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Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

GIVE us the Mountains, from whose summit
you can look down on the world beneath; and
ON looking up, almost imagine you can hear an
gel voices, speaking in the heavens, appearing TO
be, so near you Mountain Messenger.
We like the mountains, too, taken homeopath-
ically. But oftentmes the poetic admrer OF
montanic sublmty meets with disastrous draw
backs in his upward way to worship on the top
most shrine of natures temple. If, for instance,
he should slip and fall down, and slide and keep
sliding with accelerated velocity until buck-horn
Irregularities have entirely destroyed the seri-
ous' membrane of his pantaloons, gesticulating
with his forward and hinder flippers, like an in
Verted mud turtle trying to swim on dry land
Under them circumstances we don't like noun
tains so we'll.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

Kiss OF HoLNEss.-We think there is nothing
on earth so pure and snless as the kiss of child,
after saying its prayers, and before laying it
down to sleep Iti the last good night of inno-
cence' before the stainless soul goes out to the
play grounds of angels, and the words of artIess
kupplication, lingering on the lips, are scarcely
less holy than the Presence resting on the altar,
after the sacrifice has been consumed
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

WALKING GENTLEMEN.-The Golden Era says
that number of walking gentlemen are play
ing life engagement on Montgomery street.
Nobody knows whence their revenue comes, or
who their friends are, OR what they do. They
will probably go on walking until they walk
over the edge Of Time, and may, even then, keep
walking.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
RVILLE:
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1858.

TAXING THE VEn--Once, only, we saw beau
tful Catholic girl taking the veil. 1t was SOL
emn spectacle, and great throng stood silently
and reverenty, believing that an Offering so pure
would invoke the benedictions of saints and an
gels Though educated in another faith, we felt
that if to the invocation of men and women, q
Presence, holier at time than at another rests
upon the altar of the church, the most hallowed
FIRE crowns the Offering place, when youth and
beauty, putting back the pleasures Of the world,
swears an oath Of perpe tual sanctity and devo
ton. There is in the act subimity of faith, fal
exceeding the offering Of an hundred becatombs
and around the votive girl the invisible arms o.
Charity and Mercy meet in circle more invio
late than that drawn round appealing innocence
by threatening Cardinal. When the youthful
minister of mercy shall have gone down through
The monuments Of want and misery, till her eye,
have grown dim and her hands tremulous in thei
ministrations, angels will come and welcome he
in, and lift the veil.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

BENEFIT or Poor PAY.-A San Francisco labor
er accidentally threw a shovel of mud on by
passer's pantaloons. The man, raising his stick,
said Cd d-n you I've good mind to
break your head, but reckon you get low wages,
poor fellowr
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SIGNATURE OF THE CROss-It is customary
with persons who cannot write to make cross.
Anciently the use of this mark was not confined
to illiterate persons. Among the Saxons the
cross mark was an attestation of good faith add
ed TO the name
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

THE .Age says that Sarah, who was supposed
drowned, has turned up she was only tight. 1t
wasn't the Age's Sarah : that gal is more deco
rous in her attitudes, and godly in her walk and
conversation. The Age's Sarah never gets tight,
for certain physiological reasons.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

AN Eastern publisher advertises his intention
Of publishing the Acts of the Apostles as an
original novel-thinking that they will be new
to most people. Good, but not quite original
somebody very nearly said that before.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

KEEP Your MOUTH SHuT.-The Golden Era
advises people to keep their mouths shut and
breathe through the nose. What's body to dc
when body's heads stuffed up with bad cold
in da bordig.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

THE MONITOR. We have the first number of
this new Catholic paper. 1t is a most excellent
publication, not only deserving of the intelligent
of the faith, but valuable and instructive to eve
rybody, Some of the articles have wonderful
vigor
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

Mr. WELLS has given us another fine little po-
en- Wells writes true poetry, not doggerel
verse. The measure of the piece printed to-day
Is original and pleasing, and every intelligent
reader will understand apd feel the naturalness
of pxnrpssion
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

BUT4ER's CoNFEssIoN.--N. p. Brown q Co., of
the Nevada Journal, have sent u the confession
and narrative of Bolin, known as Dave Butler
1t is the old story of the gamblers progress from
drink to gaming and the gallows 1t is of much
interest, and is well written by A. A. Sargent.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

MAGAZINE LITERATURE.-The surest indication
of the refinement of the age we live in, is the ex
eellence of American periodical literature. The
leading magazines Of the United States now con
tain the best style of composition from living au
thors. They are cheap, and accessible to ALL
In newspapers, elegance of style cannot always
be expected; they are meant for utility rather
than for ornament or example Vulgarisms, un
fit for imitation will creep in, and oftentimes
ignorant, coarse and illiterate persons are found
IN the position of editors, and their language, in
stead of improving, is positively debasing to the
unrcfective mind.
1t is to be regretted that we have not in this
State magazine whose style might be regarded
as standard of excellence, but we have not, and
must look abroad for example.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SOMEBODY in Hutching's Magazine says that
human bones have been found in Sierra county,
in the gravel OF an ancient river 1000 feet under
ground Fish, not flesh story!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SPEAKING OF Rich DIGGXGs.-The Placer
vile Index says:
Speaking of rich digging, up at Yankee Jims,
in 1851, four Georgians took out of one claim in
two months, five hundred pounds of gold dust -
We saw the orc, and know this TO be true.
That is what you might call speaking of rich
diggings fyou hadn't seen the oro' with your
own two eyes, we wouldn't believe it.
TIE Post Office Department contracted for one
hundred and thirty millions of stamps, last year
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

the thing-wbo calls Mac. loafer,' is not fit to
tie the sandals Of the sweetest of our mountain
bards-G Golden Era.
THE TRINITY JoURNAL.-This paper under Nc
Donalds management, is the best interior paper
in the State for news. 1t is edited with unceas
ing industry and contains original articles on
| every page. The Butte Record will not bear out
the State JournafS assertion that the TRINITY
JOURNAL is edited by a " loafer" No. no, that
isnt so.-Red Bluffs Beacon.
Wo get up to a "question of prvlege"-to
regret that our friends think worth while to wor-
ry with vitupera tive spiteful old party, whom
we do not recognise as having professional cx
istence or units place in the census of man
hood We paid no attention to the epthet be
cause the villifer is too small an intellectual at
ON for us to tread on His arthmetico value is
that of q cypher next after the separatrx his
mental calculus is unequal to the easy compre-
henson that be is, professionally, weak and
watery scribbling fool. We don't want to say
hard things Of this fermented old person who at
tempting severity, is untruthful and vulgar it's
too much like killing a dead dog, or happening
q flea. We have already made him the laughing
stock and commsseration Of the town, but he is
indestructible, immortal an1 -,otent for offence
as gram of assafGtida in fower-pot After
gnawing at we'll picked bones till tears of unap-
peased hunger and dental irritation run down his
cheeks, he calls us /" loafer,' and then goes
straight down a beer cellar to drink at the bar
keepers expense. lie is sort of party jackal
following the lion, to bark and make fuss du-
ring the fray, and then to eat up the ofTal after
tke nobler beast has had his dinner. This is the
sort Of person who calls us loafer :" his pa
per isa fistua on party and has to be annointed
and doctored to alay the stencil of decompo-
sition.
The remarks and publicity of respectable pa
pers have secured the defaming dotard this no.
tice. The Citizen, Age, and Golden Era people
know that the epithet applies not to us and that
in our presence, the vilifer would hasten to de-
your the word, like II swine, re-appetslng his
own upheavings.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
Ferry Notice.
G A r ID .
WEAYER. Thursday, March Is.

WEAVER, Thursday, March Is.
THE UNDERSIGNED TAKES THIS METH
l. cd of informing the public that the reports
put in circulation by Isaac Dickson in regard to
myself are false in every particular and would
further state that he is notorious liar, and not
capable Of telling the truth.
ISRAEL ISAACS.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

ABOUT TOLL -RoADs.-A bill has passed the
Assembly, repeating the amendment of 1857,
which authorized County Supervisors to regulate
the toll on turnpike roads.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

LAW AND ORDER SoLDlERY.-The Committed
on Military Affairs has reported against the ap
preparation OF $50,OO0 to pay Governor John
sons Vigilance -extirpating army.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

MOUNT SHAsTA-From the high altitude on
which we stood, we looked towards the far north
to where the tallest giant of all the mountains
of California, loomed up like natures babel,
connecting earth with heaven. Its hoary head
shining conspicuously in the blue ether, appeared
like monument of time, set there to mark the
rise, progress, decline and dissolution Of all sur
rounding objects. Shows pure as an angels
garment, and spotess as the throne of the Eter-
nal, have lain there longer than an old mans
life, and have wrapped the mighty form in an
embrace which will remain unbrOken so long as
the mountain stands.-Nounlaih Messenger.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

THREE PAIRS FOR Two BITs.-Everybody
knows how impossible it is for a woman to refuse
purchasing when an article is offered dog cheap
Not long since we knew o. ladys speculation
with little villain who, under pretence of ped
ding, made stealing his major business Two
pairs of hose for two bitsl dog cheap, ma ami =
A goose could gaze through the frail network,
but they we're cheap were purchased, and
two bits and a silver thimble and pair Of scis-
sors were missing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SPARE THAT FlDnLER.-Forty citizens of Mon
terey sent petition to the Governor asking the
pardon of Anastasies Jesus. They said:
I" We have no doubt Jesus deserved hanging a
little, years since, but as he is not yet proved
guilty, and especially, as he is the only fiddler
we have in town, and his loss would impair the
zest of our iandangoes, we suggest that for the
present he be allowed to go without day"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

LEGIsLATIvE.-No late Sacramento papers
came by Thursday nights Express At last ac
ing on, and it was expected that every member
who could get up steam would go on that ques.
ton.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

TIE Age condemns Mrs John Woods play of
Hiawatha"-says its slang phrases are too
common among dissolute persons of the city to
be new at the Theater.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

The Scotch have proverb that March comes
in like dragons head, and goes out like "a pea.
cocks tail.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

BRIGHAM YoUNG says that nine children were
born to him in a single day. May be Brigham
was laboring under deluson, as we'll as his
wives
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

UNANIMoUs.-Ilere is a wonder The Utah Leg
islative Assembly adjourned on the 22d of Janu-
AIRY, without the occurrence OF a negative vote on
any question or action during the session.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

A CITIZEN of Sacramento offers to build new
State House for SIPS, ,000-the same asked for the
Sacramento Court House
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

OCCUPATIONS IN THE OTHER WORLD-A Spirit
uallst who has been there, says that Noah is run
ming canal boat John Bunyan is peddIing tin
and copper ware Nebuchadnczzar is keeping
ranch Guy Fakes is trying to blow up the devil
with gunpowper; Catiline is conspring against
the Internal powers; Julius Caesar is learning to
play the fiddle Blackstone is in heaven publish
ing his Commentaries as an original novel-no
one there has ever read them Alexander the
Great is keeping lager bier saloon; Yankee
Sullivan is going into prize fight with Hercules
Joan of Arc is keeping a millinery and fancy
store; Mark Antony is clown in circus, and
Cleopatra is soon to make her appearance in the
spider dance.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

JUSTICES BoNDs.-A bill has passed the AS
sembly, authorizing County Supervisors to regu-
late and define official bonds of Justices Of the
Peace.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

HoN. Ed. NEBLETT, of the Assembly, has our
thanks for legislative documents. We are mind
ia! Of his many thoughtful attentions.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

A ASAcn4AENro youth took strychnne, and went
to an old house to die. Soon as the poison began
to work he began to sing out beautifully and
was taken care Of, and recovered.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20
In Regard 10 "Loafers.o

a CERTAIN POLITICAL EDITOR-a pensi oner or
party for his bread and butter-calls Mcdonald,
Of the Trinity Journal, a 'loafer.' If sobriety,
industry, integrity and exalted qualities of the
mind form the ingredients of loafersm,' then
Mcdonald is the worst of that genus The man
the thng-wbo calls Mac 'loafer,' is not fit to
tie the sandals Of the sweetest of our mountain
bards- Golden Era.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

MARYsvILLE PAPERs.-Wc receive the Marys-
Vile Daily N'tos and Express as requested. We
have to reiterate that papers published daily and
sent to us weekly, are not read. We don't,
legally, know Of their existence, and It's proper
that it should be so, for newspapers too poor to
exchange shouldn't travel far.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

APoLoGIsrs FOR VnLAINY.-It is stated and
appears to be admitted that some of the San
Francisco papers have been bought up by the
monopolsts and are advocating the recent rise in
flour, the result of most villainous combination
of spectators. A press that will thus sell itself
to oppress the working classes of the State, to
reduce still nearer to starvation the struggling
crowd of unemployed but honest men, to sink
still deeper in abject misery those who have not
yet been compelled to steal, commits crime for
which it will stand accused before God and man.
-11P
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

REFoRM.-'Make yourself an honest man, and
be instructed that there is one rascal less in the
world
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

DAWSON, colored man picked up from a raft
after the sinking of the Central America, has
come back to Oroville. Loud call for Dawson
that time
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

GARTER, ON KANsAs.-In his speech on the
Kansas resolutions, Senator Garter, of Shasta,
does good deal Of special pleading. The ques-
tion is one of national interest, and, such was
thought proper to be discussed in the Legislature
of this State. But Mr.. Carriers chief argument
have arrived at a conclusion which must, there
fore, be right. He falls into the common error
that the probability of consequent party disrup-
tion is of more consideration than the equity of
the measure. Argument based on foundation
so narrow and superficial must be overthrown by
its own gravity when it rises to stature enough
to be seen through the lenses of right and reason.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

mining claim ten dollars There are seventy five
thousand miners, five Claims to each would give
$4,000 claims; ten dollars for each would
amount to three and three quarters millions of
dolars--a nice sum for disbursement.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SPIRITUAL BILL OF FARE.-Thc Rev. Benton, of
Sacramento Sixth Street Church, has his " theme
announced each week in the newspapers. His
last subject-independent Of the gospel was
q" Using the World.' Like the keepers Of cheap
boarding houses, the reverend gentleman sticks
his bill of spiritual fare on the door.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

JOSEPH E. LAWRENCE is going to be concerned
in the Vide West. He is, Professionally, the old
est editor in California
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

The Commissioner of Indian affairs says that
among other noble qualities Of free-born sava-
ges, they exhibit strong tendency to keep drunk
half the time"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

g. X. GODFREY, news agent, of Shasta, is
thanked for copies Of Si.hiyou papers Of last week
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

NJ. NJ. Moan, of the Spirit of the Times, has got
into a scrape with Mrs. Cora Anna Weekes, edi-
tress of the Ahaeneum Several cards have been
extracted The offence was calling her paper
and eastern contributors humbug. Noah, down.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

FERGUSON, on PoPULAR SovEREIGNTY.-On ~
18th Senator Ferguson made powerful spooch
in support of Douglas views of popular sover.
eighty. The speech, printed in the Union i.
long, and shows elaborate preparation. The con.
Gliding passages are fne
believe that the people of the United Sta,o.
desire the rejection of that Constitution In on
er words, that the doctrine of popular SOVEREIGN.
ty-wafted upon the white wings of godseio
bound to go on and grow within the bounds Of
every State in this Union. Look at the States NJ
the entire West-the great granary of the natinn
the salvation of the Union in regard to this
great question. See the unanimity with which
they have spoken out in favor of the position Of
Judge Douglas. But we are told by some of the
wiseacres of California, and some two or three
newspapers in this State that Judge Douglas is
politically dead that he has failed entirely to
sustain his position on the Kansas question. These
gentlemen forget that
They never fail who die in great cause
The block may soak their gore;
Their heads may sun in the sun their limbs
Be strung to city gates and castle walls
But still their spirit walks abroad. Though years
elapse,
And others share as dark doom, they but aug
ment
The deep and swelling thoughts which overspread
all Others
And conduct the world at last to freedom
But, sir, Judge Douglas is not dead He still
lives in the hearts and affections of mis- country
men. lie still lives as the great champion and
expounder of popular rights and popular sover-
eighty and as such, he occupies position be-
fore the country and the world, which no crown
could exalt, no office could elevate, and no title
could adorn. And never did the men of Rode.
rick Dhu rally with more zeal than will the free
men OF this great nation rally around tho stand
ard and the supports of the Giant of the West, in
his noble defense of popular sovereignty.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

CARSON NALLEY.-The Union hears from Car.
son Valley that several large hotels are going up
and that an extensive summer trade is expected
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

'HuMBLY GAL.'-Someb body says that the Eng
lish Princess Royal is no better looking than the
bust of George the Third on continental coins
She eats too much beef
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

A SACRAMENTO doctor was sent for to supern-
tend the birth of cast-ron child, that was about
to be cast at an ironworks. The fool hadn't
sense enough to charge them big fee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

WHY THEY CALL HIM "CHAMPAGN THE
Sierra Democrat tells why the Downevile people
call a certain one " Champagne"
Gone evening in the winter of '53, the late
popular comedian, Charlie Burke, was having q
jolly time with some friends and CT arlie espied
Sam, when about drinking, and Immediately
called him to the bar to "have something to
take" Sam came up, not Over-large boy,
fresh from the States and not posted at all--but
with all the dignity Of innocence, took his place
among dozen countenancers of brandy straight !;
and when asked what he'd have with as bland
face as ever cat put into cream, opened his lips
and eyes as he said Champagne !" Champagne
was worth ten dollars bottle in those days, and
whole families of poor folks suffered for lack of
it. They didn't retail it then, as now, at four
bits drink, and it came at $40 bottle or it
didn't come. Brandy straights looked at Sam
in sublime wonderment and Charlie scanned him
from head to foot, and then slowly and pointedly
ejaculated--" Champagne I'll be id if you
doO
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

A STEAMBOAT SEtt.-A sham duel scene was
enacted at point below Stockton, between two
gentlemen named Stewart and Heron, just as
the steamer was passing, on Thursday last. The
parties fired, and one fell. The engine of the
Corncia was reversed, the bell rung, and all on
board were anxious to get the news.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-20

SUICIDE in San Francisco is abating the drug
gists have got to aduterating their strychnine
The cradle is woman's ballot box-the coffin
deaths.
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