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Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Lafe News Items.

There is a majority of twenty-nine whites In
the Virginia Legislature.
Rumor says that Annie E. Dickinson is soon
to assume the editorship of the New York Re0o-
luton.
The subscriptions to the Stanton fund amount
to Sse 600, and will amount to $4,000 in
few days.
Paine of Wisconsin, and Wood and Cox, of
New York, are said to be the noisiest men in
Congress.
A physicians wife, of Dungannon, Columbia
county. Ohio, gave birth, few days since, to
four boys.
The New York Commercial advertiser shrewdly
suggests that the suffrage be granted to all
women over forty
New Orleans and Chicago papers express re-
greet at the presence of armies OF unemployed
men in the streets Of those cities.
In Georgia the Legislature has been suspended
by order of General Terry, and quite breeze OF
political excitement is prevailing
The Tennessee Legislature has passed bill
repeating act inhcHng penalties on common
carriers for discriminating on account of color.
Governor Flanders, of Washington Territory,
is out-doing Johnson as "yetoist." He has
vetoed one hundred Territorial Legislative bills.
A Charleston boy of fourteen, named Robert
NJ Suipes, died from drinking what the Coroner S
jury calls ian unreasonable quantity of whisky"
The minister who eoped from New York last
week with Miss Johnson has been captured and
sent to an insane asylum the young lady is at
home.
In Detroit, January 9th, a small house, in
which woman and eight children were sleep
ing was burned. Five children pershed in the
flames
The Warren (Pa) KaH sayes the recent explo
sion of ntro-g y cerine at Titusvlle was heard in
that county at points forty miles distant from
the place of explosion.
The Sheriff of Butler county, Pennsylvania
excluded all city reporters at a recent execution
on the ground that he had contracted TO repor
the affair to three papers himself.
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the expedition tc
explore the Isthmus of Darien is in active prapa
ration Commander Selfridge, of the Npsig
will have charge of the expedition.
The Republican caucus of the iowa Legisla
ture has nominated Judge Wright for UniteC
States Senator. The first formal ballot gave
Wright 67, Allison Al, aod Merrill 8.
A shivering vagrant wandered into the cour
house of Madison county, Iowa, and was discov
cred at Midnight warming himself at the stove
which he was stuiline with the court records.
A dispatch from jackson, Mississippi, says
Governor Alcorn, refused to be inaugurated un
til the State is admitted into the Union. The
Legislature will meet and ratify the fifteenth
amendment, elect United States Senators and
adjourn until after the admission of the State.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

The RED RIVER REBELS AND THEIR LEADERS
" Unfortunately for Canadians coming to this
country writes Canadian correspondent
"they are impressed with the idea that half
breeds are a sort of halt-and half specimen of
humanity. This idea OF the people of this coun-
try is not only unfortunate, but uncalled for
The word half-breed merely signifies where there
Is tnge more or less of Indian blood. Who
ever started the term breed ought to have been
choked before he had time to apply it to human
beings. There are very few OF US nowadays
who have not a mixture of blood in our compost
tion-our mother, perhaps, being an English
woman, and our father Scotchman or Irishman
therefore the term is as much applicable to us
as those who have Indian blood in their veins !;
and for tins reason would advise stranger to at
tach no erroneous idea to it, for have seen as
good half-breeds as | have seen white men.
Some of the finest ladies in the settlement have
Indian ood in their veins, and more lady-like
courteous and pleasant gentlew women | never met
iI my life."
Louis Reil, the Comman der-in-C Chief of the in
surgents, is twenty-four years old, is five feet
and a-haif high, rather slim, and of light COM
plexlon. His father was native of Canada, and
his mother of Canadian descent. Since he came
out OF college he served some time in a dry
goods store at Minneapolis. He is young man
of good behaviour, finished education, and
refined manners. His moral career stands with
ou. piemisu' ms ihteligeht look ana conver-
sation, says one of his admirers, will readily sat-
isfy any one that he was calculated for no ord-
nary man. John Bruce, President of the Insur-
gents, is Scotch haf-breed. He is farmer,
and was special constable under the government
OF the Hudson Bay Company. He is intelligent
and of good standing in his community. Mr..
Donobue, who, with the President and Secre-
tary, forms the rebel Executive Committee of
Three, and who is also member of the Council,
10 a ma of adn and
polished, genial gentleman. He is twenty
eight years Of age, of tall figure, light hair and
complexion. He was born in the United States,
and it is said that his Irish courage and activity
add valuable assistance to the patriot cause in
Rupert's Land.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Report OF Commission to Revise the Laws

The commissioners appointed under an act to
provide for the revision and compilation of the
laws of the State of California, have made an iu-
teresting report to the Legislature. The COM
mission has found a source of great difficulty in
the fact that almost every county in the State
appears to possess a somewhat separate system
of laws and presents little imperium in inpsrio
of its own. 1t has been endeavored, so far as
possible, to reconcile these discrepancies and to
adopt form of internal government applicable
TO each comfy in the State. The commission
hasalso adopted important amendments in the
act concerning crimes and punishments, the civil
practice act, the law respecting corporations and
the election law. Notifications of the State
constitution are proposed in the following par
tculars The omission of the terms recorders
courts and recorders, as applied to criminal
magistrates, from the belief that there is not q
single recorders court in the State aud that the
term is almost, if not entirely, obsolete a pro-
vision that where more Supreme judges
are disqualified the decision of majority of the
judges not disqualified to be valid as judgment,
and an equal division to operate as IN afiirmance
of the judgment; an appointment of the various
county assessors instead of their election by the
people; an amendment of the provision requir-
ing all property to be taxed, so as to exemp:
from taxation charitable institutions, &C.; q re-
peal of the grand jury system and abolition
thereof a provision giving to a verdict by three
fourths of petit jury the same effect YER
dict nv the entire inry The commits ssion also
suggest the passage of law providing for the
codifcation into written and systematic code
of the whole body of the law of this State by the
creation of civil, political and a criminal
code.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

OuR AssEMBLYMAS.-lt appears from our Sac
ramento letter that McMurry promptly presented
the petition forwarded from this county concern
ing expenses of Indian expeditions. Our corres-
pondent expresses our views on this question,
and we believe their correctness will not be
questioned by any one. We have been observ-
ing closely and feel disposed to say this much
for our Assemblyman SO far he has been al
ways on hand at roll-call, and does not hesitate
to place himself on record.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

ACCORDING TO the estimates of the county as
SCISSORS, the population of California, exclusive
of San Diego and Shasta from which there are
no reports, numbers 5Gs, 1927 souls, of whom l5O
900, or more that twenty-five per cent; are in
San Francisco. Sacramento is credited with
$4,000, Santa Clara and San Joaquin each with
$4,000, Sonoma with % 1921, Alameda with H.
900, and Solano with l3, ,OOO-and those seven
counties have more than half the population of
the State. The total number of registered voters
H. l4l, ,744.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

and other membranes, may be placed upon
the same footing with subsequent purchasers in
good faith, as against purchaser holding an
nnrecorded deed, giving all parties twenty-four
hours within which to record their deeds, etc.
ASSEMBLY,
The House resumed consideration of Assembly
concurrent resolution No. II, the question being
on its passage. ~~t
Speeches were made by Messrs. Slcer, Wal
dron, Oates, Andrews, Duffy and Halle, after
witch the resolutions were adopted-54 ayes to
8 noes ; severel absentees
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

RAILRoADs.-At the end of the year 500 there
were over o,oOo .piles of railway completed and
in operation in the United States. OF these,
7,745 miles were built in 1869. The average
cost per mile of all this road is $40, 600 aggre-
gate cost $4,000, 900 900, or within $4OO, ,OoO,-
900 as much as the national debt, and amount
ing to one-seventh of all the property in the
United States, real and personal, in the year
1860
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

The experiment in raising sorghum cane, so
far as it has been made in this State, has proved
success. 1t is said to have yielded two hund-
red and fifty gallons to the acre, and that where
ouy fifty acres we're cultivated in it last year
two hundred will be put to the raising of cane
the coming season.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

OsE hundred and ffty-three Cuban planta-
tons, valued at an average of $3.50, 900 each,
have been con6scated by the Spaniards. Senior
Miguel Aldoma is the heaviest loser among the
rebels having lost in real estate and other prop
erty nearly S. 200, ,OOO but he has Sc 900, 900,
900 left to exc out subsistence, and he is ercer
than ever for Cuban independence.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

IT is rumored that Tammany politicians are
negotiating for the purchase of the New York
Herald establishment. 1t is to remain in the
hands of Bennett during his life, and will then
be turned over to the purchasers. Meanwhile, it
will be run 10 the Tammany interest.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

New ExcHANGE.-The Eew World is the title
of new paper, the first number of which was
received this week. 1t is published at the New
York Albion office, No. SO Park row, New York
city, at $4 SO per annum, in advance. We well
come it to our exchange list as a first-class
weekly journal of useful and entertaining liter
ature
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

The American Register, published at Paris, of
November 4th, states that a silver medal was
awarded to a lot of California cocoons at the
Hamburg international Exhibition, and that
the great gold medal" the first prize of the
Royal Belgal Linneau Society, was awarded TO
J. Q. A. Warren of California for cocoons and
couifers exhibited at a late fair at Brussels.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

SPLENDID ESGRAvING. I'VE received this week
the magnificent steel engraving "Fourth of
July Pic-nic," presented to all subscribers to
Democrats Monthi1 The picture is about four
feet one way by five feet the other, and is valu-
able as work of art and is an elegant parlor
ornament
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

The Mozart Hall IN. " Democrats are about
to take the war-path, and it is rumored that
number of disaiected Tammanyites have gone
over to them. The Mozart wing is under the
leadership of Ben Wood.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Bridge Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UN
~ dersigned will apply to the Honorable
Board of Supervisors of Trinity county, at their
regular February term, for renewal of license to
keep toll-bridge or ferry across Trinity river,
at the town of Lewiston, in said county, for the
term of one year. .t..'
OLNEY PHILLIPS.
Lewiston, January l7th, 1870 u 3-3w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

LsApISs fnanciers are of the opinion that pa
per money will soon take the place of gold on
this coast, and that twenty-five millions of cur
rency will be needed in the Pacific States and
Terrifories
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

CHEAp.-France is always in advance. Tele-
graphic messages are now transmitted all over
the empire at one cent per word
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

ISFLuEScE OF WOODLANDS ON CLIMATE.--An-
other instance of the Influence of forests or
woodlands on rainfall, and consequently on clim
ate, has made itself felt in Australia. In many
districts the trees have been so wastefully cut
down, that since s63 the quantity of rain has
gradually diminished from tbirty-seven inches in
the year to seventeen inches in 1868. Up to
July of the present year-a period which in
cludes two of the wettest months of the season
the fall amounting to eleven inches only. In
the colony of Victoria the deficiency of moisture
has become so serious, that the government has
appointed an inspector of forests, whose duty
will be to prevent the destruction of existing for
ests, and establish nurseries of young trees in
favorable situations. By this means the beauty
and fertility of. the country may be renewed and
increased and the climate rendered more agree
able than at present. We mentioned some time
ago, that DR.. Muller, the government botanst,
had shown that individual settlers could do
much toward giving the country a wooded char
acter by dropping seeds of the eucalyptus into
cracks in the ground at the commencement of
the rainy season. If this advice be followed
and the government measures succeed meteor
ologis.s of two. generations hence will have in
teresting facts to record the climate of Victoria
London Atheneum.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

OpR army is furnished by its Quartermasters
with Sic, 900 worth OF tobacco monthly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

SHARP TELEGRAMs. - The Alpine Chronicle
says:
On Saturday last we published n portion of
the tax summons that had been sent to this Of
fee by County Clerk Barber for publication.
Upon the. appearance of the Chronicle in the
sanctum of our amiable contemporary the follow
ing spicy telegraphic correspondence ensued
c. p. Corr Silver Mountain: ~ -- --'f-
See Tax Summons in Saturdays Chronicle and please
plain imnicdh,tely Answer by telegraph. s. G. LEWIS
s. G. LEWIS, Monitor:
gave the Clerk positive orders to send All
you. Win see about it c. r. Corr, city Dist. Atty
c. P. GoFF, Silver Mountain: ft.a as. tt..
BE honest. or knave Tho fool dodge won't win
S. G. LEWIS.
s. G. LEWIS:
BE honest knavel" Had you followed the above pre-
cept you would have been considered "A to-day
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Redemption Fund.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
~ proposals, directed to the undersigned, for
the surrender of County Warrants, will be re-
ceived up to the last day of the next regular
meeting of the Roard of Supervisors
PETER PAULSEN, Treasurer.
January p, 1870. fltaAfF ra a-4w
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

SMoorn SAlLNe.-Under the skiful and hon
est pilotage of Secretary Boutwell, the financial
ship of state seems to be making prosperous
voyage. According to the last g debt state
ment," from the Treasury department there was
a reduction of over seven and a-half millions of
dollars in the amount of the principal of our ma
tional Indebtedness during the month of Novem-
Der, making over seventy millions of reduction
since the lst of March.--S. r. Chronicle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Bridge Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UN-
~ dersigned will apply to the Honorable
Board of Supervisors of Trinity county, at their
regular February term, for license to keep toll
bridge or ferry across Trinity river, at Sturde-
wants Ranch, above Junction City, for the term
of one year
r. ~ j. A. STURDEyANT.
Trinity River, January 7h, 1870. 3-3w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22

WOMAN SUFFRAGE PETITION The following is
the text of the petition which has been extern
svely circulated in San Francisco and other por-
tons of the State, asking for egislation on the
suffrage question: 1rt
To the Senate and Assembly, etc: The un-
dersigned residents of the State of California of
full lawful age, respectfully and earnestly pray
your honorable body to take such immediate
action for an amendment of section one, article
two Of the constitution of this State as shall Sc
cure to the women OF this commonwealth the
right of suffrage. And to this end your petit
TONERS will ever pray.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Mrs. P0StOn'S Seminary.

THE SPRING TERN OF THIS INSTITUTION
i will open Monday January Sd, 1870.
For particulars apply to Principal. r.s
MRS. E. c. POSITION.
Marysville, cor. D and E. Law
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
MARYLAND ITEMS


The store OF Mr.. stichberry, at Skip
ton, WAS brok en- 'npen on Sunday night
and robbed ofabout $500 worth of dry
goods. No clue to the perpetratOr of the
robbery has been discovered.
Harry Thomas, young man about
eighteen, sonof John Thomas, of Icl lxtOn.
had one of his feet 30 badly wounded
last week by circular saw, tina the in
jured meH Der had TO be amputated.--
The young man res des in Indiana. 81
running race, half-mile stretch, has
beet arranged between the stallion Tai
ly Ho, belonging to Mr.. John L. Ora
ham, and horse owned by DIR. w. J.
Bowdle. 1t promises to be quite an in
te-esting affair, as both animals are con-
sidered somewhasswift. 1
A cutting affair took place at Chesa-
peake City. on Monday night last be-
tween Larry Simmons and Jim War
ham. Summons inflicted dangerous
wounds upon Warham with a knife on
the back, extending up round the Shout
ders, and down the right arm, severing
all the muscles of The arm. simmons
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
On Saturday night last, Miss Lizzie
Bailey, a highly respected lady of our
town, committed suicide, By drowning
herself IN tank of wster in the yard of
Mr.. VIM. Bailey her brother-in-law.
The cause ofthe distressing event. was
religious melancholy. Those who knew
her, never doubted her real piety. She
was hop~ful and cheerful when in fun
pc 'essiOn of her faculties. but at inter-
walls suffered from deep mental depres-
sion. sef44tf HHa
While in this morbid state of mind,
she saw no escape from imaginary evils,
except through her own death. She left
brief note, indicating her conscious
aess of her true condition, laying all the
blame of her harsh act entirely upon
herseli.-HaDrs Republican.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
THE ELECTION.

On Tuesday next the voters of this
Slate will be called upon to decide the
great question rs to whether the gov
eminent Of our State shall be placed in
the hands Of those who are trying to OBJ
tain the ascendency through the aid of
their negro allies, or be retained in the
hands of those who will use every en-
deavor to advance the interests of the
white citizens of Delaware. The issues
of the campaign have been fully and
freely discussed, and every Democrat
should come forth and show his inten
tion to do all in his power to prevent the
negro party from gaining the ascenden
cy, by working earnestly Tor toe success
of orr ticket.
We do not believe that the white vot
ers of Delaware are so lost to every
sense of justice and honor rs to be will
ing to occupy the degrading position. in
which they will be placed by the success
of the Republican party, That they are
willing to acknowledge the validity OF
the so-called Fifteenth Amendment and
! quietly submit TO its degrading provi
sions. No. On the contrary, we are
confident that they will come forth in
overwhelming numbers and battle no.
bly, for the cause of truth and honor
That Radicalism in Delaware will re-
receive its death-blow, and Polly, and
her renegade followers be consigned IL
the lowest depths OF political grave.
Before we again issue our little sheet
the struggle. will he over, the question
settled, the battle fought, the victor,
won. But who shall gain the victory
Let every Democrat aud Conserxativ,
perform his whole duty, and next wsel
we shall answ err that the White Man
Party has triumphed. Notwithstanding
the combined opposition Of Republicans
negroes AM POLY McNalts,v Thel
shall peace and prosperity attend us
and the evils OF negro equality, socia
and political, be averted. Then shall III
right triumph, and Radicalism in Del
aware be numbered among the "thing
that were
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
For The neralll.

II OF bi1c fferalu. rs
"Nature hath designed every man for
some especial calling, and lie should R,l
low that wherennto he hath been order
ed" Never were VIZ more forcibIy i'm
pressed with tile truth of the quoted
sdagp. than upon receHt visit 10 the
city of Baltimore. where We enjoyed ths
bountiiuA hospitality, and infin.t,. "good
cheer OF that pri CO ~ good fellows and
most gsniat-of hosts Capt. q. w. Spic r,
at his model Dining Saloon, M. IL Soul
Street, opposite German. In all OUR
travels and experisnce, amt esch has
been extensive nnds vuri d, we have
never met with nlah Who ,pore. onm-
plelsiy tilled .the bill OF u ''cleUer felton,
aud one acho can heep q hotet." than the
gallant Captain who dispenses wit and
wine, meat and mIrlh, bread and benev
Olence, and every other article Of com
fort. convenience and luxury. that are
indispensable to The pleasures aud well
being of tne travelling public.
His sparkling champagne will cause Il
Dian to ''s1aite" for the Widow Cliauot.
or shod a tear Ter the unhappy fate oi
the Empress Euzeuia. His WHISTLES
brace man, As firm as the mountains
from whose Z" Dem" they are distilled;
and his Epicurian ielicaeies would max .
man strike his wife's grandmother. bet
on horse race at a Jocky Club Fair,
make love 10 "heathen Chinee or any
thing else lhnt well fed man would feel
strong enough 10 do. We can ~ aid
/, that Splcer's establishment, is really a
MOI. nment to the enterprise aud liberal
ity of y worthy citizen. of which the
Monumental. City. may be justly prouc,
With the truth 81 what we have written.
firmly Impressed upoa our mind, we
ean with the greatest con.ids Te reier
the public to the tender care. and 2sn
erous hospitality of that best of hosts
eur friend Capt. G.. w. Spicer.
| ScHIEz EN-ScHULLYs.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05

1t requires no more political sagacity
to. foresee the object of this Simon P,sre
Democratic squad, than TO foretell its I'LL
innate and speedy tate. The Republic
cans being without ticket in this
County it ostensibly processes 10 DO ''la-
boring to correct the corruption that has
attained inthe Democratic party while
its real purpose is, with the CO operation
and support of white Republicans and
negroes to defeat the White Mans tick.
ct, and thereby place themselves st the
head of the Republican party. Quers,
are Republicans so destitute of brains
and honesty as to accept such men for
leaders? Which of the two will they
support, he 'Independent penocratic''
independent of everything but dishon-
orr or the White Mans party, that is to
gain such AN overwhelming triumph
next tuesday, The answer is obvious.
The Republican, party being gone in this
county, white Republicans will enroll
themselves under the White Mans ban
ner, and the poor "Pollies'' will, two
years hence. bring up the rear of the ne.
gro party. That is, the negroes will
take them on probation, and will not
take them as leaders at once. Sambo is
sharp.
The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-11-05
Advertise in the HERALD.
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.

COURT PRocEEDINas.-Th Court adj
Journed last Wednesday afternoon be-
ing in session only three days, Nearly
all tee cases on the civil list were con-
tinued, as were also number on the
criminal calendarby request OF counsel.
Inc following criminal cases were
heard and di>pos d Of. viz:
State vs.. David @. Montgomery In
dicted for assault and battery ut Octu-
Der term, 1869. Tie defendant failing to
appear his recOgnizance WAS forfeited.
STATE VS., Samuel Tosheil.
for assault and battery. Case continued.
State VS.. e. Ii. Mackln. Twelve in
dictments for selling liquor on Sunday.
Plead guilty in cases and find $40 and
costs in each case. Notte pros. entered
IN other cases.
state VS. George Whitlock. Three in
dictmenss for selling liquor on unday.
Plead guilty in one case and fined SIC
and costs. Notte pros. as in other
cases.
State VS.. f. III. Macklin. Fifteen in.
dictmsls for gambling. Noue pros. en-
tered IN each case on payin~ntof costs,
State vs.. George Whitlock. - Five in
dictmsnts giant bling. Plead guilty IL
one, Fined $50 and costs, and To be inn
prisoned three months. Note pros. on
payment 0; costs in other Indictments