davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

The JUDICIAL ELECTIoN.-The costly
biennial farce known as the judicial
Election, is over again, and its results
are generally known, The special cleo
tion where none but officers of judicial
character are chosen, rarely brings out a
vote Of more than hree-fourths that cast
at the general election of the same year,
and this year the falling off is more
marked than ever. Less than one-half
OF the vote of the State was thrown, and
the candidate of the Jndependent"
or Peoples party, is elected by plurali-
ty vote which will probably aggregate
six or seven thousand.
AS we anticipated, the great bulk of
tie vote for the third party candi-
date has been drawn from the Republi-
can ranks, which leaves Dwinele, the
Republican nominee, with the least vote
Of the three. This result is due to sever
al causes, chief of which is the fact that
Governor Booth is in full sympathy with
the new party, and his personal friends
and admirers have made its fight their
own. The numerous appointees of the
State administration were all in sympa-
thy with their chief, and have made use
of all their personal influence, which was
of course, mainly among Republicans, to
advance the chances of the party whose
success would give the Governor appar-
ent prestige as a Senatorial candidate.-
Nearly all the circulars sent out by the
Independent committee were addressed
to Republicans, and but for the unlocked
for apathy on the part of the Democrats,
would have so divided up the Republican
vote as to have insured the election Of
Mckee.
1t is not to be inferred from the results
just reached, that the new party has
majority, or even a plurality of the vote
of this State, if full turn out of electors
were drawn to the polls. 1t has worked
with untiring zeal, for its managers we'll
knew that defeat now would wipe it out
of existence. 1t has marshalled its whole
strength and shows that to be about one
fifth of the entire voting population. And
while it has been active in every quarter,
its opponents have been apathetic and
careless Of results.
Doubtless much of this feeling of apa-
thy arose from the fact that each of the
three party candidates, were men who
were esteemed as being as suitable as any
that could be found for the high position
to which they were named. 1t is no.
t!ceable that personal attacks upon the
character of either OF the candidates was
not feature OF the judicial campaign.-
Probably the remark made by Dwinclle
at the conclusion of the Curtin trial, inhu-
enced many votes against him in San
Francisco it should have had effect il
it did not, for judge that descends from
the bench to congratulate a red handed
murderer, shows himself unfit for judi
cial position. But the remark was made
so shorO time prior to the election that
1t was only in the cities and through the
medium of the daily press that its full
significance could be understood. The
strongest Republican journals in the
State commented on it in a manner that
must have turned many votes from Dwi-
nellie to the opposing candidates. But in
the State at large, Dwinelle was known
only as an able jurist, the peer of his OPP
ponents in every respect.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A CHILD BORN WITH A TAH.-A
physician of Lexington was lately called,
by whom is nobody's business. nor where
resident, to perform a painful, but neces-
sary surgical operation upon a young
child. THE chitd had come into the
a0orld pth q real, u,,niStdkdble tail,
several inches long, which, like all other
narratives, ran out to a fine point. The
verterbral posterior wager had contin-
ued steadily to grow, and had curled un-
der in such manner as to necessitate its
removal. The amputation was under
taken and successfully performed a few
days ago, and the infant is in fair way
to come out all right. The names of all
parties are secretly guarded, but the truth
is beyond question.-Lerington (Io.)
CducaSi0n, oct. 1lh.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A SINGULAR attempt was made recent
ly, near Pittsburgh, to rob the engineer
Of freight train. Four men stationed
themselves on one Of the bridges, and as
the train moved slowly under dropped
down upon it, and running over the cars,
made an attack upon the engineer. A
struggle ensued, during which the engi-
neer rolled off the train, and cry uttered
by him fortunately was heard by the
brakeman, who promptly applied the
brake. The engineer made stout re-
sistance, and the thieves, finding the
work harder than they expected, took to
flight. The employees of the road had
been paid off on the previous day, which
fact, is supposed to have been known to
the thieves, and to have suggested the
bold attempt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

SUPPOSED MURDER.--The Shasta C0u1'-
ter Of October 18th says A man by the
name Of George Crooks, who formerly
lived on Dog Creek, but lately on the
McCloud river, has been missing for two
weeks, and it is believed that he has been
murdered by Indians. A party of eight
or ten men have been searching for him
for several days. Tuesday they found
his hat, coat and pipe on the river bank,
and his knife in the edge of the water.
An Indian called Pete, son of the chief
of the McClouds, has been arrested on
suspicion of having killed Crooks and
thrown his body into the river. The In
dian is tied up and guarded by miners
from Dog Creek.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

MARSHALL MoRRIs, who manacled
the sailors who are detained as witnesses
against the captain of the ,Sun,1se, and
marched them through the streets,
is sued by one Of his victims for $lO,O
damages. Morris has not defender for
his conduct in any of the papers of San
Francisco-all camor for his removal
from station he has disgraced by his
brutality.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE body of Chas. Moreau, who was
found dead with bullet-hole through
his head on the Sth inst, at Sacramento,
and whom Coroncr's jury decided to
have committed suicide, is to be disin-
TERED, subsequent facts which have come
to light through the energetic exertion OF
the police, causing the belief that he was
foully murdered for the money and Jew
elry which he carried at the time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THAT old pioneer and wealthy citizen
of San Francisco, James Lick, owner of
the Lick House, proposes to endow a
California observatory, to be located on
the Sierras, 10000 feet above the sea level
where the atmosphere will be almost al
ways clear, with no clouds to obscure the
vision. For this, Lick will deserve the
praise of all scientific men.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

In Cana, Butte county, October 18th,
about thirteen miles above Chico, a little
girl five years old, daughter of Wesley
Bennett, was burned to death. She was
playing with her little brother in stub
bic field which was being burned, and
was overtaken by the fire and literally
scorched to death before assistance ar
rived. She lived but few hour after the
accident.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

ANTI-CHINEsE CONVENTION. The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Peoples Pro-
tcctive Alliance has appointed largo
number of delegates to n Convention to
be held on the 9TH of November, to con-
slider what action may be taken to sup
press the immigration of Chinese. The
name of Governor Booth heads the list OF
delegates.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE skeleton Of an unknown man was
found about ten days since on the Oregon
road, opposite Whittle's Ferry, on the
klamath river. His Henry rifle was
found about fifty yards from him, and
about Sl5 beside him. 1t is supposed
he lost his way and possibly froze to
death last Winter during the Modoc
troubles. He must have been stranger
as no one seems to be missing from this
section of southern Oregon.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE Order Of Crescents, or something
akin to it, must be flourishing in Mexico;
for the new constitution of that Republic
makes the marriage ceremony a civil
contract which may be celebrated by any
magistrate, abolishes all monastic Or
ders and prohibits religious societies from
holding property, and, finally, banishes
the Jesuits.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

ONLY about five men out of every
twelve in the State voted at the Judicial
election and Judge McKinstry, the sue
cessful candidate only got two-fiftha of
that vote. A minority of the voters vot-
ed, and he received Il minority of the
votes. While his friends are rejoicing,
it would be we'll to remember this.-iS.
II, Post,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

AN old Italian padrone is said to have
recently arrived in Little Rock, Ark,
having with him fourteen boys. The
Italian residents received him, took his
money from him and divided it among
the boys and then ordered the padrone to
leave the city.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

NEwsPAPoRIAL.-T The Humboldt folks
are so eated at the prospect of the speedy
completion of the telegraph to their place
that they are already promised daily
and tri-weekly paper. The daily will
be issued from the Times Office, and the
Sgaat will be issued tr-weekly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THERE are $4,000. 900 in the savings
banks Of Cslifopia. and giving the pop
plation Of the State, ia round numbers,
at 100000, of all ages and sexes, this
this would give net capital to each in
diyidual Of something oyer $50,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

JUDGE GRESHAM, of the United States
District Court of Indiana has decided that
married women without separate proper
ty OF her own, cannot become bank
rupt. Married women, however, can
make their husbands bankrupt if so in
clined,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THREE men were arrested on the down
freight train, at Lincoln, on Saturday, on
suspicion of beng the parties to the late
stage robbery near Redding. They are
all old convices and had been seen at
Redding just before the robbery. Sheriff
Hull, of Shasta, went down and brought
the accused up to Shasta, where they will
be examined.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE Clinton, (Mo.) AdUertiser says
there are more farmers around just now
than was ever known before. Some gen.
tlemen who never handled any spades
but the Jack" or raised any corn ex-
cept in glass, are now claiming to have
been lifelong agriculturists.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A SHASTA man who had an interview
with Governor Stanford last week was
assured that the ultimate extension of
the railroad to this town was very proba-
BILE. The Governor thinks the route en-
trely feasible, and he is favorably dis
posed toward old Shasta Courier.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

Two SINGULAR accidents recently hap
pened at nearly the same time in differ
ent quarters of Paris. Two little girls,
with plate in their hands, running in
the street, fell /; the plates were broken,
and the earthenware cut their carotid az
terry. They bled to death in a few min
utaS
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE Indians on McCloud river report
the finding of the body of the man Crooks
who had been missing. Justice Knox,
of Shasta, started yesterday, with Deputy
Sheriff Whiting, intending to hold an in
quest on the body. The miners of Dog
Creek hung the Indian who murdered
Crooks.-CaLI, Oct. 22d.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

KILLED by "BUcKING" HORSE, AT
Rhonervjlle. on the 9Th last, Timothy
Morressy was, while riding a bucking
horse. throw on the pommel of the sad
die with snch force, that internal injuries
caused his death two days afterwards.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

POORLY TAXED.-The San Mateoites
are Dragging that theirs is the poorest
taxed county in the State; their rates be-
ing but SO cents on the 500. Santa Clara
is said to come next, and then Alameda,
in lightness of taxation. In Sonoma the
rate is IS cents,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THERE are now, says Stockton pa
per, twenty-six divorce cases pending in
the District Court in San Joaquin coun-
ty, fourteen of which have been COM
nenced within the last thirty days. Con-
Rlbial bliss must be at discount in
that locality.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

DRINKING and smoking put a good
deal of money into the Treasury. From
July l, 1872, to May l, 1873, the Govern
ment revenue from spirits Of all kinds
mot including beer) was $4l, ,93l ,196, and
from tobacco in its various forms 81, l76,-
11Q
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

TIE Treasury Department is now pay
ing pertons who were employed in taking
the United States census in the Southern
States 10 1850, jast previous to the rebel
lion, and who we're deprived Of their mon
ey on that account.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

JOSEPH WALKUP is dead. He was
Lieutenant Governor of California, when
John B. Weller was Governor, and serv-
ed two terms in the Senate. OF late
years he was editor of the Placer Herald.
He died on the 18th inst, and leaves a
wife and daughter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A FASCINATING gentleman named Jar
Wis, alias Cook, for having one more wife
than the law allows, has been convicted
of bigamy in Yolo county, California.
In passing sentence the Judge took into
consideration the extenuatng fact of his
having had two mother-in-law and only
sent him to the State Prison for three
vnarc
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A SHARP boy in Cincinnati was sent
after kerosene, but he spent the money,
and filled the can with water, and his
father went over and pounded the grocer
for swindling him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

NINE HUNDRED barrels of -four were
turned out of the Golden Gate Touring
mills, San Francisco, on Wednesday Of
last week. This is said to be the largest
amount millcd in any one day by mill
west Of the Rocky mountains,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

OHIO, - The Democrats have elected
their Governor and majority of the leg
islature. The Peoples party drew off
votes enough to enable them to accom-
plish that much-and that was all.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

Mrs. RACHEL LARKIN, widow of the
late Thomas o. Larkin, and the first
American lady who came to California,
settling at Monterey in 1882, died in San
Francisco Monday.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

AFTER canvassing the vote of Solano
county the Board of Supervisors declared
it tie between Gregory and Powers for
County Judge. A new election will be
called.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
at'eekly Trinita 9ournal.
OUR AGENTS

fHOS. BOYCE. Room No. 80, New
Merchants Exchaage Building, San Fran
eiscs. is our only authorized agent in that city,
GEO. p. RowELL d CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE story that a Leavenworth father
had offered $4,000 to any one who would
marry his cross-eyed daughter, brought
about eight hundred strangers to that
town in one week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

MAsoSIc.-Isaac S. Titus, of Placer
vile, has been elected Grand Master, and
George G. Perkins, of Orovile, Deputy
Grand Master, by the Grand Lodge of
Masons of this State.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE Siskiyou Agricultural Society is
now on a good footing and bids fair to
become a permanent institution. The
Society is out of debt, and has oyer ST.
500 in the treasury,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

TWENTY-FIVE tons of stoves descended
from the fifth story to the basement of
n Chicago store lately, without stopping
to take breath. The floors all got out Of
tho WAY.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A DISEASE resembling cholera has been
prevailing at Big Valley, Shasta county.
1t has proved fatal principally with chill
dren, twelve or fifteen having died.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

GOLD was lower in New York last
week than at any time in ten years be-
fore. Greenbacks were also higher in
San Francisco, selling az 9l1s and 92
pants
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A BUiLDISG forty feet by twenty
eight, was lately raised from its founda-
tions, and carried forty feet by the wind
in East Unity, New Hampshire.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

The number of through passengers
over tho Central Pacific Railroad during
the month of Ssptemher was Going
East, 2,7O3; West, 3,34l. Total, 6,O44.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE SPEAKERsHIP.-Blaine is again
a candidate for the speakership of the
House. His opponents have put forward
John a. Kasson, Of Iowa, for the posi-
tion.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

ARTHUR FIELD, London letter car
rier, has been sentenced to FIVE years Pc
MI servitudc for stealing a letter. 1t is
different in this country.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

IT is ANNOUNCED that there is no proba-
bility 0fa snow blockade on the Union
Pacific Railroad the coming season.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A WHOEVER at Lexington, (Mo.3 was
recently dumped into the Missouri for
marrying the next day after his first wife
WAS buried.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE largest lump of lead ever sound
was recently dug up at MinersyaFle, Mo.
It weighed $4,000 pounds and is worth
almost $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

Four new Oranges imaking five in alb
Of Patrons of Husbandry, have been or
ganized in Humboldt county.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

A saloon on the Barbary Coast, in
San Francisco, rcioices in :he name Of
Hell's Kitchen.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

TIE Texas Pacific is now laying track
in Texas at the rate of from one to one
and half miles per day.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
SATURDAY, OCTOBER RI, Is7s.

The yellow fever is spreading at Mont
gomery, Alabama.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

In is esid that the amount of money
expended in the Tichborne trial in Eng.
land is already upward of a million dol
lars.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE lightning rods at Sing Sing have
been removed. They allowed more con-
yicts to escape than they did lightning.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

Returns from all but four towns in the
State of Connecticut give a majority of
6,266 in favor of Q single Capital,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT I
SAN FRASc1sco. Oct. 90. 1871

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 1873.
DEAR JOURNAL --latest sensation in
this city was the ascension Saturday last,
of two newspaper reporters, Clough, OF
the CAL, and Austin, of the Chronicle,
in Duret's balloon. They went up to
find the celebrated easterly current but
found one which drove them out to sea.
When about four miles outside the heads
they concluded to land and pulling the
valve rope, came down like the stick of a
rocket, striking in the sea. The basket
was submerged, but the balloon rode like
ship before a gale and dragged the poor
fellows through the water with fearful
rapidity. Luckily for them a ship lay in
the offing and boats crew gave chase.
Clough got out Of the basket and swan
to the boat but Austin had to be hauled
out, more dead than alive. They got
back home safe and say there must be an
Eastern current up there somewhere but
they don't want to go for it again-not
in a balloon.
AN EYE WITNESS.
A witness has been found who SAYS he
saw the terrible murder on Davis street
last week, when the muatto, Lloyd Bell,
chopped off Gillen's head with an axe.
He says he saw the man strike the blow
and that he afterwards put on another
suit of clothes. Bell waived an examina-
tion to-day and was held TO answer for
murder.
No clue has ever been found to the mis-
creant who poisoned ali the horses in
Stewards livery stable week ago.
Three days have passed without
charge made against sea captains for
cruelty to sailors. Capt. Clarke of the
Sunrise, is still in the net of the law and
the U. S. Marshal VIM. Governeur Nor
ris, refuses to bring the sailors out to tes-
tify in the case.
THE ARIZONA DELEGATION.
Five members of the Pima and Mari
copa tribes are in the city en- route for
Washington. The fellows attract much
attention, being dressed in native costume.
They "did" the California Theater, the
Gardens, Mint and brought up at the
Morgue-the place of most attractions to
their untutored minds. They are in
charge of an agent and will soon be on
their way to smoke a cigar with the
Great Father-Grant. D.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THREE professors in the South Carol;-
ma University have resigned because a
colored student has been admitted.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

The whole Board of Supervisors of FL
Dorado have fled their resignation with
the County Clerk.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

The Spring Valley claim at Cherokee
Flat, Butte county, cast gold bar at its
last clean Up worth $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25

THE demand for postal cards Is now
about 4Oe,O per day.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
SETTLEMENT WANTED.

A LII PERSONS KNOWING THEM
n selves indebted to us are notified that
the accounts due our firm have been
placed in tho hands of John w. Phil
brook for collection. Parties owing us
will make immediate payment to him
and save costs.
WATSON & BROWN.
Weayeryille, Sept. 18th, 1873. If
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-25
NEW THIS WEEK.
APP0RTIONMENT
COUNTY SCHOOL MONEY.

The following is an apportionment of One
Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy-Two
Dollars, Isl ,272) County Money, at the rate Of
So 40 per child:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-10-23
Something YOu Can't Give Away.

A BLUsHING maiden in Vermont sues a
nan fer breach ofcontract under the fol
lowing curious circumstances She had
a farm which he wished to purchase, and
she offered the property and herself for
twenty thousand dollars, refusing to sell
one without the other. He accepted, paid
the money, got the title deeds of the land,
and felt so well satisfied with his bar
gain that he restored One-half of it to her.
AS that half was herself she declined
the generous gift with thanks, and insist
ed be should marry her. He refused, and
she sues him for breach of contract, and
there is every indication that she will
win the suit. Now if a man cannot do what
he likes with his own, it is hard indeed.
Ii we are to be sued and made to suffer
the penalties of the law every time we see
fit to indulge in piece ofthoughtless
generosity, some of the kindliest feelings
of our common nature will receive a
shock that will prove fatal to them. Ii
we buy piece of wooded land and de.
termine to make the former owner a
present of the wood, shall he sue Us for
breach of contract?
Ifw buy well-stoched farm, and con-
clude togive a pig, a COW, or horse away
shall we be plunged into a lawsuit? 1t is
unnecessary TO cite further instances as
proof of the absurdity of the whole affair
Ii we were that man we would marry our
prosecutor, join half dozen clubs, 3
Masonic lodge, military company and
a sporting club, and try to make her as
| comfortable as possible under the circum
stances. .-Ne3c York. Era,