Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-12-16
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

Brigham Young was at St George, near the
Arizona line, last week.
The German Empire will soon send a naval ex-
pedition to South America.
/ Theirs gives notice that the commercial treaty
with England is to be abrogated.
General Cluseret, late of the Paris Commune,
has accepted command in the Mexican army
Senator Van Ness, of Santa Barbara and San
Luis 0bispo, has been lying dangerously ill at
his home
A French naval force is watching the coast
from Cherbourg TO Brest to prevent the return of
Napoleon.
A company of Cinnamon has commenced dry
ing and smoking wild geese in Los Angeles for
shipment to China.
Some Pennsylvania Congressman have ex-
pressed preference for Speaker Blaine for Vice
President in 1872.
In the present Congress indications point to a
more generous policy towards the Mormons than
was at first expected.
Seward writes to a San Francisco friend that
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Europe-Norway and Sweden.
From recent Investigations by James Allen,
of Dakota Territory, it is inferred that all North
ern Iowa is underlaid by one vast coal mine.
The Gear of Russia desires constant peace and
fraternity with Germany, and thinks this the
surest means Of maintaining the peace of Eu
rope.
The Board of Directors of the Western Union
Telegraph Company are infexbly opposed to
the absorption of their business by the Govern
ment.
Guatemala, San Salvador and Honduras have
arranged for conference this month to devise
measures for the formation of Central Ameri-
can confederation.
The new Congressional Apportionment bill
came up in the House last week 1t calls for
28l members, and gives four to California, and
one each to Oregon and Nevada.
At meeting of the regular Republican Cen
tral Committee in New York, December 5th a
resolution was adopted that no more proposi-
tons of aflilatug be made to the Greeley wing
The Senatorial question in Oregon is begin
ming to be agitated, and the chances are that
the State will 90 Republican next June, and that
Il Republican will be reelected to succeed Cor
bett
The signs favorable to a pretty general ac-
quiescence to support Grant, in case of his nom
ination, on the part of those prominent Repub-
licans who prefer to some other man in his
place.
The United States Mint in Carson is doing
heavy business just now. During two and
half days there was received at this institution
over four tons of bullion, valued at upward of
$3.50, 900.
All Madrid is in a fever of excitement over
that part of President Grants message which
relates to the civil war in Cuba. The Spanish
Government will at once send to Cuba 900
more soldiers, two new generals and four IRON
clads.
| Paris dispatch of the 9th instant says Thi-
ers will throw up the French presidency in fa-
vor of the Duke of Aumale that such an agree
ment has been made between the Duke and Thi-
ers, and that a majority of the "right" ap-
prove it.
The Governor of Kentucky, in his annual
message to the Legislature, favors receiving the
testimony of negroes in the courts footing
with other States and of setting apart the taxes
paid by colored citizens for the education of the
colored children.
Senator Trumbull will submit to the Senate
soon a resolution for the appointment of joint
committee of Congress on retrenchment, to
thoroughly investigate the civil service, and see
where expenditures can be reduced what offices
can be abolished, etc.
The Water Committee of the Board of Super
visors of San Francisco report against the Lake
Tahoe and Clear Lake projects, and think suf-
fcent supply can be obtained by aggregating
the waters of the streams in San Mateo, Santa
Clara and San Francisco.
Mrs. Horace Hawes filed a petition in the
clerks office of the Probate Court in San Fran
cisco, December 9th, for the issuance of letters
of administration upon the estate of her deceased
husband. The petition will come up for hear
ing on the 18th of the present month
Owing to the late outrage by low whites in
Los Angeles upon Chinese there, there is an ap-
prehension prevailing in the New York Cham
Der of Commerce of severe retaliation by Chinese
upon Americans in China. The matter will soon
be brought before the Government of this coun-
try.
Judge Lake was examined Monday in Judge
Sawyer's court, San Francisco, touching his as
sault on DeYoung of the Chronicle. Sawyer
held him to answer to the charge of assault and
battery, believing the evidence did not sus-
tain grayer charge. The case was sent to the
County Court for trial bail, 81 800.
The Woman Suffrage Convention held last