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Year: 1872

No little interest is taken by the press of
the State at large, in the progress of our
struggle for the recovery of lost maritime
rights, and the maintenance of the inte III
iy of the harbor system at the head of
Lake Superior. The Madison Democrat of
the llth, in addition to devoting the first
two and a half columns on its front page to
the letter of Messrs Setter and Orton, to
Gov. Washburn, which appeared in our
paper two weeks since, also gives an ear
nest editorial on the subject from which we
quote the following:


C AS soon rs it became apparent that the
interests Of Wisconsin had been sacrificed
and the slight protection she had hoped to
secure, had been converted into the most
effective instrument for her injury, another
suit was brought to abate the dyke IS an
obstruction to navigation-the very same
dixie that the United States authorities had
stipulated for and the city Of Duluth had
given bonds TO construct. Last week the
suit was brought in the i. S. Circuit Court
for the district of Minnesota, Hon. Harlow
S Orton Of this city appearing for the State
of Wisconsin. The court held that it had
no jurisdiction of cases where states are
parties. and the case was therefore dismis-
sed to be brought before the Supreme Court
of the United States.


As it was in Judge Miller's court that
the agreement was made by which this dixie
is being built it is but natural that he should
wish to dispose of this new case by deny
inc jurisdiction, especially as the question
involved is one upon which able .jurists dit
fer and has never been passed upon by the
Supreme court. The counsel for the State
has been fortunate in securing 4 decision of
the question without delay and he will at
once bring an action for the same purpose
in the highest court. We have thus given
a brief statement of the case rs it is known
to the public, if its secret history could be
revealed, it might and we believe would,
show that the interests of Wisconsin had
been sold out to a powerful ring whose m
tluence is felt not only in the executive de-
partments and the halls of congress but
throughout the whole country"


From this it is very plain how Wisconsin,
feels, as the words of the Democrat in the
last sentence but reecho the expressed SEN
timents of the leading papers of the State.


1t is gratifying to our citizens to know that
The State itself is approaching the vast in
jury now being done, or attempted to be
accomplished at least, to the future inter
ests of our noble commonwealth on this
/ lake. 1t is a matter as the above extract,
in its beginning and ending, intimates, that
deeply concerns "the interests of Wiscon-
sin" 1t IS q question as to whether cor
rupt parties shall enable Minnesota to
Jockey and defraud Wisconsin ort of her
goodly heritage in the natural harbor sys-
TEN at the head Of Lake Superior.
Year: 1872

BUSINESS LAw.-The following brief
compilation of business law IS wo",h a care
ful preservation, as it cont.t'ns the essence
of :, large amount of legal verbiage:


1t is not legally necessary to say on note for val
ue received"


A note on Sunday is void


Contracts made Sunday cannot be enforced.


A note by minor is void.


A contract made with a minor is void.


A contract made with a lunatc is void.


A obtained by fraud, from person in a
state of intoxcation, cannot be collected
If is lost stolen, it does not release the
maker; he pay il if the consideration for which
lit was given and the amount can be proven
An endorser of note is exempt from liability If not
served with notice of dishonor within twenty-four
hours of is non payment
Notes bear interest only when so stated.
Principals are responsible for the acts of their
agents
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
1t is fraud conceal fraud
The law compels one to do impossibites.
An agreement wi hout consideration is void.
Signatures made with lead pencil are good in law.
A receipt for money is not always conclusive.
The of one partner bind all the rest.
Year: 1872

Spiritualism az Mean business,


The Omaha Bee gives the result of a
spiritual seauce in that city. 1t says:


The medium told to almost every one
in the circle something of their past
lives, which rather settled them. A
young man, now q clerk in this city on
large salary was told how, in an East
ern State, he had spent some three
Thousand dollars of his employers mon
ey in gambling hell; that he fled to
the West and assumed another name;
that he had lived an honest life since;
worked hard; and finally paid back,
last fall. the last cent that ne had rob-
bed his employer Of; that he had thu
receipt in his trunk, that he is now en-
gagged to be married to young lady
who is considered wealthy. The clerk
was considerably surprised, but after
being assured that his name should
never come to light he acknowledged
all to be true, except that he Was not
engaged, but soon wou be in all prob
ability. A lady was told how she had
abandoned her child, born after her
husbands death; and how she, suffer-
ing from remorse, had spent nearly all
the money left her, in years search
after the child; and the trouble she had
experienced in regaining possession of
it from lady who adopted it from a
foundling hospital. The lady, whose
present husband is absent attending to
some mining business in Utah, after a
good deal of hesitation, acknowledged
that the story was true as to the most
important parts. .s .;a..
Year: 1872

The story of the life of Horace
Greeley, the nominee of the Cincinnati
Convention for President, is familiar to
all classes people-more so, perhaps,
than that of any other public man, now
living, in the country. He was born
in New Hampshire, and is now few
Year: 1872

ASSESSORS OFFICE.-Among the latest
enactments of the Legislature was one
fixing the time for which Assessors are to
be elected hereafter at four years, and ex-
tending the time of those chosen last year
to four years from the first of last January.
We think the law will be found good
one and add to the efficiency of the Off
Ger. 1t was remarked in recent report
amount received from Poll Taxes and
Business Licenses always fell off largely
during the years in which general cleo
tions were held. Under the two years
term of Office system, an officer hardly
gets the run of his office before the ques-
tiOn of nomination and reelection oc-
cupies a large share of his attention. The
Assessors Office is an important one and
its duties cannot be shirked without Sc
riously affecting the finances. A great
deal of responsibility and labor are at
tached to the position and it requires ca
pacity and energy on the part of the in
cumbcnt. The Assessor in this county,
AS it is now regulated, is literally paid,
and we have faith that Mr.. Paulsen will
acquit himself to the satisfaction of the
people and with credit to himself. Under
the stringent provisions and the equally
searching instructions of the State Board
of Equalization, we are satisfied that the
taxable property in this county will be
more thoroughly assessed than ever before
under former Revenue laws.
Year: 1872

ATTRACTING Strangers
are TO be seen about our town more than
has been usual for several years. Now
that people are beginning to come and go
from here to the Bluffs, or to the Bay
and back, we hear that there is consider
bic excitement in some of the lower
counties about Trinity county and its
Big Ditch. Moreover, during the past


Winter several unpretending, plainly
dressed individuals have been among us
taking notes. Practical, well-informed
miners cannot take look at this county
without being forcibIy impressed with
the vast and untouched field for profta-
BILE mining operations. When they re-
turn to their homes in Nevada or else
where, their reports necessarily direct
public attention this way. The sign of
the times indicate that mining in this
county is about to take new start. An
infusion of a little outside energy and
capital, combined with the most improved
methods of working gravel claims, would
work wonders in short time.
Year: 1872

CANON CREEK, April 9, 1872.


EDITOR JOURNAL Having heard no
report through your columns from this
locality since your correspondent y Y
left here last season and knowing that
you are ever solicitous for local items,
will send you few merely to inform you
that we have not all "gone where the
woodbine twineth " but have, in a great
measure, departed from the old and long
established custom cf denning:u up all
Winter, like so many bears, waiting for
fine weather to come. A majority of our
miners have braved the storms of the
like veterans, and show will and dis
position to turn a new leaf and not be be-
hind other places always, of which (if l
mistake not the increased yield of gold
dust will plainly show before the season
is out. 1t generally conceded that there
will be a much greater amount of gold
taken out here the present season than
for any one Of many years past. Every
body is at work no idlers to be seen.
n new mining impetus seems to have
come over the people up this way. Our
merchants, hotel and bar-keepers, mill
and ditch men have all turned out to
mining, which shows clearly that our
mines are very rich or else business is
contoundedly poor. Our most fashiona-
BILE loafers have betaken themselves to
mining. Old men and small boys may
be seen late and early toiling in the mines.
Even tender females and innocent child
hood may be seen on fair days out inter-
viewing and overlooking our mining in
terests. No general clean-ups have been
made yet. Wilt & Wolff Bros. made
partial cleanup in their Mogul Hill (big
blasD claim last week, merely to pros
pect it, Of which fabulous reports are in
! circulation. Some say they took out
large-sized bucketful of clean gold. 9th
ers say the bucket was not quite that big
and the gold had some black sand in it.
Much discussion and diversity of opinion
exists concerning the size and color of
the bucket and cleanliness of the gold.
However, it is known to certainty that
the cleanup was good and flattering
one and numbered up into the thousands.
They richly deserve it for they are GER
tainly exemplary workers. A few more
just such companies would do honor to
our community. The alfalfa and quartz
fevers have not reached us yet. Though
it is a foregone conclusion among all
hands that rich deposits of the latter ex-
ist in our midst and only requires thor
ough prospecting to develop it, we
have yet too much placer diggings to fool
away our time hunting quartz. Blasts,
undercurrents and dump, with sprink-
ling of Globe nozzle groupings, are all the
rage here now. Wills. Day intends put
ting on an undercurrent to his stage, in
anticipation of the unusual amount of
gold dust expected to pass over that line
as soon IA the road is put in good order.
He thinks with good roads and careful
driving it can be made paying institu-
ton. Next week perhaps, or some other
indefinite week, will furnish you with
more detailed account Of what is going
on in behalf of our mining interests. This
being my first and may be my last, l will
no longer ask your indulgence. JOSH.
Year: 1872

FROGS CROAKING.-A frog that took
up its quarters at the Challenge Saloon,
used to furnish us with an occasional
item until he accidentally got tlattened
out. During the latter part of this week
the tree and house frogs have been croak-
ing at a great rate and at all hours of the
day and night. We believe this is sup
posed to indicate good weather.
Year: 1872

CALL AT THE FREMONT HoTEL.-Now
that the Spring travel has commenced,
we recommend Trinity people while at
the Bluffs to make their headquarters at
the fremont Hotel. Old Weavervillians
need no reminder, for the genial proprie-
tor of the fremont is sure of their patron
age. An agreeable landlord, good fare,
thoughtful attention and moderate charg-
es combine to make it popular house.
Year: 1872

MEAT Observation-Disclosures in this
issue will be found the advertisement of
the Douglas City Meat Market. When
the people in that section do not get the
very best of meats, it is only because
Marshall cannot get it. Beef cattle, etc.,
can be bought only for cash, and it is
therefore necessary that butcher bills be
settled promptly every thirty days.
Year: 1872

SALMON JUMPING.-The salmon are
running up Trinity river and may be
seen jumping over the dam at Milestone
Bar, where at one time there was fish
way. We are told that the river is too
high to admit of their capture.
Year: 1872

RUNAwAY.--Last Tuesday morning
the dogs at Watson & Browns butcher
shop got into a row with the cat and
made such an uproar that horse attached
to wagon in front of the shop became
frightened and dashed off at furious
rate. Wagon slightly damaged-horse
badly scared.
Year: 1872

SUPERVISORS Met. - The Board of
Supervisors met sometime last week. AS
we heard nothing of it until they had
come and gone, we cannot report. 1t
appears that they met to authorize the
Assessor to appoint deputies and fix their
compensation. Alter doing this they
adjourned, and that is all we know about
the matter.
Year: 1872

LOCAL NEwsPAPERs-A New York paper
thus comments on country newspapers: Few
people appreciate the value Of the village pa
pers, which gather up the news Of the country,
and advocate the interests Of locality. And
few understand the amount Of ability required
to edit such paper, where one man must be
editor, publisher, printer, book-kecper, and all.
Imagine how much the intelligence Of the
country would suffer by the blot,ing cut Of the
country newspapers, which treat the imme-
diate interests Of tie people, and thus come
into immediate contact with their minds.
Every intelligent family should give
cordial support to tie local newspaper. 1t is
one of the great educational influences"
Year: 1872

DGsEsTEEr.-Beat one egg 10 a teacup. adj
a tablespoonful Of leaf sugar, teaspooafai Of
ground spice, and ell up the cup With milk.
Give the patient tablespoonful once in ten
OF fifteen minutes until relieved. This rene
dy cursd lady Of blood dysentery when she
was supposed to be past cure
Year: 1872


The Wheclag Register says Horace Gree
ley deserves we'll of the West Virginians for the
part he took in relieving the people of the State
from the bondage of Radicaism and the test
oaths. At time when the people of our State
had little recognition or encouragement from
the outside world, be wrote to the editor of the
hteligsacer the fgllowing'prophetic letter:


NEW YORK Tribune,


New NoEK, Nov. Is, 1868.


My DEAR SR-I have yours Of the lGth.-
It's leading positions have long since been uu-
derstood and apprehended in this quarter
Now hear me.


Every year one thousand of your rebels die,
and one thousand Tor more) of their sons be-
come of age You cant dSiranchisc -nE,t.-
You have now five thousand majority. Six
years at farthest will convert this into a rebel
majority of one thousand. Then the rebels
will be enfrsuchisei in spite Of YOU and the
blacks will be left under foot-and you under
estimate these at two thousand.


Go your own way and see if the rebels don t
have YOU under foot in less than six years.
speak from a wide experience when | tell
you that your house is built upon the sand
1t cannot stand. Every year will see the pas
sions Of the war cool, and the demand for am
nesty strengthened No,0 yen can amnesty
the rebels. Soon the question will be, shall
they amnesty yoU? Look at Kentucky and
Maryland. and read your certain fate in theirs.


Yours,


IToRAcE GRrrIry
Year: 1872

Few housekeepers are aware of the many
uses to which waste paper may be put.
After a stove has been blaCkened, il can be
kept looking very well for long time by
rubbing it with paper every morning. Rub
bing with paper is a much nicer way of
keeping the outside Of tea kettle, coffee
po' and teapot bright and clean, than the
old way Of washing them in suds Rub
bling with paper is also the best way Of
polishing knives and tin-ware after scour-
ing. This saves wetting the knife handles.
If a little -four belheld onIhe paper in scub-
bing tin-ware and spoons, they shine like
new silver. For polishing mirrors, windows,
lamp-ehimneys, paper is better than dry
cloth. Preserves and pickles keep much
better if brown paper, instead of cloth, is
tied over the jar. Canned fruit is not so
apt TO mould if piece of writing paper,
cut to fit the can, is laid directly on the
fruit. Paper is much better to put under a
carpet than straw. II is warmer, thinner


and make less noise when one walks over it.
Two thicknesses of paper placed between
other coverings on a bed are as warm as a
guilt. If it is necessary TO step upon a
chair, always lay paper on it, and thus
tave the paint and woodwork foundation.
Year: 1872

The size of these creatures may be ina
gined from the fact that the fippers and feet
of one, in crawling over the sand, leaves a
track of two irregular grooves, three or four
feet apart, as though a great wagon with
cog wheels had been driven over the ground.
1t is an easy matter to find a turtles nest
by this track. She comes out of the sea
and travels far up on the beach to lay her
eggs in the sand, digging a hole foot and
a half or two feet deep for the nest. Prof.
Hartt, who was in Brazil with Prof. Agas-
siz. SAYS that he saw a turtle deposit one
hundred and forty-three eggs in one Of
these nests. The eggs are all laid at one
sitting, then covered up closely with the
sand, and left to hatch. The eggs are
rather larger than hens eggs, round, and
covered with a tough white skin. The
Brazilians eat the eggs, and also the flesh of
the turtle. The creature is captured in
curious way. Two persons 60 behind it,
and taking hold of the shell, turn the ami
NAL on its back, in which position it is at
the mercy of its captors, as it is impossible
for it to turn over on its feet again. The
hunters are obliged to creep up behind 1t
cautiously, for as soon as it is alarmed 1t
thrusts its fore-paddles into the sand and
throws it behind, 50 that if the puTsuers do
not quickly close their eyes they are likely tc
be blinded.
Year: 1872

4 Michigan dairyman has lately publish
ed his method Of packing butter. He has
Oaken tubs with heads at each end. They
are Il inches in diameter At the top, 9 in
ches at the bottom aud II inches high. In
packing, cambria bag is made to fit the
tub. The butter is packed in the tub as it
stands on the small end-the sack being
long enough to extend above the edges of
the tubs pressed down firmly until with
in an inch aud half of the top, when a cir
cular cloth is laid over it; the edge of the
sack turned down over that, and LAYER of
fine salt placed on it. The head is now put
in its place, the head turned up, and the
butter in the sack, Of course, falling down
TO the bottom, leaves a space all around it
which is filled with brine poured through
hole in the small end. When full, the hole
is corked up tight. The butter floats in the
brine and Is effectually preserved from the
air, and will keep an almost indefinite pc
TiOd,
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The New York
Customhouse Investigating Committee will
not meet until Monday next.


A Call on the National Leeches.


The Comptroller Of the Currency has
called on the national banks to report their
condition at the close of business on the
9th inst.


ChicagO's Ingenious Plea.


The Chicago Relief Committee had tor
day final hearing before the Senate Com.
mittee on Finance in favor of bill to re-.
move the duties on building material for
twelve months. They insist they should
not be required to pay duties on new mate
rials as they paid duty on those which were
destroyed by the late fire.


Senator Ferry, Of Michigan, presented to
the Committee, o. behalf of some manu-
fsctuTers of Chic3go, protest against the
passage Of such a bill, as they think it
would injure their business. He said be
was authorized TO offer the sale of lumber
from that State at the average cost of last
year, and ten days In which to accept the
proposition.


The Last Faithful Public Servant


Gone.


Judges and officers of the United States
Supreme court this evening attended in a
body the funeral of the late Gowen Clark,
colored, doorkeeper of Judges lcloak room,
and who had charge of the department since
1888. BE was Y years Of age. Their at
tendance at bis funeral was mark of re-
spect for this honest and faithful servant.


Taxes.


A large number of assistant assessors are
being appointed by the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue for thirty and sixty days,
to assist in assessment of taxes.
Year: 1872

THE Philadelphia Press says: "The
poor worEingmen who met at Columbus
the other day seem TO have regard for
wealth very inconsistent with their ideas of
refsrn.v This because they selected as
their candidates for President and Vice
President ''two of the personally wealthiest
men in their several States"
Year: 1872

NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-A Richmond dis
patch states that the Senate yesterday
ordered the bill engrossed for the payment
of 4 per cent interest on twO-thirds of the
unfunded debt, and per cent on the whole
of the consolidated debt of the State on the
1st of April. Parties applying for this
payment of interest will be required to
surrender coupons and receive therefor the
/ per cent interest, and non-interest bearing
certificates for ? per cent unpaid, which is
claimed to be due by West Virginia as her
share of the interest on the public debt.


The House was resolved in extending the
session of thirty days to perfect bills relating
TO the debt
Year: 1872

THE Legislature Of Wisconsin has en-
acted law making all days of election legal
holidays. 1t is thought this measure viii
induce business mento take more general
interest in politics, or at least record their
vote, and thus act as a preventive Of the
tendency to caucus and "ring" rule.
Year: 1872

The Germans are organizing clubs in
every ward of the city for participating in
the coming Presidential campaign. As an
inducement for Republicans about one
third of the mechanics at the Mare Island
Navy Yard were discharged yesterday.
Year: 1872

The Orange County Morning Express


Train Disabled Near SuTcrns-One


Man Fatally Injured-Others Slightly


Bruised-Dclay ON the Road-Banls OF


SNOW Everywhere.


Yesterday morning the Orange county express
train left Middletown, N. Y. with seven passenger
cars, one drawing room and baggage car for Jer-
sey City. There were less than half hundred
passengers on board. The heavy frosts OF the few
nights previous had made the tracks like icebeds
that the engine and coach wheels slid along almost
without apparent effort. The falling snow OF yes
terday had made railroad travelling little worse
If possible, than the frost had made it, The cx-
press logged along very smoothly and comfortably
until it came to Suerns, which station II passed In
safety Three or four miles south OF that place
western-bound freight train had switched on the
down track to allow Western express to pass on
the road. This also caused the Orange express
TO stand still until the other train got OF the
way.


A CLASSY, SMOOTH TRACK.


The grade descends at this point OF the ROAD,
and there is also curve between this place and
SutYerns, so that the approach OF down-coming
train Is not readily seen. The Orange express,
therefore, sent nagman back about mile to-
ward SulIerns to warn approaching trains.
second iagman was sent back about q quarter OF
mile. But the depth OF the fallen snow and It's
drifting with the wind, together with the increas-
ing thickness OF the fallen 1akes, made ocomotion
a slow and disagreeabe process. Just at this time,
while the Western freight train and the Orange
county express were standing on the track,
another freight train from the North came sliding
rather than rushing along the rails. Warned by
the nagman, the engineer put down brakes. Other
employees jumped OF and sprinkled the track with
sand so as TO impede the progress OF the train.
But the condition OF the rails was such that 1t
Impossible TO stop the freight train until the loco
mctivc had run into the rear car OF the Orange
express about half the cars length, and pushing II
into the car ne!1Ta IL, the


Two CARS WERE SMASHED UP.
There were very few persons La tue rear car, ana