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Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A LEAK FOUND Through curiosity
Colouel Fair had the assayor Of the Con
soldated Virginia Office make an assay of
the sediment deposited in the washing
tank OF tho G. and G. shaft, which is To-
Gated in large room wherein the miners
change their clothing on going into and
coming out of the lower levels. In this
tank some 6G0men daily wash their cloth
ing when going of SHIFT and in its bottom
there collects in the neighborhood Of fifty
pounds n day Of sand and clay. The
following was the result Of the assay:
Gold per ton, $i2S 60; silver, $3.50 so;
making II total of $3.50 10 per ton for the
dirt washed out Of the shirts and oyeralls
OF the miners.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

MANY people have an idea that the Ia
bors Of the late Grand jury were made
manifest in their report rs published
This is far from being the fact. The jury
took cognizance Of many matters Of
which the public RS yet know nothing,
and found preseutments which it would
not be in keeping with The ends OF justice
TO divulge until the proper time. This
will eventually come in connection with
al matters acted on at the session. As
one result Of their labors, eX- sheriff Bull
arrived on the steamer Co4uHie last night,
bringing, under arrest, VIM. Boslui,
brother Of the man who las Just entered
upon his imprisonment for the murder of
Louis Spencer. VIM. Bosqui was with
his brother Immediately previous to the
murder, and the late Grand Jury listened
to testimony sufficient to convince them
that the man now under arrest, and j.
Underwood, of Dows Prairie, aided and
assisted Maurice Bosqui in escaping from
the county Jail, and will be tried at the
next term of District Court. Let justice
be DONE West coast Signal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

No CoNFIDENcE * SHERMAN.-A
Washington special says the House
Banking and Currency Committee pro-
pose to ascertain on their own account
exactly how much gold there is in the
Treasury available for resumption. To
this end they will request Of Secretary
Sherman that all gold be weighed in the
presence Of the members Of the Commit
tee, and members of the Committee
will be detailed to 60 to New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Chi
cago, New Orleans, ST. Louis and Balti-
more and witness the weighing Of gold.
The Collector of the Por! Of San Fran
cisco will be instructed to certify, under
oath that be has seen the gold weighed at
the Sub-Treasury there The Committee
believed that this should be done SO as to
settle all doubts as to whether the amount
of gold in the Treasury is correctly stated
by Sherman.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

SAN FRANCISCO is great city-second
in importance to none in the United
States excepting only New YORK. 1t has
wealth and intelligence to a great extent
in city so young. Butin one thing San
Francisco is sadly deficient. 1t has not
to-day frst-class daily paper published
within its limits one which IN any way
represents the real sentiments and intelli-
gencc Of its citizens. The Aita is the
only daily in the city with independence
enough to denounce the outrages OF Kear-
ney and his gang Mt the Patt's Hall
meeting. But the 4itd is not general
newspaper, being specially devoted to
commercial matters and not calculated
to have any extensive circulation outside
Of business circles. In both news and
editorial matters the Sacramento Record
Union is far superior to either of the San
Francisco daiIies and its faclicies are
limited IN comparison to those Of the
Metropolis.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A DEMOCRATIC OPINIoN.-The Napa
Repo'ter, which flies the name of Sam
uel j. TiIden, for President in 1880, Mt
its mast head, and is nothing if not
intensely Democratic, thus expresses it.
self; 1t has been but little more than
two years since the people placed the
Democratic party in power. Itreceiyed
great trust from the people under A
writer contract 10 do and perform Ger
tain things, amongst others to curb the
powerof thooyershadowing corporations.
This contract the Legislature refused to
carry out two years ago, and the result
WAS that we lost tho State in the Pre,i-
Dental election. We lost it because we
had only bad faith to show instead of
promises performed. Tho present Leg
islature is far worse than the last ; it
has neither honesty nor shame. Few of
the members ever expect to return, and
therefore, they are ready to vote for
any and ali corporation schemes where
'i''NJ - w 10 HI"ue' hcdHlllle now
stands the great Democratic party which
came into power in December, 1875 ?
With sorrow, humiliation ard indigna.
ton we say that it is almost disbanded.
Our leaders are skulkng and trembling,
or are in pay of corporations, and our
rank and file are deserving by thousands.
Let those who have sold us out be made
to answer for their crimes let the
recreant traitors be branded in their
communities as men unfit to be associated
with. Do this and there is hope YETI
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE Examiner is lashing the Demo-
cratic members OF the Legislature. 1t
says: "Now that the Central Pacific
Monopoly has transferred its voting to
the Kearneyites, and Leland Stanford
and Kearney himself have got to hob
nobbing together, would it not be good
time for those Democrats in the Legisa-
ture who have fallen down before the
huge corporation to rise up not as the
famous William Riley did, however,
and stand in with their party and the peo-
pie. by voting in accordance with the
Democratic platiorm-to which they are
pledged ON the bill to regulate the fares
and freights? The people think they
ought to do So"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

Convection CERTAIN.-The Confer
ence Committee of the two Houses of the
Legislature having agreed on the Consti-
tutional Convention Bill it is probable
the measure will now pass and receive
the Governors approval. The Confer
ence agreed to a compromise retaining
the % Delegates Mt large-8 from each
Congressional District-and allowing pay
at the rate Of $40 per day. The position
Of the bill is this 1t is now with Tie
Assembly, which will concur in tie
amendment Of the Senate adding 80 dele
gates at large. The bill will then go to
the Senate, which will recede from its
amendment to the salary section, when
it viii 60 to the Governor for his approv-
al. There is no reason to believe that
either the Senate or the House will refuse
to accept the terms Of agreement of their
Conference Committee, and the Consi-
tutional Convention is now an assured
thing.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23
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RESUMPTION PROBABLE. A most
important conference between Secretary
Sherman and the members Of the FL
nance Committee was held Tuesday,
and tho Secretarys propositions bid
fair to become the basis of such "A com
promise between the moderate men on
both sides Of current financial questions
as will give thecountry a settled financial
policy. Sherman requested that his re
marks be treated as made in confidence,
but information has been gained so show
that he placed before the Committee facts
showing the practicability Of early re-
sumption, and in case the agitation was
suspended by the inilationists, he protes-
sed his readiness to offer two concessions
making greenbacks receivable for Gus
toms dues and providing for the issue of
certificates upon silver bullion at no coin
age value, under proper restrictions
Sherman's ostensible object in appearing
before the Committee was to protest
against the repeal of the Resumption Act,
the House bill for that purpose being be-
fore the Committee. In his statement he
showed that the country was close upon
metallic resumption. The worst was over
and nothing remained to be done but leg
islate favorable to the end. He had sixty
millions of gold on hand free Of encum--
brances, twenty millions of gold ccrtih-
Gates, and every prospect existed that
this sum could be raised to one hundred
millions. The Silver bill he was now in
clined to regard as blessing in disguise,
and the silver coined under it would be
daily added to the metallic reserve with
these resources at his command. He felt
that freedom from unnecessary legislation
and security for the future was the only
additional requisite needed, and he some
what surprised the greenback men on the
Committee By making the proposal al
ready outlined. Conversations with ex-
IRENE inhationsts in both parties, mem
bers of the Committee, show that these
proposals have made deep impression.
They may not suspend the agitation, but
they will deprive it of any effective
strength in Congress.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23
ALADY's DESCRIPTION OF INGERsoLL.

Mrs. Hordacre says of Bob Ingersoll /.
His cheeks are pink, and they puff out
like the inflated checks Of Rapaoel's
cherubs. His eyes are big and blue md
innocent, and his lips pout in inantle
dispIeasure at the Christian world. His
hands are fat and dimpled. He wears a
ringwth big diamond set in it ON his
third finger he has clean, white bald
head that looks like well washed Cali
fornia turnip, and California diamonds
glisten on his breast. This handsome
heather said to me that his daughters,
both grown, had never heard sermon
or been in a church in their lives. That
they Ind never heard blessing asked at
the table but once. Then they were
visiting the home OF a deluded Christian
relative. When grace was sad, the
whole lngersoll family had hard work to
keep their lucos straight"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE President ANXIOUS. - Late
Washington dates indicate that the Pres
ident, in drifting beyond the lircs Of his
party, has found himself without any
following worth mentioning. A special
to the New York JForH says be has but
SIX partisans in the Senate and j. boc2m-
ing anxious as to the future of the r .
publicans. Also that he begins to open
his eyes to the fact that his a1ministra-
ton cannot prove success without the
concurrence OF the party which made him
Chief Magistrate. He has talked to the
Republican Senators more freely Of late
and shown more disposition to see things
in their proper lightthan formerly. Find
ing that the Republican Party will not
follow him, it is probable that President
Hayes will retdrn to the fold,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

REPUBLICAN CAUcUs.-The Cd10ni.
cte's Legislative correspondent, March
18Th, gives the following proceedings OF
the Republican Caucus: "The Rcpub-
lican caucus, which met this evening in
the Senate Chamber, was attended by
twenty-five Senator'S and Assemb.ymen,
and was presided over by Senator Flint.
The primary object OF the meeting was to
decide upon the course 10 pursue with the
Constitutional Convention bill. There
was considerable opposition developed,
and tendency On the part Of some pres
sent to bolt from the notion ofthe caucus,
which finally decided to support the bilI as
agreed upon by the Conference Commit
tee. Incidental TO the consideration of
the question Of the Constitution Conven-
ton, the proposition emanatng from
Maynard to other Democats, Tint Repub-
licans and Democrats sholld affiliate for
the purpose of defeating tho Working
men, was also discussed. There was
some disposition shown to make such an
alliance, but after several speeches, in
which the ground was taken that the Re
publicans had nothing special to fear from
the new movement and that the Work
iugmen would derive all their strength
from the Democratic ranks, it was resolved
to preserve the party organization intact
and to enter into NO alliance whatever, 1t
was the sense Of the caucus :hat the Re-
publican party should nominate ticket
for ihe Constitutional Convention. There
were some who favored the idea of an In
dependent Peoples party, but this was
decided to be an unwise step for the party
to coun;enance. The caucus adjourned
sine die, after passing a resolution to the
effect that the party organization must be
preserved intact, no matter what course
was resorted to by the Democrats"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

PERHAPS the most humilating thing
about Saturdays afternoon and evening
performances by Eearney's gang Of
hoodlums is :he way in which most of
the daily papers truckio to Mr.. Kear-
ney." That the CiyoHicie should SO
shape its reports Of the batherskite's an
ties as to please the disreputable classes,
il not to be wondered mt for it is well
known that Kearncy is a constant visitor
to the CHroaicie Office, holds consultations
there, and draws inspiration and ep.hcts
from those consultations. But that other
papers, from the miserable fear Of losing
a few subscribers, should fawn upon this
creature, is shameful. Let small Office
hunters-in the Legislature, on the
Bench, in the Police Force, or elsewhere
seek to make capital with the Commu-
ni,ts but let respectable papers rise
above this business. .-AHa.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A PLAN of heating multitude of hous-
es by steam from common boiler has
been tried for months in Lockport, Now
York, and newspaper report says the
result is complete success. The steam
was carried more than mile in iron
pipes, covered with conducting ma
terisl, and more than fifty houses were
thus protected against the cold. 1t is
claimed that steam can be delivered at Il
distance of20 miles with pressure of SO
pounds 10 the square inch, and that pres
sure would drive machinery and have
heat enough for cooking or washing.
We presume that the production and
transportation of heat will in few years,
become separate occupation, and will
furnish opportunities for the investment
of much capital.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

MAST has an effective cartoon in the
current number Of Harpe,'s Weekly
which, points significant moral. A
wolkingman bas cut open tho dead goose
labeled Capital" that had. laid the
golden eggs, "wages," while Com
munistie Statesman" standing by, ex-
claims;-"Nothing in it after all; It's too
bad; now l thought he was just full Of
them." The wife and children of the
woFkingmen stand in a doorway, looking
on, tattered and hungry-looking. On
the wall behind is the legend: "Up with
the red flag! Workingmen that work
must give their earning. to The lazy and
drunken workingmen-lhaFs Commun-
ism"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23
NOTICE.
q. y. TNTERNAL-REyENUE spE.
GAAL TAXES.

HINDER THE REVISED STAT
~ utes of tho United States, Sections
3232, 1927, 323S, and 1899, every person
engaged IN any business, avocation, or
employment, which renders him liable to
Especial tax, is required to procure and
platce and keep conspicuously in his es-
taOlishment or place OF business a STAMP
denotlng the payment Of said special tax
tor ths speclal-taX year beginning Nav |,
1873. Section 32l4, Revised Statutes.
designales who are liable to special tax.
\ return as prescribed on Form IL, is also
REQUIRED by law OF every person liable to
special tax as above. Severe nenoltiss
are prescribed for non compliance win
tne foregoing requirements, or for contin
u'ng IN business after A prl 80, i87s.
without payment Of tax.
Application should be made TO 7 A
" HALEY, Deputy Collector of Internal
revenue, at Arcata, Humboldt Co.
GREEN b. RAUM,
''i"'-''a'' Commissioner.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

PREPARING For Wharf.-The political
news from Central America is unfavor-
able. Costa Rica and Guatemala are
both preparing FOR war. The President
Of Costa Riea has purchased the steamer
san francisco, and had her fitted out as
It man-ot war, and has sent to Europe
Tor large supply Of arms. lie is deter
mined, ut any cost and by any means, to
cony out the scheme ora Central Ameri
can Confederation, and the President OF
Guatemala is equally determined to op-
pose him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE action Of Kearney and his crowd
on Saturday afternoon at the PlatL's Hall
meeting, to protest against the bill pend
ing in the Legislature providing fora sale
OF the Spring Valley Water Works to
San francisco, was an outrage upon free
speech and deoeney. Mr.. Kearney had
as much right in that meeting as any one,
butno business there to dictate who should
speak, and to assume and hold the chair
mansbip. The idea that the citizens Of
San Francisco who had called the meet
ing being compelled to ask Kearney who
might speak !-AppeaL.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

NOVEL HORSE SnoE.-In England
they are adopting a horse shoe made OF
cowhide and known as the Yates shoe.
1t is composed Of three thicknesses of
cowhido compressed into a steel mould,
and then subjected to a chemical prepar-
alton. 1t is claimed for it that it lasts
longer and weighs only about one fourth
rs much as the common iron shoe; that
it will never cause the hoof to split, nor
have the least injurious influence on the
foot. 1t requires 10 calks; even on as.
phat the horse never slips. The shoe is SO
elastic that the horses tread is lighter
and surer. 1t adheres SO closely to the
foot thatneither dust nor water can pene-
lrate between the shoe and hoof.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE Sacramento Bee propounds these
conundrums " Who would not be "A
carpenter2 Joseph was of the craft so
is Bones, the now Senator from Alameda;
so is Clark, the new Assemblyman from
Santa Clara so is Andrus, the new
Mayor of Oakland; so~is Turner, the
new Mayor ofSacpmento. Who would
not be a carpenter? Heretofore the
lawyers held nearly all the Offices. but
there has come turn in the wheel, and
She ancient trade Of honor is coming to
the font again."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

LUrrREII, as We anticipated, aspires
already to be the Workingm9n's candi-
date, but he no doubt wants to run on
both Democratic and Worlliagmen's
tickets, justas he did on the Democratic
and Independent tickets, when fret elect
ed to Congress. As a bid, he has been
commencing the actions Of Kearney at
San Francisco. If Luttrell should run
for Governor and be elected, he will need
another $l0,0 900 residence at Saclameuto.
When man goes to Congress, and was
it debt going there, to come out after
fouryenrs in Office with $40 G00resideuce,
indicates .hat be was yerv saving Of his
$4,000 received, aud doubled it in four
years by profitable speculation and big
mteres', besides paying his expenses ho
could not sponge. lTeaa JoGluaL
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A JOKE is told on one of the most dis
cinguishcd members OF the St. Louis Bar.
4 short time ago he was called upon to
write the viii Oft lady Of some means,
residing at one of the public institutions
of The city. lie wrote thedocumont, and,
after having it regularly otlested, pat it
in his pocket and forgot all about it. A
week or two alterward, he found the will
in his pocket, and thinking the lady was
dead, took it to the Probate Court and
bal it probated. Some of the hoirs re
siding in Illinois, hearing of the proyis-
ions ofthe viii, came to the city for the
purpose Of coatasling it, and found, to
th9ir surprise, that tho lady was living,
and not likely to die very soon. The
lawyer is now al work getting the pro
bate OF the will set aside.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

TIE Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Gasehe draws a sad picture of
the suhtrings that are being endured at
tho Capital this Winter by mon and wo-
men vino have been thrown out of Gov
ornmeut employ. lie says one cannot
walk the streets nights without meeting
on every block suppliunts for penny or
two with which to buy bread. Certainly
no such state Of affairs as this exist in
California.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

TURKEY NEUTRAL.-A Constsntinople
special says 1t is reported that impor-
tant dispatches from England were com
municated to the Sultan Saturday. A
Council was thereupon held, which decid-
ed that Turkey should remain neutral in
the event Of differences between England
and Russia.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A New DMLY.-Tho initial number
Of The Red Bluff Daily People's Cause
has been received and we bid it welcome
to our table. The Daily, ike the Weekly
is exceedingly neat in appearance and OF
creditobie size, and make up. While
wishing the proprietors the utmost sue.
cess in their venture, we do not think
Red Bluff has sufficient population and
business to make the publication of Il
daily paper at that point paying insti-
tuition.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

MILITARY HONoRs. - The Military
Committees of both Houses and several
prominent military persons have recon-
mcnded Senator E. j, Lewis for the ap-
pointment of Major General of Militia OF
the State Of California. 1t is understood
that the rank will be rendered to Lewis
by Governor Irwin and that he will ac-
cept the appointment.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

CHICAGO is now aspiring to introduce
the "bell punch" or "MoAitt register"
for taxing drinks in the retail liQuer bus
mess, toward paying the city debt The
collector has been figuring, and this seems
to be the result. lie estimates that there
are 2,Sl7 licensed saloons in the city,
yielding q revenue Of $3.50, GOO a yea, IN
der the present license system. Some Of
them take il $50 to $40 day others so
to $40 day. The average ia estimated
at Sl5 a day, showing l50 drinks at l0cts.
each. This, forthe :, ,847saioons, amounts
to Sl2,705 spent every day for liquor in
C4icago-$-a9,-oo week, and $l3,323,
$50 year. Ii the drinks were faxed
one cent, and registered with the bell
punch, the revenue yielded would be 81
20 day, or Sl,500,000 a year-a sum
sufficient to pay all the ordinary expense,
OF the city government.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

GOLD BARs.-It appears from the oH
cial statement by Treasurer Gnfni.
that on the 18th instant the amount ~, -
of gold bullion bars then in the Trsosrs,'
was $780,, ,7l3. which is exclusive OF ~,
amounts held by the minis and o,.aD
offices. Gold certificates have never ho~.
issued for gold bullion deposited, altbonrh
authority for such issues is given in na
Revised Statutes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE English Government has adopted
the Bclltelcphone as part of the telegraph
ic system. Mr.. j. BourGoaux of the
Submarine Telegraph Company, recently
conducted some highly successful expert
ments in connection with tho cable be-
tween Dover and Calais, the distance be-
ing twenty-one and threo-fourtas miles.
The experiments were continued during
two hours without the slightest failure;
every word was heard and individual
voices plainly distinguished.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE New York Commercial A6ro.
ttser says: The Nevada Bank is expect
ed to open an Office here the 1st of Nov
The managers have taken the suite -
rooms IN Wall street lately occupied bv
the Merchants Bank of Canada
heavy business in exchange and gold coin
will probably follow this important oddi
ton to New York's banking capital.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

A YOUNG man who attended one Of the
Murphy meetings in Troy, New York,
last week, took the pledge, and the same
night while walking home fell down an
excavation and broke his neck. Ills faith
er is now suing the reformers for damages,
on the plea.that if his son had been left
alone he would have been sent safely
home that evening on shutter as usual.
We Away, thought this cold water bust
ness unhealthy.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

ANOTHER YEAR.-W With the issue oil
March 18th, the San Francisco Spirit o.
The Times commenced the 24th year OF
its existence, with Marcus d. Boruck, its
founder, still at the helm. Honesty, en-
torpfise and vigor are the leading charac-
teristics of the SPIRIT and under their
guidance it continues to prosper. Long
life to the Spirit and its indomtable
editor aad proprietor.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

SENATOR EDMUNDs reported back ad-
versely from the judiciary Committee
the bill giving the right to female law.
yers to appear in the Supreme Court
Sargent saved the measure from eternal
death by asking that it be placed on The
calendar, instead of tabled This iEdi.
Gates that he intends to call il up at some
future day for debate.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-03-23

THE San Jose Daily A1gas has been
discontinued, but its enterprising publish
er, VIM. A. January, still issues the
Weekly -4'9Hs. 1t is good paper, with
Democratic leanings, but always con
servative and independent. Better sue
c9ss, Bro. January.