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Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

A HIGH OLD CHIv.-The Atlas Salt Lake
correspondent tells of eneountering a travelling
arsenal of dirt and revolvers, called "Old Vir.
gina." who was going East from Nevada, to kill
off I" the ID abotioniss," severally, one at
a time. The stage passengers bribed him to stay
behind, but he finally came up, and went along
ripping, swearing and chewing tobacco.
We have learned that the high old chiv" re,
ferred to is Mr.. l., A, Miller, who left this coun,
ty for Secessia, some two months ago.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

TIE RIGHT SPIRIT-Hon. Paul Dillingham; de-
clined the Democratic nomination for Governor
of Vermont, because he had no heart for party
contest now, at a time when patriots should give
all their individual attention to the country. He
says he will not consent now TO recognize old
party lines or to be instrumental 10 having old
political distinctions remembered as it may
be to forget the differences of life time
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

NtWs, edited by S. W. Raveley. once of Trinity.
tells its readers that If they don't want Black
Republican tax gatherer making bis rounds to
collect money to aid the Government 10 carrying
on the war, they must vote for Mcconnell. There
we have IL admitted that the McConnelites in
tend to resist Federal requiSitions for money. A
beautiful peace party
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

ELECTION RETuRNs.-Pursuapt to request
made last week. the official returns have been
furnished MS from several precincts We are
obliged to W. A. Qune. of Lewiston, W. S. Low
den, of Grass Valley, r. J. Holmes, of North
Fork, Jonathan Reed, of Tyson's, John Carr, of
Hay Fork. B. Kuper, of East Fork, friend Jones,
of the Douglas City Gazate, and Mr. Titus, of
Lake City, for early copies of returns from the
precncts named.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

COUNTY CLERK-Mr Flynn, the Republican
candidate, has astonisbed his most sanguine
friends in the race for clerkship. At Douglas
City, bis home, he received 80 majority over Mr.
Grifiu, bis opponent. At Lake City, on New
River, where Mr.. Jones, the Democratic candi.
date for Sheriff, has 79 majority over both
bis opponents, Mr.. Flypn has "a majority over
Griffin. This last vote is accounted for from the
fact that Mr.. Flynn has many old miner friends
on New River. However, there is little doubt
that Griffin is elected Clerk by handsome ma
i0rity
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

RECRUITING OFFICE.-Posters are circulated in
and about Weaverville calling for sufficient
number of volunteers to form company to be
mustered into the service of the United States,
Persons desirous of joining such company are
requested to Immediately report themselves to
John G. Crownjnshield. Weavervile, Mr.. Crown
inshield has done bis country some service here
tofore. aud we are Informed behaved nobly in
the capacity of subordinate officer during the
Mexican war. A public meeting of all persons
favorable TO the above movement will be held at
the Court House on Saturday evening, Sept. 7th.
Persons desirous of joining the company should
be few vacancies after the 7th inst.
Another office has been opened at Douglas
City. as will be seen by card published else
where.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

THE FEELING IN KENTUCKY. -Advices received
from Kentucky represent that since the election,
there has been a great revolution of public SEN
timent in favor of decidedly aiding the Govern
ment to quel the rebellion, and that more Ken
tuckians Will be offered for the war than would
have been the quota of that State under the
Presidents Proclapatiops, It is represented that
the popular voice was SO decided that many who
formerly entertained animOsity to the Govern
ment have yielded their views, aud heartily unite
in an effort to make the war as brief as possible.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

PARsoN BROwNLow.-The traitors in Tennes.
see. finding that they could not intimidate Par
sion of bis office, the Knoxville Whig, and thus
silenced his thunders, He tells the people in his
last number that bis spirit is still mistaken, and
that his confidence in the American Union has
lost none of its force
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

SPLIT TICKETs-We venture to assert that
there never was more indiscriminate casting of
ballots, either for State or local officers at any
election in the State, than on Wednesday last.
Very few ballots were cast that were not scratch
ed, more or less. 1t il a good principle to act
on, to vote for good and capable men, rrespecr
tive OF party considerations,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

WILL SELL NO MORE LIoUoR.-We are request
ed to state that Nelson Bates, at Steiner's Flat,
has discontinued liquor selling 10 giving up
this branch of his late business he desires to re-
turn thanks 10 bis former patrons and assures
them that hencefortb double distilled damna-
tion, as John B. Cough terms it. cannot be bad
at his house
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

"OLp DAVE ATcHIsoN," the whisky barrel"
as Brownlow calls him, who participated in the
engagement at Carthage, and witnessed Sigers
maneuvers. says be is the best commander in
America, without any exception, which is saying
q good deal, coming from the source 1t does,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

FRUF.-We are indebted to Mr. j. Craddock,
of the Shasta stage, for box of fine peaches de-
lvered two days ago, They came from the
Tower House, aud we suppose Grant Taggart
sent them.
Mr.. J. NJ. Fisher, who now owns the Hamilton
property al North Fork, has our thanks for box
of delicious nectarines and peaches, sent by
Bliven's stage, on Thursday. The nectarines
surpass in size and flavor, any that we have seen
in this county.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

RESULT IN TIE CouNTY.-There is no longer 6
doubt that Stanford will carry Trinity county
although the majority may be small AS far as
heard from he leads Conness about 100, and Nc
Connell about 800. The balance OF the Repub-
lican ticket, or at least portion of it may sue
ceed, but none will get Stanford's majority.
For the Senate the indications are that Shurt-
left will carry the county by considerable ma
jority. He received larger vote from the Re-
publican party than from bis own in this precinct.
Lawrence leads Nunnally.
For Assembly, Matthews, Union Democratic
candidate, is undoubtedly elected. Eastman and
Adams both received fewer votes than Sanborn,
the Republican nominee
Jno. p Jones, Union Democratic candidate for
Sheriff, is elected. At the time of going to press
he leads Watson, Republican candidate, l72
votes. and Clifford, Independent candidate, 2SO
votes.
Griffin, Union Democratic candidate for Coun-
ty Clerk, is undoubtedly elected by handsome
majority. being about $50 ahead at last accoun nts,
and the remaining precincts to hear from favora-
BILE to him.
The race for County Judge is closely contested,
but The indications are that Curtis. Republican
nominee, will be elected by from so TO 100 ma
jorlty.
The race for Treasurer is also very close. Eli
ther Schuabel, Republican candidate, or Musser,
Union Democratic, will be elected.
John Murphy, Union Democratic candidate, is
next District Attorney. He leads Williams, so
far, l75 votes. and Best about 400
In Weavervile township. Moloney and Wood
are elected Justices. and Hulse and Ball consta-
bles. Wood aud Hulse were the Republican
candidates.
Five precincts remain to be heard from, but
the result as given above will not be changed.
There is no doubt that the persons indicated
above are all elected.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

MURDER.-Our citizens are already aware that
a most brutal murder was announced on Sunday
morning last The body of man named PAUL..
us Crosse was found near the old trail leading
from the Two Mile house to Browns Creek. The
murdered man had been for some time previous
engaged as cooli at the new saw-mill OF W. s,
Lowden, on Grass Valley creek, and was known
to have had considerable money on bis person at
the time be was killed Five bullet wounds were
found on the body, either of which physicians
testify would have caused death. The body was
taken in charge by sheriff Messec, who summoned
VIM. Moloney, Esq, Justice Of the Peace for this
township, to hold an inquest, which was done on
Sunday. The jury, after hearing the evidence
in the case, returned the following verdict:
"We, the undersigned, find that the deceased.
Paulius Crosse. was native OF Germany, and
that he came 10 his death on or about the evening
of Friday. August 30tb, from the effect of bullet
wounds received from Navy pistol supposed to
have been in the hands of one Thomas Nol.
r. n DAWSON, Foreman,
Gro F. ROBINSON,
l.. DECECIL,
VIM. MCCouCH,
N. II. SMITH,
II. MCC0Y,
j. ROBINSON"
Strong circumstanta evidence was adduced
at the trial, any reference 10 which we now re-
frain from making, as the case will be brought
before Court at the proper time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07
M arri e d {:

In Weaverville, Sept 2nd, by Hon. e. j. Cur
tbs, County Judge, d. E. GoRDoN, editor and
proprietor of the TRINITY JOURNAL, to MISS LAU-
RA L. WEBB, late of Portland, Maine.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

WAE-Can Christian man fight Christian
yfdp0cdte,
Some on 'em can. We knew Methodist domi-
ME, up country, who Knocked one of the sons of
Belial about ten feet "eend over eend." We
concluded that that Christian man" could fight,
under favorable circumstances.-S. +. Journal
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

LArEsT.-The last Pony, bringing ST. Louis
dates to Aug 9th, arrived at Sacramento on
Monday The items below are the most interest
ing:
Government has reliable infor nation of a
quarrel which has broken out among the leading
traitors Of the Southern Confederacy, which
promises to be disastrous. The belligereDts is are
Toombs and virgnans and North Carolinians
on the one side, and Davis, Wigfall and the ex-
tremsts Of South Carolina on the other. The
complaints among the disafected are taken TO be
the Legitimate results of treason and abrogatlon
of State aud individual rights.
Baltimore papers have agreed to comply with
the request of Gen. Dix to refrain from publish
ing news which will aid the enemy.
The Evansville and Paducah mail packet,
seized at Paducab on the 22d by rebels, aud TAX
en- up the Tennessee river, bad cargo valued at
$4,000.
The following programme from Washington, if
carried out, will act as virtual suppression of
the newspapers named
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Aug. 22.
To PostmasterS Of .NeW York:
The Postmaster General directs, from and after
the receipt of this, that none of the newspapers
published in New York city which were lately
presented by the Grand Jury as dangerous from
disoyalty, shall be forwarded in the mails.
(Signed) L. B. PRATT, Chief Clerk.
1t is rumored that the New York aily Netos and Day
Book be suppressed Immediately by order of the
Government it being reported they receive assistance
from their Southern sympathzers, who freely circulate
them.
The French Consul at Richmond has received dispatches
announcing the arrival of several French vessels al
Norfolk,
1t reported martial law to be declared at Nash
willie on the 23d.
In consequence of the Presidents proclamation Adams
Co., have issued orders to all their officers to refuse to
receive letters from the Confederate States,
The Postmaster General has issued the following order
Officials and agent of the Post Office Department will
without further instructions lose time putting
end to written intercourse with those States by causing
the Of express agent other persons who shall
after this order receive letters for transmission TO
from said States aud will seize such letters and forward
10 the DEPARTMENT
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

STATE ELEcrIoS.-It has been very difficult to
Get returns from the State election. Partial re-.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07
Te1e graphic!
TO THE TRINITY JOURNAL,

Result IN THE STATE.-Below we give the re-
cult in the lower counties, as far as heard from
San Francsco-Stanford, 1880 Conness, g.
2l4; Mcconnell, 1921.
Santa Cruz-Stanford, 5l3 /; Conness, III
Mcconnell 2l5.
ElDorado-Stanford, l774 4; Conness, l4O2
Mcconnell. sT5
TuOlumne- Stanford, GAL Oouness, e66; Nc
Connell, 474.
Nevada Cty-Stanford, TAG: Conness, 3lS ;
Mcconnell 230.
Observation-Disclosures, 22s; Conness, III ;
Mcconnell 81.
Grass valley-Stanford, 500 Conness, $50 ;
Mcconnell, 400.
Stockton Stanford, s27 (; COnness. l73; Nc
Connell, 343
Red Buf-Stanford, POP; Conness, 139 Nc
Connell, IT, In the county, Mcconnell ahead.
Shasta-Stanford, sol Couness, S43; McCon-
nell, 4S2.
Forest Hll-Stanford, 2lO Conness, 9S No
Connell 80.
From all parts of the State the same result is
indicated. 1t is not impossible that Stanford
may have majority over both his opponents.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07
VERSES
Up in Podunk where the thistle
Blooms, dies. and rots;
Where the winter whirlwinds whistle
All round the lots

Where the winter WhlrIWlnds whistle
All round the lots
Lived the slicEest gal you ever
Saw in your life
Ankle like beech blue lever,
Voice like fife.
AS sat by her couNin',
Calm and serene
With her apron she was sportin'.
Checkered and clean.
Mingled was our hash together,
All day we sat,
A chawip' gum ip winter weather,
Happy as fat,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07
Attention ! Volunteers

ALL PERSONS DESTROYS OF FORMING
n themselves into a Military Company to pro-
ceed as soon as possible to the seat of war, are
requested to meet at the Trinity Hotel, Douglas
City, on THURSDAY EVENING next, Sept. 18th.
Douglas City, Sept. 6. 1861.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

CUTTING.-A man named Stevens was severely
stabbed on Saturday evening last, for knocking
the wrong person down, while in a fighting hu.
NOR, The wounded man is improving.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-09-07

A SOUTH-SIDE" VIEW OF AFFAIRs.-The fol
lowing is printers account of affairs in Ne'
Orleans. 1t is from the Printer:
, 1861-03-25


The grain elevator at the railroad dspot IL
progressing rapidly. The Qeat OF steamboats,
1T the wharf, will soon, be 10 new dress and
ready for business between La Crosse and ST,
Paul. The Galena and st. Lonfs Gnes Of ,ck-
cts are ready to come up the River as soon IS
the ica goes ont. Enormous Quantities Of
Minnesota and. Wisconsin produces are waiting
shipment to Chicago, Milwaukee, and st. Louis.
The facilities for transp portation Of property to
market, although more extensive than in any
previous year, are Insufficient to- prevent 8
Jam. There Is no occasion for jealougy between
the three or four Railroad Companies, and the
:. Ia; Crosse and. st. Paul, the Galana and st.
Paul, and the st, Louis md ST.: Paul Packet
Companies about business. There is enough
for all Of them. The steamer Chippewa Vat
ley will attend to the business Between La
Crnsse and the Chippewa River county II
the La Crosse d 3hlw aukee Railroad, and the
Chicago Il Milwaukee Railroad could connect
1t Milwaukee, this line would be covered with
freight; bnt as Milwaukee will not consent TO
be . sway station" between The Mississippi
and Chicago, this connection canuot at present
be perfected. There will ba three or four.
boats daily, from La Crosse to: ST. Paul, .sud
two o. three for down river :ports.: There Is.
every prospect OF large hustHeEs between the
Upper Mississippi and the three competing
marSeta Of Chicago, Milwaukee, nud St, Louls.
L. Crosse ID the com mpetlnE point for freights,
and il alao the distributing Pof1, for M1nneso-
: II and Northwestern Wisconsin, 1t hehoovea
every N IN to be up and dressed for business
u TIE word "go:" "May the bstt man vim"
/: CH1cAoo AID TIE NonIH WESTERN TRADE.
I'VE understand that azrangt emf nts afe being
made By the managers Of the Chicago d No1th,
western Railway, seconded BY the comm erc1a1
community q Chicago, to insure still gr.ater
and eneaper transportation facilities bttWeen
that city and L. Crosse The freight tadf will
be placed at rates TINT cannot faiI to secure a
, large portion Of the business that hes hitherto
been drawn in 9 different di1eptipn. ;, Chicago
seems to-bewsking to the eimportance of tho:
Ia Grosge trade, and will make heavy effort:
west of1s, viii Of curse avail themselves of
the best facilities that may ha afforded them-
30 pitch in. gentlemen! Of Chicago and Nil:
:Waakee.- Ia: C4psfs RtvH5{tean, s=z::.:s :. :i:n
, 1861-03-25
Illinois Central r ai1roxd.

When the nroiect of bu;ldine this: ereat road
+ook form in ths abape Of 3 charter i, the year
18ss I3iinnis lands ia hen in tf1e markef for
tTentv @ years nj 81 IS Der acre, witholt lndinr
n;1,;nna of dn]lars. ta ha reimbursed IN fho
fntnra 10 Tie saia If Iand,. Wnnid const rnct
ths line hi: when that snm hatf been conver.
ted INTO rnilway track. It WIS fonnd thai ten
m illons mt1re 1ould be. required 10 complete
the enternrisa. md finally. .aiter an out1rv nf
AVER IhirtV millions of io)iars- antl. fha f;nan.
c,a7 min - soma #, ;ts nro;sctor,, tha I1ad
1sa Sta1 t,niahed anf .Ijjfnn;s rsiofced And we11
,,f1ht NJ, theneo11e of That Hons,er sfate rs;o;ca
st e., ~ IN aneRic,n1,s event. T,Iit ;,ne
hsfnra the M Xii dona,In@ lands ~ tha Horn1nnv
peasa3 Geng1.s ors 4Sa nvarnor boa sta.aa ~
Pis animal H1ssssge thst the State ~as too 'nonr
to TO- nav for candies for The Iaaislatnra'a n;eift
sosps;,3nsi ~ State hnnas.xvere1nnfed ~ tnIsfv
30 re,t and theIs was MI e4nnGh s+sen;a ~ 4,
fna 9tata "a nav nv tars m fat+af - ond n
, 1861-03-25
SELF PROTECTION.

The reTenue rights Of the Goveznlmi!lentt
cannot be legally impaired. or destroyed;
by the usarpation ;of the insurgents; The
imports are to lho Government: what food
il. to the human being: It has practically
no other means Of existing Should: it re-
sort to direct taxation: alter allowing the
rebels to absorb the revtn,fe from duties,
reslstance and revolution would: instantly
take place IN Ill the loyal States, md Vie
Administration: would be quickly hurled
from power, and: another would replace it
instructed BY tie people to collect imposls
in the Southern as well as'Northern ports.
= The national e3 istence Of the GoFern-
ment depends upon the coalealop of the
.itnposta, md consequently thatistts first and
highest duty. To preserve peace: by per-
hitting a usurper to seize it's revenues is to
make war on itself, is 70 s.copni7e at rob-
berry Of the loyal citizens; 'iiS::to'be guilty
OF treason against the. Sacred trusts re-
posed in its hands by the people, iatec com.
nitanicide and end its; eIiisteaec with lie
own hands. When o government declines
to collect It's revenues it begins tn die, ns a
: rnan begins to die when! he refuses TO eat'
The sort, of :. peace which will be oh;
4stasnea BY the non.collcction Of Federal du:
ties IN Southern ports, will be The peace d
the grave yard, disturbed by no sound save
that Of shark from thc: to1nbs,H II Lin,
--.1-ru Fn:1-EJ =. k.J1,o+ .t,r
, 1861-03-25
<xpUR GANNEns ARE IT'LL

<sUUR GANNEns ARE ;sTELL.''
The great size and the number Of The
grain waraho buses, il Chlfsago afe the won
der of ali visitorsr And tyct vast as they
;azte::f,wasoG::oft ,asG: them :a6ording Ioom for 7o0 =
900 bushels- there is not storage in the city
for another weeks receipts, Vessels and
propellaa: are IN request: lor loading. IN
order to receive and make room for what
is arriving. As we arc receiving from
sixy to s hundred thousand bushels daily
Il IL plain that unless navigation opens
within two or three weeksqnr railway man.
:agen will be obliged t6 send perempto1y
orders to The country fostop shipments
- on tablea psiblishsd . Meek sago show.
have 10 y IN the cIty at least
4 tsoo!oo bushela of grnin. The amount
:: l. probably greater b. The receipts Of last
week. :of Ills xe :hz7e l.c5o, 900 bushels
af 1heat and 1;eNooo o:::;bu;;sbsIa|' Of corn.
Taking. the .Saiaauns E.ln55ssIore i5ssI ~
=cyphetingnn a.4few nnpnaa: soma yerx "a:
rious results will be reached. AlloW1nIp,
90 bushels TO the Load, nearly double whai
4 -
, 1861-03-25

: For The. .Sear 1850 the income OF the British
Government, from all eourcea, amounted to
the: enormous sum Of S35s,637,47o; Of
which sum: the tariff on Imports produced
s1s1 ,l75 600. on the excise duties 479, ,ssl $40
thestamps aud property ta1es sl21 ,565, ,31G The
zon Incomes ss4. SOC, ,o8o.,
But vast Is are these receipts, the e1pendi.
,tpres were still greater. The total cost Of car.
ring On the Government, including the Chi
ness war, for the year 1850. was sse2, s9s;1ea.
Theiuterest on the national debt at per cent
took elS4, 1877 $50. The National Debt Is con-
squent1y .thirty;three timea this: sum. The
military expenditure absorbed over $150,ooo,
zoo, and The civil expenditure consumed s5s,.
0co, ,Oo0.x The collection Of the revenue cost
I s2a14a, 600. 49,. = :
Whsn people talk about high taxes and ex,
lfs5REganf goye11ment, let them think of What
the people Of Great Britain have to bear and
Cernn6It;- sjGt!.. ~: -: =: .-- q.
, 1861-03-25
nobs on the Secession Movement.
rFtom the Richmond WhiE.]

II melancholy fact that q large amount
of mob violence has been developed in virgin.
Ia since the Secession movement began tnan
in the whole previous lifetime Of The stase:
There has been manifested m intolerance OF:
spirit never before known and What u more,
sach infolerancs is evidently On thsincrease.
and; surely, bodies no good to law md order.
and 10 the peace and prosperity Of the cat1zena
aof the Slate. And, II not checKea and repres-:
6ed. and that without delay, It will Lead to r1oss
REVELATION, md f1ate1nal biondshed. For one'
We have uniformly eounEeled forheatanca.
toleration and kindness on the part .of al our
people, no matter how widely different ar. the
great Questions st issue, aud we reneH+s TO"
dry, our ernest fnvocasions upon TINS poInl-
We call upon the real and substantial peop'st 10
-Eett their faces asatnst- disorder,-yl olence
and anarchy which the Precipitatlopists seem
bent on introducing throughout the state-1o5
the ballot box is the appropriate, Legal ano
peaceful remedy for all political lila and grey
ances, reM or imaginary. In plasa Of the o.:
der and decornm heretofore prevailing N
/ nearly aI assemb1ages Of VirRlnia ffeemen,
wild and truculent spirit Of violence and anaf.
chy reigns supreme. We undertake To- say
: that 1t ID au owing to the intole1ant ana aes-
potie spirit manifested BY y-thsadvoeates oi IN.
, mediate secession. We again entfeat t9al
!: .calmness, courtesy and respect ior laT, oraeI
! and decency maJ prevail IN the assemp4aseso q
7 the Virgfn.n people. ~