Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-10
san Francisco News.

san Francisco News.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 9TH
The press this morning make but few
comments on the meeting of last
night, combining themselves mainly
to free reports of the proceedings,
speeches and resolutions. Some COM
ment has been made privately on the
fact that the Directors of the Bank of
California took no prominent part in
the affair. Also, that the meeting
called ostensibly for the purpose of
passing resolutions of respect and re-
gard for the deceased banker should
have been, by the action of those ma
nipulating it, converted into an indig-
nation meeting, many present consid-
ering it a palpable departure from the
purposes of the meeting as first an
nounced.
The affairs of the National Gold
Bank and Trust Company are proceed
ing favorably. Since the panic the
bank has liquidated claims of deposit
ors to the amount of over one million
dollars, and the statement of its con-
dition shows surplus as regards de-
positors of over 81, 100000.
Admission day is being celebrated
in rather an unOstentatious manner.
The Society of California Pioneers gave
a picnic at Badgers park. The Native
Sons of the Golden West, escorted by
the French Zouaves, marched in pro-
cession to Woodward's Gardens, where
literary exercises are being held. A
number of balls and other gatherings
will come off during the evening.
Lotta's fountain, at the junction of
Kearny and Montgomery streets, was
formally turned over to the city to-
day. In obedience to invitation the
Mayor and members of the Board of
Supervisors assembled at the City Hall
at 3 o'clock this afternoon and were
escorted to the location of the fount ain
by two com panies of the National
Guard and the Fourth Artillery band.
The presentation speech was m ade by
Harry Edwards on behalf of Lotta,
and was responsed to by Mayor Otis.
The president of the National Bank
reports that since the commencement
of the run the bank has liquidated liza
bilities to the amount of $169,884. It's
present condition is substantial.
At half past one this afternoon w.
A. Dunphy, from Garner, Maine com
mitted suicide in his room at the Ad-
ans house, on Sacramento street, by
shooting himself in the head. with a
revolver. Trouble in business mat
ters, it is supposed, caused him to take
his life. He was about twenty-five
years of age.
Accidentally Killed.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 9.-Yesterday
afternoon, John Landley, an employee
of the railroad company, was struck
in the back by the cage of the eleva-
tor at the foundry, receiving very se-
rious injury. He was promptly con-
veyed to the railroad hospital, where
he died this morning.
Resumed Operation.
ECKo, New, Sept. 9.-M. P. Free
man & Co., bankers, who were COM
pelled by the failure of the Bank of
California to temporarily stop, resum-
ed business yesterday.
Notable Death.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. S.-Hon.
Orlando Humason, formerly Collector
of Customs at Astoria and also men,
ber of the Legislature, died at his resi-
dence at the Dalles this afternoon.
First Brick House In riverside.
RIVERSIDE, Sept. 9th.-There was
grand ball given last evening in honor
of the completion of the first brick
building in Riverside. The ball was
under the management of Mr.. Hen
ry Fox of the Riverside Hotel. The
dancing began in Captain Saywards
Hall, over Mr.. Burt's store, at $3.50 p.
NJ. At ten the dance was very small,
but increased gradually till 1890,
when supper was served in DIR. EN-
mons store, next door. The table
was supplied with every choice
Wand in the market About 1880 the
dancing was continued and the ball
ended after daylight. There were be-
tween forty and fifty couples present.
Salt Lake Items.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 9th.-A special
from Deep Creek states that the Indian
troubles originated from two white
men failing to pay a couple of Indians
for information furnished by them rel
0u'S w hthibS uioCONtTlcS, WHICH re-
suited in the killing of several Indians
and white men. This, with bad ad-
vice given by Mormon missionaries
when several tribes of Indians were
lately baptised in the Mormon faith
to the effect that outsiders were bad
men and imposing on them, caused q
general uprising of Indians through
out Southwestern Utah and country
adjacent. In Southern Utah people
are in nervous state of excitement,
and daily asking assistance.
Marshal Maxwell to-day telegraph
ed to Deputy Stokes of Beaver, Utah,
to summon an unlimited posse of men
ror the purpose of bringing the prison.
ers, Higbie and Haight, of Mountain
Meadow massacre fame, to this city,
fearing Mormon and Indian oppos-
ition.
Frank Trager, miner, was killed
at Coving shaft in Silver King tunnel,
at Cottonwood. He was unmarried.
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