Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-09-19

| that Gen Grant most fagrantly violated this
provision OF the Constitution, when he prohibited
Pemberton and thirty-three thousand other
Democrats " at Yicksburg, from longer keep
! ing aud bearing arms.
While men obey the laws there will be no
necessity for carrying ,lung shots or other con.
cealed deadly weapons, to defend themselves
against the Government of the United States,
because the Government gives protection to all.
But if there are persons who desire to carry cou-
cealed weapons in violation Of the laws Of the
country they should not only be disarmed, but
sent to San Quentin to make brick till this cruel
war is over.
GREEK FlRE.--MaDy inquiries are made in re-
gard to this "vllianous compound" as tie
traitor Beauregard terms it. The subject is fully
treated by Scolfern in his work "Projectile
Weapons of War and explosive compounds in
which be also names several liquid mixtures that
spontaneously ignite, and may be used for the
same purposes as Greek Fire:
solution Of phosphorus in sulphure Of carbon thrown
in glass grenade found, in experiments conducted At
Woowch to ignite soon after the liquid scattered.
Corido Of sulphur may be substituted or the suphurat Of
carbon, the ignition not taking place quite 50 soon, thls
gyju, n,e for the iluid to penetrate into woodworA ami
canvas. An abuniuabls odor is diGus.d during Che
blson The arsocal alcohol, described rs Klkoiyle is
would greatly add to its deadly effects 1t is highly pros
able that the Yankee inventor Of tue Greek nre us- Uy
Gilmore Charleston has ayaiad himself largely Of 5
modern rumbati qualities of Oh OF p'tiul-umi u m1uU
featuring the preparation which B'aurtglrd dcscrbs as
"a vIlAnous compound, unworthy of CIVILIZED nations
The rebels viii doubtless hereafter designate this ~ Ham
ou compound as Yankee Northern, Instead Of Grycl,
Fire 1t may be that Oliver Wendell Ho.m.=, w.rh the
prrs'uce Of the true poet oreslw the destruction of III
cad city Of rebellion when ho wrote bis snguary beau
tifu poem the firing upon Fort Sumter by tha same
BgauIegard VINO no" lh'otes inc se n1s Oh Ihhily
which refused to entertain when he attlckd that now
ruined strong hold, and Initiated this terrible reb lhon
May God have mercy the weak,
Aud calm their ftcnzod ire,
And save our brothers ere they shrek:
'We'ye played with Northern Fire" "
They refused to listen the words Of prophecy and hu
manty aud "NortAern Fire is noY hpQi1g up their
doomed city.
AT the late Annual Conference Of the NJ L.
Church the following appointments were made
/ for Mount Shasta District Rev. Vim. Morrow,
p. E.; Yreka, Charles Miller Shasta Valley, J.
! d. Bullock Scott Valley, W. G.. White Salmon
and Sawyer's Bar, to be supplied Weaverviile,
John NJ. Campbell Trinity, Jacob Speck Shasta
and Pittsburg to be supplied Red Bluff n.
Reasoner. Rev. Thomas Chivers, lately stationed
here, and good man, has been detailed to preach
| to the Visalia sinners.
The details Of the late raid into Lawrence,
Kansas, by rebel guerrilas, are sickening. Out
RACES more horrid than any perpetrated by the
Minnesota Indians last year are vouched for.
Yet not one Of the " constitutional y Copperhead
newspapers of this State have had a word to say
ia condemnation of the barbarous acts Of their
chvaric brethren.
IMMENSE CoNFLAGRATIoN.--W Western papers
lately mentioned the fact that an immense timber
tract of land lying between Snake and Kettle
rivers, many miles north of St. Paul Minnesota,
had already burned over surface Of twenty
five square miles, and was rapidly spreading.
The volume of murky smoke from this immense
fire was plainly visible at distance of several
hundred miles south Of the timber confagration.
GEN RosECRANs captured near Winchester the
celebrated horse " Commodore" formerly the
property of John NJ. Bolts, confscated aud sold
to Gen. Polk for $4,000. The horse is in Nash.
willie aud will be sold aud the proceeds held Tor
Mr.. Bolts, MS he has ever been faithful to the
Union. Parson Browulow has the animal in
charge.
BANNER DIsrmcr.-The Carson Independent
feels good over the Union victory in Nevada
Territory, and has good reason to crow over the
banner district, named " "Flowery," Storey coGn-
perhead.
lN its eXutation over the Union victory in
Democratic Sierra, the Mountain Messenger ex-
claims, " most glorious triumph of truth aud
patriotism over falsehOod and - Democracy" I"
The Union majority in that county is about 200
The Red Bluff Beacon learns that Sheriff ohns
is in hopeful condition, and will probably be
about in few weeks, while the Independent hears
that amputatlon OF the wounded leg will be nee
essary.
HURRAu FOR Del NogrE--By partial returns
received from friends in Waldo and vicinity says
the Oregon Sentinel, we learn that Del Norte
county, California has given handsome MAORI
ties for the Union State and county ticket.
The Nevada Journal of last week says " Rev
}. A. Davidson, formerly Grand Lecturer of the
a. ;, tie &t.ta inf, ,de