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, 1875-09-04
PARTICULARS OF TIE DEATH OF RAIs1Os.

There is great excitement in the city. The death
of Ralston OyershsdoEs every other topic From
the 81 information it appears he went to the
bathing establishment az North Beach about SIS P.
NJ, undressed, went into the water. swan ont about
zoo yards disappeared behind vessel and soon after
the body Was found floating by Sel5yis lead works
He was brought ashore still alive and physician
wHs summoned, but efforts to resuscitate HIM failed
and he died at 4:50. Col. Fry, his father-in-law,
Mayor Otis and 4 number Of prominent citizens ar
rIvec before he expired. Col. Fry and Capt Lees
vent 10 The tathing-holse, and obtained Ralston.s
clothes In these were found few dollars and his
statement % the bank. but nothing having ten
cency 10 show he suieiGei his body was taken 10
No lsl2 Jackson street. the residence of Col. Fry.
boy named Festus Mazzelie states that be saw
Mr. RAlstOn before be reached the bsth-boase He
saw him SIT on clay hank the smelling works
and saw hIrn tear up several papers and throw the
scraps IN the water. A close search Was made for
the pleees, but ncne could Be found BE Is also re-
ported to have been seen 20 drink the contents Of
phl2l before going into the water TIE general in
presson Is that lie took poison before entering the
water.
, 1875-09-04
THE HISTORY OF TIE BANK

Is familiar to all the Pacific Coast az one of our
foremost moneyei institutions OF late it has iden-
titled itself with stocks TO degree that made can
tiOus commercial men dubious of its policy For
number of years Mr.. Ralston has been its leading
manipulation and TO great extent has shaped its
policy couple of years ago Mr. Mills resigned the
presidency, and from the cashiers desk Mr. Ralston
was selected for the vacancy The nominal capital
is IS 900 900 and of tins II is believed not than
half paid up. A fund was supposed TO ex-
ist of at least million and quarter of dollars but
a few months ago negotiations with Flood & 0-Bren
for controlling interest in the bank were broken
off, and it generally assumed as a reason that
Flood & O'BrieD had discovered that the reserve
fund was only thing on paper and that the Bank
was not in the good standing represented A gen.
tleman who has lived In this community since lSi9
and who has excellent opportu of forming
opinion, remarked yesterday, % SIR, it has been
gambling hell for some years" The investigation
which impends will disprove ur substantiate the
statement thus boldly expressed
, 1875-09-04

Furniture iset up taken at half nneasurensh'
owners risk. Il.
Gslnpowder. Friction Matches Aeiosi
1urpenfine, and other eombustible materials ~
be rated at one and one-haf tariff rates st oTDei'
risk
Burning Fluid, Varnish. Looking GLASSES ool7''
Castings. Planes, Billiard Tables, at owneTs -.
An EXTRA CHARGE of s2 so per ton 70 y
DALLES, and s. 90 per ton to UMAIlLLA,
LULA and LEWISTON on Fast Freight
, 1875-09-04
PEARS OF An OUTBREAK

The excitement Throughout the city became so
great during the afternoon and evening that several
companies Of the First Regiment and the entire Third
Reg iment were placed under arms and held IN read
iness 10 check any outbreak which migbt But
as the time wore on toward midnight the crowd on
California street quietly dispersed and peace rened
supreme over panic stricken city
, 1875-09-04

It is said on excellent authority that Mr.. William
Sharon yesterday morning endeavorei TO have
Messrs. l. T. Gazier & Co. sell a large amount OF
mining stock held by the Bank. Mr.. Glazier de-
chned 70 do So on the Ct und that It would injure
the firm and be doing injustice TO many of the
customers Immediately after Mr. Sharon with
drew, Mr. Glazier az once indicated his fidelity TO
his customers by dlposng, rs rapidly as possible,
and for the best prices attainable of the same des
criPtion of mining stocks which Mr.. Sharon Nas so
anxious to realize upon.
, 1875-09-04

Live stock Shipped 10 Portland.
From the different points on the river at the follow
ing rates, owners risk:
, 1875-09-04
The GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS !
Suspension OF the Bank OF California.

SuspeIfS1On OF the baHk va
From the S. +. Call, August 2s-J
The Bank of California suspended payment, and
virtually closed its doors az hapast clock yestr-
dav afternoon The suspension wss the culm nation
of run on the bank Of less than one hour sduration
vet in its nature unprecedented IN the history OF
that institution. The snnOuDcmento OF the stoppagS
created widespread oonsteTnatlon III was nnAneIai
earthquake, and the crash was follower oy puolie
excitement unparalleled in its intensity, ana mann
tained at feyer-heat far into the night AT late
hour, the National Gold Bank and Trust company,
upon whose vaults a simultaneous run had peen
made by panic stricken depOsiors, determined 10
suspend payment until further nOtee tbongh us
managers announce that they have sl,5SDO over
and above all It's liabilities Thus IN one day, Two
San Francisco banking houses, reputed 10 be hnan-
cially Impregnable, have been comleiIeu 10 cease
operations. The extraordinary stTingeney m the
money market, and the fact that between nVe and
SIX millions of hard coin had been locked up within
the past few days. assigned Us the direct cause OF
yesterdays calamity.
THE Run on The BAsK OF CALIFORNIA.
At about two O'Clock IN the afternoon it became
evident that there was unusual STR IN the BANK
of California steadily increasing crowd was mass
inp in front of the COUNTERS each individual push
ing and jostling his neighbor IN the most frantic
manner. Then some one raised cry, on the street
in front Of the San Francisco Stock Exchange where
an army of brokers and operators rad asse foIed,
/ that the Bank OF California had stopped payment.
The announcement premature, but II fell Ike
an exploding bombshell upon the ears OF the crowd
There general rush across the street, and tae
handsome gray stone building was besleged In al
| other moment y an enormous multitude request
was then sent 10 police headquarters for detaeh-
ment of officers TO preserve order, and an order was
| given by Mr. Ralston 20 close the doors and admit
the public only through the small non wicket doors.
After this done the clerks still continued paying
out money as fast checks were presented. At
half-past two O'Clock Mr.. RalSton came 10 the
ceiyine telers desk and directed that more depos
its should be taken in and then instructed the pay
ing teilers that DO money should be payed out
, 1875-09-04

Says thst he Is not loser by the suspension OF the
Bank Of California, he had no money depOaIt in
that institution His losses IN the shrinkage in
the value of mining stocks held By him and affected
by the failure.
, 1875-09-04

A meeting of the Presidents Of all the Savings
Banks of this city was held last night and resou-
ton was passed notifying their depositors that IN
view of the preseut disorganized condition of nan-
cal affairs in the city, they viii require the notices
provided for in their several Bylaws or Conditions
OF agreement. The following Ranks were represen-
ted: Hibernia Savings and loan Society Savings
and Loan Society, San Francisco Savings Union,
Odd Fellows Savings Bank, German Savings and
Loan Society, French Savings and Loan Society,
Humboldt Savings and loan Society, Security Saw
ings Bank, Masonic Savings and Loan Bank
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
The SfDcsakerSfai,p.

Washington, Oct. EFT has been under
STOOD that there has been for some time a
4nist nnderst aiding between the supporters
Of Tilden for President in New York and
New lngland, and the supporters of MIR.
Kerr Kerr Of Indiana, for Speaker, throughou,
nature. kerrs friends have been sure OF the
support of the Tillenites, on the ground
that he Speaker ofthe House and the ,anai-
date for President ought not both he taken
from the same section. Quite recently. the
fact has been developed that the New York
and New England Democrats have been
very quietly setting things III, to secure
the election of ex-G"Xern"r Walker, OF
Virginia, as Speaker. The movcmen, has
already assumed Formidable proporii onS,
and will doubtless give rise to !, yret! deal
of bad feeling. The canvass for the Speaker
snip ~ daily growing more heated and
acrimon us.-Cfncinnl I'll Conln,rrcof.
4 dispatch from Washington, of the l<t
reads follows:
Aspirants for the speakership are work
ing quietly, but earnestly. Among those
most prominently spoken of are Kerr. OF
Indiana Randall, Of Pennsylvania Wood
and Cox, of New York Saylor, of Ohio.
and Kraft of Kentucky. The friends, of MIR.
Kerr have very favorable news from him
from noarly all sections.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
The Corn Crop.

From diligent inquiry, as well as from
the greatly improved appearance of stock g,
we are satisfied that the crop of corn and
peas this year is fully fifty per cent better
than last year, the increase in yield and a
acreage both taken into account. 1t is sell
dom that we SEQ poor mule, or OK, of the
hundreds that weekly come to our market.
Along the Ouachita the average corn yield
is about 30 bushels per acre. We have
heard ofone place where the average is
about 3s bushels, one cut of IL acres yield
ing 40 bushels per acre.
We would Impress upon farmers. Just
now, the great Importance of economy in
the use ofther corn. 1t is customary to
feed lavislhly from full crib, mt the begin
ming, which generally results i'll stintins
the hartl-workeu plow animal in tho spring
when forage is most valuable on n place
and sells at the highest price of the year.
See that your cribs are securely locked and
that your corn and fodder is husbanied for
freezing weather and for tho coming plow
ing season. The supply of this section is
abundant for next yaar's farming purposes,
provided it is taken care of. Every bllshel
wasted now will cost at least so cents
more next April. Let the farmers bear
these facts in mind.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
No Grange Boats.

ifhe efforts Of the Changers TO cheapen the
cost of Transportation on the Ouachita by
contracts with owners of steamboats,, have
| resulted rather disastruously, the competing
lines having been consolidated. The n. o.
Son of the Soil INDUCES in the following
comments upon the change:
On account of the want of unity of action
on the part of the oranges of Ouachita
Vallay, the owners of the l:aStrop say they
were forced to give up, and rcscnd their
contract with the State grange officials.
Rates have been advanced thirty three
and third per cent. over Old rates The
commercial and legal elements in our order
are a little too strong in this State to allow
the farmers the full benefits of combined
action. notwithstanding this failure W"
still believe that the patrons Will yet Sue
coed i'll their forts ut combinat ION and a re-
duction of freight tariffs. Whether not
the owners OF the Hastrop had sufficient
cause for recinding their contract. we are.
unable to say, but it is quite evident that
the whole failure is chnrsscabic to the Mon
roe Convention, or the few who were in
strunlentaf i'll getting up that .'discori.''
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
Personal.

Hon. Frank Morey returned home on
Thursday last in fine health and spirits.
Gen. Morey contemplates visiting his con
stituents in the river parishes before leaving
for Washington to claim his seat in the
Forty-fourth Congress.
We copy tho above, heading included
from Wednesdays 1ntellgencor, remark
ing that the "General" ought to go to
Washington to take his seat, and not "to
claim" it.
In noticing such n distinguished arrival
In our city as that of the General" and
of his purposed visit to his constituents OF
I" the river parishes" it seems appropriate
that we should renew tho 'Gcneral's "
argument to his free white constituents,
about one year ago, not in the river
parishes, and here was the argument:
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
state Convention.
Rooms of the Democratic and Conscrvativ State }
Central Committee, State of Louisiana.
New Orleans, October 2st 1879

Rooms of the Democrat tic and Consc rvatiyc State
Central Committee, State of Louisiana.
New Orleans. October %. 1879.
At Il meeting of tho Democratic and Con-
sentative State Central Committee, held OH
the 2lst inst, in Parlor p, of the st. Charles
Hotel, i'll this city, pursuant to IL call Of it's
President, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That without reference to past
party affiliat ions all who arc now opposed
to Radicalism i'll Louisiana and to the
present usurpatory State Government, are
earnestly invited to cooperate for the pur-
pose of holding State Convention at New
Orleans on the first Wednesday of January
next, 1873.
RESOLVED, That in making said call this
Committee disclaiIns any intention to re-
vive the question of the Wheeler Adjust
ment, SO far as it has fixed the status Of the
present House of Representatives.
IH:solpeG. That the members ofthis coM-
mittee abide by it's decision with reference
to calling Convention, and recommend to
their constituents to recognize said call.
ReSoIUetl, That the basis of representation
in the Convention shall be as follows, to wit:
Each ward of the parish of Orleans, and
each of the other parishes of this State,
shall be entitled to one delegate for each
two hundred votes cast at the late election
for the Hon. J. c. Moncure, for State
surplus fraction of over one hundred votes
cast.
Accordingly the several parishes and
wards of the city of New Orleans shall be
entitled to the following representation,
to wit.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05

Strenuous efforts, according to the Repub-
lican, have been made to save tho lives OF
Toney Nellum and Alcee Harris now in the
Parish Jail under sentence of death for the
murder of Henry Harris, the husband of
Alcee. MFR. Kellogg has, we learn. applied
to persons in this place for further infor,na-
ton touching the crime of which the two
werc convicted. Speaking from our knowl-
edge of public opinion, there is II very
decided feeling, we may say, i'll favor of the
execution Of these offenders; i'll fact, we do
not believe we have heard u single express
sion of opinion favorable to executive Glenn
ency. The murder was deliberately plann-
| cd and atrociously executed, and IL jury
mainly of the same color the accused
found them guilty. If hanging really
, should DO the penalty for the wilfull taking
| of human life, this case certainly is Il pro-
per ono for tho punishment, n"twithstnnd-
| ing one of the condemned is II woman.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
The congregational contest.

We learn, Incidentally, that Capt. Spen-
Ger has been preparing TOR the contest with
Frank Morey for the right to represent this
Congressional district, but exactly what
the Captain has done we are not informed.
There ia much valuable testimony in the
region OF country overrun by Selye and
Hodgson in IA, which ought to hare a
weighty influence in determining the con-
test in Spencer's favor but we have no assur-
ance. after inquiry, that the facts have
been collected. IT Capt. Spencer has neg
lected to bring out the proof of the gross
outrages perpetrsted in this portion of the
district, by the military, In order to intimi-
date the white voters, to carry the election
for his opponent, he has lost the strongest
point in his case. The great wrongs done
by Hodgson, Morsy and Selye ought to be
rebuked, the rights of the people vindicated,
at least by q vigorous exposure. The evil
dence Is abundant, and q Democratic House
would willingly lis en- to the recital of the
oppressive means used to stifle tho voice of
the people In 1874.
Capt..>Pencer, we are told, holds the cor
tificat6 0f election issued by McEnery !:
while Morey has that given by Kellogg.
It 10 not improbable that when the House
organizes, the Democrats will, with their
majority OF nearly sixty, insist either that
Spencer's certificate from Gov. McEnery
shall be recognized, or decide to have the
contest referred without seating either
claimant. In the latter event we doubt
not, a. we have often said, that Spencer
viii be seated, provided the real rascality
of the Radicals in the last election Is fully
and fairly brought to the consideration OF
the House.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
Cotton Notes.

A young man from Lincoln, about u
years old, came to town the other day with
three bales of cotton. He sold the lot in a
lump for $l35. When asked by the 1ner-
chant If he wanted to trade any, he replied,
=" No, believe I want ter carry the money
back to the old man, He received two
ffty-dollar notes, three tens and a five, and
the merchant thought the money gone.
The young man looked around, hesitating
to go, and finally said: "Well, mister, you
have treated me so we'll I believe will
trade little out" And the young man
stood there and traded out 500.
Some of the cotton brought to town will
guage about an ounce of sand and trash to
the pound.
The cotton-pickers are getting from 75c to
one dollar per hundred for picking.
Planters complain that picking progresses
very slowly.
The cost of shipping and selling bale OF
| cotton, at the present rate of 1reights, is
very near seven dollars.
Buyers were offering yesterday from 1O11
to 1111 for cotton. The best grade of the
staple brought to this market was quoted
at l21 in New Orleans.
| Mr.. Surghnor, City Weigher, reports $50
bales sold in our market for the past seven
days.
! If the Board of Trade receives daily mar
ket reports by telegraph, why are they not
| posted, as in other large cities?
Very few people even in Monroe know
| the extent of territory now trading here.
I We have seen cotton, within ton days, from
Moreuouse, Richland, Caldwell, Franklin,
Winn. and Ouachita parishes, and from
Arkansas, ha.llded to this market; some
coming distance of 60 miles.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05

The Nicholson brothers confined in the
C"ushatta Jail for the murder of Marcus
Young, II jew pediler, and condemned to
death, are not to hang after all, if it be trne
that catching comes before hanging. \
dispatch from Coushatta to the Bulletin
states tina, the condemned men broke Jail
on the night oftho 3lst. rhcy got rid of
their shacklcs with n hlo, and escaped
through an old breach in tho Jail made by n
previous prisoner and which had not been
repaired. The escape is very mysterious
when it is considered that tho Parish was
paying over sixty dollars a day for ugusrd.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05

In this age ofsceptici>n, facts are relur-
cd to inspire confidence in the minds of the.
people: but. with good cn,lorscrS, they are
willing to test any article claiming rNtr:,-
ordinary merit. The proprictorS OF Hall =
Vegetable SiciIian Hair Reviewer offer the
following Endorsement ofthc merits claimed
by them for their preparation, Ivy the Pitts
burg, Pa, "ChriStian Advocate: viz. "'ric
public have so often been deceived by the
use of worthless preparations for the hair,
favor and secure their patronage. must pos
sess real merit. We arc glad to assure our
readers that Halls Vegetable Siciliau
HAIR Renewcr is meeting with the success,
which its merits so Justly deserve. and we
have reliable evidence that il Will prriorm
all that is claimed for it. in restoring gray
hair to its natural cotor, and. us :, per
manont dressing. is unsurpassed"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS
NOTICE 40 COTTON PLANTERS.
GIN STANDS REDUCED!

orders for the celebrated licht-dr,umht
Gullett Cotton Gin. Each and every Ma
chine is fully guaranteed t" give satisf:c
ton, having been tested ut the Factory
before shipping. We only ask Il trial Of
them to CONVINCE the most skeptical of their
superiority. We challenge all other
makers OF gins to compete with us in
point OF all tho running qualities Of II Cotton
Gin, also the workmanship and finish of
the whole machine. They are made from
thu very best material. and each and every
part risidly inspected by the Inventor,
Il. IL Gullett. Esd, before leaving the
shop. Price, 81 90 per saw for the Mag
nolia, and 81 81 per saw for the Pelican
gin Send for circular.
i. FRANK GEORGE, Marion. La,
Gen'l A!;'t for n. Louisiana and ARKANSAS.
!. l.. RNRNE,
Agent, Monroe, La.
July 18th, 1879. GIN.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-11-05

RiYNr llAlllA.

The steamer Bastrop worked her way up
to the Rust place Sunday. The Rapides
came to Mrs. Fanlk's place, and left Thurs
dry week ago.
The Tom Park or has not returned since
her venture down last week. She Is in
Coventry, not boing able to got either up
or down with a load. The Ora istie,t to the
bank at Trenton, undergoing repairs.
Capt Wentzel's new D'Arbonne packet
left Cincinnati about ten days ago Her
name has been changed from II. Regen-
burg to the Acme.
The Onachita City packet, Jimmie Baker.
received the following notice from the
Evansvi1fs Journal on her departure:
The Jimmie Baker put in her appearance
about midnight Sunday, and laid here till
eyenm an ssng ssEh'
literally stuffed full. Her hold was crowded,
her deck room was crowded, her upper deck
with furniture, shipped by J. f. Rankin &
Co. She Is n neat little boat, built expressly
for carrying cotton and sugar out OF the Qua
$50 tons. With all her load upon her She was
drawing only Is inches forward, and Is
inches aft. She has a saloon cabin with
berths running fore and aft.
The Vicksburg Herald ofTuestiay reports
the Mississippi as follows:
The river is still falling In all directions.
and low water and troublesome navigation
is reported everywhere. Between st. Louis
and Cairo there is but feet in the channel,
and In the lower Ohio about the same.
Below here there Ia plenty of water but
above only about I feet to Cairo.
We Waited the Jimmie Baker at the
wharfboat Wednesday, aud gave tho trim
little craft partial inspection. She is,
doubtless. the lightest draught boat IN the
river, and yet has very comfortable PASS
enger Recommendations and large storage
ROOM Her machinery is first-class her
speed good, and her makeup tirst-rate.
She cost about $1,000.