Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-01-14

CATTLE are perishing in Oregon for want Of
feed.
LARGE quantities of soap are manufactured at
San Diego.
DURING the last year, l,574 registered letters
were stolen.
ABOUT thirty new houses being erected in
Reno, Nevada.
A MAN in Placer county has flock of turkeys
numbering 8 600.
The Alyarado beet sugar mill turns out about
5000 pounds daily.
ABour one thousand tons of coal are unloaded
at Oakland, monthly.
SCARLET is said to be the fashionable color for
female wear at present.
The Army Examining Board was dissolved at
Washington on the 4th.
Tue Home Ticket Nine, at Eureka, Nevada,
has been sold for $751; 900.
coLoRED man in Tennessee has been twice
hanged, but is still living.
A STURGEON. weighing 800 pounds was caught
near Sacramento last week.
MINISTER ScHENcK will leave for England on
the 25lh of the present month.
Two gipsey women have made their appear
ance in Suisun, Solano county.
THERE has been Savings and Loan Society
organized in Contra Costa county.
THE general amnesty bill, in Congress, is pro-
aounced failure for this session.
THERE is pear on exhibition in San Jose
which weighs pounds and ounces.
WHEN San Franciscan gets on the verge OF
bankruptcy, be " goes to the Syringe"
VALUABLE copper mines have been discovered
in the vicinity of Winnemucca, Nevada.
THERE were two hundred and FIVE deaths in
San Joaquin county during the past year.
AN $ls nugget was found short time since
about eight miles from Prescott Arizona
CAPT. EYRE, of the Bom5ay, which sunk the
Oneida, has been dismissed from the service.
Horace GREELEY has been elected President
of the Union Republican General Committee.
THE Alta says the Supreme Court of this
State is " a body now infinitely below contempt"
SEVERAL Vigilance Committees, in Kansas,
are reported to be doing good and efficient
work"
MORRILL, has been renominnted by the Repub-
licans of the Maine Legislature for United States
Senator.
The Marin County Netcs (Dem.) favors the
nomination of Lieutenant Governor Holden for
Governor
IT is supposed that the new apportonment
bill will provide for Lower House of about $50
members.
TnR Young Mems Democratic Club, of San
Francisco, have nominated DR.. A. J. Bowie for
Governor
MARRIAGE licenses to the number of 3lO were
issued by the County Clerk of Sacramento dur
ing 1870
KEYNovAN, the pedestrian, has retired from
that business on account of old age and other
infrmities.
THE Sacramento river is said to be five feet
lower at present than ever before known at thi;
season of the year.
IT is reported hat DR.. Livingston has arrived
in Mozambique and is there awaiting vesse
bound for England
THE Alameda county Grand Jury found an in
tried in that county.
A JOINT resolution has been introduced in the
Nevada Legislature asking Congress TO abrogate
the Burlingame treaty.
IN I I'll
this State, has returned to San Francisco after a
long absence in Europe.
On the Sd instant the Supreme Court of New
York decided that U. S :. Bonds not subjec
to State or local taxatfn.
Or dny-one DEATH which occurred in sar
Francisco last week, no less than eighteen wer
from diseases of the lungs.
THE public debt statement, for December
shows reduction of S2,24O, 700 95 ! coin bal
ance in Treasury, $lO7, SOP ,28O.
THE Sacramento Weekly Union, of January
9TH, contains more statistical and other interest
ing and useful information than any other pape
ever issued on this coast.
REPORT says the President has rendered Horace
Greeley position on the San Domingo Commits
sion which is to inquire into the actual condition
of that Republic and report thereon.
In the Senate resolution has been adopted
directing the Finance Committee to inquire as t.
the expediency of imposing tax of one dolla
upon each application for an official position hay
ing salary of not less than 1000.