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Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

SHASTA CoURIER.-This paper has just entered
upon its fifth year of life and prosperity. We
formed an attachment for the Courier years ago,
and never failed to greet it with the fulness OF re-
gard, and welcome it to the brightest corner by
the social freside of our humble mining cabin
Its humor has oft dspellcd the gloom and monot-
oDy that hung around our door, and many long
winter evening have we passed in the enjoyment
of its jests and the peiusal of its intelligence.
It's editorials are well written and to the point,
and its appearOn ce ever neat. We love it still,
and shall while it bears the impress Of its present
SKILL.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

To BE FENcEp IN.-The ladics Of O,oriHe, who
seem to be alive TO every good word and work,
are cndcavorng to raise money by subscription.
for enclosing the cemetery at that place. The
are also announced to give benefit in
aid of the same object.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

ODD FELLOWS BAII.-Wc call attention to the
adv. of the Ball to be given by the North Stal
Lodge, on the evening OF May LIST.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28
F. w. Blake & Co.

The attaches of this express have kept us sup
piled with all the daily and weekly publications
received, Atlantic and European papers, for
which we return thanks.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28
RELIGIOUS Notice.

Rev. s. D, Smonds will preach in the Court
House on Saturday evening, March 2Sth, at o.
clock Also, on Sunday, at II a. m. and ! p, m
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

lPThe claims in Garden Gulch are paying well.
We paid a visit last Saturday to Penny & Co. S
claim on Red Hill, in company with our fellow
townsman II. W. Anderson, Esq. We were plea
scd as we witnessed the water dashing and spark
ling down The rocky cut. and laying the precious
particles exposed upon their native bed. This is
good clnim and being worked in the right way.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

FROM TRINITY CENTER-We learn that the min
ers are doing very well at present There are
about fifty men now ut work in that vicinity
The snow has disappeared entirely, and workmen
are focking in from every direction. The mines
in that vicinity differ materially from those of
other sections of the county, being from five to
sixty feet deep, and no claims have been opened
but pay good wages. Some of the best pay from
IS to $50 per day to the hand. There is fine
opening for industrious men to make fair wages.
The facilities for living are good and cheap.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28
FOR SALE
A Rare Chance for Blacksmiths |!

If THE SUBSCRIBER wishing to leave
(E11 for the Atlantic States about the first Of
May offers for sale his blacksmith shop, tools and
fixtures. together with the other buildings on the
premises, consisting of dwelling house, 2lx34
coal house, corral, and other necessary outbuild,
ings, all new Also, Is or 20 cords OF wood split
for coal. The shop has a good run of custom,
and offers great inducements to any person wish
ing to carry on the business The property is sit-
uated at the upper end of Steiners flat, one of
the best mining localities on Trinity river
For further particulars inquire of the subscri,
ber, on the premises. JOHN :. JOHNSON.
Stciner's Flat, Marth 2S, 1857. lO-L
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28
CERTIFICATE.

T HAVE EXAMINED the Celebrated Veeet-
| able Stomach Bitters, prepared by C. Ii. Pc
tersen, of this place, and have no hesitation in
pronouncng ii an excellent article.
J. B. GORDON. VI. u.
NeavcrvIlc. March -, 1857. l0.3m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

The Odd Fellows of the United States number
1897 Lodges, with l93,Gl4 members. They ex-
pended in the year ending with June, nearly half
a million dollars for the relief of members and
their families, and the education of orphans their
total receipts being Sl3O,325. The Encamp-
mcnI. branch of the order, numbering 2s,7lG
members, received Sl93,SG9 and expended for
relief $50, ,Gg3.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28

WE stop the press TO insert the following noto
from Judge Miller :-ED.
No such decision as the above was ever rem
dercd by me. hereby pronounce the author a
base Haf and SldHderer' Ii. r. MILLER
Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-03-28
ATLANTIC MAIL

The mail for the steamer of April 5th. will
close 81 this office on Sunday. March 2gth al :
o'coclsar m. :. D. KEEIpER. r NJ
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

And yetto these putrescent jaws there
was born a voice-smothered indeed,
and strange but distinct:
''Come William they wait for you
I wAIT!"
[ dared not turn my eyes from the in
truder, could not, if 1 dared-though
[ heard groan behind me and a
fall.
Then 1.-THE thing before me-sank
down in a heap, dark and loathsome
heap of putrescence and fragments.
remember I did not faint, that did
not cry out How long stood trans
fixed know not; but at last with an ef-
fort and prayer, [ turned to the bed
Mr.. Hayden had fallen upon the floor
face downward, stone dead. 1 raised
and replaced him; [ composed his limbs;
[ closed his eyes; bound up his chin;
[ crossed his hands upon his breast and
tied them there. Then bore out the
body of his sister insensible but not
dead, into the pure air-out of that hor-
ror and stencil into the storm and dark
ness out of death into life again!
C6untyOf Grand Trarerse, Mich., SIS.
Mrs Josepha H. Green, being duly
sworn deposes and sayeth that the letter
of Or. John Moreton, hereto appended,
which she has read, is strictly true, so
far as it goes, though much of the his
tory Of what occurred at her BROTHERS,
(the late Mr. Hayden) house is omit
ted, and this she deposes of her own
knowledge,
JOsEPHA H. GREEN.
Sworn and subscribed before me, a No
tary Public III and for the County of
Grand Traverse, and State of Michi-
gan, on the goth day of December, A.
D., 1856.
JAMES TAYLOR, n. P.
C1my IF Grand Trarerse, Mich. ss.
James Hudson being duly sworn, de-
poses and sayeth, that he, in company
with Geo Green, Albert j. Baily and
Henry Ii. Smead, on the first day of De-
cember last, in the afternoon of said day,
did 60 to the house of William II. Hay
den, deceased, for the purpose of bury
in5 the body of Hayden, the deceased
and that they found upon the floor of
the room in which the body of said de-
ceased lay, and near the door of said
room, the putrid remains of human
corpse, female, as the deponent verify
believes and AYERS; and that they carried
away and buried the body of said Hay
den, deceased; and found the grave of
the wife of said Hayden, deceased, in the
month of August last, open at the head
of said grave, and that said grave was
empty of the body of said wife of said
Hayden, deceased, the body Of said wife
of said Hayden being gone from said
grave; and that they then returned to
said house, wherein said Hayden died,
and after removing the furniture from
said house the deponent did, at the re-
quest of Mrs. Green, sister of said Hay
den, deceased set fire to said house, and
that said house was thereby entirely con-
sumed, with all that remained in said
house, and burned to ashes. This aver
of my own knowledge.
JAMES HUDSON.
We aver and solemnly swear, that
the above affidavit is strictly and en-
tirely true, of our own knowledge.
GEORGE GREEN,
ALBERT. J. BAILY,
HENRY K SMEAD.
Sworn and subscribed before me, No
tar Public, in and for the County of
Grand Traverse, and State of Michi-
gan, on this Goth day of December; A.
D., 1856.
JAMES TAYLOR N P
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
NUMBER X
Cough and PAUL Denton.

Cough the great apostle of temper
ance, who is traversing the country to
lecture the the people into total absti-
nence, it seems is in the habit of appro-
priating, as a part of the speech he re-
he : ses everywhere, an eloquent apo s.
trophe to water, which originated with
the celebrated Paul Denton, a dis tin
guished Methodist preacher in Texas,
many years ago, when, being called
upon for temperance speech, he broke
forth in strain of surprising eloquen ce
as follows: -r-,
''Look at that, ye thirsty ones ofearth!
Behold it! See its purity! How it gilt
ters, as if a mass of liquid gems! It Is
beverage brewed by the hand of the
Almighty himself Not in the simmer
ing still, over smoky fires, choked with
poisonous gasses, and surrounded by
the stencil of sickening odor or rank
corruptions doth our Father in Heaven
prepare the precious essence of life, the
pure cold water; but in the glade and
grassy dell, where the red deer wander
and the child loves to play; there God
brews it, and down, down in the deep est
valleys, where the fountains murm ur
and the rills sing; and high up the tall
mountain tops, where the naked gran
ite glitters like gold in the sun, where
the storm clouds brood and the thunder
storms crash; and away fer. out on, the
wide sea, where the hurricanes howl.
music and the roar the chorus, sweep
ing the march of God-there he brews
it that beverage of life-health- giving
water! And everywhere it is thing Of
beauty; cleaning in the dewdrop-sing-
ing in the summer rain-shining in the
ice-gem, till the trees all seemed turned
to living jewels-spreading golden veil
over the setting sun, or white gauze a..
round the midnightT htTmoon-sporting in
the misunderstanding in the glaciers
dancing in the hail showers-folding its
bright snow curtain softly about the
wintry world, and weaving the many
collored iris-that seraphs zone of the
sky-whose warp is the rain-drop of
earth, whose roof is the sunbeam of
heaven, all checkered over with celestial
flowers, by the mystic hand of refrac-
tion-still always it is beautiful, that
blessed life-wrter. No poison bubbles
on the brink; its form brings no sad
ness or murder no blood stains its
limpid glass; broken hearted wives, pale
widows, and starving orphans shed no
tears in its depths, no drunkards shrek
ing ghost from the grave curses it in
words of eternal despair; beautiful, pure,
blessed and glorious; give me forever
the sparkling, pure cold water !" -. -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
GALEANTRY.

Speaking of gallantry, reminds us OF
Gen. Worth. Did you ever hear how
fond he was of caulifowers? He had
passion for that vegetable; a love surplss-
ing the love of woman. When stationed
at West Point long, long ago, in COM
mand of the corps of cadets; he had lit
tie garden in the rear of his quarters
ploughed up and planted entirely with
caulifiowers. How he watched over that
little plantation first the small green
leaf, then the respectfully sized plant,
then the imperfectly developed head; un-
til one day returning from his duties, his
mouth Watering ut the thought that at
the dinner he should enjoy his first caul
flower from his own garden, he saw
horror of horror-Old Boards COW leis-
urcly finishing the very last caulifower
in the same garden. For an instant,
Worth's grief, and dismay, and indigna
ton were too great for utterance; until
ut last he broke:-'.Vcr we'll, madam
Prehaps you would like little dFaecn
Luticr on that !-your epicurean
soul" Then followed brick, and grace
fnl movements on the part of the COW.
lH-The Cleveland Plaindealer says
an athletic specimen of a man from the
Emerald Isle called in the counting room
ofone of our River street merchants, and
there took of his hat to make his best
bow.
The top of the morning to ye, Mr.
p, I've been told yere in want of
help
i've but little to do replied Mr.
p, with mercantile gravity.
I'm the boy for yes. It's but little
[ care bout doin'-shure it's the money
I'm after
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

mA-''I want to see some of your gim
lets, said greenhorn one day, as he
entered hardware store. The dealer
took down several parcels, none of which
suited. "Well, then, what kind do you
want? there is almost every variety
''Why, darn it, [ want them what bore
square holes'
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
stubbs seeks Revenge.

Poppy, old Smiths grey colt has bro
ken into our cabbage patch again
He has, has he? Well, Just you load
my rifle, my son. and we will see if an
ounce of lead will not lead Mr.. Smiths
colt to reform his habits
This coliloquy passed between Mr.. and
Master Stubs, just after tea As soon
as dark came, Mr.. Stubs takes his rife,
marches over towards old Smih's farm,
and when within about thirty rods of
old Smiths barn, he raised the deadly
tube, took aim-pulled the trigger, and
dropped zone of the SHOCKING grey
colts in the country .--t -
Stubbs having fulfilled his mission, re-
turned home, went to bed, and slept with
Il lighter conscience than he had enjoyed
during the last eight months. The next
morning, while seated at breakfast, who
should be seen striding towards the do
moicile of Mr.. Stubs but old Mr.. Smith.
Smith entered the house Smith was
excited, and for moment lacked words
to express himself. --..r .aai
Mr.. Stubbs I've come over ts tell you
that horse was shot near my barn last
night lH-.- r-.- r
Sorry to hear it, Mr.. Smith, although
not at all surprised, for that grey colt of
yours was not calculated to make friends,
But it wasn't my colt that got shot
Wasn't your grey colt? Well, which
horse was it? r.- .-.. ..-..~
1t wasn't mine at all. but one of yours
that grey colt you purchased last week
of Widow Dubois. He broke into my
nocturo lact cUnDino. + intanlad 70 canu
him home this morning, but it's no use
now-his brains lay scattered around the
barn-yard. -7 .- - ,-.-= -'s e- Is
Mr.. Stubbs was thunderstruck. The
idea that he had killed the wrong horse,
drove him to desperation, and caused him
to seek relief in Il direction that rather
astonisked his household. The last seen
of Stubbs, he was chasing his oldest boy,
Jim, down the turnpike with an eight
foot sapling. -.-.-..- Sd
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
nm-.A man who was notorious for his

BE~A man who was notorious for his
prognostication of evil i'll nregard to him
self being one day engaged in mailing
shingles on the top of pretty high
house, accidently lost his foot-hold and
as he was slowly sliding down the long
smooth, slanting roof, with no hope of
stopping himself, he let Off his forebo-
dings in the following brief maner: 90
h-h! my stars alive what a golly snous-
ter of a fall I will have !"
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
p0ftifal.
Tire Beauty of COntenImcnt.
By j. ANDREWS

Why should l envy wealth or fame,
Or glittering splendors of the great
Why SIX from birth prouder name,
Or sock to shine in halls of State2
Can riches to the soul impart
A How of blsst content, more sweet
Can all the boosted show of art
With bliss, in poverty, compete
The love that warns, the joy that swells
The bosom of n monarch crowned
Each OF those guests delighted dwens,
In hearts unenvi vied--unrenOwned.
i walk forth in the silent night,
And listen TO the murmuring riils--
Admire bright Cynthia's silvery light,
Reflected o'sr my native hius.
When rosy morn 80 softly steals
Ger earth--unheard, unfelt her pace
\ nd when ma jestic Sol reveals
The glorious lustre of his face:
The woodland songster tunes his voice,
The sky-lrk perchrd begins his note
The groves with mefod v rejoice,
And beauties in the sunbeauns float.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

HAThe printer isexpected to dolittle
"thank, ee' jobs for everybody; but no
body expects to do anything in tho line
for him. Poor fellow!
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

E95>A lady informs Boston editor,
that having a good constitution, she can
bear great deal of happiness. Her idea
of perfect bliss is fast horse in sleigh,
plenty of buffola- a-robes, and neat fitting
overcoat with man in it. She added,
if that is not happiness, I'm open to con-
viction as to what is ..-
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

BE- Ayoung lawyer trying to establish
himself in business, is in one respect
like young physician-he needs pa
ttence
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

pe-The debating society of Springs
Garden recently, after a very animated
discussion on the question, whether a
gal has right to say no before she's
axed," decided, by nearly unanimous
vote. s:she hatM. =. ------.--.. -. :
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

sGg-A wag, upon visiting a medical
museum, was shown some dwarfs aud
other specimens Of mortality, all presery-
ed in alcohol -.---.-- = -. - -. 81.
Well" said he, Il never thought the
dead could be in such spirits, u - =. % A =.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

@-EARLY on very cold morning
a travelling profile painter called at the
house ola wag, and inquired if he want
ed profile taken. eyes (was the repl =
| want yours taken from the door" -.
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

p@- An Irishman- on being asked
which was the elder, he or his brother,
replied, Il am the Oldest, hut if my
brother lives three years we shall both be
of an age" 1t rs s-2-tlA" -
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12

Ten years have passed away since the
occurrence of the conversation recorded
in the preceding dialogue, and Mr.. Bar
ton pale and agitated, is standing at the
same desk as when first introduced to
Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-03-12
From the Grand Rapids Enquirer.
A TALE OF HORROR,

We have received the following letter
from DIR. John Moreton, a gentleman of
veracity and professional standing. We
think its perusal will convince our rea-
ders of the entire truth of all that is said
about Modern Spiritualism.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21
special Methods, pro,e,tsn, Communicable

slavery Question.
CINcINNATI, Nov. H. A Special Conven-
ton Of Delegates from the various Annual
Conferences Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, North and West, has been in session
here for several days.
No important action was taken until yes
terday, when the following preamble and re-
solution, reported by committee, were
adopted, viz:
Whereas, We have received satisfactory
information that an entire freedom Of discus
sion on the subject of slavery cannot be en-
joyed in Lynchburg, and
Whereas, We do not feel under obligations
TO meet our Southern brethren upon other
ground than terms Of equality. Therefore.
| Resolved, That it is iuexpedient, as well
as unnecessary, for The representatives OF the
North and West TO attend the General Con-
ference to be held at Lyuchburg with view
to secure redress Of grievances which We
suffer.
AT the afternoon session memorial was
drawn up, addressed to the General Con(s-
renee, which, among other things, says, at is
our earnest desire TO perpetuate union with
the General Association, but we must, in
Christian irankness, state that insuperabe
impediments prevent the continuance of that
union that the traffic with slaves, and the
voluntary holding of slaves, conflicts with the
rights Of humanity nnd we regard it as ou,
bounden duty, as ministers and members o
the Church, to oppose the said practice, nnt
have determined that the word white shal
be stricken from our constitution"
The memorial was adopted. The Conven
tion will probably adjourn to-day
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21
OLD NENYSrApEKs.

The Muncy Luminery refers TO n single
number OF the Times, printed in this place by
Wm. +. Buyers, in 1918, as possessing much
interest from ts antiquity though printed on
coarse paper, and only half the sze of the
papers now published in this place. There
is scarcely nny paper published anywhere
which, if bound and carefully preserved.
would not be worth twice its cost in ten or
twenty years Like good wine its value
increases with its years. Peter Lazarus,
Esq, Of this place, has bound volume Of the
Times, embracing the period Of the war Of
1912. which he prizes far above its original
cost. BY little care each subscriber could
preserve his papers, and have them bound
and in the course of ten or twenty Years
would possess history Of the times for that
period, moro truthful and more interesting
than any that could DO written.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21
A SKILL But Nor SALE.

A few weeks since friend Baker Of the
Jersey Shore Republican. announced through
his columns TO the world that he had sold Lis
establishment TO Mr.. .. r. Hall, Of Belle.
ronte, formerly connected with the T'otcLman,
and James Bridenham, hailing from Lebanon
but to be found no whero in particular. Dr.
denliam found it necessary, before taking
possession, TO proceed to Philadelphia to
make arrangements. Mr.. Hall proceeded
tho evening previous to Bellefonte, leaving
bis trunk at the Blackwell House, where they
1th stopped. On the return Of Mr. Hall to
Jersey Shore, he neither found Mr.. Briden-
ham nor the $40 he had loaned him, but
found that his trunk bad been opened, and
his best suit Of clothes and other iixings Dor.
rowed by some one who, DO doubt, will make
a splurge with q new suit and $50 in bis
pocket. Friend Baker symrathizes with Mr.
Hall and consoles himself for his own disop
pointment by wishing the dew! better luci
than be had, as appears by the following
closing paragraph, giving his opinion Of ,h'
adventure:
at is scarcely necessary to say more up''
! this subject. That we have been ne,
egregiousy sucked" is an undeniablc fact
and that Jim Brdenhnm is a puppy and
whelp, is equally true We fully acQuit Nj
Hal! Of all blame in this matter, as ke ha
lost more by the operation than we have
Like q gentleman Of honor he came on at tn
appointed time, to fulfil his part Of the obi
galiou, and VIC are sorry that be has me
with so serious loss. However, we expec
to see or hear Of Bridenham swinging on th
gallows some day, and then we hope th
devil will get what belongs to him"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21

Ey Az OLD CoNpucToR.-Tho Penusyl-
vania Railroad Company has reduced the
salaries aud wages Of all the officers and
employees on the line. This under existing
circumstances Is, perhaps, proper. Yet a
valuable public servant can hardly be esti-
mated by dollars and cents. Whoever has
travelled much over the Columbia Railroad
must have become familiar with the face of
Capt ITambright, one Of the most attentive,
alIablc, and oLliging conductors that even
this fast country can boast Of. A few days
since We cnquircl Of the Captain how long
he had been on the road Twenty seven
years" was tho reply. No better evidence is
needed to show that his services are appreci-
atod by the company.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-11-21
n EsuMpTIoN OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.

The appearance Of things in New York
aud Boston seem 10 indicate an early resump.
tion Of specie payments by the Banks. How
early ii is difficult 10 say, perhaps by the first
of January. Within the last ten days the
receipts of gold and silver from abroad have
been over FIVE millions OF dollars, and the
current is still strongly this way. The Banks
in Philadelphia, it is said, regret tina, they
accepted the late act legalising the suspeu
sion of specie payments The clause which
comrels them to receive the notes Of country
Banks in payment Of debts annoys them
greatly, and will, they say, prove an obstacle
to an early resumption The fact is, the
Banks and the community nre stronger this
day than they have been for years. There is
nothing wanting but confidence to restore
business 10 its wonted channel Under OUT
present system Of banking there always will
be and must he periodical rcvulsions in money
matters. Under the prescut organization
| the Banks discount most when money is lenst
wanted, and contract those discounts whcr
money is most needed This operates some
thing like our present dd rdi0rcm tariff or
iron. When iron is low and protection
needed there is but little Of it, bnt when iror
Is high and no protection is required, then The
tariff is not only unnecessary but oppressive