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Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04

WONDERFUL. DTsCovERIEs.-Tab Mountain
whether as is contended by some of the inte-
rior papers, it is the ancient Ophir, or not
must certainly be wonderful place, pro-
ducing not only gold in large quantities, but
CASTLE soap and oysters! 1t is not at all
improbable, as discoveries progress now, that
some time in the course of the present week
the hungry miners digging into it's bowels,
will find large basin of ready made clam
OF oyster. soup, smokeing hot, and seasoned
with all the condiments. The Union Demo-
crat relates the following as the latest Ia
bic Mountain discovery :-"Among other
new discoveries that have been made in the
mountain since last week, we may mentiou
that bushels of oyster shells, in a partially
decomposed state have been taken from the
Jackson claim, by Mr.. Chamberlin, at depth
Of one hundred and fiftynine feet-some re-
tanning the rough appearance of oysters Just
lifted from the bed of bay, while others
were in such state of decomposition as to
present only the inner lon,ine, of beauti-
ful pearly texture. The mixed deposit of
sediment and quartz pebbles in which these
shells are found, abound in gold Pure lime,
equal in appearance and value, to the man.
ufactured article, has also been found in great
quantities, in tunneling the mountain few
miles below the Pass" Alta.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
{ Ordinance, No. XxVEKK.

Ill h0ldGlOn 10 fOund Maeter.
The BoardNof Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordain as follows
Sectional. The Office of Pound Master having been
created; and Pound Master elected by this Board
said Office shall be recognized and respected to the
extent of the purposes for which was designed aud
to the fullness Of any other Ordinance made and adop
ted by thiN body, and in the performance and dis
charge the duties pertaining to the Office the Pound
Master isseaald Shall hereby be protected.
Section 2. Any person or persons molesting, oppo
sing, in any other manner interfering with the
Pound Master any Of his assistants while in the dis
charge of their duties Pound Master or Assistants
destroying or lmpairing, in any manner whatso
ever iniuring the Public Pound release from the
Pound or attempts to do So any Swine that may have
been impounded, or forcing from the custody Of the
Pound Maste%or his Assistants, any Swine which he
they may have in his or their possession, for I'M
pounding, Shall be deemed guilty Of lnsdemeanor
in violating this Ordinance, and by the Marshal the
person offending shall be forthwith taken before
Justcr of the Peace for the To wnshp of Grass Vel
Iey for examination, and if convicted shall be fined
in sum of not less than Twenty five dollars and cost
not exceeding Fifty dollars and COSTS and in default
of payment the offender shall be securely confined in
the Town Prison. not less than ten days nor than
thirty days
Section 3. < The Pound Master for the Town of Gras
Valley shall1@a is hereby required to execute paya
BILE to the Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley a
good and Sufficient bond for the true and faithful dis
charge of 4he duties incumbent upon him as Pound
Master aNd said bond shall be for the amount of Two
Hundred andFifty Dollars,
Section 4. The Posnd Master shah at the expira-
ton of every two weeks, pay to the Treasurer Of
the Town OF Grass Valley all moneys he NAV have In
mis- possession arising from the Pound and belonging
to the Town. for which amounts he shall take receipte
and file With the Clerk of the Board of Trustees In
default thereof he shall be held liable to be expelled
from Office, and suit institu, ed upon his bond
Approved, E. A. T0MPKINS President
Attest-S c. RGHARDsoN, Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
A String Of EEisllans.

A man named zWragg was brought into one
of the city courts in New York for disturb
ing the peace. No witness appeared against
him, and he was requested to tell his own
story. ~
Judge-Mr. Wfagg, will you state the facts
connected with ySur arrest. e
Mr.. .IVragg Certainly, sir. Last. night
about ten o'clock 1 was going along the
street quietly andlqno ostentatiously, with my
mind occur pfannd meditation, IL Hen
snddenl Y ssserrsstrl=
tilltanseRsiy si5 not by a membervof- the
police, but by aahll hat that was lying on
the sidewalk dB, have deep aversion
to an old hatS Infact might say that the
whole world has rooted antipathy to old
hats. 1t may be because old hats are embIe-
matical of man going down the hill of ad-
Versity. Men under such circumstances and
old hats receive the same kind of treatment.
namely kicks. Now, nine out of ten seeing
that old hat lying on the sidewalk as I did
would have given it kick, and that. sir, is
just what did. kicked that old hat, and
not only that, but kicked frightfuTy large
stone which was inside of it I felt myself
falling forward, and unfortunately I fell a.
gainst fat woman with sufficient force to
cause her to fall in falling, she knocked
down ladder; one end of the ladder struck
me- the other hit cart horse; the horse
gave Jump, and the carman was thrown off
his cart; he fell on bull terrier dog. the
dog gave yell and bit the carman, who
rolled over on me; a niger rushed out of
an alley and kicked the carman for falling on
his dog; the carman picked up a stone and
threw it at the niger. but unfortunately it
went through the window of Dutchman's
grocery, and fell into a butter tub; the
Dutchman came out; by this time | had got
up and was about to castigate boy whom |
saw laughing, from which circumstance was
led to believe that he had put the stone in
the old hat ran after the boy when be
saw my bellicose attitude, he yelled out for
his father. The Dutchman ran after me. and
just as caught the boy the Dutchman caught
me. Sir my physical power was not suffi-
cient to cope with both.-I am not a Samson.
was vanquished; not only that. sir but
when released -fn1na tl,4.s-.---------
bY three or feI1r ss1t4lsr Dutchmen
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04

RATTLEsNAKEs.-We wonder what wise
man and profound Herpetologist wrote the
paper on "Rattlesnakes' in the March num-
Der of Harper's Magazine? He informs his
readers. in these words, as to the reptoduc-
tion of the venomous rattler - -
"In warm climates the rattlesnake trusts
to the heat of the atmosphere for the devel-
opment Of its young in the egg, although it
would seem that, in extreme northern eli
mates, the production Of the egg is followed
by the instant appearance of the young break
ing from the membranous she'll"
We shall expect, future number of this
reliable magazine, in learned article upon
1.-THE Buffalo, or, as he is called by the In
dians, the Bison, is native of the Artic re-
gions, though occasionally found in the State
of Bangor, Cincinnati and Salt Lake, where
he is trapped for his feathers, which are ex-
tensively used in the manufacture of mat
trasses. His flesh resembles that of the pig.
bat is only eaten by the indians and Mormons
race of beings supposed to be descended
from Solomon. The Buffalo spawns in Janu-
ary, at which period the famales climb the
highest accessible icebergs, and leave their
roe in the crevices of the ice, where subse-
quent frosts burst the thin shell and the
young are liberated q.4asr
: Seriously, is ftnOt shame thata magazine
with the circulation and influence of that
mentioned, should put forth as truth the
statement that rGttlesnakes lag eggs The
cr0talats is viviparous animal, ard don't Law
eggs any more than Mayor Harper, or the
Reverend Nopoleon Abbott. Buffalo De-
mocraey. ,scs gaass ssas .sa.ss s{ess
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
DissolxInr the Union.

49, HB-WE recommend hefollowing well timed SEN
sblc article which wesclR fRpd southern paper, to
careful narusal qf ~ IT
who fro1the bl1stering gadoco of some Of
our Southern politicians have bee led to believe that
Southern men generally of the dsunion stamp
It is funny to hear the complacent~ and
dogmatic manner in which snndry politicians
of the North and South talk of dissolving
the Union. They speak of the matter as if
it were one of the easiest things in the world
and as if they could do it. That is the
grand mistake of these malcontent political
agitators, They imagine that they hold the
destinies of this vast republic in the hollow
of their hand. They have but to open their
mouth in a nulIifying Congressional harangue.
or an elaborate revolutionary newspaper ar
ticle, and, presto, the Union is blown into a
thousand fragments! They take no account
of any other moral forces and elements in
this great country than those of an omnibus
load of Catilines, who, even if each had
power for ruin, strong as his WILL would not
be able to displace the smalleat stone in the
vast temple of the American confederacy.
Outside of this knot of discontented and
aspiring men, lies the immense body of the
American people, as unmoved and Indifferent
to the mimic whirlwinds which rage in the
contracted minds of few nu!li1ers. as the
ocean is to tempestin teapot. Before one
solitary link can be broken in the golden
chain which unites our glorious band of re-
publican States, the American people must
be cOnsulted-the mighty millions of farmers
mechanics and tradesmen-the laborings and
producing elasses--the men who have inter-
ests to be affected by change ofgovernment
and who have not the most remote intention
of permitting those interests to be tampered
with, without their knowledge and consent
Whenever the Union is dissolved, it will not
be dissolved BY Cougress3a The neonle will
unmake, as they made, the>government. 1t
was their work they built it up !; it is con-
secrated by their blood all their earthly
treasures are deposited in it. Depend upon
it, they have authorised no. men or set of men
either in Congresssor out Of it, either directly
or indirectly, to pull down that structure
That is work they reserve to themselves.
[Richmond Dispatch.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
Ordinance, No. XXxHY.

The Trustees Of the Town of Grass Valley, do Or.
Sect THAT street be laid out north of Mo-;
street aud running parallel with it 6ftv foe+ 1;3n
winch shall be known as Richardson Street and
winch shall be bounded according to Survey mad
of TRUSTEES " Uiie Dodro
Sect 2-Au persons owning lots on either side ~
said street are herby required to remove all hpdinS
ana other oostruetIous outside of said Street bic
is hencetorth to be Kept clear and the Clerk f AZ;
Board IS authorised to Superintend the removal 81
any buildings or other distractions that NAV non
cucumber the above named Street may Aio"
Sect Sit is hereby ordained and declared that
Richardson Street, as surveyed by the County sI,r
veyor Capt. John Day, is a Public Highway and an
persons are hereby notified that if any person or
sons oestrpct the above I named highway, the law
This ordinance to be in force from and after ~
passage. 7ae.f
Approved October s, 1855.
E. A. TOMPKINS, President
Attest-S c. Richardson CLERK
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
OrslTnance. No. Xn.
To prevent the firing of Guns, Pistol

To prevent the firing of Guns, Pistols, &c.
The Board Of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordain asSfollows
It shall not be lawfulfor any person or persons to
discharge within the incorporated limits of this Town
any description of fire Except in houses licen-
censed and used for that purpose fire crackers or
other species of works. without written permission
from the Marshal and all persons violating this Ordi-
nance shah. upon conviction before Justice of the
Peace, for every offence be fined, in sum not more
than Ten Dollars and Costs, or Imprisonment for a
perio69ot to exceed three days.
Adopted March 27, 1855.
ZENAS WHEELER, President.
Attest-R. SHOEMAKER. Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04


B GA Soar MINE. v-The standing jest ofpast
ages has become reality. A soap mine has
been added to The many valuable discoveries
in Table Mountain. Mr.. Dinsmore, of the
Kennebec Mining Company, near Tallecita.
has furnished us with several curious speci-
mems of a deposit taken out of his shaft, so
nearly resembling soap that it is difficult to
distinguish from the genuine manufactured
article. The, cakes are of brownish hue,
and, from practical test, we find they answer
all the purposes of bodily ablution quite as
well as any soap. The vein is about six
inches in thickness, and forms a distinct
strata near what is called the pipe clay,
some fifteen feet from the surface. The ar
ticle is destitute of both taste and smell. We
positively assure the unwashed million that
there is no lie about it. [Sonora Democrat.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
JOSEPH RATH.
SACRAMENTO. May IL 1S5


Dear Slr-Such is the thankfuness feel for the
preservation of my health of both body and mind
and believe of my life, that hope will not be
sdered intrusive in rendering my thankful acknowl-
life boon worth preserving, when it had become
burthen too great for to bear. Victim was to
vice that had undermined my constitution, and de-
veloped train ofnervous symptoms such as nervous
dizziness love of solitude loss of memory and want
of resolution besides loss of strength and energy
which had made my waking moments wretched and
my sleep unrefreshing, and fast bringing me to
the grave but thanks to your skill am restored to
health vigor, and energy Hoping to guide others
where they may find relief you have my permission
to make this public. Gratefully yours,
f.tso LEONARD WAITE.
TT DR. l. J. Czapkay San francisco.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
MARYsY1LLE. JUNE Sd. 1855.

DR.. L. ]. Czapkay, San Francisco-Sir-I have used
the last of your medicine and do not think shall need
any more as feel very well, except that have not
entirely got my strength yet, but will with the
appetite that have 1t is just three weeks, you may
recollect, since called at your Institute, with nay
constitution, as thought entirely broken and
er thought you would be able to cure perfectly,
but thought you might be able to do something to
ease the pain IN my back and head, and strengthen
my limbs, which were weak that they would al
most give way under me- when ! walked, and to
strengthen my nerves so that would not get excited
and tremble at every little thing. Now that you
know what expected you may judge of my satisfac-
ton at my complete recovery from those symptoms
and the removal of those splotches and sores from
my SKIN and the ulcers from my throat and this
tire stoppage OF those emissions which you aid were
principally fhe cause of my sickness.
can hardly tell you which is the greatest, my joy
or my surprise, for except not having fully got my
strength, feel as well as any man can feel
Enclosed / send you Twenty Dollars over your
charge and mink myself chcapy cured If you think
ANYBODY viii be benefited, you may put this letter
Believe me gratefully yours,
THOMAS HAYDEN.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04

In America they boast that an old shirt
put in at one end of paper mill comes out
at the other Robinson Crusoe;" They also
drive monster trade in pigs; the animals
walk up an inclined plane in Cincinnati, and
come down the ether side tolerably picked
and cured. .e Ids
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
Ordinance No. xxxm.
Concerning Extending Auburn Street.

NoIceInlLS AUBURN street.
The TrusteesHof Town of Grass Valley do Ordain as
folio ows:
Whereas s. c. Richardson has this day decided to
the Corporation of the Town of Grass Valley land for
public highway to extend Auburn Street. from the
North side of lainSt, through his land-t is hereby
Ordained THAT Auburn street be extended across Main
Street, from the of VIM. Loutzenhe1 sers New
Brick Drug Store, being erected Northarly to the
East side of small house belonging to S. c. Rich
ardson, theHSe following the same course uutil it
strikes the Cporation limits The width of the street
to be from the first mentioned line of Wm Loutzen-
heiser to the cg9ner of new Wooden Building of J.
w Davis and Chas. Correll now erecting and intend
ed fora Meat Market. Thence Northerly to the West
side OF Barn and Carriage House, belonging to S. C.
Richardson front thence Northery parallel to the first
mentioned line 45 feetwde to the Corporation limits.
We hereby declare the above mentioned Street Pub
lie Highway, and the Clerk of this Board is authorz-
ed to record the the Books of the Corporation
OF the Town of Grass Valley Public Highway-and
all persons are hereby notified that the law protecting
Public Highway will be strictly enforced This Or
dinance to be in force from AMI after its passage
Approved, (. A. TOBIPkINS, President.
Attest SSC' Richard,on, Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
/ TTHEbING = REsIDENT SSI pHvs1

~ II -
: a " 1zAPkAY, late in the Hungarian Rev
ointlonarx Var. Chief Physician to the 2Oth Regi-
nent oTA etiS Chief Surgeon to the Afilitarv Hos:
me saa;' and Diseases of Noen and Chi,
TO the AdIEctea.-Dr I. ezapkav has onenad b;s
1nsttnte Tor the cure of all forms of private Diseases
@such as Syphlbs, GonnQnroea, Nocturnal Emissions
ana all the consequence Of self-abuse In the first
stages 81 Syphtic or GonnOrroeal diseases he guar
ahteeS cure IN few days, without inconvenience to
the paueAt, or hlndrance TO his business. When a
patient, bI neglect, improper treatment has deye
oped the secondary symptoms of Syphilis such as bu-
Does or piinful swellngs ON the gr0ns or Ulcers in
the throaQand nose, which, if not checked destroy
the SOFT parts and cause the bones to mortifv seper
ate and cone away leaving the sufferer an object hide
Gus TO befold or when spIotches and pimDles break
ouf upon he skin, or when he has painful swellin0s
upon the ZONES, when his constitution is iniured
so as to pedispose to consumption or other conStt
compensation
In Rheumatism chronic or acute: in Dvsenterrv or
Marrhoea, he has safe and elfectual Remedies For
the treatment of the consequences of self abuse such
as noturna emissions, nervousness, timidity head
ache, pains in the back and limbs, with general weak
ness, loss f appetite loss of memory injury to the
sight resteSsness confusion of ideas dislike for So
cety, and feeling of weariness of life with the ner
vous system exctabe that slight noises shock or
startle the patient making his existence Miserable
For the atOve maladies the Doctor will guarantee
cure or ASK no compensation. He can be consulted
free of charge ana invites all to call as it will cost
them nothing, and may be much to their ADVANTAGE
DR. l.. j. CZapkay is daily receiving applicati0ns
from every part of this State and from Oregon and
Washington Territories for treatment of every form
of disease, and there is not one who will come for
ward and express the contrary the
Doctor is in daily receipt of letters expressive eff
itude and thankfulness of which are publisbad
below by permission.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
Ordinance No. 27.

The Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley do Crdan
follows
Section 1.-The Marshal is hereby authorised to
roll the name of every citizen that owns property in
the Co poratiOn of Grass Valley, and require Five
such citizens to serve as WatchInen during the dry
season.
Section 2.-In order to secure equal services from
the citizens as Night Watch the Marshal is hereby
required to write the of each citizen holding pro-
pertv on separate slip of paper, and place such
collectively in box, suitable for the purpose and
draw out indiscriminately Five names, each night,
and the persons whose names are thus drawn and no
tiled by the Marshal. shall serve as Night Watch or
furnish substitute and in either they shall be
under the direction of the Town Watchmon, and shall
faithfully discharge the duties Wa1chman.
Section g.. All persons whose names shall be drawn
and notified by the Marshal provided for in Section
2nd OF this Ordinance who shall neglect or refuse tie
duty therein ured, shall be prosecuted by the Mar
shal before Justice Of the Peace who shall fine them
in sum not less than Four Dollars nor more than
Ten Dollars and costs Of salt and in default of pay
men execution shall be issued by the Justice OF the
Peace This Ordinance shall be in force from pas
sage Approved July 10, 1855.
Z. A. TOMPKINS President.
Attest. S. c. Richardson Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04

gs~The last case of Incidence is related in
one OF our exchanges, it is that of man
named John Hole, who was so lazy, that in
writing his name, he simply used the letter
. ana then punched, a hole through the pa
per. -sa -
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
A singular Speculation.

A company of disappointed flibusters are
about to proceed to Singapore to offer their
services to the authorities there in ridding
the place of tigers. As these creatures are
very numerous on the island and the reward
offered for their destruction is great, the
speculation will probably be apro6table one,
The excitement, or fun. of the thing, how
ever, is SUPPOSED to be the principal induce
sment to our restless, .go-ahead Americans
ger.hu n8ingsis ceftainly quite as pleasant
fastaEa.= mn bustesfHgg and iIfteh more
susefnl~ to mankind.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
Gnrdinance. No. XEV.

Fixing the Salaries of Watchmcn.
The Board of Trustees of the Townof Grass Valley
do 0rdan follows
Tire watchmen shall each receive, on ceriifcat
from the Marshal of service for their services The
of One Hundred Dollars per month and the Board
may grant such other relief in its discretion may
seem proper
The salaries shall be paid at the end of each month
out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated.
Adopted March 27, 1855.
ZERAS WHHEa iER Prsgiaspt
Attest-R SDgs=xAEEa Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
To Dr. L. j. Czapkay, San Francisco.
PnRr1ANn 0PEcnN Mar15

PORTLAND, OREGON, May Is, 1855.
DIR. Czapkay-Dear Sir-Your medicine has been ta-
ken according to directions. feel little weak yet;
in every other way I am almost entirely recovered
and think in short time shall be as well as ever
Everybody that knows is wondering what made
such change, for some friends thought l had con-
sumption, and others said was going crazy Well
don't know but they both right as felt good
deal both ways, and thought if 1 didn't die soon
would like to. l am not troubled any more with e.
MISSIONS and the pain in my head and back and the
weakness in my limbs have left me- and has the
dizziness, tmidty and the wish always to be alone;
am not afraid to go in company now, and am not so
would set me trembling. l have been at work this
week which is the first l have done for six months
and the thought of it don't discourage like it used
to-. Indeed feel like another man, and it is all
ing to your medicine and advice. You may publish
this if you want to. Yours, &c.
JOSEPH RATH.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04

TwINs--The wife of the Earl of Derham
was recently delivered of twins. The first
oorn' says an English paper, is distinguished
from the other.by blue silk ribbon tied
round the wrist. The ribbon is worth e2oo
600 year. m q8 sd
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-12-04
San Francisco. Anril I. 1875

55Il FTanclsco, April I, 1885.
To DR. l. J. Czapkay, San Francisco Dear Sir
upon several physicians from whom l obtained but
little satisfaction I told by one that nv disea .e
was incurabe, and that the headache, dizziness, ner
vousnes timdity, sef-dstrust, loss of memory love
OF solitude, wanderings of my mind, and sometimes
partial insanity were evidences of organic disease of
the brain, for which medicines would be of little ser
vice Having brought on these symptoms by nv own
Jolly, was almost frantic with despair, when l saw
your advertisement, and called upon YOU How great
has been my relief All the above symptoms have
been relieved, besides which have recovered nv bod
iy health. Believing that there are many suffering
IN the same manner you have my permission to pub
sh this letter. and can refer any to me for con
frmation. Gratefully yours
III. L. THOMPSON