsiston7" When
further ahaurctl of tho fact, hn asrlck ifs fore-
load wildly with llfA hand And satJ patbeticAty,

| ny Ho2! no" can that bo ros+ibe?' 1h1-
desd.Wagon cnmo fow moments Afterwards, amt:
| tho body OF tho fatc owner Of tho lordJy MAJ
zion vha borne rovcrnutly IN, and tho .yto b. !
incloa!hg i was placed on costly carved IT,; :
Then these followed such a tcene Of grief a. l.,
| only poseih1e when ntroug mo' lorn their e.lf. |
! control aud glva vs5 to oVe1poHorlnE o,anslon.
There were rfcdcus there. having followed tho
lie dlro intelligence little later. isobestf Mof-
row. Co. J. y. FIR. Col. Barnes. II. L. Walsel4e,
[ 4. a. Cohen. jennings = Cox. Mayor OHs,
| Cha1ies n. FELTON,. Senator Sharon, Goorga Bas-
and =. Franklin seere!sfy Of tho bsak
sharon laid big bead on the maDsol-
rioce and wept lso a child. air. Brosn
| Tho tender sorrow oxbbIte1 by Capt. Ioes was
| ono OF the most touching features ot tho occa-
zion: He bad been true and tried friend Of
Sir. Nalston and the fooug had been warmly
thono who bad brought about tho fatal ernnt
thai llsl thrown the city into iamentation wero
heartfelt and impressive. Just to thiuE,' sald
he, "thss ths man. who made every man whom
house this morning homclcas and pcnnilcsa."
sfr. Franklin. his gray-hcadol associate fur
| many ycara, rat UPON tho stepr in tho corridor
looking utterly destitute and wnobogonc. Hardly.
IL ever, has more no.rowful ssheiublago OF
Grlef-strickcn Inonrncrs Esthored about tho body
Of ono whom they had loved and ionorcd in lifc.
IT seemed AZ II no ray u HuneLno could ever
stream In On t!,eir hyes again, Tho Coroner
ch'lIes atmosphere of DEATH. With formal
ity, which seemed d nockcry In Ancli
time and ,p!ace. he impano'ed . Jury.
Thea tho oath was administered over tho body
aud several toua thor departure, With the inti-
,natlon that they would be wanted to-day At l
o'ctck. Next ce:no tho under.akera mon uso-
full IL their way, but their. way ia not ono Of
tenderness aud Affection. but simply OF buHi-
4 HhHtuI!H t.n&Hft fti]IHr n f1trf u
n1tcF. The remains were washed. Dressed anil
placed In tIa mofe Appropriate receptacle. atis
tho unsehtly coffin which had frat inc!osed
them vas carried hway out ni elghl, In tho
J ncantlne ,noat Of thosc whom tho fart shock
. had brought 10 the house had gone thc.r several
, ways. leaving n tho house Of den.l, oItY few
solitary tnousnera, among whom were t'ol.
Barnos. Can't. Lcas Mr.. brown, Mt. Franklin,
aud solitary reporter. Tho twilight cams On
cold and cheesiess. adding tho gloom without to
that hsooding within. A rilont crowd Of Hympa-
tustic people hsd long been gathcred, on
from the Sidewalks and adjacent corncss
who regarded The house m II it woro tnau-
aolenn containing some relative Of their o"',.
sacrificed hts thought mud his wealth could not
even be used for Ills funeral. Il Ind ccarcd to
10 bis homo. AMI he cuuld not be buried from a
placo that had beeu his, and was hs I'M louger.
removed to the house ot Col. J. u. Fry. uhcro
they nero received by Flts. lsassEon Wloao un-
spcakable grief was tscscd from tho intrusion
eYen Vt intimate friends.
1t IL aatd that at the meeting Of tue Trustees
meutonot, Il. 0. a1iiis dou1auded Nr. Ia1sson's
resignation. and received it from him. tl1o writ
Ing Of tho paper bo.ng tho last act OF his llfo.
Ills life WAS insured for s65,Uoo, sll paid up
policies in tho following companies Equitable
Of Now York. Chnrtcr Oak OF Connecticut, Now
York Life of New York, Mutual of Now York.
W,dows' aud.Orphans', Sow York. Connecticut
Mutual, Newark Mutual Life, md pacins Musual
Jointly with a. A. Cohen Yesterday uoinini;
; he made decd for Il ia cohou's faSor.
DHi1rAEF.
{ Mr. Ealston WAS etnphatically q ae]f-mnat
r man. lilo mas born in the State Of lilinoif
| about the year 1896. Hs father waH q carpcn.
| ter. snd brought up h,s son to 1t 80 far "a tc
make him MI export with the tools Of tho t.atlo
y tainod bis release from parental control tntl b.
GANG & clerk Oh \ steamboat plying bstween
: bt. Louis and Now Orleans. uo was shon noted
for Lis ternarkablo chefRy aud executive ability,
aud tapldlJ roHo to I'LL tho distinction Lis calling
Afforded. Dusing paesage dorm tho Nisnis1,p-
/ | p ho attracted tho attention Of CorueiiuB K.
( Garrison. OF New Yurk who encouraged him To
: quit his employment ~ tiver-cierk hn1 Join hin,
, | III Panama, wlc1e Mr. Garrison needed Iu agent
) 10 assist lin IN tho sharp competition then 60
Ing on between hlmseH aud the Nicaragua
TrAnYit Company. In tlia business 10 Bo co.s-
I Quoted hiInsGlf ~ to win tho en.lso contilcHce
| fnBly, under Mr. Ga1l3Bons a1lkVcca,
i C.4MK 10 CAL1IoKStA
!, In tho Bteouaer tncle Sam about tho yehr 1854.
< Aftor the Hteanshlp cuntrovorsy OF that year
: w2s endcd, le elnbarked III the bullion aud e1-
: change business in this city with tngr1son aud 4
Mr.. Fretz, under tho 1rnl nnme 0t 1arriboo.
Fretz j. ltalston. 10 this business llalston and
Fretx aftorwArd succeeded, and about tue CON-
r meuceu,ent Of tho civil var, 1lals.ou anl Frc.z
united tLeir fortunes with Joseph \. Doaohoc
b aud Eugene kully, TO do Enueral banking and
exchange blAlnoes. under tio naue Of Donohne,
1!sls.on Co. in s4s 1T rEa0ssee we .na A., lneons
!, waa remarkably successful. It became t!.r
j. leader in tno taukiu: aud bullion business ot
Il tho State, mud but for Its wise and
:. COURAGEOUS aid Tho vxst orc bodies OF Novada
l. nigh: to this day haso sltltnDerud unnoticet
;. and unknown. Tho rapid rlso III the prlco oi
i gold which followed tho commencement of tla
r civil Wat, and tho then comparatively s'ow aut
Il iuIre4uons steam communication Dctwosn Slt
# Frauclsco aud Now YORK., gave thcse bankers
/ and c1CllaDge-dcAIata yestablo Midas touch
i Every transaction wan q profit, and profit.
multiplied so rapidiy that tho Kew York partuvf,
great bsaing g.houso la Nov York n1on tLo gain
o OF tho 6an Francisco house. 10 this als
. lsaiaton was unalteraby opposed. insisting that
Il as tho money Of tho trn, uns uiaio herr, tht
: ! peoplu OF this State should bare tho uso of it
;, Tbs discuss!ou eadel iu tho Withdrawal oi
d Aossrs. nouohoo aud Kelly from tho hrln! saaY
d ing Mr. 1talBtoa In posaassion af q tnaSniaGen'
n | cIlentclo, which l!c transferred to
Il THE nAHR or CALIFORNIA.
n an institution which Was enrhaticAl!y Ills creA.
- tion, aud Wloso long liIo Of hpnur an usefulness
J., will never cuaso to ba gratefully remembered by
n aso1y hpncst-mnaed man. Ecrtaiu 1t IL, tha
II l,s wealth mas always At tho rommsua Of tht
!, people. and waa rlurs elicuus aid to atrugglin.
n cutUrpriso IN lAis State than all the other bank
- put together. Mines, manufactures, ast-whAt
r over thu Hta&o has lsd Ut development and cu1
+ ture-haye owoi. and still ONO heavy obliea
i | tfnna tn f1e Hank 0f California, Thnt jtH mau
i agemout has not been without grave fanlts wil
t not bo pretended by it, wsrneHr frtenda, but
d weighed IN tho ba,auee, tho good has hT II
d trnaseondetl sl's OWL. nr. lisssols mtsfottune
n aud tho suspension of tie bank arc pubic calatu
y lties TLo sudden aud painful end OF hia Ito i
i felt ~ personal a1llcsion not only By bis larg
:. circle OF Immediate friends, but by tho pooplo
thu city Ills memory will be long aud touIerl
cnasisncd.
il aa, nAtsroR's uussNfss 1yrEaksrs.
u | Tha daceascd hsrkac Xaa Ii ayatx honaA q