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Year: 1871

LATEST FROM GREAT SALT LAKR.-Our lat est
advices show that the excitement and consterna-
ton among the Saints of Utah, raised by the
vigorous war Of the United States authorities
upon Mormon polygamy and Mormon murders,
has subsidized, and that the spirit of entire SUBJ
mission to the law prevails among the Saints
The case of another polygamist, William Clay
ton, will come up before the Court to-day on the
appeal of bis ninth wife for alimony and divorce.
The defence will enter demurrer against the
jurisdiction of the United States Court, and
before this Court, it is conteaded, this divorce
suit cannot be maintained. 1t Is probable,
however, that for adultery, or ''lewd and las
civious conduct" the aforesaid William Clay :
ton can and will be brought to grief by Mrs.
Clayton number nine, who is doubtless 50 far
disgusted with the sanity denominations of
Claytons harem as to be resolved to break it
up. It will require only few such examples
as this in the official exposure of the reekinz
vices of Mormon polygamy TO bring the great
nuisance to o speedy dissolution.
Year: 1871

A SQUARE DEFINITION. Without distinction
Of party, Mr.. Evarss defines our present city
and State contest TO be contest I'm defence
of the property and earnings of the great
mass OF our people against the rapine and
plunder Of a greedy combination of rogues in
Office" which is 8 very brief statement Of the
case for a long -winded lawyer.
Year: 1871

The HALF HAS Nor BEEN Told, it would
appear, of the extent of the human sufferings
resulting from those Western forest fires. The
Chicago Tribune, in an appeal to the country
and the charitable world in behalf Of those
sufferers, says that probably fifty thousand
persons in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan
alone have been stripped OF every earthly
possession by these fires" This report from
the ruins Of Chicago is surely entitled to
respect.
Year: 1871

Few manufa facttrers OF New England and Penn
sylvania, they lose sight of that which is Of
far greater importance and national in the
broadest sense Of the term. Maritime and
commercial growth affects all interests.
The greater the tonnage and carrying
trade of a country tho larger will
be the balance Of capital coming to It. A
change OF few millions OF profits from this
source out of trade aggregating hundreds of
millions annually will turn the current of ex-
change and tend to give financial supremacy.
The first thing, then, that Congress on yht to
turn its ATTENTION to is the depressed shipping
interest. A remedy for our decayed and still
declining commercial marine should be found
without delay. Let smaller interests, If neccs-
sary, be sacrificed for that which is paramount
to all others. II we can build ships as cheaply
as foreig ers by taking the duties Off materials
let us apply that remedy. If we cannot then
let our merchants and capitalists buy vessels
wherever they can get them on the best terms
We can easily recover from any internal dis
aster. however great, even such fearful one
as the fire at Chicago; but to recover our
maritime Importance and to make the United
States the financial centre of commercial ma
tious there must be radical change in The
policy Of the government and wiser legislation
on the snbj ct.


Tho Reception of tho Russiaa Prince.


Should the Grand Duke Alexis arrive within
the period wlich intervenes to election day
the reception ceremonies would have to omit
the feature of q military display because,
under the laws Of the State, no parade of the
soldiery may take place during election or
during the FIVE days previous thereto. 1t is to
be hoped, therefore. that His Imperial High
ness may be SO guided by the fate which has
SO long retarded his voyage as to defer his
visit for few days longer, in order that in
our reception of him we may add the pageant
of q military procession to the many honors
which cur people desire to show him. The
law is 80 explicit that a parade mus be dis
pensed with until after next Tuesday. The
section OF the Military Code, as enacted by the
Legislature of 1870 says-


No parade or rendezvous OF the National Guard
shall be ordered on any day during whcn general
or special election shall be held, nor within nve
days previous to such election except in case OF
RIOT invasion or insurrectl0n, or OF imminent dan
ger thereof, &C., &c


In this connection it may be proper to re-
mind the Committee of Reception that no pro-
vision has been made for the payment Of the
bands of music which are to accompany the
regiments whenever the parade comes Off
The militia, in turning out at this busy season
of the year, feel that they contribute enough
when they sacrifice their valuable time, with
out being subjected to the heavy expenses
attending the provision Of music for their sew
eral regiments
Year: 1871

CHANGES in the important military divisions
Of the Union and in the commanders thereof
ara known to be under discussion by the Pres
ident Secretary Of War and General shcr-
man. Il is moi known just what they are, and
except to the commanders themselves, they
can be of little moment. The country IS AZ
such profound peace, except in Utah and the
South. that the changing Of the geographical
deanitions of military districts cannot affect
its peace or security.
Year: 1871

The following letter appears in
the Inyo Independent:


DEEP SPRINGS. June 26.


/ hastily drop You a few lines to
inform You that on yesterday a
threatened Indian war burst like a
thunder cloud over the valley.
When Joe. Bowers left here three


days ago. he told rs that the Indians
were going into big war; he was
then going out to inform the sol
diers and talk to the Indians. and
then return to the Post and inform
the Major. He told the Piutes that
if they went to war with the whites
there would be no Indians left.
They tried to get the Indians of the
valley to 90 in with them but Joe
would not allow it. An old Indian
arrived here yesterday and said that
Joe was in a good deal of trouble:
the Fish Lake Indians were going to
put another captain in his place;
they call him .'the white mans cap
tain" 1t is said here. from infor
nation received from Joe. that the
Big Pine Indians won't fight, but all
the Bishop Creek Indians so far
north as to include the Mono Lake
Indians. with Fish Lake, Columbus
and all the Indians scattered over
that country, are TO be joined by a
large band of Sho, homes, and a
branch of the main tribe who emf
grated and settled east of Silver
Peak kimball and family, so many
years with that tribe. speak of a
branch leaving the main tribe on ac-
cret society that got among those
who left. We have heard that the
Bishop Creek Indians have sent
away their families: if SO. and any
Indians are living around the Creek. |
they should be taken and forced to
make their families return.


1t is very certain the Indians will
not fight or take chances of their |
lives, but will make raids and plan
massacres. They were generally |
in the murders and rob- |
berries they undertook in the valley |


All the places north of Bishop |
Greek and Deep Spring Valley
should Immediately prepare for any
emergency. There are about thirty
men in here poorly armed. as are the
people of Columbus. Major ESbert
is advised of these facts by a letter
of this date, and requested to send
arms. There can be good number
of men got from both these clmps
to defend the farmers of Fish Lake !,
Valley.


The squaws and children are
away from here; Joe Bowers secured
them, being afraid that the others
would come in and butcher them.
Joe has told the Indians that there
are enough of white men to cut
them down like grass. The Indians
don't believe it. All the old Indians
are with Joe at present; there are a
few boys here who are anxious for
him to return. As soon as he comes
we will know how things are going.
1t is very evident that one of the
greatest efforts will be made by the
Indians that ever was made.


Joe highly deserves the wages he
gets from the Government; were it
Year: 1871

A gentleman in a suburban town
buried his sixth wife. Shortly after
the funeral he met the minister who
otficiated, and offered him a three
dollar greenbach. The minister de-
clined to take it, saying he was not
accustomed to accept pay for such
services. The gentleman coolly re-
piled: Just as you say; but that
what I have been in the habit of
paving"
Year: 1871

In large portion of the Boston
marriages last year, the brides were
older than the grooms. This is only
ma ural, says the Times. Boston
maids rarely get married until they
are old enough to terrify innocent
and nervous young men into it.
Year: 1871

LET Us HAVE PEAoE.-The late election in this
State and county is cmphatically II Republican
triumph. In this county, neither side has u
right to crow a great deal. Now that the heat
and smoke of the conflict is over, we have this
to say Trinity County is in manner isolated
from the rest Of the State. We are IL commun-
y unto ourselves. II is simply foolshncss for
us TO permi! mere partisan feelings or animosi-
ties to disturb our business or social relations
1t is right, when political questions are to be
passed upon, that every cilizcn take decided
stand. Wisdom also dictates that partisan feel
ing should not be carried to an extreme, except
in extreme cases. In this county, being compcll-
cd rs it were TO associate with one another, we
should he sure if we do err to do so on the side
of socinbility and friendship. Danish every
trace of animosity arising ont of the late election
" Let us have peace" for two years more.
Year: 1871

SILVER LEAD FouND.-Messrs. Jessop Ralph
have discovered a silver lode in their mining
claim near Lowden's bridge. The vein is about
three feet wide where they struck it, aud a small
piece of the ore sent to San Francisco for assay
returned at the rate of l3 20 to the ton insilver
These gentlemen intend sinking down the
ledge and fully testing its extent and character
Some of the ore is on exhibition at Griffin 5
banking house.
Year: 1871

Tue BIC DITCH AGAIN.-A party of five from
Nevada county have been looking ut the Stew
arts Fork section of country, and are now en-
gagged in surveying II route for taking water
from that stream and conveying it upon Bolts
Hill and to Weaver Basin. The survey now be-


ing made is simply to ascertain whether there is
il practicable route and what will be the proba-
bic cost. The head of the surveying party is a
gentleman named Loveridge who has been in the
South Yuba Canal Company for many years, and
has large experience in ditch matters. lie
tells us that there are parties in Nevada ready
and willing TO invest in just such enterprises,
and that he thinks the report he will give of
Trinity County will have the effect of bringing
capital here to build the much talked of Stew
arts Fork ditch His plan is (aEd it is strange
no one ever thought of it before) to take water
along the right bank of Stewart's Fork looking
up stream, ana cross the river with iron pipe.
In this way it is claimed that the line of the
ditch will run over ground of the most favorable
character for its construction, avoiding all dam
ger from snow and land slides Mr. Loveridge
is quite sangune rs to the future of that part of
the county. He expects that others from Neva-
da will be np next Spring to start the ditch, and
expresses it as his opinion that in few years at
most, we will see Two large bitches taking water
from Stewards Fork.
Year: 1871

GRAND SUCoEss.-About one hundred and
fifty persons were present at Dutton's creek on
Thursday last, TO witness the first gravel mining
blast touched off in Trinity county. We have
detailed before how the claim of Dixon, Hurst 4
Co. has been proved to be rich and how they
could not work il by ordinary methods Not
being disposed to give 1t up so, these gentlemen
determined to try what virtue there was in blast
ing. tunnel was run into the bank 100 feet
and wings extended from the end to the right and
left. The right hand extension was run thirty
feet at right angles with the main drift, then
turned again and dug ten feet parallel with
the central tunnel. The left hand extension was
40 feet of tunnel at right angles, with two short
tunnels of fifteen feet each, branching out dag
onally from the end of the main drift, and short
drift of ten feet run in midway of the main left
hand tunnel and parallel with the main drift
Mr.. j. Hays superntended the running of these
tunnels and placed one hundred and fifty-one
kegs of powder in the various excavations. At
about forty and one-half minutes past clock
p. NJ, the fuse was ignited and every body cx-
pectant. twenty-five and a-half minutes later
about an acre and half Of surface was lifted by
an unseen agency at least three or four feet from
the solid rock and settled again, with singular
sort of dumb noise. The amount of bedrock
cleared by the blast is ,ariousy estimated at
from thiry thousand to eighty or one hundred
thousand square feet. Nothing could have
worked finer or more successfully. If Dixon
Hurst 4 Co. don't make money next Winter
0utton' creek will be played out. Mr. Hays
who superntended the putting in and letting Off
the blast, can be relied on as knowing just how
it ought to be done. We are of the opinion that
blasting the banks down will be found profitable
in other claims in the county.
Year: 1871

The Rushville, (IH.) says: "On
Monday the 29th Of May, weather
cloudy, wind and rain approaching
from the cast, no thunder or light
ming, Mr.. Henry Kirkham and iami-
ly, while quietly sitting at the table
eating supper, were suddenly star
tied by sound as of a body rushing
through the air, followed immediate
ly by the appearance ofwhat seemed
to he globe Of fire of a bright leaden
hue, about the sizeof u mans hat,
which exploded within six feet of the
door and about three feet from the
ground with terrific detonation that
lifted the family bodily from their
seats, creating, as it well might the
utmost CONSERVATION. One of the
family was in the act of putting a
pieco of pic in her mouth, but that
was the last she knew OF the matter
till picking up fork, pie and all of
the floor. The explosion shook the
tho house, two-story frame, from
top to bottom like an earthquake,
making the dishes, etc, rattle again.
Mrs. Kirkham felt the effects Of the
shock quite seriously for several days.
An immediate examination Of the
locality reveals no remains of the
strange visitor. Its direction was
from tho west, and the noise of tho
explosion might have boon heard for
miles"
Year: 1871

The successful life of Jacob Strawn,
the prince of American farmers, ID
attributed to the close observance OF
the following maxims, originated by
himself:


When you wake up do not roll
over, but roll out. 1t will give you
time to ditch all your sloughs. break
them, harrow them and SOW with
timothy and red clover. One bushel
Of clover to two bushels of timothy
is enough.


Mako your fence high, light and
strong, so that it will keep cattle and
pigs out.
If you have q brush, make your
lots secure and keep your hogs from
the cattle, for ii tho corn is kept
clean, they will eat it better than II
it was not.


Be sure to get your hands to bed
by z O'Clock they will rise early by
force of circumstance. Pay hand,
if he is poor hand, all you promise
him; if he is good one, pay him q
little more; it will encourage him to
do still better. III Il.


Always feed your hands as we'll rs
you do yourself, for the laboring man
is the bone and sinew of the land,
and ought to be well treated.


am satisfied that getting up
early, industry and regular habits,
are the best medicine prescribed for
health.


When rainy, bad weather comes
SO that you can't work out doors
split and haul your wood.


Make your racks, fixing your
feDce or gate that is off its hinges,
or weather-b boarding your barn whore
the wind has blown the siding of, or
patching the roof Of your barn or
house.


Study your interest closely, and do
not spend any time in electing Pres
Iidents, Senators and other smaller
officers, or talking of hard times
when spending your time in whit
thing store-boxes, etc,


Take your time and make calcula.
tions; don't do things in hurry, but
dosthem at the right time, and keep
your mind as well as the body en-
plOved.
Year: 1871

The ART OF LAUGH1Na.-The man
that laughs is q doctor without q
diploma; his face does more good in
a sick room than bushel of powders
or a. gallon of bitter draughts. Peo.
plo are always glad to SEQ him
their hands instinctively go half way
out to meet his grasp, while they
turn involuntarily from the clammy
touch of the dyspeptic who speaks
on the groaning key. Ho laughs
You out OF your faults, while you
never dream of being offended with
him; and YOU know not what q
pleasant world you ere living in
until no points out the sunny strcaL
on its pathway.
Year: 1871

An outrageous black mailing trick


is still resorted to, and should be I'M


derstood by all inventors, especially
those why apply for extensions or
renewal of patents. The lawyer, in
common with the public generally,
having access to the records of the
Patent Office, prepares list Of all
applications made for renewal or
extension of patents, and files with
tho Commissioner Q notice of protest
on his own account. He then ao-
quaints himself with the particulars
OF each case, and writes to the APP
plicant that notice Of . romonstrance
has been filed here, and that he has
been employed by the persons whose
interests are affected by the propos.
cd extension to argue the case before
the Commissioner but that, as his
clients are disposed to deal fairly
with the applicant he (the lawyer)
thinks that the case might be CON-
promised and the applicant saved
much trouble and expense he adds,
perhaps, that failure to settle the
matter beforehand will probably re-
suit in a refusal Of his petition for
extension. The lawyer is mot Mt
liberty to name his clients, but will
be glad to communicate to them any
proposition the applicant may mako.
If the inventor is timid, rs is often


the case, he will agree 10 buy off the
imaginary remonstrant and the
matchmaking lawyer pockets the
money. III, on the other hand, he
feels sure Of bis case and goes to a
great expense to collect evidence and
present it in the strongest possible
light, he finds, when he comes before
the Commissioner, no opponent
One of these swindlers has made o
large fortune in this way.
Year: 1871

Tho democratic party resolve all
over tho country ito bury out Of sight
the past and its issues" That is Just
what Benedict Arnold would have
said, and it having beer acquiescod in
no could have lived III peace on
American soil, instead Of spoedins
his days ia@a foreign land.
Year: 1871

In an Ohio celebration; tho SUPER
intendent announced the title of a
song .Riding the Elephant Home"
when the audience found that il was
Write mo letter from Home" he
thought IT prudent to disappear.
Year: 1871

NsHesNHNVHTHs


Before Judges Barnard, Gilbert and Tappen.
The suit TO vacate the assessments for the repav-
ing OF Fulton ana other streets came up ON appeal
yesterday morning. Application having been made
To have the cases go over it was finally agreed
upon that all snould go over 10 the next General
Term, which will be held In February.
Year: 1871

Very extensive arrangements have been made by
the Tyne authorities lor the medical inspection of
ships coming from the infected districts OF the Bal
tic They have also determined to establish float
ing hospital in the river, so as to prevent seamen
who may be brought into the port Ill of cholera from
being landed at the seaports and from mixing
among the general population. Similar arrange
ments are being made in the Wear and at Hartle-
pool. During the next two months there VIII be
large arrivals OF steamers and saiing ships in the
northeastern ports with cargOes from Cronsiadt,
Riga and the Baltic ports generally. But generally
cholera has not been imported into the northeastern
porJs OF England from Russia, but from Holland,
where the crews OF the smaller class OF collier
sells uniformly take their supply OF drinking water
out OF the canals rivers for the voyage home. and
the disease that subsequently broke out on board
these vessels and was brought into British ports was
traced to water pollution.
Year: 1871

1t is easy TO glide with the ripples,
Adown the stream of time.
To flow with the course of the river,
Like music to some old rhyme;
But ah, it takes courage and patience,
Against the current to ride,
And We must have strength from Heaven,
When rowing against the tide.
We may float on the rivers surface,
While our oars scarce touch the stream,
And visions of earthly glory,


On our dazzled sight may gleam;
We forget that on before us.


The dashing torrents roar,
And while we are idly dreaming,
Its waters will carry us Ger.
But few, ah, would they were many,
Row up the Stream of Life.
They struggle against its surges,
And mind neither toll nor strife; ngt VI
Though weary and faint with labor,
Singing triumphant they ride,
For Christ is the hero's captain.
% When rowing against the tide. ~. f8
For on through the hazy distance.
Like mist on n distant shore.
They see the walls of the city,


With its banners floating Ger, sMft
Seen through glass so darkly.
They almost mistake their way,
But faith throws light on their labor,
q When darkness shuts out their day. fff
And shall We be one of that number,
Who mind not toll or pain?
Shall we mourn the loss of earthly Joys
When we have q crown to gainY Atstt
Or shall we glide on with the river,
With death at the end of our ride,
While our brother, with Heaven before him
Is rowing against the tide2
Year: 1871

Col. SToNEMAN's REPoRT.-At last, we have this document complete, and will give it entire next week, and accompany it with communication written for THE CITIZEN by gentle man deeply interested in the welfare of Arizona, and who would not stoop to write unjustly of one he even re- garded as opposed to his interests. The communication has been in our hands for some weeks, and has been kept for this occasion, provided the criticism were warranted by the report. It IS written in temperate and gentle manly style, and for this reason, and the other fact that it so nearly corres- ponds to our views of the subject, it is admitted as all the comment necessary. It and the report will go out together, and can be compared and judged side by side.

 It will do no good for anyone, citi- zen or officer, to discuss this subject in an angry or spiteful mood, nor shall 1t be done in THE CITIZEN.
Year: 1871

Mass MEETISG.-Mr. c. NJ. Station, Republican
candidate for State Senator will address the
people at Weaverville this Saturday evening
This will in all probability be the last discussion
OF the campaign at this place, and general
turnout is desired. Go and hear him and you
will all be satisfied that the next Representative
of this District in the State Senate will be G. NJ.
Strattop, and furthermore that he will be a cred
il to the people who send him to Sacramento
Year: 1871

EASY TO CHoosE.-Next week the voters of
Trinity county are to choose between the candi-
dates for county Offices Never before have we
seen such disposition on the part of the voters
to lay aside politics in relation to county mat
ters. TO their credit be it said, the rank and
Ge Of the Democracy are not willing to support
the cut-and-dried nominations forced upon them


in July last. The Republicans support their
ticket for the reason that it was framed to suit
them and represents not only the party, but the
people of the county MS WELL Democrats every
where very well know, together with all well
posted Republicans, that the miscailed Demo-
cratic nominations were made solely in the inter-
est of Tinnin and McMurry. McMurry and Tin
min having everything to gain and nothing to
lose, pat up things expressly in their own behalf
after having " heard from below" aad put the
programme sent them through. This is what
Democrats have right to object to, not only as
partisans but as citizens of the county. The
men constituting the Democratic ticket are all


good enough men personally, but as the repre-


seniaIives of an INSCRIPTIONS and selfish ring


are dstasteful to the people. 1t is not difficult
for the people to choose between the rival tick
cts. The voters of Trinity county will always
be found bitterly opposed to political rings or
cliques, no matter in which party they found.