Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-11-25
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

zona, fell upon Sunday.
Jay Gould has withdrawn of the Sc
curities on Tweed's bail bond.
In October the United States Branch Mint at
San Francisco coined So, $50, 900.
Lumber sells readily in Sacramento District,
Arizona, at 1925 per thousane feet.
Thomas H. Selby announces that he is not a
candidate for the United States Senate
Alden B. Stockwell has been elected President
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
The name of James Mem. Shatfer is mentioned
as candidate for the United States Senate.
Washington Territory owes a debt of $780,
600, which she is anxious to pay off by lottery.
Bugbey, the extensive vineyardist at Folsom,
Sacramento county, has made $4,000 gallons
of wine.
The late snow-storm east of Cheyenne is said
to be worse than has occurred in that section
for years.
Horace Greeley, it is reported, is to be ap-
pointed one of the Park Commissioners of New
York city.
General Howard will recommend the discon-
tinuance of the Freedmens Bureau in his forth
coming report.
Richard A. Lawler, of Washington, is to be
Caleb Cushing's successor before the American
English Commission.
1t appears that either Cincinnati or New York
is to be the place for holding the next National
Republican Convention
The surplus of wheat in Oregon, this season,
is estimated at IS 900 tons, nearly all of which
will find its way to Europe
A f3OO pension has been granted by the Eng
lish Government to the children of Dr. Living
stone, the African explorer.
Eighty thousand dollars worth of charred
postage stamps have been received at the Depart
ment in Washington from Chicago.
Report says that the western terminus of the
Northern Pacific Railroad is to be at Steilacoom.
The Kalma paper denies the report.
Governor Stafford of Arizona writes that si.-
yer mine has been discovered in the Pinal mount
aims, which assays $40 900 per ton
1t has been decided by the directors of the
Pacific Insurance company to conine the Com
pany's business in future to this coast.
| 1t is said that ex-senator Conness will be an
applicant for the position of Minister to Russia
as Governor Curtin talks about resigning
Another German Republican daily paper is to
be started in San Francisco with capital of
$4,000 of which 100000 is already subscribed.
A N ofar iS ma do hv 6 H.
to run that horse against any horse in the world
for $4,000 aside, distance from one to four
miles.
All of the papers in Nevada county, except
the Gazette which is Democratic and has nothing
to say, have come out in favor of Sargent for
Senator.
Charles O'Conor says that, owing to a flaw in
the Indictment William NJ. Tweed will escape
punishment on the criminal charges brought
against him.
Leutenant-Governor Pacheco has already 3l7
applicants for vacant positions at San Quentin
He hopes that some of the applicants will secure
&C an inside berth.
The Salinas (Monterey county, Standard is re.
sponsibe for the statement that last week hun
ter killed ninety five geese at three shots, an a
lake near that town.
1t is announced that Controller Connolly of
the city of New York has resigned, and that
Mayor Hall has appointed Deputy Controller
Green to fill the vacancy.
Collector Murphy of New York has resigned
his office The President accepts it with some
fine compliments to Murphy. Chester A. Ar
thur was appointed in his place.
Sheriff Thorn, of Calveras county, passed
through Stockton November 10th on the way to
San Francisco, having in charge the Board of
Managers of the Calaveras lottery.
The Detroit Post says that the proposition of
Missouri Republican that the Democrats shall
not nominate a candidate for President next
year is only " a choice of deatbs.'
Governor Haight has issued proclamation
fixing Thanksgiving day in this State on Thurs
day, November 30th coinciding with the Ma
tional Thanksgiving Day fixed by the President
Up to November 18th, the contributions from
the different Lodges in the State to the Odd Eel
lows College and Home, amounted to $l3,-
773 90 (pledged) of which So ,45l so has already
been paid in.
The Chicago lawyers, who lost some $500 600
worth of law books in the fire, now ask for
liberal donation of books for the library of their
Law Institute, which they promise to make free
to the bar generally.
The Arizona Miner of Prescott, November 9th,
says the two other parties of the Wheeler expe-
dition, under Lieutenants Wheeler and Lyle, ar
rived on the 9th instant and left for Camp Apa-
che, from which place they will proceed to
Tucson, when the expedition will dissolve. The
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