, 1875-09-03
NUMBER 10.
sAsly Sl.ooo ,oo1. was built for tho purppso
,,rta.nlns influential visitors 10 tho paoIfI,

!: :&sly s1.ooo.oou. Was butt for tho nnrn,,a
= srtalnlns influential visitors 10 tho p4cido
= >: lto WAS largo owner In tho California
= n Navigation Company, now defunct iIo
cd t'To-tlfshs Of tho Virginia 4 T,uckoo
-aion Mil and Mining Company, wiono opcra.
ons In tue intcrcat OF mtnoa hayo hecr tro.
iondous.
or TIE STREET.
Tho death Of Ms. Na1stoa uns ID n|i rates rn-
ferrod 10 a. public calamity, AMI tho dead.man
received tEsbutos ftom liH aueu,ies which. lty.,g
in tho whlrl nf business Jealousy and rivalry, be
would never aa7e heard.
wl,o a!wa,s stood b. ,i,o Slate md tho poor
man, II" was capisa,;st who epont his money
5d:Tt'nptng tho rosources OF his adopted homo.
~ 4, man n California could be less spared ttA,,
Niam g. Raiston: lilo wna identified with tho
lEtctests Of tho btato. Tho mounJ which ho
made ao spent in gtylng work 10 tho mechanic
aud tho artisan. ami there Is scarcely sineto
efeat entestr'so Thich haa trcseaued tho vaius
9f aah franc4seo property in Which William G.
Aalston vaa Rot iNtsfcsted, II ho was nut tho
originator.
F1noD o'rn1Es,
ucen WIG have ruined him ~
"Ihry are men, MAS tho anaweE, H5ho Will
get 10 forced to return TO THEIR gin-tnfll. I1,oY
are men who. fur little petty spite apd ieai-
ouss ssn.nst 1salsto". have been Wiling tu cIo-
barrass whole community. Thny have locked
up oil the coin IN tha Stata, at.,t tbey haye 10
cosnrshed their purpose iu running tho Dauts
OF California, which wnB tho nlainstay Of tho
State. Tho people havo ahown yood scuro
enough not to gst fr'ghtene,l, md thu osher
banka arc safe. Dut Flood Il O'Drion could not
foresco this. They deliberately went tu work to
ruin M institut'on winch might have carrieA
with 1t in 1ts wreck banks. merchnnta and tho
whole city. II IL no fault Of taoira TINT San
Francisca il not hankrup. to-day
ht tEn f11f, f,1rtnr fJra m EirnH
Il 0'l}sien dessy that they have lad anything TO
do with this failure. They say that tho bank in
owing them $500. .003.'
"Eosf<" WAS tho intermediate answer aWhn4
ia $21c QUO to the htako which they hayc played
for aud won2 Flood l. O'I3rien hare pyeeiIasAscd
thus calamity ip 6au Francisco and overg eonsi-
b1n msn known It. They lavo got what they
wanted from thu Dank of California, or ttsr will
pluugiug tue autira city iuto tinRllclnl rum"
tyan franefsco AtH, Il dm9. ~.
n BAD AEMlS1ecEScE.
Thursday, evenins about 9:3o O'Clock Mr. Ral-
Hton assembled nll thu clerks aIId attaches Of so
ba1'k. and said: JioyB liavo boon bounded tn
nv death, but the rnany stories you hear OF mo
arc not tsuc. / nm sotry for YOU all, And ahhlt
always to ffiend to pno and nil ot you. 0oou-
ty,"
BEFORE TIE TATA nATH.
San F1aHc,seo Lcii.er, tuo, Is.
After tue meeting With tho Dtroclora aud tds
into!siew with tho reporters OIL Th,trsday after
loft t1o bank. called tic cIctks around him and
made then, a little speech. lie cumpltmentcd
thcm u!tou their industry and doyotlon told
taert that lie recognized tho fact that each in
bunk. ~ ho had aud aseurcl thon that, though
tho tim0 had como ELen tf1cy must separate,
ho would still mcinta1n watch oYcr their inter-
esss. aud would to tAe bcHt OF hs ability. asaist
each ana orerv Ons Uf them to obtain q uew
situation Nhefo be could earn
~ HONEST LIVING.
further than this. he said TIC desired q word
of explanation. lie did no: want thnm to 30
away with rntaunderdta udinE. or to attribute
the mlsfortuues which had nvertakeu him to
caueo ruth Which they had nothing to do. 1u
Siow Of the persistent as.ackB which lad been
made upon him day aftcr day through tho
duo 10 himself and dun to sLom that flo slouii
| e:a!c-aua to tho truth Of which ho would
tlcdge his eacred word Of hono1-that
ho had not intrrteFcd or taken any part in
noss, ~s sa., ono t1fssopona1ho sa in'
Capt. Lees to torcso political nomination
w1lnn II waa w1thin his grnap, He had atood in
silence tue charges against htoa that lad beon
reiterated day attcE day. but ho told them this
lent shoy ahould 90 away with auy 1aiauudae.
standing.
ArTER LEAVING THE nAxS
Mr. Ralstou went to Lis rooms on Commercial
| street, au1 spetlt some hours in answering thu
| te!cgfams that kept pouriug III upon hltn from
al quarters Of tho State, md n con7orBng with
q few Of his frienda upon l1ia future course. Ha
did not disguise thu fact TINT iiH career "a
| bankor WAS A. IN end; but to all Appearances
tue future. I1o repeatedly declared hin
ability to commence at the beginning aud
work ngain. and repeatedly nssurod lis friends
that l1o could 1.-Two on el00 mouth until Ae
could got start. Ho assured them that tho
bauk would pay its depositora dollar for dollar.
and loaye its atockholdofa q handsome div!duoI,
II ho nas permitted to wind up its business.
About o'eloc! he wont hone. Capt. Lees ae-
companying hlu in tho carrtage to tho duor. Ho
seemed checrful aud happy. Teitcrating lis d.
terminatton OF Bottllpg up tho af1Aira Of t4o
bank 80 that no depOAtor should loBo a cont, aud
cyory atockhuldor should bo provided fut,
anl ct himself striking out to earn ueH for
tune, psodlcting that n i.o ysars' sinao ho would
| bo worth marc than egor boforo. Yesterday
morning ho can,o to tho hank about half-past d,
| and passed tho whole morning tlore. At |
| o'clock tuero waA o meeting Of Directors, aud
III tic outside room with Col. W. Il. l.. Darncs,
his attorney. Altar while ono of tho Directors
cstno out aud made a rcaueat for his resignation
AZ President Of tho bank Without moving u
! milton and handed 1t to tho Director. 1ais!ug
| from his desk he approached Col. Barnes
andt entored Into conversation witl. him.
tue, latter repeating to him tho psoresb
montled. lie appeared undlssuEbod and pos
| seseod. and again repeating Whist ba had said
Joaterday about hts ability 70 commence agAa
aud live on sl00 month. 1aklng hia hat ho
| slipped In am0ug tho clorEn 30 guiouy that uo
ono noticed ls WA going out aud passed luso
Sauhotpo strsot By tho sldu outrunco. uo Wcnt
up sausome slrest " clay. meeting on tho nay
Christopher ltslB aud exchanging few wos<a
with lin. and then walking up Clay to kearues,
the summit Of tho hill walked 1t 4 brink rate 10
the ha,1,.Aouse. wharo ho was accustomed
| to prepare for tut1lng. 1lo must haso salke4
briBkly, tr01l the fact that bis tlndstclotl,nG
whom found were wok with Precipitation, aud that
throe OF thu fins handkerohiets found In bis
pockets we're alsu wos
| RALsroN8 FINANCES.
That 1fr. lsalston hAs iang beon etfukKllnK
with pucuntary difficulties IL now oyt1out. AL
| tho Y1hf nnllattY Which lo 01c1 pOaAetand hha