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Year: 1878

Broad is large building with I'M
posing front, which may be called
the financial Golgotha of New York.
The entrance is bold and imposing,
and glistens with tinsel and gold,
closely resembling in it's garniture
and style, a celebrated maison de
joie made infamous by the demi:
monde and gamblers of Paris. Over
the door should be placed the in


scription which Dante saw in his
vision-"Who enters here leaves
hope behind;" for in many respects
it resembles the seething pool to
which the great high priest of Latin
song has given a painful and terri
bic immortality. It is literally a
valley Of sculls,-the dry bones of
the ruined and the dead are scat
tered about in every direction; it's
history is one great sin from the
hour of it's foundation in 1877
down to the moment when the joy
bells of old Trinity rang out glad
peal of welcome to 1878.


Look up among the dusty rub
bish of your garrets, and amid the
moldering debris of forty years ago,
you may perchance find an old
geography with a picture of the
Maelstrom Of Norway. The hapless
mariner caught in that dreadful
pool was not more certain of de-
struction than the poor wretch
sucked into the whirlpool of the
New York Stock Exchange. Drawn
in amid the roar Of the pitiless
waves there was still a hope in God,
but here even this hope is denied
them, for it seems as if they had
abandoned the doctrine of future
responsibility, and counted on hap
piness only in expectant annihila-
ton.


Ostensibly it is a body of high
toned gentlemen sociated for the
purpose of buying and selling
stocks, but it has graduated more
robbers, thieves, forgers, and de-
faulters thar any other institution
ever conceived by the brain Of man.
If the evil only stopped with the
ruin of it's immediate members'at
would be a matter Of small mo-
ment if the entire batch we're swept
from the face of the earth; but
these financial harlots have lured to
their deadly embraces, fathers and
brothers and sons, tempting them
on step by step in the hope of
enormous gains, till prison walls
entombed them, or death alone has
saved them from infamy and dis
grace. Come around to the visitors
entrance on Wall street and we will
step up into the gallery which looks
down upon the den where stocks
are gambled for and where fortunes
are won and lost.


Ascending the marble stairs, we
find ourselves in a sort Of ante-room;
on the left is the private meeting
room of the board, and on the right
the great hall where stocks and
bonds are bought and sold. The
area looks limited in comparison
with the vast amount of business
done here from day to day. The
general color Of the hall is dark, re-
lieved by blue and gold. At the
eastern end is desk, on which are
seated the clerk, who calls the
stocks, and his assistants. They
all have a tough, leathery sort Of
look, like'men who had been dipped
in a tan vat and left there a little
too long hair is scant on all their
heads, there not being enough
among the five to make respect
able scratch for a second-rate bar
1 roco11oot ona ,1irhf IN
Year: 1878

From the Muncic qndl Courier Democrat.l


II is acknowledged all sides TO. be the leading
newspaper in America. IL not III the world. Inde-
pendent in political affairs it deals all questions
OF public nature from standpoint unbiased by
partisan judgment party success. In its depat-
of literature in the sciences and arts the farm.
the garden and the household it has superior in
sound. practical sense and instructive reading The
weekly is really compendium of the news of the
day, and reader Of the Nav York HERALD for year
viii be found to have more practical knowledge and
be more widely educated than he could possibly be-
through any set of study. Those OF our
readers who wish first class family paper get it
by subscribing 10 the NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD. 81
a
Year: 1878

The report was adopted by the Board. and subse-
quently adopted resolution appointing Mcssrs.
Clarke Gers and King committee. together with the
superintendent Of the Poor to cause the alterations to
be made In the Insane Asylum called for in the 70
port


FURTHER INQUIRY posrpoSlsD.


Tho correspondent Of tho HsIu.p. in On interview
with Secretary Hoyt, of the State Board, this
Ing was assured that the report of tho Joint Com
mittce contemplated tho eventual abandonment OF
the Asylum buildings. Should the county refuse
70 comply with these suggestions. IL will be
forced to commit It's insane 10 the Of the State.


further inquiry into ths cargcs Of the cruelty and
ma1treAtmcn1 of tho insane necessarily post
poncd at present, President Lctchworth be-
Ing obliged to absent himself Commissioner
promise TO return al carly date possible to
clear up tho matter. The committees report will
force upon tho Supervisors duty which they have
shrkod for yoars. The question will doubtless entor
into county politics an Issue OF tho next campaign
Year: 1878

South TO he their guard that catastrophe of this
kind may he prevcnted.-iA Augusta Chronicle DcmJ


The Northern Democrat seems to think that
the only political business the southern Democrats
should engage in is TO De quiet and vote for Northern
mocrats at National election. In opinion.
this viii not answer III the South much lOnser Nchs-
burg Herald OJemJ
Year: 1878

At the same time last night Charles
Wagmann, formerly dog catcher, and a
man OF brutal instincts and passions, blew
his brains out st the dog pound, in the
lower part OF the city. He used an old
horse pistol loaded with wadding, and the
entire upper part OF his head was blown
Year: 1878

The Public Cemetery east of Opeiousas. is
under the charge Of the Board Of Pc ice of this
town. All persons are hereby warned not to
trespass upon the grounds, under penalty Of
q criminal prosecution.


JAMES RAY,
President Board Police Town Of Opelousaa.
Dec. lit
Year: 1878

WITH some of the San Francisco
newspapers the great Denis Kear-
ney Is character SO important
that he has been interviewed by
reporters at intermediate stations
OF the Central Pacific ON his return
home. What a blessed thing it is
that we shall have some more of
Denis? We should positively have
been inconsolable II any accident
had delayed the return OF this
volubIe blackguari to the State
which has been in deep mourning
ever sinc3 he Left. Kearney was
not u success in the East. Hc was
looked upon by the workingmen
Year: 1878

A Philadelphia paper says a man
can always tell how tall he Is by
walking through a door in the
dark. Next morning he can meas
ure the height of the door, and
then measure from where it struck
to the top of his head, add the two
together, subtract the swearing,
aud multiply by what o'clock IL
was when he got home, and the re-
suit will be his net height.
Year: 1878

Once upon a time, when "board-
ing roundp was the rule in Ver-
mont school districts, one man had
to board the teacher just two and a
half days. On the third day, as the
teacher sat down to dinneE the
man Of the house said: MADAM, |
suppose your boarding time will be
out when you have eaten half q
dinner; but as l don't wish to ap-
pear mean, you may eat nearly aa
much as usual"
Year: 1878

1t is better, wrote Tbackeray, for
you to pass an evening once or twice
a week in a lady's drawing-room,
even though the conversation is slow
and you know the girls song by haart,
than in a club or tavern, or pit of o
theater. All amusements of youth to
which virtuous women are not ad-
mitted, rely on it, are deleterious in
their nature. All men who avoid fe.
male society have dull perceptions,
and are stupid, or have gross tastes,
and revolt against what is pure. Your
club-swaggerers, who are sucking the
butt of biliard-cues all night, call fe-
male society insipid. Poetry is un-
inspiring to q jockey; beauty has no
charms for q blind man, music does
not please a poor beast who does not
know one tune from another; but as a
pure epicure is scarcely tired Of water.
sauces and brown bread and butter. l
protest l can sit for q whole night
talking with well-regulated, kindly
woman about her girl Fanny or her
boy Frank, and like the evenings ell
terta;nment One Of the great bene.
fits O man may derive from woman's
society is that be is bound to be re.
spectful to her. The habit is OF
great good to your moral men, depend
upon it. Our education makes us the
most eminently selfish men in the
world.
Year: 1878

She is not beautiful. Oh, no; no.
body thinks of calling ber that. II
you should ask them to describe her,
they could only say, "Sbe is just
right" and there it would end.


She is merry-besrted, fun-loving,
bewitcbing maiden, without q spark
of envy or malice in her whole CON-
position. She enjoys herself and
wants everybody else to do the same.
She has always q kind word and q
pleasant smile for the oldest man or
woman; in fact. l can think of moth.
ing she resembles more than q great
sunbeam which brigbtens everything
it comes in contact with.


All pay her marked attention, from
rich to poor. All look after her with
an adwiring eye, and say to them
selves, "She is just the right sort of a
girl"


The young men of the town vie
one With another as to who shall
show her the most attention, but she
never encourages them beyond being
simply kind and jolly; SO 20 one caq
Year: 1878

these do not belong to farm culture.
This demand for air is seldom OBJ
served by the farmer, because the ex.
posure of stem and leaf is secured
without any attention being required,
and if the plant suffer from want Of
air at the root, the defect not being
visible. the unhealthy condition. will
most likely. be referred to some other
cause. A simple experiment to
demonstrate the Importance of air at
the root Of u growing plant will
as,onish most farmers. Take largo
flower pot and varnish it on the out
side to prevent the air penetrating ii.
Fill it with earth, and plant in it some
hardy plant-a suntlower. for exam
pie. When this has got into vigor-
Gus state Of growth, cover the earth
in the pot with batter of plaster of
paris, and when it is hard varnish the
surface Of it well, and your plant will
Gle in foriy-eight hours. Nearly the
same effect is produced by saturating
the soil with water, if that condition
is maintained for any considerable
length of time. Water, however, is
capable of absorbing large amount
Of air, and on this account plants
with their roots immersed in water
will live much longer than if they
were entirely excluded from air. A
perfect ventilation of soil is one of
the purposes-indeed, the chief pur--
pose of undertaking and of thor
ougt,y pulverizing the soil. The i'm
portance of this may be observed in
cultivating a corn crop on a stiff clay
soil. A heavy shower falls imme-
diately after the plow or cultivator
has been used. A few days of sun
shine covers the surface of the ground
with crust Of baked clay, which the
air can scarcely penetrate. The coru
directly shows the want of air, by its
yellow hue, but the plOw or culliva-
tor will almost Immediately restore
its dark green color Every farmer


understands the Importance of keep
ing the ground loose and well puiver-
lied, in order to secure q healthy
growth of his crops, but every ono


has not thought to ask himself why


this is not necessary"
Year: 1878

Il Boston man has vest that Fan.
ny Fern made with her own hands.
And be will bet 500 that it never
did and never will fit any man in this
wide. wide world; that they can,
tell by its shape whether it was orig.
inally made for a fat woman or q
lean man; for a man with . sway
back, or a man with a hump on bis
hack like a camel. Woman, heaven
bless her. is the light Of our homes
but when she tries to make q man.
vest the angels weep. And whe1
she makes pair of pantaloons fol
bin the immortal gods just hold theil
sides and run away out into tbs
woods and roll Oh the grass and howl
Huntington Hawkeye.
Year: 1878

The Arkansas Supreme Court re-
Gently decided that the 100000 Of
levee bonds of the State were illegal
and void, on the grounds that the
bill providing for their issue did not
pass the Lower House of the Legis-
lature in the manner prescribed by
the Constitution. There was an un-
disputed majority in favor of the bill.
but the clerk omitted to enter the
names of the members voting in the
negative upon the journal. This the
Court decided was a fatal omission,
and the bonds are therefore void.
Year: 1878

J. S. Bunnell in st. Nicholas for Nov.
Clear the track | want to tell
the st. Nicholas readers of decid-
ed novelty | came across the other
| day, i'll that young giant of city,
San Francisco. Turning corner,


| saw high on the steep hill-for


many of these San francisco streets
are steep hills-two carloads OF


gay people, gliding rapidly forward
| without sign or trace of either


locomotive, dummy. engine, or


horse. Onward and upward


went the little train, stopping


itself now and then, and start
ing again, apparently with the


greatest ease. No smoke was to


be seen, no steam hissed and pulled,


no clank of machinery was heard.
No confusion of any kind. The
motive power, like some of the
greatest forces in nature. was hid
den. What was it that pulled this
pair of city cars along so easily 7
You shall hear.


In the middle of the track, run
ming its entire length, we find a
continuous opening or slit, about
as wide as a mans finger, into
which fits "a fat iron bar, projecting
from the under side of the leading
car; while below this opening, and
down under the track, continually
runs thick wire cable or rope, i'll
a space about large enough for a
small boy TO crawl in. The long
cable is made to run easily on small
pulleys-say, ten feet apart-by a
powerful steam engine located
about midway OF the route; and
this cable always is running down
one track, and up the other, into
the engine-house, over and around
ponderous iron wheels, which keep
it in motion.


Whenever a car is to be started
the driver has simply to move a
large lever, in the middle of it,
shaped like u railroad switch, and
the lower end of this lever, beneath
the slit in the track, grapples the
running cable, like a wise or jaw,
and away move levers, cars, dri-
yer, passengers and all.


No one is allowed to speak to the
driver, for he must be constantly
on the alert, ready for action.


Just imagine, my boys and girls,
a long rope extending down the
street, trailing along behind team
of horses, on a winters day; and
suppose you wanted a ride on your
sled, what more natural than that
you should grasp tight hold of this
rope, and take a row, as the sailors
say, gliding along with it at your
pleasure; and when you choose to
stop, you wosld need but to relax
Year: 1878

In responding to the alarm OF fire yes
terday afternoon the Water Witch stea-
mer came near meeting with an accident
which might have proved fatal to the
driver.


In coming down Tatnall street, the
horses got beyond the control of the
driver. Mr.. Stout, the regular driver
being off, and when he turned the cor
ner OF Front and Tatnall streets, the
horses were on a full run, and making q
short curve the engine was lifted of OF
one side, and threw one of the persons
who was on the tender of. One inch more
and the engine would have turned COM
pletely over. and it Is hard to say what
would have been the consequences, al
the engine would have been thrown upon
pile OF building stone which Was lying
in the street, and the driver being strap
ped in his seat it would have perhaps
killed him, and the horses too. AS il
was the engine was badly strained and
one of the hind wheels broken.
Year: 1878

SUICIDE OF 4 Nero De JUMPING INTO THE
RESERVOIR yesterday afternoon about l
o'clock q young negro raan, apparently
about twenty-five years OF age. committed
suicide by jumping. into the eastern COM
partment OF the new reservoir. 1t was Just
about the dinner hour OF the hands, and he
was therefore not observed until he plunged
into the water. He was seen, however, a
short while before he jumped in to go upon
the bank and to look all around him. He
had been hanging around the reservoir for
n day or two. but his presence did not
create any suspicion. His body was re-
covered from the water in o few minutes
after the suicide, and Superintendent Davis
turned the water from the compartment in
which the: man was found, and supplied the
city with the water from the western COM
partment.' 1t will be two days at least be-
fore the eastern side can be emptied, and as
the river is muddy we will be compelled to
have muddy water for awhile.


Justice Hopkins was informed OF The sui
eide and took charge OF the body.
Year: 1878

At the conclusion of the distribution OF
the premiums Governor Holiday delivered
an eloquent and appropriate address.


During the year forty pupils have been
taught at the Convent, and in September
will resume tlIeir duties.
Year: 1878

BUILDING IN CHINATOWN. Our peo.
pie had indulged fond but delusive hope
that, after the most disgraceful and dis.
gustlng portion of Chinatown was burned
it would not be rebuilt; or if it was, that
the houses would at least be placed few
feet back from tho public thoroughfare
One large building, capable of accommo-
dating four Institutions such as Chinese
females are imported for stocking, is now
being erected jam up against the side
walk. 1t should be removed. The build
ing will doubtless be occupied by Chi
nese brothels and it is to be hoped that
complaint will be made and Legal steps
taken to remove the abominable nuisance
Our people should not permit 1t.
Year: 1878

To TEAMsTERs.-Th Road Oversee.
of Weaverville District gives notice else
where that the bridge across East Weaver
Creek is unsafe for loaded teams and
notifies all persons who cross said bridge
that they do il at their own risk.
Year: 1878

SEND Us RETuRNs.-We will be
thankful TO election officers if they will
forward to this office statement of the
vote polled in their several precincts as
soon rs convenient after counting the
same.
Year: 1878

THE FOURTH AT JUNCTIoN.-In our
advertising columns will be found the an
nouncement ofa Grand Ball at the Carter
House, Junction City, on July 4th 1873.
Messrs. Day & Todd will use every en-
deavor to make the occasion a pleasant
and enjoyable one to all who may attend,
and we bespeak for them a large turn
out. 1t is probable that the Junction
folks will also get up something in the
way Of celebration on Independence
DnV
Year: 1878

A DIsGUsTED TRAMP.-A few days ago q
tramp who was sparring his devious way
along near Reno conceived a brilliant idea
for raising the wind. He knew that the
.WelIs-Eargo stage would pass along that
road in about half an hour, SO he took of
his coat, tore his shirt and pockets. rolled
around in the dust, and finally tied himself,
witt, much difficulty. to q tree. His inten-
tion was to relate to the stage -passenee
how he had been foulIy dealt with by high
Waymen, and have 9 subscription TO repair
his losses taken up on the spot. The stage.
however, took a short eut by q new road
that day, and didn't 60 by at ali. After
waiting until dusk the disgusted tramp
concluded to remove his bonds, bu. before
he got the first knot loose, grizzly came
down out OF the mountain and pic-nicked
OF the greater part OF his left leg.
francisco Ne,ss-L Letter.
Year: 1878

AN EXCITING RUNAWAY AND A NARROW
ESCAPE esterdaY afternoon about 3
O'Clock horse attached to carriage driven
by Miss Wilets took fright near The corner
of Ninth and Franklin streets and ran at
rapid speed down Ninth towards Main
street. Captain John Lyon, seeing the dam
gerous condition OF Miss Willets, attempted
to stop the animal, but, missing the rein,
fell, and the carriage passed over one of his
legs, infiicting, however, but slight injury.
Miss Willets remained in her seat trying to
stop the horse until near the corner OF Main
street, when he was stopped by some per-
son unknown, forced against the water
trough there situated, and the lady eXtri-
Gated from her perillous situation. Both
shafts of the carriage were broken, but no
ether damage sustained. The horse had
always been gentle one, and has never
run off before. Miss Willets was under
the impression that he had been struck
with grav el-shooter, but saw no boys near
her at the time OF the runaway.
Year: 1878

The Musicale Last Night.-There was
another large and fashionable gathering last
night on the occasion Of the Beethoven mu-
sicale. A fine programme OF vocal and in
strumental music was rendered to the Salts
faction Of all present.
Year: 1878

A READING PEoPLE.-That the peo-
ple of Trinity County read the papers is
evident from the large quantity Of mail


matter which daily arrives here. The
leading Sacramento, San francisco and
Eastern publications are taken in large
numbers, and the local paper has a
healthy circulation, perhaps as great in
proporticr to population as that oe any
other county paper in the State. That
everybody IN Trinity reads the JOURNAL,
was more particularly brought to our no
tice in the County Court last Monday
merning in the questioning Of Grand Ju-
rors. The case to be examined into vas
that of John P. White charged with the
murder of Robert Grieves, and the attor-
neys desired to know how much the
jurymen had learned about the case.
All had read OF it in the JOURNAL. This
per, but when we glanced at the men
who had read Of the affair in these col
umns and found that several Of them
were not subscribers, it naturally occur
red to US that they should patroaize the
paper or quit reading it. This state of
affairs is by no means confined to the
non subscribers who were on the Grand
Jury. It is so with the general public.
Scarcely week passes in Weaverville
but one or more OF our subscribers come
to the Office Tor an extra copy OF the pa
per, that left by the carrier having been
carried off by some one anxious to read
but too penurioIs to subscribe for it, even
before the subscriber himself had an OPP
portunity to peruse it. Now We would
like to have every man, woman and
child in Trinity County read the JoUR-
NAL, and, while we believe nearly every
one of them do SO, there ARE many well
able to pay for their news whose names
are not found on our subscription books.
II a family is too poor to subscribe and
are anxious 10 read the paper, we have
always been willing to give them copy
when acceptable. As every one wishes
TO know what is gong on at home, each
should subscribe for the Journal. There
is much truth in the saying that local
newspaper is like wise-every man
should have one Of his own. Try it for a
year, and if you don't get much more
than five dollars worth Of information
from its columns, we will refund the
amount Of subscription.
Year: 1878

If we are any judge we should say that
to the TRINITY JOURNAL is mainly due
the filling up of the big hole, the building
of new school house, and many other
local Improvements in Wesverville. Let
the people give credit to their local jour
nal Shasta Courier.
Year: 1878

A PLUcKY LADY.-We were pleased
to meet Mrs. A. G. Gallan at Trinity
Center last week, inasmuch as we con-
slider her quite heroine. Mrs. Gallan
spent last winter at She head of Coffee
Creek with her husband and child and
walked out in the Spring. The sixteen
feet Of snow which laid there for several
weeks last season, seems to have had no
terrors for her, as the brave little lady
was on her way back to winter quarters
when we met her at the Center.
Year: 1878

MALICIOUS MIscHIEF.-The biggest
little suit which has been tried IN the
Justices Court at this place for long
time, came of this week. Geo. w.
Ward Road Overseer of Douglas City
District, was charged with malicious
mischief in tearing down a fence which
John w. Smith, owner of the toll
bridge, had erected across the road
leading to the ford. One day and part
of the next was taken up in getting
jury, who decided the case IN q very
few minutes after it was submitted to
them by bringing in q verdict Of acquit-
to1
Year: 1878

GEo. P. CHAPMAN, OF Junction City,
returned this week from San Francisco.
Rumor has it that George took large
quantity OF dust down with him, and We
guess it is so, as the claim Of Chapman "
Fisher is one of tho best in tho county.
Year: 1878

MAIL CoNNECTIoN RgsUMED.-The
Post Office Department has ordered the
contractor on the route from Reading to
Weavcrville to embrace Lowden Rancn
p. 0. next after Lewiston. This means
that the people at the Ranch are to again
have daily mail, and that the stages
must travel that way coming and going.