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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

DANvILLE. Vt. Aug. 3l-The body of
David Davis, laborer from ST. Johnsbury,
was found in the woods in this town yester-
day. lie had been working in Walden, aud
started for home over mountainous road
some ten days ago, with $50 in his pocket.
The body when found was badly decompos-
Ell, and the money was gone. lie was prob
ably shot by some tramps the day he left for
home. There Is no clue to the perpetrators.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
PACIFIC COAST lNTELLIcENCK.

THE FINANCIAL EXCITEMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANc1sco, Cal. Aug. 27.-Ihe Msf-
chants Exchange Bank closed Its doors thii
morning The directors have prepared TN
following notice for the afternoon papers
In consequence OF the excitement ana II
disappointment in getting coin, the direct
ors deem it for the best interests OF all con
cerned not open our doors for the present
The secretary states that the bank has loo'-
600 in coin on hand. The amount liable on
deposits is SsO0, 900. but against that there
may be over SiO0, 0G0 in notes. Inc bank
is perfectly solvent. the only trouble Is IN
the lack Of coin. There Is run on tho
London and San Francisco Bank, but man
ager Latham asserts his ability TO meet all
demands without trouble. Crowds OF per
sons surround the bank of California, AMI
the suspended national gold bank and trusi
company. also the savings banks. but tn
action of the officers of the latter instiiu-
tions last night effsctually prevent run
on them The excitement Is great.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Senator zones, OF Nevada, is developing Il
large mining district in southern California,
building two hundred mile railroad to con-
meet it With civilization, and proposing to
found new seaport city, Santa Monica, on
the Pacific shore near and rival to Los Ange-
les, which is one of the termini of the great
California railroad system. In getting rails
for this road, Jones ran against the high
prces and monopolzing spirit OF the Cali
fornia Pacific road, and so, in connection
With Trenor W PARK, he undertook to buy
up majority OF the Panama railroad stock,
and, through such control of all freight
crossing the Isthmus, to bring his opponents
to terms. We believe Jones has car
ried his point, and is having his railroad iron
for moderate freights.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

The first of the /" Fall Elections occurs
in California, to-day. There is to he a tull
ticket of State officers elected, four members
of Congress, twenty members of the State
Senate and the full House of Representatives,
besides city and county officers. The ques-
ton of calling a convention to revise the
State Constitution Is also to be submitted to
vote. As four parties have made nomina-
tions - the Republicans, Democrats, indie
pendents and Prohibitionists-it is difhult
to form any calculations on the result.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

ROMANCE OF NEW ENGLAND Does any
one call New England prosaic when sug-
gestions like the following are gathered up
BY hanaluls? They are written from the
home Of the literary patriarch. Richard IL
Dana, on bluff overlooking the sen TINS
part of the Massachusetts coast l. already
becoming storied. Across the peninsula,
only few miles distant, Is the reei Of
Norman : Woe. where the schooner Hes
perus was wrecked the faint blue spires of
Marblehead, in the southern horizon.
recall to our memory - ss'nper lreson :
Ride" and " Hannah Binding Shoes y
Stedman' : " Lords Day-Gale' recalls u to
Gloucester. near at hand. and many gent
Ter ballad OF lyric. whose habltation has
been detected by the friends OF its author,
gives brig hter cOlOrs 10 farmhouse, or dell,
or stormy headland. On the point 10 the
eastward of the inlet. where the roseate
tints of the gray granite chf- show how
high they have been secured by the eastern
gales, there stands an ancient cedar, toe
age of which Agassiz estimated at about
900 years. The trunk, two feet IN dame
ter. is twisted like the strands Of a rope and
the fiat umbrella-top (presenting on y Its
sharp edge to the sea-Sindl Is a. rigii a IT
cast in green bronze. This tree NAV have
seen the dragons Of Left Ericsson or Thor
finn Karlseine veering along the unknown
shores, but ii tells no secrets. Its only voice
is howl We cannot imagine it signing
for some fair palm of the Azores across the
separating blue 1t stands, like Ruskin's
pine, " etween the two eternities Of the
Vacancy and the Rock"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
THE AMERICAN RIFLE TEAM

came home this week. and the city regiments
turned out to escort them uptown, where a
kind Of fury of enthusiasm greeted them.
Wherever member of the rife team ap-
pears with the pretty little badge presented
him, he is the observed of all eyes, trib-
ute which the gallant men take modestly
and pleasantly enough. 1t is lust little
amusing to see how insensibly the trick of
English manners has grown upon them,-the
little hesitation, the slap on the palm, the
chow are ye, my boy?' with the rest of the
"ah-ah" style Of the British good fellow, as
distinguished from the "haw-haw'' lum-
bering, social gait of the heavy swell. Our
men seem to have had the best of times
abroad, and enjoyed it as they deserved,
where their skill was delight to Americans
and admiration to everybody else.
The badge is a brilliant device. Suspend
ed from gold bar is square medal about
three inches wide, with silver bars across the
upper and lower margins, the former bearing
the name OF America, the latter Ireland, in
raised gold letters, while on the green field
between, the national colors and eagles dis
port themselves. Yours, ALTON.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Crime runs high in New York of late. Not
for fifteen years has there been such deeds of
daring violence committed. A man cross
ing the Battery, about II O'Clock ,one of the
sweet, Summer evenings of this week, was
knocked down and choked almost to death,
while his pockets were searched and robbed.
\ stout German woke TO find burglar de-
parting through rear window, and had the
courage to seize and hold him by the leg,
spite of his threats to shoot, till help arriv-
ed. A Brooklyn store was broken open and
the clerk, who slept in it, ordered to lie
down again, with the muzzle of pistol held
to his forehead, while the money-drawer was
ransacked. a New Yorker can hardly be
said to lie down TO quiet dreams
The Noe burglar has not yet been caught,
nor is there much likelihood that he will
be. The detective system of New York is
fraud, and the police system sham. The
city IS at the mercy of the dangerous
classes, and will be till the decent men
take political control of it. You. in the
interior, don't realize what Democracy
means
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

The eur,e-,.i,.,i. 30 ll :aa ~. Albums Al
ecrfissr, sIs..S,r i.'''it the .aust,r at Brat
[. hlro. say 90 y .,Icelble among the
new companies Ire--nt were the Green
Mountain Boys, ut Darlington, v no appear
in command Of Capt. Flanagan. in their
nJbhy new uniform Of gray Though not
~ expensive as the Ransom Guards uni
form, sta! 1t is neat and attractive. TIE
uniforms were gotten up By the wc,.-snvwn
firm 81 =. Turk Il Bro. ui Burlington. and
from the favorable manner III which We
h ard the hys SPEAK OF their neat and
stylish fit. II deer great credit 90 that Did
and reliable establishment. The Turk Bros.
mad, the uniforms at almost sacrifice 10
themselves and they well deserve the plaud-
IT. bestowed ty the - soger boys
OF the personnel of the party opposed to
tie Bank OF California little has been
knoKn 10 the public. Mr.. J. ". Mackay,
whose history reads like page from the
Arabian Nights, was a common laborer in a
nine, OF on railroad, few years ago. To-
da, Re Is said to be the richest man in Cali
lorna, bis property being estimated at
SIS 900 900 lie is one of the managers OF
Ire .'onsuliiated Virginia, and hes ~ in
rerrst 10 ai The Dlg bOuan,as
Messrs. O 'Brien and Flood made their
tart in lie ~ harkeepeFs in San Francisco.
they were moderately successful in their
initiatCry stock ventures. and when the
Big Bunanzi" sprung up they went into
the market with hundred thousand or 30
and came out millionaires. James q. Fair
is the practical miner of the firm, and is
superintendent of the Virginia Consolids-
ted mine lie also is a mushroom million
sire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
CnIitenden Couaty Fair.

The Fifth Annual Fair of the Agrieai-
tural Society of Chittenden County will be
held at Essex junction, Tuesday. Welnes-
day and Thursday. September 7tk, sih and
9th, ls7j
lhe officers OF the Society are a. follows
President - D. C. Barber, Burlington ;
Vice-P Presidents. A. . Humphrey. Burning
ton; and 5. W Mead. Underhill: Secretary
d. g. French. UndeThill; Treasurer. E!eazsr
TAFT, South Burlington.
Directors-Daniel Shaw. Bolton AeWis
Nelson, Charlotte o. II. Ellis liuniing-
ton j l.. Mason. Richmond ; II \. But
;olph. South Burlington Ii. L REYNOLDS
Burlington 5. d. Teachour, Essex C.. II
Brown. Jericho Tiras I,ham. ST George &;
W. c. Douglas. Williston \. j Merrill
Colchester; ~ L. Partch, iincsbu7gh \.
u. Ashley. Milton: ". \. Weed. Saeiburn;
F. W. Church. Underhiii.
Mlrshal-C. ;. Palmer. Jericho.
General Superintendeat-Byron \ Sc
vsns Es.~w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
DEATH OF RALsrox- SUPPOSED SUICIDE

About ten minutes past FIVE. a close car
rage drove rapidly TO the side door OF ihi
Bank of California. and gentleman jump
ed out in a state OF great excitement. 90
ran into the bank. 10 response to enqulric-.
the hackman said be had just left the o'Iy
of Ralston in charge of an officer on t1i
beach near the smelling works, 10 tIa
north part of the city. tie had been
drowned, and it was supposed be committed
suicide.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Mr.. RalstOn went to a sea bathing estab-
lishment at North beach. near the city,
about 5 25 p. m, undressed, went into the
water, swan about 200 yards and disap-
peared behind a vessel. Soon after his body
was discovered floating and was brought
ashore still alive. Physicians were sum
mOned, bat all efforts to resuscitate him
failed. and he died at $50. 1t is reported
that he was seen to drink the contents Of a
phial before going into the water and the
general impression in San Francisco was that
be took poison before entering the water.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
gal,ton, the California Banker.

The newspaper sketches of Mr.. Ralston,
the late President of the Bank OF California,
read ike pages Of romance. lie began lie
far himself as steamboat clerk on the Mis-
-i--ippi river. protege of Commodore Car
ris5n was next his clerk, agent and banker
on the Isthmns. when the Commodore was
running California steamers; next a private
banker in San Francisco; in 1864 the Or
ganizer of the Bank Of California, with sopie
twenty Of the most prominent, ablest and
wealthiest citizens as his select and exclu-
siye stockb holders. Ii is said Of him that be-
fore he was IS years old, he was the director
of more various power than any man
on the Pacific coast and, perhaps, ex-
cept the President of the United States, than
any man in the country. Mr.. Ralston's for
tune was recently estimated at over S2o,-
900 600 and this at one time was probably
no exaggeraton AS for some years he was uni
formly successful in his speculations. Scarce
ly mine, or a railroad, or any great enter
prise on the Pacific slope has been at
tempted without his aid, and such was his
power in the politics of California and
Nevada that it was through his influence,
backed, Of course, by the money of the
bank. that Jones and Sharon were sent 70 the
|. ;. senate. He lived in a sly lie of Oriental
masnifcence. Those who have cnjoyed his
hospitality at his lordly country seat, in
Belmont, about twenty-five miles out OF
San Francisco, say they never saw money so
lavshly spent. At one time having quar-
rel with the railroad company he maintained
relays of horses from San Francisco to his
country house, and travelled post from and
to his business in the city, often beating IN
this way the time of the locomotive. His
country seat has twenty-five or thirty suites
of apartments, and the dining room affords
accommodation for over one hundred guests,
a number more than once seated at his hos
pitable board. Up to the very last, the
San Franciscans seem to have had unlimited |
confidence in their model fnancier and full |
trnst in the hank he puided
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
WHO WILL Be THE LOSERS.


Ii il reported that some of the stoekbrok-
eTs, anu others who have borrowed large
sums, IN one case amounting to $500 900
lOr the benefit of the bank of California, Sc
curing their own bills payable with the
stock OF the bank are likely TO become heavi.
ly involved. The stock of the bank cannot
b; given away at present.
RALsroS : FUNERAL - AN IMMENSE ATTEND
ANcE-FLAGs OF THE CITY AT HALF MAST.
The funeral services of the late Mr.. Rails
ton were held this afternoon at the Cal
vary PRESBYTERIAN church, corner of Geary
and Powell streets. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. John Hemphill. The ma
tIonal guard was largely represented. also
many civic and benevolent associations.
The officers and employees of the various
manufacturing enterprises, corporations,
educational and business bodies, and an i'm
men>e eoncourse of citizens attended. The
htgs of the city are at half mast and many
business places closed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
own, THE LahE.


Military hll9T- - the late ex President
johnson wcse observed at TIE Piattsbursh
Barracks. on the 1l-- inst At sunrise Is
guns were fred. and the flag was displayed
az ball mast ; az 10 O'Clock. Il. IN the
troops were assembled and The Official order
announcing the death va, read to them.
after which all labor ceased for the day. \
single gun was tired every half hour from
sunrise TIL sunset. when national salute
% 81 guns was fired
It il uas p.e..y certain tina, tho New
York Canada Railroad will run from
West Chazy directly to Rouses Point. Leav-
ing the Platt>burgh * Montreal line one
mile narih OF West Chazy. the probable line
runs halt a mile west OF East Chazy, direct
is through CJoper-ville, splitting the 'cele
DRAFTED C0rteau race course lengthwlse,
and at Rou-cS Point crosses the OgdenS-
hur-h road a few rods west OF the depot.
Axpfnss SEA SeRrESr--Lakc Memphre-
iaasog ha. started a sea serpent, not to be
behind the times. |, chased a fisherman
a-hlsc snd ,a,w,! Gp his boat. "a wrath at
upt iriig ah.c % chew Up the Owner. The
-taC5 &C. sfa,ciy tlii. an1 w are assured
thai r!.c h-4 .l-a .- ..ufcrair aud strictly
good lDrtunc 10 - q, Wires the ''lEategieli
.atlon ST ,.a pnau.4smagori water ami
NAL In ,,u.s tiua. bat - wi;h other material
izitIJn-. no amount oi authorization has
ANY cIn, iuriug eject. short 81 the actual
capture aud cXhiOltiOn At - much Il head.
Ga this point the public opinion i harder
to melt tnal British charity. which Sydney
Smith described a. only gushing in tears
and Subscriptions when Il given case OF dis
tres, was backed by the written G,testations
OF two respectable househulderS. Till he Is
fairly landed in museum, duly classified
and t,cketcd. that dellsive sagrian Will he !
myth " only that. ami nothing more"
WHY THE RoAuS Do Nor Pay Tie cxami-
natior OF Mr.. Mills, At st. Adams, on We'd
ncsday, j. reported to have closed with the
following questions and answers:
q" Why, with nj this profitable bdsi-
ness of which you speak. does not the cpe
ration of the line u roads pay better and
keep the thru above Wrter-eln you
;elil'
A. think gnn a ftw msioontents
keep continually bounding the managers
and pursuing ta.ni sltA Investigations, ex-
animation, auA SUITS, inpniriGg the credit
OF the trust and luTciuI the managers to
spend IN suits an! cuatrlv,r-IcS, and IN de-
lending themselves IRON attack, the time
they ur- 'ii 10 have inr managing the bust
ne',- .iI "..ius It ia the condition 1t
should de-.
Mr nv.rr,r,-" 0,NuusN hat under
oath Nr Mills" d.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

DEPOSITS IN The BANK OF CALloENlt-
The city tax collector has S275. 900 % pro-
tested tax moneys on deposit in tue bins-
of California, for which be has certificates
Of special deposits. The directors assured
the collector this morning that the money
would be paid in a day or two y rum
not vet confirmed says president R-ls,on
had turned over his private means to the
bank
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03
1.rER-1nE SUPERSTITION eoNrlEnEn

1t appears President Ralston of the Bank
of California mounted his horse, rode -
Selby's smelling works and deliberately
Jumped off the dock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-03

Exhibitors tickets, 81 season tickets.
$50; single admission, 2jt; children under
II, ljc double team. single admission.
SOC, season tickets. $50 single team,
single admission, pc, season tickets 81
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-05-23
Sherif's Sale.
pY VIRTUE OF 4 DECRETAL
~ Order of sale issued ont of the District Court

pY VIRTUE OF \ DECRETAL
IL Order Of sale issued ont Of the District Court;
Second Judicial District OF idaho Terri DRY. held IL
and for Boise county. upon Judgment and decree
rendered in said con in favor OF J. g. ant plain
till. and against ~ II. Kenpner. defendant. for the
sum OF Fifteen Hundred and Eighty Seven aud .l0e
Dollars with legal interest thereon from October g.
1873, and costs suit taxed at s33 25 commanding
ne TO sell all the right title. interest and sQni;y Of
redemption which NJ. II. Kempner. and Louis Eek
hart and James Judge. merchants doing business
under the firm name o. Eckhart 4 Judge AID all
l.rsons claiming urder them any either Of
ahem had on the 18th day o: March 1873 have since
that day acquired Of in and TO the following described
real property situate. lying aud being i'll the County
OF Dfsse and Territory OF Idaho, to-wt: Being
en- hlll Claims OF one hundred feet front each lying on
the west Of and fronting Steamboat gulch. said
mining claims commencing at the mouth of said
Steamboat gulch and extending mp the gulch seven
hundred feet. and extending back from said Steam
boat gulch OF the width Of husdred feet 10 the
top OF the hill. Also the whole Of Seamboa; :yulch
in front Of said described "i claims a. dump
ground Also sixteen hundred feet OF lar mining
claims fronting on Mores Creek situate. lying aad
being on the south side OF said Mores creek com.
mencng 1t the mouth OF Campbells gnch. aud
running down Mores creek sixteen hundred feet
and extending back In southery direction Of equal
width CT front line to the hill. Also sixteen huni-
red feet in said kores creek adjoining the front line
.,f said bar mining ground for dump ground
Also eight hundred and fifty feet front OF hill
mining ground on the south side OF More's CREEK
bounded below by claims formerly owned rs John
ixeesy sud bounded above by Campbell's galch ex.
( -nding hack from Mores creek bar claims to the
1,p OF the hill and adjoins the bar claims last des-
<eibesi herein. Also certain two story hewed log
building sitsiate lying and being at Arxstra creek
il said County said building erected for store and
hotel. Also the ground under and around said
hsildlsks Also .hc certain water ditch known ~ tn.
7ssinciblo ditch, taking water from Crooked river
,'u ~asne being about thirteen miles long and car
r.. said water to the Gold All mining district. II
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-05-23
PLAcERvILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY


J. V. Il. y lti-trrnrrai Nfrchanh!s''. I1's'
Weller < Snri,h-GrurraI Merchandise
De,
james E7e'a-' 's'''e - '"'
R"brrt X IryIn-C"n-tablr.
Ihn p,..rpa.,.r Granftr street
=, "A, u.l.... 49,.
VI,
Fancy h"'d- Gra"itr street
My-r Il Sutith-Wril.. Fargo 4 Co.
., cra,;,.,...,
". > h"th"f"-i u. s4t'ah ah' Sut se'"
Granite street.
w Observation-Disclosures Uo,.l plaz,
~, - ut, -, n,
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Granite street.
Mrs. y. S.rrsles-Phruix Restaurant.
pI,z,
Garrett Hay's t".-Emp're Meat Mar
krt. Plaza
O Donn.ll e Co-Ci,v Meo. Marke,
=. NY. u,n.o,:, c,i.o, p,,-,
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-05-23
cENTERvILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

G. w. Crafts, dealer general merchandise
Wells. Fargo Il Co.'S Express Office
W. Crafts. Agent.
Jerome Brardslry. fruit. cigars and beer.
J-r"me Beardsl.y blacksmith shop.
{. c. M.frrt. hotel. brewery and saloon.
Hardin 4 DAILY. butcher shop.
S Dempsey. livery stable.
Joe Brousan, boot and shoe maker.
Fred HeoArin. cabinet shop.
George Cartwright. hay and feed store.
P"stoffice. p. }. Moore. postmaster.
Louis Perre. restaurant
CHANNEL & Church. saw mill.
j. +. Chanrell Il Co.. ditch.
$. X. G"ldtrap. ditch
Hung W" Chung. Chinese store.
So Lung Co. Chinese store
Chue kee Co. Chinese store.
Chuc Ne Co., butcher shop.
Doctor Chung. Chinese drug store.
+. Harmon, doctor.
Idaho tri-weekly world. (Idaho City, Idaho) 1875-1875, 1875-05-23

"a Al, the water rights owned or claimed o. 'ne
fendsnt NJ H. kempner. in Ar.sss e1ssa .,,s ten.
~,s hsrsi,ssmen,s and appurtenances therenn." :,
beonsine. or in anywse sppers.,ning 70 e1 ne,e.
the parcel. herr in described Pubic no0cs = w.
by given that On ,e-x
"Wednesday, the 18th day of June ,o''.
At II O'Clock n. will sell in !roat OF tne .o. -.
Eon-. ssor in Idaho City. at public auction. Ios
10y ~ .hoxa aes.r,bed property in parcels 10 Inc
highest bidder for cash 70 satisfy s1.a y.u pT
costs and accruing costs San - Sns,,r
IDAHO CITY. May II. 1919.
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