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Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
THE OREGON ELECT0R,

IL is presumed that when man Of
average talent and ability is placed in Q
position of trust and honor, that he will
use the power which that position gives
him 10 deal fairly with all matters which
comes under his official cognisance. But
that this presumption is at times mis-
taken one, is illustrated by the course of
the Governor of Oregon, who to make a
deliberately overridden the law he was
sworn to maintain. An observance of
the forms of law is undoubtedly necessa.
ry to secure truthful expression Of pop
ular sentiment, but when by such OBJ
servance the rights of the majority are
deliberately overridden, then the purpose
to which they are made is a signal fail
ure. But in this Oregon case there is no
such extenuaton to be urged, if the law
governing had been followed the people
of Oregon would not now be complaining
OF such an act of usurpation as republican
government has never seen. The laws
OF Oregon in respect to filing vacancies
in the Electoral College of that State are
similar to the law OF California. When
a vacancy exists, the Electors who are
present, are empowered to select, from
the citizens of the State enough Electors
to NIL the vacancies. Governor Grover
knew this to be the law he knew also
that by all decisions bearing upon the
point, that if Watts was disqualified
from acting as an Eector the election
that under no circumstances can
minority Of votes elect. Yet in defiance
Of this knowledge of the law and the
facts. for the sake of gaining dirty par
ty advantage he has deliberately prosti-
tutcd his high and honorable position,
and sought to disfranchise the majority
of the people of his State and render
their action void. If this is a sample of
the reform" the people will have gained
by Democratic triumph, it is certainly
not one which had ought to commend it.
StIt 70 inc masses.
The action of Grover still further com
plicates the already complicated situa-
ton. But we think Cronin, the tool se-
lected rather overdid his part and opened
the way for a solution of the difficulty
As it is there will be two distinct sets of
votes be sent to the President of the SEN
ate as the Electoral vote of Oregon
One of these sets must be rejected Had |
Cronin voted with the other Electors and |
sent the vote on to Washington with
theirs, or compelled them to refuse to
recognize him and then voted singly |
and sent his certificate and vote on, it |
would have placed the Republicans in a
dilemma. AS it was, the farce of APP
pointing two Democrats to cast their
votes for Hayes and Wheeler was one of
the broadest ever enacted on this Coast |
AS it is this Oregon affair, put in connec.
ton with the efforts being made to swim
die Pacheco out of the seat to which all |
must admit that he was fairly elected,
gives pretty good showing ofhow much
credit can be attached to the professions
OF Reform" which were mouthed SO
loudly during the last campaign.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

An opinion which should, and will,
have great weight in matter now agi.
iating the public mind, Is that of Chan
ce'lcr Kent, one Of the most eminent of
American jurists, who died many years
Hgn, as follows:
The Constitution does not expressly
declare by whom the votes are counted
and the result declared. In the case of
Questionable votes and closely contest
ed election, this power may be all import
ant. and presume, in the absence OF all
legislative provision on the subject. that
The President Of the Senate counts the
votes and determines the result, and that
the two Houses are present only as spec
tators. to witness the fairness and accu-
r"cy ofthe transaction, and to act only
il no choice is made by the Electors.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

Ill TIMED REJoICING.-Both Demo
Gratis and Republicans are preparing to
celebrate the Presidential "vctory" in
Chicago, and guns have already been FIR
ed by Republicans in other parts of the
West for the same purpose. II may be
we'll enough, in a general way. for parti-
sans to rejoice over party triumph, but
in the present case we don't think either
party has, or will have victory worth
growing over. To our mind both parties
are pretty well whipped and the best way
to do is to acknowledge it gracefully.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

SHAsTA.-The Coufier says there are
eight prisoners confined in the county
Jail. They amuse Themselves by organ
izing mock courts and trying each 9th
er.....THE Grand Jury recently in ses-
sion found four indictments for robbery,
four for grand Larceny and one for burg
lary.,..THE old Jail and court house on
High street has been torn down and
made into charcoal at which the Courier
man rejOiceth muchly.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
MONDAY, the FIFTEENTH day of
JANUARY, 1877,
EDUCATION (! EDUCATION !

THE UNDERSIGNED will open
l. Private School on the 18th inst. Pu-
pills of all ages will be admitted There
will probably be no classes formed, and
each pupil will receive special instruction
in the various studies which he may pur-
sue. In small school, believe this is
the best method, as no one is hindercd or
kept back in consequence of his class
mate being unable toprogress as rapidIyJ
Instruction will be given in all the
branches taught in the Public Schools,
Book keeping included. Twill guarantees
to hose who study Book keeping as thor
ough knowledge of it as they can ac-
quirc, in the same length of time, in any
Business College in the State.
Length Of term, ten weeks. Tuition
per month, stationery not included, as
follows: Those who pursue the studies of
Third Grade. ade.............................S2O 90
oecohd Grade OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. w
First Grade. 20
bookkeeping with either Second or
fllst ufade'... ..................,...'.''''' W.
All will receive u thorough drill in Pen
manship. IL. II. HEATH.
Weaverville, Dec. l, 1876. 81.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

THE destruction of the Brooklyn Thea
ter by fire, and the loss Of life to nearly
400 persons thereby, is one Of the most
appalling calamities of modern times.-
The fire originated on the stage. and in
the panic that ensued the ways of egress
were blockaded by the nffrighted crowd
and the victims literally roasted alive
There is something horrible in the thought
that Il temple OF pleasure is thus turned
into saturnalia of death.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

THE Democrats now are charging their
defeat in this State to the imbeciity Of
their leaders. They say the orators sent
forth to canvass this State were llipu-
tians in intellects. We think the Demo
Gratis are correct if the orators sent to
this place were fair samples of the lot
A bad cause calls for good advocates to
make it hold water.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

THE consequence OF the late prize-fght
in Kentucky is that the Superintendent
of the railroad which ran cars to it has
been indicted. The Manager is called to
answer to two indictments, and the other
persons indicted are both principals, the
tour seconds, eight others as aiders and
abettors, and seven more as SPECTATORS
The trial will occur next March, and if
all the indicted persons should be convict
ed there would be no tears shed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

A CHINAMAN tn Truckee, on the
Goth, while engaged in repairing roof,
lost his balance, and, after few frantic
efforts to hold on by The caves, fell to the
ground, distant OF thirty feet. He got
up and went back TO his work as if he
had gone done on purpose to seahow the
roof looked.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

THE Twenty-Second Joint Rule has
been much relied upon by Democrats as
a means by which the Congress can OBJ
ject to the vote of State and throw ii
out by vote of either House. The Re.
publicsns held that the rule is no longer
in force, and on vote in the Senate a
few days since it was so declared, but
four Senators voting against the MAORI.
tv
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

A sIX-YEAR-oLD son of Mr.. Nuts0n,
living three miles from Grangerville,
chased a squirrel under his fathers barn,
short time ago, and in order to smoke
him out set the straw on fire, which burn
ed the barn, sixty tons of baled hay
and the squirrel.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

A CoRREsPoNDEET, writing from Chi
ma, says: "This country is rapidly un-
dorgoing tho process of civilization
Beer is made at Shanghe, whisky dis
tllery is going up at Canton, and the
first hanging recently came off in that
city with great eclat."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

NEW PAPER.-We have received the
initial number of the Cloverdale Neus,
published by William Walker, at Glow
erdale, Sonoma county. 1t is an eight
page paper and promises to be useful To-
cal journal,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

WALKER, the Ant-Masonic candidate
for President got rs votes in Ohio. Which
gives us the census of the Gumber of
male idiots not under restraint in the
Buckeye State.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

ONE VoTE.-The Peter Cooper elec-
tors received one vote in Humboldt coun-
tv. This one was cast in Eagle Prairie
precinct, and the person voting it wished
the fact noted by the election Board. lie
said he was going to vote for Cooper and
Cary, if it bursted the United States wide
open.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
NHTEAVERVEELE Ditch and Hy.
Wv drauiic Mining Omlsany.

NshS sAAhhhS company.
Location of Principal Place OF Business
San Flanci,co, California.
Location OF Works, Weayeryille, Trim
ity County, California.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
1N at II meeting of the Directors. held
on the 10th day of November, 1876, an
assessment (No. s. OF One Dollar per
share, was levied upon the capital stock
OF the corporation, payable Immediately,
in United States gold coin, to the Secretary
al the office OF the Company, 334 Pine
Street, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which the assessment
shaIl remain unpaid Oh the 18th day OF
December, 1876, Will be delinquent ard
advertised for sale at public auction, aud
unless payment Is made before, will bo
sold on
MONDAY, the FIFTEENTH day of
JANUARY, 1877,
to pay the delinquent ASSESSMENT, together
With costs Of advertising and expenses Of
sale.
FORD II. ROGERS, Secretary.
OTFIcE-3 334 Pine street, San Francisco,
California. novlS-td.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
Weaverville. December Is, 1876
BUSINESS NOTICE.

AL communications pertaining to the Busi-
hsss Or Editorial management of the JoURSAL
should be addressed to c. W. CRAIG, TAN
4qY Journal" Weaverville. Cal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
Bridge Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
IN the undersigned will apply to the
Honorable Board of Supervisors of Trim
ity County, at the February Term. for a
Renewal of License to keepa Toll Bridge
across Trinity River at Lewiston.
OLNFY PHILLIPS.
Lewiston, Dec. II, 1876. 6w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
N'sskly Jrinity Sonrnal.
OUR AGENTS

VHE TRINITY JOURNAL" being
connected with the Associated Country Press
"t the Pacific Coast, win receive advertise
ments through no other San Francisco Agent
than he Agency Of said Association. Office
Il, Montgomery Street
GEO. IL. R0WELL d CO.. 40 Park
Row, are cur only authorized Agents n New
ork City.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

The latest reportorial style of describ-
ing death by coal oil explosion, is "Ker-
osencd to glory"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sherif'S Sale.

OTTO V0LLMERS and
PATRICK DUUKERY, Ninth Di..
PLAINTIFFS, trict & Court
Against Order of Sal,
THOMAS MCCARTHY, and Decrea ~
DEfENDANT. J Foreclosure.
FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF AN
- Order OF Sale and Decree of Fore.
closure of Mortgage, issued out of tho
District Court of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trct Of the State OF California, in and for
the County of Trinity, on the 9th day of
November, A. ID. 1876, in the above en-.
titled action wherein Otto Volmers and
Patrick Dockery, the bove- named main
titfs, obtained Il Judgment and Decree Of
Foreclosure agains! Thomas Mccarthy
ID. 1876, which said Decree was on tbe
25th day of November, A. ID. 1876, re'
corded in Judgment Book I'D" of said
Court, at pages 2l7, Is, l9 and 20, am
commanded to sell
First, That certain piece of minnp
property, situate in the County of Trinitv
State of California, known as the Placer
Mine Of Thomas Mccarthy, in Oregon
Gulch Mining District, containing 80
74-l00 acres being Lot No. 80, T 80 n.
r. 10 w, Mount Diablo Meridian, record.
ed in Book :" =" of Patents, pages 95 10
lO3, of Records of said county ; being the
tract patented to Thomas Mccarthy b..
the Government of the United States bv
Patent dated September 10Th, A. ID. 1874.
Also that certain Water Ditch, situate
on the Oregon Gulch Divide, taking water
out OF Lime Gulch in said County and
conveying the same to the Placer Mine of
Thomas Mccarthy, and formerly known
as the Elliott and Burns ditch.
Alsoa Ditch situate on said Placer Mine
of Thomas Mccarthy, and known as the
Ready u Co. Ditch.
Also all the right, title and interest OF
Thomas Mccarthy in and to the surplus
water of Oregon Gulch in said County
said water being taken out on the Flat
north of Cleary's cabin.
Also all the right, title and interest OF
Thomas Mccarthy in and to all reservoirs.
water bitches and improvements connect.
ed with or belonging to the above de-
scribed Placer Mine of Thomas McCar-
thy, and all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances belonging to each and
every piece OF the above described prop
erty.
oecoiiu, DIN IluiluTeu Ieet Ol hydraulic
Pipe and one Little Giant, and all the
mining Improvements and machinery
situated upon the Placer Mine of said
Mccarthy, on Oregon Gulch, County OF
Trinity, State of California.
NoTfCE is HEREBY GIVEN, That on
TUESDAY. the a6th day of DECEM-
BEk, a. ID. 1870,
at II o'clock, noon, of that day, in front
of the Court House in the County of
Trinity, | will, in obedience to said order
OF Sale, sell the above described property
to the highest and best bidder, FOR CASH,
Gold Coin of the United States.
Dated, WeaverviIe, Nov. 29th, 1876.
JOHN w. PHILBROOK,
dec2-td. Sheriff.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

A JACKSONVILLE (Ogn). man picked
piece of gold weighing n dollar out of one
Of the bricks of his house. That brick
may put another in the jacksonville mans
hat,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16

JEFFERSON DAVIS has returned to his
home in Memphis.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-12-16
RECEPTION COMMITTEE:
INVITATION COMMITTEE

Canon Cty.-Ellis Flowers, NJ. w.
personette.
Junction City.-Fred. G. Haas, w. c..
Given.
Douglas City.-J. w. Smiley, II. W.
Leonard.
LeOiston.-O. G. Christiansen, NJ. IL.
Lowden.
Minersvale.-George VanMatre, G. F.
Deiner.
Weaveruue.-M. F. Griffin, O. Voll-
mers, j Barnickel, w. j. Tlnnin.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
WHOLE NO. l12.
gives the crop of each State and the
number Of bushels to each inhabitant :"

No. bu to
Wheat, each in
bu. habitant.
Alabama l.c55 O6S LOS
1anansas 1a,fanss;s - 74i al :7a6 1856 , l.5S
Connecticut ti i0oss',os as,oa Ss'co 10
Delaware s95'477 716
Georgia 2,l27,ol7 lie
Illinois SO,l2s, 4O5 1886
1nc 1nalana s1,74s IL ~ x - lo6l
Kansas RAMS 40. ,9s 'eS eee
Kentucky 5'72s7O4 4'33
Louisiana 1905 Ol.s
Maine 27s,79s A
NARY MMaryiano ... o'6s'eVs 7,SS
cos7''s Mch;gan ,s OK 773 !: "a Ts''
Minnesota 1s's66'O73 1890
Mississippi 274,479 SO
Missouri l4,sl5,925 8,sl
NEBRASKA Mepraa a'aao'0se 'aao' ose lz,29 Ky
New % Ham nsbire 1851 1as SaI o'S0 So
New Jersey o.3Ol'433 2.54
New York l2,l7s,642 2.77
North Carolina s59,H9 2,66
ONO ONO T,Se2, 10y lo,46
Pannsv,van;a Pov, ,oS7S' s19 w ~STS ks
Rhode Island 7s4 OO.s
South Carolina 7S3,6lO ILL
tennessee 6,1S8.9IO 4,9l
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
THE CINPaIEN IN OTHER
STA TEN.

We quote the following from that ab le
Independent Journal. the New Haven
Conn Daily Union. showing how the
cause OF true reform is making head in
other states:-
There will be a Peter Cooper electo-
raj ticket in every State in the Union.
Several States have already taken action.
and before the middle. OF September the
lis, will be completed. We are gratided
to sc thai here IS considerable of = stir
la New Z and the hot bed of monop-
aiy. On .sNglse =. 3 Greenback Countv
Canyentie. vas held in Maine. At which
ee,weea sev eaty and eighty delegates at
tended. Ia- morrow. there vii e.. an
ssher co,syeution at Lewiston, an: ne
prospects are good for large attendance.
Ia New Hampshire, Vermont Massachu-
-..,.s are. Rhode Island. preparations for
a state convention are now being made.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
OUR AMERICAN COMMERCE..

That ass, Perrepont, orr minister to
England, d,-the same worthy who sent =
letter to the spirit OF u deceased Lady
Mary Pierrepont. to ascertain whether
or not he was himself of noble blood
has been making another atter-dinner
speech in England, in which. intending
to be very funny, he said:
In my country we do not dislike debate We
rather like it. laughter:l But the people
are often terrified at the legislation. Laugh
ter. | came over here i'll an English steamer
tb ought 1t would he more courteous to the
English people to come i'll an English steamer
than in an American steamer daughter }
Another reason that came in British steam
er instead of in New York American steamer
was that we have no New York American
steamers. Laugh ghter.) The reason we have
no New York American steamers is that the
relations of the English people are so kindly
with us, that the English people are good
enough te carry all the American products TO
Europe, and we, like good old. sensible peo-
pie as we are, let them do it. (Laughter)
Isn't this pretty? The Republican
party sends Pierrepont to England. to
boast to Englishmen that we have nc
shipping OF our own, but must trust to
John Bull to carry our commerce for us
And this disgracelul state of facts this
confounded ass thinks it something to
be merry over.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
4 WORD TO SEIGRlFE.

y man III Munger, some Years ago, settled
debt 10y giving his note Of hand. The holder
tried for years to collect il, and then filed it
away. Last TALL be had an opportunity to
work it OFT on an innocent party bill tod, and
shortly after so doing he met the maker OF the
note and said "Now you'll have to come to
time. Eve sold that note of yours"
''Iou don't say So
Eyes, have: got it Off on man for s7.'
''See here, Seagrave,h said the debtor in
pleading voice, at you got 81 for that s40 note
against me, and don't give me at least 81: I'll
never d, another favor for you IN my life
He did not get the 81, and has been abusing
Smith ever nce.-Hastings Ga <cfte.
That pestiterous little liar. Irving Todd
intended to convey to mis- limited circle
OF readers. the impression that the editor
OF this paper was the party referred to
in the above extract. 1t is sufficient for
us to say that We never gave Seagrave
Smith \ note for any amount in our life !:
that we never had any business trans
actions with him land that tor year past
we have had no conversation with him.
except that which he solicited. and which
referred altogether to political matters ::
and that neither last tall. nor at any
other time did we have any such CONVEX
sation with him rs that given ABOVE.
This cowardlv little miscreant, Todd.
does not name US: for he knows there
is not \ shadow OF foundation for his
lie. but he cunninely strives to leave the
impression that We were the party.
And this is the creature into whose
starving ribs We first poured the public
pap aud saved him from Starvation. and
married him 10 Steboia>- He has since
sold us out. and has we'll nigh driven his
wife, poor Steboins. crazy oy MS egos-
ism and seliSaness.
We call upon Seaggsve Smith to 5
whether or not ae sGsgl1esl aay 81 a
statement To be me- as that Civ 3
above.
1t our ani business character
/ is 10 ,ye s.sev assaiied We will treat
III ~.e = iew chapters concerning
d 9as rGrses more rich and racy
| su- .aat has appeared since
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
SOME NUTS FOR THE WHEAT
BUYERS
Be IERS.

The Minneapolis market reporter for
the Pioneer Press Tribune. is labor
ing hard to lead the farmers to sell their
wheat Tor nothing to the millers.
On the same day appeared the follow
ing items;
The Touring mills find their stock of old
wheat about exhausted. and no supply seems
available. New wheat Is not coming In through
the elevator at all. as vet, snd but little is
brought i'll bv the farmers of this vicinity II;
looks now as though the mills mus; shut dow n
for lack of new material within 4 week or ten
,iavs. New whea, when offered is worth So 10
50 cents.
whea,.O is worth in Hastings - cents9
Five cents per bushel is all it costs TO
transpor, wheat from Hastings TO Mime
apolis. Deduct five cents from 9i cents.
and it will leave 50 cents .deduct - cents
from 80 cents. and leaves Ii cents. Who
GETS THAT ii CENTSo
Is it good policy tor the merchants 20
sit still and see the farmers compelled tn
sell wheat for 15 cents worth IS or s9a
The result is. taey sell just IS little as
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC SENTI.
HENT.

Gradually the light is dawning upon
the great financial issues of the dav.
The evidences accumulate that the think
ing portion of the community is reach
ing the conclusions represented by the
Independent party. For instances. that
able journal, the Rochester Record and
Union. in recent issue arrays itself
squarely on the side OF the Independents.
We quote some extracts -
We publish this week the call for an Irde-
pendent Congressional convention, 10 be held
Owatonna on the 18th day of September next
The call Is very comprehensive and extends an
invitation to AL friends Of the greenback, OF
whatever party afiIiation, 10 unite in the So
lection Of Congressional candidate, who is in
favor of the principles set forth in the Inde-
denient party. Tns principles advocated BY
the grsenuack party are first OF all currency re-
form. R-trencnment and economy In the pub
lie service are earnestly demanded, and reform
in all branches Of the government is required
The platform is broad and comprehensive, en-
bracing as il does, al The l-aiing vital-iss
of the day.
Success is within reach and If the true fridnds
of currency reform will but do heir duty In
the coming political contest they will roll up
q vote in November which il ziii be impossible
for the naonsy-cnAngers and monopoiixts to
overcome. There Is principle at stake and
one well wosih consendinS for, and it is better
TO suffer defeat struggling for the night than to
lend support and encouragement to . cause
kown 20 pe wrr1S- Again, il is said that the
movement canao. succeed il the national con-
test. and the nomination Of greenback can
sii1ase in this District, will draw votes from
both the great parties and render their success
more uncertain and doubtful The conzadzrz-
tio.. should not influence the friends OF cur
.rucy reform Who have hithezto acted with
either Of the OLD party organizations, foT the
reason sna. both the Democzafic and RSpuhi-