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Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
MAY TERM.

MONDAY, May 9Th, 1873.
Present: Jas. +. Carr, Chairman /;
John Sheridan, VIM. Guthrie Jas. g..
Trotter, Clerk. M
The following proceedings are had:
The report of r. B. Martin, Road
Overseer of District No. 10, received and
approved.
Ordered, That the Clerk, in answer to
the letter of Drhry Melone, Secretary of
State, relative to the supplying of this
county with q set of Standard Weights
and Measures, inform him that none will
be required for this county.
The report of w. S. Lowden, County
Surveyor, on the condition of Bridges in
the Hay Fork and Weaverville Road
Districts received and approved and the
Auditor is hereby authorized to issue a
warrant on the Bridge Fund to the party
building said bridge across Big Creek, in
Hay Fork District, according to the spec
ifcations Of said Lowden, now on file with
the Clerk.
The petition of citizens of Hettenshaw,
praying that a precinct be established at
that place, received and approved.
The resignation of John G. Sanborn,
as Road Overseer Of District No. 8, re-
ceived and accepted, and Henry Knowles
is hereby appointed MS Road Overseer of
said District on fling his approved Bond
in the sum Of $500 conditioned according
10 law.
Ordered, That Jesse TourtelIotte be
and he is hereby appointed Road Over
seer Of District No 2, on filing his ap-
proved bond for $500 conditioned accord
ing to law.
Ordered, That the Board adjourn till
Tuesday, May 9th, 1878, at A. NJ.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

ARBITRARY AND OUTRAGEoUs.-The
Republican Central Committee Of Sierra
county, in calling a primary under the
Crawford plan, saw fit, for reasons best
known to themselves, to adopt resolu-
tion requiring all candidates for the Leg
islature to pledge themselves to vote for
Governor Booth for Senator. A more
high-handed, outrageous act was never
committed by any political body. While
they were about it, the Committee should
have named the candidates without more
ado. No Republican County Committee
has the shadow of a right TO prohibit any
member Of the party from being a candi-
date for Office before the party. By the
action of this Committee. all Repubi-
cans are prohibited from being candidates
for the legislature except friends of Gov
ernor Booth.
No advocate Of political fairness, no
one believing in the right and ability of
the people to choose their own represent
atives, can say single word in behalf of
the Sierra Committee. We do not be-
lieye like outrage was ever before per-
petrated in this State-Tammany Hall
would hesitate at such baretaced pro-
C eding. OF all our exchanges the Sierra
Messenger and the Sacramento Unio,,
zone have the hardihood to defend these
high-handed, unwarrantable proceedings.
Talk about packed Committees and pack
ed Conventions Here is an attempt to
pack the whole Republican party of ST.
ezra County and gag every opponent OF
Booth for Senator. This sort of thing
will not go down, and if Governor Booth
is TO be nominated by such means, Good
bye to tho Senator:bip for him. No pub
lie man can afford TO permit such acts to
be committed in his name if be desires to
retain popularity. The Republican party
in this State is not strong enough to allow
dissensions in its ranks. It's candid ties
must be fairly chosen, and receive the
support Of the entire party. We must
have no packed Committees, no gag law,
and no arbitrary attempts to force any
man upon the Republican party as its
candidate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

RAILRoAD.-Says the Yreka Journal
of last week "From E. Steele, Esq,
who was in Sacramento some ten days
ago, we learn that he was told by Cover
nor Stanford and Mr.. Hopkins, that the
railroad would be built 80 or 40 miles
above Redding this Summer, which would
make the terminus near Dog Creek. The
road bed is already staked as far as the
lower Sacramento Ferry. When COM
peted as far as Dog Creek, another year
will bring the road to Yreka."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

A SELF Evident The
Sacramento Union constantly asserts that
G )rham will be candidate for Senator.
Now we propose to show in a very few
words the utter fallacy Of the statement.
The public is aware that the Western
Union Telegraph Company is extremely
anxious to defeat the Postal Telegraph
plan TO be acted upon by the next Con-
gress. We are also continually remind
cd by the Union Of the influence possess
cd by Gotham a. Washington as a friend
OF monopolies in general and the Central
Pacific in particular. Now, if Golham
intended to make fight for the Senate he
would at once make arrangements with
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and Orton would send his orders to An
thony & Co., the Sacramento Union
would drop Booth like hot potato and
George G. Gorham would be the man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

SHERMAN ON TIE MoDocs.-A Wash
ington dispatch, of March 5th, is as fol-
lows: General Sherman, in a CONVEX
sation on Modoc affairs, shows that he
fully appreciates the situation and has
entered upon the subject with his charac-
tcristic energy. All the reinforcements
required will be sen; to General Schofeld
without delay to the last man that can be
spared. A regiment will be conveyed to
Omaha and be in readiness for prompt
movement. A body of four hundred
Indian scouts will be raised for service
against tho Modocs, just as fast as fit
mon can be found. Senator Casserly has
had several interviews with General Sher-
man, and is satisfied that no effort will be
spared at headquarters to enable General
Schofeld to nfict on Captain Jack and
his fellow savages blow that will moi
soon be forgotten by them or the tribes
on the Pacific Coast. General Sherman
has no fears of general Indian war;"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10
FOR SALE!


INTENDING TO ENTER INTO A
L new business, in this county, and de
string to sell out on Oregon Gulch, offer
for sale the following property:
One Dwelling House and Bar-room,
known as the f. O'Conner property ;
Kitchen and parlor stoves and furniture ;
One hay ranch, capable of producing
three tons or more yearly, including a
wood ranch with large amount of oak
and other timber on it; One span OF
horses set of harness wood wagon and
express wagon. All the above property
will be sold cheap, for cash only.
All persons knowing themselves indebt-
ed to me are requested to settle as soon as
possible, in order that may settle with
my creditors. Any person desiring to
purchase any portion or all of the above
property, will get information by apply
ing to M. CATALAN.
Oregon Gulch, April %, 1873. 2m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

BADLY HUKT.-The Colusa Sun, pub
lished in wealthy agricultural section
and an able exponent of the farming in
terest, recently administered a singing
rebuke to the Sacramento Union for its
grossly slanderous assault upon all who
venture to differ with that paper in opin-
ion. 1t was home thrust, and ye Gods,
how the Union did squirm. The Sun is
Democratic in politics, and commands
the respect of its political opponents by
the fairness with which it presents its
views.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

JEFF DAvIs.-When Gen. Davis ar
rived in town, says the Yreka journal,
many persons were surprised at the name,
it being similar to that of the leader oi
the late Southern rebellion, but the G. in
the middle of the name, Jefferson G. Da-
Wis, reminded all of hearing of his doing
good service against the other jeff, when
he met old Sterling Price in Missouri
and fought against other rebel generals
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

IRON ORE.-The Shasta Courier OF
May Sd says: "Somo days ago l. B.
Potter, former resident of Shasta, came
up from Sacramento and proceeded to
Iron Mountain, few miles above town,
and procured several hundred pounds OF
Iron ore which he took below to have
tested. He came up at the request of
stockholders in the Central Pacific Com
pany, and we understand that if the ore
prospects satisfactory, and the proper ar
rlngement can be made with the parties
who have located ground on the mountain
tho company will soon proceed to erect
works of considerable magnitude for the
led iction of ore."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

MEXICAN MARAUDERs IN TExAs.-A
Corpus Christi letter of April 2lst says
two bands of Mexican robbers, umbering
thirty each, are operating in Nueces
county, Texas, sacking stores and robbing
travellers. Farmers are compelled to
leave their work 10 protect their homes.
A party Of fifteen citizens pursued one
gang and discovered evidence that over
two hundred cattle had been stripped of
their hides. They caught up with the
band and after a fight captured seven
horses whose saddles were empty.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

IT is a well known fact that Dyspepsia
and Indigestion are the causes of nearly
all the diseases that the human body is
heir to; then why pay enormous doctors
bills ? BY using DR.. Henley's celebrated
| Y l. Bitters they can be thoroughly
from the system and new life
impaired to the sufferer. Read physi-
clans certificates in advertisement in
another column.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

DIsTANcEs.-The baggage wagon con-
tanning the baggage Of General Davis had
n roadometer attached, and the exact dis
tance from Reddng to Yreka is given at
Ill 4Sl00 miles and fraction over.
The distance from Yreka to Balls is
given at 33X miles, and from Yreka TO
the Bluff, at the entrance of the lava bed
81 Dnilos
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

THE Collector of Internal Revenue OF
the Third District Of Tennessee has re-
ceived a Kuklux order threatening muir
der if certain officers are not discharged
within thirty days.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10
FOR SALE /!
DWELLING HOUSE AND FURNITURE

INTENDING TO LEAVE Weaver
l. vile in short time, hereby offer
for sale my House and Lot on Taylor ST.,
with or without Furniture. Also an A
No. fresh Mich Cow and calf. l desire
to dispose of this property as soon as pos
siblo and it will be sold Cheap for Cash.
JOS. CRAIG.
Weaverville, April 18th, 1873.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

MoDoC WAR.-Latest dispatches from
the front state that it will be several days
before the troops make forward move.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

THE Grand Lodge, l. O. o. F., Of Cal
ifornia, meets at San Francisco on Tues
day next, May 18th. The Grand En-
meets on Monday.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

CAYvAssERs are securing San Fran
cisco for signature to petition against
Chinese labor and immigration.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

The Biggest tree in Tulare county
measures 81 feet and inches in diameter
and Is called General Grant.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10

0tIIf I0FO'
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as before.
The following proceedings are had
The following Bills on the Contingent
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-10
NEW THIS WEEK.

THE LAW OF DECEMBER "a, 1872,
l. requires every person engaged in any
business, avocation or employment, which
renders him liable to
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unknown living IN the country, fol1 from trco,
breaking hia mock. Such ohaptor Of fatal acoir.
dents ia raroly hoard OF In suoh smnll village
"a AutTorp.


Charges of Exkortion proSerrct7
Agntnat Thrcc Illinois ltnilrontl.--
Meeting OF tile American Cfaenu
Transportation Company In Now
Observation-Disclosures Adopted.
Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
6Pn1Nar1Ehp, ILL.,, July 22.-Tho Board Of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners woro In
session to-day, and wore troatod to d number Of
complaints Of oxtortton by the railroads. Theao
complaints wero against tho Illinois Contral,
Peoria, Pekin Il Jacksonville, and tho
Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroads. It Ia
not Improbable shat tho mcmhora Of tho Board
Will visit BONO Of tho points whore tho most
migrant oxtortfonB nro charged to be made, to
Investigate tho truth, and Il possible doytse q
remedy for them. Il would seem to be certain
that thoro tB Just ch,lso for Bomo Of these COM
plants, from tho eyidonce brought to support
y, G. MoArullin, Superintendent and q, Book
with. Attorney, Of tho Chicago l. Alton Railroad
company, arrived horo tonight. It is undor-
Rtood that they aro to moot some Of tho ofacfala
OF tho Toledo, Wabash i Wostorn Railroad to.
morrow, but for what purpose could not ba
learned tonight. ~
NEW YonK, July 22.-The American OhoAu
transportation Association, of this CITY. porfocts
o. It's organization last evening. and sdoptod
resolutions setting forth TINT tho unjust and az
tortionato rates charged by tho various railroads
OF tho country aro detrimental to tho Industries
and interests OF the nation, aud oondemnine tho
action Of tho railroad companies in bribipg Log.
ialatures and defying Judges and Executives,
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Gustav Roao, tho eminont 0orman chemist,
who died yesterday at tho ago Of Is, WAS ono Of
tho most noted minoralogists Of Europe. Ho
was disciple Of Dorzolius, in whose laboratory
he studied before his appointment Us Assistant
Professor Of Minoralogy in tho University Of
Berlin. Humboldt Ind 10 highan opinion Of his
attalnmcnta tlat whom employed by tho I'm
peror OF Russia to explore Northern Aaia
in 1929, ho chose Rose to accompany him.
Aoao has written several standard treatiaeB on
sninerGlogy, aud remarkable work on c,ys-
tallography. Ho follows Dorzoliua i'll attaching
great Importance to tho chemical composition Of
crystalline bodies, and ondeayors to found lis
syatem on tho neurological and chemical
character Of minerals.
, 1873-07-23


l. 1ncluca d quartz mix, dog. eggs, IL quarts
beaus, 80 bu POTATOES.
2 Includes 1913 lbs butter. 80 1ba cheese.
g. Includes Ga poultry, L veal IL. mutton, o. fresh
pork, 10. roast bcof, 10 soup beef, 17.2 n.eak.
l. Includes 23.8 a corn beef a0.4 salt pork, 86 ham,
12.2 lard.
s. Includes 1B7 Tbs -four, 27.4 corn meal.
g. Includes 1a.0 salt, mud l9,7 freuh tlsll.
Z. Includes 800 s sugar, II s tea, 204 GALLONS
lassea, 9.6 thu coFce. IL lba, rice.
8. Includes 9.3 sba soap, IL ths Starch.
Tlcso arc tho averages Of quantities consumed,
and Of total expense for food and for ouch other
item following food, for ninotoon fam,lios, ,-si1-
toon American and throo Irish,-ot eleven difter-
cut occupations, In scyontoen different town., tho
families averaging five and one-atth peraons in
Zach, the quantities aud sums being calculated
for each porson, young or old.
Deduottng from cost Of food tho cost of artl-
clos chiefly imported and tho cost Of fish. 1t al-
pears that Of tho product Of Northern far7nn
only $42.s0 yoarly is consumed by each poraon,
oven at Massachusetts pricos--and food costs
more there than In almost any othor State. Only
82N per cent Of the entire cost OF living. oyon
in that State, depends upon tho price Of farm
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The Chicago produce markets. wore quiet yos-
torday. Meas pork was in fair domanl, and 20o
highor, at s15.20@15.25 cash, aud $15.25@25.35 .35
sol'or August. Lard WIS dull and shado eaaior
at e8.0508.10 per 100 It's for wintor, and $7.G21S
for summer rendered. Meats wore more aotivo,
and 10 higher. closing ut 71l4@71Gc for ahou1-
dors; 8N@0o for short milldleu, and 10@12l1lo
for swoot pickled hams. uighwlncs woro active
and 10 higher, at Ole per gallon. Lake freights
wore less aotiyo and r1n at 30 for corn to Buffalo
Flour was quiet and stoady. Whoat WAS dull
and declined 20, closing at S1.1oh .sollor
tho mouth, and e1.1994o ao1lor August. Corn
WIS quiet and steady, closing at 87c cash
and 3719o sol1or August. Oats were dull and a
shade eaBler, closing at 281lo oash, aud 2739ao
Aollor August. Ryo was moro actiyo, and shade
1rmer, at 57o. Barley was quiet and steadlor,
closing at 83]15c for new No. sellor September.
On Saturday evening last tlloro was in store In
this city, 435, 900 bu wheat 2,o03, lao bu corn
10, ,201 bu oats Go,o23 bu rye; md s4,o01 bu
barley. The log market was moderately active,
and closed firm at slight advance. Thore was
20 quotablo change In pricea Of cattle. shoop
woro firm at goo por 100 lbB advance.
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Tho recent settlement by the War Department
Of the claim Of Franklin Steele against tho Uni
ted States foots up about in this wiao: Tho
Government pays Steele s102, 900 aB rent for its
avn property (Fort Smelling Rcservation), and
thon gives him G.s00 acros Of land for $50 900.
steolo turns around and sells ono-half Of tho
lnnd Mt auction for 100000. Tho extreme brill
fancy Of this transaction ia shown by tho fact
that tho attempted sale Of Fort Smelling Reaer-
ration to Steele was onco investigated by Con-
zrcss and voted to DO fraudulent. So glaring q
swindlo as tins cannot pass unrcbuked, unlcss
public opinion is wholly domoralized Tho do.
tails Of the transaction, as furnished by tho st.
Paul Dispatch, arc published in another column,
ind VIC Judge that thoy arc, in tho main, correct
ly stated.
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agrce, thero might bo an arrangement aftor tho
maunor Of TINT with tho Illinois Central, by
which percentage OH those receipts could DO
paid into tho State Tron1,lry, mud by tho
stato apportionod nmong tho countles, townB,
aud cities entitled to share in It, But until somo
otl,or plan than tho ono wo 1iayo DO adopted,
lot us carry tue plnn out legally, honestly, md
justly ns woll IN tho oaso Of tho railroads aa iu
TINT OF oach oltizon. Lot farmers moro than oil
othors bear in mind that tnxatton that is not
equal Ia robbery, mud Tint ono Of tho groateat
reforms thoy hayo to accomplish is tho abolition
Of all unequal taxes and all discriminating OK
actions
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products when prepared, transported, and ro-
tailed thoro. Tho cost OF preparation or manu-
faosuro Of food for tho items in Class
1 is nothing; In Glass 2, about 20 por
cent in ClasH (butoher's charycs), 20 por cont
in Class 4 (eost and profits Of pt oking), rs por
cont; In Clnas (1nillor's ooat and proi1ts), 20
por cont, and for salt fish 20 por cont; making
in all e7.28 to each poraon or about 515 por cent
Of tho whole cost Of living, leaving only ea5.G3
yearly, Or N por cont, aB tho cost Of farm pro-
ducts, transportation and retailing included.
Tho charge for retailing must bo fully 10 por
cent Of tho cost to the couaumor, md the charge
for transportation, though varying widely in tif-
fordnt locations and for difroront articles, can
hardly DO lesa than 10 por cont moro, making
98.57 Of tho cost Of food to tho consumcr, or
@ Clio por cent Of tho whole cost Of living, and
leaving about s27.00 yearly Us tho aum
paid to tho farmers for tho food
Of oach person in laboring families In Massachu-
Betts, or 20I por cont Of tho ontro cost OF living
to such porson. ThuB change In tho prico Of
farm products at tho farm afrocts In Its propor-
ton only ono-fth OF tho cost Of living, ovcn in
Massachusetts, whore food is most coat1y.
But ohango In tho cost Of mechanical or
manufacturing induatry afroota not only thns
part OF tho cost Of food which deponds upon
manufacture (5111 por cont Of tho whole cost Of
1ivlng), but also tho cost Of soup and starch,
Lights. fuel, furniture ront, md clothing, or A
per cent, and in all 49,4 por cent Of tho whole
cost OF living. Nor ia this all. It affects also
tho cost Of transportation and Of trade,
of personal and professional services, and
OF miscellaneous itoms Of oxponHo, both
In tho cost OF materials and in tho
necessary wagos for support Of poraonB engaged
In supplying such wants. Thus, in q creator or
loss degroo, It affects every olomont in tho cost
Of living except tho 2011 por cont for tho primo
cost OF farm products, and oven TINT portion as
we'll Whenever materials, implements, and hired
labor aro rendered moro costly. Hence 1t Is
that with the primo coat Of food Rcarcoly greater
than 1t was in 1860, tho coat OF living has In
creased moro than 80 por cont. Honco 1t is that,
with farm products ohoapor than they arc In
Europe, tho cost Of living ia greater.
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boon humorous bona Gdo subscriptions from NH
nciralittos and individuals, tB protected in oqui
ty whonovor his intorost ia llnzardol. mud ogory
shareholder Is li1owiao entitled to a proportion
ato profit Of tho company. Stockholders who
havo pnfd In thoir money do not receive thor
sllarc of the profit whom thoBo who have paid
nothing for their stock rocoivo an equal portion.
Truatoos cannot mako contracts viii, thon,Bolyoa
or for thoir own benefit, to tho prejudice Of thoir
ccstuis que trust It is doubtful, indood, whothor
contracts woro good which Woro mado by Di-
roctora who owned no stock which they had
paid for. At all oyonts, n Court Of Equity
has full jurisdiction In all casos arising
botwoon Mombera Of corporation and tho
corporation itself, and It ia broaoh
OF trust for Directors to sanction any act
not expressly authorized by tho charter Of n
company, oven though the misapplication Of
Of tho stockho1derB. Every atockholder In
rai1rond is entitled to fixed and unaltorab1o
proportion Of tho capital, which ho certainly
cannot hive II othera obtain m oqual number
Of shares for nothing whilo ho has patd for Ills
stock in money. Franchises and atocks aro
property in tho eycs Of tho Inv, and aro
as fully protected M any other olasa of
property. Tho assumption Of any unauthorized
powor by corporation has been hold to bo q
violation Of public policy and public right, and
therefore i1oga1 Unloss tho charter Of cor
poration gives tho Directors powor to discrim-
inate botwoon tho stockholders, they aro all en-
tit1od to IN oqual share Of representation and
profit. If, then, tho Credit Mobilior railroad
companies Of this country havo not boon OK
presa1y authorized by their charters to give nway
stock, tho Government has a good case against
tho Union Pacific and Central phoino Compa-
uies, and tho people will hayo good caseH, in ono
way OF another, against oyery railroad in this
country which has beon constructed On tho
Credit Mobilier plum.
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SpFc30E T7aD11ch % 7H5 EH1cdd6 7T1tHHd.
FoRr WAYNE, Ind., July RIA sorios, OF
accidents occurred at Antwerp. Ohio, yesterday,
dangerously iniuring sixth. Two young men
pnlneti Vanhuo went bathing In company with a
boy, who got beyond his depth and sank. Yan-
lluo, In Attempting his rescue, vas drowned.
4 boy foil from troe aud was Immediately
killed..
Another boy, named pry, was blown up by
gunpowdor and dangerously wounded.
shoemaker named Morris Nochello drank
pint Of whisky on wager. from tho olrocts Of
Which lao dled In short time.
IT IL ru.nored to-day that another boy, namo
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The annunl report Of the President Of the
Michigan Central Railroad, which was published
in our last issue, contains fact Of considerable
importance to tho public. The general impress
sion now is TINT tho rates Of freight are very
high. The report shows that, in 1866, the ratcs
por ton por milo on this road wore G-1o0; In
1879, they arc 57-100, reduction Of noarly
ono-halt III oight years. Even with tho increased
business Of tho road, the Company has boen
obliged to pasa tho Juno dividend nnd apply 1t
to improvements, SO that Nh inoroaecd
buainesH may bo done at these rates and
future dividends 10 made possible. But eup-
pose that tho road In 1873 WAS doing tho busi-
ncas Of 1906 ut the ratcB Of 1878. Tho result
would DO inevitable bankruptcy. Rates being
pnly half whnt thoy were in 1866, tho busiuoss
must 10 doubled to reach tho earnings Of 1865.
To moot expenses and pay dyidendu 1t III evil
;lont tho business haH to bo much moro than
doubled.