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Year: 1872

RAILROAD ITEMs.-We understand
that the track has been laid and construc-
ton trains running several miles this side
of Fed Bluff, and that by the last of next
week work on certain deep cut will
be completed so as to enable tie workmen
to go ahead and lay the track to point at
or near Browns on Cottonwood. The
graders are within three miles of Cotton
wood and will be at that stream by the
time the track layers overtake them. A
force of one thousand men are engaged in
pushing the road ahead, and there is no
doubt but that the Gals will run to Canon
Bottom by the first of August, and some
of the railroad men say the trains will run
to that point by the Fourth of July. If
the road should be completed to Canon
Bottom by the first of August, four
mounths work can be put in on the line
above that point before winter sets in,
and it may be that the track will be push
ed to point near Shasta by the time the
heavy rains set in
Year: 1872

LICENsE.-The attention of all business
men in the county is called to the notice
of the Tax Collector in this issue. By the
new law all licenses 60 into the County
Treasury, and every taxpayer is interested
in having the law, Gin such cases made and
provided" strictly enforced. The new
law is more stringent in its provisions in
some respects than the old one, but the
Collector is compelled to enforce it, and all
persons engaged in business requiring
licenses should pay up promptly and save
that officer and themselves trouble. The
law in relation to taking ont licenses was
somewhat evaded in this County when a
portion of the licenses went to the State,
but that is "played out" now, and persons
doing any thing in any line of business
enumerated in the Collectors notice must
come up to the Captains office and settle
promptly hereafter.
Year: 1872

ASSESSING SToCK.-All live stock are
liable to assessment in the County where
they are grazed, and the taxes on such
stock is all retained by the County in
which the assessment is made.
Year: 1872

FIRE.-A few days ago the Old Stage
Station on Trinity River, known as the
Hubbard place, caught fire from heated
stove pipe running up through the roof, and
was destroyed in few minutes The
building was occupied by Mrs. Hubbard
and her children, who escaped with nothing
but the clothing they had on at the time.
No insurance
Year: 1872

New GooDs.-A new Stock of Spring
and Summer Goods has commenced to
arrive at the Pioneer Store. These goods
were all selected by Mr.. Joseph Isaacs in
person, and ne fatters himself that he has
been in the business long enough to know
just what this community needs in his line
of trade.
Year: 1872

PARDoNING.-Several exchanges agree
with us in our views in opposition to the
custom of pardoning criminals by the
wholesale We hope the matter may be
taken up by the press and agitated until
the practice is stopped.
Year: 1872

DULL.-Our town has been unusually
dull during the past week, which may be
accounted for by the fact that outsiders
are mostly busy attending to matters about
home at this season of tie year.
Year: 1872

With this number the Herald CON.
mences its Seventh Volume. As here.
tofore, its object in the future will be to
give the people of the county q good and
reliable local paper. The subscription
price is so low that no citizen of the
county can afford to be without it.


Believing that quality and not quantity
is what the people desire, we will keep it
ut its present size, in order to furnish it
at the low price Of One Dollar year,
and adorn it with as much local news us
if it largely exceeded its present dimen,
sions. IF larger, the cost would neccssa
rily be greater, and then instead of con.
tanning more local nows, it could only be
filed up With q rehash Of articles and
and kilograms at least week cd from
city dailies. and which would have been
read in those papers before its appear.
nnce in the HeraM Our object is to
give to the readers of tho Herald tho
1oca! news at lower price than it can be
obtained in any other paper.


Our discussion of local and county
interests shall, as it has in the past, be
open and fearless and without sectional
prejudice. AS VIC rely upon the whole
county for support, it will be our nim to
advance and advocate the claims of every
township and section ; and in view of ths,
We invite all to speak their views through
these columns. No communication will
be thrust aside because its views do not
accord with ours. IF one section feels
itself aggrieved by another, such redress
as can be obtained by the advocacy Of
its cause in this paper is offered it
Speak out boldly and let your claims be
made known.


In short, our object is to publish a
paper for the people Of this county, and
while we will discuss State and National
Po'' ." '~' '-- --y' "nr speciality
will be county Interests. This is what the
people want and need, and 10 obtaining
it, they do not care to pay for con,
densed aud disconnected conglomeration
of old dished up political news, as we'll as
for the local news, which is principally
their desire in subscribing for county
paper.


We believe the HeraM is we'll worth
the Dollar wo ask for it-and moro.
Indeed the good words that come to US
from our old subscribers confirm US in
this belief, and encourage US to pe-scvcre
during the coming year.
Year: 1872

Look out you timid, bashful bache.
lors. This is leap year, and if you don,
watch the corners closely, some fair and
winning damsel will slip tho moose over
your heads before you are aware of it.


But what's the use to tell you to watch
the corners, for who Of you are too mod.
est to do this on windy day? Shame
Year: 1872

A lady Of our acquaintance, writing to
her sister, perpetrated the following bull,
which is equal TO anything we ever heard
Of e,nenating from a son Of Erin: "Send
me a piece Of your new green dress SO |
can see what color it is."
Year: 1872

saulting his wife with stone. which he threw at
her In the street. The couple had been separated
for some time previous TO the assault. The defence
on the trial was insanity.


Yesterday Judge Moore sentenced Bishop 70 four
mGIths' Imprisonment In the Pcntentiary. and d.
rected that an inquiry he male In regard to the
co ulit ion OF his mind
Year: 1872

REVOLUTION IN TELEGRAH BUSINESS.
There are rumors abroad of a coming
revolution in the telegraph business. 1t
is reported that new system of trans
mitting news will soon be put in opera
ton between New York and Washing
ton, the operations of which will make
all present systems seem insuffcrably slow
and supernuous. Telegraph machines
will be distributed to individuals, who
by little practice will acquire the abli-
ty to stamp their messages on slip of
perforated paper in the telegraph cyphcr.
This when taken to the general Office will
be forwarded to its destination, and then
by another machine printed before deliv-
cry to the person for whom it is intended.
The whole time of the writing, transmits
sion and printing of message Of 100
words will be but one minute and twenty
seven seconds, and messages of that
length are to be forwarded for twenty
cents. The capacity of telegraph wire
in the present system is said to be about
5000 words in ten hours, but by the new
process it is claimed $4,000 words an
hour can be transmitted on one wire with
out confusion. One printing machine
can transcribe messages at the rate of
5000 words an hour. All the working
expenses of the new system are said to
he much less than those of tho old onos
The cost of machine for indicting mes
sages will be two or three dollars, SO
that any merchant, banker or newspaper
office can have one for its own business,
can do as much business with one wire
as hundred operators with hundred
wires do now.
Year: 1872

A FANCY farmer sent in the following
true report Of his agricuturl operations
TO the assistant revenue tax: "Mr. X.
My farming operations have TO report
as follows My cattle have eaten up my
crops, and my hired men have eaten up
my cattle"
Year: 1872

Walking briskly, with an exciting OBJ
iect or pleasurable interest ahead, is the
most healthful of all forms Of exercise
except that Of encouragingly renumern-
tive, steady labor in the open mir; and
yet multitudes in the city, whose health
urgently :uquires exercise, seldom walk
when they can ride, if the distance is a
nile or more. 1t is worse in the conn
try, especially with the well-to-do; a
horse or carriage must be more brought
TO the door even if less distance have to
be passed. Under the conditions first
named walking is bliss; it gives ami
nation to the mind, it WHITES the circu-
lation, it paints the cheek and sparkles
the eye, and wakes up the whole being
physical, mental, and moral. We know
family OF children, in this city who
from the age of seven, had to walk near.
ly two miles to school, winter and sum.
mer; whether sleet, or storm, or rain
or bdrning sun, they madei it m ambi
ton never to stay away from school OF
account of the weather, and to be slate,
and zone of them was heard to boas
that in seven years it hud never neces
sary to give an excuse for being on,
minute behind time, even although il
winter it was necessary to dress by gas
light. They did not average two day
sickness in year, and later they though
nothing OF walking twelve miles at r
time in the Swiss mountains. Some
times they would be caught in drench
ing rains, and wet to the skin; on sue


occasions they made it a point to d


one thing, let it rain and trudged o


more vigorously until every thread wa
dry before they reached home.
Year: 1872

Alexis thus expressed himselfat Hara-
ma relative to his tour through the Uni.
ted States. H


"Had | anything unpleasant to say, |
would keep silent and not answer your
question; but my stay was so pleasant and
the people were So kind, that can only
regret that / could not remain lunr@;
and if | did not have my path in life laid
out for me, should like to live in
America altogether, dividing my time
from, May to January between New York
and the prairies and spending the rest in
New Orleans. may 60 back there if l
cnnD
Year: 1872

We learn from recent book that
Adam (whom many of our readers
will doubtless remember as the first many
was, according to rabbinical tradition,
one hundred miles high. If this is really
true, every one of us ought to be thank
full that the race has dwindled since
Adams day, 1t is appalling to think of
the inconvenience and expense to which
we should be-subjected if we were re-
tanned Adams dimensions A man
would require we should judge, trowsers
fifty miles long and about four hundred
furlong OF suspender'. And, if we were
to preserve the proper proportions in
our dress, we should each require about
sixty thousand cubic feet of high hat.
When small family Of such men died
they would occupy the entire State OF
Pennsylvaniaas q cemetery, and the way
the undertaken would accumulate char
ges for coffins would besimply frightful


SO it is better as it is. Adam did very
well while he was alone in the world


but just at present aman Of his inches


who lived in Philadelphia, could hardly
sit down without n,ashing Lancaster
out of existence. e.--Pittsburg Leader.
Year: 1872

1t is true that our people are moro
defbient in enterprise that the inhabi-
tahts Of the North and West? To this
question there can be but one reply
Is it because we lack the brains? BY no
means. The vast amount OF labor per-
formed by those who We're unOccustom-
ed to toll proves TINT we IRE not want
ing in industry. With the brains and
the energy we still lck the progress
sive spirit Of enterprise. Tie great ex-
cuse that is i'll the mouth of every man
you meet, is the want of capital. This
is but II lame excuse, and when thorough
ly slfted amounts to this: u want of
energy and self-reliance.


We are anxious to make money, but
we are afraid to make any investment,
unless we can see the dividend. The
idea Of spending one dollar now to real
ize ten in the future is too much for us;
we prefer rather to drift along with the
current Of the same old channel. Let
some more enterprising spirit commence
something new, something for the gen
eral good, and We stand off and wait to
see if there's money in it, before we
give any encouragement. Often We
kill off an enterprise by an absorbing
desire to make money out of it ut itf
very inception, without taking into con.
sideration the attendant advantages
that will inevitably accrue from it
Others by their weak praise throw /
damper upon an undertaking, the sue
cess Of which will materially advanc,
their interest; or extend untold encour
agement i'll the shape Of words, but moth
ing in the way of dollars and cents


As long as this state Of things con
tinues, we may expect to remain jus
where we are, dependent upon outsider
for capital and enterprise education
and literature, and bread and meat.
Year: 1872

We see by the Eastern papers received to-
day that our young authoresS, Miss Fannie
Hodgson, sailed from New York on the 8th
inst, in the steamer Columbia The early
departure of the steamer necessarily made her
stay in the Eastern cities brief but her recep-
ton by the Gterati of New York and Philadel-
phia was extremely fattering and we'll calculat-
ed to give pleasure to the many in Knoxville
who are deeply interested in her career, all
of whom will be highly gratifed to know that
her more than ordinary talent is at once recOg-
nized and appreciated by men of the highest
literary culture. 1t may well be a source of
pride to her friends to learn that d. Holland
considers her a second Charlotte Bronte," and
he numbers her among the first of the staff of
contributors to Scribner's Magazine" He Is
not alone in giving her extraordinary abilities
so high an estimate. A gentleman connected
with one ofou first monthlies, and whose opin-
ion on literary matters is beyond dispute, writes
that ''her articles display force and depth and
maturity of thought, wonderful, nay almost
beyond belief in one so young" He further says
that he is looking forward with more that usual
interest to the forthcoming boob-"which of
course she is so soon to write" We, too, shall
look forward with pleasurable anticipations of
seeing the first production from her pen that
may be dignifed by the name of book, and if
we are little impatient we hope that our fair
author will hOldit pardonable. Knoxville may
well be proud of Miss HodgSon. Her success
has been remarkable and above all, deserving.
Her articles are now sought for by the first pub
fishers in our country and the editor of one of
the most popular frst-clasS monthlieS in Eng
land has solicited permission to reprint
them there. May her future progress be as
great and equally we'll appreciated. We be-
speak the Columbia safe and pleasant passage,
and may Miss HodgSon's sojourn among her
friends in England be all that could be desired.
Year: 1872

The irrepressible Ben has again made his ap-
pearance in our town. after swinging around
the Congressional circle on foot at the average
CT 6G3 miles in six hours His colored agent,
John, by lavish use Of bells succeeded in col
lecting this evening at the court house large
and enthusiastic audience composed Of twenty
four men of all shades Of color and politics. and
nineteen small boys.


Judge Owen made one Of his happiest efforts
at Congressional speech making and was greet
ed with loud, continued and hearty applause
Ben leaves us again in few days on another
tramp to the far off mountain counties. We
are sorry to lose Ben from our midst, even for
so short time. The awkward squad of our
Swimming Club will especially miss him.


Our folks are gathering in their small change
preparatory to visiting the Big Indian show
here on Saturday next.


We have been blessed with an abundance of
rain for the last few days, making our growing
crops look finely. The farmers are beginning to
cut their wheat and the crop promises to be
very heavy. Yours


o. P. DInDOcK.
cambridge. Tenn, June H. 1872
Year: 1872

Government will ask for eight months re-
cess of the Geneva Board of Arbitration.
The United States will neither favor nor
approve of the recess unless England
agrees to the supplemental article. In
case the recess is denied England will not
present her case.


The tax on snuff still remains at 30
cents.
Year: 1872

o'qock, met again at this morning, and


didnot finish its labors until late in the


tession of the Convention. There was no
la& of harmony among the members
he best possible feeling prevailed through
put the deliberations, and the substantial
Inanimity on all great questions where it
vas not complete was made so by the read
ness of all parties to concede something of
heir extreme views to all Others
Year: 1872

From 1920 TO 1860 the gain Of population in
this city FIVE % cent but from 1860 to
1870 was only l per According to the previous
ratio OF increase the population, in l87O should have
been issGO74; whereas there loss OF 407,732 per-
sons or nearly per cent Of the whole present popua


ton Tue following table shows where the population
Year: 1872




BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KOW
THEN Near Bangor, in little vii
lage, their dwelt many years gone by II
lay member, who week days kept coun-
try store, and on Sundays ho would
preach or exhort around among tho
neighboring towns, wherever he could
find a vacant pulpit.


He was q man Of Timber tongue and
could sell Yankee notions and preach
the gospel very handy.


1t was his way to load up wagon
and peddle all through The country,
leaving his store in charge of his wife
during his absence.


Finding himself, late in the week,
upon a certain time too far from home
to get back, and having sold out his
load, which at that time consisted OF
dried apples, whic, by the way, were a
little wormy, he gave notice that he
would preach the next day, which was
Sunday, to the people.


Many gathered in to hear him. His
text was "And by their fruits ye shall
know them" He handled this sub
ject in his usual gallant manner, aud
closing up his sermon with glitter
ing paragraph, he repeated the text:
"Yes, my friends, and by their fruits
We shall know them."


Just at that point up jumped retail
grocer in the place, who had dealt with
the exhorter the night before, and said,
loud enough to be heard if the church
had been twice as large: "Yes, my
friend, and by the worms in their dried
apples, too :"
Year: 1872

LUTTRELL's "FEARFUL EXAMPLE"
A remarkably good thing, and one which
will give every thinking citizen an in
sight into the governing motives of j. X .
Luttrell's manner Of conducting a politi-
ical campaign, has lately come to our
ears and is vouched for by one of the
most respectable and truthful citizens of
the locality where the incident occurred:
Three years ago as our people remember,
Mr.. Luttrell canvassed this county. not
because there were any great political
questions to be decided that year, for we
had only county election, but because
there was an opportunity for Luttrell to
work upon the prejudices of certain
class OF citizens and thereby make capi-
tai for Luttrell, to be used on some fu-
ture occasion. The Fifteenth Amend
ment was one of the great evils of which
Lnttrell never tired in setting forth and
picturing in the blacklist colors, and his
imagination was taxed to its utmost ca
paclty for some new phase of horror in
which to clothe this great bug bear. Ev-
cry one has heard of the Temperance
Lecturer who Travelled about the country
advocating total abstinence and in order
to more fully portray the sad effects of
intemperance took with him an cold sot',
whom he paid to attend his lectures and
whom he presented to his audiences as a
" fearful example," Certainly this was
a novel feature in temperance lecturing,
but it remained for the great l, j. X L.,
to introduce its parallel into politics. At
Lewiston, in this county, the night that
Mr. Luttrell spoke there, Chinaman of
the lowest order and most vile and filthy
appearance was sent for and given front
seat, and as the incident was related to us
the ridicuosity of the situation can be
better imagined than described. Lut-
trell, with copy of the Sacramento Un-
ION in his left hand, would point with the
index finger of his right, first to Il few
lines in the Uui0n-which, by the way,
he had previously misread-and then to
the fearful example" which had been
hired to be present. We say hired, be-
cause the poor heather Chinee had been
lured into the presence of the great orator
by the promise of one dollar, but we learn
that the deluded Celestial never received
the amount, but in lieu thereof he is to
this day known to the people of Lewis





pretty rough on the Chnaman. How
ever, should Jay Kay be elected to Con-
gress he will in all probability take his
" fearful example" " with him to Wash
ington and thereby partially atone for
the ignomy cast upon him here.
Year: 1872

BIRDS oE FEATHER.--When he
was here Rackerby did not try very hard
to elect " Horrus Greeley" but put in his
biggest licks and biggest lies in behalf
of skulking-anything-for office Luttrell.
We can readily understand how fellow
feeling should "make them wondrous
kind" Our sentiments toward the pair
are best expressed by little story. Once
upon time there was a man who was
noted in his neighborhood as being the
most fluent blasphemer in all the country
around. One day he was going to mar
ket with load of potatoes, and on the
road was quite long hill. Some mis-
chievous boys, knowing his hasty temper
and peculiar talent at swearing, thought
to practice upon both. So when he started
up the hill they lifted out the endboard
and the potatoes being loaded in loose
rolled out all the way up. The boys, an
ticipating great fun, were at the top when
he stopped and looked around to see if all
was right. He comprehended the stu
alton at glance. Along the tedious as
cent the road was lined with potatoes,
but not one in his wagon. Once, twice
he opened his mouth, but with no sound
Of speech. At last he stammered out {:
" Boys, it's no use, l can't do the subject
justice" Rackerby and Luttrell, Lut-
trell and Rackerby. Well we haven't
said word, have we?
Year: 1872

GREAT REGIsTER.-The edition of the
Great Register Of Trinity county has been
completed and delivered to the County
Clerk. 1t contains 904 names, and al
though there are some which will be can
celed before election day, and others who
are absent from the county, it is thought
that the new registrations will be about
equal and that about the total vote of the
county will not fall far short of 900. AS
the law provides for the printing of a
number of extra copies of the Great Reg
lister, qualified electors applying at the
Clerks Office will be supplied with the
same until the edition is exhausted.
Year: 1872

DIDN'T CoME.-Our people were some
what disappointed at the appearance
of Hon. w. w. Pendegast and Hon. 10
Hamilton, who had previously been an
nounced to speak here on Saturday eve
ming. We learn that both gentlemen
were detained with legal business which
could not be postponed, although the
Red Bluff Sentinel attributes their failure
to speak at that place to the big race "
pending at Sacramento at the time. Some
Of our Republican friends incline to the
belief that the result of the late Eastern
elections had something to do with theil
not coming, but we are assured that bust
ness was the only reason.
Year: 1872

THE WILTON TROUPE From the
Signal of last week we learn that this
company was still playing in Humboldt
county to large and delighted audiences.
They intended to go from Eureka to Cres-
cent City thence across the country to
jacksonville and return to San Francisco
overland. If this programme is carried
out our people will probably have another
opportunity of witnessing the perform
ances of the Wilton Troupe within the
next few weeks.
Year: 1872

HOSPITAL NoTIcE.-Elsewhere County
Clerk Trotter gives notice that sealed
proposals will be received by the Board
of Supervisors, at the November term,
for the care and maintenance of the indi-
gent sick of Trinity county for one year.
The Board reserves the right to reject all