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The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
From Salt Lake.

We copy the following intelligence from
the Times and Transcript:
BY the arrival of the America we have
received files of the Desert Necs to Feb
list, from j. W. Sullivan, Esq, over the Post
Ofice. They were received per Adams &
Co.'S Express at Los Angeles from Salt
Lake.
The WEATHER The weather had been
mild and bamy till the 4th of February, and
less snow than at any time since the first set.
tlement was made. The cat tie Jared luxur-
antly and looked remarkably sleek and fat
On the 4th high wind blew from the north
west and snow enough fell to make good
sleighiHg.
CANAL--Gov. Young has very mcdestly
granted to himself and two friends the priv
ilege of building canal from Big Cotton
wood Creek into Sait Lake City, with grant
Of a mile and half on the side of the canal on
the whole route. The principal object ap-
pears to De TO transport granite to build tue
Temple
LEGIsL.TIyE.-The Legislature adjourned
on the 10th inst, having accomplished their
business in forty days. They haze no pay
for their Services. Mr.. Secretary Rabbit
gave a grand collation. on the occasion.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
The Financial Crisis.

The country is already recovering from
the shock which, al ore time, threatened TO
be 20 disastrous in it's effects Probably no
country in the world could have passed
through the severe ordeal which has befalen
California, in the failure Of her principal
banking houses. and suffered 80 little perma-
nent injury. What though our banks do
fail and the hard earnings of months are
swept away-the same industry and untlrng
energy which enabled the individual to ac-
eumulato those savings, will, in short time.
enable him to make good his loss The
fruitful soil will still continue TO yield its in
crease in prolific abundance to the industrious
husbandman. The same auriferous earth
stll remains, with its hidden treasures,
awaiting the search Of the persevering miner,
md all our sources Of wealth and prosperity
are as great aud abundant now, as before
this shorl.lyed panic swept over the land
lime rolls on III no ctabtless COURSE anu 'He
momcntory inconvenience which the financial
world has experienced will pass away with
the passing time. The loss sustained by
these failures will not in the aggregate
amount to a large sum. individuals may
sulIer, but the community at large will only
experience temporary inconvenience ncces
sariy consequent upon the dstrust engen-
dered in the public mind under such circum-
stances. But this win all pass away in few
months, and our progress as nation viii be
as prosperous and rapid as it would have
been, had no banks failed.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
The Town.

4 petition to have the town Of Weavervillc
Incorporated, was presented to the County
Court on the 18th inst, and in accordance
with the petition, Judge Williams ordered
nm election to be held on Saturday, the oath
inst, for the purpose Of electing the necessa-
ry officers Of the town, consisting Of five
Trustees, Marshal, Treasurer, and As
eessor
The following are the corporate limits Of
the town, as taken from the Town Plot, pre-
scented with the petition:
Commencing Mt n point (A) in the branch
Of Enst Weaver Creek below Frenchtown, at
the Junction Of Sydney and Ten Cent Clutches
with the said East Weaver Branch thence
mp the channel Of said East VIEWER Branch
three hundred yards, TO n point G}); thence
on n straight line towards the corner of Main
and Court streets, across FuIwder Hill, 10 n
point (C) in the channel Of Ten Gent GuIch !;
NHth'' VIZ li' 'HhHH'i W ifH ,ftiil 'fu NHt III
point (D) at the mouth of Gamblers
Gulch thence ncross Court House Hill, 10 q
point (El in the channel Of Garden Gulch,
enc hundred yards above r. G.. Dungev's
house thence down the middle Of Garden
Gulch, to point (F) in the channel Of sgd
ney Guch thence directly across Sydney
Gulch, and on TO the West Weaver noun
tain, TO a point co, So rs TO include the
houses on said mountains Eastern slope :;
thence on a straight line to the beginning
point.
II will be seen that very little mining land
is included in the above limits. II was
thought best by the persons who drew of the
Plot, to embrace as little Of the ground suta-
HE for mining IA possible, and we think that
these boundaries meet with the general up.
proyal of our citizens.
The officers that will be elected on the oath
inst. will only hold their Offices until the first
Monday in May, as the law requires that the
annual election shall take place on that dsy.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

The PACIFIC EXPRESS CoMPANY.-This
Company, although it has only been in exist.
ence about two weeks, has already sprung into
general favor, and is every day securing a
stronger hold on the confidence Of the COM
munity. The Company is composed of the
late employees Of Adams & Co., and from
their long experience in the business, and
their we-known energy and business qualif-
cations, they are fully entitled to the patron
age which is so literally bestowed on them.
1t is the intention of the Company to alb
stain entirely from the banking business, and
confine their attention exclusively to the
legitimate express business. We see that
Mr. Z. w. Tracy, the late popular agent OF
Adams g. Co. at Shasta, is agent for the
Pacific Express Company at that Plaee-a
Sufficient guarantee that promptness, energy
and fidelity will attend all the operations OF
the Company as connected with that office,
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

STATE MARINE HosPITAL.-A Bill abol-
i,hing the State Marine Hospital at San
Francisco has passed the Legislature, to take
effect on the first of April. A bill has been
introduced requiring the different counties to
provide for their ind igent sick The man
ner in which the affairs of the Hospital have
been conducted is said to be anything bat
creditable to the persons having the manage
ment Of them. Some very rich develope-
ments will shortly be made in regard to the
matter.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

1t is hereby ordered that an election be
held by the qualified electors within the corr
porate limits Of the town of Weaverville. on
Saturday. the oath day of May, 1855, for the
election of the following officers for said
town.
Five Trustees; a Marshal; Treasurer,
and Assessor and that Edward Trask act as
Inspector of said election, and open the Polls
at the Independence Hotel.
BY order Of she CouaTY COURT.
Attest, L. S. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
Pr. Z. II. STONE, Deputy.
WearerrRe, March l3, 1855.
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LICENSES LICENS ES!:

All merchants, traders, and others, paying
License tax to the Treasurer of Trinity
County, or his Deputy, will file the receipts
given by him with the County Auditor Of
said County, and obtain the proper License
thereon, on or before the 18th day of April
next otherwise they will be prosecuted for
such neglect.
All persons engaged in business in this
County, required by law to be first licensed
will save cost to- themselves by immediate
attention to the License Tax Law.
john C. BURcH,
Dist. Atty. Try. Co.
WEAvERvILLE, Mar. Is, 1855
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
NEW ADVERTISE EmENTS.
QUARTERLY v1sITATIONS.

BY permission of Divine Providence, | pur-
pose to Wis the following places at the times
specified.
When we have the requisite preparations,
we shall hold our Fourth Quarterly Meet
ings, for the present conference year, begin
ming on Friday evening, and closing on Sun
day evening.
CiRCtfT. PLACE. TINE.
klamath. Scott Bar. Mar. 90, 81, & %
Salmon. Bestville. " 80 81 &Apl.
Scott Valley. Ap. 13. ii & Is.
Yreka. City. s" 90, 81 & 90.
Weaverville. Weaverville 27, % a. 80.
Shasta. City. May 4, 5 & 6.
Red Bluffs Red Bluffs II. 10 & l3.
i. ARNOLD, superintendent
Meth. Epis. Church,
Northern California.
Dated Scott TaLley, Feb. 90, 1855.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

JUDICIAL DIsTRicrs.-A bill has been in
troduced into the Legislature, to make new
Judicial District cut Of the counties Of Trim
ity and Humboldt. Such change will not
suit the people of Trinity County. 1t is de-
sirabe that Sonic modification Of the present
arrangement Of the Northern districts of the
State should be made so as to enable as to
have at least six terms of the District Court
in each county in the course of the year. but
the people Of Trinity viii most strenuously
object to any change which will deprive
them Of the services of their most excellent
Judge, VIM. p. Dangerfed. We shall
speak farther on this subject next week
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
Enigma

am composed of 10 letters.
My :, l3, ., 3, is enjoined upon all man.
kind.
4, 5, g., II is extensively practiced in
California
H. >, l3, -. 10, 4, commands respect.
4, -, S, l3, ,, |, o, 10, is in great demand
among epicures
5, -, ,. II, 5, a plant of the genus Erica.
3, 6, 10, Q, 4, II, mineral occurring in
ehrystals.
My whole assists in securing the " freedom
of the press"
Answer next week. Y.B.
WEAVER. Mar. l..
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

SUPREME CouRT nEcIsloNs.-On the first
page of our paper will be found two very i'm
portant decisions recently made by the Su-
prcme Court of this State The first is the
case of MeClintock, respondent, rs Dryden
aud others, appellants, brought up on ppsal
from the District Court Of Nevada county.
McClntcck claimed one hundred and sixty
acres Of land for agricultural purposes by
right Of prior possession, and brought an ac-
ton against certain miners TO restrain them
from mining within the limits of his claim,
and the District Court granted an injunction
The Supreme Court has reversed the decis-
ion OF the District Court. and held that land
cannot be held for agricultural purposes
against persons who wish to occupy il for
mining Pssposes.
The other ease is from the same county.
In this case the Supreme Court has decided
that the right TO water in a stream belongs
10 the first appropriation aud that he has a
right TO divert II from it's original channel
for mining purposes. So that miners taking
mp claims on a stream after the water has
been diverted by other parties for mining
yurposes, can have no claim a. siust them for
ihs wsler = diverted
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

COUNTY FINANCEs.-We have the asst
rance of the County Treasurer that we shall
be furnished by him with a full report of the
state of the County Finances Immediately
upon his return from Sacramento, which will
probably be in the course of two weeks.
As near as we can ascertain the aH!ount
of the County Indebtedness at present, is be
tween eleven and twelve thousand dollars.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

Dr.. NRlGHT's BANK.---The Times ana
Transcript says,--The depositors Of DR..
Wright's Bank, in San Francisco, met
on saturday last, and arrangements were
made for him TO resume business. Two Of
the creditors are to act jointly with him as
trustees. All property to be disposed of in
twelve months, except the Banking house,
whol j. 10 he retained eighteen
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

TEMPERANCE DoCUSEsTu-O thanks
are due 10 DIR, Bates, of the Assembly, for
numerous Temperance Tracts, forwarded
through our mutual friend Rows. The one
on " Medical Testimony" has particularly
interested us The remainder we have
handed over to a friend Of ours, " no has re-
Gently become one Of the Sons of Temper
ancc, and We have no doub, that a beneficial
tiieo. will be produced on the morals Of this
place by their circulation through the com
munty.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

How. y. 4. RowF, member OF Assembly
from Trinity county, made our town short
visit during the early part of the week. lie
arrived in town vi Sunday evening, and met
with most hearty welcome from his numer-
Gus friends When the news e his arrival
spread through town large concourse of
citizens assembled, and accompanied by .
band of music, proceeded to Mr.. RS office,
and greeted him with hearty cheers Mr.
Row. addressed them in brief and peril
tnent speech, thanking them for the mani
iestation Of their regard thus shown him.
After repeated roSnds of cheers the crowd
dsSer0ed.
Mr.. ROVE left on Wednesday to resume
his duties in the Legislature. His constts-
ents are well satisfied that they possess in
him an able and efficient Representative
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

The SONORA OUTRAGE The Argus of
the Sth inst, says: ave learn from gentle
man who came down from Sonora yesterday
that the rioters who broke open the banking
house of Adams 81 Co. in that town, after
paying out all the drafts and certificates held
in Sonora found some $4,000 surplus, which
was afterwards paid to creditors of the house
from jamestown, Columbia, &c. After the
the money was all gone, all hands went on a
general spree. Had one man done what the
mob did, he would have been hung on the
first tree"
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

LICENSES I'VE would call the attention
of all persons paying license tax, to the no.
tce published in our paper this week by the
District Attorney Of this County, notifying
them of The necessity Of procuring the prop
er license from the County Auditor. A
mere receipt from the Treasurer will not ca
empt them from fine; the law requires them
to procure license from the County Au-
ditor.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

SUPERVISOR BML.-The Legislature has
passed General Supervisor Bill, which pro
vides for the election Of three Supervisors in
each county, on the second Monday in April
Each county to be divided into three dis
tricts, and each district electing one supervi~
sor. We will publish the bill, for the benefit
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
NOTICE 4!

To whom it may concern, that the under.
signed will make application to the Judge Of
The Ninth Judicial District, in and for the
County of Trinity, at the next regular term
of said Court, 10 be holden in the town Of
Weavefville, commencing on the second
Monday of April next, for License to keep
Toll Bridge across Trinity River, at Grass
Valley, in said County.
RIcHkRD CALK,
WEAvERvILLE, Mar. 13, 1855.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
CRAM, ROGERS & co.

ECfAL OTICE.
We would hereby inform our friends, and
the public generally, that we will, until fur
ther notice. receive
MONEY. .VALUABLES, PACKAGES &c,
for Shasta, Marysville, Sacramento and San
Francisco, in charge of our regular mes
senger.
CRAM, ROGERS & Co.
WEAVER, MARCH 2; 1855.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

BuRGoYNE & Co.-The Epening Journal
saws: at is stated that attachments to tn e
amount of one hundred thousand dollars
have been placed upon the property of Bur
gone s. Co."
The Cortes brought news of their drafts
having been protested in New York.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

The revolution in Nicaragua is fast ap-
preaching crisis. The government party
have possession of all the chief places, with
the exception of Leon, to which city the rev.
olutonsts have retired. San Juan Del Sur
was taken by Chamoro on Feb. goth. He
was said to be at Virgin Bay when the Cor
toc loft
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

The CENSUS OF lS55.-A Bill has passed
the Legislature, giving the power of appoint
ing census takers, to the Board of Supervi-
sors in each county.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
" EAvERvILl
LOST

RHODES & CO.'S Certificate of Depos-
III it, No 1880, issued Dec. 20, 1854, 10
Z. Kitchens for Two Hundred Dollar. We
have issued a duplicate.
RHODES & co.
W,av.r March l7th b.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

a Coon CLAIs.-Me understand that
Messrs. Billings y Co. took out over two
thousand dollars, from their claim on Sydney
Hill, last week. This is pretty good week 5
work for three persons. How many persons
"a K. Rrs, a7- doing as N,ll !. ni.s7
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

PARDON OF TABok-On Thursday, the
Sth inst, Governor Bigler granted an uneon-
ditional pardon TO John Tabor. The number
of names signed to the petition exceeded ten
thousand. Among the names were those Of
twenty-nine senators, and sixty zone members
of the Assembly.
Tabor was released from the Stockton
prison on the 9th inst.
The ,irgus says, he was met outside the
gates by large number OF citizens, who cor.
daily welcomed him on his delveranee from
inearccratios. MIR Tabor is in good hesth
and appears to have borne his long mprison
ment with fortituie, devo+ing his time to the
assduous study Of law and the Spanish lam
guage.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
Religious Notice.

TIER f will he preaching at the Court
House on Sunday Ito morrow by the Rev.
II. B. SHELDON, at l04 o'clock, A. NJ, and
Z 2 NJ
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

The MINEs.-Snce the late rains, the
miners in this vicinity have been doing ex-
tremely well, and we hear of numerous in
stances of claims paying from $50 to $50 a
day to the hand. New and rich diggns are
discovered almost every day, and each day we
are more and more convinced that Trinity
County affords better prospect for success
ful and remunerative mining, than any other
portion Of the State. There is room here
for thousands, and we would recommend the
idlers in the Southern counties to turn their
attention to this section Of couHtry, rather
than to go on a wild goose chase to Kern
River, or any other fabulous place.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

For TRUSTEES.
JAMES S. MCCAIN.
ISRAEL COMSTOCK.
RICHARD CLIFFORD,
p. VI. EDER.
A. j. LOOMS.
FOR MARSRIL.
CIlAS. II. INNES.
FOR TREASURER.
HENRY HOOKER.
For ASSESSOR.
FRANCIS w. HARRIS.
E. MEREDITH is candidate for Marshal.
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
Town Officers.

The following Ticket is submitted to the
electors of the town of Weayeryile for their
consideration:
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17

REDUCTION OF THE PRICE OF PASSAGE
FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES We learn
from the S. f. Herald that it is the intention
Of the Pacific Mail Steamship and Nicara-
qua Companies to reduce the price Of pas
sage from the Atlantic States to California
to one-haf the present rates. The fare
from San Francisco to the Eastern States to
remain unaltcred. The Herald says: "Tbe
effect Of this arrangement will be to attract
a largely increased emigration to California.
and retain those already here, to help build
up the State. Thousands Of industrious Ia
borers and artisans out Of employment in
the Eastern cities may scrape together the
comparatively small sum required under the
proposed arrangement to reach California.
and once here. the mines afford an uufane
means Of obtaining a livelihood, with the
prospect of accommodating something for the
future. Those already here will be able to
send for their families at a small expense
thus giving a character of permanence to
our population.
As regards the fare from this place to the
East, il is to the interest Of the State at large,
that it should continue so high as to check
emigration. Our great want is population
To secure this, the double process of getting
all we can, and keeping ali we have got, is
necessary. California would probably, at this
moment, contain population of five hun =
dred and fifty thousand. if all who have once
been here had remained. We want TO re-
move all temptation from our people to leave,
and then they will go to work to build up
houses and locate themselves permanently
in our midst
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
From Shasta,

From the Courier of the 10th inst, we
copy the following items
MAGNIFICENT LUMP.--We were shown at
Rhodes d Co IS Express Office, in this place.
on Thursday last. the largest specimen Of
pure gold ever found in this section Of the
State. II is somewhat wedge like in shape
being a little over five inches in length by
three wide, and weighs precisely sirteen
p0Urds-being. apparently, entiyely free from
any foreign substance. Il r. worth upwards
Of $4,000. Messrs. Wade 81 Lindsay near
Scott's Bar. Sskiyou county. were the lucky
finders There was lump found on French
Gulch larger than this. but by reason Of the
presence Of quartz, it was Of somewhat less
value.
Sl200 LUwp-A gentleman. one dav this
week, found lump of gold near Mule Town,
worth upwards of $1,000. The recent rains
are beginning TO make their beneficial effects
known and felt. We hear Of splendid wages
being made in every portion Of the county
We fatter ourselves the 1" good time" so
long coming, is now in our midst.
MARcH. the man who killed Timmons ut
the mouth of Middle Creek last week, has
been indicted hv n special Grand Jury. for
murder and will be tried at the March term
Of the District Court.
We also learn from the Courier, that three
Frenchmen made an attack upon another
Frenchman, near Middletown. The party
attacked defended himself with double bar
relied shot gun, and wounded two Of his as
sailants; one Of them so severely, that he
subsequently died from the effects Of the
wound
The Trinity times., 1855-03-17
ELECTION NOTICE,

L. MEREDITH is a candidate for Marshal.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-30

G"Drag them inside" said gruff voice in
Russian. 1t was desperately vexatous to be
thus disappointed in such clever attempt at
escape. Rennie was for rising, but slight mo.
ton from Severn kept him down. The rest
OF the prisoners were conducted along dark
passage, and the two adventurers were left A.
lone. They rose Immediately and looked about
them.
"Take off your boots" whispered Severn, at
the same time taking off his own. They did
so, and ascended flight of stairs leading to the
first flat of the fort There were several enor.
nous cannons inHit, and three men sleeping
beside each. There was no time to be lost, for
they soon heard their captors coming back TO
rifle them, so they made for port-hole to look
out, and found, to their great job, that the calm,
smooth water Of the bay was directly under
them. They both unhestatingly leaped into
the water, sunk, and rose again and Law under
| plank at the foot of the fort, listening ca.
gerly to all that was said.
"Mercy on u.s." whispered Severn, they are
preparing to descend; let us be off,"
They both dlved noiselessly, and swan un.
der the surface as far as they were able, but
were at last forced to come up for air; they
saw strong party Of soldiers leave the fort
| and march in the direction of large boat
which lay on the beach. at little distance from
whence they were now swimming. Rennie in.
stantly turned, and, despite the entreaties Of
Severn, who thought he was going to betray
him, swan hastily towards the boat reaching
it, he entered, and, drawing his clasp>knife, cut
circle in the bottom of the boat, so that any
one putting his foot on it would inevitably
knock it through; returning, he was met by
Severn, who asked him what he had been
about! "Cutting a hole in the bottom of the
boat" was the reply.
"Why did You not answer me when asked
you before!"
"Least said is soonest mended," was the Ia.
comic answer" Il was not wanting to betray our
whereabouts"
At last their feet gaiued terra Jfrma, and they
were hastily making q retreat, when a terrific
yell burst on their ears-the boat containing
their Pursuers had swamped, aud every soul in
her perished, as they afterwards learned from
adeserter. They passed innumerable sentries,
and climbed several palisades, but at last reach
the camp, after weary, roundabout tramp.
and were congratulated on their narrow escape
from passing more than "One night IN Sebas.
topol!'