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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

AT Belmont, Nevada, on the night Of
June 3D., about II O'Clock, crowd of
thirty men entered the Jail, seized and
bound the Sheriff and Deputy, and then
hanged two prisoners named Mcintyre
and Walker.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

JUDGE CRANE, who lives at Fresno, Is
a victim Of good breeding. The Expos
itor, relates that recently, while the Judge
was engaged in job Of wood -butchering,
he observed a lady friend passing, and in
bowing and curtseying with his usual po-
iiteness, he managed to saw the thumb
nearly off his left hand.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SWEET is revenge. The Oakland saloon
keepers are getting even on some of their
old customers who voted for Local Option
by refusing TO sell them the customary
min
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

WE have seen picture Of Nellie
Grant and her husband, Sartoris, the de-
tails of whose marriage and bridal trip
have been the theme OF every Jenkins
for the last month. Nellie is Il good
looking girl-but what will be thought of
her choice when we say that he parts his
hair in the middle. Here is another
proof that The second administration OF
Grant is failure.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

INFORMATIoY is wanted of the where
abouts Of George Phelps and George A.
Beath, late members Of Brooklyn Lodge
Of Odd Fellows. You Bet, Nevada coun-
~. Thomas p. Blue, Of that place, iu-
qures for them.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THIS month there viii be twonty-e ight
conyicts discharged from the Penitentiary
on account Of their terms of imprison-
mclt having expired. Among those to
be let loo G are number Of dangerous
characters.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

L. w. WILEY committed suicide in
San Francisco on the Sth. Cause-love.
We know somo chaps who could have
done the same thing dozen times if they
had had lives enough.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

WILLIAM FUGITT, accused Of robbiDg
a stage in Shasta county, was brought to
Sacramento on Saturday. lie was ar
rested rear Fort Tejon, Arizona, byJ. b.
Hume, detective for Well, Fargo & Co.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

Why suffer frem Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
loss Of appetite, whom you can, by using DR..
feet cure they are pleasant and inyigoraiing
tonic, and endorsed and recommended by our
most eminent Physicians, las per certificates
on each bottle), for all complaints of the liver
and digestive organs. As family medicine
they have no equal. Sec advertisement In
another column.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

Mrs. MARTHA DUFFY, of Atlanta,
Ga, took morphine because she had lost
in business the money got on her dead
husbands life insurance.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

SINCE the beginning Of ocean naviga-
ton by steam, thirty-tbree years ago,
fifty-onc steamers have found the bottom
of the ocean.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
AGENCY NOTICE,

A LII PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME
II are hereby notified that j. r. Driver,
Of Canon City, is my duly authorized
agent, and all accounts due me must be
settled with him without delay.
JOS. MCGILLIVRAY.
Weaverville, June s, 1874. 3tS
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

Miss GODFREY, of Bennington, VT, is
under arrest for dragging her father down
stairs foet foremost, because he opposed
her dancing round dances.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A VIRGINIA railroad had to pay lady
$500 damages for carrying her several
miles past the station for which she had
taken q ticket.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE Governor of Montana has arranged
with the Sisters Of Charity Of st. Johns
Hospital for the care of the Territorial
insane.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A Doa with two tails was seen in Ger
mantown the other day. One belonged
to an OK, and was carried in tho mouth Of
the canine.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE Board Of Supervisors Of Colusa
county have ordered local option elec-
ton for the Oath Of June, in eight town
ships. m
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

IF the various wives Of John Irwin of
Virginia, should gather around him there
would be a group of six, all married with
in the last two years.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

MARRIED masculine praying bands, TO
conduct Il crusade against dry goods deal
crs, are proposed in Memphis as meas
ure of retaliation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

JOSH BILLINGS says Goldfish is as good
as an umbrella to keep one dry.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

IT helps to show what great country
this is, that we are beginning to raise our
own volcanoes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

BRET HAETE's star doesn't appear to
be in the ascendant. Boston came near
squelphing him. California is his ele-
ment.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

In the election Monday, in Butte
county, as 10 whether Orovile or Chico
should be the county seat, Oroville won.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

IH Denver a rawhide ornaments the
mantel behind the counter Of a cigar store
near the railroad depot, presided over by
woman. 1t begets politeDoss.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

WHEN a Cincinnati woman shoots at
her drunken husband and misses him,
tho newspapers say, "Another bullet
wasted"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE Sutro Tunnel scheme has received
its qutetus, the Senate judiciary Com
mittoe having unanimously reported a
gninst it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

A BOY ten years of age was committed
TO the Insane Asylum from San Francisco
last week. Insanity in children is very
rare.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1874. =

A JERSEY infant, aged four, chews TO-
bacco.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THERE are thirty-two lodges Of Odd
Fellows in Nevada, with $500 members.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13
at'rekly Trinitg 9narnal.
OUR AGENTS

TIOS. BOYCE. Room No. so. New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agentin that city.
GE0. r, R0WELL IL CO., 40 Park
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

HARTwELL, Ca, has q man Sc years
old that has just married for the first time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

Rs- For the very best Photographs, go to
Bradley & Rulofson's Gallery, with an ELE-
VATOR, APO Montgomery ST., San Francisco.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-06-13

THE temperance women Of Sacrament
to want 5allie Hart 10 90 there and assist
them in their work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
How Reform Governor Collects n
Debt.

Some days ago dispatch to the Chi
cago Times contained a statement that
one Jacob Jenny, clerk and messen-
ger i'll the Executive Office for nine
years past, had been removed by Gov.
Taylor, in order that he might appoint
TO the vacancy a young man who owed
him (the GovernOr) a sum of money
he could not collect, owing to the disa-
bility or Discrimination of the debtor to
pay. The Reform papers promptly de-
MED the story, and denounced 1t as a
calumny upon the Governor. But now
comes Jenny, and under oath, makes
the following statement
On or about the 25th day of April last. his
Excellency, Gov. Taylor called deponent into
his (the Governor's) Office and said to de
ponent in substance, that he regretted eX-
ceedingly that change must be made In the
position held by the deponent; that he pro-
posed to appoint person as deponents sue
cessor who was not as fit for the place as de-
ponent but the reason for making the change
was that the person to be appointed owed
him (the Governor)about $3.50, and that he
had no other chance of collecting the debt
except to give him the position occupied by
deponent, and then deduct a portion OF his
wages each month, and apply the same in
payment of said Indebtedness. and that he
could in that way collect the debt; that when
said debt was in that way paid. deponent
should again have the place and he CHE Gov
ernor) wished deponent would find temporary
employment about Madison. as he was posi-
tive he would want deponent again next WIN
ter when the Legislature met.
That the Governor requested deponent to
remain in the Office for time TO instruct the
person so to be appointed in the duties of the
position that the Governor said TO deponent
he was very sorry to make the change, but he
could not afford to lose the money 50 owing
to him.
That when deponent finally left. the Gov
ernor requested him (deponent) not to make
the conversation we had had on the subject
herein referred to, public.
We dislike to believe that the Gov
ernor of a great State, like Wisconsin,
who receives an annual salary of 50, 900,
has been guilty of so contemplate bus
mess as this, but it is easier TO believe
it than that Jenny, who had been a
trusted clerk for nine years, has COM
mitted perjury out of sheer spite for his
removal.
Gov. Taylor is not to blame for being
DESTROYS of collecting the debts due
him, but it is rather small business for
him to make the public service sub
servient to that end, especially when he
is held up as the head and front of the
Reform party. MiLwaUkee Wisconsin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
Old-Time Pastimes.

So much of our life is made up from
books and papers that we can scarcely
imagine what people did in the old
times before they had any such things.
1t is said, however, that they spent
good deal of time in the evenings tell
ingrddles and guessing hard questions !;
aud an old Book, printed in 1911, gives
the following specimens.
9. Who was Adams mother?
A. The earth.
Q. How many calves tails would it
take to reach from the earth to the
sky?
A. One, if it were long enough.
q. What is it that never was and
never will be?
A. A mouse's nest in cats ear.
Q. Why do men make an oven in a
town.
A. Because they cannot make town
in an oven.
q. What is it that never freezes?
A. Boiling water.
Q. Which was the first, the hen or
the egg?
A. The hen, at the creation.
q. How many straws go to make a
goose's nest a.?
A. Not one, for straws not having feet
cannot go anywhere.
@. Who killed the fourth part of all
the people in the world ?
A. Cain when he killed Abel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
Taxing Savings Banks.

Washington dispatches announce that
the long-fought question relating to the
right of the United States Government
to collect a tax from the savings banks
on their surplus funds, has not yet been
settled, as was generally supposed.
This question, it appears. was first de-
cided by Mr.. Collins, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, in favor of the saw
ings banks. Under Mr.. Douglas the
question was, however, reopened, and
he ruled that these institutions were
liable under the law. The consequence
was that the revenue officials were in
structed not only to proceed and collect
the tax in future, but to recover the
tax evaded. Thereupon test case was
made up by the savings banks and the
claim resisted before the courts, until
the Supreme Court of the United States
decided that Commissioner Douglas
was right. During the recent session
of Congress a bill was pushed through
the House to relieve the savings banks
by repeating the clause construed as
imposing the tax. The bill then went
TO the Senate, where it lay quietly until
near the close of the session, when Mr..
Sherman called it up, and it was passed.
The savings banks were, of course, jubi-
liant over their success, but their felici-
tations were short-lived. 1t seems that
the President withheld his signature
from the bill, and the consequence is
that it has failed to become law by
what is known as a "pocket veto -
Congress having adjourned in less than
two days from its passage. 1t is now
Commissioner Douglas turn to be
jubilant, for the tax will still be collect
ed until Congress takes further action.
1t looks, therefore, very much as if the
whole fight would be renewed.-Inter-
ocean.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
Destructive Fire in Oshkosh and Iowa
Falls.

OSHKOSH, Wis, July IA fire broke out
at quarter past T. in a small barn in the rear
of G. McCabe's grocery store, upper town,
and, under the influence of a strong gale from
the southwest, rapidly spread to the sur
rounding buildings and those across the
street. At a quarter to the water supply
was fast giving away, and, over 1000 feet Of
hose having been burned up, the depart
ments of Fond du Lac and Neenah
were telegraphed, and All engine from each
city arrived at $3.50, with supply of hose to
reach from the river. nearly mile distant
Meanwhile the residence quarters of the
First and Fourth wards on either side of Main
street were all ablaze, and, no reservoirs be-
ing near by, the people were obliged to allow
the flames to consume what they would. The
fire was finally stopped after destroying prop
erty to the value of 5000, 900,
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July IA special dispatch
announces disastrous fire in Iowa Falls, a
city on the Iowa Division of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, 144 miles west of
Dubuque. The particulars are briefly as fol-
lows \ fire broke out i'll a meat market
this afternoon, at o'clock, completely de-
stroying the business portion of the town.
Loss, $50, 0O0
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
50 The White League REVIVAL or the
Ku.Klux i'm Louisiana.

New Orleans DULY A. Cor. Chicago Inter-Ocean ]
The appearance yesterday of the plat
form of the "Crescent City White
League" has sounded the note of the
campaign in this State. The tone OF
the document is unmistakable. After
repeating the woes and Affections that
have fallen upon Louisiana, it disayows
all responsibility for the present con-
dition of things, and closes with " a de-
termination to maintain legal rights by
all means that may become necessary
for that purpose, and to preserve them
at all hazards. +" 1t is time. says this
reorganized band of Ku-Klux, that a
timely and proclaimed union OF the
whites as race, and then efficient
preparation for any emergency, may ar
rest the threatened horrors OF social
war, and teach the blacks to beware of
further insolence and aggression.
They then leone out flat-footed" and
ask all white men to join them " in an
earnest effort to re-establsh white
mans governmentin the city and State.
These white leagues are being or
ganized all over the State. Your cor
respondent called upon one OF the
principle movers in this organization,
creole of education and influence, and
one of the leading contributors to the
columns of the Democratic press OF this
city. He frankly said that the Demo-
Gratis of this State had tried all the
lodges and games known to their lead
ers. owe have been beaten, we are in
the last ditch, and we intend to do any
thing to carry the coming election.
The opposition press have come out
boldly aud advocated the discharge of
all colored persons in the employ of the
whites. They daily parade the fact that
the State is at the mercy of the people,
that the soldiers stationed here since
war have been removed, and that the
police of the are in disorganized con-
dition.
The whole Southern mind is central
izing around this one point-opposition
to the negro. During the last thirty
days this idea has been spreading and
deepening more than ever before. 1t
means blood, civil war, destruction. In
conversation with the commander of
the militia in this State, he said
"These leagues may precipitate war
at any time the State is without pro-
lection. / fear the coming campaign"
This apprehension is shared by all the
law-abiding citizens in the State. Al
ready scores of the colored people are
seeking refuge in the city Hundreds
will be compelled to leave the State.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
A Neat Bit OF Sleight.Of-Hand.

In Chicago, a few days ago, an I'M
known man went into prominent bank
ing-house to purchase some United
States bonds. He was followed by
couple of sharpers, who, observing
his verdant appearance, concluded he
would fall an easy victim to their
Vaccinations. The seeker after bonds
stated his business, and placing 5000
on the counter was given in exchange
bonds having a face value of $3.50. On
receiving his securities he requested an
envelope in which to enclose them,
which was given him. One of the
sharpers then approached the teller,
and after asking what '67's were selling
at, requested an envelope. His request
being complied with, he removed a copy
of the Chicago Times from his pocket
and placed it, unobserved, in the en-
velope. Then reaching in his vest pocket
q small piece of money was dropped on
the floor, and tapping the greeny" on
the shoulder said, You dropped some
thing" The trick took, and the bond
purchaser. stopping to regain posses
sion of his wealth, naturally laid the
envelope of bonds on the counter, the
raseally sharper in the meantime ex-
changing packages and lighting out. "
1t was some minutes before the loss
was discovered, by which time the
thieves, with their spoil, were well out
of sight. And the highest price ever
given for single copy of newspaper
was paid by the verdant gentleman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
The Republican Party Not TO be Killed.

Looking fairly at all the good that
has been done, and the vast deal of
evil that has been avoided when easier
done than not, we think the Republican
party presents balance of honest
service in hard circumstances that can
be reckoned up by no other party in
this country, and for none anywhere Of
longer life or time of labor. If it has
done well in the main, what it has been
called to do, what reason is there to
suppose that it will not still do well
what the changes of time may offer it
to do? And If it can there is no more
use of its dying than there is in turn
ing it into Shaker society. 1t won't
die, and what is more it can't be killed.
1t is not going to measure itself for a
coffin for one defeat or dozen, and the
principle of organic decay in it is not a
bit stronger than it is in a thrifty tree
or paying insurance company.-iHaian-
dpOlis Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17

the South, orin any section of the Union,
have been peculiarly characteristic of
Republican rule. We must not let our
lust Indignation at the exploits of the
carpet-bagger carry us to the other ex-
treme of supposing them alone guilty.
South Carolina has been shamefully
plundered since the war by officials
claiming connection with the Repub-
lican party, and we are pleased to record
none have more emphatically denounced
the rottenness which has disgraced the
party there than prominent Republican
papers of the North. Louisiana has
been subjected to all manner of evils by
various sets of adventurers, who have
not all been of one party, by any means.
But carful study of Southern statistics
reveals the fact that corruption and ex-
trayagance have not been confined 10
any particular States, nor to either of
the two great parties. Our Democratic
friends have no reason for charging
monopoly of misrule upon the South
ern Republican, administrations. That
would be case of the pots calling the
kettle black. The simple truth is that
the better elements of both parties have
too little to do and say in their manage
ment, while the worst elements some
how always force themselves to the sur
face when lucrative offices are to be
filled. -Philddeiphin Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17

Wabash avenue, between Jackson and Van
Buren, streets, the point where the fire was
eXtinguished. On the south, the line runs
northeasterly from No. 527 Clark street, keep
ing within 800 feet OF Twelfth street. and
within half block of Fourth avenue thence
north to No. 274 Fourth avenue
from Fourth avenue northeasterly to
No. 5l6 State street from State
street to No A Eldrdge court: across
Eldridge court to No. AT Wabash avenue
thence from No. Asa to Peck court passing
down Wabash avenue it makes detour at
the corner of Peck court, leaving several
buildings unscathed to No. 400. 1t then runs
TO No. Hubbard court, passing through the
alley between Wabash and Michigan avenues
down to Nos. 267 and 800 Wabash avenue be-
tween Jackson and Van Buren,, as already
indicated as the point where the fire WAS
stopped.
The property destroyed is estimated to have
been worth 50, 900, 900. and the insurance upon
1t is placed at So 900, 900.
Among the buildings destroyed were the
st. James. Continental and Woods Hotels,
the Postotfice, two Jewish synagogues. three
colored churches, and the First Baptist
Church, one of the finest church edfices III
the city.
That the fire was not very much worse is
due, in large measure. to the firemen of
nearby cities, who were promptly sent to Chi
cago upon receipt of Fire Commissioner
Sheridan's o'clock Dispatch requesting aid
Assistance was furnished by the cities OF In
dianapolis, Dixon, Elgin, Niles South Bend,
Joliet Racine. and Milwaukee and other
cities were prompt in Offering to do anything
they could do toward subduing the fire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
What a Lawyer Was Selling.

A member of the Saginaw county bar
was recently in one of our thriving in
terror towns on professional business.
In the office of the hotel he was accost-
ed by very agreeable gentlemen, evil
IDENTIFY of the genus drummer, who
wanted to know "where he was from"
The legal gentleman not exactly relish
ing the idea of the strangers familiar
ity, answered shortly, "From Detroit"
The next question was, 1" For what
house are you travelling? ?" For my
own" "You are May / ask your
name 2" You may" Pause-en-
joyable to the lawyer, embarrassing to
the other. "Well, desperately,
"what is your name ?" Jones"
"What line are you in?" " don't UNI
derstand you, sir. 8 What are you
selling ?"--impatiently--" Brains, -
coolly. The drummer saw his oppor-
tunity, and looking at the other from
head to foot, he said slowly, "Well you
appear to carry a id small line OF
samples" Blackstone says he owes
that drummer one.-DetrOH Journal o.
Commerce.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-07-17
Responsibility for Southern Misrule.

Men are ever prone to extremes. Pub
lie opinion, when it once sets in par
ticular direction, is almost certain to go
too far, just as pendulum drawn to
one side of the perpendicular will newt
ably swing back as far to the other side.
There have been some outrageous ras-
calities perpetrated by the corrupt car
pet-bag governments in several of the
Southern States. No intellectual read
ing man can deny this fact, and no self
respecting citizen will attempt to justify
it. But it is mistake, or worse, to
charge that corruption and robbery in