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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

JUVENILE TACKsATIoN.-He was the
pink of perfection. Ifthe cream of hu-
man excellence was to be churned the
butter would lump up in the shape oil
Professor Porteous Pryc, tutor. He had
contracted the bad habit of stealing ur
stairs, in his stocking feet, to see if the
lights were out at ten. 1t is hard teach
ing old dogs new tricks, but boys some
times succeed better with old professors
Tommy Tayre is cadaverous youth,
with sulphur colored mustache, but the
iron had entered his soul, and he said he
must do what he could. Sc he bought
three papers of carpet tacks one night,
and stood the innocent little nails on their
heads all the way up and down the stairs
and retired with his faithful followers to
the wood closet above to await results.
Promptly the chapel bell struck ten, then
a season of waiting and whispering fol-
lowed. Presently came a furry, creep
ing sound like woolen stockings feeling
their way over rough boards. Tommy
tucked his hat in his mouth--his mouth
runs clear around, except small isthmus
which connects the top of his head with
the hape of his neck-and held his nose
until the first burst of glee had subsided.
Now came a suppressed scream, one foot
on the stairs, then another foot down, and
then a scream that wasn't suppressed
then howl. He had struck the second
stair; then he sat down on the next step
but he got up again, and groan, with
exclamation points after 1t, came tearing
up to the wood closet. The boys stood
back to give Tommy room to kick. Then
came a milling and shouting heavy
words, and distinct mention ofthe name
of the father of iniquity," and Tom
promptly appeard and asked, in voice
fresh from the Valley of Nod, "What
seems to be the matter ?" "Matter the
boys the demonsi confound it! see
here help! !" and he shifted about and
hung to the railing and tried to stand on
his knees. Tom brought light, and the
boys carried the wounded man to his
room, offered sympathy, got a claw ham
mer and drew out the tacks. The Pro-
fessor wears slippers and sits on cush-
ion. Tom sits on nettles, for seventeen
boys know the secret, and it is spreading
like smallpox in an Indian CAMP
| Detroit Free Press.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11
Weaverville, March IL, 1876.

MARRIED BUT NOT MARRIED. When
james Parton married his step daughter
he did not know that he was violating
the laws Of the State in which he lives.
but when he discovered that he was a law
breaker he at once sought separate quar-
ters and petitioned the Legislature to e-
galize his marriage, which no doubt it
will do. Remarking on this case, the
Graphic says
"Ths curious case is one of many il
lustrations of the confusion which exists
in our laws and usages respecting marriage
and divorce. The existing legislation on
these subjects is hodge podge. Each
State in the Union has different laws on
these subjects from all the others. People
removing from one State to another vio-
late law without knowing it, and, like
Mr.. Parton, find themselves married but
not married at one and the same time
People who cannot get divorced in one
State step over the line into another and
are separated without difficulty. In one
State marriage is sacrament and binds
till death, unless one party or the other
is guilty Of some criminal conduct in
the next State 1t is merely q business
partnership, and can be terminated in
six months on almost any pretext In
one State anybody can NARY anybody,
and no questions are asked for conscience
sake in another State there are persons
it is illegal to marry. The laws on these
all important social relations are a tissue
Of confusions, and lead to a deal of diff
Guilty, abuse and wrong. And now that
our new railway facilities bring the sew
eral States so close together and increase
the amount of travel and migration, it
has become a matter of the utmost impor-
tance to have uniformity oflegslation
on these points. There certainly should
be general marriage and divorce law
for the whole Union, whose terms are so
simple and specific that everybody can
understand and obey them, and there
will be no such thing as being married
and not married at the same time"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

A TEXAS LUNATIC.-Some months ago
a large and powerfully built man went
into the office Of Judge Smith, of Austin,
Texas, and asked the Judge to send him
to a lunatic asylum. The man said he
was dangerous madman, and not fit to
be running around loose. His appear
ance of blunt candor did not convince the
Judge, and he told the man he could do
nothing for him. The man went his way.
The other day he visited the office again,
and the Judge recognized him. There
was another man, Mr.. Denton, also in
the office, and it was we'll he was. Judge
Smith asked the visitor what he could do
for him, and the visitor drew long knife
and told the Judge he had come TO kill
him. Now, big knife drawn in the
hand of a big man in Texas means some
thing. The Judge grasped his heavy
cane and Denton picked up the chair.
There was lively scufile, at the end OF
which several chairs were broken, the
cane was splintered, and the man with
the knife was lying on the floor with a
bleeding head. This time the Judge
thought the man was mad enough TO send
to the lunatc asylum, and he sent him
accordingly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11
SAVED BY SCIENCE.
An Accused Mans Innocence Hap
PLY ana COncIusively Established.

After dinner the boarders gathered in
the parlor and told of their experiences.
Magruder, who is by big odds the great
est talker in the house, took half an hour
to tell the following story
AT a house where l was living last
year, in Thirty-ninth street, there was n
boarder who excited great curiosity. He
came from Egypt and his name was We
nyxter. One morning when we were
standing on the back porch, he took a
three -cornered seed from his pocket and
thrust it into flower-pot on the rail. In
less than FIVE minutes it had sprouted
about six feet high, stalk like sun
flower One of the boarders hung his hat
on it for jest. He turned moment to
call attention to the feat, ard when he
faced about again the hat was beyond his
reach the stalk had grown six feet in as
many seconds. 1t was still growing when
the boarders went down town, and when
they came back to dinner they saw the
stalk up above the roof of the house with
several twists around the chimney, and
sticking up above it like lightning rod,
with the rash mans hat still on the end. "
" With one exception" said Mr.. Ma
guftin, looking hard at Magruder, "the
biggest liar ever knew lived in the same
house with me once in Thirty eighth
street. He came from Abyssinia, and
his name was Gigyxter. And l may add
that, present company always excepted,
he was the longest man / ever
knew. Talk ? He would talk by the
hour and bore the boarders, and after he
had driven two men crazy the laadlady
secluded him somewhat by making him
take his meals alone at separate table.
But he would keep up his clatter, lighting
on people in the halls and in their rooms.
and when he had exhausted everybody
he would go to his room and talk to him.
self.
Zone night the boarding house was
burned down. Gigyxter lost his life, and
in saving two ladies who roomed on the
top floor | got the scar which you see
here. [Maguffin brushed the hair off his
forehead, revealing slight scratch. j
Suspicion fell on poor servant who had
been discharged the day before, and he
was locked up in the Tombs on circum-
stantial evidence that looked dead against
him. But after the inquest, enlightened
by the testimony of those who roomed
next to Gigexter, that he had been heard
talking rapidly for an hour before the fire
broke out, the surgeons again examined
the Abyssinan's remains and proved be-
yond doubt the innocence Ct the servant
by showing conclusively that Gigyxter's
continuous talking had made SO much
friction in his jaws that it set his head
a-fre, the flames communicated to the
room, the house went down and Gigyxter
went up, beyond all doubt the first re-
corded case of the man who was talked
to DEATH"
" Magullin," said Magruder, soothing
ly laying his hand on his friends head,
| wouldn't talk any more nowif were
you. Your head is quite hot already. p
NeaO York Sun.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11
Advertising Rates /:
.ADVERTySEEss' DIRECTORY.

aLrH, j. r.. Dealer in Clothing, Etc, Tn
Il der odd Follows Hall, Weaverville.
HW0N LODGE, NO. 300, l. O. G, T., meets
every sunday evening.
BALLENGE SALOON Main Street, Wea-
yeryillc.
syEr LODGE, No. 81, !. 0. 0. f., Trinity
Il Center, meets every saturday evening.
mlGLAS CITY MEAT MARKET, Wal
lace a Mabio, Proprietors.
&EI. A. X. Justice of the Peace and Notary
4 Public, Douglas City.
MpIRE HOTEL, Main Street, Weaveryille,
William Condor, Proprietor.
RRNAN HOSPITAL SOCIETY, meets first
Fl Sunday in March, June, Sept. and Dec.
RlFFIN, NJ. f., Main Street, Wcaycrvillc,
California.
BNSEN. d., Dealer in Tobacco, Cigars, etc.
Il Main Street, Weaveryille.
GDCKER, HENRY Dealer in Provisions, etc.
II Min Street, Weaveryille.
RWIN. JOHN G., Attorney and Counselor
At Law, Weavcrvilc, California.
|DyES, +. f., County Judge, Office in Court
House. " cayeryille.
ERsKY 4 ABRAMS, Dealers in Clothing
and Dry Goods, Weaveryillo.
RIPPER, kARSKY & CO., Dealers in General
Merchandise, Junction City.
HRSKY Il CO., Dealers in General Mer-
cLandise, Indian Creek Trinity County.
ANG, NJ, Dealer in Groceries, Liquors, etc.,
Main Street, W eaverville.
ORD DIR. JOHN, Physician and Surgeon,
WCayerville.
DyEJOY, Il. P, Attorney at Law, Office
Court House Building, Weaveryille.
NWDEN, VS., t. ). Deputy Surveyor, Of
fee Mill Street, Wcagewile.
ERSHALL x MASON, Dealers in General
Merchandise, Douglas City.
hkrlN, JOHN, Dealer in Flour and Grain,
Nain Street, Wcaveryille.
kCAl AlSLAND, +. T., Repairer of Watches
\ and Clocks, Weavervile.
DNIAGU Il, DIR. j. c., County Physician,
i 0ticc, Court Street, Weayervl!lo.
EW YORK HOTEL, Main Street, Weaver
vile, Morris " Rule, Propriotors.
DRGil FORK BREWERY, North Fork, Cal.
i MeeArl Bros, Proprietors.
DRTll STAR LODGE, No. 6l,, l. 0. 0. F.,
i meets every Thursday evening.
NtU6, l., Dealer in Dry Goods and Cloth
4 ins, Main Street, Weaverville.
FADING HOTEL, b. Conroy, Proprietor,
Rcaling, California.
lNFELr n L0RING, Dealers in General
Merchandise, Trinity Center.
Y ALL, LOUIS, Boot and Shoe Store, Main
4 HHect, W caycrville.
nE5MAN & HYDE, Music Dealers, San
4 francisco.
HLLA ENCAMPMENT, No. 10, l. 0. 0. f.,
meets First and Third Tuesdays.
ANMANY SALOON, Main Street, Weaver
!. ylle' Alex. N. Love, Proprietor.
MMERMAN BROS, Cabinet Makers and
Dealers in Furniture, Weaverville.
hLMoNr HOTEL, Red Bluff, California,
Nm' ?. Mayhow, Proprietor.
hNlTY CHAPTER, No. 10, r. A. NJ, meets
Second and Fourth Tuesdays.
AAlTG LODGE, No. 27, f. Il A. NJ, meets
On last Saturday of each month.
AlQN HOTEL, Court Street, Weaverville,
loIlmers y Paulsen, Proprietors.
AIDN SHAVING SALOON, Main Street,
Neaycrville, G. Hartman, Proprietor
hlN0N " BROWN, General Merchandise
Lewl'ton, Trinity County.
eA[EBVILLE DRUG and BOOK STORE,
. j. Barnickel, Proprietor.
1LLAMS, C. E., Attorney at Law, Office,
haln Street, Weaverville.
plLF, JOHN, Boot Maker, Junction City,
Trinity County.
Y NG, FRANK W. Notary Public and In
'Qlance Agent, Weaverville,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

A GOLD EATER.-Lucy II. Hooper, in
the Philadelphia Press, tells the following
story Of gold eater,wh came near pay
ing for his folly with his life. He laid a
wager one day that he could swallow one
hundred and twenty francs in gold. The
wager was accepted, the money, in ten
franc (S2) pieces, was absorbed, and the
foolish man soon became so i'll that he
was transported to the hospital. There
an active course oftreatment soon brought
TO light eleven of the twelve gold pieces
but the twelfth remained obstinately hid
den. An abscess forming in the larynx,
its whereabouts was revealed in some
what dangerous fashion. All efforts for
its removal proved fruitless, and a total
extinction of voice ensued. The other
day, during a violent fit of coughing, the
abscess broke, and the ten franc piece was
coughed up. In the midst of his relief
the ungrateful scamp was furious because
the hospital authorities insisted upon re-
turning the coin to its lawful owner, and
would not permit him to keep it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

THE CONFEDERATE TREASURES.-A
writer in the Atlanta Constitution tells
a curious story concerning the fate Of the
money in the hands of Davis and the
high officials of the Confcderacy after
they left Richmond. The fugitives halted
in Georgia, near the Savannah River,
and it was resolved to make an equal di-
vision of the amount in the treasury,
something over$100 900 in gold and silver,
which gave to each officer and man
$2S. %. But there had also been carried
off from Richmond 100000 of funds
belonging to the Virginia Bank, and
this was an immense temptation to the
defeated and separate soldiers. 1t was
in charge Of some bank officials, and was
stored for few days at Washington,
Wilkes County, in Georgia. After the
country had become somewhat quiet, the
officials started to return North with the
money. Some of the ex-Confederates
who were idling around the neighborhood
heard of the wealth and laid their plans
to capture it. About a dozen of them,
dressed in Federal uniforms, rode up to
the small guard accompanying the treas
urc, and demanded its surrender in the
name ofthe United States Government,
claiming to be acting under orders from
General Stoneman. 1t was handed over
to them and they made off with it. But
one Of the party was tempted to display
some of the money in town near by,
and as the fact Of the robbery had be-
come known, the possessor of such a rare
thing as gold or silver at that time was
Immediately suspected Of being in the
transaction. When arrested, he confessed
and disclosed the names of the whole
party. The greater par; of the money
was recovered but two or three of the
men could never be found, and we're sup
posed to have gotten off successfully
with their share Of the plunder.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

"MARY," said Union street mother
to her pretty daughter, the other night !;
"wbat was you and that young man stay
ing out on the steps so long for ?" "We
we're only watching the stars shoot, mo-
ther," replied Mary. "What was that
noise like kissing l heard ?" continued
her mother, sternly. ~ don't know
what it was" replied Mary, innocently,
"uness twas the nails in the sidewalk
swapping with the frost. You know
they snap real loud sometime. mother"
Her mother said nothing, and tried to
remember if nails ever snapped when she
was a girl. Courier.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11
Weekly Trinitv 9ournal.
OUR AGENTS ::

TTa0S. ROYCE. Room No. 80. New
Merchants Exchange Building San Fran
cisco, is our only authorized agent in that city
GEO. II. R0WEEL ~ CO., 40 Park
Row, are our only authorized Agents in New
York City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

A YOUNG man in Lancaster sent dol
l,r to New York firm who advertised
re e pit to prevent bad dreams. He re-
ceived small slip of paper on which
wa. printed, "Don't go to sleep"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11
TRINITY COUNTY.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY;
COURT TERMS

pstriot Ceurt-Second Monday in April,
psa't and December.
f0"hty Court-First Monday In anu
sm sss thafch, May, July, September and No
'"A"te V0urt-(Samc as County Court
n''f's Of superyisOrs--Firs Monday
T. uary' Stay, August and November.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-11

A WOMAN in Colcwater, Michigan,
asked for a divorce from her husband be-
causg lie refused to wear moustachc.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
The President has no Destrc to Tn W art
the VIII of the People

Special Dispatch 10 the Gazette.
WAsHINGToN, ,December3.-Hon.Ab A branl
$. Hewitt had an Interview with the Presi-
dent to-day. II lasted two hours. They
fully, freely and frankly discussed the
whole situation. Mr.. Hewitt says that he
is only at liberty to state that the President
himself is astonished that anybody, even
the most violent partisan, should attribute
to him any other than the most patriotic
intention. He especially and emphatically
disclaimed any intention on his part to as
sumo or exercise any other power than that
vested in him by the constitution, and that
an statements about his declarations as to
who was or was not elected President were
without any foundation whatever.
He further said that he was fully aware
that the country would not stand any at
tempts to defeat the will Of the office of
President If there were doubts in the public
mind about his fair and legal election.
Mr. Hewitt said that the conversation be-
tween himself and the President was entire
ly satisfactory, but that he is not at liberty
to state in detail what occurred; but IL the
President authorizes linn he will gladly
make public an account as full as his rec
objection Of what transpred will permit.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
PTBLIC SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE
ESTATE
IN VIII MING7 on.

BY virtue of n decree of the Chancellor OF
the State of Delaware, made at Chambers
the 10Th day of October. \. ID. 1876, Will hr
exposed to Sale at Public Auction. ON
WEDNESDAY December Goth, 1876,
At the Delaware House, 5l3 Market St,
Wilmington, Del, at 2 o'clock. afternoon.
The following described Lands and Tene-
ments. being the Real Estate late of George
W. Churchman, deceased, and his late res
idence, 800 Delaware Avenue, To wit:
All that certain lot or piece of land, situ-
ate in the city Of Wilmington. In the State
of Delaware, with a LARGE BRICK HOUSE
therein, bounded and described rs follows,
TO wit: Beginning at u stake standing on
the northeasterly side of Delaware Avenue,
between Adams and Jackson streets, at the
distance of one hundred and fifty-eight feet
nine inches from the nOrthwesterly side of
Adams street, thence northeasterly and
parallel to Adams street three hundred feet
10 the southwestcrly side Of Gilpin Avenue,
feet eight and onc-quarter inches to a stake,
thence southwestcrly parallel TO Adams
street three hundred feet to the northeastern
ly side of Delaware Avenue (passing
through the centre of the party wall OF this
and the adjoining house,) thence thereby
southeasterly thirty-nine feet eight and one
quarter inches to the place of beginning.
This Property Is one of the most desirable
on Delaware Avenue. The house In roomy
well planned, and with every modern con-
venience Large front and side yard and
lot back. Ther', isalso good stable. ample
for private use. CuAS. Il. LORE,
Terms ut Sale. Trustee.
VIII, Del, Nov. 22d. 1876. no2s-eodts
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
The NetU Speaker,

Every laborer in the Democratic cause
IN years gone by, and many of those who
labored under Clayton with the old Wing
party, will remember the elo1ueni
speeches made in our City Hall for the
Wing party and subsequently, for the
democratic party, by Hon. JOSIAH
RANDALL, of Philadelphia, on the same
standby our own venerable and venerated
citizen, Hon. JAMES A. BAYARp, Every
one of these will be glad to know that
the new Speaker of the House of Repre.
sentatlves whom the Democrats are de-
lighting to honor is the son of gen.
tleman who SO gallantly came to the aid
OF the Democracy when Know Nothing.
isn was rampant for the political EN-.
s.aVement of the poor who sought OH
country from the oppression of Europe.
Inc Democracy of Delaware will be
glad to know that SAMUEL j. RANDALL
has thus been honored, and that his
ability has won the high position in a
crisis when there is much more honor in
being called to the Speakers chair than in
being elected President after such party
nominations as is too frequently con.
terred
The daily gazette., 1876-12-04
Dr. STANLEY Z. HfLTON,
Late Physician to the Uni
versity Hospital,

guarantees to cure all diseases he under
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CATARRH
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NEURALGIA
Is arrangement OF the nervous system
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and last but q second or continue for u week
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PILES
consist In "A congestcd condition Of the veins
of the rcctum and anus, which gives rise tt
small eXcreScences in the former and around
the latter. They vary in size from II pea t6
10 hens egg They are of three kinds. tn,
distressing In their symptoms, and are usu
ally caused by constipation or drastic purg
Ing.
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BLADDER
Is characterized by II dull heavy feeling o
contraction in the sides and lower part o
the abdomen, with full feeling In tho
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The daily gazette., 1876-12-04

The Nation, in long and well writ
ten article urges that il is the duty of
some of the Republican Electors to vote
for BRIsTow for President and thus take
the election out Of the hands of negro
Returning Boards; save the country from
the terrible agitation and the Electoral
College system from the attacks which
are being made upon it by the Radical
press and inferentially upon the wise men
who formed it.