The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-09-04
San FrAScIsco, Aug. II.


prohibited from doing business on the
street under heavy penalties for every
transaction.
1t Is snid there were number of cases
i'll this city yesterday, in which COM
lnercial paper went to protest, but no
disposition was shown to push matters
to extremes. In most cases notes were
partially mnde and renewed. Conf
dcncc is fast being restored although
the real condition of affairs in the Banl,
Of California is not yet fully apparent,
but will probably be clearly manifested
i'll the course Of two or three tlays.
The funeral of W. C. Ralston, late
President Of the Bank Of California,
took place yesterday nnl is set down rs
one Of the most remarkable events i'm
the history OF this city. All day yester-
day the body of the deccnsod banker law
i'll state Rt the house of his wife's father
Col. J. d. Fry, mt 1912 Jackson street,
for home he had none. having sacrificed
everything. The millionaire of lnsi
week was too poor i'll death to own n
roof to shelter his body. Last week roll
ing in wealth; yesterday his family
were pensioners oil the bounty OF rela-
tlves. Last week the king Of capital;
to-day the poorest mny Outnumbcr the
dollars he left. All day yesterday and
Sunday tho people flOcked to the
house to gaze upon the face of the dead
banker. From IL. III. until . o'clock u.
NJ, Sunday, the stcndy tramp of the
people went up the brORd staircase md
echoed over the tesSellatcd pavement of
the halls and pnrlors OF the pRlatinl res
idence of Col. Fry, rs men, women md
children tiocked To See the dead Ralston.
At n. III. yesterday the drawing-room
doors were thrown open, and from that
hour till 1880 the people streamcd in
and out i'll solid living throng, filing
round the cnsket where lay the body OF
w. c. Ralstop. At q. IN. the pail
bearers came, mt $3.50 the clerks of tho
Bank of California, and ut 10 o'clock
the immediate friends of the familv.
The caslict was then sealed, the gor-
gcous floral trimmings removed, and the
remains conveyed to tho waiting hcnrse.
The procession formed and moved out
of the vast throng OF people, lining the
walks near Col Fry's residence, to Cal
vary Church, corner OF Powell and
Geary streets. At the church the scene
has never been equnlled in Snn Francis
co. At the funeral OF Starr King there
was not so large concourse of people,
though till this time it was considered
tho greatest out-pOnring of the city to do
honor to any dead. The Rev. Mr..
Hcmphill delivered the funeral sermon
and euluSized the deceased highly. 1t
IL estimated that 81, 600 people were as
scmblcd i'll the church and ON the street
adjacent to witness the funera.. The
procession formed readily, so complete
were all the police and military details,
and moovcd in the following order: 18th
artillery hnnd playing dirgc; drum
corps OF the first regiment infantry un-
der, Col. Grnniss; second regiment drum
corps; second regiment infantry, under
Col. McComb; third regiment infantry,
under Col. Wasson; first California light
hnticry, under Capt. Brush; first buttnl-
ion Of cavalry, under Maj. O'Brien; tenn
pie lodge, No. IL l. D. D. T., of which
deceased was Rmembcr; corps irregular
army officers; cGrriagG with the chap
lnin, Rev. John Hemphill; company G..
first regiment infantry, Of which the de-
ceased was an honorary member, march
ing ns n guard OF honor to the hearsc;
pail bearers, under lead OF General
Dodge, who were II. +. Marrow, Vim.
Burling, ID. D. Mills, ii. Z. Wakelce,
VIM. L. Coleman, q. II. Hayward, Vim.
Thoron, d. d. Cotton, s. NJ. Wilson,
Vim. Alvord, j. .. Earl, l.. 4. Garnctt,
NJ. Livingston, Thos. Bell, Geo. S.
Dodge, Peter DonOhuc, w. II. l..
Barnes, Ogden Hoffman, Cornelius Cole,
w. Il. Van Dcrstic, A. a. Cohen, w. II.
Dictcrich and Chns Clayton; then came
the cUlorcd body servant OF Mr.. Rnlstuu
whom all 1rcqucnters Of the Bank Of
California will remember.
New York, Aug. 81.
Gold continues firm at I:141s und
1II1I.
Legal tenders, 81 buying nnd 8711
selling. SGD.
This yGnr there has been grenL in
crease i'll the Vnluo Of silk impurlntions
over last year. ......
The Marsh Indian Investigating Com
mission will meet Oh September 9TH to
take the evidence OF Prof. Marsh, Mr..
Wnlsh nnd Secretary Dclano. \ large
amount Of evidence has alrcn,ly been
taken. s.. ..'
a spccinl from Newport nay that Jcr-
cmlnlI Cnrictry, employed at .hc tor
pcdO station on Government Island,
was seriously injured Rnd will probably
lose his right eye by the explosion of II
lJ-pnund torpedo, which hc was about
to place i'll the wGtcr for the coming eS.
lIeTimcnia. '..',
The topcdO experiments ut Govern
mcnt island will take plnco TOMORROW,
hnving been postponed OF account Of
tho noil-nrrivnl of Scciy. RObcson.
IowKEEs, ~ y, Aug. 81.
The prize fight between Tom. Rcgnu
nnd Jake Croakcr, nj catch weights aud
according to the rules Of the London
prize ring, for 500, took place opposite
this city to-day. Fourteen rounds were
fought in 10 minutes. and Cronkrr wms
declared the winner. both incn wcrc
badly punished.
KASsAs CRY, Mo-, Aug. 81.
Col. j.. Il. Anthony, editor Of tho
Leavcnworth Times, who wns shot down
III the Opera House over thrco months
ago and hns since been confined To his
bed, passed through this city tonight
on his way 10 Now York His wound,
which occasinned so much diversity Of
opinion among surgeons all over the
country, is thought 10 be healed.
Sioux CIrY, Iowa, Aug 81.
Swerringcr and johnson arrived hero
from the l'lnck Hills. via Cheyenne.
Mr. Swcrringcr snys Major Howard, tho
aGcnt ut Spotted Tnil, took IL Indinns
TO his claim and showed thcin how Ia
wash ont gold. lio advised them ia
retain possession Of That country, aud
sue tho Government for ShO,OOO dnm.
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