Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-05-23
Our San Franciseo News Letter.
Sand -Shoo,ing-Suicide Poisoning Politics - Conaa
aaoH-Riot-Nasonic-e,c. etc.


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SAN FRANCISCO, May IS, 1868
DEAR JOURNAL Sand is inevitable concomtant Of San
Francisco spring and weather Thrown up by the
bows the west, and caught by the wind it is borne
the hills and into every nook and corner of the town.
The sand storms are upon us-they annoy and disgust
everybody. Men noted for coouoss and mild temper all
other times, give sharp uerance to impious mprecatOns
when cloud Of ganuuted granite pet thousand pointed
missiles npon their faces and I'll their eyes and mouth
with drv grit Close wells are worn by many and M st of
those who travel crowd the and hacks for protection
have few items to record, and will 10 it briefly Du-
ring tn week two attempts have been made by different
persons 20 uuanuounCed to ' knglomsome." One
successful He swallowed hudanum. and died in the hos
pda The other ti fingers in this mundane vale of
know the young man. He Is married and quito recently
cuu from lhe huO OF tha universe TO the Phchc slde 10
iom his wife who before him He imagined that She
hal prepared place for him here lie loved her but it
seems sAe Con,cnle TO marry him only after he hal prove
the strength of his love and his stomach by eating large
amount Of poison for her sake But pity and compassion
are not conJuga love, and she left Across the boundng
seas she came and joined her maternal ancestor here
Having an Gear for music" and heart for anything, she
pnculed piano. employed an Italian music teacher and
in the sublime strains of the driq I'll brdOuru and all the
fights Of Italian song She yelled and pounded
out The Italian saw his musical dialect m1sered ana she
was almost ready for concert pitch. when the husband
mRde his appearance and the utiriturng teacher quietly
ate the poison Jealousy Gnawed at his heart she talked
of divorce ana he threat med to XII her but chos' nalY,
tGact his former plan, and, by inctnt severe but not
dangerous wound IN the tissues oI ms reg cte' PiIS"
/ aE'E' anew the feeling of compassion and wnmlnly sym
ptNF Wlcu ne al found nearly AKIN TO lCNt IL lph
his pistol Captured from the Black lIos' cavalry at u
Ru) and taking careful aim at the shy part Of lis thigh
fired and sent the bullet hrough OF course he fell and
wa'Iowed in his gore Ills wife ran to pck her daIng uP
butte insisted upon lying still The n'ighhos ran IN the
surgeon CAM with lint and probe and in few hours all
The wife attentive, but now that he is re-
covering declares her purpose to get divorce from hS
poor martyr.
Lorenzo D. Moore is a more practical man, and took
different view Of his domestic troubles He has been d
vorced from his for months and Monday was
arrested for having attoupnd to murder her by supplying
Cul
ration Of arsenic. She escaped bat it killed all her chick
ems and disturbed the action of The gastric juices Of Chi
suspicion, and justice is busy with the matter.
On Monday night John Altman and Jonas NcKen2ie from
Napa, met the wharf and exchanged several shots hy
way Of friendly s1ltton. MUkcdze was hit aud badly
hurt. Amln was arrested.
Charley Duane concluded to return to his Old practices
mittad this week at the Mission He went with seven
complies, and tore down German fence and took orc
bic ssion Of his house Tn, cas-, win b, tried to day
Duane is one of the "piu,s' Of this place.
destructive fire occurred on Sunday morning and ten or
twelve wooden buildings were burned on Broadway No
The question of local elections absorbs the public
ton and has checked the mining stock mania for
MON ant
The excitement over the dispatches announcing the fall
of Richmond iutrnSc. The Ogcrllnl Telegraph Office
was b'siegod by an immense trong eager to learn the
truth Copperheads gave krowing wnks and GrcenbacE
specuors and brokers rushed their thaiyng operations
for few hours with great profit They were ssores to
the Infamous ill., and dos rye, like all who MIKE game Of
tn r country to be Id in everlasting cXecraton and con
tempt.
aondad the Masonic Concert ana B, on Thurs Law eve
ming was grandsucccss More than two Thousand people
present The following is list th3 oiccrsof the
Grand Lodge Of Masons for the ensuing year W C. Bch
of Marysvie, Grand Master G. b. Claiborne. Of stock
ton. Deputy Grand Master; Louis tohn of san Francisco
senior Grand Warden VIM. a. Davies of Columbia, Jun
Treasurer Alexander g. Abel, Of Francisco Grand
Secretary Rcv VIM H. Hill Of Sacramento, Grand CHAP
lain Rev. T. Starr King, of san Francisco Grand Orator
L. T. VWci OF san 'ancisco, Assistant "iahl secretary
James f. Weber, Of Iaport', Grand Marshal; J. +. VIII
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I TI'%%''as, Grand sword Bafrr; Geo c. fount, {"
ncorvae Senior Grand Deacon Glib,
Yreka, Junior Grand ncacon John G. H.
ana Isaac S Locke, of Indian niggin
William Horton. Of san Francisco CIR
Mccall, of Santa Clara, Grand lurg
san Francisco Grand Tyler
News from Coso and Colorado
from the place. and many hay
Ihose from Trinity who o
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the l5,I. Mai. : H. v
here, died in New 70
More anon.
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night a letter fro
poy Of tn state T
now member Of tn
as portion Of Massac
ten at Camp Moigs. Rca
Battalion had arrived sa
Ebcy says:
81 The Battalion has gained T.
tcl.ir.nce ami order. Not a sin.
since leaving san Francisco. Our /.
d" grub " on the passage was rather
Vanderbilt side. You can hardly coac 'i>
furnished Beans and bacon woull be
pared to it. Often while swallowing the Hllotl,
memory revert to my last meal at Bates Ranch
county. The bare thought OF it painful let
yod Bat now that at our journeys end all
goo spirits and inclined to forget the rough stcerage fare
We lost poor follow overho1rd the Pacin, side
HIS name was Towns n and believe native of Mis-
souri, IL was terribly sick, and in violent Of
itins fell overheard Tie steamer brought to and
boat lowered, but poor Townsend was seen no more.
Our coming not anticipated in Now York, but hund-
reds of citizens 1orEei to Park Barrac, the wild
horde from the Gojrn state. In the evening visited,
en- 1sc the Now Blwery Theaer, by special invitation of
the Manager or course in for pleasant fat
tery from the starr Of the concern but molesy
our houars
Next aly left Nrw York escorted by the Sons Of New
England and hundreds Of citiz We marched up to Tn
ion square and suted the Of the great under
who's hand and guidance liberties achieved.
With one accord caps do 3D. and every Callorni
m was thrilled 1t seemed though the good spirit Of
Washington had spoken from high and bade us Cod
speed ON our mission Gov Nyc Of Nevada, addressed US
at the barracks
We goto Boston soon for inspection and muster thence
to Fortress Monroe ana then active service for which
both officers and man anxious Shall write soon
Fill. UP THE RANKs.-lt is more than ever evil
dent that there should be no delay in filing up
the company Of Indian fighters now recruiting