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Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

Many ago. the writer thsse lines and invalid physician while visiting the
st. cz for their health experienced and witnessed many surprising and
Of the Rum there produced thenvaH ke
seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history
medicinal virtues He delighted and surprised and after his recovery
determined possible the sole manufacture
ands the United States
glorious himself and
PLANTATION BITTEa world PLAN
TATIN BITTERs being article Of real merit founded principles and
relying wholly the vegetable world for its medicinal effects worked rapid revou
ton the history Of medicine and became ahuusehdd word all the civilized
world The abi Tlsso anas health and the demand for
the PLANTATION Bl!TERS exceeded the abilities the rroes supply
Notwithstanding the large importation st. cx Rum made for the
pounding these sers the quantity inadequate therefore became
that extensive scale abroad should made and agent
dispatched st. Thomas for that purpose he fortunate securing and
leasing plantations the largest and most productive estates the
island Houses stills and presses erected by magic which utterly aston
% the natives The services experienced and natives the island
cured very the pers the PLANTATION BTERs position
supply their laboratory with all the perfectly st. cx Bum needed manufae
turing DYPErTc vIaoRAToR
the natives crushing the and otherwise for the stills and
andoe Fever and Intermittent and xaous Feve Dyspepsia and
diseases the the PLANTATION slyTEas unsurpassed in the
history million bottles disposed Of annually They
adapted old and young male and female They agreeable IN ta and always
produce an immediate beneficial result
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

OUTRAGE on The AMERICAN FLAG.-The flag of
the American consulate at Palmyra, Columbia,
was tore down recently by the natives. The
consul bad killed man who attempted his life
and was confined in filthy dungeon for Sec
ond trial, having been once acquitted.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

CHAs. WEsTxoRELAND ALLOWED MLEAGE.-In
the Senate, February 4th, the report from the
Joint Committee Mileage was received, and
the reported resolution passed, which included
payment of mileage on account of Charles West
moreland, Electoral Messenger from California.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

THE Crawford county nominating plan is re-
ceiving the attention of portion of the press Of
this State In Sacramento the Union and Bee
favor and the Record opposes the system. The
Republican primaries will be held under it in
the city of Oakland, and it will probably be
adopted by both parties in number of locali.
ties throughout the State.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
Send Shipping Receipts and Bills OF j. din q
SU M M ON s.

STATE OF CAI1F0RNIA.-IN THE JUSTICES COuRT
LEWISTON TOWNSHIP, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF TRINITY-HOW BoGER RS JOHN BURNS.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO JOHN
BURNS, Greeting:
VOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO APP.
/ pear before me, at my Office in the Town
ship Of Lewiston, in the county of Trinity. win
in ten days after service hereof, to answer unto
the complaint of How b Boger who sue Won N
recover one hundred and forty-four (l44) dollars
due them from you Seventy-fve (75) dollars
upon certain promissory note given them bv
you, and dated at Lewiston, October 22d, 1866
payable one year after date in United S,.ton.
gold coin, and sixty-nine (e9) dollars of a bal,
ance on book account contracted bv Won 80
their hotel, as will more fully appear by CO..
plant now on file in my Office when ;pdon,o..
will be taken against you for the said amonn,
together with costs and damages, if Won fail IN
appear and answer ~" '"ii ".
To the Sheriff or any Constable of mid co.n,.
Greef,ng: Make legal service and dine rs,'su
hereof. uue return
Given r under nde my hand, this l4th day of jam.
H. RILEY Justice of the Peace
In and for said Township.
IL appearing from the return of III. co.,,.
sn. pelsonai service cannot be had of the abova
- ana by affidavit of ]. C. How ons 20
sne piaintins, and that cause of acton 80
= ;s.p" 'pe defendant in respect to whom service
nf W W MADE hereby order that service thsrs0
ue a,aue oy publication in the Trinity .Io,rrnoI
Tr;n;.v newspaper published in Weaye-v;lIe
waahy 10y county California, three consecntivs
G;vsn commencing Jappary 2sd, AID. laee.TF
OF January, A. D. 1869. '-'' io'n u"S
"a. H. RILEY, Justice Of the Peace.
"-"S In and fo,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

The Herald of February 10th predicts the
coming of change in the government of New
York city. 1t says the German vote is stronger
than the Irish vote and the politicians are begin
ming to bid for it strongly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
BORN,

At Weaverville, February 14th, to the wife of
Mr.. P. P. Martin, a son. "''e ~
At Weaverville, February l4th, to the wife of
Mr.. W. B. Brown, daughter.
AZ San Francisco, February 9th, to the wife
Of Ar. D. E. Gordon, son. = '''s
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

The New York Board of Excise has applied
chemical tests to the samples of the liquors dis.
pensed at the gilded saloons of that city. Only
two out of thirty-eight samples were pronounced
to be good and none we're absolutely pure.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

TINE OvERLASD.-The distance from Philadel.
phia to San Francisco, Uia Chicago, is $500
miles. If, when the overland railroad is COM
pleted, a train should run at the rate of twenty
miles an hour, including stoppages-which is,
perhaps the average rate on railroads in this
country-t would require little less than seven
days to accomplish the distance.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

POWDER MILLs.-There are two mills in Cali
fornia that manufacture blasting powder. One
is in Santa Cruz county and the other in Marin.
In the past year the Santa Cruz mill produced
1881 kegs and 969 packages, and the Marin
mill 20, 900 kegs. The former mill has capac-
ity of lO,0 900 kegs per month. The capital en-
ployed in both mills is nearly half million dol
lars
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

The LATE SroRN--The news from the middle
portion of the State shows the last storm to
have been the severest that section has known
for number of years. In San Jose the food
was particularly destructive and, in addition to
the loss of property, there has been general
stoppage Of communication by rail or stage.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

WEsTMoRELANDs SoN.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Spirit Of the Times (the editor)
writes I" Westmoreland was a widower and
This boy Mr.. Gorham, Secretary of the United
States Senate, has taken into his family and will
bring up and educate as his own, sending him
to an educational institution with his own son
near Boston,"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

A CORRESPONDENT of Philadelphia paper
who attended all the New-Year's receptions at
Washington, praises the liquids of Secretary
Seward and AttorneyGensral Evarts, but dis
liked McCullough's punch and Mr.. Colfax' s cold
water. Guess be did not take enough of the
latter to hurt him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

ON READING AND FILING THE PETITION
" of WILLIAM H. BACHELOR, Administrator
of the Estate of said deceased, praying for an
order to sell the Personal Property of the said
Estate, it is ordered that all persons interested
in said estate appear before the Judge of the
Probate Court of the said County of Trinity,
State of California, at the courtroom of said
Court, at the Court House, in said County, on
TUESDAY, the 23d day of FEBRUARY, A. D.
1862 at ten O'Clock A. NJ, then and there to show
cause why such order should not be made.
Dated February 18th, 1869.
A. J. FELTER, Probate Judge.
Attest: ]. W. PHILBRooK Clerk
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

PRIVATE letters from Paris state that General
Dix will resign in March, and it is believed at
Washipet that E. B. Washburne will succeed
i'm
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

CALIFORNIA WINES IN EUROPE. California
wines are becoming quite popular in Europe and
are said to be q favorits beverage in Germany.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

EVERY Mormon in Salt Lake who keeps a store
is required by order of Brigham Young to have
sign which other Mormaps may recognize.
This is an arch over an allseeng eye, with the
words Holiness to the Lord" All MormoHs
are commanded to trade at such stores only, but
many prefer to save money by trading with out
siders These stores are known among irrever-
ent "Gentiles" az 'bull's eye shops
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

WORTH
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PETI-
IN tion has been filed in said Court by Nelson
Bates, of Trinity County, in said District, duly
declared a bankrupt under the Act of Congress
approved March I'd, 1867, for discharge and
certificate thereof, from all his debts and other
claims proveable under said Act; and that
TUESDAY, the 9th day of MARCH, A. D.
1869, at II o'clock A. NJ, of said day, before
the District Court of the United States, in the
City and County of San Francisco, is assigned
as the time and place for the hearing of the
same, when and where any creditors who have
proved their debts, and any person in interest,
may appear and show cause, if any they have,
why the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted. BY order of
ROWLAND L. WOODWORTH.
Register in Bankruptcy.
January l4th, 1869.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
WoRKIse THEIR PAssAGE TO wHrTE PuE.-

WORKING THEIR PASSAGE TO WHITE PNE.-
The Amador Ledger of February 9Th, says:
On Friday of last week, yandameut, who
resides above this place, was hunting col,
that had strayed from him, and when neal
Copper Centre, he met two men ip the road, who
ordered him to stop and hand oyer all the loose
change he might happen to hare about him. AT
ter making him dismount they went through
him." and relieved the old gentleman of $25
They told him they were bound for White Pine
and were working their passage in that way.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
Notice to Creditors.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF sQUEIR PHIL
BRICK, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UN-
IN dersigned, Administrator of the above
named Estate, to the Creditors of and all per-
sons having claims against said deceased to ex-
hibit the same, with the necessary vouchers,
within ten months from the first publication of
this notice, to the undersigned, at his office in
the town of Weaverville, Trinity county, Cali
fornia.
Weaverville, February 18th, 1869.
VIM. Fl. BACHELDER,
Public Administrator
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

SIXTH SEssB.-A number of philosophers ar
que the existence of sixth or inner sense as
distinguished from the FIVE outer senses Ae-
cording to the theory advanced by them, this
and of its needs and dangers. 1t is the soul
keeping the body informed and forewarned in a
degree corresponding with the strength of the
organs at its disposition.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
PHOTOGRAPHY.

NHE UNDERSIGNED HAS CONCLUDED TO
i remain in Weaverville few days longer:
Persons desirous of having Pictures taken ana
finished in the most approved style of the fn1,
tographic art are invited to call early, as ne VIII
positively remain but short time.
j. o. WELSH,
s-tf Gates Building, Court street,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
ge,w Adrertiselaemts.
Bankruptcy Notice.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT OF CALIF0RNIA,-IN THE MATTER OF
NELSON BATES, BANKRUPT.
IN BANKRUPTCY BEFORE ROWLAND L. WOOD
WORTH.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY OF TRIM
ITi, STATE OF CALIF0RNIA-In the matter of the
Estate Of SQUEIR PHILBRICK, deceased.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
Weekly Grinity 3nurnal.
WeaverVjlle, Saturday, FEB. 20, 1869.

~L. p. FISHER, 30 and al New Mer.
chants Exchange is our only authorized Agent In San
Francisco For Eastern advertising Mr. FsHRR IL
seneo Dy o. " ffrriNdLL Co. OF New York and Boston
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20

D. U TeW York Agency.-HUDsoS MKSrr, Al
Park Row. are our only authorized Agents in New York
cny All advertising avors forwarded through their Agen-
cy will receive prompt attention
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-20
In the Probate Court.

JHHuH I4CIT' IoO5.
THOMPSON l. WILSON, Att'ys for Petitioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-06

Prior Ia the act OF July TO- 1865 no stamps for distilled
spirits and tobacco were required This expense has now
become important item. The commissions allowed on
the sale stamps for 1863 were 27 for 1863 they were
SsO5 $685. making an Increase Of Sl0J519 These
commissions the rate during each year, and
the increase Is due the sale OF stamps during the
year 1863.
TIE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU-us ORGANIZATION
AND WORK.
As early as possible after entering upon my duties
caused reorganization of the clerical labor into three
principal divisions in charge OF the Solicitor OF Internal
Revenue, and tile second and third Deputy COMMISSIONS
crs. These principal divisions were subdIyded into
tOns aud the most important sections placed In charge
Of officer OF the class Of heads OF divisions" under
the Of July 49, 1890 In my Judgment twOuld be well
increase the number OF this class sufficiently To pro
vide each section Of the bureau There sub
sequently organized independent DIVISION TO which
assigned the manner oil service and espOndcnce
Of Supervisors aud theig assstauts which placed In
charge officer Ofthe detective force detailed for
that purpose
This reorganization has worked efficiently and harmo
niOusy, though the business OF OF The sections has
Increased largely " render IL desirable " tVr them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-06
The following table is submitted showing the net re.
from stauns from Ia
Rln7oa aaf rs
.&aaaNla 81

This shows increase in from stamps, during
this six months. OF nearly million dollars. This In
satisfactory. IL has resulted mainly from the policy OF
this office IN April last, requiring all stamps 70 be so
placed the instrument Of writing TO exhibit the
tire face Of the stamp and prohibiting the practice which
OF stamp by the attachment Of another when in fact
the stamp cut in two and onehaf used TO represent
f sanp In another instance The gross REGENTS from
stamps for the last fiscal year $lG,42O7lO For the
current year they are estimated ~ SOOO00 bat 10 is be-
lieyed that this tax ought to yield at least S2O0OOOOO
The British Government collects a much larger sum
from the some source It's receipts averaging from 1865 To
1869, inclusive over SG00OOOOO per annum This fact Is
of the great defect of system; and while
there some reason there - yet more injustice, in this
strict comparison. The British system Is not well
CENTS lncroy fair 10 as The one salient point nov
ever that fd 10 collect much revenue as our sys
TEN ought 10 yield, cannot be ignored. The OF this
failure ana the remedy for u, have received az much
consideration from the increasing labors Of tins
bureau would permit one undOubted is that par
res frequently omit 10 STAMP instruments rcgucd ~ he
tiiI N,To9id be found by inyaidating ali i1strn.
IBents not stamped according to law. ana by
making the penalty, though comparatively light at least
twice Tho stamp duty, and never less than - where the
omission appeared 10 be from neglect only ana not design
OF opinion that the most serious abuse In the eva
OF tile stamp laws is the fraudulent second Of
official cancellation. Various methods for preventing
tins practice have been suggested but none free from
mended Congress TO authorize tie Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue 10 send agent 10 Europe to examine
governments. In this manner alone, at small expense,
this Government can avail Itself OF the knowledge winch
science aud Og experience have furnished OIL this sub
ject TO Older governments.
INCOMES PROM INDIVIDUALS.
The total amount collected the annual list OF in
comes for 1891 wa Sl7957; for 1865 IL was s23OJ7O
for 1863 up 20 November II Cs and this last
sum viii De- increased 70 an amount over S2bOOOOOO As
this tax expires with the assessment for 1870, 10 VIII he
for Congress 10 determine whether part entirely
with receipts from this OF revenues and II not
whether any substitute DO devised just and
equitable and less burdeusOmc to tax payers II the in
come from this source cannot De spared from the general
receipts and other objects cannot be found accep
table substitute IL is for Congress 10 determine
whether not The tax SHAH be renewed In considering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-06
Reeeipts for the six

543O82 SlO2 $50 S22S3Ol3l S5l2t3
The aggregate receipts for the present year will be in
creased by the returns from % districts amounting 1t Is
estimated to S5l6OOO Total gain, not including the re-
GENTS from those districts $223lsS6S. II the receipts
from the unrepOrted districts equal the ABOVE estimate
the total gain will be S23S34,o6e, or 2Si per cent:
The gain on spirits during the six months OF compar
son is not large by nearly six millions as II was for the
six months ending 30h Of June last This Is accounted
for by the circumstance that the old spirits IN bonded
warehouse the 3Oh Of August 1863 when Tie new law
went into effect all by operation OF law TO be with
drawn from bond and tax TO be paid prior TO July 1869
III is fact however that the gain on tobacco Tor THIS
perod of comparison, exceeds that for the six months
ending June 80 by S2OOOOOO showing steady and
continuous Of revenue from tins source The
gains on stamps, incomes and sales, correspond very
nearly with the gains these articles for the six months
OF comparison ending June 80 1862 IL is 10 be reIneIn
hered i'm referring to the foregoing comparative tables
that they do profess To give the gross receipts OF
revenue for the periods OF comparison but the receipts
from the same general sources merely.
RECEIPTS IRON THE SAME GENERAL SOURCES, FOR TIE
FIRST QUARTERS OF THE FISCAL YEARS 1869 AND 1870
COMPARED.
Tie following statement Of the receipts from the several
general sources for the first quarter OF the
present and last fiscal years includes the returns OF
twenty out tweutysiX districts not given IN the
table immediately preceding ana received since tbe
preparation Of table The receipts OF the following
districts only are therefore, not included in the receipts
for the year 1870 Third Mississippi and Ninth Kentucky
for the month Of July; Third mississippi for August
Eleventh NrWYOrk Sixth Tennessee, and Fourth Texas
f.,Y min
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Total gain Of last period 7@''o'tt'oo
The following table exhibits the loss and gam on the
several articles subject to taxation during the same pc
rod and explains the from which the gam Was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-06
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
The total receipts from Internal Revenue sources
ovcusive of the direct tax upon lands and the duty
mon the circulation and deposits of national banks,
we're for the fiscal year 1869, sl6O059A 80 This in
lpdes the sums refunded for taxes illegally assessed
and collected amounting s3GO2Sj Il, nearly all OF
which was for taxes assessed and collected IN pre-
,ous wears For the fiscal year 1865 there were re-
funded 81 1884 81. Drawbacks were also allo"eu
to the amount of 81 S799SO OF. No drawbacks were
allowed during the fiscal year 1869 by this bureau'
executing on general merchandise under section l't
of the act of June 60 1861 limited under the "c' VI
March 81 1865 to ale and patent medicines a',o"n'
ing TO s377. All 81 The drawback on rum anu aco-
bol il not allowed by this bureau. The receiP'S io
the current wear are estimated at sl75'OS"VOO'
ppcrrp-s ron THE FIRST AND LAST SIX MONTHS OF HE
yIsCiI YEARS 1868 AND 1869 COMPARED
A comparative statement is submitted showing the
total reoeipts from the general sources OF taAao
Tor tb frat and last months Of the fiscal years 1900
and 1869: oo. mo
ron, Julv 10 December. 1865 inclusive 2g6SSS
From Juiy 20 December, 1861 inclusiye.... @LIVooO
,c,, ain for first six months of 1861. .. $l.1S635S
From January TO June 1869. inclusive.- gOo45'ooO
From January 10 June 1868, inclusive 6A49V4o
Total gain last six months of 1869 rlS6SS2oUoo-
The following table shows the aggregate receipts from
the same general Of revenue taxable unueI tA
,tn0 laws for the first and last six months OF Tue hS0
wears ending June 80 1868 and 1869; -.,,A.1..,s ,
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THE CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.

The Hon. Inland Il. Hulburd, Controller OF the
Currency has finished his annual report. He says:
Since the last annual report nine national banks
have been organized of which eight are new assoca
tions, and one a conversion from State bank, max
ing the total number organized up to October 1862
COZ From the number of banks organized above
stated to be co., should be deducted "a, leaving the
number in active operation 500
The following statement exhibits the number and
amount of notes issued, redeemed and outstanding
gentpmber 20 1869:
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BY an amendment 10 the act Of July 90 1865 passed
March 1862 the compensation OF stOckecpcrs Ii To DO
repaid the Government by the manufacturers OF dis
titled spirits and Of warehouses. These repay
found 10 be difficult To collect, and am Of
opinion that this mode OF paying storekeepers should be
by the Government for this purpose had been repaid on
3Oh OF June 1863. The accounts OF this bureau do not
show precisely the expenses Of collecting the revenue for
each year, because the amounts charged during each
year embrace expenses actually incurred IN the preceding
year. go. $500,
expenses Tor the bureau for the 1868 SS2H
Dtdgc The cost Of pnnuEg stamps and Tor feni.'. l'o
Actual expenses Of The bureau for l36l......,.. 4l'H
Expenses for the year 1862 fbJo'j'
Deduct for printing stamps Gc.............'. 2o'0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-06

Total f-''''o''o'' ~
The following statement shows the amounts and kinds
OF United states bonds held by the Treasurer OF the
United states TO secure the redemption oil the circulating
IL tl,I., o. Co. nInhn
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It's worthy OF special notice that IN fegau 10 lhe
receipts from tobacco siuce Jan. 1862 ana hereafter
referred TO being largely increased the loss OF revenue
on this article for the preceding SIX months amounted 10
kS282 and il should be borne in mind IN considering
This loss that the present system OF collecting the TAX on
tobacco had not gone into full operation prior 10 jan
1869. -.-,-, -.
The only articles on which loss was sustained are
egacies SUGGESTIONS and penales-specal taxes not IN
cl1ded under spirits &c.and these aggregate only $eV2
7S2. - - -
RECEIPTS PROM THE SAME GENERAL SOURCES FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDING SEPT. 80. 1868 AND 1869:
o September, 1853. inclusive SlOL,obi5SO
Twenty.si1 districts this period, not yereturned' 1900.
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into another division with additional clerical force Ihe
entire reorganization Of this bureau Is supJect when
recommended the careful consideration oI
The following summary from the statistical reports VIII
convey some idea of the magnitude aud Importance Vi