, 1877-11-03

.iaya ago, salesman and confidential
clerk of the firm named for nearly 20
years; that on the 18Th of this month
he was inveigled to the Cffic, of law
yer, the doors were closed and locked.
ana be was then charged with rtealIng
from the firm during the past ten years
some $40 !OCO worth Of othing aud pre- =
perty. and that unless he made the loss
good he would be prosecuted and sent
to the penitentiary He was denied ans
time for consideration or consultation
with his friends. and fnally. while
stunned wi b the enOrmity of the fal
siiy of the charge. and while laboring
under the moral fear Of threats nude tc
MIN. aud being wholly III the power of
his accusers. be mude over to them Gers
tain bonds XGd notes of the value of
$4,000. The pefitiOn furth n alleges
that plaintiff is entirely innocent. char
ges his tmpio. ers with conspiracy TO
destroy his reputation. aud asks $780,
OlpO damages. The defendants viii to>
no, row publish denial of the state
ment that the plaintiff Was impelled to
confess or disgorge. but that he WAS
charged with the act aud admitted free
iy, without cnerci"L or threats. and vol-
nutarily went 10 the e'bank and handed
over the bonds as part payment of his
stealinss. His employers claim that
they can readily prove his gnllt.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. % Edwin Ad-
ANS, actor. aled at HAS this morning.
at the residence of Dan Gardner. He
was conscious until within an honr of
his death, when he ca led his wife to
his bedside and bade Der good bye.
OrTUmwA, Iowa. Oct. 27. Gold is not
worth any premium ia this locality and
trade Yesterday the banks received
gold in the regular course Of business.
tHIcAGo. Oct. II. - The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. after four
days session. adjourned to-day, to
n.eet next October III baltimore.
WASHINGTON. Oct. IL The second
| assistant postmaster general has made
advertisement inviting proposals for
carrying the mails Ou all routes iii the
SOU. western States and Pacific coast
States and Territories during the fonr
wears to commences next July. 1t is
dated November LIST. and will be sent
shortly to all the postmasters in these
sections, TO be conspicuOusly posted for
at least 80 days before the time for Re
ceiving bids. These advertisements are
no longer made iu newspapers, as here
sofore.
CRY OF Mexico. Oct. 1S.-Sonora has
seeded. Diaz shows nn infiexible de-
termination to ex'radite criminals on
the RIO Grande, believing extradi:ion
necessary to preserve national decorum
Several regiments Of infantry and cav>
airy have marched for the border. Ler-
doisfs are actively organizing to co-op>
crate with Escobedo Oh tue Rio Granae.
CHICAGO, Oct. 81. Ihe Tribune's
Washington special says Secretary Ev.
arts has not yet concluded his reply to
the letter of the governor of Texas ask
ing protection from Mexican invasion.
1t is expected be will closely indicate
the governments policy respecting our
border troubles and show the inability
OF the Diaz government to maintain
peace on the border.
A Columbia. South Carolina special
says: After being occupied during the
entire week on criminal matters per>
tanning to the county. the grand jury
yesterday returned a true bill against L.
Carpenter, late revenue collector for
the district Of South Carolina. for forg-
cry in two instances, and for raising
and altering printed war; ants npOn the
treasury.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 27.-The af-
fairs of the Pioneer bank prove more
disastrous to depositors, as the in
vestigation progresses, than at first
supposed. In the opinion of the re-
ceiver, A. J. White, it will not pay
five cents on the dollar of its indebt-
edness. The only assets in sight of
any amount is a possible margin on
360 lots in the Haley and O'-Jeil
tract in South San Frncisco. mort
gagged for SIS, 900. on which Dun
can contracted to pay one and a half
per cent. per month interest. Real
estate experts are of the opinion
there is margin of $15, 900 to $780,
600 on this property. The income
for rents of the entire mortgaged
property does not meet the monthly
accruing interest by about 5000.
The only income from mortgaged
property which exceeds the interest
is the building on the southwest cor
ner of Montgomery and Clay streets.
White is in receipt of letters from
depositors residing in all sections of
this state. Oregon, Philadelphia,
Buffalo, several towns in Ohio and
other western states, making inqui-
ries as to the probabilities of getting
their money. Il is evident that Dun
can flooded the country with seduc-
tive circulars to catch the unwary
with the bait of large interest. The
liabilities of the institution are not
definitely known. New debts are
turning up by the Thousand of dol
lars. It is evident the Pioneer heads
the long list of rotten California
banks which have gone under.
Rome N. " Sentinel: A Ro-
man who recently returned from
Philadelphia informs US that a
Keely motor consists of a pound
Of boarding house butter shut
up IN an iron box. This state
ment will do much to restore