, 1875-08-30
Probability thai The Burstcd Bank
Will Pay Depositors so
Fer Cent,
Sermons upon Ralston's Life and
Death----The Coroners
Inquest.
Tho Funeral To-Day VIII Be a
Grand and Imposing Af1t.ir.

oNN F7ANII1CO.
AMtH0 THE HANKS.
FaS FnANcssco, Aug. 29.-Ths ctty haa RI.
Eumcd ils wouiol quiet. TITO excitement of thu
last few days has diod out, aud general feeling
OF contjdeuco aeema to hayo followed in banking
cIrrlcH No further coucorn Is apparently feIs,
Tho sccfotary Of ths Mgrcllanta' Exchange Dauk
tn Al interview to-day atatau that his bank will
RESUME III the morning without Doubt Trans-
tcrr from tho United States Treasury and coin
eo'ecIea from local SOURCES hare placed tho In
HIint!en Il! condition to 20 on as usual, and no
run Ii anticipated Tomorrow boyond what may
bo expected III the uBnaI courso OF business.
mo only oth"r suspended bank, the NATIONAL
Gold l}ank and Ttnst Company, report fayor-
able prosresa, but will not open for sovoral dA7s
yet. Tomorrow il collec;ion-day but IL il con-
ddensty beloved that 1t will paas without gus-
renaions. lAsee proportion OF the mercantile
community is lu Il condition to satisfy all de-
Tands OH presentation, aid general uteposl-
ton III esincod to rondor aid and e1tspsiou N
those who ueetl it.
IN THE c1Tr CHURCHES
so-dny the attendance Was unltet,ally 1ergn
dFawn BY memorial scrmons delivered in many
of them on tho death Of M1. Ralston. The rem
csal tenor Of the dlscourBcs was eu.oc1usic on
the popular, able, and generous character Of tho
deceased. with due discrimination in regard to
The etrots OF hts conrao
WHAT TIE DIRECTORS FAT
NAN FnANciHco. Aug. 2D.-Althuurh The Direo-
lots Uank OF Caliorua7 a. Boasd, havo Dor.
HIstently refused to mike public any Of their
proceedings to-day, some facts have tLiB even
ing been obtained from individual members In
view Of tie recent calamity which hns overtakcn
Ralston. Tho Board have declined to make pub
!lo ans discovery tley hnyo mauo until after tho
funeral, when startling disclosures are
promised. 1twas admitted by member that
they would not have asked Mr. Ralstou's 9eea-
nation nufesa grave facts as regarded hio
management had como TO light. All tho Board
agreed that no must leave tho concern. 1t waa
alHo practically admitted that tho bank could not
pay depositors in full, ll,-perllapB about 80 per
cent As regards what has hocn raid OF tho In
1llenco extended by the Catt and Bulletin In ther
structures upon Eaiyton in causing tho crash, It
MAS also admitted that tho facts prove these
structures to havo been veil grounded, and that
thuV could hare had no bad effect on the bank II
/. had not oeeu Internally weak. The gentlemen
Interviewed "ere dlsrosed to DO very 1etoent,
but tho above abatement can DO received - An
unwilling o1psostton of facts.
FUNERAL rAErAnArtoSs.
Ban FAANC1aco, Aug. 20.-Ths suneral to-mor
row vii! undoubtedly ba most imposing. great
number OF crc and military eocietieu. with other
public aud corporate bodiea, have aignIfisd their
Intention Of attending the obsequies. and q largo
concourse OF citizens Hi1l unite In paving tbs
last hunose to lie dead.
THE "ExAM1Nrn."
NAN FnAHc1sco. Cal, Aug. 23,-Tho Examiner
said !ass evening, etl,torialty:
No do not belieyo tlst tho recent assaults Of the
in t" And tIH on Mr. 1alston aud his contemplated
n tkAHk Ftf fhtf
mn Ihat coneesn wa wrongtully conducted, Anl
;s.tlss ,n. espe'q.on q Which 1s.is ). .manased
lnsutotiohs o. Ake charactor, But II tho Journals
named arc Justly charRsats with sha susrension ct
hs s. ns1k ~ sasy deserve credit therefor Thu rot.aa-
"LIe W. syMpsthisc with tho !uscrs by its fAilu1o Ii
~ a.: .aS'' hnay 10 10 !. esr for hs public IT,.
our telo" citizens becarns involved III The ruin.
THE uopy.
sam fnANcisco, Aug. 23.-The body Of Wil1lam
G. Kalaton, t!le prcsLent of tue Suspended
Bsnk Of California. who drowned hn,.ef Inst
evening. nas p'Acod in caskot aud taken from
hls house to sAs residence Of Col. Fry.
ruuLlo TALk.
Tho d7ath Of u. c. lta!ston forms Tho psinci4
pal topic OF conversation. Flags are It half
mast throughout the city, and expressions Of re-
grcs and sympathy for the deceased banker A1o
heard Oh Ill s.des. Later information tende
strongly to dirprose the theory Of hts suicide,
and the ststementa of bis attending Physicians
80 to show that bis death resulted from spople4y
whilo swimming,
Yesterday Dir. Rataton transferred Ill hia PROP
erty to senator William Sharon for tho benefit OF
his creditors, aud ,Ir Sharon. In rocaiylpg tba
trust, pledged hts honor TO stand by bis old
friend to the last dollar Of his own private for
tune,
Hgsotr1loSa or pUpL1o BODIES
Tho Pacific Stock Exchange this afternoon
adopted resolutions deploring tho death Of
Ralston. - faithful friend, valushls cl,i1ep.
and champion Of the city aud State, extending
tho sympathy OF tue Doasd to the family; rs-
solriug 10 attend tue funora1 in body.
The 64p Fraucisco Htock Exch auRe anoolntad
l committee to wait on Mrs. Isslaton and tandsr
he sympathy Of tho Board; to attend tho.
uuesat in = body. 4
TESTIMONY TAKEN SATURDAY.
BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2s--Ihe jurors Oh tha
sa!ston inquest arc John T. 0Arniso. O. L.
Teller. II. +. Williams, 4. a. Cohen, h r.
lorto". J. II. Kaane. ". Il. L. Hasass, J. Ill.
9adsWoEth.
9osEpu DuNK1No,
roptiesor OF tho Neptune Da.h-House, testified
toiloWs: lIalston cauie to take : bath u hAll~
AT 8. t1e usually eame early 10 the morning.
~ soa.1n-law served him. Did not
90 hlm onter tho water, Had no con.
'trsH!lan will. him. Two young men
rent in with hIu,. TheY shortly ran iu aud sad
wAR the matter with that ulau. Thsy,
With MY son.ln-!aw, went ont In I boat aud
tstchsd for Ralstoa to appear Il tho palss, but
~ nothing Of him. Iis WIS pstspirine frssly
Flh liza tn thn hatt. T..