Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-07-18
The alume 3eeura.

THE UNION CONVENTION AND THE NOMINEES
The Union State and county ticket is hoisted to
,be mast head of the JOURNAL to-day. Time
and space prevents our giving anything more
,bon tbe proceedings of the Convention in this
ssuc. Suffice it to say the Convention was the
LARGEST and most harmonious ever held in Wea
vervile-sixty three delegates being present in
nprson and the nominations made almost unan-
imously The ticket is strong one, and in the
language of Dick Clifford, nominee for Sheriff.
made in Convention, 4" will cause the Copper
heads to hunt their holes when the polls close
on the eve of the 2G of September. More in re
gard to the ticket next week.
HIGH OLD CRowD.-The "united Democracy"
1--WE believe that's what they call it now Of this
place ratified the nominations made by the Sth
of July Secesh Convention, at Sacramento
fred anvls, paradcd the streets and cheered for
those broken down party hacks, Bigler, Weller
and Downey. The procession was composed
principally of Copperheads genuine secession
lists did mt seem to admire the crowd The for
mer cussed because the Band played National
Mrs while the latter laughed in their sleeves to
see northern sympathizers with jeff make asses
of themselves 1t was high old party.
SUPERVISOR CoNvENTIoN.--At a caucus Of I'm.
ion delegates held July 10th, for the purpose of
nominating Supervisor for District No. 8, the
following proceedings were had
Alex Pe!etreau was called to the chair and
H. NJ McKcnna chosen secretary. VIM. Patter-
SON of Big Bar, and A. G. Price of Canon creek
were placed in nomination. On the first ballot
Mr. Price received eight and Mr.. Patterson five
votes. Mr. Price declared the nominee.
On motion it was ordered that these pr oceed.
ings be published in the TRINITY JOURNAL
ENJOYED Ir.-Our friend Bartholomew says
the Union boys at Canon city had jolly time
on the announcement Of the surrender of Vicks-
burg The anvils were brought on! and their
booming disturbed the quiet of that little town
from 3 D. M on Friday till daylight Saturday
morning. The organ grinder. who happened to
be in town, was impressed into service at the
head of the procession, and everything passed
off satisfactorily. There is staunch lot Of Un
ion boys in that section.
TRINITY CENTER judging from what
we saw and heard on recent visit there, the I'm.
ION party will carry the precinct at the coming
election. The Copperhead Democracy claim it,,
but they are doomed to come to grief The I'm.
ion men are vigilant, and will keep sharp look
out until election is over. The Democratic "
Club doesn't flourish. Reason-boys undcr four
teen and straggers refused admission, unless
bearing BaXters countersgn
DISTRESSING ACCnENT.--John Briggs, native
Of Pembroke, New York, was suilocated by the
foul air in a shaft in his mining claim, a: Oregon
Gulch. on the 18th. He was removed with all
possible haste. but life was extinct. "A wle ana
three children at Pembroke, N. t., are leIt to
mourn his untmely death.
LOUD TALK Mcfarland, from Floyd's Station,
tells us that the guns fired on Thursday evening
week, the occasion Of the Union iollillcation,
were distinctly heard at the Station. l6 miles dis
tant. Jack Hulse and party manned that gun.
Owing to the interest manifested in the Union
primary meeting last Saturday night the officers
of Weavervillc Division. S. of T., were not in
stalled. The installation will take place this
Saturday evening.
MAKE NoTE OF Ir--At meeting of the
new Union County Central Committee, held Ju-
" l7tb. E. Nebett, Esq was unanimously cho-
sen chairman and f. a. Buck secretary of the
committee.
JUSTICES AND CoNsTABLEs.-Thc following are
the Union nominees for Wcavcrville township -
Justices-T E. Jones, of Douglas City, and John
Burns. of Junction City Constables %. D. SAT
ford and Albert Bowler, of Weavervile.
We invite attention to the letter of our Hum
boldt correspondent. Should be much pleased
to have regular letter from that section and
believe L" III an " is just the man to furnish it.
From HuMnoLDr-Jo, VOshay arrived from
Humboldt on Wednesday. Looks hale and har-
ty, and evidently knows how it feels to be rich