Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-06-04
Entcst stnte Eyemts.


and hanging of the Indian boy who hred Col.
Stevenson's residence;
1t appears by n telegraph message, published
/ in the Sacramento Daily Uaion of yesterday that
the Indian boy who set fire to Col. Stevenson $
house was taken from his place of confinement
and hung hv the Vigilantes. In justice TO the
people of this place, allow me to say that it was
] not so. The law was respected while the boy
was held by the proper officer, He was brought
MP for examination. and discharged on account
of his youth, he being considered about nine or
ten years old. | am credibly informed that he
was afterwards hung.
THE San Francisco Times relates the following
incidents in regard to the trained elephants on
exhibition in that city; "Oue of the attendants
carelessly threw the lighted stump of his cigar
near the hay, which Albert perceived, and took
up with his trunk. removing it some distance and
then carefully extinCuished the same with his
pOnderous foot. A Spanish boy fooled Albert
also, in handing him some drlcacy whereunon
he picked IN n small stone which, Watching his
opportunity, he threw at him mwlth his trunk with
such accuracy. although the boy was some twenty
feet off, that it struck him on the side OF the head
and knocked him down.
SEDUCTION AND SuICtpE.--A correspondent OF
the Sacramento Un,on says that colored girl
named " Becky" aged about sixteen years, who
was brought to this State from Missouri, residing
at the house of Joseph Jasper, at the crossing of
Bear river, was discovered few days since
(about Saturday week) to be eacieafe and severely
whipped hy her miStrcSs TO compel her to disclose
facts in this relation that she finally confessed
and being whipped severely again, subsequently
shot herself, aud died soon afterwards.
On the 9th Of May, Greenbury Byrd, an Amer
lean, was found on a ranch Just above Tomaca-
carl, in Arizona mortally wounded He was
taken up and properly cared for but died the
same night The deceased, quiet, good natnred
respectable young man, was attacked the preVi'
Gus night, It s believed, by his own Mexican
laborcrs. and left for dead Tho murderers took
considerable stock belonging to the place and
left for Sonora.
WoN'r SrAy.-A gentleman from Humboldt
informs the Shasta Courier that eighteen or twenty
Of the Indians captured by Capt Mcsscc's com
pany, and sent to Mcndocino Reservation, have
returned TO Humboldt and already commenced
killing cattle lie says that about one hundred
of them escaped from the Reservation, but that
the greater portion Of them froZe 10 death or
were killed by other Indians on the route leading
to their old homes.
ARE THEY ALL DEMOCRATS. The friends OF the
National were defeated In the recent primary
elections in San Francisco, by the Nugent wing
both democrats-whereupo that paper gets
mad, and SAYS in one ward their favorite was
beaten bv " wharf rats. plug ugIies, shoulder hit
/ ters hrusers. escaped convicts, loafers, free
lunchcrs, ballotbox suffers and hirelings gene
rally"
THE Yreka Union says the Chinaman who was
lost in the snow on Scott river mountain, last
l.. I,tb biu pIvv,
lie had gone to Yrcka for fireworks to celebrate
their New Year with, and his blankets containing
the articles sent for, were found in the branches
Of tree n short distance from whore the body
was lying His countrvmen burned the body,
and sent the ashes to China.
FoR Yo SEmrE.-The first party Of the season
for Yo Semitic started from Bear Valley, few
days since. Mrs. Fremont and the young ladies
Of her household, were Of the Tmrty They go
( via Coultervilln, and even upon that route it is
doubtful if they do not meet with almost insupcr-
able DIFFICULTIES in the shape Of snow. However,
there IL energy enough in the party to 90 through,
il it is determined -IuariPO8a Gazette
/ A FLoupisHNo INsururroN.-The "Dasha-
ways" temperance association appears 10 be all
the rage in San Francisco at present According
to report, some hundred or more join the society
every week It is related Of an extensive liquor
dpalnr who was present at the meeting last eve
ming that he actually shed tears when he saw the
new converts go forward and take the pledge
S. +. Times.
CnICKETs The Yreka Union says that the hills
and valleys east Of that town arc, to all appear
ance completely covered with crckets Of large
size. Al night they crawl into sumps Of trees
bushes, under stones shrubs, or into any crevice
and renew their journey by day
A TIArPY FAMuY-At Bourne's, opposite
Woods crossing, says the San Juan Press, there
Is a cat which is now sucklng, with aGectionate
impartiality, one little kitten and seven young
gray squirrels The kitten and the squirrels play
together as though they all were kittens.
WE saw in the banking house Of A. Deano, n
few days ago, says the Grass Valley NATIONAL,
about fifty pounds of gold in balls about the size
of hens egg. It was taken from some Of the
Quartz leads in this vicinity The mines have
not yet gin ont" in these parts.
RIcH YrELD.-The Siskyou Chronicle says that
out Of II tons of quartz crushed during the week
at Indian Creek, from claims belonging to the
Siskyou Quartz Mining Co, over Sc ounces OF
gold was retorted, which assays at valuation OF
SIS 3G per ounce.
MISERABLE DEATu-Tbe San Andreas Hpdcpea-
dent says that a man was found dead on Bear
Mountain, on Tuesday last, so shockngly torn
and mutilated by wild animals, that It was Inn
possible to recognize or identify the body
AT Linda, Yuba county, on the 18th of May,
the wife Of r. NJ. Turner was blessed with twin
sons, weighing respectively fourteen and sixteen
pounds About year since twin daughters we're
born to the same family.
THE Gqzette says of The crops 10 the vicinity of
Tehama: We never saw them look better than
now. The wheat is in the head and no appear
ance of smut or rust is anywhere visible.
Quick TINE-The Cal. Stage Co.'s coaches are
now making the trip from Shasta to Sacramento
in less than &c hours.