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Prof. &c. Meininger.

We take pleasure in commencing the
Sayozite composer and experienced teacfess
]. {. MeiningeC. who oiftis his services to
The Nashville public. lie has recently been
teu,jeped tsle dictatorship Of musical so
ciatN now forming
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EDGEFIELD LAW MAKERS.
Fetition Of Citizens Respecting Fires
--ResiSnatiOn OF Recorded Bell
complimentary RESOLUTIONS - w
Matt Brown. Jr.- Elected Successor
20 VIZ. RpiI

20 Mr. Beii.
Tie Board Of vayoT aai Aldermen If
Edeeiield met las might in TegIllr session.
Mayor Brooks ia The chair.
n petition from ciiizeas e Esiseti-ld
asking the Board to provide water supply
and means Of exting,iishing was recei,e,l
and referred TO the Fire C'mmiuea.
Accommodation from the parties ora ,
ing the Capitol grounds desiring to inow
at what price gravel AMI san could be II III
from the island belonging 10 Edsefeid. was
read and referred to the Island Commit ee
with power to act.
RECORDERS REPORT.
The following was then presented b. tine
Recorder:
''EDGEFIELD. Aug. IL, 1874 To The
Honorable Board Of Mayor and Aldermen:
Your Recorder would respectfully report
that, during the municipal year beginning
Jan. /, 1874, up TO the present date, he has
drawn checks on the Treasurer to the
amount of Sl1,Ol9.Il, which amount is
charged to the different depar.m snts, to
wit.
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Come 70 IEor Rel.

Last Sunday, Mrs. Ann c. Carter, widow
q the late Samuel J. Carter aud daughter
oG the late Wm. VaUlX, Of Davidson cOUn-
q. died I'm IauderGala county Tenn. Her
remains viii Je brought 10 this city for i'll
farlnauf
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-18

"QUITE a hail-Stom last night" re-
marked = guest TO California landlord, as
be came down stairs the other morning.
.,No; only few Of the boys shooting at a
Chinaman."
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Being Tmproyed Upon.

Hereafter, when parties are to be sent to
the County Asylum, they mus. make ap-
plication 10 the Commissioners of the
Poor, John Taylor, Thomas L. Saunders,
ID. A. Pheelin, or myself. We are being
imposed upon, and it must be stopped
JOHN C.. FERRISS, Judge.
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Infanfrr OF SnIIiEnn.
ues1minsfer Presb, Ierian Missien.

The scholastic population Of Sullivan
county, as reported by the superintendent,
is !. Sti2-,9J whites and So blacks.
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Exnostti0u Roard.

There will be a regular meeting of the
Board of Exposition Managers al the Ex-
position building at $50 this evening at
which full attendance is desired.
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Dead in the Road.

Rufus Wells, a prominent citizen Of Lin
coin. was found dead near Fayetteville, last
week. lie was seen in apparently good
health only short time before and is sup
posed to have died Of sJEstrCke.
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TALKING OF Goldsmith Maid, il may be
well to state that she is seventeen years of
age, is owned b. Iienry y. Smith, Of New
YO.k, WHO says he won't sell her for one
hundred thousand.
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Mosquito BarS.-MOsguitO Bars, ready
for use or unmade, very cheap at Rich
heimer's, 46 College street.
augl6 II
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Elegant new Imported Vases, Toilet
Sets and other new goods received at the
Dollar Store. augl6 It
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Mosquito Bars, ready made, still selling
for Sl.0O at the Dollar Store. aug1G 2t
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Election Retnrns AZ the CAPITOL

In the Tenth chancery district, II. j.
Livingston was elected Chancellor, receiv-
ing IA 32S against 9,lSl for b. p. Boyd.
In the Twelfth judicial circuit, J. r.
Hawkins was elected Judge, the vote stand
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Cumberland Lodge No. 8, #. Il
A. Nj.
- Lodge - W
This Evening at $50 O'Clock,
Tor the purpose or participating in the ceremo-
mes or laying the cornerstone OF the new jew
lsh Synagogue. A fun attendance OF the mem
berS IS requested.
9lsy order Of the w. NJ.
HI s. A. DULING, See,y.
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Blank O. indicates no report; cipher fOl ~
tionary; minus t-l tendency TO fall; plus ten
deney 20 rise ID. ID. STANsELL. Observer
sThe river is stationary at this point, with
foot inches on the shoals.
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A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Police Committee to buy two pistols for
the use Of the Marshal and his deputy.
ELECTION OF RECORDER.
The Board then en-ered upon the cleo
tiOn Of a Recorder to Ill out the unexpired
term Of Mr.. Bell, resigned. The names Of
W. NJ. Brown, Jr., w. a. Glenn, J. G.
BledsOe and j. &. Herman We're put in
domination.
Twenty-eight ballots were taken before
there was an election. Ca the twenty
eighth Brown received I, Glenn 4, and
Rledsos l.
Mr.. Brown was declared elected, and
made happy speech in acknowledgement
thereof.
COMPLIMENTARY.
Alderman LeSpur offered the following.
which was adopted unanimously by 4 ris-
ing vote:
JAS. t. Bell, who has served as Record
er Of the town Of Edgefield since the incOT-
POratiOn thereof, Jan. 1869, having tender
ed his resignation on account Of having
been elected TO the responsible position Of
Clerk of the County Court of Davidson
county, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Of the town Of Edgefeld does hereby resolve
that in seyering the pleasant associations
with Mr.. Bell, it affords the Board much
pleasure to say that We have had in him an
efficient, Obliging and faithful officer, whose
prompt attention 10 the duties deyOlving
upon him and the courteous and respectful
manner in which they have been discharged
demand our highest admiration.
-. That while we part with Mr.. Bell
with regret, We can but rejoice IN the Act
that his resignation Is the result Of his
having beon called to a more profitable and
prominent position.
''3. That a copy Of these resolutions be
furnished to NIr. Bell, and also for pu6lica-
tiOn."
W. Matt. Brown, Ir., was regularly in
stalled as Recorder, and the Board adj
jOuiled.
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Local RepOr1 for the City, Monday,
Aug. u. 1874.

f1aNimum thermometer. % deg; minimum
U lermometer, 81 ueg5 average height OF tenn
perature, s2-2j deg.
Tslsgraphie Report from Sigma Servies C0rps D.
8. f., Of O6serBati0z, AZ 1856 p. A-By 1s
ResteTn Union Ldne-
Place 90. q 0bser--B rhr wind VIC sta.s %
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with the above balance sheet from the
face of the ledger, allow me now to resign
the trust which you have rapOsed in me
and TO return my waTnest thanks. Yours,
respectfully, JAMES. L. BELL"
The report was received and the resigna-
ton accepted.
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THANKS.

On motion Of Aid. Crunk, vote of
thanks was returned to Mr.. Bell for his
faithful and efficient services during his
RecOrdership.
Mr.. Bell made brief valedictory ad-
dress expressing his gratitude for the cour-
tesy received at the hands Of the Mayor and
Aldermen. He explained that his resigna-
ton was owing to his approaching induc-
ton into the office Of the County Court
Clerk.
EDGEFIELD'S INDEBTEDNESS.
Aid. Benson, Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, submitted the following report
Of the indebtness Of the corporation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1874.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT FARMING.
Now the Winter is here, i: would per-
haps be as well to discontinue haying,
and turn your attention to getting in
your fall saw logs. No farmer can con-
slider his fall crop complete until he has
his cellar supplied with saw logs. Seated
around the blazing hearth of Winters's
night, there is no fruit more delicious.
a correspondent asks us what we think
of late plowing. Flowing should not be
continued later than ten or eleven O'Clock
at night. 1t gets horses in the habit Of
staying out late and unduly exposes the
pillow. We have known plows to acquire
the Spring halt and inaammatory rheu-
matism from late plowing. Don't Go it.
To another correspondent who wants
us to suggest a good drain upon a farm,
we would say, a heavy mortgage at ten
per cent. will drain it about as rapidly as
anything we know Of.
When you make cider select nothing
but the soundest turnips, chopping them
into sled-lengths before grading them.
In boiling your cider use plenty of ice
and when boiled hang it up in the sun to
dry.
a pickax should never be used in pick
ing apples. 1t has tendency to break
down the vines and damage the hive.
In sowing your Winter apple-jack a
horse will be found preferable to a step
ladder; step-;adders are liable to freeze
up, and are hardly palatablc unless boiled
with sugar.
In cutting down hemlock trees for can
ming, select the largest. Don't throw
away the chips, as they make fine parlor
ornaments, incased in rustic frames. Add
a little salt and vinegar.
The present cold weather should sug-
gest to the. humane farmer the necessity
for a good cow-shed. The following is a
good receipt for making COW shed
Pour pail full Of boiling hot water on
her back, and if that don't make good
cow-shed-her hair-we are no prophet
to any body.
Now is the time for planting your
Winter hay. The pink-eyed South
down is probably the best variety, as it
don't need polling, and begins to lay
early BeVerly Weekly visitor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

THE Boy WHO WANTED TO KNow.-
The following is strictly true. A lady
coming to this State recently stopped at
one Of the Chicago hotels with her little
son. The boy was not perfectly satisfied
with matters and things at the dinner
table, and expressed himself frequently
to that effect. The mother finally arose,
and remarked in an undertone to the
youthful offender: Come with me up
stairs and | will attend to your case"
The lad understood at once what "at-
tending to his case" meant but there
was an important matter Of detail which
he was painfully anxious to have more
fully explained; so, pulling backwards
on the hands of his mother, he blubbercd
out in voice loud enough to be heard
over the well-tiled dining-room Say,
mother, are you going to take your hand
or your slipper?" The enthusiasm with
which this brief address was received was
unbounded. Poor, little fellow how
often have we wanted to knew that same
thing ourself. With brief season OF
waiting we generally found out, as he
undoubtedly did.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
\ New Era with an Infusion of
New Enterprise.

a year or two since o number Of hy-
draulic miners, old residents Of Placer
and Nevada counties, learning Of the
good opening presented here for that
style of washing, came up to Trinity,
and having looked about and become sat-
isfied with the appearance Of Things, pro-
ceeded to obtain interests by purchase
and location in mining ground, water
rights etc, several OF them taking up
their abode here. These men, with their
greater experience and more advanced
ideas, were not long in introducing the
improved apparatus and modes Of opera
ting to which they had been accu stoned,
and to such an extent has the use OF these
since obtained that the product Of gold
dust has already been sensibly increased,
and every description of mining proper
ties much enhanced in value. TO illus
trate this point more fully, it may be
stated that eighteen months ago the style
ofnozzle known as the Little Giant, by
far the most effective in use, had not yet
made its appearance the old fash ioned
pipe and very often the canvass hose be-
ing still employed, while much Of the hy
draulic washing done consisted chiefly in
ground-sluicing. Now there are over
forty of these implements at work in this
county, and the number will be more
than doubled the present season. Until
recently, the under-current the most
complete gold saving device yet operated
in connection with hydraulic washing,
was a stranger here, while the use OF
quicksilver was almost unknown, not a
hundred TASKS having as yet been con-
sumed in the county. The non-employ-
ment of these new aids and inventions,
elsewhere deemed indispensable to sue
cess, was dne not so much to an ignor'
ance Of their existence or any great OBJ
stacle in the way of their earlier intro
duction, as to the fact that the miners
here were able to realize good wages
without recourse to this class of auxiliar
les. In the high benches, along the riv
ers, and in the deep banks Of hydraulic
gravel, all found good pay diggings, af
/ ter the deposits on the low bars and along
] the gulches had been exhausted. Her,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
Her variable Fortunes.

As stated in former letter, mining
commenced here in the fall of 40, and
has been actively and successfully prose
cuted ever since. Notwithstanding its
remoteness and difficulty Of approach,
the exceeding richness Of the diggngs
attracted to this region large popula-
ton at an early day Trinity, from 81
'5S having contained nearly as many
working miners rs any other county in
this State, save only Nevada. The num-
Der Of women and children, however, was
small compared with that Of the men,
At the time Of the Frazer Riveroutbreak,
the gulch diggings and the river bars
having been skinned over, and in most
cases thoroughly depleted, many miners
left for that country, tho greater portion
Of them never to return the voting pop
uaton OF the county having been rcduc-
ed by that and subsequent emigration to
less than third what it was prior to that
pVpnt
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

Tricks PLAYED UPON NEGROES
There is bush story of a negro who,
for bottle of um, agreed to strip to the
waist, and lie on his face, to be bitten for
a quarter of an hour by mosquitoes, at the
Joggins of New Brunswick. He endured
his pests manfully, and had nearly won
his prize, when one ofthe lumbcrmen who
stood by laid on him a small piece OF
live charcoal, when the negro wriggled
and twisted about frightfully; at last, un-
able to hold out any longer, he Jumped
up, calling out, " Wooh ! not bargain for
dat; dat is dragon fly ~ Lmbermen
play sad tricks on the negroes some
times. AT colored tea-drnking, a
lumberman slipped plug Of tobacco in.
to the kettle, when an old negress who
presided, called out, "Mo' water mo-
water too 'trong for missa 'tomach."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

Ar school examination one Of the
visitors made bret address to the pu-
pills on the necessity Of obeying their
teachers and growing up loyal and useful
citizens. To give emphasis TO his re-
marks, he pointed to large national
flag on one side Of the room, and inquir-
ed " Boys, what is that flag for?" A
little urchin, who understood the condi-
tion Of the house better than the speaker.
promptly answered, ITO cover up the
dirt. sir.n
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
TRINITY COUNTY.
THE RICHEST GRAVEL MINING
SECTION ON THE COAST.
DAWN OF A NEW LIFE.
Variable Fortunes.
Mineral Wealth of the County.
CHARACTER OF GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS.
CHARACTER OF GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS.
Correspondence San Francisco Bulletin. ~
WEAyERvILLE, Trinity County,
January 24th, 1874.
Trinity County as Field for In-
Vestment.

AS the season approaches when the un-
employed, the active and the adventure
Gus will be looking about for new fields Of
enterprise and Investment, it is proper
that they be advised of the many oppor-
tuntics that exist in this section of coun-
try for the profitable employment of la
Dor and capital, that they may not be left
to ignorantly go in search Of such oppor-
tunities in more distant and less advan-
tageous localities. Since dispatching my
last letter from this place to the But{etilt,
| have visited most Of the leading min
ing districts in Trinity county, inquiring
into the mineral resources and acquaint-
ing myself with the history and prospects
of each. The result is thorough con-
victon thas there is not another county
in California that holds out such induce
ments for the Investment Of capital in le
gitimate mining enterprise as this. To
parties desirous Of insuring steady and
permanent income from money eXpend-
ed, with always certain and handsome
margin for profit, rather than anxious
for large gains coupled with auctuation
and hazard, this county commends itself
beyond all others. The mining to be
carried on here is chiefly hydraulic, and
it may be safely affirmed that in no other
portion of the State are water, gravel,
ouf1nt ,,ro,curn and oil tho otbor fnot ,r5
Of a large and profitable production, pres
ent to such an extent as here in this coun-
ty. The soundness of this position will
become manifest if we examine a little
into the past history and present condi-
ton Of things in Trinity.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

SOME useful lesson or example may be
found in the most simple occurrences.
AT the Terre Haute depot, recently, an
old lady attempted to get off while the
cars were in motion. A gentleman stand
ing at the door prevented her. " Let her
CO." said a kind hearted passenger "if
she gets killed it will be a warning to
somebody else"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

WHEN Arthur was very small boy,
his mother reprimanded him one day for
misdemeanor. Not knowing it, his faith
er began to talk to him on the same sub
ject. Looking up in his face, Arthur
said, solemnly, "M My mother has tended
to me-"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
LINES OF TRAVEL AND EXPRESS.

s9b 10 81 etB4 El4s
Canon city, Junction city and Wea-
verViIIe Ex press and Passenger Line
j. r. DRIVER, Proprietor Leaves Weaver
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning
returns on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Hay Fork and WeaveryilIe Pass
enger and Express Line, j. S. HOYT,
Proprietor. Woekly. Leaves Hay Fork on
Monday morning of each week leaves Wea-
Yer Tuesday morning of each week.
u. 3. Mail and Express Line. from
WeaverviiIe TO Arcata, JOHN CLIFF
FORD, Proprietor. Leaves Weaver every
Thursday morning. Leaves Arcata, every
Monday morning,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

STILL are they fading away. -Four OF
the once proud tribes OF Indians OF Della
ware are reduced to but four persons
each. But the sixteen consume as much
whisky as did the four tribes in their
palmiest days.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
atsekly Triuity 9uurnal.
OUR AGENTS:

THOS. BOYCE, Room No. so, New
Merchants Exchange Building, San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city.
GEO. u. ROWELL a CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

TIE daughter of Kentucky clergy
man broke young mans heart the 9TH
er day-by putting a bullet through it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

ALEXANDER Algernon st. Clair Van
Audrey wheels dirt on u Virginia Rail-
road along side of Sam Smith.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

The greatest secret Of success in life
is for a man to be ready when an oppor-
tunity comes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
Little work anu Large Pay.

Only along the deeper ravines and at
the few points where they abut on the
rivers and larger streams have these high
gravel ranges been much worked. Where
ever washing has been done, however,
the returns have been liberal and often
very large, despite the careless modes Of
conducting it and the imperfect style Of
apparatus employed. 1t is notorious that
the miners in this county have not of late
years worked more than one half their
time. Few Of them, unless engaged in
wing daming or river fluming, ever cal
culatc'to do anything during the fall and
early winter. Only while the water lasts
and that with their few and inferior ditch.
es, is not long, do they think Of making
any serious exeTtions. So generously dc
their claims pay that the most Of them
are enabled to earn enough during this
period to carry them through the year,
and generally leave a handsome surplus
besides. As already observed, they have
not been in the habit Of using either
quicksilver, the under-current or any 9TH
er means for saving the fine gold, which,
having been suffered to go off with the
failing, has reduced their earning con-
sidcrably below what, with the obssrv-
anceof little more economy and thrift,
they might have been. Butall this, un-
der the new order Of things about being
inaugurated, is likely to meet with early
correction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

a TRUE American is too proud to beg
and too honest to steal. SO he gets trust
cd.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

Cor. SCOTT of the Pennsylvania rail-
road controls S450,0O0,OOO.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
JOHN LORD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN ana SURGEON,
WEAVERVILLE, CAL.

REFERENCES Prof l. T. Dana, Portland,
Nc; Prof. W. w. Greene Long Island Mcdi
cal College, Brooklyn, n, Y. Prot. &. +. Brack-
EFT, Princeton, Nj
OFFICE-Thoatcr Building, Main Street,
Weaverville. Residence Court Street, above
Union Hotel. janl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

CIyILIrY costs nothing and buys every
thing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
SIN Another Peculiarly

OF the deep gravel banks here remains to
be noted-so far rs explored, they pay
all the way down, and invariably improve
with depth attained. In all the shafts
sunk and pits washed out, no wholly bar
ren strata have been interscctcd or cx-
posed A good "prospec' can be OBJ
tanned everywhere, even upon the sur
face ; pan Of gravel taken from the tops
ofthe hills never fails to give tho ''color." "
Vertically measured every inch in the
shafts shows gold-always number and
sometimes many hundred small PARTICLES
to the pan. The showing made almost
anywhere on top Of the ground here
would DC considered fair shaft " pros
pect" in most Of the old districts, while
the dirt removed at considerable depth.
is often rich enough to pay for drifting.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14

eases of a chronic nature. All dental opera
tions warranted. augl6-tf
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
Another RcmnrAnbir Feature

OF these deposits consists rs above stated
in their entire freedom from volcanic
flows, ashes, or other igneous matter,
such rs has frequently elsewhere render
ed the working Of the gravel exceedingly
troublesome, and very often wholly i'm
practicable. In the absence here Of pipe
clay and sand, the former a difficult stuff
to get rid of, and both barren Of gold
the mineFis relieved Of another source of
perpleXity and hindrance When it
comes to be run off to a lower level than
has yet been reached it is possible that
the gravel here will occur in moro es-
duratad or ccmcntcd form though as
yet nothing SO impactcd has been cncoun-
tered us to require the aid of powder to
break up. So, also, it may come to pass
when washing has been extended 10 much
greater depths that tho rim-rocb forma-
tiOn will present itself, making the con-
struction Of bed rock tunnels necessity.
A yet these rocky sidcs Of tho old river
channels have nowhere been reached.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-02-14
Character of the Collaborating be-
pOsits.

Overlooking the quartz, with which
not much has been attempted. and still
less done, the auriforous deposits which
now constitute the principal field Of gold
seeking labor here, consist of three class
es the mountain gulches, the benches
and higher bars along the rivers, and the
banks, or rather hills Of gravel lying fur