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Tile First Steam Locomoiirc-Stcphenson was
the first tU construct steam locomotive for a
smooth iron tract. Previously, however, Mr.
Nathan Murray, Of Yorkshire, put one in opera.
tion on rails Gagged the outside, the wheels Of
the locomotive being coggcd to match. The ex
pertinent was very successful. A thousand able
bodied men laid hold of heavy hawser attached
to the engine and cxertcd all their power to pre-
vent IT'S starting but they were compelled to let
go, and the engine crawIed-for such was it's cog
motion-ulong the track Murray laughed at
Stcphcnson's idea Of running OH stnoothcd track
and thought that the Wheels would spin round
and the engine not move foot. He did not
seem to see the power of the very principle he
had conceived.
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Corn Shelters and Straw Cutters.
4 FEW of the above valuable, economical,
II labor.saving Machines yet oil hand, low for
Cash, by II. s. KERR,
May 8, Ct
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cB" The friends of CAPT. J. N. COCH-
RAN, announce him condidnte for the Legislu.
ture at The ensuing election.
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eS- The numerous friends of WESLEY A.
BLACK, Esq, respectfully announce him n can
ddatc for Tax Collector, ut the ensuing election.
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WhiskeV,

A FEW Barrels of very superior article Of
II Old Family Rye Whiskey, for sale at mode.
rate prices by II. 8. KERR.
May 5, 2 2t
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Commercial COnUemtiom-Reiuced Fdrc.-We
officially informd that tho South Carolina Rail.
road will puss delegates to the Southern CONNER
cal Convention, going and returning, for one fare
-thut is, those who pay OH going, viii receive a
ticket which passes them home free. The Rail.
roads running from Savannah have also consented
to the same arrangement, and Messrs. L. Laftte
& Co., the agents of the Charleston ane Savannah
line of popular steamers. will take delegates via
Savannah OH the same terms, 30 that parties 90.
ing will have n choice of routes. The following
Railroads have also consented to pass for ore
fare:
Tho Atlanta and West Point Railroad Compa.
ny-from West Point to Atlanta.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad Company
from Atlanta to Chattanooga.
The EastTennessce and Georgia Railroad COM
pany-from Dalton to Knoxville.
The Georgia Railrod Company-from Atlanta
to Augusta and it's branches
The Musogee Railroad Company-from Column
bus. Ga, to Fort Valley.
The South Western Railroad Company
Macon to Fort Valley and Sumter county.
The Central Railroad Company-from Macon
to Savannah
The Augusta and Savannah Railroad Company
FROM Augusta to Millen.
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Vt FtVf'f' Hts
THOMAS C.. PERRIN

For D;rcciorS-Vnrdrv McBcc, T. M. Cox,
J. N. Whitncr, J. i. Reed, Chnrles Smith, j. +.
Livingston, J. B. ONeal, Simeon Fair, Robert
Stewart, J. n. Allen, Daniel Blake, G.. &. Mem
minger.
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. . .
Interesting from Ufah.-Mr. Frederick Loba,
al ea priest among the Mormons, has furnished
the New York Times nvery interesting statement
OF affairs in Utah. iIe has just escaped from Salt
City, aud communicates the latest informant ton
from the Territory. lie was originally from
Switzerland, il represented to be u man OF char.
actcr and attainments, and us every way worthy
Of credit.
According to this person the Mormons have 10
idea of offering resistance TO the Federal troop
They number but $4,000 in all of whom not
more than $500 are capable of bearing arms
They are destitute Of the materials and munitions
Of war, as we'll as Of military spirit and organiza-
ton. They have indulge1 in bcgerent talk,
merely with the view of frightening the Federal
Government into terms Of pacifcation. They
will retire before the presence ofthe United States
army, and ultimately pitch their tents in the Brit.
ish or Russian possessions. At least, these. are
the opinions of Mr.. Frederick I.oba.
The same individual confirms all the reports
OF Mormon iniquity in Government and social in
tercourse. The women are victims of the most
outrageous abuse, and long for escape from their
brutal bondage. large proportion Of the men
are equally malcontent. Although Mr.. Freder-
ick Loba paints the Mormon character in the
bIackest sort of colors, there may DO some ex-
uggeration in his statement, but we have reason
to question its substantial ccuracy.-R,ehmond
South.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12
the TRINITY JOURNAL.
G.. b. MCDONALD, Editor.
WEAVERV WILLIE:
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE Io, 1855

UNAPPRECIArED GENIus.-Neal wrote an anus
ing Charcoal Sketch of Undeveloped Genius ,
person who, conscious of vast powers of mind
could never bring his genius to bear practically
the bird whose wings were expansive enough to
cleave the topmost cloud, could never clip the
egg in which it was prisoned.
We are reminded of this by reading complaints
of those who, envious of the distinction of 9TH
ers, snivel over the peoples want of appreciation
'Undeserving pretention,' they say, is auded
and bepraised, while modest merit is overlooked
and left to hermit obscurityp Now. that is non
sense-the childish whining of helplessness. We
maintain that very writer is valued at his worth;
if he touch the popular heart it will quiver and
respond, if in over ambition he sail above the
heads of the people, they will not imperil their
cycsght by watching his airy flight they will
scarcely notice his shadow on the ground.
A great deal of so denominated modest mer.
it, is dolessness and incapacty. To succeed in
this country of activity and popular intelligence
an must put forth his strength and if living
in caves, and writing prophesies on forest leaves,
like the sybils, genius will find wide audience
and admiration. Genius will work its way ont,
as the man. said when he dug a brick from the
calaboosc'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12
Meeting of the Shasta Co. Democratic Ten, Com.

At a meeting of the Democratic Central Commit
tee of Shasta Co, held on Thursday, June Sd,
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Resolyed, The Central Committee of Siskiyou
and Trinity concurring, that convention be call
ed to meet at Weaverville, on Thursday, the 10Th
day of July next, at o'clock, p. m, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidate for Judge Of the
Ninth Judicial District
Resolred, The aforesaid committees concurring,
that the apportionment OF representation, in said
convention, among the several counties of the
District, be the same rs such counties are allow
ed in the ensuing State Convention, which is as
follows Shasta, s delegates Siskiyou, Is Trim
ity, 6.
Resolred, That the proceedings of this Commit
tee be published in the Shasta Courier, aud SO
much of the same MS relate to n Convention for
the Ninth Judicial District he published also in
the Trinity Journal and Yreka Union.
BENZ. SHURTLEFE Chairman.
TERANCE BRENNAN, Secretary.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12
The Lost sail.
BY PoRrIA.


| stood one day on a sunny hill
A hill that looks on the azure sea
The winds were hush'd and the waves were still,
And very fair was the scene 10 me.
Landward the air was pure aud mild
Seaward the mist dissolved in rain,
And calm as the face of sleeping child
Which dreams OF heaven, was the shining
main.
Beneath. but near, was single sail
A sail that cleaned in the morning light;
| could almost hear the seaman's hail,
As he neared the shore, with wild delight.
! caught the glimpse OF a snowy veil,
kluttering free, on a sunny deck;
Why should that rosy cheek grow pale
How could they dream of storm or wreck:
There came rush from the mountain side
A sudden rush from the treacberous shore;
Mariner i'll dost that blast betde,
For the spreading sail shall CLEAN no more.
The wave IL black aud the foam is white,
And n sudden fury arms the sea;
Nnlnly strain my aching sight
Oh, mariner! vain is my search for thee.
Ours is a bark with a single sail,
And its shadows fall on lfe's hillowy tide;
Sometimes rent by the winter gale,
Sometimes waited In summer pride.
But whether we sink in the treachcrous deep,
Or land in joy on the stormlcss shore,
They will watch in vain from the distant steep.
For the sail that IL lost aud will CLEAN no
more. -HfspcTfIH.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

HuMBUG.-Notices were posted on San Francis
co cigar stores, barber shops and other places OF
business, that they would close on Sunday. A
company was being formed to test the constitu.
tionalty of the law. This is humbug; citizens
should abide by, even an oppressive law until
repealed by superior wisdom. We are sick OF
hearing of the constitutionalty' of law, in
which questions are raised by copper picking
pettifoggers The people make laws themselves
by chosen representatives, and they have nc
right to refuse submission
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

THE GREAT Man OF THE NnLAGE.-We used
to know funny old fellow who was, 10y common
consent, the great man of our native village
There were seven wise men in Greece, but in all
the world it would have been impossible to find
six more exactly like our philosopher. lie was
tall, straight and venerable, with his silver gray,
closely shavcn scalp. His manner of speaking
was Ciceronian, authoritative and oracuar he
was proficient in all the arts and sciences known
in that mercdian. We have often, in childish
simplicity, admired his picturesque attitude in
the village bar-room. Standing with feet wide
apart or, as the villagers said, 'spraddled out
he would raise his right arm, with clenched hand
and index finger extended, allowing the latter to
culver a moment, and then would bring the whole
concern down on an imaginary platform, with
terrifying vehemence, which would pulverze ev-
cry foundation of dispute. The village editor
was his mortal enemy-a thin, nervous looking
man, who was eternally coming in conflict with
the philosophers supremacy. In q perspective
view of the editor our philosopher became sud
denly anthrOpagous, but as the cadaverous indi-
vdual approached the philosophers vehemence
dDhtcuj W plcuh again hS tur lilll i1ll turned
the corner. 1t was in the vanishing point of his
evil genius that the village Solon grew orator.
cal, demonstrative and warlikc raising his arm
and in excess OF passion shutting the prophet.like
index finger, he would bring his clenched fist
down on the bar Of the tap-room with vche-
mence which sent the snOozing cat from her snug
corner with tail dstendod and erect and expec-
torating hysterically, at the sudden shock of her
nervous system.
Poor old Uncle Josh ! lightly rest the sod on
his dust lie believed that the world was one
vas. nit which he had under his thumb nail to
crack at pleasure. But death came, one night,
knocking at his door, and next day Uncle Josh
went under His enemy, the editor wrote most
evangelical obituary the great man of the vii
lage was dead and buried under sweet-briar
bush people came to his shop for drink and trust,
as usual, and forgetting the peculiarties of his
life they said that he was, in death, like old Mr..
Grimes fine old gentleman.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

TIE DESERTED WArcHER.-' Night night
alike DER lonely tower and sleeping cemetery;
night over all nature, but oh, how much more
fearful this midnight Of the soul One o'clock
peals forth, trembles and dies upon the breeze,
and yet no sleep for these weary eyes no potion
for this sulIocating, sitting agony Of the heart.
The pale moon looks coldly in at the window,
quietly mocking the storm which RACES in my
breast. Yonder CLEANS my evening star; but
methinks its bright eye, too, seems dimmed with
a tear. The streets are deserted, and repose has
been her nightly rounds, lightly placing finger
upon each dropping lid, but at my threshold she
needed and lost mid the tumult and cOmmotion
of these furious elements, and with a sigh Tor my
woes, she drops tear aud is gone. Adieu' sweet
dreamer; heaven alone knows when we may meet
.A0aini' NNtF-J JIesDerian.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

MANY IMTAToRs.-There are many imitators
of Poe, who are successful, only, in rendering
the baser attributes OF his character. They may
successfully represent his venomousness and mis-
anthropy, may crawl through the same cutters
celebrated by the wallowings of genius, may
drink from the same inebriating cup, and may lie
fostering on the same doorstep, but there the
truthful personation ends Altivolent thoughts
like his are not conceived in the cells of every
blood-shot brain poetry refuses the invocation
of every sinking decanter, and wierd spirits which
Poe summoned from depths unfathomable, refuse
to come forth at the hiccuping summons of every
inebriatng pretender. At last the obscene bird
which with clumsy flight, essayed the swoop OF
an eagle, falls down and is permitted to lie in
companionless prostration, the scofr and derlson
of every rbald clown.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

Mrs. A. NJ. SnrLTz has retired from the Hes
peridn, because of i'll health Mrs. Day will con-
duct the paper henceforth. The retiracy of the
invalid will hinder many light-winged thought
in its far-ranging flight. Mrs. Shultz is not wo-
man of talent, only ; the creations of her mind
wing out like beautiful singing birds freed from
prison, and her writings possessing everything Of
classic refinement, come home to the hearts and
comprehension of the unlettered, while they move
the admiration of the more refined in men
tai structure. Terrible art thou, Death, NOV
ing with muHled tread about the chamber of
beautiful, genius-nspired womanhood Turn
thee aside to the desponding one, who, without
hope or life ambition, sits by the river of death,
looking wistfully for the returning ferryman lay
not thy bony palm on the beautiful temple which
Con, himself has built for the habtation of Gen
us, until age, with his trembling hand has drawn
unseemly lines on its noble front.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

of an inebrating individual, down below, who is
in constant distress about the pretensons Of this
paper lie reminds US Of Ripton Rumsey, who
in trying to swim up the dry pavement, pulled
out his cheeks and spouting an imaginary jet of
briny, salt water exclaimed, phree boo who's
got some splatterdocks? NJ
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

WOMAN is, or should be considered the highest
point of humanity. Is not her life here upon
earth mission of love, charity and lforbearance
Does she not lead man by the higher law of his
nature ?-Hesperian.
An yes, an HASN'T she sometimes taken him
by the tap av the hid, and led him to the doore,
and said, scat, ye drunken baste-out O. this We
murtherin' thafe o. the worrold and if ye come
back in that condition its Biddy herself that'll
be after latherin' the divil's own daylights out
av ye Och, gregalachp
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

THE Sacramento Statesman complains bf a
mean attempt by some contemporaries to make
the editor contemplate by statements that be is
controlled by Gov. Weller. We, for one, are
sure that it is falsehood, for no man in the pro-
fession is better known for independence, fairness
and manlness than russell, editor Of the States
man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

MOUNTAIN CLoupS.-Nothing is moro gorgeous
and beautiful than the cloud scenery which cir
cles around the summit of the Sierra Nevadas at
this season of the year. Daily, and with the
utmost punctuality, the white, transparent msts
begin their journey from the green, slumberng
valleys below, towards the rugged landscapes of
eternal snow Slowly they march upward, one
fold of brightness carelessy and lazily rolling
over the upper edges of another until u huge
mountain of manyhued clouds is presented to
the eve along the entire line of the Serras, from
the Iarlhest north to the EXTREMIST southern hor-
lion. They seldom produce rain, or assume those
hucs of darkness that distinguish the rain-oloud.
On the eastern slope of the mountains, however.
during July and August, the clouds which form
from the evaporatons of the melting snow collect
in storms, emit thunder and lightning and dis
charge copous showers of rain. Viewed from
high point of land, the contrast between these
gay, fantastic air castles, and the dark glens and
sombre forests beneath is wonderful and striking
49, -Prosperne in the rugged arms OF Pluto-an
army of crystal palaces In limbo. They are in
limbo sure enough for they cannot pass over
the cold heights of snow that oppose them, nor
return in the face of the west wind to the valley;
so, like troop OF pensivc and chastened souls,
wandering listlessly through the melancholy
realms of Purgatory, they purify themselves by
penuncc, for brighter and higher heaven; or,
when night has spread his drapcry over the earth,
and the eastern breeze comes down over the
mountains s brow, they sink again into the green
valleys that gave them BIRTH San AHdyea,
independent.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

STRUCK BY LTGHTNING-BY THuNDER.-Des-
patches were received and sent over the new tel
egraph to Weaverville on Monday night. We
want the Shasta people to stop sending their sur
plus lightningup this way they'll set suthin' a
fire.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

nc The people Of this State will be p&rticu-
larly pleased to learn that the Cabinet at Wash
ington have recommended another years on
tract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
Our venerable agent Senator has been successful
in his negotiations, and so the ocean pirates have
license for another year. For some months the
people have been diverted by a serrile strepor
about Pacific Railroad !; the Pacific Railroad
went through, and did the contract with the
Steamship Company. The renewal of this tbiev-
ing contract is the greatest outrage ever pcrpc-
trated by any Administration on the people Of
this State it is bareiaced license of piracy on
grand scale. We have stated before that the Cal
iforna Steamship Senator is decoy duck and
stool pigeon for the Company the renewal of
contract is through his interccssion-he gets a
share of the plunder.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12
BriCf RcfC Crcnc G G .

TuE citizens of Antelope district were TO meet
last Saturday 10 consider the propriety Of reno
wing or otherwise disposing of yagabond Indians,
A MAN was cavcd on, washed through u sluioo
into the river, and drowned, at Pittsburg Bar.
on the luba.
NEARLY all the business portion of San An
dreas was burned on the Sd.
MEouANIos' FAIR begins at San Francisco on
the LIST of September
lr is reported that San Franclsco officer Baker
has recovered most Of the s2l 900 Of which
Wells, Fargo a Co. were robbed, near Nevada.
TuE School children OF Yreka are to have a
picnic on the 18th of this month Two Indians
had u running fight, recently, about indignity
offered squaw, in which one lost his hat aud
part of his hair. Crickcts are appearing in null
titudcs at Shasta valley. A drunken Indian as
saultcd white man with knife, and was driven
out of town Two Cinnamon were arrested for
selling liquor to Indians Small parties con
stantly passing through lreka TO Frazer river
chronicle.
Mr.. Gro. l.. GEEATuousE recently made tho
trip from Shasta to Yrcka in lS hours, with
States papers.
Tnos. MCCAufLL, "A merchant of San Francisco.
died last week from inhalng flame at the great
fire Of 1851.
NEW paper named the Star has appeared in
TnREE robbers were discovered and attacked
in their camp on Fresno, shot dead and an
other mortally wounded.
Ir is reported that 800 Mormon families ara
on the way 10 Carson Valley. aud that brigham
Young had left for unknown parts-hardly cred
ible.
TnE old Adelphi Theatre at San Francisco,
has been burned 1t was built by mcmbers Of
the theatrical profession in 1851.
Two men who had been drinking, in Calavcras.
got TO talking about stabbing. one declaring that
If another called him out Of his name he would
cut him; his companion tried 1t, and was stabbed
mOrtaly
TnE San Andreas Ladepeadent print. better
poetry, and more OF II, than any other state paper.
MENBERs OF the Catholic church at San Jose
have bad ilareup about the burial Of French
man who refused to comply with certain forms OF
the church number Of Catholics took the
body to "A Methodist church aud caused the Prot
estant service to be pronounced by Methodist
minister Tribune.
THE Indians Of TuOlumne have been notified
by prophet that pestence IL about 10 kill OF
the whites. and that all Indians must clear out u
the mountains.
4 CuINAMAN was shot by a miner. near Placer.
Vile, on the 20th; Mr.. Mitchell was drowned
ia the American river same day.
TnEY have got a piano in Sskiyou-the first
one arrived last week
TnE Yrcka Union says that a band Of Klamath
Indians are encamped on the hill, near town.
disturbing the citizens by clamorings at night
caused by low white men mingling with them and
making them drunk.
TmE Masonic Fraternity Of Yreka will celebrate
the 24th Of June.
TmE Republican State Convention Is to be held
in Sacramento on the 5th Of August.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

IMP or rnE PEnyEnsE. Marysville EIpress
relates story Of a person who had committed
murder: SO happy was he In consciousness Of
security, that he would often find himself when
alone, repeating the words, / am perfectly safe
perfectly safe One day, as he was repeating
this sclfsatisiactOry asseveration, be happerai
10 add uniess tel my Onn secrcf.' horrible
feeling came over him, as ho thought OF the bare
possibility of such a confession and closely allied
~ this horrible feeling strong and unaccOunta
ble desire to reveal the dread secret II was not
remorse for the deed, a desire 10 relieve his
conscience Of a burden, for be had conscience.
and knew nothing OF remorse; but, Il was the INN
Of tie perperse within him which impelled him 10
reveal his crime, simply bee ause il would be at,
tended with fatal consequences, and because there
was every reason in the world why be should not
do IT, The struggle between this perverse incli,
nation, Oh the one hand, and his reason on the
other, went on ia his mind more and more fear
fully every day, until at last he found himse II
muttering, audihly but family brief confession
Of the murder. This perycrseness grew upon him
rapidly, haunted him Ia all crowds and on all
occasions, until at last, in the open street into
which be had rushed with a frantic impulsion, and
in ths midst Of a dense thrOng, attracted by bis
strange manner the awful secret burst from his
soul, and leaped from bis ashen lips. Once told,
IL could not be recalled, and the details OF bis
confession 70 fastened upon himself the crime,
that no plea Of madncsa could save him, and h6
pcrshcd as felon'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

GEORGE SAND the authoress of COnsuelo'
has retired to a convent. She has written some
things requiring penance.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

Il AN Nor LOST, But GONE BEFORE Well do
| know the spot dear George, where you will lay
me; often have we stood by the place, and as we
watched the mellow sunset as il glanced in
vuivering flashes through the leaves, and bur
nished the grassy mounds around us with stripes
of gold, each perhaps has thought that some day
one of us would come atone, and whichever il
might be, your name would be on the stone. But
we loved the spot and | know you'll love It
none the less, when you see the same quiet sun
light linger and play among the grass that grows
over your Mary's grave. | know you'll go often
alone there, when / am laid there and my spirit
will be with you then, and whisper among the
waving branches, am not lost, but gone before'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-06-12

IL 1912 an Illinois paper called Stephen A.
Douglas perfect steam engine in breecbes
The locomotive has run into old Buck a few