Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-03-23
A Letter from "J.cinto."

Mc's RANCH, MARCH MONTH, '67.
DEAR JOURNAL How about that list of aspi-
rants for Office which you promised to publish
Make your word good. 1t is my candid opinion
that you will have to enlarge the JOURNAL, or in
dulge in nonpareil exclusively, in order to
make room for the lot. With all the array OF
names before the people, our quiet little town OF
" Bagdad " is without an aspirant for county po-
sition, so far as my knowledge extends. AS
have a decided aversion to any such '' layout u
1 hereby announce myself as a candidate for Ec
clesiastical honors, subject to the deliberations
of the sovs. of Hamilton road district, and il
successful l may give your benighted town O
pastoral visit occasionally.
l hereby acknowledge the receipt of numerous
papers. Read the synopsis of I" Tenure in Of
flee " and 3" Reconstruction bills, and in con-
the Thirty-Niuth Congress Ito whom belongs
the honor and credit of reconstructing our way.
ward q old gals" leaving to the new Congress
nothing to do but reconstruct Andy johnson and
the Supreme Court, and judging the future from
the present indications, they likely to do it
In pretty BOOu Snape
Speaking of Andy reminds me of good con-
undrum heard the other day without learning its
author. wills. Day.] Here it is:
Q.-Why is Andy Johnson like worn out
sluice-box?
A.-Because he makes id poor mouth
piece.
And the author might have added
Q.-Why is glass tumbler in Andy Johnson S
hand like the Allegheny mountains?
A-Because in them Monongahela takes its
rise.
See the point? If not try this:
Q.-Why is the Supreme Court (U. S. like q
bad accoucher?
A.-Because it keeps jeff. Davis so long in
confinement.
One more will answer for the present.
Q.-Why is the roof of the White HOUSE like
Balaam ?
A.-Because it straddles talking jackass.
In relation to primaries, l favor the method
which has just been tested at Oakland and Sac.
ramento-Porter's Primary law. This in con-
nection with the Registry law must be satisfacto-
ry to all law-abidng christians. | have just
been thinking however (suggested by reading an
article in the Times on female suffrage) that il
ever the eventful epoch should arrive when wo
man, lovely woman, will be privileged to cast
her ballot for the aspirants of her choice, thai
when they fairly get in the ascendency they will
knock blazes out of that section requiring the
applicant for registry to swear to his age. You
bet they will bombshell that clause.
How cold it continues. | begin to think old
Greeley's Almanac correct when it says Spring
commences about the middle of this month. The
only evidence we have of the near approach o.
Spring is the return of John Chinaman and ar
occasional nocturnal smell of pole-cat. The
woodbines will twine, and the violets blow, poet
tempo, but for the time being old Boreas is do
ing the principal blowing down this way.
/ am unable to give you any mining items
Not that l am particularly down on mining, for
have a vivid recollection of having been poor
ragged miner, once. Yet after being treated SO
shabbily by the mines of this coast, there's no.
thing love so we'll as " life by the cabin fire.
am glad to know that we are soon to have
tri-weekly stage from " Bagdad to Weaverville.
As the old woman said who chewed goldfish for
a bad breath, that will help some
As soon as the snow melts from the mountains
considerable quartz prospecting will be done up
East Fork. intend making trip myself. II
We have good quartz in Trinity want to know it.
7 admit a dearth of news down this way.
miobt drown a Chinaman for you, but our Tax
Collector has had enough such luck as that this
winter. Ditch enterprises are progressing rap
idly and the farmers will commence planting
soon JACISTO.