Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-05-01

Weekly Grinity guurnal.
WeaVerville, Saturday, May |, 1869.
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Grants Exchange is our only authorized Agent In San
senfed by s. NJ PErrsorL Co. Of York and Boston
New York Agency.-ucDsox MEsrr. Il
Park Row only authorized Agents in New York
CITY All advertising favors forwarded through their Acen.
cy Will receive prompt attention
ROBERT DouGLAss, (colored } son of Frederick
Douglass, has been appointed to place in the
Treasury Department.
TEE Sacramento Uuion says travel TO White
Pine has decreased seventy.fre per cent, as
compared With last month
EASTERN FLOODS. freshets are
affecting the cities of New England and other
places east of the Mississippi
TIE BRoADBnlxs.-Some of the Quaker agents
have already been received by Tie Indians of the
Southwest, who seem well pleased with what is
being done for them.
PRoGREssXo.-Moret than 1000 miles Of the
Franco-American Atlantic cable are already COM
pleted. and PAS miles of the same have been
shipped on board the Great Eastern.
READY For WAR.-The Indians in Montana
have burned the treaty they made with the In
dian Commissioners. They have painted and
danced, and are once more on the war-path.
DEcLISEs--Owing to the requirements of his
private business, Mr.. Clay, the colorcd man who
was appointed Consul to Liberia, has been COM
PEELED to respectfully decline the proffered honor,
AMERICANS ABRoAD.-Seven Americans are on
the Russian railroad staff, that is to say on the
committee Of railroad men, charged with super
intending the construction Of the great railroad
lines in the empire of the Gar
The Governor of Louisiana has signed the
school bill, providing for mixed schools, and ap-
pointed the commissioners provided for by the
bill, among them two colored men, one of them
formerly chaplain of the State Senate.
SENATOR TRrMBULL on the 2lst, gave notice
in the Senate that he will at the next session in
troduce bill making it penal offence for any
member of Congress to solicit or sign papers of
recommendation for any applicant for Office.
EARrHQuAKE.--On the 18th of March, about
4:20 A. NJ, very severe shock of earthquake
was felt in Valparaiso, causing no inconsiderable
alarm throughout the city. There are no cas-
ualties to report. Vessels trembled violently
during the shock.
FINAxcIAL.-The San Francisco Bulletin denies
that the Bank Of California intends to call in
half its outstanding obligations. 1t has proba-
bly, been compelled to restrict its loan accommo-
dations but even here exaggerated statements
have been set a1oat
A REPUBLICAN TRIUMPH.-An election was held
in Michigan, on the 5th instant, tor Justice of
the Supreme Court and Regents of the State Uni
versity. There was very little interest manifes-
ted in the contest, but the Republicans swept
the State by 25 900 majority.
RETURN OF CALIfoRSIANs.-A Washington cor
respondent of the San Francisco Times says that
there will soon be returning many disappointed
and appointed Californians, and that many will
be forced to return in that part of the steamship
where they don't publish the names-the steer
age.
CoRREcr MovE.-A petition has been pre-
sented to the Senate of Indiana, signed by $40
women, requesting the Legislature to make a
law prohibiting houses of prostitution within
the State, and Furnishing adultery and fornica-
tion under all circumstances, "without regard
TO SEX"
TIE Boston Transcript remarks that General
Grants appointment Of one of the IONS of Stephen
A. Douglas, as q Private Secretary, is not only
judicons selection, but will be received with
special favor in Illinois, where the sons of Doug
las and Lincoln are looked very much as the
favorite stepsons of the State
MEcHAxIcs AT THE SoUTH.-A recent New Or
leans paper states that the mechanics in tha,
section were never so busy now. Building
operations are quite actively carried on, and in
repairing the waste and loss of the war, and in
providing for the necessities of a new and larger
development Of business and industry, mechan
les of all kinds are needed and are sure of abun.
dant employment at good wages.
PoLIrICAL-The Republicans of Washington