Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-08-31


Captain EDWARD A. KELroN were deposited in
the Masonic Cemetery on Saturday last with ap-
propriate aud impressive honors. The funeral
concourse was the largest ever witnessed in Wea-
verville-numbering neurly seven hundred per-
sons. At the grave the beautiful service of the
Masonic Order occupied half an hour, after
which salute of three volleys was fired over
the grave by the Douglas City Rihes-the Com
pany of which he was commander for five sue
cesSive years. The salute was executed in o
most precise and praiseworthy manner.
We erred last week in stating that Capt. KEL-
TON was native of Massachusetts. He was born
at Montpelier, Vermont, on the 22d of October
1881 went to Boston to reside at the age of &c.
and sailed for California in the spring OF 1852
His loss is deeply felt in the community which
had known him so long and favorably.
Immediately after the burial the following res
olutions adopted by Trinity Lodge +. Il A
NJ, of which he was an esteemed member
To THE W: MASTER. WsRDzNs AND BROTHERS OF TRINITY
LoDGE No. q, +. A. Your committee pre-
pare resolutions the death of deceased Brother
A. kiLToN. report the following
The Grand Master of the Universe having summoned from
this earthly Lodge beloved Brother EDWARD A.
to that Grand Lodge where the find eternal rest
deem it sacred duty to place record memorial OF
appreciation OF his many virtues e1empyng as he has in
his life and conduct the virtues and charities nculcated y
Order Beloved and revered by all who knew him. the
memory Of this good will be cherished by
that of upright citizen and accomplished Freemason
Resolred That this Lodge will hol in remembrance
his many virtues his nobe charities and his aiabe deport
Resolred As token the
resolutions be spread upon the journal of the Lodge
Resolred, That deeply synpaze with the bereaved
family of deceased Brother and point them for consoa
Him who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
Resord That this Lodge be aped and that the Brethren
the usual badge of III, urning for thirty days.
Resoed That copy of these resolutions the seal Of
the Lodge furnished the widow of deceased Bro
ther, and published in the TRINITY JOURNAL
": " Rg1n: /; 1isS''' |comml,,ss.
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weaverville, August a. 1867.
Resolutions adopted by the Douglas City Ri
fes did not reach us in time for this issue.
1.-THE MApMAx."-So the San Francisco Flag
pronounces President Johnson, and with reason.
Stanton has been removed, Howard is to be, and
latest dispatches say that entire change of
Cabinet is probable The Democracy chuckle
over this mad conduct of the President they
made through the agency of Wilkes Booth, and
this is an additional and overwhelming reason
why Union men should stand firm in the sup
port of their cause as they did while rebellion
was being waged. But a still darker shadow Is
inst cast over the character of the President.
remarkable extract from the testimony taken be-
fore the Impeachment Committee has just been
made public at the East. 1t alleges that while
living in Nashville as military Governor of Ten
nessee johnson WAS in notorious association
with a certain woman of ill-fame, who accom-
panied him to Washington, and took adjoining
apartments in his hotel, where he was also visit
cd by the assassin Booth, with whom be appear
ed to be intimate. 1t is further alleged that
the Vice-President in the habit of talking
boastfuly of "my administration" before the
death of Mr.. Lincoln.
A HOME THRUsT.-The Democratic journals
are bitter in their dennnciation of ministers of
the Gospel who participate in politics, designa-
ting them as blood hounds of Zion " and other
equally complimentary names. These fellows
do not seem to realize that all their denuncia-
tions apply with greater force to O. P. Fitzgerald
who not only is politician but becomes can
didate. Our Democratic friends are rather
heavy on their own reverend candidate when
they denounce political preachers. Nevada
Transcript.
And will the outside world believe 1t? The
Democracy of Trinity have actually nominated
minister of the Gospel for Assemblyman
~ Consistency, thou art az great humbug in
Democratic hands.
! How AN OLD TKINIrARIAy FEELS ABOUT IT.
| A note from Bob Dinsmore at Umatilla Oregon