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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

A TRADITION OF SARATOGA LAKE
There is an Indian superstition attached
to this lake which probably had its source
in its remarkable loveliness and tranquil
ity. The Mohawks believed that its still
ness was sacred to the Great Spirit, and
that if n human voice uttered sound
upon its water, the canoe of the offender
would instantly sink. A story is told OF
an English woman, in the early days OF
the first settlers, who had occasion to
cross this lake with u party of Indians
who, before mbarking, warned her most
impressively of the spell. 1t was silent
breathess day, and the canoe shot over
the surface of the lake like an arrow
A bout hafa mile from the shore, near
the center of the lake, the woman, wish
ing to convince the Indians of the erron-
eousness of their superstition uttered a
loud cry. The countenance OF the In
dians fell instantly TO the deepest gloom.
After minutes pause, however, they
ing silence drove the light bark swiftly
over the waters. They reached the shore
in safety, and drew up the canoe, when
the woman rallied the chief on his cred
ulty. "The Great Spirit is merciful, F."
answered the scornful Mohawk ; che
knows that white woman cannot hold
her tongue ~
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
Weaverville, August &c, 1876.

THE ANTS OF AFRIcA.-Whon they
become hungry the long file spreads it.
self through the forest in front limo and
attacks and devours all it overtakes with
fury that is quite irresistible. The ele-
phant and the gorilla fly before this at
tack. The black men run for their lives.
Every animal that lives in the line of
march is chased. They seem to under
stand and act upon the tactics of Napo-
leon, and concentrate with great speed
their heaviest forces on the point Of at
tack. In an incredibly short space of
time the mouse or dog, or leopard or dee'
is overwhelmed, killed, eaten and the
bare skeleton only remains. They seem
to travel night and day.
Many time have / been awakened
~out of my sleep and obliged to rush out
of my hut into the water to save my life,
and, after all, suffered intolorable agony
from the bites of the advance guard, who
had got into my clothes. When they en-
ter house they clear it Of all living
things. Cocllroaches are devoured in an
instant. Rats and mice spring around
the room in vain. An overwhelming
force of ants will kill n rat in less than II
minute, in spite of the most frantic strug-
giles, and in less than another minute its
bones are stripped. Every living thing
in the house is devoured. They will not
touch vegetable matter. Thus they are,
in reality, very useful Gas well as being
dangerous) to the negroes who have theiI
huts cleared of all abounding vermin-
such as cockroaches and centipedes OF
immense size at least several times a
year.
When on the march the whole insect
world flies before them, and | have often
had the approach ofa bashikonay army
heralded to mo by this means. Wherever
they go they make a clean sweep-even
ascending to the tops of the highest trees
in pursuit of their prey. Their manner
of attack is an immense leap. Instantly
their strong pinchers are fastened, and
they only let go when the piece gives
way. At such time this little animal
seems animated by kind Of fury which
causes it to disregard entirely its own
safety and seek only the conquest Of its
prey. The bite is very painful. The
negroes relate that in former times crimi-
nails were exposed to the path of the ants
rs the most cruel manner of putting them
to deAth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

y u,s RbRD.-During the civil wa
'0 Uondrie WAS ono of the most rabid o
aa,,ra, IDS, and he was chosen to th,
" Fodol G Senate by Legislature notori
~ ana pbntrolled by the secret counsils o.
~ 2asonablo organization generally
I'm as tho Golden Circle. lie never
n bred in his adhesion to the sentiments
bicb governed the organization, but
Som first to last opposed every motion of
the Government intended to crush tho
rebellion. lie actually withdrew from Il
Presbyterian church Of which he was Il
member, because the pastor preached n
loyal sermon and declared it the duty OF
Christian citizens to maintain the Gov
ernmenti in enforcing the laws. His att-
:udo throughout the war was grossly dis
loyal, and after the assassination of Presi-
dent Lincoln, at public meeting called by
Gov. Morton, ho made speech which
nearly resulted in personal violence to
himself at the hands Of the indignant cit
itzens Of Indianapolis.--N. Y. Times.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

WE heard reminiscence the other
day worth repeating. In the camp OF
one of our Rhode Island regiments, the
tent of the chaplain was near the regi-
mental postofiice, and the good man was
frequently disturbed by soldiers thrust
ing their heads in and inquiring if the
mail had arrived. To rid himself Of this
annoyance he one day put up large
placard bearing the legend, "The chap
lain doesn't know whether the mail has
arrived or not" On glancing at the an
nouncement next morning imagine the
chaplain's surprise on reading this addi-
ton to il, evidently made by some disap-
pointed seeker after letters from home
-"and doesn't care DAMN" He took
down the pacard.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
Nfeekly Trinity 9uurnal.
OUR AGENTS:

THE "TRINIrY JOURNAL" being
connected with tho Associated Country Press
of the Pacific Coast, will receive advertise
ments through no other San Francisco Agent
than the Agency of said Association. Office
42j Montgomery Street.
GEO. II. ROWELL ~ CO.. 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

THE PRooF OF Her CoEFIDENCE.-
According to the Union, n Schenectady
boy pranced up to his mother yesterday,
and said : "Ma, han't L been good
since began going to Sunday School ?'
" Yes, my lamb" answered the matern-
al fondly. "And you trust me now,
don't you, ma ?" "Yes, darling" she
replied again. "Then," spoke up the
little innocent, "what makes you keep
the cookies locked up in the pantry the
same as ever ?" A strange look entered
the mothers eye as she endeavored to
solve her little sons deepness with the
heel end of her slipper.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

SUPPOSE said a brow-beating !
yer to a witness he was trying to bad
one day last week, suppose | should
you that | could bring a dozen my
your own town to this courtroom
would say they would not belive H.
oath, what would you say 2 Aelld
ly the witness made him replyhused
say you lied,' A gentle smRlump
itself all over the court-roomaru
of butter on a hot cake, ANDY
witness stepped down.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

THERE was no preaching in Kansas
City last Sunday, and all in consequence
Of practical joke played by lively
young girl. The young girl-inspirel
by the world, the flesh and little devil,
mixed sat down late on Saturday eve
ming and sent a note to each of the pas-
tors. The missives were on tinted paper,
and written nicely. They each contained
these words-'All is discovered fly r
Five of the preachers fed to 81. Louis.
ard three went on West. There is a sea
sation ia that town larger than n maa's
hand.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
HOW FIGURES WILL LIE,

Some time ago Democratic member
of the House brought forward in hi;
speech table purporting to have been
extracted from the material furnished by
the Biennial Register, which made out
an alarming Increase in the number OF
Government otlice-holders during the
last decade, and showed their present
number to be 95,ll9. Party papers has
since then taken up the figures and sever
al thousand editorials have been writ
ten piedicated thereon. Some Repub-
lican Senators-Dyes and Cragin-the
other day, in a few remarks, made n per-
feet demolition of this structure of fig
ures, leaving not one standing on the
other.
1t may be as we'll to premise by stat
ing that tho table referred to shows tre-
mondous increase of from 57,605 office
holders in 1871 to S0,637 in 1873, and then
95, l19 in 1875. The explanation now fur
nished is as follows Before 1871 only
such names were placed on the Register
as everybody would fix upon as being
officer. holders. Subsequently, however,
the Register editor took it into his head
to put down the name of every man who
was employed by the Government at all
Some of them had only been employed
to tho amount OF two or three dollars
and their names were enrolled with stht
rest. But this was not all. Many OF the
employees were employed by several diff
ferent times on the Register. Thus, al
paper advertising contracts were enrolled
as office holders, and as many diiloren
times as they had contracts. If mar
had u dozen different contracts, as many
have, he was made to appear dozen of
fce-holders on tho list. Undor tho nov
system were also included all the employ
those in tho insane asylum, from tho su
perintendent down to tho sculion. Nine
ty-three Centennial Commissioners wore
also brought in to swell tho list--otlicer
not receiving u dollar from tho Govern
ment.
AS an illustration of tho way an in
crease was made to appear, we will TAX
tho figures given by tho Democrat
Congressman for the Navy. In 1871 th
number on the civil list of that Depart
ment was given in the table at 20l 70
1878 the number was forced to S,2Il, ant
in 1875 to l0,1O5. Anyone can 500 TIM
no real increase could have occurred il
the number Of genuine oflice-holder
equal to such difference. Offices can
not be created by departmental authority
but only by Congressional law any
everyone knows that no CongressioF
enactments were ever passed provVg
for such an increase. The way "
explained is by tho presumption W 'no
manufacturer Of the table put doYeVory
navy yard employe MS an oilifho'uer'
The Register itself only showha2 por-
sons, or about 10000 less, the civil
list OF that Department for r.
Numerous other instany"ero SHOWN
where the figures werga a'ner 'alSo or
made to represent lalsqpds, but which
we have not space to - IS suinclohI
to remark, as what have referred to
shows, that the tabr"s. p'oVo" "noly
unrelia bic. as rev ybentihg tho positive
number of Govop'o'' o''P'oyoS OF as
furnishing any /np"r'son between past
and present ~ the number of Office
holders md, 10 Governmcnt.-V Vattejo
Ctroatcte.L
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

How naturally one turns away, at this
interval, from tho works OF bards, sages
and philosophers, from visions OF state
craft and the phenomena of political sci
ence, and sighs for the matchless liberty
Of that civilization which permits man
to sit around ali day in his night-shirt.-
Brooktw ArDus.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
COURT TERMS:

District Court Second Monday in April,
August and December
County C0urt--First Monday in anu
ary, March, May, July, September and NO
Nember
Probate COurt-(Same as County Court)
BOARD Of SupervisOrs--F First Monday
February, May, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

NEARLY all the postofIices in Texas
are in charge Of females. 1t works so
well that the males now arrive and de-
part every hour in the day.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
DIR. J. F. GRADY,

DENTAL AND MEDICAL GRADUATE,
ca Has returned 10 Weavervillo and re-
thgffTfY7A sulned the practice of pENTl0FR \.
Special attention paid to The treatment OF
Sensitive Teeth.
OFrECE:-In tho Theater Building up
stairs. ''-tl.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

Sioux squaws do not wear striped
stockings. Three streaks Of green paint
arc cooler and cheaper.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;

6udge 9th Judicial Dist, A. NJ. RosBoRoUGH.
aountv Il. JoNEs.
Sheriff ......................oJo Ohm W. FllLhRo9k'
~ Jerk "a "0t'
zDistrict Attorney y...............'JoHN Il. IRWIN
SIrcnsuror. NJ. +. GRIFFIN.
*Assessor AcoB PAULsEN.
#Supt. Pub. Schoos..MIss MARY N. WApLMGH
sCoroner and Pub. .Ad."........"CHAs. THOMAS
#Suryeyor.. M. LoyERtnGE
CDistrict No. 1...FoRDYcE BATES.
ESupervisors 2....JopN SHERlDEN
3...WM guthrie.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26

OFFICE. Al bis Residence. corner
Court and Center Streets, Weaverville. |.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-08-26
Advertising Rates :;

Due Square--F -FIrst fnssTfs0n' Vo
Each Subsequent Insertion, %
aK'ro fssss0naE Cards, per gear, 20 90
GsOrfefB .VUIsces, per year, ~ 90
pA- Special Rates to quarterly and yearly
IAdyertsers No disreputabe or illegal ad-
Nertising inserted at ANY price
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02

potted meats and game, canned fruits dried nsh' etc.,
are shown In great variety and among them are many
articles which call TO the visitors mind the TACT tat ne
is amid the productions of country that owes
TO Great Britain the United States The potted
veal and ham pic pork pie, mutton chops and scOteh
hagis evidences that in matters oi gasrohomy'
not those OF the industrial arts the Dominion Is Iath
ful to s British traditions. Several cases OF suHed
birds are worthy Of notice. and the collection OF insects
Systematically fine.
Canada has a building Of her own on tho Grounds ana
a very unique affair il is. 1t represents the lumber
trade Of the country about 60 feet square, and com
posed entirely of logs boards aths. and shingles piled
and Joined without cutting The pOrtco is formed OF SIX
huge logs each 6 feet HIGH and with diameters varying
from SO 10 As inches The appearance OF the building
inside is that several with series OF arches ana
staways the latter leading to tower on the roof Bee
ops of all the lumbcTproducng trees Of the country are
shown, many Of them being of surprising SIZE one OF
the curious objects shown to illustrate the remarkable
growth Of the Canadian trees table with top ade
of a solid piece of white pine, IA feet long, feet
inches wide and o inches thick.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
UNSIGNED LEGLSLA1IVE AC1S.
PROBABILITIES OF THE GOVERNORS ACTION IN RI
GARD To THE wooDIN CHARTER AND OTHER

PROB ABILITIES OF THE GOVERNORS ACTION N RI
GARD To THE wOoDIN CHARTER AND OTHER
BILLS.
Among the bills passed Ivy the last Legisla-
ture hut yet signed by Gov Tdcn what known
the WoOdH Charter the bill amending TIE charter Of the
American Institute, providing for the manner in which
tine district annexed to this city shall be surveyed pro-
vtinc for the improvement Of Riverside Park and Ave
nue. The Peabody District Cout3 bill, the state Board OF
Audit bil and hill regulating the dissolution II copar
nerhps besides several bills of special interest 10 other
parts of the state The thirty days allowed ly the Con
sti,uton for the signing Of bills by the Governor after
the adjournment OF the Legislature viii expire to-day
aud ali bills not then sencd viii tail to became laws
The most important OI those now remaining uhSgncd
is the Woodn Charter n Is understood that wllc the
Governor faVOrs certain portions OF the BILL ne also be-
licycs contains sections which should not become law
but declines state in advance what action he VIII
take. CONT Oer Green ami Corporation COun Whit
ney called upon him yesterday morning when: 1t is
was held, and that Mr.. Green's principal obec-
i'm section 90 which in effect involves the city in
pnse Of over 81 100000 for the Improvement OF sixth
and Seveut!i-avcs Mr.. Green has also other Obecons
i'm which tne Corporation Counsel cOneurs. Ine Gov
efnOr had signed any OF the bills above mentioned
last night, but he declined to state what he would do
with tnem to-day. II Is believed. however, that the
Woodn Charter viii not become Law, while the stale
B0aId Of Audit bill may yet receive the Governor SIG
NAT
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
A TROPHY OF AMERICAS RESOURCES.
WORK BEGUN on THE CENTRAL ORNAMENT OF TIE

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
tFRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-One of the most
generally visited buildings on the Exhibition grounds
is that which the United States displays the workings
Of the Departments and the resources OF
the country under their direct control year ago Prof.
Blake, Commissioner from Connecticut, was put in
charge OF the Mineral Department OF the National Mu-
scum from the Smithsonian Institution in this building
and has finally completed his arrangements for the
grand central piece trophy which Is TO he the most
striking feature of the United States display The Ex-
ecutive Departments of the Government were In doubt
as to the character trophy they should build under
the central transept OF the neutrality-suspicious. 1t con-
sist OF munitions of models OF American inven-
lions Both these suggestions were however, dropped
and Prof Blakes idea adopted, which was that the pro-
posed monument should be composed exclusively of pro-
ducts of mine and SOIL thus following the original
words in the act of Congress creating the Centennial
Commission, "provide for an international exhibition
of the arts manufactures and products OF the SOIL ana
mine" The idea that 1t would be more fitting to
represent basis of national prosperity than attempt
to group the results of the hanlwork of man in the cen
tury.
The construction OF this trophy has just been begun
under tine ceutral ransept, and will consist of broad
platform covered with massive blocks Of American ores
the iron of Nilsson i, Michigan New-iork Pennsyl-
vania and New-Jersey the zinc ores from NewJeIsey
copper Lake Superior and gold and silver ores
from Nevada and Californa-togethcr with blocks of
marble from Vermont and Tennessee Above these VIII
be grouped some OF the prominent agricultural
products, such cotton, tobacco, hemp, com,
wheat, and timber. In the midst OF this artistic
croupng massive iron framework is erected to q hight
of so feet for the support of an enormous column OF
anthracite coal, being section of the mammoth VEN
at Indian Ridge Collicry, Pottsvlle, Penn This
section was cut aud contributed TO the collection by
President Goven Of the Reading Railroad Company, the
cutting costing about 81 600 This column OF coal Is
about four feet square and makes over 40 feet
hgh The iron from which the support is made is itself
an Object of interest, being specimen OF the tubular
column work OF the PhGnixvillc Iron Works of Pennsy-
vauia and is also contributed by Samuel j. Reeves, the
President.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
MASSACRE IN THE BLACK HILLS.
A COMPANY OF FoRTY-NINE MEN from CINCINNATI
KILLED BY INDIANS.

A COMPANY or FoRTY-NlNE MEN from CINCINNATI
KILLED BY INDIANS.
CINCNNATI, Ohio, June Ia dispatch from
lincoln Nebraska received last evening gives the follow
particulars Of the massacre By Indians OF large
portion of Capt. stones company OF Cincirnatans en-
route for the Blck Hills. Part Of the expedition
passing through the sand Hills about 80 miles from the
Red Cloud ncy The day warm and the roads were
made nearly npassabe by sand. The had deposited
their aud weapons in the wagons, and sIrag
CLING YEARLY behind, when the Indians rushed down and
them off from the train The massacre followed With
little resistance the Indians numbering several hundreds
The leaders OF the party Capt. Stone and James Wood
among the first to fall. The names Of others killed
were far as ascertained, Messs. Stone, Armstrong
Kelley. Hudcston, West, Walinsky, Barr, Laboyleaux
Baur Wunck, oldwage, shattenger. Latts, Krunck,
Mozeante Kadde McKeag Leaneer and the two drivers
The bearer OF tue report declares that not single Of
the company 40 escaped. Several Of the bodies,
scalpcd aud mutlated, taken into North Loup Fort
II stated that nearly all the Indians have LETT tho
agencies and are on the warpath.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
CANAL JURY ORDER SET ASIDE.

ALBANY, June 1.-Application was made to
Justice ingalls, Oh Tuesday last for order that the de-
PENDANTS In the canal Of The People, &C. against
Henry d. Denison and others, show cause at Special
Term Of the sup Court, to be held at the Chambers
a. Justce IAndun in Schenectady. why order setting
aside the order staying proceedings in the matter OF
the struck Jury in the above case, granted by Justice
Noxon at Syracuse should not be set aside On hearing
Mr.. PAIGE for plaintiffs. and Mr.. Henry Smith for
Defendants Justice Landon granted the following order
"Ibn the order herein made at Special Term held at
Syracuse on the 9th day Of May 1876 staying all pro
ceedpes under tho order Of MAY "a, 1876, granting
special Jury be- and the same hereby Is vacated and set
ssideJ s. Landon Justice, Supreme Court" Soon af-
49,. q ,,o,ock to-day Mesgrs Ruger & HiscOck Hand K
Hale Mr. Page, and senator Kennaday eutcred the
Coupty Clerks Office and the matter Of striking the Jury
was held open until IL O'Clock Tomorrow III order TO
oHoU the counsel 10 examine the list OF jurors.
New-York tribune., 1876-06-02
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.
n.n.nn or TIE KNIGHTS TEMPLARs.

PARADE OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
=. HUNDRED coMMANDEmEs IN IINE-THE CITY IN
AN EFFLoREsCESCE OF BUNTEG.
pm ,pFIPHIA, June, 1.-The Knight Templar
demonstration in this city to-day was probably the
finest display Of the kind ever witnessed in this
country. There were over 100 communicates IN
line numbering about $500 Sir Knights.
each cornmandcry being headed by a band. The
streets through which the procession passed were
throngcd with spectators and business was nearly
suspended The procession was over an hour in
nassinp given point After marching through the
prncipal streets the line arrived in front Of the Ma
sonic Temple where il was reviewed by the officers
of the Grand Encampment of the United States
and Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania al
ter which it was dismissed The installation OF
the grand officers of the Grand CommaDdery OF
Pennsylvania took place at the Academy of Music,
being accompanied by selections of music from
Handel Mozart. Gounod, and other eminent COM
posers The neat appearance and martial bearing
of the Sir Knights to-day was much COM
mented upon, and 1t is admitted by all that
finer demonstration never took place III TINS clty'
The presence of many visitors, and the buildings
public and private, being literally hidden In bunt-
ing and festive offerings, added much to the at
troetiveness of the parade. The weather is clear
and Springike.
The Academy of Music and Horticultural Hall
were crowded tonight on the occasion of a grand
reception and promenade concert, given by the
Grand Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania to
the visiting Sir Knights and their ladies. The halls
were connected by a covered and carpeted bridge
and were handsomely illuminated At o'clock an
address of welcome was delivered by the Most
Eminent Grand Master of the United States, the
Hon. James H. Hopkins, at the close OF which the
promenade commenced The festivities were kept
ND until q late hOm.