, 1875-09-03
FINANCIAL.
Tho Merchants Exchange Bank
Of San Francisco Resumes
Business.
A Good Prospect Of the Bank
Of California Follow.
= ing Suit.
Business Generally in the Cali
fornia Metropolis Assumes
a Healthier Tone.
San Francisco Press Comments
on Ralston's Death.
The Preparations 1Fc NHntle,
as Though Getting
Ready to Die.
His Personal Finances, and
What~Will Be Left to
His Family.



CHEERING PROSPECTS.
BAa FnANc1aCu, Caf., Sept. 2.--Tliere 10 reason
to believe That tho Directors Of tho Eak Of Cal-
ifornia are endcasoring to effect arrangements
with tho Oriental Bault, OF London, looking to
assistance from that quarter in tho contemplate
cd resumption, but nothing definite is lnown rs
yet.
Il Is believed that tho Stock Boards wII1 opeu
next wcck.
.A}l tho clerks Of tho Bank Of California ,rcro
discharged ycsterday.
Slguu arc that money will sooa ho easier. In
addition to tho disbursements by tho United
btatos Treasury, tho Mint will be ready to lssuo
about S2,U00,0 600 IN a few days.
rsospccts nre Drigltoning, and the feeling 10
buoSant.
Tho Merchants Exchange Dauk opcnnd Its
doors at tho usual hour. The National Gold
Dank and THlHt Company report an improves
nont In the out!ouk for Resumption, and the Of
flcors arc evidently in good Spirits.
usYousnEr.
Tho report Of A chilled meeting Of tho stock
holdorB of tho l'auk of California; proves to bo
unfoundcd. rho Directors and friends Of tho
bank azo still At work trying to arranEo matters,
md thoso is strong feeling among well-infosns-
cd lnanccrs that arFangonlcnta will be 1nado To
Secure dsposttosB against any 1oss, whotl5r rc-
sumption takos ptnco or not
WILL REsUatE.
d. q. hfltla authorizes tllo statement that
capitalists iltoreatod In tho link OF Callfosilin
will obtain transfers Of stock from holders. re-
loving tho holders IRON liabillty and guarantee
iEE them against loHs, and will Hubscribo fluids
to place lilo bank IN condition to pay al de-
surplus arise IN the sottlemont 1t will bo credited
pro rata to tho Stockholders. Tho arrangement
will 60 into cffoct IN few days.
ncRlSEss IMPROVING
Tho recent authoritative ASSURANCE of tho
speedy reopouinE OF tho Uank Of California fIas
an excellent effect on tho bnRincsa prospects,
Tho Executive Coultnitt0e of tho Board of
)3fokora to-lay sppoiitteAn y bIsincsH meeting Of
tho Board fer tomorrow, to consult on tho TO-
sumption Of business. Great fco!lug OF conf
donce proYnllH.
DISTRIBUTING TIE GOLD,
Director Iiudermau. OF tho United Btatos
Mint, hha ttanafar1ed e500, 400 OF tho Mint
funds to tho credit OF tho Snl-Trcasuror, who
They i,nyo placed similar amount to tho credit
OF the Government III Nov York. OF tl.o s5Oo. uu1
paid out to-day. tho Aug!o-Californian lank
| gets $500 00D tho Merchants Exchange Danlk
s2oo, ,n'0, tho London i aan Fsuncisco Bans' for
| Bank in Portland, $50, 0bD.
There In eti', over u 900 600 In coin In Tho bull.
Ion fund Of tho Mint subject to tho draft Of the
| huperintondent for tho purchase Of bullion.
iftHt OF THIS hmotue WILL Bo0l1 ilnu tsH way NIT
! tho market through sales ut bullion 10 tho Mint.
| Tlsre wna a worry aotlve lcmand for money ~
| all tho banks to-day, but up to tho hour for
closing tho supply was eqnal to thu deInanl.
Uoposltors were trarsaettng tho usual bueiueas.
NEW TORI ADY1CEs.
New YoRE, Sept. 9.-The Herald this morning
hos u dispatch from Ban Francisco, which nsaies
''Tho Investigating Committee OF tho Dank Of
| California nre slowly rcachlpB q botter condition
OF things than tho Directors had any hopca Of
Within tho last twenty four hours thoy hnvo tlls
covered round million mora Ut aBeets. Twt
newspapers here. for political purposes, 1t i
I charged, unto In Declaring that the bank nil
| noyor resume, and there IL pothlnE more morally
certain tllAn that tho bank will reopen as tl.s
/ earliest momont At which thoy can perfect tht
! new mRchtlerY-probab!y nnxt wook. ATM it,
| formed by the best authority thnt the bank Il
perfectly Holyant An1 that. on opening, they Vii
ueot all thor obligations abroad Rs vol ~ q
| hnluo."
An order of publication haa been granted ii
the suit OF Droxel Morgan d Co. W. Tho Nanl
OF Caltfornia. to recover 42j,Uo1 ln gold, on nf
dayits that tho defendant IL forclRu corpora
tton, whose President IL dead, whoso Cahhle
llYeA tn Han Francisco, and which has no o1ficoI
in this State On whom aerrlca could bo made
The suit is on circular notoS.
| AID.
| WARRINGTON, Bcpt. 2.--Tho Treasurer ot m
United states will to-day transmit eo00. .oo0 Ii
gold from Now York to San Francisco, Oh tho
application Of tho Natlontl Gold Eank ot sat
| FrAuciAco,