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Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

MORALITY OF THE DRAMA.-The immoral ten
for superstition. The feeble essayist turns his
i'll tempered weapons on the wandering player
and enjoys an easy victory, while superstition in
clerical robes forgcts the weighter matters of the
law and launches the maledctons of the church
on plays and players. Happily, these illiberal
teachings are becoming obsolete, and are rejected
by the more enlightened of the christian world,
who regard the actor, representing in person the
heroes of dead generations, as entitled to posi-
ton elevated in the social scale as the historian
or poet who records or celebrates their achieve
ments in song. But deliveTance from the thralls
of popular superstition is not YET complete; there
are still clouds lingering about the caves OF igno-
rance, whence oracles bodc evil to patrons of the
drama: it is not, however, the voice of the great
inteligences of the church, for we hear no great
divine preaching against the stage Among those
who eXcam against scenic representations there
is scarcely one who knows any thing Of The char
acter of the actor or The morale Of tho play; from
infancy they have been taught that the door of
a theatre opens on perdition and that the stage is
only an arena where dssolute men and lewd wo-
men represent the licentiousness Of past time.
They never stop to ask who have been the dra-
matte writers of English literature; they never
realize that the profoundest moral ethics have
been taught from the very place which they think
accurscd; they have never heard the eXutant
shout OF the multitude at the triumph of virtue
and truth, have never felt the electric current of
pity which steals through the hardest heart when
the yirtuous and good have fallen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

PoLITrcs, AND THE "JoURNAL."--Persons who
have read this paper without prejudice have OBJ
served that we have not interfered in the late
election canvass. We reviewed certain remarks
of candidate which were not political, and
therefrom rose an unimportant personal contro-
versy which concerned the rights OF persons, on
ly /; but we have carefully abstained from dispar-
aging or recommending any candidate who con-
fined himself TO legitimate objects of election
eering discussion. We have not spoken of one Of
them as feelings of personal friendship would
have prompted, nor did we correct msstatements
calculated 10 injure us in business with anything
like the force which would have been applied on
any other occasion, so careful have we been not
to use accidental power wrongfully. There may
be NEUTRAL newspapers which dare not utter any
sort of opinion this is not one of that sort it
is meant for conveyance Of independent thought.
We have the same right to print that we have to
speak, but a sense of proprety prevents us from
advocating the claims Of either party We have
as readily rcprehended what we believed mis-
chevous sentiment Of Democratic President as
we did that of an humber citizen. This we con
ceive TO be the proper latitude of independence
in an independent newspaper. Nobody can turn
over the JOURNAL leaves since we have written for
it, and f nd para graph personally defaming any
citizen of Trinity, advocating the claims of any
politician, or undeservedly applauding any par
ty leader. And here we assert with positive as
servaton of truth which no individual can dis
prove that we have never written one line at the
dctation, by advice or request of any politician,
local or State.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
Election i'm Trinity.

Complete returns cannot be obtained for this
number. The regular Democratic nominees
Miller, for County Judge and Ba tes, for Assem-
bly, are elected. Miller's majority over either of
tbe other candidates will probably be about $50.
Bates majority about 100. Curry, for Supreme
Judge, is ahead Of Baldwin, so far as heard from
For Justices, Murphy, Mud-sill candidate, Wea-
vcryille township, and Moloney, independent
Democrat, lead Carter, (Ind.) by small MAORI
ty Cass and Finnegin are elected constables for
Weavcrville township. Vote for County Judge
in Weaverville township stood,-Chadbourn
NJ sill, 2l2 Miller, Democrat; 124 Norcross
American, 60.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
TAXES ! TAXES (!

NOTICE is hereby given that The Trinity Coun-
IS ty Tax List for the fiscal year of 1s58159, is
now in the hands of thee Tax Collector of said
County that the State and County Taxes here
totore levied are now due and payable, and if not
paid before the
Third Monday i'm October.
will subject the delinquent TO a penalty, the law
in regard to which will be strictly enforced
JOHN b. MAY,
Sheriff and Tax Collector
By r. G. STUART, Deputy.
Weaverville, Sept. 2, 1858 334i
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

SIBERIAN TELEGRAPH-Had the Atlantic tel
egraph failed it was projected to build line by
way Of Washington Territory, the Russian prov
ince of Sitka, the remarkable series of islands
which, at narrow Intervals stretch across the
North Pacific, tae Russian possessions on the iiY-
er Amoor, and Siberia, to Moscow. which city is
already in telegraphic communication with all
parts of the European continent, and vita Eng
land. There's no heading off American people
wien they demand outlet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

THE comparatively small vote cast ior Mr.. Nor
cross, here, is no true index of the estimation In
which he is held in this community. Many OF his
former supporters voted for the Mud sill candl-
date, in hope of defeating the regular Democrat
jc nominee, believing that Mr.. Norcross could
not be elected
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

HuMsoIDT.-We have the Times from Mr.. Loup.
The lumber trade at Eureka has revived. A
brass baud has re e-organ,zcd there Citizenshave
made an excursion to North Beach. The Times
las been removed to Eureka beyoGd which 1T re-
lates nothing of interest
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

SODA CREEK DIGGINGs.-The Telegraph informs
us that new diggings, aud, apparently, extensive,
have been found on Soda Creek, tributary of
Sacramento river, six miles below Soda Springs.
An individual took out four hundred dollars in
three days of last week. The Shasta operator
continues that on Friday S4OO were taken from a
claim at the upper end of Miner street, and $500
the day following. Bradshaw, with one drifter,
on claim adjoining, obtained eight ounces on
Friday.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

A sEIL'.-A popular actor of Philadelphia
went to Cape May. He accidentally left his watch
on his dressing table A friend going 10 the Cape
took it down. In conjunction with few others,
he got up a complimentary presentation. A
presentation speech was made and the reply was
gratefully eloquent. A feast followed, after
which, on going to his room, he opened the case
which enclosed the watch, and found it to be the
one he left at home
BEEcuER on SOUL pn.oTs-As the pilot boats
cruise far out, watching for every whitening sail
and hover through day and night all about the
harbor, vigilant to board every ship that may
bring safely through the Narrows all the wan
derers OF the ocean, so should we watch off the
gate of Salvation for all the souls tempest tossed
beating in from the sea of Sin, and guide them
through the perious straits that at last, in still
waters, they may cast the ancnor Of their hope
THE digniiares of a colored church at Elkton
in Maryland, have resolved to expel all ladies
who wear hoops-the bredren having resolved to
hold up holy hands forninst de hoops.
G9- A shark, thirteen feet long, and large in
girth as horse, was killed near Charleston; he
had sailors pca-jacket and other articles in his
nav.
To REMOVE INK STAINs.-Thc moment the ink
is split take little milk and saturate the stain;
soak it with rag, and apply little more milk,
rubbing it in well. In a few minutes the ink will
be completely removed
FILLER CITIzENs:--This is the day for the pop
eratiOn of this destrck, like bob tailed chicken
on rickety hen roos to be lookin' up. A crisis
have arriven, and something's bust
A New YORK paper says that map the morn.
ing after he has been drunk with wine, feels as
though he had the Rheumatism in every hair Of
his head.
1sg- A large table spoonful of -four mixed
thoroughly with little less than half tumbler
ofwater, and then drank, is said to be an efectual
remedy for the diarrhga.
NORTH says it is no wonder that women love
cats, for both are graceful and both domestic
not to mention that they both scratch.
" ALL express packages must be paid for on
delivery" as the doctor said who did business on
a cash basis
TREAsoN.--To fan treason into full blaze, al
ways fan With apetticoat.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

JUDGE BRECKENRTDGE says: ] once had Vir-
gna lawyer object to an expression in one of the
acts of the Assembly of Pennsy lvania, which read
that the State House yard in the city of Phila-
delphia, should be surrounded by brick wall,
and remain open inclosure forever Bnt | put
him down by citing one of the acts of the Legis-
lature of his own State which is entitled A sup
plement to an act entitled an act making it penal
TO alter the mark of an unmarked hog
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

EFFECTS OF ELECrIoNEERING.-MT Bates, can
didate for Assembly, stayed at home and made
no speeches, and is elected; while others Skinned
all over the mountains for defeat only. We do
not think that wellknown citizen gains any
ching by tn c modern practice Of itnerant cleo
tioncering. To be thus elected on unsolicited
suffrage is triumph, and the chosen will carry
great weight to his official station.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

CAUSES OF DEfEAT.-We have not a doubt but
what the antiLecompton sentiment largely pre-
walls in this County, Notwithstanding the appar-
ent contradiction in the late election result
The Mud sills had the misfortune to begin at the
wrong time, and at the immediate instigation Of
persons not capable of giving party weight
Their first movement was at time when local
disturbance occurred in which the benevolent
purpose Of women was defeated by the iDdiscreet
interference of persons who afterwards became
actively interested in the Mud sill movement, and
thus the whole party including many excellent
and patriotic citizens who were in no wise con-
cerned in that miserable little squabble, had to
bear the odium of that one indiscretion. They
could not have had a stronger leader than Mr..
Chadbourne-he had never been in public office
to create opposition, no one disputed his capac-
ty, but though he had nothing to do with the
the matter, that unsavory tableau business pur-
sued like haggard witch astride broomstick.
People heard of it in other parts OF the County,
laughed at the Righteousness Of the affair, and
voted for Miller.
There was another cause Some OF the first
movers in the Mud-sill affair were either defeat
ed candidates, Or persistent searchers for office,
and then their denunciation of office holders lost
its weight. Some of their posters, calling pub
lie meetings also did them harm by bctraying too
great vindictiveness 1t seems to be fact here,
that the more furiously candidate denounces an
opponent the more votes be will loose, the bet
ter policy being to stay at home and let others
do the electioneering-a as in the case Of Mr.
Bates
There is one ort-repeated lesson learned in this
result Let whatever distractions exist in the
Democratic party, when voting time comes Dem
ocrats are like their national flag still there,
and whoever counts on their disaffecton, without
some very potent local cause, will lean on a bro
ken stick Trinity County is largely Democrat
c many dissent from the Presidents LecOmpton
views but their difference does not involve aban-
donment Of party the disputed principle is one
of many, and is regarded on election day as lit
tie more than an abstraction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

LATE on Wednesday night, and rery early on
Thursday morning there was considerable loud
demonstration OF rejoicing as the returns came
in from important precincts. Two or three no
scs were condensed on election day, beyond which
there was but little disorder.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

BLOOD SHED.-The Brandon (Miss.) Republican
Gays that the first blood shed in defence Of lib
erty was in the South The RpubIican might
have added that more blood has been shed there
since the close Of the war than in any other quar-
ter-if We are to believe the bowe-knfe calen-
dar
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

THE Red Bluffs Eeacon wants to know where
Silas G. Higgins and J. +. Adams are-or any
one who was In the Irdan fgh: at Goose Lake.
last spring. A resident of La2e Co%nty' Ore-
con. had daughter in the battle, and wants TO
know her fate. Address the Beacon, Red Bluffs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
Strayed or Stolen.
So 25 Rev ara {!

EROM GROS' TRADING POST, mouth OF
l. Browns Creek, a sorrel horse mule, with sew
eral old brands, saddle marked and blind in
right eye. Any person returning said mule to
Kruger 4 Vogel, Union Hotel, will receive the
above reward. JOSEPH BERTRANDS.
Weaver, Aug. 2e, 1858, 3?lin'.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

SorTH SALMON RIVER" Nika cumtux,' We
ry intelligent correspondent, writes
"The remains of Rev. Mr.. Brooks. who has
been missing since the winter Of 1885, were found
on the 21st ut., by a hunter about two miles back
of Moxon's house, Big Flat. He evidently lost
the trail and perishcd from cold Ills gold watch
and ring were found near his bones. His remains
were decentTy buried by Mr.. Moxan and the min
ers in the vicinity.
There is considerable excitement in this neigh
borhood on account of frequent robberies perpe-
trated Of late, principally in miners cabins
The perpetrators are petty-er than China thieves,
and there is undoubtedly gang of them AT
this moment the boys are searching for long,
low, suspicious craft that was seen skulking
among the bushes just at dark. If he is caught
and proved guilty, long may he swing This is
n bad locality for off ,ndcrs, as there is neither
Justice of the Peace Constable or lawyer here,
(all gone to Frazcr0 no minister, very few bi-
bles, and huge scarcity of praying men, so if
Mr.. thief is canght in the act, and has not the
benefit of igion at the time he is caught, he
will probably have a small chance of obtaining
the same before he leaves this gay and festive
sccne
A Kanaka was stabbed lately by one Jack Da-
Wis, at Dumphries trading post. The Kanaka has
since died, aud Davis is in custody of the Sheriff
Said Davis is not John il. Davis, Of Montgomery
County, n Y. lie don't drink The cause of
the stabbing is said TO be rum.
Our diggings are as good as anybody's and 4
/ hcan bptter than every bOdy's.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

NgmY every newspaper in which we hoped to
find news is filled with hortatons to fidelity and
vigilance on election day. For instance Keep
it before the People = Vote Early = Beware of
Spurious Tickets!' &C. What patriotic set OF
fellows editors are What uoud come Of this
republic if they were abolished, or-all tight at
once
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

MOVEMENTS OF THE MnLTARY.-They say that
Quarter Master General Kibbe and Commissary
General Warren were at the State Fair, in war
harness, and that, in a military point of observa-
tion, they removed the dilapidated linen from
off the shrubbcry. Kibbc is an exact cast of a
Pennsylvania militia captain-the language of
his demcanor being the Union must and shall be
preserved
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

Mr.. HUBERT, teacher Of the Weaverville
School, has brought his family from Yreka to re-
side here, and is getting along well with his bus
mess Of instruction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

IT IS SAID that George Penn Johnston, who
fought the duel with Ferguson, ran most fright
full risk--provided that the surviving combatant
be required to settle bills of the defunct Fer
guson owes everybody in Sacramento who will
trust.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

Mr.. JuLrs iloRN, leading German of San
Francisco, has issued political pamphlet, od-
dressed to bis counirymcn, cxhorting adher"nce
20 the Democratic party.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

UNIucKY PARAGRAPH We copied paragraph
it compared negro slaves and white laborcrs.
Since then the scurvy little foundling has been
everywhere, in every anti Lccompton print and
on every stump. 1t Las given the editor great
fame.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
/ OiOd :.


In Weavcrvile, on the 2nd inst, Of inhamma-
ton of the bowels, HENRY MEYER, q native of
Germany, aged al years.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

1t is asked whether public derilciions attrib-
utable to the head rather than the heart are less
mschieyous than downright depravity. We
think the weak head has the worst Of it ; the
heart can have the benefit of religious rcgcnera-
ton, but a head badly endowed is unalterable as
a seed squash. Cultivation will make it rattle,
only
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

SUPERVISOR, lsT DIsT.-Mr Simonds, Ameri-
can candidate for Supervisor is in all probability
elected over Hoadley, Democrat.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

THE Placerville Regisfer tells of political
meeting at which a number of ladies were, but
could not attract attention of the speaker. At
length one of the women shook her petticoats at
one of the speakers and 'holcred' shew At
ladies = and, horrible to relate the only response
which so direct an appeal secured was a low, ag-
onzng wheezc, like that from the throat of dy-
ing asthmatic, in his partiog yalcdictory to the
world.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

SHADOWS ON THE HEART.-Every one has at
times, felt shadows stealing in on lis heart and
lying about its chambers, like the plumes Of a
raven Storms and darkness come over the seas
where the waterfowl sat asleep, with her head
under her wing, and great crested waves wall
and roar and beat each other TO annihilation; but
aftera while a single star comes down and mirrors
itself trcmblingly in wave, the chariots of the
storm wheel down to the horizon, the waves fret
themselves to sleep and wake in the morning in
each others embrace. SO it is with man when bis
soul is full of shadows, and when grim spectres
stand about the door and with their wasted fingers
unfold a scroll where darkness alone is written,
some little fash of light is seen through the gloom
and then the drapery of despair begins to trail
away and leaves the soul in a kingdom of glad
moi
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

THE race for District Judge in Humboldt rous-
ed much interest. The Times thinks it probable
that all the candidates would not be elected
though they wouldn't believe it,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

WELLS, FARGO g. Co.--San Francisco.-We are
indebted TO the above named Express and Bank
ing house for packages of daily papers forward
cd by Blake's Express.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

OK the night after election several Of the vic
torious party went to Judge Pitzer's residence to
hurrah him out, but after good deal Of uprori-
business the lady informed them that he was not
at home. They then gave three tremendous
cheers for Mrs. Pitzer, and took leave. 1t was
a respectful tribute to a good woman, better than
whom none exists on the earth-one whose ten
der hand is gratefully recognized in Distress ten
der in the house of mourning, strong and muscu-
lar in the household OF a deserving citizen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

COFFEE CREEK.-A note from a resident of
Trinity Centre says be thinks Coffee Creek polls
were not opened because the judges and inspec-
tors were not there lie is not certain about it,,
however.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
BY NORTHERN TELEGRAPH.
MARYsvILLE, Sept. Sd

MARYsvILLE, Sept. Sd.
San joaquin county-all but three precincts,
which will not change the result: Baldwin, ll67;
Curry, $50; Melony, ll74; Dawley, 1873.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

PHELIM O'RoURKE, hearing Of the Horse Tam
er's great fame, has applied himself to the i'm
provement Of bulldog temper his system in
cludes a sprig of shllalah, which, we'll applied
never fails
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

llEALTH.-Notwithstan the exceeding hot
weather we hear Of no case of serious illness in
the nelghborhood. This is healthy County.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

lES~ Several days Of this week have afforded
hotter weather than we have ever felt in Califor-
nia--not breath of air aslir, but an intense, ov-
en.like heat, almost uncomfortable.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

Ggs- Our friend FITZGERALD, Of the Pacific
Methodist, is very kindly thanked for his sugges-
ton which is received with the Difference due the
product of superior mind. We shall profit by it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
HoRsETowN, Sept. 3.

Street, administration candidate for Assembly,
has sc majority administration State Off
GERS 81 majority.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

gy-A mountain edit2r,returned from the Fair
says be fell in with literary lady Of San Fran
cisco' Out o that, you scamp!
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

sPRAGUE is the only Shasta Attorney 10 atten
dancs at the District Court, which still continues
in session.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
SHASTA. Sept.

oHANIAi PI %
Shasta township gives Baldwin 600 majority.
dispatch from Sacramento says that the city
gave Curry 327 majority over Baldwin.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

LATEST FROM SAcRAMENTo--We have the I'm
ion of the lst from Mr. Frank Blake, just re-
turned from San Francisco
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

THEY say that but few editors were at the
State Fair--a fact accounted for by extreme strin-
cency of domestic excbonge--in other words a
scorcisv of 'snondulics'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
Purse Found.

CONTAINING A SMALL AMOUNT of mOp
Oey. The owner can have it on appCalo,
to A. NJ. KRUTTSCHNITT.
Weaver, Aug. %, 1858. S2ld.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

a.is~ First Atlantic papers by Golden Age were
received on Wednesday evening, from Billy At
keson's Canon Creek Express. Packages intend
ed for Blake & Co. were delayed by some neg
ect below.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

WELLS, FARGO & Co, MARYsvILTE.-We are
thankful to the above named house for The Ma
rvsville dali; and Sierra weekly Democrat Ex-
change papers thus forwarded ahead of the mail
are n great accommodation. We also thank the
publishers for trouble taken to oblige us.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

UNFORTUNATE MAN-Ben. Mix, of Whiskey
Creek, seems to be pursued by "unmercful disas-
ter;' year ago he was thrown from a horse and
crushed nearly to death; since then he has been
brown from a buggy and nearly killed, and now
oil Lis property is burned
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

FIVE riotous girls were arrested and tried in
Warren county, Ohio, for sacking grocery The
Court held that the concern was nuisance,
which, by the common law, any one had right
to abate and so the tumultuous hoops were let
loose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

DoMEsrIcArED.-Several fine, well behaved
Indian boys have been domesticated in families
here; they are sent to school, and appear the
happiest little fellows alive.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

TRINITY CENTRE.-The following is the vote OIL
Trinity Centre precinct
Supreme Judge-Baldwin, Al Curry, 6.
ContrOUer-Melony, 40; Dawley,6 6.
District Judge- DangerGeld 49,
Go. Judge Miller, AZ Norcross, 10 Chad
bourne, 8.
Assenl6Iy--B Bates, 40 Sterling, II Howe, g..
lSupervisor, lst Dist-Smonds, 81 Hoadley, l.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

But few freight wagons have been here of late
goods are coming in in great quantities by pacl
train. Oppressive heat has deferred teamsters
we suppose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04
n. M. CHAUNCEY, M. D.

Takes this method of informing the people
Trinity that he has located permanently in We
verville, as
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON,
and soicits share OF their patronage.
| shall endeavor to maintain the confidence
those who may favor me with their calls.
OFFICE Adams building, Court street
Weaver, Aug 2l, 1858. 3iw.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-09-04

A MAN of Bristol, Connecticut, has been fined
sc for extreme cruelty to his wife-he pinched
her in bed. -Four lawyers were engaged, and de-
fendant plead that prosecutor threw her leg on
his territory and hit painful boil by which he
was laid up, whereat he pinchod her.