Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-01-09
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In California there is one woman to three men
in Nevada, one to eight in Colorado, one to
twenty.
Exports from San Francisco for 1868 amounted
to s22, ,ss3, 500, and employed 400 vessels to
carry it away.
AwArER tumor, weighing 100 pounds, has
had Mrs. Stephen Seely, of Troy, MY, removed
from it. Water tumor
"WHrrE PINE NEws."-This is the title of a
weekly paper published at Treasure City, Ne
vada, by Pitchford Simpson.
In Santa Clara county there is planted in to-
bacco some two hundred acres, from which
yield of 300, 000 pounds is expected.
THE Sheriff of Mariposa county is reported to
have run away with $4,000 belonging to the
county, and his bondsmen are auttering.
THE Yreka Union says that the lakes in Siski-
you county are rising from year to year. An old
road travelled in 1852 is now l8 feet under water.
EVERY house in San Francisco in which small
pox is known to exist is guarded, day and night,
by sworn officers, who allow no person to 60 in
or come out.
THE Reno Crescent states of its knowledge
that train came through on the Central Pacific
last week, from Argent to Reno, at the rate of
35 miles On hour.
TBF Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Hon. Joseph S. Wilson, states in an official let
ter that mill owners and all others who cut tim
Der upon public land, will be subject to the
pains and penalties provided by law.
WHITE PINE PRIcEs.-The White Pine News of
December 26th gives the following prices ruling
in that section Hay 5000 per ton, lumber $275
to $500 per 900, -four SIS per 100 pounds, bacon
40 cents per pound, potatoes IA cents per pound,
beans 25 cents per pound, wood 500 per cord.
Go IT WHILST You'RE YouNG.-The Dramatic
Reriew says little girl, nine years of age, was
found drunk, in Sacramento, on Christmas.
Fearful of falling prematurely into the sere and
yellow leaf of age, she determined ito go it
whilst you're young, for when you get old you
can't"
ENTERTAINMENTS are done up in grand style at
the New York theaters now. At Wallack's they
have a steamboat scene, in which large boat,
with real steam and smoke, lands live passen-
gers at pier, then blows her whistle and glides
across the stage through the canvas water. A
railroad scene also draws at Niblos.
TIRE SrATE.-According to the facts collected
by the County Assessors for this year, there were
but ,757, ,6s4 acres in cultivation! 1928 of
which were laid down to wheat, 2O2, ,474 to bar
ley, and 66,278 to oats. The property valuation
is S226, ,oss. Last year the property valua-
tion was $l97, 7s9, lO7; being an increase of
S2S, ,243, ,99l in year, about lat per cent,
which is better than bank interest.
AT Cairo, Illinois, short time since, negro
couple were presented, in the " most brilliant
attires," before the grand head of the negro
church, for matrimonial purposes. The cere-
mony was commenced, and the question asked
if any man of color, or any other man, objected
when % gemman rose from his seat, and said
that he had been living with and supporting the
bride for four months. A great excitement en-
sued and after heated argument of some min
utes, compromise resulted, when the hymenial
knot was tied.
HoMIcIDE.-From the Red Bluff Independent
we learn that on Saturday, December Goth, at
the store of o. Brown, on Deer creek in Tehama
county, j. N. Long shot and instantly killed
Wm. Tiffany. Both Long and Tiffany were at
the time in the employ of J. Gimmel, who lives
near the place of the homicide. The cause of
the difficulty quarrel between the parties
during the day. On Monday Justice s. s. Moe
held an inquest on the body of deceased, and
verdict rendered by the jury in accordance with
the above facts. On Monday evening Long was
examined before Justice Moe, on the charge of
murder, and duly committed to await the action
of the next Grand Jury.
A MOST remarkable case Of sudden blindness
occurred recently at Dayton, Ohio. The wife of
Mr.. Jones, of the firm of Scott, Jones Co., re
tired to bed in her usua! health. During the
night she walked Mr.. Jones, stating that she had
dreamed she was blind. Finding all right, she
soon went to sleep again but the dream was
peated. Mr.. Jones Immediately arose, lighted
the gas, and made the alarming discovery that
his wife was totally blind. The unremtted eff
forts to restore her sight have thus far proved
unavailng. Mrs. Jones had two cousins af->
flcted in a similar manner. Altogether the case
is most remarkable and distressing.
AT o'clock on the morning of December 18th
the Jail at New Albany, Indiana, was entered by
an armed mob and four men-Charles Anderson
and the three Reno brothers, Frank, Simon and
William-who were confined there waiting their
trial for robbing the express train and nearly
numbering the express messenger, at Jefferson
VILE, last May, were taken out of their cells and
hung" The vigilance committee consisted of
seventy-five men armed with revolvers, all well
dressed and wearing red flannel masks, and came
oy special train from Jacksonville. After get
ting of the train they placed patrols along the
street from the railroad to the Jail, and a strong
guard was also placed around the iail. The
Sheriff, while endeavoring to give the alarm
was shot aud seriously wounded. After com.
plet'ng their work of vengeance the mob left the
promises for the railroad, where train was in
"ai'ng Tor them and left the city before the cit
iZenS were aware of tho tarr;b1a 4