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Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

To DE TESTED. From the Yreka Journal we
learn that test-c0se has been made up in Sski-
you county, to be submitted to the Supreme
Court which will settle whether the Democratic
Anti-Mortgage Tax Law, passed last Winter, is
unconstitutional or not Should it be declared
unconstitutional, then mortgages will be subject
to taxation the same as other property. The
Journal concludes an article ON this subject with
the following pertinent remarks;
The interior counties have to pay all this tax,
but the city of San Francisco has always gono
clear, thus robbing the interior counties Of more
than their just share of taxation. The San
Francisco capitalists were assessed under Re-
publican rule but they held back their money
and got Democratic Legislature TO pass n bill
relunding them this tax, together with an addi-
tionol law exemptiug altogether the tax ON mort
gage funds. Political intrigue in the Democratic
ranks will continue this system Of uoutaxation
in San Francisco in some shape, no matter how
the Courts decide, for the sake Of success, which
the people of the interior must make up by moro
than their just share of taxation. As long as
such as Governor lIaight and his combination
ring, just so long viii they sell the interests of
the people to gain their own ambitious ends.
We hope the men who have to pay not only
their own tax, but also make up the tax ex-
cmpted to capitalists in San Francisco, will re-
member Governor lltiRht and his clique whose
whole aim in state affairs has been partisan
gain, rather than the public welfare.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

SINCE the Nevada election, several of the pa
pers in that State which have been Issuing daily
for the past six weeks have returned to their
old edition as weeklies.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

ANOTHER Lodge of Good Tempars Is to be
started at Vallejo the Lodge now there being
so large as to be unwieldy.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26
NUMBER A..
The damon Republic.

About four years ago traveller in South AZ
RIGA, somewhere in what is known as the Repub-
lie of Trausvaal, and on the headwaters of the
Orange river (lat. 25o southl found diamond,
which was verified as such by the French Com
sui at Cape Town, six to ight hundred miles to
the south Of the place where the gem was first
picked up. Others came in soon after from the
same region, and Mt length general attention
was attracted in that direction at Cape Town.
In 1869 Il merchant bought q diamond of
drover for triAe. 1t was s34 carats in weight
and such fine quality as TO Justify an expense in
cutting and setting Of S75, 900 This stimulated
Il diamond fever and we now hear of such an
exodus to the mines from all the towns of South
Africa, as California used to be treated to in the
palmy days of our placer mining operations,
when Gold Bluff, Gold Lake, Kern River and
Frazer River were something more than ugly
traditions. 1t is said there nre ten thousand
diamond miners now on the Orange and its up
per tributaries. And that they have already
produced So, 600, 600 worth of precious stones,
The miners have organized n new Republic,
with one Stanford Parker as Provisional Presi-
dent, and an Executive Council of eleven. The
territorial sovereignty is claimed by England,
but the white inhabitants represent all nations,
France Holland and England having sent the
most of them. The actual Diamond region is
said to cover 900 square miles the gems being
found in the beds of the rivers, on the plains,
and in muddy bogs. The walls of the mud huts
often sparkle with them, and they are as plenty
among the natives as beads were among the
Pawnees twenty years ago. The region is we'll
watercd, healthy and fertile, and capable of sup
porting an immense population, which it is not
unlikely TO receive, now that the diamond fever
invites it, aud the Suez Canal affords easy ac-
cess from Europe The centre Of the Transvaal
Republic is about midway between the Zambesi
country, Of which Dr. Livingston has told the
world much and the Cape of Good Hope.
Its latitude corresponds exactly. with that of the
| Island of Madagascar, from which it is separated
by the intervening country of Mozambique and
the channel Of the same name. Directly south
of it lies the Orange River Free State, southwest
the country of Natal, and southeast of these
Cape Colony whose extreme southern point is
the Cape of Good Hope, which may be 800 miles
from the mines. East and north of the diamond
district stretches away to Lake NGami and the
Atlantic ocean, n terra mcognitd whose mysteries
are as little explored as those of our own Color
ado Canyon region Sacramento Union.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILwAY.-A committe OF
this company will very soon locate the western
terminus of that road somewhere on Puget
Sound. Twenty miles Of track will be
built Immediately, beginning at the lermnns
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

HASDY.-An English inventor has recently
produced new style of glove, having pocket
in the palm. No doubt this will be handler than
"pocket in shirt"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

FoUR Lodges of the new organization knowr
as the Independent Order of White Men, hay,
already been instituted in San Francisco.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

MAJOR GENERAL SoHoFIELD arrived in San
Francisco on the Iith inst.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

MARIN county came out about even in the Lii
brary Lottery The people there expended about
81 800 and drew three prizes which aggregated
81 $50
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26
Weskly Grinity yuurnal.
ss-L. p. FISHER. 80 and a1 New Nor

Rs-L. p. FISHER, 40 and FL New Mer-
chants Exchange, is only authorized Agent in San
Francisco For Eastern advertising MIR. Fisher repre-
sented by s. NJ PETTNsLL Co. of New York and Boston
RB- New York Agency.-IIUDsoN MENET, IL
Park Row. only authorized Agents In New York
city. All advertising vors forwarded through their Agen
cy will receive prompt attention.
Notice.All communications advertisements and other
matter connected with the JOURNAL should hereafter be
addressed to and settled with c. W CRAIG,
Weayerville Sept l. 1870. Business Manager.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

AsoTnER BANK Arrangements are being made
ia Sacramento for the establishment of the
Second National Bank of California in that city
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

GAMnErrA has teegruphed TO the French Cen
trail Committee Of California acknowledging the
receipt of Gny thousand fir r. donated by Cali
fornia to the French Republic. lie says they
are not in need of any more men, but money
will be always welcomed, above all when it
comes from America"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

ALL SoLD.-By letter received from II. L..
Grinnan, Secretary, we learn that all the tickets
in the Nevada School Lottery have been disposed
Of, The drawing is to take place December eth.
I" The ball goes on--the boss is making money
We wonder how many Trinity people will have
the correct I" squibalents.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

To THE PoINr.--Mauy Republicans are bored
to n considerable extent, of late, by the very
men who were their former party associates, but
who appear to have been suddenly conscience
stricken, and at once made aware that they have
committed groyous wrong by onatng with
the Republican party aud accepting fyors there
from. We would commend to our readers tho
following extract from the Yruka JouraaI of
late date, which will be found just as applicable
in Trinity county a"it is in Siskiyou;
Republicans of late are bored good deal by
political gas from men who were formerly Re-
publicans, or were not known how they stood
politically, with the hope Of their attracting the
attention Of the Democratic party towards
nomination next year. TO hear them talk, one
would think they were The most radical Of DEM
ocrats always, even more radical than jeff Davis
or Vallandiphan. What 70 wonderful effect
little office in prospective, has upon some people,
and how curious they never made it known be-
fore,
A SPECIMEN According to tue New York
Tribune, the present total Indebtedness of that
city, as shown by the books of the City Con-
trolIer, is SIC, ,OO5, 400 a. At the close OF The
year 1863 it was $42 58l ,724. Increase of ndebt-
edness in the seven years which Tammany has
ruled $33 423, ,77s II. The rate of taxes this year
is $2s per head for the entire population. Such
is Democratic rule.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

FRiGHTFUL.-Rumor says that Brigham Young,
Jr, has proposed to Yopng Ladies Seminary
recently started at Salt Lake by the Mothodists.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

DISCOVERIES AND lNvENTIoNs.-The following
list of the dates upon which various discoveries
and inventions were made, will be found useful
for reference:
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

BILLIARDs-On The 18th lust, Mr.. JOS. W.
Little (champion) and Mr. John 7. IL. McCleery,
played match game of billiards for the silver
cue, the championship of the Pacific Coast and
$500. The score was follows McCleery,
POI points, Little s36 points, showing that
Mr.. McCleery is the winner by 365 points.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

THE Call is agitating the question of estab-
Fishing a work-house, in San Francisco, for the
benefit of criminals convicted of petty larceny
and other ofenses that are punishable by impris-
onment in the County Jail. 1t argues that such
prisoners should be made to bring in some rove-
nue. to the city rather than be II source of great
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-26

Hssess Lodge, No. 900, H. o. q. T.-Meets at
GOOD TEhPLARs HALL, Weaverve Sunday evening,
ct o'clock. JOHN W. PHILBR0OK, W. @. T.
GEO. u. N00NAN, W. s. 1v14.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20
The Canvass In Missouri,


In no State in the Union this au.
tumn is there anything like as much
warmth IN politics as in Missouri,
and this is confined chiefly to the
two wings of the. Republican party.
The whole State from center to cir.
conference is aroused. One cannot
get within the limits of the State but
what he will very soon perceive that
it is the chief topic Of conversation
1t is greatly to be deplored that such
u bitter contest has arisen among
those who have been all along fol
many years known and avowed re
publicans.
The Brown and Shurz party re,
ceive the hearty support and active
aid Of the democracy, which is a very
suspicious circumstance against
them. 1t is, however, natural enough
TO suppose that democrats would do
all in their power to foment the dis.
cord in the republican ranks, and to
this end, they would be likely to side
with ono party or the other, and fore,
go independent action under their
own name where they are in as hope.
less minority as they arc in. Missouri.
From our knowledge of tho condi.
ton of affairs, VIC are inclined to the
belief that Brown will DO cleo. ed
Governor, by the aid of democratic
votes.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20
The War.

Tho Geographic reports are very
conflicting. Very little dependence
8 to DO placed in reports until cor
roborated or proven to be false by
the dispatches for one or two days
following. There is evidently .
very lying tongue somewhere. So
far as We can gather, the Parisians
are confident of success and claim
como important victories before the
city. On the other hand Berlin dis
patches treat of little Importance
what has occurred. 1t would seem
as though efforts for peace arc yet
quito streneously made with NO re-
suits or much hope Of favorable re-
suit. Another report is rife that Ba.
zaino has again escaped from Metz,
which VIC presume to be like others of
like character, entirely false.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

STEEL TYPE FOR pRINTERs.-A
Handicapped steel type or punch
wherewith to make q matrix for the
casting of others in soft metal, was
one Of the first appliances in the
primitive arts OF the type founder.
70 make steel types for ordinary use
has been frequently proposed, and,
if made with perfectly defined faces,
their superiority over even tho cop
per-faced ones now in use is appar-
ent. A French patent has recently
been granted to one g. Bauer, hav.
ing for its object the cheap and rapid
production OF steel type, andin which
by an ingenious mechanical contri.
vance, not unlike that in use for
making nails, the inventor converts
previously softened steel wire into
types which are afterwards hard
ened. With single machine and o
ono horsepower steam engine, 35,-
600 types can be made in twelve
hours, while the types thus made are
of a superior finish, and cheaper also,
on account Of the less expense of the
steel as compared with tho ordinary
type metal, which is usually m al
10y Of anthony and lead, in proper
ton of one part of antimnny to four
of lead, with very small quantity
of copper; the latter being usually
present in sufficient quantity in
what IL termed hard lead.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

General Sheridan has written q
letter to friend in Washington, in
which he says there are some cases
of desertion and Sinking from mill
tary duty in the German and French
armies, AZ there was in the United
States army, during the late civil war,
and speaks Of tho tall of Paris rs
merely question Of time.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

General Cox, OF Ohio, Gen. Grants
Secretary Of the Interior, has re.
signed, and his resignation has been
accepted. He will be succeeded by
Columbus Delano, also Of Ohio, and
now Commissioner Of Internal Reve.
nue.. Tho appointment Of Delano
will be eminently satisfactory to
throughout the country.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Gustave Freshman, Of Chicago, the
other day, opened q vein in his arm,
lay down upon bed. covered him.
self with a blanket, and. converting
freely with his friends who supposed
him slightly i'll, blcd to death.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

A Quaker maiden Of Indiana, who
had reached the ageof sixty, accept
ed a matrimonial offer from o man
who belonged to tho Presbyterian
Church, aud began to prepare for her
wedding. As usual, . delegation Of
Friends waited on her, and remon-
strated with her for marrying out Of
meeting. The bride-elect heard the
visitors patiently, and said: "Look
herei I've been waiting just sixty
years for the meeting to marry me,
and if the meeting don't want me to
marry out of it, why don't tho meet
ing bring along its boys?"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Advice from Havana, say that the
blacks in Martinique revolted on the
Oath ult., and burned fifty plantations
and killed some whites. The revolt
was suppressed. It was caused BY
the revolution in France.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20
A Fair Vote or Free Fight.

Even such democratic papers as
the World, have admitted for years
that the elections in Now York, un-
der Tammany rule, have been an.
blushing and unmixcd frauds.
Undor corrupt and partisan boards
oil election, bands Of repeating vaga
bonds, who would DO q disgrace TO
tho dir.ies. penitcntiary in the Uni
ted Ststcs, have, for years, ut every
election, marched from poll to poll,
and voted from morning till night,
thus giving tho democratic ticket in
that city, sufficient majority to over
aughthe country vote of that State,
and to elect whoever Hoffman,
Tweed, Fisk & Co., dictated.
1t thus appears by the late census
that many election districts of that
city, have been constantly casting
more democratic votes than their
entire population.
Something must BIO done to remedy
these gigantic and constantly grow
ing evils, or else there will DO one o
those days an end of Republican
government in this country.
Congress, at the last session, pass
cd an act. which, it IS hoped, vii
partially remedy these wrongs an
protect the purity ofthe ballot-boz
and the execution ofits provisions
entrusted to the United States Maj
sha! of that city.
The roughs openly threaten to il
moro the law, and pursue the eve
way Of their rascaiity, as heretofor
while Secretary Belknap, by dire
sion Of tho President, Els Quietl
ahrowins a few battallioas of reg
lars Into Governors Island for o
emergency.
Meantime, we shall soon see whet
CT the roughs, thieves, pickpocket
garosers, confidence men, rat killer
prize fighters, ct ID omne genus, wi
make up the great majority of u
democratic vote of New York Cit
are to continue to outrage decenc,
override law; terrorize the legitima,
voters, and overwhelm the gre
State of New York, with fraud
lent vote, as usual, at tho impendil
election, in face of these safeguard
These asylum burning, election =
peaters, may depend upon one thin
and that is, that for once in her 10
history there is to be q fair vote
ssIree fight III New York City at u
coming election, and if u collision {
ours, the lamentations of oil hone
people will be in an inverse ratio
tho number of funerals, among VI
rif-rAil voting cattle OF, thai tax-r
den and oppressed municipality.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

The National Lincoln Monument
Association has appointed J. D. Will.
hanson its general agent. The
browning figure is to be colossal
statue, representing Lincoln signing
the Emancipation Proclamation. The
work will cost over 100000.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

The second trial of the suit o.
Olivia J. Flint dress maker, against
A. L. Coolridge, to recover three
months bill of$1, 939.37 for supplying
dresses, &C., to defendants wife, com
menced yesterday in the Supreme
Court OF Massachusetts,.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Justice, WIN tne appEUUas'On1~S
sl lSss oAaa,tia.s.sks & sA&
hereafter will bo Hcrmdh.
i gentleman has arrived At ver.
sailles from England withs &ao, 600
s ssa iss4i sa,s'iH osbIssf fa6d. nc
amount Will bs ldtnad dFbr to tho
German authorities Immediately.
St. Cloud is totally ruined. An INC
pictures and tapestry wore destroyed
bv tho fro fiom the forts.
- oa sssGte Tours, Oct 1A3
Tho Prussians and tho Frenth ato
still concentrating iArge forces near
Orleans prepafat0f5t 70 asEI3S ~.
tic. The Prussisps OCCUPY the ctt3
itself, ,ls well Oh. Tho camp At bel'a'r'
near M0ans s.. ,pso..r.p ~ Oct a.
| The Government cepsor Of the
nreas has been removed for permit
ting attacks hv nsyapapeUx
4 Hing Of PtusRG ne -. ~ ~
Brussels, October Is:
Tie Indepenconce Beige sdetai44
| its attack Oh BismkrpRR h6lic*, -
chafgssshim tnH btt ~ ].
atoms &ith IN AVA y
'lNEKF. C0uA@E
i no Grapd ESdkA hd1t 0@
Fellows for the State VI lows con
vcnea NTH city ss&il 60 rep
4 roaentafixe4 Neee ks .
rho following officers ~erc elected
%, 1, sh e s y ssrrH'PsfGhiHoM
Il MEG VIC B Hendershott.
RW d Senior Mariiin4S s Win.
N d W q JaDior Wsfasa 4sban
9 r ~ G scrioe-wm Garrett f.,
RW Treasury-John B Gle1n,i /.
r w Representative 70 isEaoo
: Lodse-ws Z. shaep, ygsssH.,.,
The Cuntansion VontiaAtsethred
: dassI sc Rais,{k; 6st4A
= II. B, Gillian, member Of, Congress
! from this District, died at Oxford
4 last night. ;a,,,
. There Was d heae3 frdst last night
. lee forne,i two ipclAs tdickr r A
= Snow fell at Cheyenne yesterday
Ia 5 New York, Oct. 10.
:, The registration Of voters has besE
4 going on quietly ail dsy snd PIT ~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

A Trib1ne's correspondent at Der.
lin telegraphs tho 1eth. that General
Burnside has returned from bis
second visit to Paris, and gone to
BRUSSELS, whence he expects to so
to Versailles. ttes 2l};'a
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

The Winterset Sun says the little
man, Johnny McKibben. weighing
36 pounds, voted for the first time in
Winterset, on the 18th inst. He
started right by jumping aboard the
republican craft.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Genl Woodford challenges Cover.
nor Hoffman to discuss the issues
before tho people Of New York, and
Governor Hoffman, believing that
prudence lie the bettcr part of valor,
very prudently declines.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Official returns from the State oil
Nebraska, show that the Legislature
stands a6 Republicans, o Democrats,
and 9 peoples candidates. Taffee
Congressman, will be elected by about
$500 majority.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Sixty ono counties in Iowa, oil
that arc so far heard from, foot up q
republican majority of 31,735,
All tho democratic counties thus far
&C, Dubuque, Leo Alamakee and
son
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

During the year ending Septem.
Der 26th, 214,950 bushels of grain
were shipped from Marengo, Iowa
county, besides 102 car loads OF stock.
The Grand Lodge Of |. O. Of Q. +.
of Iowa, conyenes in Council Bluffs
on the 10Th inst.
Scott county estimates its barley
crop this year al 100000 bushels.
rating the same at s575,O0O.
Iowa this year raised "a, 100000
hushels of wheat.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20
: Chicago MAr15tgG

- = fFtF4. - sChlCR8O, Oct 10.
FIour-Quiet and frm;low grades
in good demand.
Wheat-Active and Iregulsrx No
1 selling ati.O8a1.O0; No 8at f.e6aa
l.O8, closing castor at LOTT; No at
1.0la1.O2; No 2 seller November,clo
sed ct 1.083. 5eea f,s.
Corn--Fairly active, but closed
dull and lower No 2 at IS cash ; re-
jected sold at 533 @ 543 new 81.
Oats-Stoady; No. 2 At 3s@3et
cash. ,,;ss.ss,ss 4, -.
RYe-Moro active and firmer No.
2 at 784.
Barley-steadyi and 'frm; no 2 At
91i@92. y -
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20
The National Asylum for Dis.
d abled Volunteer Soldiers.

g Manageable President of the
United States, tho Chief Justice, the
Sccretaryof War-Ex-oflicies.
Maj. Gen. B. F. Butler, President
Lowell, Mass.
Maj. Gen. Jno. H. Maftindale, ST.,
Vice President, Rochester, N. Y.
Jay Cooke, Esq, Jr., Vice Presi.
dent, Philadelphia, Pa.
Hon. Lewis b. Gunckel, Secretary,
Dayton, Ohio.
Gov. Richard J. Oglesby, Spring.
field, Ill.
Gov. Frederick Smyth, Manches-
ter, N. 81.
DR.. Erastus B. Wolcott, Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Maj. Gen. John 8. Cavender, st.
Louis, Mo-
Rev. Horace g. Stebbins, San
Francisco, Cal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

The OPINION AS AN ADVERTISING
MEDIUM.-Weok before last j. Y.
Stone advertised for q cat stolen from
his residence during urcounty fair
he offered reward for Its return
through the columns Of tho Opinion,
and last Saturday ho received the
aforesaid tomas per express from
tho eastern part Of Montgomery
county.-Glsnloood Opinion.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Dispatches from Dayton, OHIO
say that Gen. Echenck's friends have
determined to contest Campbell's
election from the Third District.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

John Quincy Adams, the grandson
of. the "Old Man Eloquent" is again
re-nominated by the Democracy of
Massachusetts, for Governor.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Hon. Robert Ridgeway, Member
Of Congress from the Fifth District,
Virginia, and former editor of the
Whig, died in Amherst county last
nicht. sf1 s
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

Judge Mexican Of Salt Lake,
refused to naturalize two persons for
reason that they believed in polyga-
my. 1t is creating much agitation.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-10-20

The Now Orleans Republican says:
1--WE asked an old resident yesterday
if he saw the Democratic celebration
on Saturday evening. He replied
II saw a long procession OF Gen.
Grants paroled prisoners, is that
what you refer to-?