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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

THE Grass Valley Union says the cele
brated hog case has been tried and the
jury rendered verdict in favor Of the
plaintiff. The jury gave damage in the
sum of SO. The costs in the case will not
be much under $500,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

THE recent suspension of the Burling-
ton (Vt.), Sentinel Dem) leaves the
State OF Vermont without single Dem
oclatic journal. The Democratic party
appears to abandon the field in old Yer
mont
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

The Scottish Rife Club has resolved
to accept the American challenge for the
championship Of the world, and compe-
tiiiJns for the selection Of team of eight,
with two reserves, will begin forthwith.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12
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OUR AGENTS
BUSINESS NOTICE.

All communications pertaining to the Busi-
ness or Editorial management of the Journal
should be addressed to C. w. CRAIG, THiN-
IrY JOURNAL" Weayeryille, Cal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

RHODE ISLAND is making up fund
for the Centennial. Little Rhody ought
to be admitted at half-fare. Children
half-price, Of course.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

LoT TERRY addressed a Maine audi
ence last week. 1t strikes us that man
Of his name ought to draw.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

PROCTOR, the astronomer, says that
the moon is dead. Sorry to hear it; she
was as good moon as you could find in
nights travel.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

COZ the making of books there is no
end" Twenty thousand new volumes
we're copyrighted last year.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

IN the Ohio Senate bill has been in
troduced making habitual drunkenness
for one year sufficient cause for divorce.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

TRAGIC satire The author Of "ThG
Art of Becoming a Millionaire" has just
died of starvation in France.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

ONE of San Bernardino's contributions
to the Centennial will be branch from
an orange tree bearing 1872 large oranges.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12
D e AT S

At Washington, Iowa, Dec. Sth, 1875,
DAVID FISHER, aged 10 years-father of
j. S., j. II. and T. S. Fisher of Trinity
county.
In San Francisco, Feb. 5th, MAURICE
CONDOR, aged 3S years-brother to VIM.
Condor, of Weayerville.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

FORTUNES made in no time are like
skirts made in no time, it's ten to one if
they hang long together
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

AND speaking of pretty names, Herr
Iellwag is to be Chief Engineer of the
st. Gothard tunnel.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12
MEASURES.

The feeling against the press is wearing
off, and now that cooler judgment pre-
walls the "personul journalism " people
find few supporters. The Resolution to
exclude Reporters, in the Senate, who
parliamentary rules in corre-
spondence which would be prohibited
Senators on the floor, failed to pass. The
Senate has come to see that while honest
journals commend the act Of expelling the
OToajcte man, any general rule would
be impracticable and undignilied. The
Legislature must deal with otienses as
they arise.
The decision Of the Supreme Court,
that solvent debts are not taxable prop
erty, has given great satisfaction, and
bill is already Introduced to repeal the
law taxing that class. Senator Hilborn
has the honor Of being the author Of the
measure.
A bill has been introduced in the As
sembly by Murphy of Del Norte for the
appointment OF II Railroad Commissioner
who is to gather any and all facts Of al
legged discrimination and to inspect all
railroads, and to whom all Railroad Com
pancs are to report all their business re-
/ garding their expenses, grades, curves,
/ bridges, tracks, freights, fares, rules, &c.
/ The bill is full OF impossbilities and can
never become a law.
The bill to regulate water rates in San
/ Francisco has passed the Senate but will
meet with determined opposition in the
4 Assembly, and between the two San
Francisco must 60 ~ tor two years more
paying such rates as the monopoly sees
/ fit to charge.
The Assembly, under leadership Of Mr.
Harris Of Modoc county, is examining
into its clerical force. 1t finds it has a
host Of office and Committee clerks under
pay, who do little or nothing, and a wal
over them has sprung up, in which Harri.
has been attacked and his motives i'm.
pugncd. This brought him to his fee
yesterday on a question Of privilege, anC
though he failed to say who had slandereC
him, he showed that he meant to do hi
duty fcarlessly. ! believe he is actuateC
by praiseworthy motives in his raid upoI
the bummers and hangers-on to the skirt
Of the Legislature. While the Assembly
spent $4,000 less the first month Of it
session than the Legislature of 1874, ye
for the past month the bills exceed thos
Of the corresponding month two year
ago, and this fact it was that caused tn
Modoc member to go on the war path 70
clerical scalps-may he get them, say
NATHANIEL.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

THE men who tell good stories generally
tell old ones.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

CHARLEY Ross has been found again
this time in Ohio.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

TIE editors of the San Francisco Spirit
Of the Times sign their articles.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

THE total public debt now foots up 81,
PIG, ,lS6,7l9.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

A CRUIT CoURT-The longest way
home from singing-school.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

SIX horse thieves were hanged few
days ago by a Vigilance Comittee in
Kansas.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

EVERY cloud has silver lining-ex-
cept Red Cloud. His lining is copper
colored.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12
NEWS ITEMS.

The Assembly judiciary Committee by
q majority has reported in favor of Il
Constitutional Convention, holding that
as more people voted for it than against
it, it was lawfully called. This concurs
with the minority of the Judiciary Com
mittee OF the Senate, the majority there
holding contra.
Somers the injured Chronicle CORE
spondent is about again, and Assembly
man Wilcox has been indicted and will
be tried early in March. The charge Is
assault with intent to commit murder
The death Of State Controller Mande-
Vile produced profound public sorrow.
lie expired on Friday morning and was
buried on Sunday from the Assembly
Chamber, under direction of Committees
OF the Senate and Assembly. Mr.. Man
dcvllle was pure man and was recogni-
zed as one of strict honesty. A bill to
allow his widow, who is left almost desti-
tute, one years salary, will pass. The
Governor has appointed w. b. G. Brown
to fiji the vacancy occasioned by the death
Of Mr.. Vaudeville.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
IRREGULAR CORRESPONDENTS OF THE JOURNAL.
Little News LaGisIaiiveIy.-Dea OF
the Field Days bet
r-Retreachment-R Rail-
road Bii.s-gIic MOdOc
Member on tise War
Path.
SAcnAMENro. February 8, 1876.

SACRAMENTO, February 8, 1876.
There has been no legislative movement
Of note the past week. l have indeed
little to record and shall proceed to do it.
None Of the expected feld-day debates
have taken place, and only routine bust
ness and local bills Of little Importance
have engaged attention. The debate on
the Southern Pacific r. II. Resolutions
opened, but after a long speech IS Laine,
which has not yet been in print, the fur
ther debate was postponed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-12

ence last week. 1t strikes us that man
Of his name ought to draw.
FORTUNES made in no time are like
skirts made in no time, it's ten to one if
they hang long together.
AND speaking of pretty names, Herr
lIelwag is to be Chief Engineer of the
st. Gothard tunnel.
SIX horse thieves were hanged few
days ago by Vigilance Comittee in
Kansas.
EVERY cloud has silver lining-ex-
cept Red Cloud. His lining is copper
colored
THE editors of the San Francisco SPIRIT
Of the Times sign ther articles.
A CRUIT CoURT-The longest way
home from singing-schoo.
CHARLEY Ross has been found again
this time in Ohio.
THE men who tell good stories generally
tell old ones.
The total public debt now foots up 81,
PIG, 1856, ,749.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10
WEST VIRGINIA REpUBLIcANs.-TI

WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICANs.- The w.
Virginia republican State convention met at
Parkersbnry on Thursday. Hut three counties
were unreprescnted. Colonel Campbell; OF
Wheeling, was elected permanent president,
and Geo. w. Atkinson. of Charleston. Secret,e-
~. Gen. Nathan Golf. Jr., of Clarksbnr- was
nomna'cd for the governorShip. The other
nominations are For superintendent OF free
schools, T. IL. Crago; for auditor, g. VI. Shinn;
for treasurer, Moses Frankenberger. OF Kama
wha county for encouragement. John A.
EIutIenson. of Wood county: for Judges OF the
Supreme Court OF Appeals W. Ii. Ii. Flick. OF
Berkeley county, long term, and Ralph L..
Berkshire, long term. w. Ii. l4amon and =.
Smith we're nominated for electors at-arSe.
The nomination Of Gen. Golf as the Repnb-
lican candidate for Governor gives strong hope
that the electoral vote Of West Virginia will
be cast for Hayes and Wheeler. He is one OF
the first young men OF the country, and will
largely increase the party vote.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10
Tilden as a Wrecker.

Tilden as Wrecker.
Tilden is regarded in the west as the great
railroad wrecker He has reduced the meth
cd of tangling up and bankrupting railroad
corporation to perfect science, and like the
pirate on the seas, scuttles his ship by a pre-
arranged system and method, and then COB
hes up the plumber. The Fort Wayne Qndi-
anal Gazette, of the 18th OF July, gives chap
ter in the history of Tilden in connection with
the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, by
which it is shown that through his ''ways that
are lark'' he robbed the stockholders Of their
stock; gobblcd up the road, and is now, in con-
nection with others, running the road, at a
profit to the lessee Of 100000 per annllm.
The Gazette concludes long and damaging
expose, as follows:
Our citizens will remember that an injunc-
ton was pending for some time in the Circuit
Court, to restrain the delivery of the 100000
in bonds of the city of Fort Wayne to the
Cincinnati, Richmond and Fort Wayne road,
and that injunction proceeding was suddenly
dismissed; that late at night r solution was
passed in the Council authorizing the delivery
Of the bonds; that about midnight the same
night the bank officers opened the vaults, the
attorneys of the road were brought in, and i'll
the dead hour Nwhen graveyartls yaWn,' the
bonds were delivered by Il trembling band OF
the city fathers to another trembling band Of
plotters, for fear another injunction should
stop their Infamous work. But the people do not
know the fact that within ten days from that
time a large amount Of those identical Fort
Wayne city bonds were transferred to the ca
pacious NAV of Samuel j. Tlslen, and that lie
is now the owner of them unless he has lately
unloaded so rs to run better i'll this vicinity,
as candidate for office. Th' Sc bonds We're
| paid over to TiIden not alone for his services
as attorney in this dark transaction, but as his
| share of the sWag as all ntere>te' partner.
| Citizens of Fort Wayne and Eastern 1ndi-
ana how 10 you like this man As Il candidate for
| President?
| DO you want the tricks by which nearly ev-
cry railroad company in Indilna has been re
| formed" transferred to the White IIo"se?
| The only right Tilden ifas t" the title Of re-
former comes from the fact that he is the orig
| n:.i former and performer" of contracts by
which every struggling railroad in the West
| has been stolen from the stockholders, and
transferred under the guise OF ''legai' pro
ceedinys to Tilden & Co.
1t may not be generally known that Tiltlen
is entitled to the credit Of invclitimg the
''lease" proceeding Ly which so many OF these
thriving contracts have been made, so that
few railroads in the State know who their
| owner is. and few citizens whose stock has
| been killed, know who or what company Is re-
spon>iEle for the damage. all we ave stated
is matter of record, and will not be controvert-
| ed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10
TILDEN DRUNK The New York Times of

TILDEN DRUNK.-'rhe New York Times of
23rd has the following suggestive paragraph !:
If the Democratic editors understand the
meaning of the adage People who live in
glass houses should not throw stones.'' they
will stop circulating their slanderous Dispatch
es concerning General Grants habits. Other
wise they may be obliged to consider evidence
which they will not like to examine concern
ing the condition III thci: candiclat, for Pre>i-
dent the night he received the news Of his
nomination.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

1t seems from the Washington correspond
ence of the New York Herald that there is an
angry controversy between the friends OF Ill
den and Hendricks and their respective finan-
cial views. The friends of Tilden are trying
to drive Hendricks Off the ticket, and the sup
porters of Hendricks are making all effort to
shove Tilden of. The general impression is
that the infationists will carry their point in
passing an act repeating the resumption act,
and that this will precipitate break on the
part of Tilden's friends.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10
Western Crop Reports.

The Toledo Ohio Blade has published its
usual midsummer crop reports. embracing de
slaches from one hundred and seventy-thrce
places in Ohio. Indiana. Michigan and Illinois.
which show that the wheat crop in nearly al
the wheat producing districts is nearly up to
the average in quantity. while the quality IS
superior to that of any former year. Spring
wheat in Illinois has generally done very bad
w. The best reports for winter wheat came
from Michigan, where the harvest Is especially
good. The acreage is much larger than ever
before and though farmers We're much dlScour-
aged early in the season by continued wet
weather, which prevented working, and drown
ed out the corn IN low places. they believe
now that the corn crop will.be enormous unless
interferetl with by frost The crop i'll Illinois,
Indiana and part of Michigan is nearly Il total
failure and what grain was grown Is deficient
in quality. In Southeastern and Northwestern
Ohio the crop is unusually good. The barley
crop is up to t! e average. Alarge qtlantilE OF
tiaNseel was sown in some parts OF lndanl'
and Illinois and has done we'll. There Were
less potatoes planted than last year, but the
crop will he enormous. Hay, except i'll some
parts OF Michigan, where rain intcrefnred With
| its cutting and caring. has produced ftr beyollW
the crop Of any previous year The quality IS
| very good, ami it has been well taken care o.
The apple crop is very large everywhere. On
| w a partial crop OF peaches will iipen. Grapes
are wonderfully abundant in the Lake region.
and prom ise TO ripen we'll. Taken altogether,
the farm products will exceed those ct lq>l
| year from Thirty to fifty per centnI.
Tile silver folly is lindcrst ood on the Pacific
coast The San Francisco Bulletin says:
eve have made money of paper. blt we
have not brought it up to the gold standard
/ because We have been unable TO give IL tie
purchasing power Of gold, althou I'll we made it
a legal tender for the payment OF debts. We
may adopt the fatal failacy of coming silver
which is not the equivalent OF gold, brc'l'is''
we reduce the iineness or cut short the ail"tlit
and we may make it il legal tender for. g
PAYMENT of all lebts, but we cannot give IT,
such Silve. the pul chasing power OF @od. n'.
cause one is not the equivalent to The DINER.
| Sitting III has Often made all sl.OW 2.:cll
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

The Democratic press is getting uneasy
out Tildens letter of acceptance. They
INT a reason for the delay. The State says
looks bad for the party. 1t is useless for him
wliie letter, or even personally accept. 1t
ill do him 10 good. He cannot Carry as
nany States as did Greeley.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

Judge Harris said in his speech, Court day in
Stanton, that Congress intended to so re-
french that the Republicans would not have
money to pay to stuff the balot-boxes aid COM
nit frauds in elections in New York.
What graceless impudence What Judge Har-
ris meant. we presume, was that no approprla-
ton would be allowed to pay supervisors OF
elections, remembering it was through the in
ventions of Supervisor Davenport the frauds Of
the Democrats of New York were exposed,
and a fair election secured in 1872. Tilden and
Tweed had stuffed the ballot-boNes, in 1868. so
as to secure the electoral vote for Seymour.
The Republicans determined to correct the
outrage, and Supervisor Davenport devised a
system which effcctually exposed all the ras-
calites the Democrats had been practicing,
and thus preserved the purity of the ballot
This kind of interference with the operations
of Tammany, is what Judge Harris and his
party friends don't want to see repeated, for
they know that Il fair election will give New
York 10 Hayes by $4,000 majority.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

DEATH OF JAMES II. BINFoRD, ESQ.-We
regret to earn that Mr.. James II. Binford.
Superintendent of the Public Schools of Rich
mond, died at the Red Sulphur Springs on
Sunday last. from rheumatism of the heart.
Mr.. Bnford had been man of eminent use
fulness in the sphere OF instruction. AS sill
nerintendent of the Public Free Schools of
Richmond he threw his whole soul into the
work, and had perfected a system that COM
pares favorably with any in the United States.
There is no higher field of usefulness than the
Public Free Schools, and when man attans
eminence in their management. he may be re-
garded as public benefactor, in the broadest
and most philaalthropic sense of the word. The
city OF Richmond and the State at large have
cause to mourn the death Of Mr. Binford, taken
from his important work in the very heyday
OF his usefulness.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

Limberger cheese speaks for Itself.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

The hustle iSa thing VI the pt>5
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

Pin-backs fading away.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-08-10

Sitting Bah has often iaadeail arrow 2seai'e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-06
ULTRA M0NTARlsn IN PRUSSIA.
BOIBLE EXECUTION IN PITTS
Blkts.
VIM. Murray aad Frederick Myers


HTTTSBURG, PA, Jan. G.-The execution OF
Vim. Murray and Frederick Myers. for the
murder OF Gothardt Wahl, took place in the
jail yard at noon to-day. The murder was
committed on the evening OF November n,
le.I, as the farmer Wahl was driving from
the city 10 his home near PvrTySyiile. He
was wayiaid by these two men, and while
Myers held the horses, Murray sprang into
the wagon and demanded his money or life.
Mahl attempted To grapple with him, when
Murray drew a revolver and iIred two shots
at Mr.. Wahl, two OF the shots taking
erect IN NahIS abdomen. On the evening
OF the following day Murray ami RyerS were
both arrested a { their boarding house I'm this
city, ard shortly afterwards Myers made a
full confession. They were convicted ana
sentenced TO be hung. Murray says he was
born IN New Haven, in 1870. He is a carpen-
TER by trade, and has no relatives living. He
has steadily refused 10 have any spiritual
adviser. He processes to believe there is no
hereafter, and would have nothing 10 do
with priests or preacher. 1t was only yes
teTday that he dismissed priest, telling
him he would let him know when he wanted
nm aud his friencs. He spent his last eve
ming in conversation with his guards on
various topics, but not on the subject
OF the murder. He retired about one
O'Clock This morning and slept quite
souEcly until seven O'Clock, when he
arose and ate hearty breakfast. Myers
states that ne was born in Germany. and is
thlrty-hve years o. age this, the day Of his
execution being his birthday. He came 10
THIS country when eleven years of age, aud
is harness maker by trade. Since his con-
VlctlCn he has devoted most of his time 10
feilglous reading, prayer, and meditation.
ana expressed strong hope in his future
happiness. Last night he employed his time
IN reading the testament and praying.
retiring about II o'clock and sleeping well
until this a. IN. At { o'clock Father Beck,
MS spiritual adviser, visited him and ad-
minlStered the sacrament OF the church.
after which he partOOh OF a hearty breakfast
A strong ehorj mas been made by his coun-
sci to have his sentence COMMITTED To
imprisonment Tor life. A final hearing
was had before tie board OF pardons on
Iuesday I9st, when il refused 20
commute tine sentence. he received this in
telIigence with great cOmposure, and said he
was prepared 10 die. About halfpast ten
O'Clock Father Beck returned TO Myers cell
and spent the last hour and q half with him
10 devotional exercises. Murray spent his
last moments with mis- guard and cell mate
III is understood that Myers made q confes-
sion this morning 10 Father Reck, which is
about the same aS that made to his counsel
VIII the addition OF his real name of Myers
Murray has made no confession, so far as
known, but persisted in declaring his limo
esLee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-06

Hon. A. II. STKPHESs--A corresp ondent
az the Atlanta Constitution, who spe Z
Christmas ~ Liberty Hall" Crawf0rdvilis
ia. With Hon. Alexander n. stephens.
writes: "Mr. STEPHENS Ia suffering very
much frCm a bad cold. He had catarrhal 20
Yer 81 hrst, but think the fever has now
len him. left him, however. In n very de-
Diitated condition and with the cough un-
cnCcked. Dr. Steiner was expected M when
! lett hcfe That as soon A. he shall 0e nd
~ his cough he will rapidly couvalescs
NotNllnsianding the frequent and prostrs-
evince the liveliest Interest IN everything
that concerns his people. Hts heart goes ont
20 them, and embraces them all col lectiveiv
and individually. l saw numerous instances
and prCOfs OF this during my visit lie il
cou fiued entirely 20 his bed. and was in 40
self 20 ak much about public Affairs. He
"a ANXIOUS, how ever, 10 get on 20 Washing
Ton City. While talking with him OF State
politics and GubernatoriSl asplranfs was
somewhat surprised 20 hear him express
himSel with muca vehemence against the
tWo-thinds rule. Why said I, Mr.. stephens
had heard that you favored that rule .
Never said he, never I always OapoSef
H. AZ n utterly uncemocratic. and no llaF.oa y
crSt has ever heCn nominated for tsp,e, or
under itln Georgia. The only reason way
IL was e. "a al pied In our National Convex
Ton was simply To preserve the harmony
81 democratic theories. 10 was supposed
tEat II n bare ms iOrity nominated IN the
National ConV euuOn. 10 might happen thar
u would not be a vote OF a majority Of the
states, and EeUCe the twO-thirds ru'e was
adopted IN order 10 make sure of nom nation
tY = majority OF the STATES. on. nof' saws
he. J SIN opposed u the two thirds rule. Il
mink u monster. u is Only the ma l0rity
iale thai viii make smooth ana har.Gonl-
Gus ucmiUa'ion.'"