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Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

0,000 Tickets aoW be sold at So so Coin, Each
This ticket will admit bearer to Concert.
The drawing will take place and the Gifts
awarded in precisely similar manner as at the
Concert given in San Francisco, in aid of the
Mercantile Library and under the joint super
vision Of a committee of well-known citizens of
Sacramento, and the officers of said Associations
Persons at distance can obtain Tickets by
sending checks on any of the Sacramento Banks
or Coin by Wells, Fargo & Co. Ten per cent
commission will be allowed to parties sending
for Fifty or more Tickets. Commission paid in
Tickets. All orders should be addressed to
CADWALADER, DAVIS s. CO.,
Business Managers,
P. o. Lock Box 22S, Sacramento CAL
General Agency-44 Fourth street, between ]
and X. l4-lm.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

JUVENILE SMPLICITY.-An exchange vouches
for the following story; Two boys of tender
years, who went by the names of Tom and Jack,
became members of a district school, in GER
tain New England town. On making their ap-
pearance, the teacher called them out before
the whole school and proceeded to make the
usual interrogatories concerning their names,
ages, etc. Well, my fine lad, said the teach
er. to the first one, what is your name p
" tom" promptly answered the boy. "Tom,"
said the teacher " that does not sound well.
Remember always to speak the full. You should
have said Thomas. Now, my son, turning to
the other boy whose face suddenly lighted up
with satisfaction of newly comprehended dea)
will you tell me what your name ISL" "Jack-as," /"
replied the lad in a tone of confident decision
The/teacher was taken with a sudden fit Of
coughing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

JUMPING MAToH.--A young man, who
fought but did not die, at Antietam and Gettys-
burg, went into Providence on foot with some
small articles for SALE One night just as the
sable curtains of evening were being lowered
upon him, he applied at very respectful looking
house for entertainment. He was very kindly
received by young lady, who happened to be
the only one of the family at home, with whom
he partook of the evening meal, and everything
seemed to our hero to be going emery as mar
riage bell" 1t seems, however, that the young
lady began. to suspect that in ''entertaining n
stranger" she had not entertained Gan angel"
But how to get rid of him was the trouble. At
length she asked him if he could jump well, say
ing that she could jump further than any
Yankee living. This was "stump" which the
hero of dozen battle fields was not disposed to
take, and they arrayed for trial of leap p-frog.
The young lady placing herself against the wall,
at three jumps reached the door. Our Yankee
now took his station for trial. At two bounds
he nearly reached the door, when Miss Bluenose,
with all feminine fascination imaginable, said
she would open the door for him, so that he
might have chance to see how much he ex-
celled her, and he took the third leap which
landed him outside of the house.
The young lady instantly closed and fastened
the door, took hat, mittens, overcoat and valise
of merchandise into the chamber, threw them
out of the window to him, and told him there
was tavern about seven miles below, where,
no doubt, he could be entertained. He went on
his way meditating on the mysteries of woman
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

NOTHING NEw.--The boys on Long Wharf,
New Haven, have a novel way of getting mo-
lasses into their stomachs. They take long
string, dip it into the molasses, and, putting one
end between their teeth, swallow the rest.
After calmly enjoying the delicious sweetness
awhile, they take hold of the end of the string
and pull it gently out and repeat the operation
This plan is not entirely original. 1t was
probably taken from custom of the peasantry
in a certain country of Europe, where the moth
ers have to labor in the harvest field. They
take the baby along, and having found a shady
spot, lay him on the ground and tie piece of
juicy meat to a string of suitable length, fasten-
ing the other end to the baby's great toe for,
should the baby happen to suck so hard as to
get checked with its meat-teat its convulsive
kicks will jerk it out again, and so, alternately
sucking and kicking, it is neither starved nor
strangled.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

AN EYE TO BUSINESS. AT one of the promin-
ent Fourth-street churches, Jersey City, a worthy
deacon had been very industrious through the
week in selling a new Church book, costing
seventy-fve cents. AT late Sunday service,
the minister, just before dsmissing the congre-
cation, rose and said, "All you who have chill
dren to baptize will please present them next
Sunday" The deacon, who was little deaf
and having an eye to selling the books, and sup
posing his pastor was referring to them, imme-
diately jumped up and shouted, "All you who
haven't any can get as many as you want by
calling on me, at seventy-fve cents each" The
preacher looked cross-eyed at the brothers, the
brothers looked at the clergyman, the audience
punched the audience in the side, the bubble
grew larger until it burst in a loud gufaw la
dies colored up, crimsoned blushed and thanked
the Lord for the low price of peopling the earth.
There was no benediction that morning worth
speaking of. The deacon after he had found out
his mistake, changed his pew from the front of
the church to the rear and though he cannot
hear the sermon, he is consoled with the thought
that the young ladies can't snicker at him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

TREASURER B. F. HASTINGS & co., BANKERS
With whom all moneys will be deposited, and
by whom all disbursements will be made.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

23lO Gifts, amounting to............... $lOO, 900
Which will be distributed by the MUTUAL AID
ASSOCIATION.
Bas~ This enterprise will be conducted in a
precisely similar manner to that of the late Grand
Gift Concert of the MERCANTILE LIBRARY
ASSOCIATION, of San Francisco which gave
such Universal Satisfaction.
Good, responsible agents wanted. Liberal
commissions allowed.
For full particulars address
LYFORD & CO., Omaha, Nebraska,
l3-2m. Business Managers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15

as- During the Concert, 1,317 Gifts will
be distributed among the Ticket-IOlders--
amounting to $75 700 in Gold Coin, fol-
Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-04-15
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-01
SAINT LOUIS.

...s ST. Louis, May 81.
g. Hunt, an old and prominent citizen
and an active Democratic politician, died
yesterday.
Judge Ludley, of the Circuit Court, to.
day granted nm Injunction against George
G. Miller, Zachariah Simmons, and ChRs.
W. Murray, proprletors Of tho Murray
State Lottery, enjolning their agents from
selling tickets and drawing schemes In
that lottery.
Capt Joseph Brown, President of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, has just return
ed from New York, where he arranged
for the sale of three million six per cent
gold interest second mortgage bonds Of
the above named.road Tile proceeds Of
these bonds are to be used In taking up
ono million six hundred thousand dollars
of the floating debt, laying a double
track from Saint Louis TO Kirk
wood, and building branch road from
a point nine miles outside Of the city to
South ST. Louis, to connect direct with
the iron furnaces at that point. .. b.
A letter from JaCksbow, Texas, says q
band Of some one hundred Indians at.
tackled Henry Warmers train twenty miles
from there, and killed seven men belong.
ing to the train, and wounded one. Gen.
Sherman, who was at Fort Richardson at
the time, ordered four companies Of cav.
airy In pursuit, with instructions to drive
the Indians into Fort Sill, saying that II
he found they were Fort Sill Indians he
would stop the Indian trade in that quar-.
ter.
To-day Is the warmest Of the season,
the thermometer rising above ninety in
the shnlp
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NEW YORK CITY.

NEW DIRK, MAY oil.
At the Academy Of Music last evening
there was a very large audience to listen
to an oration by Hon. Vim. NJ. Evarts.
Among the prominent persons on the
stage we're General Graham, Jef. G. Davis,
Inspector. General james McQuade, Of
Utica, New York, Major.G General Bar
mum, Of Syracuse, and DR.. Tying Their
families occupied the proscenium boxes,
and the utmost enthusiasm attended the
exercises. In all, the decoration exercises
were the mist pleasant and satisfactory
ever commemorated in this vicinity. In
the evening reception was given 10 the
members Of the Grand Army of the Re-
public by the Union League, Lotus and
the Army and Navy Clubs. st
Joseph Murray was convicted to-day In
General Session Court with being com
plicated in the Central Park robbery,
and sentenced to twenty years in the State
prison.
Arrived Steamship Minnesota from
Liverpool.
United States Judge Benedict, Of
Brooklyn, to-day directed proceedings to
be begun against business firm In this
city who sent by one Of their employees
unsealed note to the Judge, stating that u
he was detained for Jury duty he would
lose his situation The penalty Is i'm.
prisonment not less then months, and a
fine OF 500 dollars.
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THE PITTSTON CALAMITY,
Finding Orthe COrOuer's Jury.

.. ...H fHILPDELPHIA, May Ol,
A special dispatch from Plttston, says
the coroneFs jury in the case OF the ~.
cent disaster at West Plttston mine, work
ed by Blake g. Co., rendered verdict
this morning. After detailing the facts Of
the case, the Jury declare that the miners
met their death from improper ventila.
tion. That when the breaker took fire,
there was no means OF supplying the men
with fresh air, and that the means Of ven
tilatiOn are nOtsuch as are required by the
act Of March 30th, 1870, The Jury furth-
ermore find that there was negligence on
tho part OF the employees Of the company,
In not keeping portions of the machinery
properly oiled; and further that the COM.
pany had employed on the day Of the &c.
Cident, u greater number Of men than the
act already referred 10 warrants. The
verdict finds further that Thos. W. vii.
llams Inspector Of Mines, knew OF these
violations Of the law, but did not protest
against them, and he failed to do bis duty
in notapplying To the courts for an In.
junction against the operators.
AshoOting alfray occurred in HILLSIDE ro,
Ohio, Monday evening, In which William
SCaggs was shot twice in the breast by
Dr.: EnOs Holmes. II Is hoped that
neither shot will prove fatal. The trouble
was at the bottom Of the late DR.. Holmes
having been pursued in very threatening
manner by Scaggs while intoxicated
Holmes seems to lave been acting In self.
defense
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-01
TENNESSEE.
A Democratic NIanifestO.
NASHVILLE, TENN, May 81

The following proceeding Of the Demo.
Gratis Of the 2lst Civil District Of this
county and the second largest dis.
trict outside OF this city, will appear
in the Nashville Banner tomorrow
InasmuCh as the present COnsti-
tuition OF the State OF Tennessee
gives TO the colored man every
civil and political right enjoyed by the
white man, It follows that the validity
of the l4th and 10Th amendment tb the
Constitution Of the United States, forms
no substantial issue before the people Of
Tennessee. Therefore, In our opinion no
person, or paper that shall want only To
continue the agitation OF that question is
entitled to confidence, or support Of the
Democracy Of this State; aud whereas,
the recent act Of Congress known rs the
Ku-Klux bill, looks in our opinion solely
to the perpetuation of the succession of
the radical party by violence based on
false pretences, and contemplated de-
struction OF the government which can
only be prevented by better organization
Of the Democratic party, Therefore,
L'eSolred, By the Democratic and COnser-
vative party Of this District, that no
secret meeting Of this club shall ever
be held that the members individually
and collectively Of this club hereby re.
cognize themselves a part Of the posse
cOmitdtuS, and as such are always ready at
the call OF either the Marshal Of the Uni.
ted States or the Sheriff of the counties,
to arrest and bring TO Justice any person
guilty Of violating tho provision of the
Ku.Klux oil Tennessee, and without being
so called by the Marshal or Sheriff We
bind ourselves to pursue with hue and cry
any such offender beyond the confines Of
their district; and this club hereby Offers
standing reward Of 800, TO be assessed
on the members In proDOrtiOn 10 their tax
lists respectively, Tor the arrest and con-
viction Of every such offender In the civil
diStrict That we earnestly request the
Democrats of every other county Of the
State TO organize similar club under
these resolutions"
The list of signes embraces ex-
Governor Henry 8. Foote, late mem.
ber Of the Confederate Congress;
Hon, John o. Thompson, Of tho late State
Constitutional Convention; Rev. A. l.. p.
Green, and u number Of others, among
the best and most influential citizens Of
the State, many Of whom were practical
rebels during the war, These resolutions
will be slgned as they are now endorsed
by every Democratic voter 10 the Twen.
ty.frst District, and will undoubtedly be
adopted by every county In the State.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-01
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Chicago General Assembly.
... CuTCAoo Nav 8I

Ahe ChlchBO Nenerhl Assembly,
CHICAGO, May 81.
In the Presbyterian Assembly to-day
Rev. DR.. Jacobus was elected Chairman
Of the SustentatlOn Committee, which has
increased from seven to nine members
The Committee on Bills and 0verlures
recommended the Presbyteries to unite
In making uniform arrangements for the
observation in 1872 OF the Third Centen.
NAL Celebration, Life and Works Of John
Knox, Massacre Of st. Bartholomew and
other religious events Of a similar char.
acter which happened In the same year.
The recommendation was adopted.
The expenses Of the Synod of China,
amounting to 5000, was ordered 70 be paid
1t was ordered that the Presbytory Of
Slam be detached from the Synod Of Chi.
na and be attached to the Synod of Al.
bany.
ReS0lbtd, That 1t Is not expedient to
make this next year memorial year.
On motion Of Rev. DIR. Ellis II was
ReSOlred, That the report Of tho Com.
mittee on the Benevolent Works Of the
Church be taken from the table, and that
all those items Of report which may not
be acted upon by this Assembly be re-.
lered to- new committee to report to the
next General Assembly.
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RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
The N. Y. Central Scrip Tax.
A.. ~. AI.r. nl

New YoRK, May 81,
The leading officers OF the New York
Central Rail Road received Internal
Revenue Commissioner Pleasonton's de-
csion affirming the assessment Of five
per cent on $3.50, ,360,0O0 interest on the
certificates issued by that road, with con.
siderable surprise, as they thought the
evidence presented to the Government
entitled them to decision nullilying the
assessment. Ina conversation with u re-
porter last evening, Commodore Wander
bilt stated that the assessment decision
was uDjuslihablu. Under no section of
the Internal Revenue law was the New
York Central Rail Road Company amen.
able for this tax, as tho certificates issued
by that company merely represented the
improved value Of the property upon
which payment OF dividends Is contingent
upon the earnings Of the road. Further.
more, the money that had been spent
upon this improvement had been accll.
mulating from 1883 TO 1893, and although
the Internal Revenue Law was not pass.
cd until 1864, yet tue Government now
claimed, without the slightest authority,
q percentage upon the accumulation for
seven years previous TO the law taking
effect Commodore Vanderbilt declared
ho would appeal from the decision Of
Commissioner PleasOnt0n TO the U. s,
Court, and ielt confident that his appeal
would Inc sustained.
The Times financial article says "The
decision of the Government against the
New York Central for 81 10000 tax
upon scrip dividend OF eighty per cent
on $23,0O0 capital, before consolidation
with the Hudson. The dividend In De.
cember, 1868, had measur9bly been an.
ticipated, and although short sellers were
moi waiting TO hear stock on this an.
nouncement, they were met by pretty
tree orders to buy, and before the deal.
ings were over the price was par as
against 0Ob per cent last night Scrip
was also firm ut the close. The tax Of
$l,l5O000 will, Of course, have to be
paid by the New York Central and Hud.
son Companies. II Is believed that they
have reserve Of $l,150,0O0 In scrip TO
meet this contingency. II may be that
the legal advisors Of Vanderbilt, who now
find themselves so greatly at fault rs to
what the decision Of the Government
would be, will advise him to resist the
payment, which lie cannot do SUCCESSFULLY;
or, Il compelled to pay, that he should
sue for the recovery back Of the money,
Such advice can do no credit to Wander
bilt, and certainly no service TO the stock.
holders, whose whole interest In the ques.
tion Is only II per cent in a capital of
$00I0O0,000, At the same time, II such
advice be acted upon, the damage to the
market value Of the stock and scrip will
be even greater thin tho suspension Of
the Governments decision has hereto.
fore indicted"
The railroad leading from Unionvllle TO
Middletown, N. Y, having been leased
to the Midland road by the Erie man
ayers, who, by special agreement, have
supplied the rolling stock since the road
was opened, have withdrawn all the
passenger trains
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LOUISVILLE.
Tremendous RailfaIl and Flood.

tremendous kallLhll ana FIOOut
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 81.
There was a tremendous fall Of rain
all last night in various and adjoining
counties, and along the line Of the Knox.
vile rail- road, from Lebanon junction
toLebanon, which caused the largest flood
known In tlatsectiOn Of the State for many
years, immense damage done 10 property,
and considerable portion ;Of the railroad
bridges undermined, and the tract and
was swept away. Trains from here this
morning stopped few miles below
Lebanon junction, where 90 feet Of tract
was destroyed. The bridges passed over
were insecure, but crossed with extreme
caution, 60 miles beyond where this train
stopped another train bounded this
direction was compelled TO stop, leaving
the gap, six miles across which no com.
munication was possible, as the country
was flooded In every direction. The tele.
graph line was washed down, and the de.
struotion Of farm property was very great.
The mails have been ordered stopped
over the line till the damage Is repaired.
The sixth case Of inIanticide in the past
three months was brought to light TO-
day. An infant was found In vault, and
the coroner's Jury rendered q verdict
that II came TO It's death at tue hands of
It's mother.
Dorsey's great sale Of Gold Dust stock
at Middietown, near Louisville, attracted
crowd Of turl men from all parts Of the
country. Forty animals were sold at an
advance on the prices of the recent sale
at the same place. Onegrey fllley brought
ah 7hn
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ARTS.
A Stronger Government Talk
ed of.
ExcesSeS OF the Versaillists.
The Atrocities of the Com
munists OntdOne,
Wounded Insurgents Buried
Alive.
The AwHul1Iassacre Continues.
PARIS, May 8O-Evening.

PARIS, May 30-Evening,
All Is quiet and tho victorious troops
occupy the barracks. There Is already a
strong feeling in Paris that the Govern
ment Is too weak 10 last, The awful
massacre continues. At tho barricadcs
in Rue RoChefort In one ditch the wound
ed people found in 1t were buried alive.
They groAned and shrieked dreadfllly
all night. An epidemic isfoared from the
number of dead bodies. Ridal was shot, so
was Frielheid, the body Of the latter was
claimed by his widow. Forty thousand
francs were found in his cellar the Spoils
of the republic. Matheon member Of the
Commune was arrested, 10000 francs
were found upon him. The Versailllsts
have placed back the statue of Henry
Quatre, which had been thrown into the
Seine. O'Kollveski has been taken out
and shot Milllere was arrested at the
Luxembourg. He resisted violently, and
fired six shots from his revolver. He was
taken to Paris, and platoon Of soldiers
shot him. Durlngthe attack by the Yer
aillists upon the barrlcade In the Place
des Feternau, the Versaillists lost their
way and got mixed up, were taken priso.
nerS, and tily of them shot
VERSAILLES, May 80,
At the sitting of the Assembly today,
ChangarnIer spoke about Metz, defending
Bazaine Theirs replied, calling Baaaine
an illustrious warrior. The Duke of
Audeput Pasquer proposed admitting the
Orleans Princes into the Assembly
Picard replied that he would be happy to
consider the subject '.l
The Clinchamps Corps oltwenty thou.
sand men have returned in triumph to
Versailles, with 5000 prisoners, who
were discovered TO be the Insurgents
who murdered nine Dominican priests
on Friday,
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weather Rsrort.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WAgBINbTON. ID. O.. NAV ai.

WAH DEFAHThbNTt |
0PFtcE OF THE CHTBF SIaNAL OPFioER,
WAsaISGToN, d. O., May 81.
Synopsis for P1St TDenty. -Four Hours
The pressure has recovered somewhat
on the Pacific coast, with fresh south
winds; has risen with clearing mp wealth.
or at the Rocky Mountains stations; has
risen rapidly Ia the Mississippi Valley;
II has fallen from Alabama TO Key West
and with threatening weather and light
rains at the. latter stations; has fallen
heavily on The South Atlantic; has risen
from Pennsylvania to Maine, and remains
stationary on the lakes. Fresh southeast
winds prevail generally on the gulf coast
and Southwest winds from Florida 10
Delaware Bay. Threatening and rainy
weather has increased In The Southern
States, and rain has very generally fallen
from Central Virginia to Eastern Penn.
sylvanla and Is threatening on the imme.
diatc New England coast Clear and par.
TALLY cloudy weather prevail north OF the
Ohio and Missouri rivers
PrUJdbihties-It Ia probable that local
rain storms will be experienced during
the night on the immediate coast from
Georgia to Maine, followed by clearing
up weather on Thursday. Clear and par
italy cloudy weather, with light winds,
will probably prevail in the interior and
on the lakes.