Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-09-13
Letter from Si-kiyou COunfy.

scoTT BAR, Sept G, 1862.
MR. EDITOR Your many readers friendly to
moral reform will hear with satisfaction That The
GOOD cause of temperance is received with great
favor by the people Of this northern county.
cskivou is rich in mines aud rich in minds. the
former without the latter will do little to elevate
and advance the interests Of either individuals
or States. The press, pulpit and people generally
have given me most generous support IN the
GOOD wok, and the ladies have taken hold with
. will. and when woman wills, man might as
well attempt to turn the wind as to turn her
aside from her purpose.
We have organized good Divisions of Sons of
Temperance at McAdams Creek, ORC Fino, Fort
Jones Yreka, Cottonwood aud IlaWknsville in
This comfy. In several of these places have
been called to repeat my lecture, and have in
consequence been delayed longer than wa an
ticipapd when promised friends in your county
to be with them sooner. They may look for me
shortly.
At the town from which write there was a
Di,ison Of Sons OF Temperance formed in Octo,
her, le55 and it has held on its way, blessing
to all, since that time. The society has built
and paid for good Hall, capable of accomoda.
ting comfortably three hundred persons, and we
have had this Hall crowded for six nights, and
the interest is on the increase. At last meeting
lSixteen new candidates were proposed for mem
hership. among them two Of the magistrates re-
Gently elected. and several ladies of influence
and position. 1t is expected that MS many more
will ioin rs nj our next meeting. So that the loyal
old division will receive quite an accession and
revival. AT our last meeting the audience, nnso-
licittd and uueXp"c'rdiY, propos"d through on"
Of thu honest blu" shirtrd miners. to give the
lecturer "A COLLECTION. q believe il was all done
purpuse.1 as Paddy said Hhcn the bull threw
him over the f,ncc, for rcc"ivcd the hrg ST
amount of cash ever yet did aGywhrr" in Cali
fornia. The Division likewise mad" heavy ap-
propraion, and will not soon be forgotten. As
it is expensive travelling in this county these
liberal moves Of great assistance, and enable
me 10 pay my way, asking no favOrs.
The Hurdy Gurdips have had it all their own
wav here for some weeks, aud have cleared | am
told, upwards OF one hundred dollars per night.
Softer than boiled squash are the brains OF the
men who allow these institutions to pluck them
like geese a. they do. But that is p"rh ps none
of my business. The Temperance revival here
has rather spoiled the G"rdy performance. as
there has been great falling off from their
audiences. They have had to postpone their
dongs until "afler meeting was ont, " each night,
and we hope the boys will get visit from sober
second thought, and see the folly Of sustaining
such baggages and their allies, the bummers and
beer sellers.
A murder Of extra atrociiy YVES committed
here a few weeks ago. 1t seems gambler and
saloon keeper named Anderson had dispute
over cards, with one Of the B 'hoys here. The
B'hoy rather got the best Of Anderson, and gave
him high old hosting. Anderson watched a
chance to wayay bis man, and waited his ap.
proach, armed with pick handle. The man, as
he supposed, came along, aud Anderson, like a
coward, rushed out Of ambush and struck the
unsusppcling one several blows on the head with
the pick handle smashing face and skull to n
jelly! On getting light the murderer dis
covered that be had killed a stranger. who had
come into town a few days before Anderson
who has killed men before, it is said dragged the
body into bis saloon aHd endpavorrd to conceal
il, but was noticed and arrested, and is now in
Jail at Nreka. 1t is said be is very sorry he
killed the wrong man. He will probably be sor.
riCr before be escapes the strong clutch Of ins
tice, Public opinion is down on him ali over the
county. This is the result of gambling and
drinking. AT the last it bites badly, but unlor-
unalcly The innocent suffer, as well as the guilty
A wicked man whose life has been all evil has
killed a useful, sober and industrious miner. For
their own safety it is the duty of good citizens
to do all they can 10 prevent and restrain vice
and sin. A. Carlyle tells us, it is high time for
the wise few to begin to look after the foolish
many. Our Order Of Sons Of Temperance pre-
vents mnch evil we'll as u rcfornAtOry, it is
a preventive society. Yours truly,
JAMES A. DAVIDSON.