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THE MARRIAGE STATE;
MOST STARTLING CONSIDERATIONS!

Shall Aappfnsss and Health, or .ufssry and
Stck,ess, attend ft
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For Ordinary.

DAVID BODIE.
JOHN w. SMITH,
w. r. DUR1SOE,
II. II. WRIGHT,
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BENIoHTED IGNORANCE,
LET EVERY WIFE AND HUSBAND, PONDER.

Nc husband or ,oife need be ignorant of ,rhat
concerns them most 10 kno1o to secure their health
and happiness. That k,iotrledge is contained in a
lille lrork entitled arEs.Sli
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JAMES EDISON.
FELIX L. BODIE,
WIN. QUATTLEBUM,
JULIUS DAY,
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For Clerk.

r. B. BOUkNIGHT,
EDMUND PENN.
THOS. G. BACON.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

ABOUT TowN.-Every thing about town
seems to be in a thriving and prospering con-
dition; new houses are going up on every
side, some of which display great deal OF
taste and judgment in their construction.
Some of them are large business establish
ments, others are in the form of neat little
cottages, and the beauty of it is, that inside
are ''live women and children" Business is
slowly improving, and so far as we can learn
everything in and about our village is in a
fourishing condition. We are pleased to no
tice the return of Mr.. VIM. L. Lamb. in our
town with young and accomplished wife
also the arrival of the lady of our worthy
citizen, MIN. S. Norton. We give them
cordial welcome to our village, hoping in
the mean time that they will find Grass Val
ley to be an agreeable home
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

Honest confessions are good for the SOUL"
The cause being removed, the effect ceases.
Of the result of our failure to comply with
our contract with Nevada, leave the mer-
chants and real estate holders to speak
Such is the history of the Plank Road enter
prise, and such, a comparison of notes with
Sacramento year since, and to-day. 1t is a
humilating confession, nevertheless true.
These results were correctly foreseen and por-
trayed, and urged upon our people year
ago, by those who gave it deep reflection, but
it was in vain.
''Coming events cast their shadows Before. -
Never was such an opportunity offered for
young and growing city to secure the trade
of a large, rich and populous country-and
never so foolishly frittered away.
There is tide in the affairs of men which
taken at food, leads on to fortune" So with
cities.
But it is too late? No! No! No! No COM
munication is yet opened or completed from
the Valley to Nevada. Wecan yet divide. if
not control the trade Money makes the
marc CO." Nevada has no railroad iron TO
sell s; she has lumber and wants money for IT,
When we strike. we open her second largest
interest. She viii yet look upon as with fa-
vor if we commence this enterprise in good
A1lbn" w Z nave ulttCtA NAOIS 10 UO HOW tud4
we should have had last year. We must now
build the road to their doors Then, they
would have built one-balf and given us their
trade as an incident. Vote the appropriation
and put the best business talent we have into
the breach. Let the President and Directors
be men of unceasing energy, with commensu-
rate capacity and integrity.
In conclusion, let every man who has one
particle of city pride, or one dollar of person
al interest, go and vote for the appropriation
and redeem the CITY,"
We are pleased to see the spirit and energy
that the citizens of Marysville are now dis
playing, in the hope of redeeming their city,
and if they are really in earnest. we doubt
not that their success will equal that of sue
cessful and enterprising city. That she..will
ever successfully rival Sacramento, is hardly
worthy of a second thought, as that city is
already bevond the reach of both disaster or
and yet, we believe that
Marysville may share reasonable portion of
DIR mountain trade-"money makes the marc
60" So put in your stock neighbors, build
! good Plank road, and if you don't succeed
n getting large proportion OF our business,
t will be because our teamsters prefer muddy
'oads to plank ones
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

Book STORE IN GRASS VALLEY.-We were
informed by a gentleman few days ago, that
it was his intention to establish Book Store
and Periodical Depot in Grass Valley. Since
then, we have neither seen nor heard of this
gentleman, although we suppose that he still
intends making his promises good. 1t has
been matter of some surprise to us that an
establishment of this kind had not been start
ed in our village before. If properly con-
Quoted, a business of this kind would undoubt-
edly flourish, and whether it is conducted by
the gentleman above alluded to, or by some
one else, we wish the enterprise success.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

THEATRICAL.-We should have noticed the
benefit given to Miss Josephine Robinson at
the Alta last week, but owing to press of
urgent matters, we were obliged to omit it.
On this occasion, there was full house, not
withstanding the speech given on the same
evening by Meagher, the Irish Orator and
Patriot. Miss Josephine was particularly
graceful on this occasion the full apprecia-
tion of which, was loudly demonstrated by
the audience. We understand that the Robin
sons are to appear at the Alta again, in two
or three weeks.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

DECIDEDLY CooL-We are informed by
Judge Roberts, that on Thursday night last a
certain honsbre, brought pair of horses to
Rough and Ready, hitched one to the Judges
wagon standing at the yard gate, and drove
away with it. The gentleman being in haste
no doubt, forgot to takethe 'neck-yoke, p
if he will call for it, he can obtain, that ne
cessary article gratis; if he does not call and
that pretty soon, he may find 'neck-yoke'
fitted for himself before long his trail was
too broad for him to escape detection. 1t is
thought that he lives near Grass Valley.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

WATER COMPANIES. following opinion
upon the vexed question of the rights Of Wa
ter Companies, was delivered by the District
Judge at trial in P1acerville county:
1st That Water Company first diverting
the water of stream from its natural chan
mel to distant point for sale, obtained prl-
or right to divert and use the water. as against
any other Water Company subsequently seek
ing to divert such stream for the same pur-
pose.
I'd. A person having settled or subsequent
ly settling upon and bordering on such stream,
for mining or agricultural purposes, has stl-
perior right to use the water of such stream
on his land for those purposes, as against
such Water Company, and for that purpose
might prevent the flowing into their bitches.
Sd. A person settled upon land for mining
or agricultural purposes, which does not bor-
der upon such stream, has no right to divert
the water to his land or claim, where Wa
ter Company had previously diverted the
same.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02
Do they miss me at Home.

A pleasing melancholy thought; do they
miss me? Father, mother, brother, sister do
you miss me? Oh, how the heart thrills with
deep and melancholy pleasure, as the fond
recollections Of home and kindred-and dear
1oUed friends are brought to our view by the
constantly revolving panorama of every day
life. Yes, we know you miss us. and it is q
pleasing, consoling thought, that, though
far away from many Of those we hold dearer
than life-though the eternal snow-capped
ridges of the Sierras, and the rugged and al
most unsurmountable ranges of the Rocky
Mountains loom up in awful grandeur be-
tween us. yet, such kindly feeling as this is
capable of winging its heavenly flight I'M
harmed, high DER their lofty peaks and swift
as an arrow-and light as if born on the
wings Of zephyr it speeds far t7er the san
dy deserts TO find home in the heart that
loves.
There IS a communion of ford hearts, and
though oceans roll between, YET cen breath,
a sigh, or "God bless you IS bourn upon
the wings of heavenly messengers, to gladden.
the heart of the distfnt, though kindred spir-
it. Dear, dear ole "fro-side" we love You,
yes, "aH those sSesseS, zoe l0ve a.enS s0eA.'
Often when theevening is closed in with the
dark mantle of night, we picture to ourselves
the small and sacred family group of the
home circle, ,--ah ! at such times we fancy we
see their loved, familiar faces, as each mem
Der of the family occupies their own accus-
toned seat-ours is vacant. Do they miss me
at home? Thank heaven, the question while
yet trembling upon the lips is bourn on the
wings of lore to that same dear circle. Do
they miss ME? All yes, they do; they point
to the vacant seat, where "my son, my bro
ther, my husband, bursts simultaneously from
the encircled group, then perhaps, they
breathe an inward prayer, drop silent tear
to the memory of him, who is far away.
Friends of my childhood, we can never for
get you. California, with all her beauty
with all her charms, ,-ah! with all her trials,
can never erase from our memory the endear-
ing recollections of former years. Our days
of sunshine are rendered more beautiful,
more lovely, by assOciating with them, the
sunshine Of former years. Our days of dark
ness and storms are rendered less dark-less
gloomy by the thought, that though all around
is cold and dreary there is still a warmth in
the heart, hallowed and frightened by the
pure and sacred love of enduring friendship
So let it ever be, and if to our dying hour,
we never shall have met, save in thought and
in dreams. Even at that hour, it will be
happy thought, that true to our sa-
cred VOWS and ties on earth, we shall renew
them in a brighter world than even Califor-
MIA or our old homes we shall renew them
in world where oceans, or mountains, or
rivers, or deserts cannot intervene; but
where, in the fullness of future glory. the
voice of love and gladness shall mingle in
unison forever. In world whose
brightness never fades, whose skies are never
darkened.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

TEMPERANCE LECTURE.-Mr. John A. Col
lins, late editor of the Sacramento Union
delivered very eloquent and able lecture in
the Presbyterian Church, on Sabbath after
noon, before large and respectable audience
on the subject of temperance. Mr.. Collins as
an ex-temporaneous speaker, stands almost
unrivaled, and on this occasion, though labor
ing under severe indisposition, he gave us one
OF his most eloquent and instructive address
es, after which, he presented Maine Law pc
tltion which was signed by most of the gen
tlemen present. Mr.. Collins is an able ad-
vocate of the temperance cause, basing his
reasons on the principles of true philanthropy
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

The WEATHER.-For the last ten days we
have had almost constant rains. Several
months ago, and the cry" was for water
now it is for clear weather, as under the pres
ent state of things, some of our richest dig
gings are so deluged with water that it is i'm
possible to work them to any advantage. 1t
is true that many of our claims can be work
ed, and are worked, successfully; and yet the
proportion is small to what it would be if the
heavens were less propitious in point of rain.
A few weeks of pleasant weather would as
tonish any one who is not familiar with the
extensive resources of our mineral weather.
We hope it may be 80.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

THE ADDRESS OF THE NEVADA Democracy.
The Grass Valley Telegraph says, that this
document was written by A. B. Dibble ESQ,
Of that place, 4N hetner the Teleg ~ speaks
upon good authority upon this point or other
wise, we know rot. One thing is certain,
whoever wrote It has proven himself writer
of sound practical sense, and further. that he
is well posted upon the political history OF
his adopted State. The address is one of the
best things we have seen on this subject
[yMarysUiIe Erpress.
We publish the above article merely to in
form the Erpress, that we are not in the hab-
it of making positiUe statements without hay
ing good authority. We are not politician
at least, not professed one
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

Mrs1cAI. CoNCERT.-The musical concert at
the Congregational Church, on last Monday
evening, was well attended, that is, consider
inc the incessant rain. it was extremely we'll
attended. The singing was good, some of
the pieces were very ably and beautifully
sung among which we might mention, first,
the most beautiful of all, which was the glee
song. II scandered By the brook side" This
was indeed lovely piece. We have ever
been partial to music, and especially to vocal
music; it has tendency to ennoble the mind
and to purify the heart. 1t relaxes the mind
from earthly cares, it subdues our passions,
and then bears us aloft on the wings of fancy
to higher, holier and purer sphere Of
action, than the one in which we girate in
every day life But we are forgetting our
selves while in the contemplation of theme
so intimately connected with the feelings of
The heart. The quartette Anthem for Eas-
teri was well sung. so also was the ..song
I. Of the seasons, My Ocean Home" by Mr..
Wight, waa we'll aHd ably hing. The Grass
Valley Glee Club rendered very efficient aid
on this occasion, Many Of the pieces they
sung were very beautiful and well executed,
among which we might mention, the "Foot
Traveller" the "California Gold Hunter"
and the "Lone Starry Hour" We are in
formed that this Concert will be renewed as
soon as there is fair prospect for pleasant
evening, and good house.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

COTILLIoN PARTY-A Soiree is to be Civ
en- by Mr.. Dornin, on the opening of his new
gallery, the KJnickerbocker Hall, on Main ST..
The party is to come off on tomorrow, Fri
day) evening, March Sd. The dancing is to
commence at eight o'clock refreshments are
to be passed round at eleven. Considering his
numerous friends, he will doubtless meet with
a full house. A very pleasant little party
met at this hall on last Friday evening" and
though the rooms were unfinished at the time,
yet from the merry faces that we saw present,
we thought that the imperfections of the room
was but little thought of. On tomorrow eve
ming, every thing will be in readiness for a
fine House Warming"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02
Plank Road to MarysvilIe.

In the Marysville Erpress of Feb. 26th, we
noticed very able article written by cor
respondent of that paper, on the history of
Plank Road enterprise, in which he first al
ludes to the time when Marysville had the ad-
vantage-but failed to use it. 1t was impos-
sible to impress upon the minds of Marysville
capitalists, the full advantages that would
arise from the construction of public road ;
no stock was taken, and consequently the en-
terprise proved a failure. Not so with Sac
ramento at that. time, in consequence of re-
peated misfortunes they were almost power
less, Marysville undoubtedly held the conf
dence of the people in Grass Valley and Ne
vada. But now, in the language of this cor
respondent.
''How changed the scene. Sacramento by
super-human exertion has accomplished all /;
she has rebuilt her levee-rebuilt her city
raised and planked her streets-supplied her
self with inexhaustible fountains of water
constructed Plank Road ten miles into the
interior, and already declared dividend of
fifty-three per cent on the capital stock. She
has extended her telegraphic lines to many
mountain towns, including Nevada and Grass
Valley, thereby building up business and So
cial relations, not easily to be overcome. She
has by her rapid progress of recuperation,
equally surprised her friends and foes. The
opinions and feelings of the people of Neva-
da have changed, and they now look upon
Sacramento as they did upon us one year
since. She is circumscribing us in our trade
establishing relations with Downieville, thro'
Nevada, and is carrying away the trade of
the Eastern portion of our county, including
the Middle Yuba, Minnesota and vicinity
She has now crowned her energy and enter
prise with the State Capitol All this has
been done in one brief year. with Bankrupt
cy and ruins" her capital, and ''doom" her
destination. She has paid by herself and her
citizens, over million of dollars, for public
improvements. Marysville has paid four hun
dred and fifty dollars for cutting off the
branches that hung over the Yuba, besideshe
appropriations for Sewers and Powder HOus-
eg
There is no use to longer deceive ourselves,
10 shut our eyes against the truth, or deny it.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02
Senatorial Question.

This question which is now engrossing the
attention of our Legislators, as we'll as that
of the people generally, is according to our
understanding of it, question of greater i'm
portance than is generally understood by the
voters and citizens of our State. 1t is true
have their personal friends, but it does not
look reasonable to us, that the democratic
party, always so considerate in matters Of
party policy, should on this occasion, sacrifice
the popularity of their party, merely upon
grounds of personal preference. Such con-
duct in Democracy has no precedents. at
least none to our knowledge If this is cor
rect, the question then arises, what is the
cause of the present division in their ranks ?
We cannot reasonably attribute it to mere
speculating schemes as many do, and as we
cannot think all this strife would arise simply
from personal preference; we turn to look
for some other cause, silent, perhaps, yet,
nevertheless sufficiently powerful to produce
the present difference. Now let US take into
Northern man, having northern prejudices,
and is supported principally by northern men
as the representative of principles most con-
genial with their feelings, and consequently,
opposed to the division of State and to the
extension of slavery. While on the other
hand, let it be remembered that Mr.. Hammond
is a Southern man, strongly prejudiced in fa-
vor of the Southland in favor of Southern
principles let it be remembered that he is
sustained by Southern men-both in the Sen
ate and out of it and then let it be remem-
bered that both the North and the South are
laboring for the furtherance of their own par
ticular views and desires it will not be
a difficult conclusion to arrive at, that the
present difficulty in the election of a United
States Senator arises from strong sectional
feelings, and not from those, either of specu-
lative or personal nature, and consequently,
not strife between individuals, but one be-
tween the antipodes of division or no divis-
ion, slavery or anti-slavery. This then is un-
dOubtedly the nature of the present spirited
contest before our State Senate in reference
to the election of United States Senator, and
though we have not yet seen it noticed in any
of our State papers, yet, if we are permitted
to judge anything from the signs of the times,
our conclusions are correct. Should this be
the case, we can only say that it is greatly to
be regretted, we hoped that here in Califor-
mia, we should be free from the annoyances
of strong sectional prejudices, but it seems
that we have been deceived. The germ of
sectional animosity has begun to bud and
grow ah! more, the fruit is even now ap-
pearing, and we are fearful that it will ripen
to the destruction of that harmony of feeling
which should be the characteristic of both
North and South.-Here in California. we
should know no North, no South, but like
social brotherhood, should join our hearts and
hands in all things which have for their OBJ
ject, the general good of the people.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

BALLS FLY THICK AND FAsT.-Last week we
gave notice to the public that ball was to
come off at the Grass Valley House on the
evening of the eighth of March. This house
has recently been much improved by large
and handsome addition, in the upper story OF
which is a spacious and handsome 70 ON, de-
signed as ball room. At this party we are
informed that no pains will be spared, either
for the comfort or luxury of the company
present. From the character which this house
has ever maintained, we are strongly under
the impression that they will have large,
brilliant, and highly respectable party.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

AN EXCELLENT IDEA-The first number of
new paper edited by Ella Wentworth. has
been published in Cincinnati. 1t is to be un-
der the exclusive control of females. An of
fee is to be opened, furnished with carpet
piano, library, &C., for the benefit of the
operatives during their intervals of rest. All
the composing work is to be done by females
who will labor eight hours each day. and re-
ceive one dollar day for their services. In
the establishment of this paper the chief aim
OF the proprietors is to found business
for females, where their intellectual as we'll
as specuniary wants may be literally supplied
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

LORD, I'D LIKE TO HAVE sCREAMED.-This
expression was recently made by very re-
spectacle old Bachelor, NJ. D., of this village,
in consequence of having accidentally discov-
cred happy hOna6re in the very act of kissing
his fair spouse. Oh Lord, said he, and we
could not find it in our heart to blame him
The Doctor says, that the pain occasioned from
this unexpected sight, first struck him in the
gizzard, and from thence, like shock of
lightning, it quickly communicated over his
whole system. He informs us that he is rap
idly improving, although he occasionally ex-
periences strange sensations in the region of
his heart. ~
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02
RENDoUT & WEBSTER,
Total,

The good people in the Eastern cities would
stand aghast at such bill /; but these were
the ''ruling rates" at the time Let freight
and expenses be added, and then an idea can
be formed at what these luxuries could be re-
tailed for. The first load of potatoes and on
ions which araived at the Hill, along about
August, l849, sold at So per pound and af-
terwards every article of provisions sold at
81 per pound. Freight from Stockton was
also 81 pound. In fact nobody would take
the trouble to hand goods over counter un-
der dollar a pound. Wages were SIG day,
but few persons would hire out. "a change
has come over the spirit of our dream.''9
who then ever thought of railroads or the
electric telegraph.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

MISS JULIA DEAN.-This beautiful and most
accomplished actress is announced by the n
Orleans papers, as intending q make Califor-
MIA a professional visit in avery few months
She has been highly successful in N. Orleans,
and closed her engagements in that city with
a complimentary benefit, at which time it is
said that the st. Charles was never before so
crowded.
Miss Dean is acknowledged as one of the
best actresses of the day, and in visiting Cali
fornia, will doubtless receive cordial well
come.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02

CoURTEoUs.-Th Nevada Democrat, in a
we'll written article on the resources of Ne
vada County, pays the following compliment
to Grass Valley. After commenting on the
improvements, resources and advantages Of
Nevada City, the Democrat says =
''SecOnd in rank is Grass Valley, almost
equal to the former in population, and her
superior in beauty of locality. AS the for
mer is noted for her Cayote leads, so the lat
ter surpasses all sections of the State in the
richness and number of her quartz veins. The
valley in which this town is situated is foun-
dcd on gold, and the hills abound with the
glittering ore, inestimable in value"
Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-02
For the telegram
GRASS VALLEY, 25th Feb. 1876

GRASS VALLEY, 18th Feb, 1854.
Mr.. EDITOR =
This evening, Snowy Mountain Division
NO. 8, OF the Sons of Temperance passed the
following resolution
Resolved, That it is the duty of all Sons
OF temperance to cause the law to be put in
1orce against any person or persons selling or
trading liquor to the Indians.
The Sons of Temperance in this place are
determined that this traffic shall cease, and
the liquor dealers had better bear in mind
that the law is equally stringent in GIVING as
IN selling liquor to the Indians.
am your ob't. servt.,
A. d. PARSONS, R. S.