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Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27
FEBRUARY 10Th, 1854.

FEBRUARY 19tn, 1904.
SIR AS I am about to address one that
never saw nor heard of, only in a mysterious
way, and not knowing that in reality you do
exist am at loss what to say but from an
indescribable desire have. to come to Cali
forna, am induced to take this step. So
pardon me sir-if this letter should find you
living being-for the liberty I am about to
take. iH-.
hear you have spirit rappers there, so we
have here. am not believer, by any means
rather skeptical of the two; but by the
way of them 1 hear of you, and as they pro-
fess to tell things of this world as well as the
next, and as am tinctured with a spirit OF
romance, thought I would visit them for
once and if they could devise any way or
means for me to go to California. They told
me of your generosity your noble heart
and feeling for your fellow beings-that
could look to you with safety for friend
and one worthy of my confidence. They tell
me, if write to L. W my wish would
be granted then can reach the height
of my ambition. Now, if they are false spir-
its, there is nothing lost, if true, to come to
California is what most desire If you could
get up club and raise means to help me to
go there, you would confer a kindness that
would be greatly appreciated. l have rela-
tives who are able, but they think me insane
when 1 speak of it. / have despaired of get
ting money enough to come, by my own ex-
ertions. I ana only seamstress, dressmaker
and tailoress, born of aristrocratic parents,
tenderly reared until 16, when 1 lost fond
father-at 20, my mother l have always
sustained good reputation. ~
AS for accomplishments, tits said that am
at home in the parlor or the kitchen, at the
piano or my work table. Iplay music some,
but am not competent for teacher. My
age is 28, my form, tits said, is faultless-
complexion neither dark nor sandy-hair
brown and of natural curl-eyes large and
blue as summer sky-Roman nose charac-
terlstlc OF my race-mouth not large. but a
little saucy looking. They sometimes tell
me | am not handsome, but passable,
Now, if you think 1 can do better there
than at home, my wish is to come There are
three from this place that start the lst OF
June, for San Francisco. O how hannv
would be to go with them. if Ihad the means
to do SO. If you think it advisable for me to
come, and think | could repay my passage
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27
The Richest Letter ever published.

The San Francisco Courier says =
We have been favored for publication the
letter which will be found below, from the
gentlemen who received it. 1t will be seen
that the lady discovered his residence and
very existence through the spirit rappers.
Being desirous Of coming to California, and
not having the means to do so, she consulted
the spirit rappers. The spirit informed her
of Mr.. ", in California-of the good
ness of his heart and of his known generosi-
ty to the fair, and that if she would write to
him, he would furnish the means to bring her
to California. She asks that club may be
formed in this city to bring her here. Will
not some of the many gentlemen Of this city
club together at once, and send this lady the
means to come to California. Read her let
ter and then organize forthwith.
The gentlemen to whom the lady addresses
herself has never lived in the State of New
York, and has no acquaintances in that re-
gion. He has been made known to her by a
spiritual communication. Here follows the
letter
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27
WHEN YOU AND / WE'RE BOYS.


Can you forget my brother dear,
Our boyhood's pearly hoursG
When heaven and earth were beautiful
In young life's blooming bowers sh
When we thought the worlds wealth naught,
At best but shining toys,
In those dear ardeparted years,
When you and were Boys.
How lovely then bloomed all things round
The streamlet babbling by,
Was music to the ravished ear,
INTENDED by sighl
Alas for change-how vanished now
Are those sweet early joys,
That aoated past on Pleasures wing,
When you and were boys.
Alas that every earth made home
Should pass SO aeet away,
And leaving but the shadows of
sweeter, dearer day. ~ -2 -a
Drop crystal drops-for perished hours,
For sad, sad thoughts destroys s.r .
The rainbow hopes and golden Dreams
We had when we were boys.
Where are the loved of other years,
OIL where, where are they allP TgTaGe-o
The voices sweet that charmed our ears,
Are silent in the hall ,-..q ,.rt,. .-r ..
Our mother and our brother where,
Where Willie's gilded toys'
Sleeping from worldly care, oaia &
Since you and were boys. eu e. ...
Alas how true-the times are changed,
The world indeed is cold
The flowers are dead where once we ranged,
We too, are growing old
But not SO old, while memory brings
It's sadness and its joys,
To cheer the heart that fondly clings
To times when we were boys.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

THE BRITISH CoAsTING TRADE.-A London
letter, in noticing the sayings and doings'
at the opening of Parliament, says:
Next to the war topic, the point in the
Queens speech that awakened the greatest
interest, was the announcement of the inten-
tion to throw open the coasting trade to the
vessels of all nations. In the discussions
which subsequently took place, the old pro-
tectionists seemed scarcely to indicate the
slightest hope or intention of resistance, and
there can be no doubt that the measure will
pass almost without dispute. sos a
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

The St. Louis Evening News says that
General Armijo, formerly Governor of New
Mexico, whose death was recently announced,
left by his will $4,000 to an illegitimate
daughter, who showed her regard for her fa-
ther by getting married six days after his
death. w
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

TAKING A MANS NAME IN VAIN.-Did Won
ever know little fellow by the name of Ma
thaniel Shelley Zone of the crustacca? asks
contemporary. He was complaining that
some one had insulted him by sending him a
letter addressed to 'Nat Shelley"
why" said friend, "I don't see any,
thing insulting in that Nat is an abrevia-
ton of Nathaniel" aas a9ad
Il know it," said the little man. "But
blast his impudence! he spelled it with a-G
Gnatp' 2fo''s
That was taking liberties with mans
cognovite, as Mrs, Partington would say.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

SIMPLICITY IN NDREss.--Prentice, of the Lou
isville Journal, speaks thus: ''Those who
think, that in order to dress well, it is neces-
sary to dress extravagantly and gaudily,
make great mistake. Nothing so well be-
comes true feminine beauty as simplicity
We have seen many a remarkably fine person
robbed of its fine effect by being over-dres-
sed. Nothing is more unbecoming than over
loading beauty. The stern simplicity of the
classic taste is seen in old statues and pic
lures painted by men of superior artistic ge-
MUS. In Athens the ladies were not gaudi-
ly, but simply arrayed, and we doubt whether
any ladies ever excited more admiration So
also the noble old Roman matrons, whose su-
perb forms were gazed on delightedly by men
worthy Of them, were always very plainly
dressed. Fashion often presents the lines of
the butterfly, but fashion is not a classic god
dess." BE. aa
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

If you want to astonish people say little
and look much. A mastery" silence has
been the making of many man.. There's
Mumjum is accounted tremendous philoso-
pher, all because he keeps his tongue on the
inside of his teeth while Mr.. Spreadum
makes as great fool, just for talking things
right out on foursmile heat. aH
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27
The London Advertiser says:

The London Advertiser says: 3af .-o sE
g 1t gives US much pleasure to be able to
tate that the Queen has most graciously in
timated to Mr.. Buchanan, the American am
bassador, that it will in future be left to his
excellency to appear at State balls and Her
Majesty's dinner parties in whatever costume
is most agreeable to himself. The Lord Cham
berlain has also made a similar communica-
tion to his excellency relative to his costume
on the opening or closing of the Sessions of
Parliament .... --l-.a ..-.. !.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

ANOTHER DIvIDEND.-The Board of Direc-
tors of the California State Telegraph Com
pany have declared another dividend on their
capital stock, payable on the 1st Instant
[.akta California. vsssss -. s
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

All the gambling houses in Sacramento
City, says the State Journal, excepting the
Diana, have been closed.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

One of the bridges built by the Nicaragua
Transit Company, on the road leading from
Lake Nicaragua to San Juan del Sud, is made
entirely Of mahogany fafcs
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

-TTT -
TVLARE CoUSTY.-THE Four CREEKS. We
have frequently alluded to this region as af.
fording peculiar inducements to the agricul-
turist and as additional evidence of its high
ly favored character, we quote the following
from Visalla, County seat) March Is - q
Things are going ahead here. in a way lit
tie known abroad; $500 acres Of wheat are
in the ground, (barley and oats are not all
sown yet;) 1000 acres Of corn will be plant
ed andsuch melons, squashes and pumpkins,
''as can't be beat.n There are 800 American
work cattlein the valley, and 1000 American
milch COWS. There are some eight hog ran
ches in the county, having each about 100
brood sows Work horses and mules are .plen-
.ty-s and sssla .,lains north Of Kings river
abound in Mustangs. Elk meat is plenty at
Is cents per pound Antelope and Deer are
plenty-Bear is scarce. s-
There has been a saw mill in operation
here, for more than twelve months; a grist
mill is now going up in Visalia, and three
more at Kings river. Fifty-three lots in our
county town were sold last week for $3.50.
Lawyers are idle; Courts meet and ad-s
journ again the same hour the Indians are
at peace. Folks here enjoy themselves
twenty five were counted at the ball on last
Tuesday. A resident divine teaches the com
mon school, and breaches once fortnight.
Lastly, the new town at the head Of the
canal, is being pushed ahead by San Francis
CO speculators claims are already recorded
all around it; they will drain Tule lake they
say. The most fertile land in North Ameri-
ca lies unclaimed on every side of us, invit-
ing the actual settler-and not Spaniard
nearer than one hundred miles God be
thanked -Eve. Journal.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

New PROCESS OF MAKING WHITE LEAD
George Carter, of Kent, and George Marriott,
of Hull, Eng, patentees. The inventors take
a quantity of fine good oxyd of lead-lith-
arge- and to every 100 lbs. thereof add about
twenty-five pounds of the muriate of soda,
which is mixed and titurated until the muri-
ate of lead is formed. These materials are
then well washed and lbs of the sulphuric
acid of commerce is added to them in glass
vessel. This produces a white sulphate Of
lead in few days. The vessel containing
these ingredients should be kept in mode
rately warm place, and when the sulphate is
fully formed, it is washed. well with cold wa
ter and dried. After this it is ground, and is
fit for use as a paint Miners Journal
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

Z The Constantinople correspondent of the
New York Evening Post says: vs.laT
"The Turks are much gratifed by the ac-
counts which they receive of the sympathy
felt for them in the United States. tbs said
that the Sultan, personally, is much pleased
with thisieyidence of good feeling on the part
of the American people, and it will doubtless
hereafter be the source of more intimate re-
lations between the two countries. The Sui
tan is badly in want Of material aid, }" and
it is said here that, both in England and the
United States, individual collections are max.
ing in his behalf. This certainly shows
strong conviction of the business ofhis cause"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27


REWARDS FOR GALLANT CONDUCT The
Washington STAR of the 18th inst says:
1t appears that lately, the crew of the
American bark IL were rescued from a wa
terry grave by Captain Clausen, of aSwedish
vessel under the circumstances of extraordi-
nary danger-the carpenter of the Swedish
vessel having his arm broke in the rescue of
our, countrymen. Reconsideration of the cir
cumstances of, the case, and of the generosity
of the Swedish Captain, who, in addition to
the danger that he incurred, likewise threw
overheard portion of his cargo to accom-
modate his suffering fellow creatures. Con
gress, through the President of the United
States, has awarded to the Captain magni-
fcent pocket chronometer and chain of gold.
with the following inscription on the back of
the former B0a
"The United States of America, by their
President, to Captain Clausen, for his gallant
conduct in aiding to rescue the master and
crew of the American bark Il, 1854" A
gold duplex watch and chain with an inscrip-
tion of a similar purport has been likewise
awarded to the carpenter, Torger Peterson.
The chronometer is made by the celebrated
Jules Jurgenseen, of Copenhagen, and the
watch by Cooper, of London.
Inaddition to the above, Congress have vot-
ed an appropriation to indemnify the owners
for the loss incurred by throwing overheard
portion of the cargo, as mentioned above.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

There are conflicting accounts of the late
trial trip of the Ericsson ship at New York.
Some say the trip was successful others,
that it was unsatisfactory. The New York
correspondent of the Baltimore American
says: =
She made four miles an hour, and whatlit-
tie hope remained of the success of the invenv
tion is now dissipated. The defect is precise
~ the same that condemned the first engine
the impossibility of rendering the cylinders
air tight-[JN o. Delta. -,s,. -. ..s.-
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

SIsTERLY AFFEcTIoN.-At . "protracted
meeting" recently held at Ballston Spa, an
ancient sister in the church arose and reliev-
ed herself in the following manner 81 see
young ladies here that think more of gew-
gaws, furbelows, ribbons and ,lacess than they
do of their Creator. Islovcd them once and
adorned my hat with French artificial 4fqs
ers, bright-coIored ribbons, and sky-haHeI
trimmings.; but1I found they were drng ING
me down to distinctions so I tcoE g.
and gaze them to my sister12 ..
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

SP1R1ru A1ISM n HrGH QUARTERS. take
the following from the Paris correspondence
of the New York Commercial: IS q q @Ao
a'sDay before yesterday, the Emperor and
Empress spent an hour in converse with q
spirit, evoked by one of the famous mediums
ofParis. The table passed a very stern judg-
ment upon the past acts Of his Majesty, and
predicted him all sorts of troubles for the fn-
ture This, the Empress thought Indirectly
proved the genuineness of the manifestation,
as the natural desire of the medium, if she
could control the replies, would be to render
them pleasing to Louis Napoleon. Their Maj
estes indulge quite often in this amusement,
though the Archbishop Of Paris has besOught
the faithful to labstain.n a.s9' 7ge ai n2ia@
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27
NO. 80,


TUNNELLINe THE OHIo.--It is proposed to
build a tunnel under the Ohio river a bona.
jfde tunnel for the transit of passengers, and
perhaps of railroad cars. A plan for the pro-
ject.is now under consideration in. the City
Council of Cincinnati The inventor propo-
ses to sink tube of iron of any required de
mensions, deep in the bed of the river. This
tube would be built in the shape Of a para
bolic arch near the top Of the interior Of
which would be suspended a foot7way for
passengers, or if deemed advisable, they might
be conveyed through in cars, propelled BY
atmospheric pressure. Everything about the
tunnel would be made Of iron-that being
considered by far the cheapest and safest ma
terial. ..F.ssg 54--sF
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-04-27

Washington, March Is, 1854.
Washington sentinel., 1854-07-13
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no medicine has before been made public. DIR.
Eastman, who discovered the efficacy Of his "rem-
edy,p is physician in this city, in high standing
win large practice. He is a physician in whom
great confidence is placed; and we do not wonder
that his remedy for a very common disease, which
has been so long needed, has stractedthe attention
ofall sufferers from headache who have heard OF IT,
From our own knowledge of DR. Eastman's char
acier aud practice, we have no doubt that the med
cine deserves the favor il receives, and that il will
prove TO be a great benefit 10 all who may give Il
a trial.--Lynr Nsscs, Dscsube, %, 1883
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Washington sentinel., 1854-07-13
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history
or DEMOCRACY In THE UNITED STATES.
BY the Author of the Republic OF the
United States. &C.

T'IIIS important work is now in press, the first
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autumn Of 1854.
The publication Of this work will be continued
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in every part Of the Union.
That the author may have ample time TO prepare
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that the publishers may be enabled to issue the
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Washington sentinel., 1854-07-13
From the San Frsncisco Herald Of June 10.
Handsomc Presentation.

The following correspondence has taken
place on the occasion of the presentation of a
valuable diamond enamelled watch, by the
chief of the fire demartment to Miss Matilda
Heron: IG ea VI y
SAN FRASoIsCo, June 10, 1854.
DEAR MISS HERoN: On the part of the FIRE
department of San Francisco, in aid of whose
charitable fund you recently contributed your
valuable services, in the shape of benefit at
the Metropolitan theatre and likewise in ac-
acknowledgement of your benefits to the same
general object in other parts of the State, we
desire you to accept the gift which accompa-
nies this note, as token of the esteem and
regard which you have so abandantly deserved
by your merits and good acts while in Cali
fornia. In presenting it, permit us to regret
that the suddenness Of your departure deprives
us of the pleasure of returning the comph.
ment in more substantial way and at the
same time to hope that such an opportunity
may come, when, after reaping the renown you
90 to seek in other lands, you return to make
your home in the place which was the first to
properly appreciate your genius.
With sentiments Of the highest respect, |
remain, dear miss, worry truly yours,
'l CHAS, P. DUANE,
Chief Engineer.
Washington sentinel., 1854-07-13
MISS MATILDA HERoN.
SAN FRANclsco.

SAN FRAXcIsCo, June Is, 1854.
DEAR SIR: With heartfelt gratitude, and a
pleasure which / cannot hope fully to express,
I accept your splendid gift. 1t is far beyond
my merits, and Ike the other evidences of
noble generosity which have continually met
with while in California, it only serves to make
me feel how poor am not to be able to de-
serve it. Without wishing to contradict you,
will venture to say that the regret at separa-
ton is deepest on my side, and that while
shall be continually counting the weeks for the
time that will bring me back, my best efforts
while abroad will always be inspired by the
desire to justify the good opinion which has
been so amply lavished on me here.
AS for this gift, will treasure it not only as
a token of your love, but as a talisman that will
cheer me through all fortune, and make me
happy in the consciousness that whatever may
befall me, / have through you and other friends
in this brightest of all countries, already reaped
enough renown to repay the labors Of en- ordi-
nary lifetime.
Believe me, gentlemen, am, with deep re-
gard, very gratefully, yours,
MATILDA HERON.
CHAs. p. DUANE, Chief Engineer.
Washington sentinel., 1854-07-13
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