Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 3, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. FINANOIAL, R - v - =1 ] Merchants', Farmers', & Mechauics Savings Bank, 76 CLARK-8T., CHICAGO. INVESTHENT CERTIFICATES. Peafeot Seenrity—Lieral Tnterest, WADLE of increaso of **Investment Certifi- cntesy?? secured on Improved real estntes bears tng Interests payublo In quarterly [natnlls mente, nt tho rate of 7-10 ver cent perane nnm, Bhowing the nccmmulntion of sums tne vented for tho benefit of Chiliven or othera Amaunt Time.' Juyostod, 8 100 . Byenra. Amonnt Accugiulsted, 42,01 atimated npon the haels that Interost, when du, is Etited on savings acconnts and Invanted In INVKBT- MENT URRTIFICATRS wheaovor 8100 Is thius accumu- ted. hAny hiolder of & Qortificato has thn privilege of examin- fn tho condition of the trust at any timo on calling at tho offica of the Trustea, Cortlficatos forwardod. and laterest, when duo, roin- vastad, {1 dosiced, of romittad by dralt or cxpross toAny Unitod Btatos. Adderss pubiyni BYDNILY MYRRS, Manager, CHICAGO MORTGAGE LOANS, ‘At current rates of Jnicreat. JOSIAEL ¥I. RBED, 20 Nannau-at,, Now York, repreacnted by TOXEN E.AVERY & CC;-I.I e 160 ntiaticnt clnnn fucllitlen MONEY TO LOAN On property in Clicago and fmmodiato vicinfty, £4,000 TEREY 8. KING & 00, LONDON, ENGLAND, RRENT ACCOUNTS with Bankers and Mer- e G e, of Conniasion, T on Monthly Balances, ONS on all polnis. Gk Kew Yok Aprgma—Mowrs, 3L IZ. Jesnp, Paton k Cd, {:!o\:xpw\ HugGM-Merate, Kizg, Batlilo & Co. & H, 0. WILLIAMS & 00, BANKERS, 40 WALL-ST,, NEW YORK, buy and eell Ohicago By Aihwanibe, 6, Taul, and other good manicipal ands. Investnient aecuritios copatautly on Iiand. Waiited—lurlingto, Cedar R, and Nins, frst. Wantod—Clilcag, Dsnville & Vincanues firat, Wanted~Northern Pacifio 7 3-10 first, Theao omi ofbor railway fccuritiot not sequlsly quoted mado a kpecialty, Order for atocks and other Facuritiea recelvo personal attention o tha Now York Block Esolsuge. Qood dq: 1§ necounta recefved, "7 INDUSTRIAL EXFOSITION. “fiflfifi?flfi-smfrg“ [ndnstrial Exposition OF CHICAGO, 1875, Will Opon on the Evening of Sept. 8, Ard continuo duy and evening nntil Ort, 9, and will um’m:‘llxmn{ ‘rove {0 bo tha GREAT EVESY OF TIE YEAL IN AMERIOA. Tho Most Brilliant and Magnificent Display in all Departments, TAE IMMENSBE ART HALLS aro full of Amorica's bost Hotures, selected und contributed Dy tho Artirts themselves, ' No such calloction of STRONG PAINT- INGS by BTRONO AWIISTS hea over beforo been ‘presentod to tho publle in this country. TIHE BCIENTIFIO DEPANTMENT, nnder tho susplocs of tho Clicago Acadomy of '8 encos, o Biever eforo approached in point of magaituds and excellenco on aoy auch. occasion, THE HORTICULTURAL AND PLORAL DEPART- MENT, tneluding a Continental Exbibition of Fruta Ty tho leading fruit-growiog Staten, Terriforicr, anid Feovineon, 15 & marvol of Leauty fu Frlls, Mot aad owers, THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT embrncon {o. mumerablo novelties of foventions anil proceseen of manufactare NEVER BEFORE HUBMITTED TO FUBLIG VI£W, illuxtrating nud aitesting the grand trlumph of MIND over MATTLIL, . Alargo and {atercstlug oxhibltion of LIVE FIBH “grom the Atlsnti snd Tacific slopes, and from the ccntzal streoma of America, togothier with n full dis- ay of Sixtures nnd apparatus showing Low fsh st cd 5ud proserved Ju running streatns. 1In other Departments, Toxtlle Fabrics, Musical In- strumouts, Fumniture, ifousehiold, Pcrsonal, Useful, and Orusmontal Goody, tho display la graud beyond ‘comparison, The Xzposition will be open from 8 m, m, unill 20:30 p. 1w, TERME OF ADMISBION : Foradalte, ull day aad evening For children, all duy and ovenliig. INTER COLLY For duite o Baturiay, ull day an Xor clildren on Baturday, all day and evenin, Lrery day aftes G p. m, adults, 25 ‘cents; children, 25 centa. Erearilons on sll Nuilwsy lnos, Bea Railrosd Tusters at tloir atations, TEAS. Gunpiwder, per b, 59, 80, T36~Standard.. Yausg lyeon, yer ib, 6u, (0, To—Blandard.. I it Ib, 50, 80¢~Blandsnd, per AU, B0, Clo—Htandard, muun reakiaat, par b, 60, 60o—Standa ,0ur Blandazd Tiasare Unairyaseed for ox wor, 'y of Bent 0. 0, D, 10 all parta of the United Slates. T« ETTOXECSONT, 107 Houtl Clurkeat, " NESS CARDS. The Real Swedish Movement Hiih DIt BCHLOESSKR, o o 1 “Attending Physicisn, | sttulo 1o’ Blockhoim, Operstor. Boom N, Bebioesser Dlock, cor, Adama & LaBallo-sta, Boom W, Bebioesser Diock, cor. Adama & Lasislosta. "TEETH. Wy $20 and $30 when you can get .laa(,wa‘: . l;‘DlL filufllli{igg{'sum!fl. h’r‘x:':\xf:\: sad most fashionablo roso: ty. wad Randolph-sts, #ige Odmas Utk COLLECTION AGENCY, s SOLLEOEION AOENOX,:. s DYIC. If you bave beun uusbies to keop up eollsottons, and. Row st sottloment find 1he year's proAta largely fn verduo clsims, & change would auon: necessary. é‘hn otug axtreordinary facititios which wa nossoss for @auuot but offer you ats uncqualed suxillary, FRABIEN'S CULLEOTION AGENOY, Corner Alourve aud Elate. __TOILETINE. BEAUTY Tu's8 cssential 1o & lady's faco a3 sosp suds, I8 comes R0k with veaper bells, corsela; i not i awiugnig {n tho lauo; with eleast st Blosstaus i bULSWSIY e with TOIL molher' prayers, of ¥rench hwiys, found at the garden gate, or TN, "DE LA DANTA, dosat, . WATOHES, JEWELRY, &c. WATCHES ! JEWELRY! We offer an assortment of Gontlemen’s Silver Watches, and Ladies' and Gontlemen's Gold Whatches, both key and stem-winding, which in varie- ty, styles, quality, and prices cannot be excelled. Our stock of Jewelry is very lorge, and contains the latest and best goods in every line. N, MATSON &CO0. State and Monroe-sts. ALLEN, KEITH & 60, 34 & 36 Randoiph-st, cor, Vabash-av, A S 5,000 Chosts New Japans, oniy thirty days from Yokabama. 1,000 Choests Young Hyson, 1mporials, snd Oolongs, Syrups & Molasses. 4,000 bbls in storo and arriving. 5,000 Jogs in storo and arriving. TOBACCO. 10,000 picga Plug, Fine Cut, and Bmoking. CIGARS. 500,000, from tho flncst Imported down to tho.choapest Domestic. Tho above poods wo offor nt very low prices. JOBDERS will find it for their interest to Jook through our large stock beforo purchasing. Citeadv. Bept. 3, Suteagn. 2ol TO RENT. Gunpowder, OFFICES 70 RENT IN THE TRIBUNE BUTLDING. INQUIRHE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 10. The second and third storios of the clogant Windett Brllding, corner of Stats aud Randolph-sts, Rent low to Mayl. - MEAD & COY, 153 LaSallo-at, POOL SALES, POOLS ON THE Bostons and Athletics, FRIDAY AND BATURDAY, Bold a4 FOLEY'S, 148 Olark-at,, at 11 o'clock, by UHIAS, T DUBOLS, DISSOLUTION NOTIOES. DISSOLUXTION. The partnership Liorctoforo existing botween L. M. Bioreinon aud E, 0. Lougbierty 1 Ui day dlasclvgd by TEVENS mutual consont. LM, 3 Chicsgo, 1il,, Bept, 1, 1878, E. C, DOUGHERTY, DISSOLUTION. Tho partuerabp Lerotoforo ezlating botween the un- dersigued, under tho namo sand atylo of Armour & Thotson, has this day beon dlesalved by tautusl cone scnt, Obarles Thoinnon 1a authiorized to collect all tha dobta duothoeald firm, THOMAS ARMOUR, Chicagn, Bopt, 2, 1875, CHALLES THOMSON. = HOTEL. ‘WOOD'S HOTEL, Nos, 84 and 36 Enst Washington.gt., Opp. Field, Leter & Co.'s Retall Dry Goods Stors, snd. adjoluing 1, 3, Fisk's Wholesale Btilinery Store, GEO, 8, PALMER (laloof City Hintel), Olerk, 0. HANDS, Proprisior, $2.00 per D’?‘L : UCEAN NAVIGATION, National Line of Steamships, NEW YORK 10 QUEKNSTOWN AND LIVEKPOOL. HELVETIA, 4,040 tovs.Saturday, 23th Auguat, st 2s.m, ENGLAND, 4.0 o .aturtay, Royt. 4 #1330 a! BAYEE, 8, 0t Batus b . ¢1p. m. TIR QUEEN, 4, Eaturday, Sept, 1 st7a. . BEAIN, (47l tags,, B)(‘)‘):"x‘)‘l‘nkl)‘r it i1p.m, JTALY, 4,340 tos o Bept. 4, at 739 &, m. Cabin' Vassagor G A AL 4 ata abr ¥ & : bt o T aad arde o o gt Northoast Olark ana . B 7 bl ormes Ok s Hasolpaia (opboni sow 67176!@ DIRECT LINE T0 FRANCE, uarsl I'ransatlantio U g o Ll Y . by thatd s ulBor, Wi i TronaBlar No. to Novehs bivar, as (ollow L DR AR, L \ y.luu‘uu Tousdie, i ey R T A HOLD 1! ¥iret cabin, 9110800 8120, 8scom g U meosmn SrL s 83 third, $. “Tataru toketa st redussd .LL WILh 8uDeriuf acoummodations, in- 4saiies withuut eitra obiarks. Hiswnors 1Y UBEa Ty phangers. o] KENZIL, Broad Gront Westorn Stenmship Line, ¥rom Now York to Bristal (Kogtand) dirsat. ARRAGON, Spons.. Cabla Pussage, 819; Inlarmedialo 40 Buasraxe, $: aousslon tickate. $190. Apoty at liew! TS R AR TR D ke Biore & M. Be Jrisis _FINANCIAL. The Merchants’ Eichnnge Bank of San Francisco Respmes Business A Good Prospect of the Bank of California Follow- .- ing Suit. Business Generally in the Cali- fornia Metropolis Assumes a Healthier Tone, San Francisco Press Comments on Ralston’s Death, 'The Preparations Ife Made, as Though Getting Rendy to Dic. His Personanl Finances, and What*Will Be Left to His Family. Financial Matters Elsewhere. SAN FRANCISCO. CHEERING YROSPECTS, Bax Fnaxersco, Usly, Sept. 2.~Thero fa reason to bellove that the Directors of tho Lauk of Cal- iforula aro endeavoring to effoct arrangomenty with the Oriental Bauk, of Loudor, lookiag to negistanco from that quarter in tbo contemplat- od resumption, but nothing doflnito is known as yot. Tt {8 bolieved that tho Btock Boards will open next week, «All tho clerks of tho Banlkof Californis wero dischargod yesterday. Kigno aro thiat money will soon ho eastor. In addition to tho disburacinonts by the Ualted Btatos Treasury, tho Miot will be ready Lo lasuc about §2,000,000 iu a fow days, - Trospecta nro brightoning, and the feoling ia buosant. . Tho Morchants' Exchango Bavk opennd its doors at the usual hour, The National Gold Bank snd Trust Company repors an improve- mont {n the outlovk for resumption, and the of- flcors aro evidently in good spirits, UKYOUNDED, Tho roport of acalled moeting of tho stock- haldors of tho Bank of Californis proves to bo unfounded. 'Tho Directors and frionds of tho Tank aro still at work irylng to arrango matters, and thoro is a strong feeling among well-inform- cd fluaociors that arrangomonta will be mado to securo depositors agniust any loes, whothar ro- sumption takos place or not. WILL RESUMNI. D. 0. Milla authorizes tho statement that capitalista interested In tho lank of Califormin will obtain transfors of stock from bolders, re- lioving the holders from liubility and guarantoc- it:g them against lous, and wili subeeribo funds to pince tho bank m a condition to pay nll de- nands and put it on » sound baeis, RBhould any mirplus arise iu the wottlemant it will ho crodited pra rata ta the stockholders, ‘The srrangomont will go tnto offoct 10 & for dayn. TUBINESS INFROVING. The rocent authoritative assuranco of the speody reopouing of tho Uank of Californin hina an oxcellent effect on tho buriness prospocts. The Executive Comuittve of tho Board of Rrokors to-(ay sppointed o business meoting of tho Board for to-morrow, to cousult on tho ro- sumption of business. Great feolivg of confi~ denco provails, VISTRIDUTING TIr%, GOLD, Director Linderman, of the United Biates Mint, hsa transforred €500,000 of tho Mt fanda to tho credit of tho Bub-Tressurer, who haa placed tho same for the beneflt of the bauls. ‘Thioy hinvo placed n similar Amount to tho eredit of the Government m Now Yorlk. Of tho £300,000 pold out to-day, tho Anglo-Californian Dank gets £500,000, the Morchants® Exchaugo Bank 200,000, tho London & Han Irancisco lauk, for Bank iu Portland, 50,000, 'There In viill over 1,000,000 in coin in tho bull- fon tuud of tho Mint subjoct to the drafs of tho Superiutondent for tho’ purchaso of bullion. Mdnt of this Amount will soon find ize way into tho market through sales of bullion to the Mint. ‘Thero was & very active domand for money ay all tho hanke to-day, but up to tho hour for closing tho supply was equal to the demand. Dopositors were trapsacting tho usual bueiness, NEW JORK ADYICES, New Yok, Sept. 3.—Tho Zlerald this morniog bon u dispateh from Ban Yravcisco, which states : *The Iuvestiguting Coramittoo of the Bank of Chalifornia nre slowly reachlog o bottor condition of things than tho Dirsctors had any hopes of. Withiu tho last twenty-four hours thoy havo dis- covered a round miflion more of assets. Two uswapapera here, for pulitical purposcs, it Iy charged, unite in declaning that the bank wil nover resumo, and there is nothing more mozslly certain thab that tho bank will recopen at the carllest momont st which thoy can perfoct tho new machinery—probably next wook. I am iu- formod by the best autuority that the bank In porfoctly solvent, and that, on opening, they whil meot ali thewr obligations abroad as woll au ot awo.™ Anorder of publication haa been grantod in the suit of Droxel, Morgan & Co, va. Tho B of Califorais, to rocover 425,00 in gold, ou all davits that ‘tho defondant is & forelgn corposa- tion, whoss DPresident is doad, whoss Canhier Tiven fu Han Francisco, and which has no officar in this Btata on whom aervice could be made. I'ho suit is on oircular notos. A, ‘WasuIxaTON, Bert. 2,—Tho Tressurer of tho United Btates will touday transmit £200,000 in #old from Now York to 8an Frauciuco, on tho epplication of tho Nations! Gold Laok of Han Franciaco, e RALSTON'S DEATH. ANTE-MONTEA PREFAUATION Sun Fyancisco Chromicle, Aug. Yostarday Mr, Ralston transforrod all his prop- erty to Benstor William Rharon for the benefit of hia creditors, and Mr. 8haron, in recoiving tha trust, plodged his honor to stand by his old friend to the last dollar of his own maguificont private fortune, About midday thero was A MEETING OF THE TAUSTEES, al which there wera prosont, bosides Mr, Ralston, Goorgo H, Howard, D. J, Tallaut, John O. Esrl, D. 0. 3ills, William Moceis, William Alvord, aod Louls 8ache, Nicholas Luning was not present, ‘ocauso not {n tho city, Mr, Halston promised the meoting that If the mansgement was loft in Lis hands ho would pay dollar for dollar to ovory dopositor and 50 cunts on every dollar to evory stockbolder, 11is Hfo had shown that ho wasnot given to Idlo bopating. Thero was exciting dis- cusslon ovor the proposition, and the ventimeut oxprossod was that, eluco tho bank bLad failed winlo fn chargo of Mr. Ralston, aud mauy romarks huad beon mado to his prejudjce, such au arrangomont would ok ba advisable. M Ralston tondered his reslgnation, aud it was ac- copteth. A committee, conafsting of Goorge H. Howard ond William Alvord, was appointed to examing juto the afaire of tha bank, with in- structions to prosecuto thele Iabors leat night and to roport (o-dsy. 18 sesws hardly nocossary to asy Laso that the tragedy of the afieruoon e Ohicanon Daiin CHICAGO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1875. will dofer thiat roport for a day or two, Pond- lug the arrangement of there details Mr. Ralaton went aut into the Lanking-room, and, WHILE REATED THERY. I A DESECTED ATTITEDE, with hin head bont forward, James R. Koene, tho weaithy broker, entersd. Ho came up to Mr. Ialaton, touchod him on tte shoulder, and sald pleanantly : ** Whon wo gst tho affatrs of tho bank sraikbtened up T am goiog to got to- gether a capital aqual to that which {t bas beon aninging, and wo'll start another.” To this bit of kind-koarted facetiousness Mr, Dnlaton eim- piy replied : ** T alo'l nover bo engaged in an- othor hanking enterpriso.” Matiers dragged on Imtlowly in tho bank untit 3 o'clock, when Mr. Halston loft the buiiding, and woa not thoroaftor acen alivo by any of his friendi. THE HARALD OF THE TRAGEDY. Abont { o'cluck o tnan with (lushied faco and wild-lookiug eyes, sud sithoat o coat, rushed fractically into the office of the Cerouer aud in- formed the Dopuly that William €. Ralston had drowned hitmeolf at North Beach. 'Tho listeners, who niumporad among thom s roportor of tho Lhroniele, were inclined to trest tho announce- ment ns a matlor of idio rumor, nud those who wera ncquaiuted with tha peraunal appestsnce of tho baniter questioned him closely and with engernosn respecting tho personal appearanico of | tho drowned mau, expecting with s degrea of pleanito that his deseription would nat Lo aceu- zato, and Lhat it might be somo other unfortu. nato porson who had mel biv death sadly and foarlessly. Tho man ponted snd was inclined to | bo med with nie incredulous hoarers, * Do you think I dow't know Lialston 7" waid ho, *Why, he's been to my bath-housh many o timo; 1 think I ought to know hit." o tuen described the charnctoristic fenturch of the great bauker, particularizing 85 the most distinguishing tho clowoly-cut sandy beard, Bute moment hind elapsed after the roceipt of tho intelligenco beforo tho Chronicle reporter was spoeding otopg Montgomory aveuue in tho diroetion of North Ioach. At Cheatnut street, where Montgemery avonto {4 terminated by an sbrupt and precipitous declivity over the Lay, tho roporter pauted nnd looked down at tho rcone on the littlo curve of beach, Justat the cdgn of the lopping water (Lo last ragaof tho un stied thelr light upon & sms)l groud of men and raggod urching who formed a circla Abuitt tho oxlended form of o wan ou the sand. THE EYIORTS AT RESUBCITATIO Tho reportor hurried down the dangerous path, n0d in s fow minutes reached the circlo. A rin- rloglauco at tho face of Lle fusoneiblo man suf- Licad to roveal the well-kuown festuses of W. C. Dalston, Tho body wes naked excopt for s swall vtrip of cloth around the waist, which ucrves o & bathing-nuit, 'The faco was of o livid hue, and tho body cold ond limp. T hero was not tho nlightent cvidenco of tho prosonco of life, but neverthelosy four or fivo men worked bard and unccasivgly in their eudoavors to rovivify the pulsoless frame. Mr. Clark, tho ouguicor, who recoverad tho body, and o young boatman'wero chafing tho feet ond Jegs with potato sacks, and Mr. Giambonl, of Campr's fostaursnt, and waiter at the samo plaze, woro rubbing tho hands and worklng tho anna up sud down, ondeasaring to inilato tho lungs, A youny man named Oscar Moysoll breathied into the mouth at rogular in- torvalg, whilo Dr, Newmark, who had been sum- moued, oxpelled the air by pressing on the abdomen, The process was continucd for an Lour, with occasional intorvals, whon tho phy- sician would baro hie hend aud apply his ear to tho breant of tho prostrate man to listen for a heart-throb, On esch occasion bio would lift his head with & mournfut shako ¢xprossivo of his {lt saccesn, TILE GATAENIXG OF SORROWING FRIESDS, Durlng theso earvest endeavors the little circlo had grown wider, ond prominent persons and well-known friends of the bankor begsn to ar- rivo in hacks and buggtes, aud tho strocts load- ing toward Nortts Beach ' wor linod with husty- ing poople who bad heard the atartling news and wero anxions to catch a. glimpso of tha body. Tho first haclk which toiled up tho Lill coniained Capt, Locs and Oflize; Dunlevy. Tho Captatn, who was & bosom {iead of tho do- { wwan on laet Monday, In the afternoon~he used toalwaya bathio In'tho aftarnvon. Ho used to 'sy me four bita ovory Lime e came, and aiwaya rofused change, and [ gave lum extra towels and oxtra wat for his room. To-day ko camo in about Lalf-psat 3 o'clock. He didn't como on his Dioree, a8 I naid before, and I was surpiised at it, It camo in tho other way tharo nloni; tho heach from tho Bmelting Works. 11a went Into ono ot them small rooma to undross, sfter giving mo snother four-bit prece. 1 went futo the room to brung Litn an oxtra carpet for tho flcor. When I went in lio was undranaing, and his faco was cov- ored with niveat, having walked from tho bank on California streot, sround tho waler-front. I maid, *Mr. Ralston, you are swestiog s groat deal,' and ho answered, eaging, 'Oh, I'll rob myself well pud tako a vhower-uath before I o ln."' I then loft and ho went on undrosivg him- well VALUABLE PAPERA. * A pbort whilo after lio camo to tho door of thisroum and hauded mo his clothcs, masing : *Keep thoso for mo, Mr. Hiclards ; there are valuabln papery in tay pockets.! Ho'd nover loft his clothes with moe before, and 1 took guod cars of them, Then 1 saw bim swimming beyoud that pilo ont thero. Io was A splendid awime mor, and every timo he came bero Lo uscd to awim ns far out na that. For .that reason, you aco, I wasn't anxious sbout bim, and didn’t no- tice bim any mora. In A fow miuntes aftormard nmav, whoso nama I bave susce learnod is Mr, Gismbon1, camo running up to tho house and #ad : ¢ Mister, that wan who wont ina few woments ago AWIMING~wo cAu't reo bim !’ ‘That alsrmed mo, and I went out on tho Leach and looked all arouud tho water, hat couldn'taeo HBomo ono said that ke had gone on d post the emolting worke. I eaid to mysel “‘Ihat's bad; ho never used to do that,’ and [ Tarrtod un nud got my boat out and rowea down Ly tho smelting works. DISCOVEIING THE DODT. **There were men lookiug off tho wharf of tho works, and 1 saw, away down by Meiggs' whatf, Clatl, the enginoor of the Dullion, Lthe eteamer belouping to the works. o waina swmall boat, and was just drawing Mr, Lialston out of the water into the boat, Ciark wasall alone, but after somo troubio ho succceded iu getting bim fnto the baat, He rowad to the liltie cove where he ig Iying now, 1 thought thatho was doad, aud I rowed up to Meipsn’ wharf,where [ tied iy Loat fast, Jurapcd asaare, And ran fast as 1 could to tho City-Iall. I dou't kuow what eausnd hite denth oxcept that ho caugli s cramp whilo in wwitming.” Blortly ufser tho koeper had concluled bis atory, tho meescuger, attomded by Col. Fry, on- torod tho house. Capt. Loen introduced tlo Colonel to tho koeper as & rolative. The kesper theroupou expressod his willinguess to GIVE JUUM TIE, CLOTHLE. And Cspt. Lees and tho keeper ropaired 1o tho upper story of the house whers the latter hiad cuncasled tho articles. The Colunel, who way greatly affected, romained Lelow, A reporter asked hito what ho thought of the affair, He waid that it wan vory ead indeed ; but that it was unfuestionably an “sccidoutal death. Ife added that ho ens aware of tho fact that Mr. Ralatou froquently visitsd the bath-lotse for the pur- Poss of takiug baths. Finding thot tho Captain and the Imm-%muuo propriotor romained abve & long time, the Colonel ‘mounted tho staira algo. Witilo the party wero awaiting the renppearance of the trio from nbovo, one of tho reportory ex- DLlbited o bottle filicd with A DADK LIQUID wiich had beon given to im by soma 1ad oat- side. The lad had found it in thv vicipity of tho bathi-bor: When the bottlo waa uncorkod o cough-mixture lavor of marsaparills was exbialod. ‘The keeper of the bath-houss wubscquontly jdentifiod it ss a boutle that Ind boew {4 tho yard for sevaral days. The wurchin who found it was imbued with the idea that it was pomon, and dutifully communicsted it to & fow of his companions, who In their turn rolated it to others slightly oxaggeratod, uutil tho towp was oxcitod over sho announcomont that Mr. Ralaton had swallowed poison boforo going in mmmmi—; Whon tho Captain and Col. lgmlprnl'fl to ho roam thoy had the clothes packed in an old valiso wich thoy found up-asuite. Tho reportor cagerly questioncd the Captain as to wiether thero wore any TAPEDS FOUND dlaclosing any information whatever, and the Captaw stolidly replied, **Not a thing,” “"Well, what wero in the pockots, Captain ;" askod onoof them, “Thore woro only 5 buosh of koys, & fow dol- Iars, 2nd a atatement of {he bank affaire, which ceured, koolt by tho body, aud was o overcomo that tho tears filled bis oves. llaclaaped o lisud and onergotically assisted jo the incsssant, but, unfortunately, uscless chafing. Sooi after Col, J, D, Fry, fathor-io-Jaw of Mr. lial- ston, atrived, groatly affocted, ‘Theso gontlo- men'woro quickly foilowed by jsrgo unmbera of brokors and business won, frionds of tho do- coand, who gathorad around and kept a ilent, mournful watch ovor tho lifoless body of their friond, Among the numbers wore D O, Mills, ex-Presidont of tho Lisnk of Califarais ; Col. Barnes, the well-known lawyer; W. C. Budd, tho brokor; B, 81, Wilson, attorooy for the liaulk of Catifornia 3 Jumos R, Kcono, ox-President of tho big Board; M. Calill, Lrokor, sud many others. DEAD. Among the first to errive on tho grouod was JMpyor Utis and his elork, Mr., Cragiv. Dr, Mas~ woll, for whom Capt. Leca bad dispatelod n messenger, soon aftor arrived at tho beach and pronounced that Mr. nalston waa dead. Tho Deputy Coroper, who had arnived with the Morgue wagow, superintended tho remaval of tho body iuto o coflin and theuce to the wagon, BLEKING INFORMATION, In tho gathering of information of tho afeir ot tho boach tho rnq‘aru-m wore beset by o host of ragged urching who wero desiraus of fmpart- ing all they knew of tho proceadings of tho de- cossod, They engorly led the way mlong the shore to o point in the viciuity of the smelting- wuoike, whero n small shelf of hard clay roarod itsell from tho wasto of whits sand. ** Hero," spoko up o fittlo urchin, who ran bastily forward 10 tho shelf, and lustrated hia oxplanution by sitting upon tho gholf and dangling bls short lozs, * [ero's wharo tho man sat down before Lo wont to tho bath-liouso, an' I saw him tear up o little book and throw the picces iuto tho water, didu't wo Jim 2" THE TORN BOOK, “Jim," who was thus appealed to, oonfirmod tho asnurancos of his compabion, adding that f¢ wad **n grocery book with o yeliow cover.” ‘Ile littlo folluws thon stated that *the man” got up and walked arcuud to thoe rear of the smeliing- works to tho Neptuno bath-liouss, msintsiued by Clarenco Richards, A little farther along tho heacls, i the cravices basween tho rocks, and in tho suadow of the smelting-works, tho reporter tound u number of seraps of yoliow cover aud & fow slray pleces of papor. Ouo of tho pleces containud the foilowing words and letters: * No. 7. My dear eistor, ono nu—"" writton in a ecrawl- ing baud, which was subsequently determined not to resowblo that of ur.ulhhwu 1 auy do- Ymu whatovor. A fow momeuts sftorward Capt. ey accompaniod the reporter (o THE NEPTUNE DATIH-HOUSE, on the beach nesr tho Biack Poiut Woolan Mills, for tho g‘)‘ux o8 of socuring Mr. Ralston's clotbos, which had been secroted by thoe bath. liouso heoper. On arriving at the bath-houso thoy wero ushered by Mr. Richards into a emall rouin, which was apparently usod by the family of the Lkoopur 8u & sitting-room. The cellisg of the root was Iatticed with lines of ropo, from which suspended towels used by tho bathors, The walls wero bung with lithogrsplis and small exagyzorated roproseutationn of zea Jife sud ity mauifold dangers, Tho keepor of the Louso, who had eon the flrst to waft tho sorrowful tid- ingy into tho city, was laboring under tho most uteneo exciteniont, and hls xlmd forehead and weather-veften cheeks wora maned and ghutens ing with bouds of perapiration, : TUE DECEAUKD ANKENY CLOTRES, Capt. Locs informed bim thst ho had come aftor Mr. lalstou's clothes. Tho kespor foldod hin arme aud shook bus by d‘ ith his lips com- prossed. “You can't have 'am, sir, Iatu't go- ik to givn'om to anybody bitono of Afr. Kel- ston'a relativon.” Tho Captain gontly assured him that “that was sll right ;"1 ho was Captaln of Polico, sud he wonld give hgn a receipt for tho eluthes and othor articles, 1l Lie wixhod. 'The msn obstinalely retused, howeror, to part with thetn, inisting that thoy had teon intrasted to s caro by Mr. Halston, and he would not part with them o any persou but wme one of Mr, Halston's velatives. Happily, smong tho party at the boacli, at tho wpot where th LT WiE Iying, was Col. Fry, the father-in-law of tho de- cunsed. 'The Captaln dispatchod & uiesseoger for tho Colunl, vud in the interval the kesper selated 10 the reportor bia story of the visit of Ar. Ralston to Lis place, BTUBY, TUK YEX **You 60, Mr. Rulaton haa been in the habit for tha last threa or four mosths of com:uy to wy houss and bathing ous thers in the bay. Ue used to ride dowa there on & tno-spirited norse, but &ida's to-day,. Tha lasy e be mas Col. Fry bins, but thiere was nothing sbout this fair at all.” ‘Tho party then Joft the houso, Capt. Lees and Col. Fry going over tho Lill to tho reaidance of tho Iatter at No. 1512 Jackson street. The re- porters strolled along tho beach to tho smelting sworks whero the story of tho discovery of tho body tloating by was obtained. THE YIRST GIQUT OF THE BODT. Hhortly before the hour of 4 the men wore st work a8 nanal whon a one-armed mas emplayed o tho whar/, called them out &nd st **Ilello, thero’s o dead man floating along. rushod to the odpo of the wharf, and, looking over, perceived tho body of the bsther floating along, face downward, inthodirectionof Meiggs® wharf. Br. Clark, woutionod above, immedistuly got out hiu boat aud rescucd the body, but, un- forlupatoly. too late to save his life. THY: DEAD BANKER'S LART COMPANIONS. Intho courso of tho afiernoon he reporter met Lwo intelligent young men, namod respoct- lvely William Mathows and Alfred Fankloy, both rouding at 803 Mission atreet, who wors [n swim- 10t0g at the timo My, Ralston walkod along tho beach towsrd iho bathi-houee. e addresscd Faukloy, askiug himf the wator was cold. The 1ad roplied, ** Not vory,” and lus queationer en- tored sho bathiug-house. After bo hsd entored the water snd waa_swimmuing out bo was ac. companied by tho lad Mathews. ‘Llo Litter soo- ing that Mr. Ralston was swimming ont vory far, #nid, **Oh, you'ro going too far for me." and 1eturned o "the shoro. Those wora tho last words nddrossed to the great banker, Tho lad ndded that ho gazod out at the swimmer aftor resching tho shore. o was still swimmiog ont, and froin time to timo toased the water up with Lus head, s ANOTIZR BTONY BY AN LYE-WITNESS, Oscar Meyrol, of the Niagara Houso, No. 831 Bush stroet, told the following Iaat oveniug to a Chronicls reporter: *1 was Lathiog at tho foot of Larkiu stroot, at North Doach, at about half-past 3 o'clock this sfternoon, when Mr. Ralston arrived thore. Ho went into a bathing- houso and divestod himself of his elothing and then took a showor-bath. Ho ran briskly down the beach in hiy batbing-suit and plunged into tho bay. 1sawhim swimming toward tho old ateamer, about 200 yards from tho shore. o way about hinif way botween tue smolting-worke and tho old boat whon ho turned o bis side, and ina fow minutod afterwards ho mado two or throo dives, Ho was uuder tho water an unusual length of time, and tho bath- ing-houso keoper rowed mwiflly out to tho placo where Mr, Lalston wout down and pe- cured tho body. I hastily put on my clothing and callod tbree or four meu. o sont for physiciana and rolled Mr. Ralaton on a barrel. A physician arrived ina bolf su hour afterward, and wa tricd to rostore Mr. Nlalston ta Ife. I put my mouth to L, Natston's ips and breathed iu his mouth, a¢ the samo tme tbe physician prossod agaiust Lis stomach. For tho first half hour wa thought that we were surely bringing bim to lifo, bus his lips began (o grow cold, and sfter an hour and & half's work the physician provousced him dead. TUE BODY TAKEY HOMX, It was decided by the Coroner aud the frionds that tho body ehould bo removedto the residence of tho ducensed, which bia lof¢ liviug in the worn- ing for tho tast time. Before staiting (L was thought boat that tho friends of the duceared ehouid tako & look at tho body for purposos of fdentiileation. The rough lid was shuved off tho bead of tho coffin, and tho Mayor, the gontlowmon of the bauk, and others pressed forwaid to look at the face aglow with hoalth ooly & short hoar before, There was no wistaking the famillar inoaments, ‘Tho featurcs wero moltied and dlscolorad. Thero wore slight abrastbus on tho faco snd broast, aud foxm was cozing from the wouth. ‘Thoso who saw turued swsy ahudder- ing and-tearful. The doad-wagon migved ou, followed by a sad cortogo, aud precadod to the liouso by #evoral gentlamen, wiwsa wonruful oflico it was to wform Myw. Halstou—who it was oxpocted would be found thero—of tho terribly bereavewent which had befallea her. [t has ale ready beon stated that she Lud left tho placo, and “the uuplessant duty foill upon relatives, who conveyed the Iuformation to Ler at the Liousa of Cob, J. D, Fry, whero 8he aud her chil- dron wero utaying, Bho was perfootly parslyzed with grief at the appalliug calawmity. Tho party, who precodsd the body by & fow momenty, wers tnot at tho door by a volored secyans, who ox- proesed somio sigus of astonishment st the un. vxpocted visis. Wheu told that MJ. Ralaton way :IBM l:fl his mmuunl |:|nuld qunl ga ote, ho was s purplezed s fo only ba ablo to stammes ouh ' Whsk M, Daleion? e William Talaton ? William C. Rataton ?" When furthor ansured of the fact, ho atruck his forn- Lioad wildly with his hand, and satd, patheticatly, ** My God! how can that ba possible?” dead-wagon camo a foir moments aftarwards, andis tho body'of the Iato owner of the lordly mor., vion waa borue roverently in, and tho rudo b inclosing it was placod on n costly carved to. in ono of the clegant Tooma of tha tirrbat - Then thera followed such a rcens of grict as only puseibilo when ntroug mon loke their self- control and givo way to aserpowering omotian, Thero wera proaent thers, havinie follosed thy hody from tho beach, or having hean brouehs Ly the diro intelligenco ittle later, Rabert F. Jor- row, Col. J. . Frr, Col. Barnex, IL 'I. Wakclua, A, A, Cotien, Jenniugs 3. Cox, Mayer Ot Charles N. Felton, Sonator Sharon, Goorgo Bo: stow, Heurs F. Willard, Mr. Iirown, into cashior, and ' B. Frankhn, Hecretary of tha Bank of Californin, 'and Capi. Lece. Mr. Buaron Imd 'his hesd on the mant proco snd wept liko & child. r. Brown cowered in one corner overwholmed with griof, Tho tender sorrow oghibited by Capt. Lecs wan ono of the most tonching feattiros of tho occs- #ion. He bad been a true and tried friend of Alr, Ralaton. and the feoling had been warmly reciprocatad. [lis expresrions of indignotion at thoro who had brought about the fatal orent that had thrown the city into lamentation wero honartfelt and impressivo. ** Just to think," eaid he, "'that this man. who made every mau whota Thgy =~ NUMBER 10. " — e S caely €1,000,000, wwas busle for tho =, irininiag influsntial visitors o tho Doifie < 4 Howase laege owner inthe Cahifornia .8 Kavigation Compauny, naw defunct. Jia © -ed lwo-fifths of tha Virglala & Tinckoo steand, and was also largoly interested in thoe ~dton Mill and Mining Cotpany, whoto oporas 2naio Lo interest of miton hase beon trow ondous. ON THE RTREET. The death of Ms. Ratston was {8 alf canes ro- ferrad Lo a8 a publio calamity, and the dead-man recelved tributes from liis uenties which, lving in the whirl of bosiness joalousy and rivalry, he vioutd never hiave heard, " Ho was & man,” said ono of tho throng, who piways atood by tho 8ato and tho poor man, 1{o was a capitalist who spont hia monoy develnping the rosourcen of his_adopted home. No main i Cabifornis could Do Tess aparod than Wiiliam C. Raiston. Ho waa identified with tho itterests of the #tate. The monny which ho wade ha gpent iy giving work 'to the moohanio eud tho artwan, and thore Is scarcoly a slnglo prest enterprisn whlch han fncreaued tho vaiun of San Franciu jroperty in which Willlam C. Halwtou s Lot Uitcienyad, . ho was Bob the origiuator. : 5 _FI00N & O'LTIEN, “Yes," oselaitaed anothor, * naad who avo tho hio have ruted bim 7 ¥ aro men.” was tho anawer, “ who witl ho touched s miliionaire, watkod out of thn houeo this morning Lomelern snd penniless.” Mr. Franklin, his gray-headod associate for many years, st upon tho steps in tho corridor Inoking utterly destitulo aod wacbogone. Rarely, it over, Law a” tore norrowful sssemnblago of grief-stricken mournera iiathored about tho hody of ono whow they hid loved and bonored in hfo. Tt gecied o if o ray of wanehino could ever wiream in on their hives again, ‘Tho Coroner eamo in dun timo, bringing with him o etill ctiller atmosjihiero of death. With formal- ity, which gcomed & mockery in ruch 8 time gud placo, he imponeled 8 Jury. Then tho oath wasadwiulsterod over tho body aud sovoral toolk thoir departuro, with tha inti- mation {hut they would be wanted to-day ab 1 o'cluck. Nest camo tho undertakor's moo, uso- ful in _their way, but their way ia not ono of a0 ‘affcotion, but” simply of busi- nes. A splendid casket followe | a few moments efter. Tho romaius were washed, dreased, and placed In thin morn appropriate recaptaclo, an sho uusightly cofin wiich hed first inclosed thom was carried nway out of mght, In tho mcantime mont of those whom tho fisst shock ad bronght to the hiouse had woue thesr doveral ways, leaving it tho house of death ouly u f solitary wmourners, among whom wars (ol Barnics, Csot, Leaa. Mr, Brown, Mr. Fisnilin, sud o solitary reporter. Tho twilight camo on cold and chieerlens, adding the gloom without to that brooding witbin, A silapt crowd of mympa- thetic peaple had long been gathered on the street, staning at tho closed windows from the sidevalks and odjacent corners, who regarded tho houso a if it woro o mau- solonm containing somo relative of their own. Tho tastolul housa on which Mr, Italston had eacrificed his thonght and his wealth could nat even be used for kis fuueral. It bad ceancd to Lo Lis homo, aud ho could not bo buried from s placa thot kiad beow 1us, and was his no louger. \When everstRing was ready the remains wero removod 10 the liouse of Col. J. D. Fry, whera they wero received by Mrs. Ralston, whoso un- apoukuble grief waa sscred from tho intrusion ovon uf intimate frionda. It 18 aatd that at tho mmeeting of tho Truetces ‘mentionod R, O, Milla demauded Mir. Ralston's resignation, and received it from him, tho writ- ing of tho papor botng tho lnst act of Lis lifa. Tig life was insured for §G3,000, sl paid up policios in tho following companios : Equitable of Now York, Charter Uusk of Connecticut, Now York Lifo of New York, Mutnsl of Now York. Widows' and:Orphane’, Now York. Connecticnt Autual, Nowark Mutuul Life, and Pacific Mutual of Califormn. In 1509 Mr. Ralaton bonght a pieco of property ifln&ly with A. A, Colien. Yesterday moining e made a decd for it in Colion's favor. OBITTART, Mr. Ralston way omphatically a self-mado man. Mo was Lorn in the Stato of lMinovis about the year 1826, Ifis father was a carpen- ter, and brought up bis son to it 60 far s to mako Lim an oxport with the teols of tho trado, e Qid not follow it, but whon quila a youth ob- tained bis reloaso trom parental coutrol snd bo- camo & cerk vn o eleamboat plsing between Bt. Loois and New Orleans. Lo waa then notsd for Lits remarkable cnorgyand_oxccutivo ability, aud rapidly rose to all tho distiuction Lis calling afforded. During o pasrago down tho Misnissip- pi bo attracied the attontion of Cornolius K. Garriwon, of Now York, who oucouraged Lum to quit his employmout a3 rivor-clork aud join bim it Panama, wiicro Mr, Garmison noeded su agent 10 Assist bim in tho sharp competition theu go- ing on between bimsed aud tho Nicaragua Tranvit Company. 1u this business Lo so cou- ducted himsclf a8 to win tho entiro confidonce of his exacting sud distrastful omployer, and, finslly, under Mr. Garrison's auspices, CAMK TO CALIFORNIA in the steomer Uncle Baw about the yenr 1854, Aftor tho steamylup coutroversy of ihnt yoar was endod, e embsrked in the bullion and ex- cliange businces in this city with Garnson and a Mr. ¥rotz, undor the frui vame ot Garrisod, Frotz & Nalston, ‘Lo this business Lalaton and Frotz aftorward succeedod, and, about the com- mencoment of tho civil war, ltalston and Frotz united their fortunes with Josoph A. Doaohoo and Eogens Kelly, to do s goueral banking and exchauge busioes, under tho name of Donohae, Ralston & Co. lu Bsu Fravcsco, ana Lngens Kelly & Co. in Now York, The firm was remorkably succomsful, It became thu ¥et bo forced to return to their gin-mill. Thoy 810 men Wwho, fur b Wttle petty spite and Jeal- ouey againat Lialston, have boch willing to eme burrars & whole community, Thoy have locked up ail the cotu in thiu State, aut thoy kave soe complishied their purpose fu ruining tho Daule of California, which wua the maiustay of the Btate. Tho peoplo havo slows good senzo enough not to gel frightoued, and'tho other baukaaro safe. Dut Flood & O'Brion could uot foreseo this. They deliberately wout tu work to roin an justitntion wineh might have enrried with Itin 118 wreck Lanks, merchants, and tho wholo aty. It sno fault of theira that San Fraucieeo i not baukrupt to-day.” “But,” the reportor ventured to asy, * Flood & O'Brion dony that they Lave liad anythivyg to do with this failnro. They say that tho bank is owing thom 200,000 sh.” was tho latormediats anawer, * What in $290,000 to tha ntako which thoy have played for xad won? Flood & O'Lrien bave precipitated tius calamity in San Fraucisco, and overy sonsi- ble men kndwn it They Lnvo gob what they wanted from the Bavk of California, or they will Ret it, aud in doing #o they have run the risk of pluugiog the outire city iuto tivaucial run,"” Aan Kranciseo Atla, Aug, s, A BAD KEMIND Thursday evening about 1:30 o'clozk, Mr, Ral- Aton asseuibl=d all the clerks and sttachon of tha Lauk, snd said : **J3ovw, I bavo beon hounded to mv death, but the many stories you hear of mo sre not true, I ntmgorry for you all, und ahall #1353 1o fricnd 1o vad wnd all of you. Good- 3 NETONE TNT TATAL BATIL, San Frunaue Loiaer, Ao, 28, _ After the woetiug with the Diractors and the inte:viow with tho roporiers on Thuruday after- noon. Mr. Balston, when all_ oulside poartios had loft tho bank, cailed the clerks around him and mado them o ittle specch, 1o complimented thom upon their indusiry aud devotion, told them that le recoguized the fact that aach in Jeador 1n tho buuking aud bullion businoss of tho Btate, and but for lts wise and cvuragoous ald tho vast oro bodies of Novadn mighi o this dsy bavo slunbered ynuoticed and unknown. ‘Tho rapid rigo in the prica of gold which followed tho commenceumont of the il war, and tho then comparatively slow and inlrequont steaty comtnunicabion botwosn Bin Francisco aud New York, gave thess bankers sud oxchisnge-dealera a veritablo Midas' tonch. Every transaction was & profit, aml protits multipliod 30 ranidly that tho XNew York partuer, Mr. Kelly, cuncoivod o desigy of establiwhing o groat banking-bousu in New York npon tho gains of tho Ban Fraucisoo houso. Go this Mr. Ralwson wan unalterably opposed, insistiug that a3 tho wonoy of tho firm wns malo bero, tho so00plo of this Staze should bavo tho uso of it. fhe discuaslon ended iu the withdrawnl of Hodurs, Donolioo aud Kelly from tho Lri, loav- ipg Mr. Maluton in possession of & waguidvunt citontolo, which hio trausturred to THE BANK OF CALIFORXIA, an lnstitution which was empbasically bis crea- tion, aud whosa long Yifo of honur sud nseluiness will nover cuaso to bu gratofully romombered by avory bonest-mindod man. CUertaiu 118, that ita wealth was always at the commsod of the pooplo, and was o more eftic.ont aid to straggling evtorpriso in this Biate thav all tho other bankd put togeher. Mines. maoufacturos, art~what- over thu Hitato has had of develupwent and cul- turo—have owed, and still owo, bieavy abliga- tious to tho Jauk of Califoruis. Thas its man- agemont Lias not beou without grave fanits wil not bo protondsd by its warmoss friends, but, welgbed in the balance, the good has by far transconded she ovil, Mr. Ralston's misfortunes and tho suspenclon of thie bank aro public calau. atios, Tho sudiden and painful end of his lifo folt s & porsonal adliction, Lot only by his larg circlo of lmmaediate frisnds, but by tho pooplo of the city, 11w memory will be long and tenderly chorisled. MR, MALSTON'S DUSINESS INTEREKSTS, The doceased bavker was lu ovory sonso of tho torm a ropresentative wan of tho Pacitlc Cosst, and perbaps no bettor sucominm on his entorprise and industry could be given than s listof many of the entorprizos In which ho en- Kaged. Mowasoneof the projoctors aud Di- Tectory of the dry-dock ot Huuter's Foint, whoso wouderful docking facilitiss and ponderous machipery were » soven-days’ wonder for tho {nbabitauis of this city, He was largely tater- estod lu the Mission Woulen Mlills, oua of the largest aud most importaut business cuterprinos on tho cosst. He was also fatercsted in the ay Sugar Rotivery, doiug busivess in & evven- Btory building ; in the eilx manufactory, a Bow vouture with a glowing prospect ; s tho Wost Cosst Furuituro Compous, Which 18 making the Palsce Hotol furmtaro; iu the Kimball Csrmage Mauufuctors ; iu $ho Oor~ nell Watch Factory, occapig tho lumenso builing ov tha corner of Fuarth and Ilarrison stresty ; i tho Calitoruia Theatrs, tho lw;dlrbfi Thespian tomple ou tho cosst; also 1 tho Gran Palaco Hotely, the largest hotels on the costt, and tho latter tho larkestin tha world. Ho was intered.ed 1 she opeuiug aud comple- tiou of Now Moutgumory wiroct. e was the origiual projectorof the schuwe for Lhe irriga- tiow of the San Joaquiu Vailoy, also for tho ro- olajwation and dyking of tul lauds on Blicrman Tsland iu the Bacramonto Ltiver. 1o was the rojoctor of the uow town of Butliugamo, noar fnm-wod. M rosldengo v Delwonk, which hin place had Iabored for tho intérests of he bank, a8 ho bad, aud sgsured thom that, though the timo had como when they must separalo, ho would still meintain & watch over thewr inters ests, and would, to the best of bis ability, sssist each and overy one of them toobtamn & new situation whero ho could earn ... AN HOXEST LIVING. Tarther'than thiv, he sald, no dosired s word of explanation. o did not want thom to go away with o misunderstanding, or to attribuia the miafortuuce which had overtakou him to o cauge with which they had notbing to do. In view of tho' porsistout ateacks which liad boen mado upon him day sftor day through tho colunins of two noswHpapers, bo thought it way dua 2o himself and dun to thom that ha should state—aud to tho truth of which ho woumld tledge his eacred word of honor—tlat bo had uot Interferod or taken any part in politics, with ovo oxcoption—he had fn- duced & cortain gontloman, then preeant, Capt. Locs to foreqo @ political nominatior wlion it was within his geasp. Ho had stood in gilonce tha chargen agaiast hion that had been reiterated day afeer dag, but ho told thom thia lent thoy should go away with auy misundece standing, AFTER LEAVING THE DANK Mr, Ralaton went to Lis rooms on Commoercial streot, oud spent soma bours in ausweriog the tolegrams that kept pouriog i1u upen hum from all qoarsors of tho Stato, snd in_conversing with o fow of L fricuds upon s future connse, Ha did not disgnize thy fact that his caresrasa bankor was at sn ond: but to all appoarances luoked forward bravoly and hopofully to tho futuro. 1le repeatodly declured his ability to commence at the beginning snd work again, aud repostodly nwsurod bis trionds that lio conld live on 100 & mouth uutil ke could got a start. 1o assurod thom tha¢ tho bauk would pay its depositors dollar for doliar, and loave its stockholdora a handsownoe dividend, if ho was permitted to wind ap its busincss. About 2 o'clock ho wont homo, Capt. Lees ace companying blw intho carriage to tho door. o seewed choorful aud hoppy, reitorating his de- tormination of gottlivg up: tho affsirsa of tho bank 80 that no dopoaitor should lose a cont, and * evory stockbolder should bo provided fur, aud of Limsell striking out to earn o now for- tune, prodictiug that in tive years' timo he would ba worth more then evor bofore. Yesterlay ortug ho camo to tho bank about half-past Y, ond passed the whole moroing thore. At 1 v'clock thera was s mooting of Diroctors, aud after thoy bad assombled Mr, Ralston remaiucd - n tho outside room with Col. W. H, L., Larncs, bLissttoruoy. After o whilo ono of tho Dirsctors cswo out aud mado & request for his reaignation 84 President of the bank. Without moviug s musclo of tus fage, Mr. Ralston signed tho resig- nation and hended it to tho Director, Nislug from his desk ho nppronched Col. Barnes audj ontorod iuto convorsation with him, the " Iatter repeating to him the proverb that nothing is so bad but it wmay be wonded, fle appeared undisturbod and pos- sossod, and sgaiu repeating what Lo had said Jyosterday about his ability to commoenoce agala aud livo on %100 a wonth. Tuking bis haf Lo slippod In among the clerko so quiotly that no ona baticod o was going out aud passed uto Baokomo stract by tbo sido outrance, Ho went up Sausome etrest W Clay, moetig on tho way Chnistopbor Ko sud exclisuging a few words ‘ swith Liw, and tuen walkivg up Clay to Kearuey, ho took the wreamn railroad, and after reaching tho sumwit of the hill, walked st a briek rate to tho bail-house, whore bo was accustomed to prepare for buthing, Ho muss havo walked briskly, trom the fact tiat bis underclotbing whon found wero wot with perspiration, aud that throo of the tine lLandkerohisfs found in his pocketa wero also wot., RALSTON'S FINANCES, Tialston hus joug beon atrugglin ry difficultied iy now ovident. tho vaut pruperty which Lo oucs od baa beon sold precotneal, and turned jnto the masl- atrom which beset im. 1t is said thas, with the oxcoption of life-tnsuranco policiea smounting to same $05,000 {u tbe Mutual, Charter Oak, and Equitabls Coupanics, Lo leavea his family ab- mfnmy penniloss. ‘The msgnificent mabmiou which “he had ruceutly ballc waa turned over to the bauk this wornwng, bis wito leaving it for tho rosidenco of her father—Col. Fry, Iuths midst of his dutioultios Mr, Ralaton has been morbidly seswitivo to the newspaper aitacks to which o has rocontly baeu subjected, umonfin. to the outsids world " he Bore them with tho stoictsm of un ludian warrlor at tho stake. {rlx;lmlu buow uow doeply thoir injustice wound- ed bum, BALSTON AND MILIS—AN ANALOQY. York Graphic, Thore is & romarkablo analogy in the death of Alr, Raiston, of the Hank of Catiforws, aud that of Mr. Ethelbert H. Mills, of Brooklyn. Both of thein were officials in fluangpial tuatitutions winicl bield tho kigoest place in tho publio estis watiun and conddoace. Both of thew tumbled into ruin, and dragged down tho iustitusions with which they weso connueted. th of them poriehied by drowning shortly after the axposura of thelr misfortuuvs, Aud, to completo tho chala of coiucidoucas, it will nover bo known whother either or both of thom committad sui- ¢ide, or whotber their deaths wero accidental. At tirat evorybody rogarded Mr. Mill's doath, in the Coney lsland surf, a3 a clear case of Jelo de se, but bis friends have always scoutod o {dea. They wsy Lo was s man who never uursed bis trodblos, sud that bis circumstances wore by uo meaus dosporato ; and tha lady who last eaw bim prior to his going down fo the TDoach declares thiat ho waa iu excellons spirita. Bo, too, i regard to Mr. Halston, At firet thero waos a story of a vial of posou and s deliberato double-dovming of hiwself to death by the uu- fortuusto gentlemun. Now, Loweves, tbo vial bay catisaly disappeared Lol tho sy of (e