Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-18

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a. rs O.. Pace or HANK Notes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18th. "A |
Salem dispatch this morning says
the Democratic caucus nominated |
J. H. Slater for United States Sen
atOr.
LATER.--A vote was taken in
each House of the Legislature, re.
sulting in his election.
Slater, in AN Interview, Gays he
is not in sympathy with initiation,
adv 1cates the substitution of legal
tenders for national bank notes;
opposes fiat money and demands
that the currency shall be on a
coin basis.
The PrOassted Taxes.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-THE
Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors to-day commenced an
Investigation to ascertain the
whereabouts of the protested tax
moneys held by the late Alexander
Austin.
aunti"g for the rr"testsd Faxes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-This
afternoon there was meeting of
the Finance Committee for the
purpose of making some inquiries
as to the whereabouts of the pro-
tested taxes received by the late
Alexander Austin when Tax Col
lector and now due the city. The
meeting was held in pursuance of
resolution passed in the Board of
Supervisors last evening. Louis
McLane, President of the Nevada
Bank, the first witness, testified
that Austin had only a small pri
vate account at the bank. The
firm of j. Nj. Walker & Co., of
which the deceased was a member,
had q large account, but he did not
know that the protested tax money
formed any portion Of it.
VIM. Sharon did not know
whether Austin had money de-
posted in the Bank of California.
Thomas Brown, Cashier of the
Bank of California. said that, at
the time of the Banks. failure,
Austin held certificates of deposit
20 the amount of $355, 900, all OF
~h;ch were paid during 1875 and
1875.
Joseph Austin, brother of the late
Alexander Austin, testified that he
lid not know anything about this
money. Nothing had been left by
his brother and he had been told
nothing regarding the protested
taxes.
Jennings 8. Cox, partner of the
late Mr. Austin, stated that at the
ime of Mr.. Austin's death he was
Indebted to the firm In the sum of
S29, 1000. Mr.. Austin, as partner,
deposited his B ,ard seat, valued at
S25 600 and the next day deposited
$40, ,OOO-in all he paid S25,000 in
cash as his interest in the firm, be.
| sides his seat in the Board.
Cu,uese C"u,r,but,on for Yell.w
Fever -uRerers.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l7lh.-
| Chinese residents of this city have
collected and will Tomorrow remit
| 81, 200 for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers.
N"n-s Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17th.-
Legal tenders, 994 bid, 99s asked;
Mexican dollars, o93 bid, 9l4 asked,
trade dollars, 964 bid, 81 asked;
half dollars 9ss bid, 98s asked.
| Suicide of Gustave Mahc.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Gus-
tave Maize, President of the French
savings Bank, committed suicide
,bout 6 o'clock this evening, in his
sleeping room, over the bank, by
shooting himself in the mouth.
He left the bank about quarter to
I6, at which time the Cashier, Mr.
Jourdau, noticed nothing unusual
IN his manner, and went up to his
room. A few minutes after pis-
tol shot was heard, and on entering
his room Mr.. Mahe was found ly-
ing on the bed, dead, with blood
flowing from his mouth. He had
removed his coat and boots and
taken all the papers from his poch-
cts and deposited them on a table.
A double-barrelled pistol of French
make lay beside him. The Coron-
er was at ouce notified, and, on the
arrival of deputy, the papers of
deceased We're examined. They
were of miscellaneous character,
such as would ordinarily be found
in the possession of a man of busi.
ness, and there was nothing among
them conveying the slightest hint
as to the motive of the suicide, un-
less notice from the London and
| San Francisco Bank that deceased's
note for $50 600 would fall due to-
| morrow, might be so considered.
1t will be remem bered that, few
days ago, the Bank Comm ssioners
| made an examination Of the affairs
of the bank. They found
everything in a perfectly
satisfactory condition, and so
reported. The fact that an exam
ination was going on, however,
alarmed many small depositors,
| who started run on the institu-
ton, lasting two or three days and
resulting in the withdrawal of
about a quarter of million. Mr.
Jourdan, Cashier, states that de-
ceased apparently felt no uneasi-
ness about the run, although IL
naturally annoyed him somewhat.
He cannot think that that had any
thing to do with the suicide; neith-
er does he believe the note coming
due to. morrow Is in any way re.
sponsibIe for decevsed's action, as
b considers Mr.. Mahe a man of
considerable wealth. He processes
to be at an utter loss to account on
any reasonable hypothesis for the
suicide. Mr.. Mahe's family is at
present at San Marino, with the
exception of one son, who is now
In Europe at school. Deceased was
about So years of age and an old
and highly esteemed citizen.
The sacramento Fair Races.