The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-02

ALL SERENE

ALL SERENE.
THE EXCITEMENT QUELLED- no FURfB- ER
FAILURES EXPECTED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2S.-An inquest has
commenced on the body o! Rslston. The
Bank of Californiais draped in mourning.
All is quiet on California strees, and mat
tiers are assuming their usual sspecs. Busi-
ness men do not Apr ehend any
failures on Monday. collection day
me rumors relative 10 popular telling and a
demonstration against the Bulletin and
Call were the idle utterances of excited indi-
viduals and the ineendiaTy efforts on the
part of some parties personally and politi-
cally hostile TO those journals TO creat en-
nifty against them. The attempts fell still
poned until Monday at IL O'Clock in the
morning.
THE INQUEST or RALSToN.
THE TESTIMONY SEEMS 10 POINT TO Apo
PLEXY-HoNoRs TO THE DEcEAsED--THE
TRUSTEES OF THE BANK or CALIFORNIA IN
SECRET C0NCLAVE.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 2S.-The Jurors in
the Ralston inquest were John r. Gamiss,
c. i. Weller, II. t. Williams, A. A. Cohen,
r. T. Morrow, jr.. R. Ksene, w. II. L.
Barnes, J. G. L. Wordsworth and Joseph
Dunking. The proprietor Of the Neptune
Bath House testified that Ralston come TO
take bath at $3.50 O'Clock. he
usually came early in the morning.
Witnesses son-in-law served him. Wit
ness did not see him enter the water and
| had no conversation with him. Two young
men, who went in with him, shortly after
ran in and said that something was the mat
ter with that man. They, with witnesses
Il MI mt in hoo
watched for Ralston to appear at Piles, but
saw nothing of him. He. was perspiring
freely when be came tofthe bath house,
Witnesses s0n-in-law checked him, but
he said he would dry him
self and take a shower bath before going
in. Clarence Richardson, the son.in-l law OF
the last witness, testified that Ralston was
smiling and cheerful when he came to the
bsth-hOuse. Witness waited on him and
took charge of his clothes. He warned him
said that he would dry himself and take
shower bath. About fifteen minutes after he
went in, young man told the witness that
there was something wrong with Ralston.
Witness pushed out in boat and met an
other boat with Ralston's body. Ralston
was in the habit of swimming
some distance when he bathed. Witness
did not see him in the water.
Tbeo. e. Bee, assayer at the Selby Smelling
| Works, testified thst the Waterman on the
wharf told him that man was drowned.
He saw the body swo or three hundred feet
from the warfin the water, face down. The
head appeared to be under water. He got
Clark, engineer of the steamer Bullion, ~
ing near, to recover the body. He brought
him ashore but did not see him breathe. He
used the usual means of restoration, and
saw signs OF life. He sent for DR., Newmark,
who came. Michael j. Clark, engineer OF
the steamer Bullion, testified that he saw
the man in the water squirming as If he
were in fit and
ACTING UNNATURALLY.
He was 200 or 500 feet distant. Went in
boat and got him. Thought he was alive
when he reached him, and feared he would
die before reaching the shore. Witness laid
him on his stomach and pulled to the shore
as quick as possible. Noticed no signs of
life when he got him ashore. When he first
saw him in the water ne was struggling and
making for the shore. DR.. Newmark
was sworn. When he arrived
he found the body on the sand, apparently
liteless. Gould detect no beating of the
pulse or heart. Kept up an artificial respira-
ton for an hour. The appearance OF the
body was that of man who had died from
the effects OF apoplexy. His face was lived,
| eyes CLASSY, pupils distended. A sudden
plunge, when overheated, would be apt TO
produce apoplexy. DIR. Macari corrobora-
leu tHo t0SblluO0y Oh bD0 preceding WltD6SS.
One of the jurors here said that it was useless
| to examine any more witnesses. If they
did not know then what that man died of
they never would know. The inquest was
adjourned till p. NJ. Tuesday. The Pacific
Stock Exchange this afternoon adop.sd
resolutions deploring the death of Ralston
as faithful friend, valuable citizen, a
champion of the city and the state, and ex-
tending the sympathy of the board TO the
family, resolving to attend the funeral in a
body. The San Francisco Stock Exchange
appointed a committee to wait on Mrs.
IRalston, and tender the sympathy of the
board and voted to attend the funeral in a
body. The trustees of the National Gold
Bank and Trust Co., this afternoon author
lied the president and cashier TO borrow q
million of coin on the real estste.snd securi-
ties.The bank is in excellent condition. If it
swere to go into liquidation, it could pay
the shareholders handsome premium alter
paying the depositors in full. It is impossi-
bic at present to obtain any information
concerning the proceedings OF the meeting
OF trustees of the bank of California. They
are still in secret session and positively
refuse to admit anyone or give out any
hints as to the nature of their delibera-
tions.
RALSTON'S CHARACTER.
AS REVIEWED BY AN OPPONENT An
EDITORIAL FROM THE BULLETIN.