Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-02
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.


Kossuth has joined the London International
Society.
Portland, Oregon, has more saloons than any
city of its size in the United States.
Rnmor has it that Tweed has resigned the Of
fee of Commissioner of Public Works.
Revolution is gaining head in Mexico and the
spirit of rebellion is spreading all over the re-
public.
On the 18th of December the Geneva Alabama
Commissioners will meet FOR business and sit all
Winter.
Smallpox still prevails in New York and Phil
adepha SO deaths occurring in the latter city
last week.
Paris is again to become the seat of Govern.
ment of France at the next session of the Nation
al Assembly.
Walker, late Superintendent of the Census
Bureau, has been appointed Commissioner of In
dian Affaiss.
Ben Wade declines the Office of umpire in the
dispute between England and Liberia relative to
boundary lines
The largest freight depot on the Oregon branch
of the Central Pacific Railroad is now being
erected at Red Bluff.
The case of Brigham Young has been set for
trial on Monday next, and it is said he is on his
way to appear and answer.
The New York Mail says Schenck will resign
his English mission soon aud accept the attor-
neyship for the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Preparations are being made to give Alex a
fitting reception in San Francisco. military
reception, banquet and ball are spoken of.
The woman suffrage people preparing in
Pennsylvania for grand raid on the State Leg
islature this Winter, in favor of their cause.
Orders were filed at San Francisco lately for
some choice grapes for President Grant, and five
boxes of California apples for the Queen of Eng
land.
Three Russian men-of-war are fitting out to
visit Brazil to demand satisfaction for maltreat-
ment of naval officers in the streets of Rio Ja-
metro.
The Emperor of Germany accepts the position
of arbter between the United States and Eng
land on the question of boundary at Vancouver
island.
All the prosecutions against parties for vio-
lating the law against lotteries have been con-
tinued to the next term of the San Francisco
Municipal Court.
Grant has prepared draft of his annual mes
sage, and will not commit it to printers lest cop
les are given to the public in advance of its de-
livery to Congress
General Ben Butler, Thurow Weed and Sena-
tor Wilson of Massachusetts, see fit to publicly
deny that they in a movement to defeat the
denomination of President Grant.
Professors at the Naval Observatory, Annapo-
lis, have discovered the spectrum of Ecnke $
comet, which is now approaching the earth.
They say it is cloudy glowing gas.
The California and Oregon Railroad line has
been located as far north as Willow Creek, Shas-
ia county, and the impression at Shasta is that
it will pass within two miles of that place.
Report says the Russian Grand Dukes visit to
the Uuited States has relation to an alliance in
the event of European war. Russia believes
that with the aid of our priyateer navy she could
defy all Europe.
The Bulletin states by authority that Hon
Thomas H. Selby will not be candidate for
United States Senator, but that be proposes to
retire from public life at the expiration of his
term as Mayor of San Francisco.
1t is said that Collector Phelps, Of San Fran
cisco, is satisfied that neither he nor Cole can
possibly win the Senatorship, and that the
chances are against the probability of any com
binaton being able to defeat Sargent
There is a strong impression that the new City
Hall is going to be costly elephant for San
Francisco and that instead OF million and a
half as estimated the city will be called on to
pay at least S., 600, 900 if not $40, ,oOO
A man was arrested lately at Oakland Point,
on a warrant which accuses him of petit larceny
in stealing chips, which were worth in the vicin-
ity of two cents, if they were sold to good ad-
vantage. He was admitted TO bail in the sum of
$25.
Two hundred Kuklux were to be arragned for
trial at Raleigh n c., on the 9th ult. Some
OF them say Frank p Blair is at the head of the
organization in the United States, and that Cen
eral Forrest and Wade Hampton are high Off
GERS In it.
Republican Association has been organized
at Washington with Seleucius Garfede, of
Washington Territory, for President and c. j..
Hillyer, of Nevada, for Vice President. Other
officers from the Pacific coast complete the or
ganization.
Many of the artesan wells in Santa Clara val
years ago are now dry, while in others the flow
has greatly diminished. Legislation has been
suggested to prevent waste of water from those