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Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

NOTABLE DEATH.-Another Of the
prominent men of the rebellion epoch has
passed away. benjamin Franklin Wade
died Mt Jefferson, Ohio, on Saturday,
March I'd, aged II years. Born in 1900
in the State of Massachusetts, he failed to
receive in his youthful days even an or
dinary common school education. At the
age of 2l years he emigrated to Ohio, then
one of the Western States on the borders
oi civilization. Seven or eight years later,
hy close study during his leisure hours, he
had sufficiently mastered the INV to be
admitted 10 practice in the minor Courts
of that State. Later he was elected JUS
tice Of the Peace and from that ascended
the official ladder until in 1851 he was
elected United States Senator from Ohio.
To this position he was twice reelected,
representing his State in the Senate for
three successive terms--from 1851 TO 1869.
An original abolitionist, Hrm and un-
movable in his convictions, no measure
looking to the destruction of slavery and
the slave power was SO radical but that it
found in Ben Wade an earnest and hon
est advocate. During the impeachment
trial of Andrew johnson, he was Presi-
don't of the Senate and would have be-
come President Of the United States by
virtue of that position had the impeach-
ment of johnson been consummated.-
At that time he was severely censured by
large portion of the press and people for
his vote in favor of the measure, but he
was probably governed only by his sense
of justice. In 1868, Wade was promi-
nently before the Republican National
Convention as candidate for Vice Pres
ident. Shortly after the expiration of his
official torn in the Senate, in 1869, Ben
Wade retired from active political life
The record OF his public services forms n
prominent part of the history of the coun-
try and his great services in the trying
days of rebellion will always be grateful
" remembered.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

ANOTHER VETo.-The President has
decided to veto the so-caled "pine log
bill," which provides for holding extra
sessions of the United States Courts in
the South to hear the cases Of the
seizure Of logs by the Government
His reasons are approved ly his
constitutional advisers, and are that
every person in the sections nam
ed for holding the Court is more or less
interested in the lumber trade, and that
the United States could neither prepare
its argument, secure witnesses nor enforce
processes, because the House has since
last October held back the bill making
appropriations for United States Courts
and Marshals.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09
EDITORIAL JOTTINcS.

UNDEcIDED.-The Bill providing for
the holding OF a Constitutional Convsn-
ton still hangs fro in the Legislature and
the chances are now that it will be BAN
died back and forth between the Senate
AMI Assembly until the end of the session
and as a consequence 60 by default. And
this in the face of the fact that the people
voted in favor of the Convention and the
Constitution says plainly that the Legs-
lature must provide for holding it. 1t
will be remembered that we several weeks
ago mentioned, on authority of the ChrOn-
aeie, that there was a well organized
scheme in the Senate determined to de-
feat any measure that might result in
holding Convention. Subsequent pro-
ceedings in that body tend to confirm the
statement. The Assembly two weeks
ago passed tolerably acceptable Bill,
providing for 100 Delegates, to be elected
by Legislative Districts, and fixing com
pensation the same as Legislators. This
1t seems did not please the Senate, which
body amended the Bill by inserting 81
additional Delegates 10 be elected by
Congressional Districts, and providing
that all Delegates should serve Without
pay. Ridiculous as this proposition
would seem. it passed the Senate by q
vote of 28 to 5. On Monday last, re.
consideration WAS had and the pay o.
Delegates placed at $500 for the session
Ths action sends the Bill back to the
Assembly, and if tha. body insists on a
reasonable measure, it is probable nothing
will come of the matter. We believe nc
Convention would be better than one
held under the Bill as it passed the Senate
From the Sacramento Bee of Wedncs
day afternoon we learn that the Assembly
rejected the Senate amendment to the
Constitution bill by vote of GA to s.
Good for the Assembly /! They dom
want any "at large" Delegates nor d,
they wsnt others to do more important
work than they are engaged in at less
wages.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

Ip Senator Bones is a fair representa- =
tive of Workingmcn's ability, the sooner
they get out of politics the better. His
vote is recorded in favor of allowing no
compensation to Delegates to the Con
stitutional Convention. lie apologies by
saying that he really didn't know how he
did vote, but intended to vote in favor of
S5 IL day. To end with it appears that he
didn't voteNon the proposition at ALL
Kearney himself couldn't do much worse
than TINT.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

DAMAGE ABOVE SACRAMENTO. "A
special to the Record Union of March 5th,
is as follows "Your reporter left Sac
ramento on the Governor Dana,
and went as far as Monroeville, 100 miles
by river. There is a continuous sea on
both sides Of the river as far north as Ja-
cinto. This, at the hight of the flood,
reached nearly TO the levees. There are
forty breaks in the west levee between
Knights Landing and Washington. No
levee, and but about ten acres of land is
visible between Sacramento and Knights
Landing on the east side. Boats were
used on the main street in Jacinto. Not
over 5000 acres of land along the river
for 100 miles have escaped flooding. The
river is now falling fast, and above Joe
Hamiton's ranch, near Princeton, the
river is within its banks. On the ranch
and below the water is still running out
of the river. Very little water is visible
to-day above Princeton. Vast tracts Of
Hncht lftilu are now NIsIOlo, IlouPH much
of it is yellow. Favorable north winds
will save the most Of it. There are pro-
badly 200 breaks in the levees between
knights Landing and Monrocvlle.-
Doctor Glenn lost 10000 sheep by the
food, and 5000 acres Of wheat. John
Boggs lost 1000 sheep, out of Is 900, and
GOO acres Of wheat. The main wheat
lands Of Colusa county are five miles
from the river, and are perfectly safe.-
About ten per cent. of the wheat crop of
this county has been ruined, and about
the same amount damaged. The loss be-
tween Sacramento and Monroevlle in
levees, houses, cattle and crops, will reach
100000. The temporary decrease in the
valuation of property in certain localities
will extend this loss considerably. There
is, however, a prospect of enormous crops.
Much sediment has been left on the over
flowed lands at Knights Landing and
Monroevlle. After diigent inquiry have
heard Of but few case Of want and per-
sonal suffering on account of tne food. !"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

Two TERMS of the Supreme Court are
TO be held in Los Angeles, and the Sac
ramento Bee thinks that Central and
Southern California being now accommo-
dated that the Northern part of the State
should have term or so. OF course.
Trinity county don't have a case in the
Supreme Court more than once in several
years, but as the Court Is now on wheels
we want an occasional term held in Wea-
veryile.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

COINAGE MATTERs.-A meeting Of the
House Committee on Coinage March
4th,) the following resolution was agreed
to unanimously:
Resotved, That in view Of the increas.
ing coinage, it is the sense Of this com
mittee that there should be increased
mintage facilities.
1t was also agreed that sub-commt-
tee Of six, in April next, shall proceed tc
the several points from which petitions
have been received for the establishment
Of Branch Mints, namely: Charlotte
North Carolina), New Orleans, st. Louis
Denver. Helena (Montana), Chicago
Quincy Gllinois), and Cincinnati, and
upon their return submit report of theil
investigation to the full committee.
Following is the full text of the bill in
troduced by Senator Cockrell to author,
ize the deposit of silver bullion or bars
and issue certificates thereof:
Be it enacted, ETC., That the Secretary
of the Treasury Is hereby authorized and
uiIeCtcu W IeceIVo uepOslls Ol SILVER Dul-
lion or bars with the Treasurer or any
Assistant Treasurer of the United States
in sums of not less than $50, estimating
412% grains, troy weight, of standard sill
yer to the dollar and to issue certificates
thereof in denominations Of not less than
$50 each, corresponding with the denom-
nations of United States notes, and such
certificates shall be in the form of the GER
tiicates now authorized and issued for
gold bullion, and shall be payable to the
depositor or bearer, and shall be received
at par in payment of duties on imports,
taxes and all public dues. and shall be
payable by the Treasurer or any Assist
ant Treasurer Of the United States on de-
mand, in silver dollars or United States
notes, and when so paid such bullion shall
become the property of the United States
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

PACIFIC RAILROADS SINKING FUND
The bill reported from the Senate Judi
ciary Committee provides for the cIcnt-
ion Of sinking fund to liquidate the
principal and interest of Pacific Rail.
road bonds indorsed by the United States,
is the measure originally introduced by
Senator Thurman, and amended SO as to
conine its operations to the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Indebtedness, and tc
embody the following proposition: The
net earnings are to be ascertaincd by de-
Quoting frcm the gross earnings the ex-
penses of operating and keeping the road:
in repair; and also payments for interest
on the first mortgage bonds; but no re
ductions shall be made on account OF
payments ofinterest on other indebteness
The Treasury Department is to claim the
total amounts earned from time to time
for Government transportation. One
half Of these amounts are to be forthwith
applied to the liquidation of tho amounts
paid, or to be paid, by the Government
for interest on the companies bonds, and
the other half is to be placed to the cs,dit
of the proposed sinking fund. Five pei
cent. of the net earnings, rs above defined
are to be paid into the treasury of the
United States semi-annually, to be pac-
ed to the credit of the sinking fund, and
in addition to the foregoing sums the
companies are to pay into the United
States Treasury, in semi annual pay.
men:s, not less than $350,000 each yeal
for the Union Pacific, andS1 200, 600 fol
the Central Pacific Company. The act
is to take effect on tho lst Of June next,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

HART's railroad bill passed the Assem-
bly, to engrossment Tuesday after being
largely :amended. The main and best
feature OF it is that it abslishes the costly
and useless Transportation Commission
and makes the Lieutenant Governor such
Commissioner temporarily, and provides
for the election OF such Commissioner in
1879 and thereafter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

TIE Assembly on Monday very prop.
erly tabled n resolution, re affirming fdel-
ity 20 the Democratic party and holding
that Hayes obtained by fraud a seat
which should have been given to Tilden.
The people have heard enough on this
subject, for they feel convinced that no
side in the recent crisis had monopoly
of questionable transactions. Further
more the province of a Legislative body
is to do the will Of the people and not
descend to party clap trap.-Bee
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE CHINESE PRoBLEM.-Though no
official information has been received on
the subject, it is thought at the Depart
ment Of State that the agitation Of the
Chinese question in this country will
lead the Chinese Government to abandon,
at least 30 far rs the United States is con
cerned, the exclusive foreign policy, and
establish mission and appoint Minis
ter Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipo-
Tertiary to this country, to look after Chi
nese interests.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

The editor of the Colusa SIN has meas
ured the stream, which in the late food
ran through the low lands west of Colusa,
and finds it to be equal to the amount of
water carried at the same time by the
Sacramento river. Then, he says there
was just about the same amount running
through the trough on the east side ofthe
river-and this would make three rivers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

SUPERsEDED.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury has directed II change to be
made in the SuperintenGency ofconstruc-
tion of San Francisco Appraisers build
ing. Mccullough is relieved permanent
ly and Thomas Holt, consulting engi-
neer in the Office of the Supervising Arch
itect, will come to San Francisco and
take his place. While Mccullough was
found to be personally free from corrup-
tion he has overlooked gross irregularities
in his subordinates.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

As Governor Irwin understands it to be
the sentiment Of the people Of Amador
comfy that it is unnecessary to call n
special election to Gil the vacancy caused
by the death OF Hon. Robert Ludgate, he
has concluded not to issue proclama-
tion calling one. The election would
cost several thousand dollars and the new
member could have but about two weeks,
hence this decision in the case.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE San Francisco BuUetin says: The
news from Sacramento is that the VIII o ie
Spring Valley lobby is out in force. A
gentleman who knows as much about
what is going on there as anyone outside,
estimates that not less than n quarter of Il
million of dollars will be employed by
the Water Company this Winter through
the fundamentally of the lobby. This
large sum will be used to corrupt legisla-
ton.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

SEVERAL Nevada and California jour
mails are already nominating John p.
Jones for President. Jones is energetic,
able, unaiaching and tho friend of the
people, and there is but one objection t.
him-he is ineligible. He is not an Amer
lean born, but native of England
Sacrament Bee.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE Cuban war, after years and years
of toll and struggle, is at an end Inc
Cubans have not gained their independ-
ence, but they have gained much. Slaves
are to be freed, Cuba to be represented
in the Cortes at Madrid and to be gov
erned by the same laws which govern
Spain.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

KEARNKY says the workmen at the
Almaden mines where bulldozed and in
timidated to vote against the candidates
on the workingmen's ticket at the late
special election in Santa Clara County
and he objects, claiming, himself, an ex-
elusive monopoly Of bulldozing the work
ingmen.-C Contra CsSta Gazette.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

DR.. MARY WALKER says that she don't
care a boot jack whether she ever votes
or not. She has all the law she wants,
and seven pair of trowsers. Well it does
seem as though that ought to make life a
flower garden in June to almost anybody.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

A CONVENTION of San Francisco Irish
Societies voted down proposition to dis
pense with the street parade on st. Pat
rick's Day, and devote tho money collect
ed for the purpose to the reliet of distress
among the poor of the city.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

Four members of a family named
Grossheim were arrested at Cincinnati
by United States detectives Tuesday on a
charge of counterfeit!ng trade dollars.
The molds, electroplates and 800 counter
felt trades were secured.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

LORD NAPIER, Of Magdala fame, Gov
ernor OF Gibraltar has been engaged as
Commander-in nchief of any expeditions
AIRY force which may be sent out by Eng
land in case of war, with Major General
Wolseley as Chief of Staff.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

IT is reported from St. Petersburg that
the excitement there against England
has increased until it has reached fever
hoat, and several prominent journals open
ly advocate war with Great Britain.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

FOURTH class freight from st. Louis
to New York reached the unprecedently
low figure ften cents per hundred and
-four twenty cents per barrel-under
the influence of the cut-throat competi-
ton.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

CoNGREss having made silver legal
tender, members will now probably vote
themselves Government mules to help
them draw their salaries. .-Ndpa Regis
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

B.ORDENsTE1N, Treasurer Of the wild
ow and orphans' fund of the San Fran
cisco Exempt Fireman's Assoclatioh' IL
missing, and there is said to bea deficien-
CIV in his accounts of $4,000.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

LAST month the San Francisco Mint
coined ,4S4, 900 trade dollars, 5000 half
dollars, ard $4,000 quarter dollars, max
ing a total Of 1,525,000 pieces. 1t also
coined 27S, 900 $50 pieces.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

GEORGE w. ABBOTT, who absconded
from San Francisco recently with S50,0
in money not his own, has beon captured
at Acapulco, and is now on his way back.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

The prospect is good that electricity
will in the near by future be substituted
for gas in lighting cities, at great saving
in cost and gain in sufIlciency of light.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE Red Bluff Sentinel has entered
upon its Seventeenth Volume in -four
ishing condition. 1t has our best wishes
for continued success.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

In accordance with ancient custom, the
present Legislature is worrying with the
railroad question, but solution of the
difficulty does not seem probably.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

WHEN prisoner fails to get pardoned
out of the State Prison, he goes to Marys-
vile to testify against some "pal" and
then breaks Jail.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

DAsHAwAY HALL, on Post street,
San Francisco, is to be torn down and n
three or four story modern building erect
cd on the lot.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE average young ladyi is more fright
ened to find an india-rubber imitation
mouse at her feet, than if it were full
grown young man.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

TYPOGRAPHIC errors are sometimes
peculiar. An exchange says the I" State
Senate recently passed pHt," etc.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

PORE LEO is to reside at Castle Con
dolfo, fourteen miles southeast Of Rome,
in order to be away from the Italian
Government.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE Oregon Republican State Con
vention will be held at Salem on the 18th
Of April.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

ONE San Francisco workingman has
received his reward. 1t came in the
shape, or shapes, Of tripets.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

JOHN T ARNOLD, City Marshal Of Col
usa. was shot and killed in that place
Monday by ID Stephenson.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

FRAZIER, the convicted stage robber
who escaped from the MarysviIlc Jail re-
Gently, was captured at Chico last Tues
dnY
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

INVESTIGATION shows that the Gov.
ernment is losing Sl,000,G00 year by
Postmastors speculating in stamps.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

CHARLES g. NAHL, the well known
artist, died In San Francisco last Sunday.
He had been resident OF that city since
1880.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE County and town elections in New
Yorl, State on Tuesday last show large
Republican gains.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

LATEST San Francisco quotations place
silver half dollars at 81, trade dollars 9S,
and greenbacks 9S4.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

ADoLPH DoBRowsKY has been con
trmed as Receiver of Public Moneys at
Shasta, Cal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of Bayard Taylor MS Minister to Ger
many.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

MARK TWAIN and family are going to
Germany to be absent a year or two.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

PRESIDENT HAYES vetoed the Silver
Bill and Congress vetoed Presiden t
Hayes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

THE tramping army in the United
States is much larger than the standing
army.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

MINT officials are energeticaliy prepar-
ing for the coinage of the new Silver Dol
lars.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

VICE-PREsIDENT WHEELER has re-
sumed his seat as President OF the Senate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09

BEN WADE left an estate valued at
100000, but made ne. will.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09
3 | r T n S A..

In Weavervile, March 9th, 10 Mr..
and Mrs. David Woodbury-a SON.
At Canon City, March Sd, to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. GLthrie-a DAUGHTER.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-09
. ATH s

AT Canon City, March Sd, JOHN IVES
LEY, infant son of Ellis and - Flowers.
aged 6 months and 8 days.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-11

A full Board present.
On motion of Sup. G. L. Taylor.
the Board proceeded to take an infor-
NAL ballot for Chairman for the ensu-
Ing year. The whole number of votes
cast, IL, of which number j. ID. Put
nam received Is, David Scott, ]. blank,
II. On motion Of Sup. Dill. the IN
FORMAL ballot was declared formal. and
j. d. Putram declared elected Chair
man for the ensuing year. Board
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-11
CONGRESSIONAL.

We publish to-day the call for a Re-
publican Congressional Convention for
this District, to convene at Eau Claire,
on Wednesday, August 28th, 1878, for
the nomination of candidate for Con-
gress, in which Pierce county is en-
titled to seven delegates. We under
stand that Hon. II. L. Humphrey, our
present Representative, is candidate
for denomination, against whom there
seems to be no organized opposition,
and as this writing there exists no
reasonable doubt of his denomination.
While Judge Humphrey as a Congress
man has not reflected our views upon
all questions, we recognize in him a
Republican in the general acceptance
of that term, and believe him to be
true to his party in all matters calling
for strict party vote. We recognize
the pre-eminent Importance to the in
terests of the country of the ascenden-
cy of the Republican party in the
House of Representatives of the
next Congress, and hope to see the
Seventh Congressional District of Wis
consin roll up one of her old time ma
jorities for the Republican nominee
1t is matter of congratulation that
the Republicans of this District seem
likely to enter the campaign with an
unbroken front, unaccompanied by any
of those demoralizing elements which
are too frequently engendered by a
bitter strife between opposing aspi'
rants for a Congressional nomination,
and an easy victory is thus assured.
When the primary meetings are held
for the election of delegates to repre-
sent the party in convention, we trust
that the rank and file will attend and
make their preferences known, select
ing those of their fellowmen as dele
gates who can be safely depended upon
to faithfully represent them. The
people ut large, of whatever political
creed, little realize that they them
selves are IN great measure response
BILE for the abuses which may exist in
the conduct of governmental affairs, of
which they so loudly complain. by alb
senting themselves from the primary
meetings, or when there, allowing pc.
ltical dead beats and bummerS to in.
fluence their actions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-11

In view of the strong probability
thag the Democrats of the Eighth Dis,
trict will endorse the Greenback nom.
inee for Congress the following from
the Mayville Telephone. an uneom'
promising Democratic sheet. is a little
refreshing 1--WE have strongly favor.
ed concession upon both sides, that
there might be some harmony of ac
tioli, for common purpose, but this
idess that the concessions must all come
from one side, is getting a little too
thin. We have an idea that the tail
has wagged the dog long enough.
We don't know but the Democrats OF
the eighth district will endorse Mr..
Barrows. but our advice to them
wUuld be to nominate a good man
and suffer defeat, rather than to i'm.
pair the organization by falling in with
whatever the Greenbackers of that
district see tit to mark out for them