Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-30
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The people of San Francisco invested $50, 900
in recent Havana lottery.
Brigham Young is reported to be still linger-
ing around ST. George southern Utah.
Both branches 81 Tie Calfornia Legislature ad-
journed FROM the 22d inst. to January 4th.
Eighteen miles of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road have been laid from Kalama eastward.
The blonde New York exquisites are starchng-
ing their hair to make it scrubby like Alexis.
Philadelphia not only vaccinated the Grand
Duke, but also bled him to the amount of $500
for their fair.
Three murder cases have been set for trial n
the Twelfth District Court of San Francisco on
February 10th.
Mayor Medill, of Chicago, estimates the money
value of the property destroyed by the great fire
at $l5O, 900 900.
Attorney General Love has commenced pro-
ceedings to compel the Peoples Insurance Com
pany to wind up its affairs.
Tennie c. Clafin has lodged complaint
against her father and mother, that they annoy
her and Mrs. Woodruff.
Thirteen detainers have been filed with the
Warden of Ludlow-street Jail against Connolly,
who continues very sick.
The total amount of claims presented to the
Southern Claims Commission up to November
3Oth reached 500, 500 ,OOO
Joe Coburn has returned to New York, and
states positively that he has given up prize-fght-
ing and will fight no more.
Alexander Phillips, who arrived in San Fran
cisco recently in the Great Repu6lic is on his
seventh trip around the world
The New York Grand Jury is reported to have
found indictments agaist three or four newspa-
per editors for false vouchers.
Idaho City has so much bogus gold dust in
circulation that its business men have gone to an
exclusive greenback currency.
The British bark Chance and the Hawaiian
bark Artic present bill of So, 500 for bringing
Artic whalers to the United States.
A clergyman named Fiddle respectfully de-
clined the degree of " D. D." because he did not
want to be known as the Rev. Fiddle D. D.
Jesse Grant, father of the President was pros
trated by paralysis at Coyington, Kentucky, on
the 10th instant. He is seyenty-sx years old.
Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Laura De Force
Gordon travelling in the State together, hold
ing meetings and ecturing on female suffrage.
San Francisco merchants are considerable
losers by the detention of their Christmas goods
in the snow blockade on the Union Pacific Rail-
road.
The Inman steamer City Of Brussels has made
the shortest passage on record between Liver
pool and New York. The time was eight days
and three hours.
The property and buildings of the Pacific In
surace Company have been sold to the London,
Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company for the
sum of $l45, 600
The New York Sun has dropped Mr.. Greeley's
name from its Presidential ticket, and now goes
for Lyman TrumbuIl for President and Samuel
J. Tilden for Vice.
Diamonds have been found in Arizona. One
has been sent to a Boston lapidary who certifes
it to be a brilliant of the purest water and worth
from $500 to $40O
Rochefort is to be confined on the Island of
Saule-M lrguerite, Provence, and will, it is said,
occupy the same cell in which the man of the
iron mask was immured.
The Missouri Republican queries "Where
is Boss Tweed to go" The Topeka Record
plies Gas this paper is not addicted to pro-
family, we decline to reply"
Senator Sumner has introduced joint resolu-
ton amending the Constitution so as to confne
the Presidents office to one term-the amend
ment not to go into operation till March 4th,
1878.
The American Legation in England have is
sued a notice to the effect that it is necessary
that all United States citizens intending to travel
on the continent shall be provided with pass
ports
New York Dispatch of the 18th, says there
are fifteen indictments against Tweed, and that
he will be arrested each day until they are ex-
hausted. Every effort will be made by his coun-
sci to keep him from actual incarceration in the
Tombs.
Details of the floods in the northern part of
the Chinese Empire indicate that there will be
no less than 2,OOO,O 900 starving and helpless
people in consequence, and that the Government
officials are making scanty exertons for their
relief.
One of the Siamese twins is still lying at the
point of death at their home in North Carolina
The other is in good health. In anticipation of
death, arrangements have been made for the i'm
mediate separation of the living from the dead
brother.
The japanese mint is hard at work in all its
departments, issuing the various denominations