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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
THE SNOW BLOCKADE,

Tho storms of last week were far more
severe in the Sierra Nevadas, than in
this part of the State, and narrative of
the operations on the line OF the Central
Pacific, to keep open communication
with the East sounds more like the imag-
inings of romance than the stern reality
it is. Heretofore sixteen feet of snow has
been considered large accumulation !;
now there is depth of thirty feet, more
than half of which fell in the storm of
last week.
The snow region commences at an ait-
tude Of 2,00G feet, and from this point on
the snow plows have been kept in opera
alton nearly all winter, and, until last
week, these exertions to keep the track
clear for the passage Of trains were sue
cessful. The last great storm caused a
temporary stoppage, the heavy work lift
ed the plows from the track-though some
of them were pushed by dozen or more,
of enormous mountain engines. A large
depth of snow was piled up on either side
of the track by the plows, and force Of
men kept at work shoveling it back to
make room for the snow which was
thrown up at every passage of the plows.
The Company were determined that
the track should be kept open, no matter
what the cost. Their efforts have been
rewarded with success and with the ces-
sation of the storms the delayed trains
came laundering on. The snow storms
have demonstrated the power and energy
of the Railroad Company. We need
have no fears of interruption Of commun-
ications on that part of the Overland
route under the control of the Cent
raj Pacific.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

DEATH OF MILLARD FILLMoRE.-The
death of Millard Fillmore, Ex-President
of the United States is announced in the
dispatches of Monday morning. He had
attained the age of seventy-four years at
the time Of his death. His Presidency,
like that of Andrew johnson, now the
sole surviving Ex-President, was the re-
suit of the death of his predecessor in of
flee. His administration was signalized
bysthe great contest over the admission
OF this State into the Union, which was
ended only by the passage of the " Com
promise Measures" Of which the admis-
sion of California was one. He was the
candidate of the American party for the
Presidency in 1856, after which he with
drew from political life.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
MINES AND MINING
IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

OWING TO THE DELAYS that have
" attended the printing and distribution
Of the Reports Of The Commissioners on
Mining SATISFIES, these carefully pre-
pared and otherwise useful publications,
have failed to keep the world duly posted
in regard to the condition and progress of
mining affairs on the Pacific Coast, the
information conveyed through this me.
the time it reaches the eye of the general
public. With view to furnishing fresh
intelligence on mining topics, and bring
ing the history of this great industry down
to the most recent date, the undersigned
will, on or about the first of February
next, issue large octave volume, de-
voted to a consideration Of mining mat
ters, as they exist at the present time, in
the States of California and Nevada. In
the fulfilment Of this purpose the author
will at once visit every important district
and locality in these States that has not
already been lately examined or heard
from through reliable channels, to the
end that the information embodied in this
volume may be recent and authentic.
The great aim will be to fill the book with
live practical matter wherefore, only
such properties as have been brought to
productive condition, or as have, through
developments made, established for them
selves good degree of actual or pros
pective merit will receive attention nor
will any notice be bestowed on processes
or appliances other than such as have met
with approval after extended working
tests.
This work will be printed on the best
quality of paper, and be elegantly and
substantially bound, the design being to
impart to it such mechanical excellehee
as will reflect credit upon the book-mak-
ing art in California.
HENRY DEGROOT.
SAN Francisco, Nov, 1873.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
A CoMpRoM1sE.-The bill to allow ju-

A CoMPRoMIsE.-Theb bill to allow ju-
rymen to say in their verdict whether
convicted murderers be hanged or impris-
oned, if it becomes law, will prove a
fair compromise between those in favor of
capital punishment and those who would
imprison for life. Many juries have dis
agreed and failed to find verdict of
guilty" as charged in the indictment
from feeling Of repugnance against
hanging. There are often mitigating cir
cumstances in trials for murder, and in
all such the jury breads TO return YER
dict which will consign the murder TO
the gallows.-MorySuiUe Appeal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

A CURIOUS case, and one forcibly illus
trating the imperfections of the law has
occurred at Sacramento. 1t seems that a
man named White was some time ago
tried for robbery, but was acquitted on
account of insufficient evidence. He sub
sequently acknowledged having commit
ted the crime and accused one Shearer of
having been an accessory. AS the Su-
preme Court however, have decided that
an accessory cannot be convicted until af-
ter the conviction of the principal, and
the principal has already been tried and
acquitted, Shcarer was necessarily dis
charged.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL 70 THE pTRlNl1Y JOURNAL. I"
SACRAMENTO, March. II, 1874

SACRAMENTO, March. II, 1874.
1t was surprise to Mr.. Tinnin's friends
to note the position he took upon the bill
to qualify women to hold educational Off
ces. All measures coming before a leg
islative body should be treated with be-
coming dignity. Mr.. Tinnin attacked
the bill with invective and ridicule and
wound up with bit of doggerel scorntul
and unjust concerning the lady lobbyists
who abored for the bill. His statements
and insinuations were unjust, and the
conduct of those ladies nor their charac-
tiers in no respect warranted the attack,
the broad inuendoes nor direct charges of
free-loveism, etc. Ferguson followed in
similar talk. Coggins put in kindly
word and repelled the slanderous insinu
ations made by some of the speakers. If
the bill was to be defeated, it should have
been done on principle. Its opponents
overshot the mark, and to-day it is the
law of the land.
The Senate committee on corporations
on Monday evening had Assemblyman
Freeman before it to explain his marvel
Gus bill. He proved an utter failure.
After three hours of explanation every
person present felt he had confounded
confusion. His entire statement can be
thus summed up and do him fair and
even justice. my bill is intended to
afford places not having natural compet-
tive advantages, equal privileges with
places enjoying the benefits of competi-
-tion." A bill, in other words, to change
the course Of nature, bringing inaccessible
places near to market, and reverse the
resistess current of commercial usage
law and condition. The session draws
near its close and action upon waiting
measures is more and more hasty. On
Friday the Governor signed the bill
amending the election law preventing the
sale of liquors on election day, and yes
terday Sacramento held an election with
that law in full force. The result was
gratifying, and proved that we have now
the very best of election systems. 1t was
an odd thing to see all the saloons closed
and all the grocery bars draped with
sheets and the bottles shut out from sight,
and the qualification Of the citizens at the
effect was universal. The cry that it
would increase drunkenness, that every
man would have private bottle, etc.,
proved unwarranted, and established the
fact, have ever believed, that half the
rum drinking is done simply because of
the so-oalled conviviality of the bar and
jingling glasses.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

TULAnE LAKE is about 200 feet above
the level of the sea, and covers larger
area than does the Bay Of San Francisco.
1t has no outlet except in Winter. The
water supplied by the mountain streams
eithor passes off by evaporation or sinks
into The oalth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

OUR people in this section are decided
iy opposed to the annexation of any por-
tion Of klamath county, t,ward assum-
ing more Indebtedness with but little
property additional TO payit. They have
got rid Of the Eastern portion Of Siskiyou
and also feel dubious about cashing the
bonds from Modoc county for some years
to come, especially since there has been
SO much loss Of stock this severe winter
in that section. The bill has been refer
red So the Klamath delegation, and it
believed The Klamath delegation is also
opposed to such Reorganization and an
ncNatiOn. - Yrck0 JoulR0'.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

A RECENT earthquake at Rowland
Flat, Sierra county, causol fssure in
one place more than a thousand feet long,
ard in some places more than four inches
wide at the surface and ten feet deep
This tissurc, we arc informed is in the
snow which lies to the depth of about
twelve feet in that part Of Sierra.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

The Tichborne claimant, after the
longestand most expensive trial on record,
has been found guilty on three charges
aid sentenced to twenty-four years i'm
p!i'onment. The entire cost of the trial
on the part of the plaintiff, defendant and
Government is estimated at one million,
three hundred thousand dollars.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

A PRoTEsT.-Last week protest
against Freeman's bill was sent to the
Legislature by the merchants and busi-
ness men Of San Francisco. 1t urges the
Legislature to do nothing calculated to
drive capital from the State by rendering
it insecure, but rather to legislate and act
so as to encourage the construction of
competing lires OF railroads.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

THE fact that hay is transported over
the railroads from San Francisco to Oro-
Vile, distance Of over 200 miles, is con-
elusive of two facts-that hay is scarce in
the interior, and that railroads are some
account after all. How would they have
ever got that hay TO Oroville With OK
teams 7-Odkidnd transcript.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

TEI wild geese are about to dcvour
Sutter county. They are as thick as
EgyPtian locusts, great deal larger, and
the farmers have to stand guard in their
fields, with shot-guns, to drive them Off.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

THE most confdng woman lives in
Providence. She went to an auction and
knowing the prevalence of thieves at such
places asked nice-looking man to take
care of her pocket book containing eighty
five dollars. lie is still taking care of it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

a CASE of suspended animation is re-
ported in Sacramento ; that of Portu-
guese who remained several days in q
trance, apparently dead, and would have
been buried but for the fact that his body
retained warmth. Finally life returned,
AMI be is now able 10 be out on the street.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

REPEALED.-The bill repeating the law
which provided that none but school
teachers could be eligible to the office of
School Superintendent has pas ed bo.h
Houses of the Legislature and has been
signed by the Governor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

MANNING, convicted in San Francisco
Of having killed a Chinaman has received
the sentence of imprisonment for life
When sentenced, he told the Judge that
he was glad his jurisdiction did not ex-
tend any farther.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

a BILL has passed the Senate to allow
each convict when discharged from the
State Prison a suit of clothes and twenty
dollars, and provides that he shall not
have his hair cut for three months prior
to his discharge.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

Mrs. WHITTLE, Of Portland, Oregon,
recently tried to enAven some slumbering
embors in her stove by sprinkling them
with coal oil. Dr. Strong says the result
in this instance will not prove fatal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

A SACRAMENTO fortune teller and pro-
phetcss applied at the police Office for in
formation concerning her little boy who
had got lost in that city.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

BELOW Nicolaus, Sutter county, are
cightaged Indians, six of whom are blind,
deserted by thcir own race, and left to
the charity Of the whites.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

HE railroad men say their fight with
the eleGents over the mountains is much
mere severe than the Legislative war at
Sacramento, and harder to master.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

The death is noted of the real original
John Smith. lie gave out the other day
at Merriwcther, Virginia, aged 100.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

JOSH BILLINGS, the great American
humorist, will soon arrive in California.
lie lectures at Carson City, Nevada,
March lth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

SENATOR JoNEs, Of Nevada, has in
troduced bill in Congress to provide for
the coinage Of silver twenty-cent pieces.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

THE present session Of the Legislature
will expire by Constitutional limitation
on the 3Oth of this month.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
SATURDAY, MARCI 1874.

THE bill to prohibit the sale OF liquors
on election day, has become a law.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
FOR SALE.

a SECOND HAND PARLOR SET
IN Hair Cloth Furniture, consisting of Four
Chairs, Two huLkers and Sofa.
&. w. CRAIG.
Trinity journal" Office.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

ELDER KNAPP, the revivalist, died at
Rockford, Illinois, last week at the age
of - years.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

BURGLARS robbed a Quincy, Illinois,
bank lately of over 100000 and got
nNay with Il.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

THE Colusa San estimates that the
wheat crop of the State this year will ag-
gregate 10000, ,OJO bushels.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
MARRIAGES.

AT Hay Fork, March 5th, by Michael
Ruch, j. p, Mr.. j. S. HoYT to KATIE
PRiTCHARD.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

A New York actress died of hydro
phobia from the bite of a pet poodle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

THE middle of May is the time fixed
for pilgrimage of American Catholics
10 Rome.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

IN TIFE PROBATE COURT of the
u County of Trinity, State of Cali
fOrnia:
IN the matter of the Estate of COR
NELIUS SOUTHERN, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
~ the undersigned, Administrator of
ed, to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against, the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within FOUR MONTHS after
the first publication of this notice, to the
said Administrator at his residence in
Lewiston, Trinity County, State Of Cali
fornia.
A. J. ROSS,
Administrator of the Estate of Cor
nelius Southern, deceased.
JOHN G. IRWIN,
Atty. for Administrator.
Dated at Lewiston, California, March
10th, 1871. 4w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

SHORTY HAYS and Clark have pleaded
guilty 10 tie Forest Hill stage robbery.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
at'eeklg OrInitu 9ullrnal.
OUR AGENTS /:

THcS. BOVCE, Room No. so. New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city.
GEO. p. R0vELz Il CO.. 10 Park
Row, are oar only authorized Agents in Nee
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14

FLOUR is $40 a barrel in Cuba.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice to Creditors.

IN TIFE PROBATE COURT of the
4 County of Trinity, state of Cali.
fOrnia:
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indictments in Louisiana.

INV UhLEANs, NOVtmber ZI.-Ibe grand
jury of Plaquemine parish have indicted the
following persons H AIRY III MAhoney, cOlOred,
an ex member OF the House of Representatives.
for embezzling $500 As treasurer of the board
Of education; Edward Butler. coi0red. ex state
secretary, for receiving bri5e of q, 500; Wm
A. prescott, parish judge since 1868, for bribery
and corruption iG office and subornstiOn of per
jury; Nicholas Revair, cold, for shootingwith in
tent to Kill, biackmailing, and Obtaining money
under false pretences by intimidation and
threats. Frank White, cOlOred, jailor and de-
puty sheriff, for conniving at the escape of pri-
soneTs, including the defluitiug state tax col
lector. The grand jury consisted of four white
and tW elye cOlOred men.
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RRooKLYN SCANDAL SrTrs-S,y,n,, p

BRooKLYN SCANDAL SUITS Strong ProBdbil-
fty that the Hk0te Question 5riU be Tdks1 70 tbs
Court Of Appedis--As we predicted two dayE
ago, Judges McCue and Reynolds, Of the CITY
court, general term, Brooklyn, have differed in
their views concerning Judge Nelson's order
in which the motisn for a bill Of particulars in
he suit brought by Theodore Tiltou against
Rev. Henry Ward BeecbeF was denied. judge
Reynolds sgrees with Judg ge Nelson, aud in ISe
McCue disseuts from him. The order, there
fore. stands sfiiTmed, two Judges agreeing. II
Is believed th az Mr.. Beecher's counsel will take
the question before the court Of appeals. There
appears TO be a general agreement among
Brooklyn lawyers that the main scandal suit
will be postponed at the December term.
but the court OF appeals will probably
render decision by February AZ the latest
On wednesday the Hon. William NJ. FEarts
leading counsel Tor Mr.. Beecher, asked .Tadye
Reynolds If the court had power 10 continue iSe
trIal OF the case from one term to anothsr. The
iSIs6 said that be had never had occa asion 70
consider the question, bat thought the court
hsd power TO continue a case. Ii is understood
that Mr.. Beecber's counsel hold opposite views.
IL they are correct the contlnu alton OF the trial
from one term TO another would render ali pro-
eeedines void. It is rumored that this will be
one of the arguments used in favor OF motion
to transfer the case to a higher court. The main
point taken by Judge McCue in his opinion is
that the court below had power 10 compel the
plaintiff 10 designate with all possible particu-
larity when aud where the criminal acts were
committed, whether the plaintiff derived his
knowledge of them from confessions made by
the defendant or other wise. Judge RegnoldS
decision mainly on the ground that this was not
proper case for the exercise OF power In re
stricting the plaintiff by a bill Of Particalzrs.-
v. Y. Tribune, 20h.
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Foreign Notes.

SPANISH kDtTORs sENT TO PRISON.
MADRID, November 2I.-The editors of Ia
Preogd. La BdHdeTd and Et EspdROid newspa-
PeTs have been arrested and sent TO prison tor
violating the press laws established under the
state of siege.
INCIDENTS OF THe ARGENTINE REVOLT.
RIO JAFRIRo, November -. - The gun
boat Panama, Of the Argentine revOlutionists
hotila, has been voluntarily surrendered 70 the
governments fleet. Her crew landed at Monte
video. The government of the Argentine re
public has stopped the mails from Buenos
Ayres for Europe. Trade in Rio IL dull.
WARNING TO ITALIAN EMTGRANTs.
ROME, November 2l.-The Italian govern -
ment is taking pains to inform persons Who in
tend emgrsting to the Argentine Rspnblic
that trade Is az a standstli ia consequences of
the political disturbances.
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THR BILLIARD KINGS" Bnrleigh" writes to
the Boston journal TO say that fourteen At the
most eminent billiard players OF the world cao
now be seen at Tammany hall The tournament
IS to last nine days. The prize is the champion
ship OF the world, SSC0 in cash, q golden shield
worth az much more, and q fair division Of all
the receipts. UbasSy Is the oldest player IN the
Congress. He is called farmer Ubass. Hs Is q
short, stout, stubby man. hald-heade5 and ls)ks
like hostler in his Sunday gear. His prot ys
NignaUx. is man about thirty, very tall, eYi-
IDENTITY an athlete, stout, firm, and well proper
toned, with a very decided stOop: quiet and
modest manner, and a man unable 10 speak 4
single word of English. He has wizard power
over the balls. be not only drives them together
but holds them with a marvellous magnetism
When he sends the red ball across the table II
goes like boy on an errand, aud hurries back
cuddlingup among its associates, His playing
vas very brilliant, and elected rounds OF sp-
pladse. The general impression is that IL he
maintains his brilliant opening he will carry
everything before him. GARNER, the present
Champions small, wiry, dark looking, nervous
Frenchman-is exceedingly popular. 10. Dion
is Canadian. He stood a fair chance of being
the great billiard player of the world. He took
TO drink, and that nearly ruined him. He has
cow abandoned his cups and is earning his way
70 his old place. Rudolpbe is Frenchman,
whose father was a wine dealer. Daniels a
Bostonian, was brought up TO the trade OF 3
carriage smith. He played last nj ght with M as
terry skill, and several strokes brought the house
down. He would do more credit to Boston ii hls
shirt was cleaner and his trousers more re-
spSctable.
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The Markets

BALTINoRE, November 2l.-y;rgiuia siKes, p,el
eIs -; hirgIUtS :. COEsOlidated 81: do ex-c9uboos
.ti West Nirginis's, Il North Carolina sizes, ola
zs Go. nee fe' Do. special tax S bid to-day
BALTIN0Rs, November Il Cotton fairly active
atd nrm; iow micdltngs, iA4. Flour dun ana u,-
Chsnled. heat quiet-AIaber western, l.t6af q.
No lred western, p; No 2sO 4 lsEli 10; f.i- 30
prime do, J. IS, rejected To- red hsry lsnd. l2lsl
l,S0' do amber, i S5Gl 81; 90. white, i7a. s5
Ocrn guiet-white southern, 1901; yellow sJutn-
RI; It@sli MIXED western, nothing doiag Oats
dull-s sout here, oeeG65; western mixed, 6Dl6l: 90
Etr', 81 Bye duh, S5,GlS Hay daii and M
banged PORK unchanged. Bulk meats UNCHANGED
b IN hrn aud yers scarce aud nominal. Lard
unchanged western butter hrm: ok1ioe q fns
scarce; tub, 53d;6; r0lIs, 2SiGs2. Petrolpun M
gulet, O-tGl OS55. Sugar str5Bg, lUta
HKw foRE, November 2i.-stocks doll poI1
"a Money, ). Exchange, long, 456; short, 49Jis
HEw YORK, November Il Flour dull a1A droop
It Gdy.
LoNDoy, November q, 2 D m.-CoRsol, for
mouey. 93'st9-4; for account, S4M-k Adv!ces
T1m Pals l1"te reutes ~ 81 francs, 4s c-nfimss
LoNDON, November -, .. m.-The ra.a ID,
dsceuot In open market for three mo lths Bills i
is per cent, which il SO b.l1w th- Bank 4
s. sisrd rate Paris dispatches quote reates At s.
FRANkFoRT. November 81 II 1ads ofls5!, 81
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FEw 1oRs, November q .--TnS PoU's fosuctal
AZ ie4e say So The Wall street markets ar liaf
o-daF ard seCutt'ies are without INN +. AM
charge. q VI CpaDed AZ III and hss since
sota 81 nl'4 ga On gold loans the rste- have
ocen l per cent. for carving aud 'Hst.' Nom
usl Ts'est for prime bankers sterling ar
80 Tor % day bills sud 4e13s f,r d4ru aud bills
a. usual Saturday, little Is doing ~ exchanR- the
ess Tor hustr es being about z~5is d4s fOr 81 fay
bulls, ard 4g0 for detrsns. Toe money m-rket
Shoss little change. call loans befrg Ss,RI cor
cent, With lew iOsGs al 81 per cent p rirrs
nfrcsntile paper s.Ils at 5Sl7 per cent win tbs
ItAt efads 20 good names "a 40 per cent
dcNerhment bonds are fraction hiEhar taEr
Yesterday. state 0rcs were str org with dsAifbg.
ccrhs ed 10 Georgia IS. new ED Tennessees and
various ressats Of Miss sJGris. Speculative sh.Tss
%. ned -st9A above yes,erda-'s closing, eTcsns
Lake Shore sd Union Paciie, "a hicn are unchsnsss
snd N Central aud ETfe, which are 4. I1SSs-
By li:S9 e'cCck prices had declined az. the lar
GER Wabash. Since the decline there has been a.
Improvement OF taG'g. Ouiside of Wab4Sh fba
widest huctustion was only a The priucipaI deai.
Mgs have ben IN Lake shore, WAhssh. p .rif.
Mall, Northwest, Lehigh aud luton Pacific >