Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 9th, 1874.

last Thursday evening. and propose to
briefly note such matters as have fallen
under my observation of interest to the
readers of the JOURNAL. After tedious
journey by stage to Shasta, or Tuesday
last, barely had time to snatch hasty
meal AT the Empire Hotel before taking
the coach for Reading, and therefore was
unable to interview any Shasta people.
Along the line of the railroad from Red
Bluff to Sacramento, the largest portion
Of the Valley might be literally described
as Swampand Overfowed Land, the tenn
porary abiding place of innumerable
geese, ducks and other wild fowl. We'd
nesday afternoon and Thursday forenoon
| spent in Sacramento City, and through
the courtesy of Hon. John McMurry and
Hon. w. j. Tinnin, witnessed the delib
erations of the Legislature from the desks
Of those gentlemen. Wednesday after
noon / looked in upon the Senate, and
Thursday forenoon attended upon the
Assembly. / was favoraby impressed
with the appearance of the Senators gen.
orally. For the Assembly cannot say as
much. There are undoubtedly some able
men among the Representatives, but |
judge from what saw that they consti-
tute very small minority Of that body.
l was enabled by the thoughtful kindness
Of Assemblyman Tinnin to attend the
first meeting Of the Bribery Investigation
Committee, which held its first meeting
in the Capitol, Wednesday evening. The
examination of witnesses began about 7
p. NJ, and ended at III P. NJ. All the
proceedings of that Com mittee to the
present have already reached you but let
me say here that the testimony adduccd
in my presence fully established the
charges made by Mr.. Boruck, and dem
onstrated to the candid mind that Mr..
Booth and his co-workers in the late Sen
atorial contest were not as Caesar declared
Cesar's wife ought to be above suspi-
cion." Sacramento people generally com
planned of dull times, and while there
seemed to be considerable stir on the
streets, noticed number of empty
houses in all parts of the city. And now
about Trinity people. Ex-Sheriff John
jackson came down with me to Sacra-
mento from Redding, but went on to the
Bay the same day. Himself and family
are well. He has some four hundred
cows with their calves, which he is herd
ing on shares, and thinks he will have
large band of his own before long. Mr..
jackson also informed me that he had
been offered $4,000 for one years rent of
his toll road and refused to take it. |
saw Mrs. NJ. f. Kellogg at Sacramento,
Thursday. She had but recently arrived
in the city, and had not yet received her
appointment in the Enrolling Clerks Of
fee, that officer having had as yet but
few bills to enroll, but she expected to
enter upon her duties as Assistant Clerk
this week. NJ. l.. Chandler, Of tho firm
Of Phillips & Chandler, is inySacramento
dealing in stock at wholesale. l also
met Mr.. John George, former resident
Of Trinity and brother of A. G. George,
Of Junction City. Mr.. George informed
me that it was his intention to return to
Trinity. In San Francisco l have met
Charley Gordon and Tom Flanders as n
matter Of course, because these gentlemen
make practice Of hunting up their Trim
ity friends who visit the Bay. l have al
ways found Mr.. Gordon very bnsy and
rushed with work, and that is the case
now. Mr.. Flanders struck good thing
in stocks and saved it, and now takes the
world easy. Mrs. Flanders intends GO
ing East this Spring, and will bring her
mother to San Francisco. Lawyers
Chadbourne and Howe are still here
Miss Mary Ann Chadbourne lately came
from the East, in i'll health, and is now
stopping with her brother j. Chadbourn G.
Delos j. Howe and Edgar Howe are also
here still. Edgar Howe has changed
very much, and / doubt if any of the
Trinity folks who knew him as a boy in
Weaverville would recognize him now.
Capt. G. MCGOWAN has recently patent
ed an improvement upon street planking,
which he thinks will supercede all others
now in use in the city. AS explained to
me it appears to me that his expectations
are reasonable. If so MCGOWAN will soon
be rich man. But this epistle has all
ready drawn to greater length than
intended. / believe l have told all
learned about old Trinitarians, and stop
there. Yours Truly,
K. p. LovEJoY.