Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1865-07-29

san FHsscisco, July oath.

UnAccustomed I letter writing and the unusual
tranquility which has prevailed throughout the city leaves
TIL week without any interesting subject t expafiafe
upon. The has delightful The winds which
usually blow here l hurng The loose sand spite
fully about regardless Of human feeling hushed themselves
for while adding much the quietnes into which every
thing to have fallen.
Last Saturday visited Fort Point Saw for the first time
the formidable batteries erected there which look t" me
strong enough blow anything that might venture
between them and the rocky shore Of Lime Point Any
French English fleet better keep out Of that narrow chan
mel PLENTY of outsde) There pirate reported
lying on the Heads. Yesterday vessel brought into the
harbor the aud passengers Of five vessels that fell
to this Confederate cruiser None sPpreend any danger
from her entertained for the safety OF the
which sailed the 18th well laden with treasure
While my way the Fort learned that one OF the
prisoners had made his escape very hazardous man
While the guard esoortg gang Of them ont to
their work this fellow dragging twentyfour
pound ball and chain, got few feet from the guard picked
up his clog and struck doubequck the sandhs
making for underbrus about mile and ahaif distant
Eleven shots fired him. but with his clanking chain
he still fed unhnrt The garrison ordered and
mounted men started in pursuit but he had reached the
woods and sati shown the cell in which these
confined aud Go net wonder his daring attempt
gain his freedom The dnGy hae in the old log pen
yer pleasant compared ~Tth the cola damp
ones thee soldiers have occupy nothing
blanket to protect them the chilling
up from the bosom OF the with thick heavy
moisture which collects the walls Of their dungeon
abode, making them dreary and damp with the
death There without bedding II any kind they lie upon
the cold flag stone flor and try to sleep. Shame. shame
chat American soldiers should he treated with such beaty
cruelty Voluntarily entering the service in defense Of
common country they commit petty crime. and
dealt with severely than felons in criminal
shown another sixteen by twenty which
ninety confined for days and still the
complaints entered by soldiers obtain hearing
OF the refuse print take notice Of them what
notwithstanding these very stood guard around
their Offices protect the justly
II
acconipces in treason
The Of execution Of the assassins received
without demonstration Of public feeling All the Paper-
except infamous Copperhead sheet 1.-THE Er1Dincr
dorse the action of the Military Commission But this rea
sonabe viilifer denounce their unconstitutional and
fnhuman In the extreme much opposed To capital
punishment any way and thinks they should have eiver
that foul pray needs pray
and the loud muuthings Of this would be assassin in be-
half OF her is like Satan renkng sin wicked abominaiion.
see have such thing a. boers in about old
Trinity What become of those ranng rebels VIII" bolt
ed and bucke before when good sound Union
nominated? That kind to have lost their wind here
for the past week they have been tame but about f
9th when the scnatordcinch begins to tighten look out
for more snortng
Theaers we're not very crowded this week No attractive
plays put forth Wheatleigh still delights fashionable
though not very large audience nightly with his admirable
Fanny Morgan Phelps and others At the Opera House the
play entitled Waiting for the Verdict the Dark Deed in
the Woods draws tleaby good houses The Olympic keeps
up appearances pretty we'll. In piece The Woman
the World" the company appear to good advantage exhibit
ing style Of acting and carenes that would be crcitable
any Jennie Lamont Johnny DeAngeis Foster and
Fanny Hanks are the principal characters Enus-
SACRAMENTO County CONVENTION .-DIsGRAcr-
FrL CoxDrcr OF THE " SuoRr-HAiRs " OR Low
PARTY.-Thc following account of the result OF
the shameful scene enacted in the Sacramento
County Union Convention, we take from the
local column of the Union of July Goth
\ fgh, occurred in the Assembly Chamber
yesterday moruiag hetNedNthe Long Hairs and
Short Hairs, at the Union County Couv enton
IN tt-i: 80. or sfv me- u-pr not
dangerously injured. David Kendall was knocked
down and beaten on the back of the head with
an earthen spittoon. He WAS also badly beaten
with cane some similar weapon in the face
DR.. Frey. in dressing his wounds, found it neccs-
sary to take number of pieces of the spit,oon
from his skull. which were broken oil in IL when
the blows administered. lie was taken
home by his friends and last evening appeared
TO be tolcrably comfortable. The exact extent
Of his injuries is not vet known William Mace
night Waterman of the State treasury and dele
gate from Sutterville, was beaten until uncon
scious When he regainei his Consciousness he
was taken first by his friends 10 the Office of pr
CluneSs, who was absent, and then to the Colder
Eagle Hotel. He was there attended to by DR.
Morgan 1t was found that the injuries on thu
forehead and back Of the head of severe
character, the skull being probably fractured
He, however, spent last evening quite comfort
ably, and his friends hope no disastrous results
will follow his injuries. Kendall and Mace were
both of the Long Hair or anti-Low party. Sew
eral ethezs that side were sufferers in thu
fight, whose names we were unable to obtain
J. II. Sullivan was injured more severely thar
any else on the Short Hair side. When tn
fight subsidized bis head and face covered
with blood He remained in the room for SOM
time participating in the business OF organizing
the Convention. He compelled t.
leave on account of weakness, and was takel
home by his friends DR.. Hatch was called L
10 his assistance. II was reported that his skull
was fractured, but on which point we could no
obtain positive information Barney kavanaug
of the Fourth Ward badly cut in severa
places in the head and bruised about the face
John Black came out of the fight in "A simila
predicament. Sullivan, kavanaugh and Blncl
are Short Hairs. A. 7. Nelson was injured Il
some extent while attempting to protect friend