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OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
,4-.m COMMON COUNCIL,

s -s , e. aet I.L5z.a COM hlOH I
City OF New Orleans, Oct. 10, 1855
No. 24U7 ] s4 3.N,
Resolred, That joint committee OF three members
of the Board of Aldermen and three members of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen, be appointed 10 cores
pond on the part of the Common Council Of New Or
leans with the Department of The Post'ohce NJ
Washington touching the great grievance Of repeated
failures 10 transmit abe United States mails IN aecor-
dance with the schedules fixed thereor along The main
lima, Sou!h Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, ending at
New Orleans and 10 suggest remedies therefor Also,
that the Mayor be requested TO invite eitZes of New
Orleans, eminent in business, to actin concert with
said committee 49,. L
lSigncdl j. T. LUGENBUHL.
a@ President Board of Aldermen.
~ rssigned1 Il. L.. TRACY,
"a President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
Approved October 10, 1856
tSignedJ JOHN l.. LEWIS, Mayor
true copy. THos. THEARD, Sec'y
Tn conformy with the foregoing resolution, hereby
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DAILY CRESCENT.
AMERICAN STATE TICKET.

-- FOR GOVERNOR, 4.-5a5 lt
CHARLES DERBIGNY,
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FOR. R.LIEHTENANT GOVERNOR,
s.-z Ear LEWIS TEXADA, ..-.-5s
5t. a..= or HArIpEa. Vel
~ zRoB SECRETARY or sTATE,
F 90 ROBERT g. BEALE,
EAST sstos ROUGE. .'r
OR STATE EAsURER,
A- J. ". DURALDE,'
OF WEST BATON RouGE. ..
E4 FOB AUDITOR RioF STATE s.
L Eaf WALTER R0sSMAN, s,..-.1.,. b..
OF gLAisoRsE
FoRAATroREEYe easENERAL
RAEDELL HGHT,
- 81 go OF ORLEANS.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION,
o. D. sTILLMAN,
OF oUAcHIrA. y
FOR CONGRESS-.
W First Dairiss-G GEO. EUsTYs, Jr.4
Second District THEODORE G.. HUNT
Third 1issiet-PREsTOS POND, Jr.
Fourth Diat,ia-WILLIAM Il. LEWIS.
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zga F7@ .gA HOTEL DE WILLIE sT6 -
x = lie % oe,obre, 1856 !
AVIS DETECTION. 's'issgs
L'eleetion dies OFFICERS dE,at ct de Parosse, oron
nance pour lund ie Novembre, 1865, aura lieu aux
endroiis et sans la direction des Commits on IN
spectenrs, en- apres desgnes et nomme's conforme.
ment la lo:
Ter PREcINcT-A la maison decole Jackson In.
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The election for Stale and Parish Oftcers ordered
for Monday, the 9Th of November, 1856 will be held
at the following places and under the uperintendence
of the hereinafter named Commit ssoners Inspectors,
designated and appointed, according 10 law:
FIRST PKkctscT.--At tic Jackson School, house.
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- 24B2 ] '= e W. tf 9s'
O. Resoid That the Comptroller be- and he is hereby
authorized and instructed TO sell at public auction,
after ten days notice in the official journal a con
tract for cleaning the streets and keeping in repair the
unpaved streets of the Tenth Ward Of the Fourth Dis
irict for year from The date Of the approval of the
said sse by the Common Council. saFf@ @g s. g@
(Signed at ~ 3. Il. TRACY,
:. go President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
[Signed] @.-r,ass--J. J LUGENBUHL,
5.f5 President Board of Aldermen.
Approved October 10, 1866. f1@ @
[signedl JOHN H. LEWIS, Mayor.
Notice is hereby given, that on MONDAY, the a9th
inst, will adjudeate my Office at u o'clock, M,
The above contracts. o. DEBUYS, q
9 oel 4 lGl=y@#e .=-sez Comptroller.
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SEA-GOING VESSELS.

VIII iosve THURSDAY, ash inst. q, s O'Clock AM
FIs0R GALVESTON AND MATA- zEEF%
GoRDA BAY--U. q. Mail LtneThe
magnificent seamphip CHARLES MORGAN, Henry Place,
eommander will leave landing passengers delivering
freghs for all in Western Texas Powder HON, Lowsr
Indi npla, 55,@,
For freight passage, having elegant apply
HARRIS 4 MORGAN, foot Of Jn!ih street,
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS.

MURPHY's HOTEL, RESTAU-- y
lfA RANT AND OYSTER SALOON, Nos. Se and rezfz&
100 ST. Charles Is open the Of
visitors. FISH, GAME and all the Delcaciss The &N$
SesRon asrvsd the most yle
hoars Justrscsivsd, lot Of STEERS fat and SALT
datf SICHARD MURPHY.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27

Regulating the collection of Taxes Real and Pc
sonal Property for the year 1855.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do ordain follows:
SECTION 1.-The Marshal of said Town is hereby au-
thorised empowered, and after the passage of
this Ordinance to demand any all taxes upon per-
sonal property due the Town from any person liable
to taxation.
SECTION 2.-For all Taxes due account of asses
ments personal property after the twentieth day of
May 1855, upon failure refusal to pay the same Ode
mand first being made, upon such delinquent when
he can be found) the Marshal shall forthwith com
suit against such delinquent before any court
having jurisdiction thereof, for the amount due.
SECTION 3.-FOr all taxes remaining unpaid upon
real Estate, the first day of September 1855, the
Marshal shall proceed in Section I'd of this Ord
nance. Adopted, April "a, 1855
J. p STONE, Pres pro TEN.
Attest-R Shoemaker Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Concefnino Dogs.

Section 1, 1t shall be unlawful for the owner or
keeper of any Dog, Dogs to alow the to run
at large in any of thepublc Places streets alleys
of the Town of Grass Valley Except hereinafter
provided.
Section 2. The owner OF Keeper of any dog or dogs
shall pay License of FIVE Dollars per year for each
dog or slut owned or keRt by him orhir, and shall
place on the neck of every dog thus owned or kept by
him or her, metallic tag stamped (Tax Paid }
with the year in which the said License shall be ta-
ken out which shall be furnished by the Clerk at the
time of issuing the License the expense of the
being paid by the keeper of said dog dogs
Section 3. The owner or keeper of said dog dogs
who shall allow the same to runat large, without first
having procured the aforesaid License and placed the
said tag on the same, shall be fined upon conviction
before any Court of cOmpetenta5urisdiction in any
sum of not less than five thau twenty five
Dollars.
All dogs that may be found tunning at large which
shall not have upon their necs the aforesaid tag are
hereby declared nuisance and it is hereby made the
duty of the Marshal, Policemen and Pound Master to
abate the same by empoundiqg or determination.
Approved, E. A. TO3iPKINS, President
Attest S. c. Richardson, Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
The Greatest Discovery of the Age!
GREAT BLESSING TO MANKIND.
INNOCENT, BUT POTENT
DIR. Il. j. CZAPKAY,s

DROPHILACTICUM, (self-disnfecting Agent, sure
i preventive against Gnorrhoea and Syphilitic
Diseases and unsurpassed remedy for all Venereal
Scrofulous GangrenOus and CancerOus Ulcers foetid
discharges from the Vagina Uterus and Urethra and
all Cutaneous Eruptions and diseases For sale at
DR.. L. j. Czapkay's Office Armory Hail. corner of Sac
ramento and Montgomery streets, San FranciscQ--As
lnnOculatlOn is preventive against Small POX, so
is DR.. l.. j. Czapkays Prophilacticum preven-
tive against SyphiItc and Gonorrhoeal Diseases
Harmless in itself it possesses the power of chem
cally destroying the syphIlitic virus and thereby
saving thousands from being infected by the most
lOathsOme of all diseases Let no young man who
appreciates health be without Dr. Czapkay's Prophi
lactcum 1t Is in very convenient packages, and will
De found convenient to use being used soap. That
the disease can be prevented by the use of proper
gents is as well an established fact as that they
be cured after their establishment This principle,
which is now universally recognized was received
en- oeore tne Gays OF Jenner the dscoverer OF vaccl
naon, In 1f9o and its multiplied benefits since
have received as they deserved the attention of the
medlcal laculty. IL was in pursuits of this branch
OF the medical science that Dr. L. j. Czapkay fOrtu-
natey made the discovery of his ttProphlacticum y
which for the prevention of syphilitc, Gonnorreal,
Cancerous and CutaneouS disorders stands unrivaed
by any agent in the Pharmacopoeia
me eHect OF this agent after COTTON is immediate
anu removes the possibility of contraction of dis
ease. If however, the disease has been contracted
IL IS useful IN neutrasing the poisonous secretons
which, by absorption, produce the horrid consequent
ces HnoWn as secondary syphilis. 1t has been ad
he has yet to find the first in which it has failed to
subserve the purpose for which it was administered
Price, So Full directions are attached to each pack
se. III cases wnere the Prophilaeticum is used as
prescription for his Blood Purifyer
All communications from the Country addressed
only TO Dr; L. ); Czapkay, San Francisco, will be
dies with the greatest care and security immediate
ly dispatched, by express or other conveyance, to
their deStiaatior. Il
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance. No. XXHE.

Security against Fire.
The Board of Tr1etees of the Town of Grass Val
ley do ordain follows
SECTION l. Any owner, proprietor, occupant or les
of any house. store other building within the
limits of the thicKy settled portion of the Town of
Grass Valley where there any danger of fire
municatng frcm one building to another, shall pro
vide in keep in readiness, at least fifty gallons of
water to each every story of such building to be
placed in open vessels and in case to be used ex-
cept for the extnguishment of fire; and every such
owner, proprietor occupant, lessee of such build
ngs shall furnish at least four buckets for each and
every story composing the buildings, and them to be
filled and and Kept filled with water and to be depos-
tied in some convenient and easy place of at
all times, andin to be removed, only in case
of fire. All persons refusing neglectng to comply
with this section after having received three days
tice from the Marshal, to make such preparations
shall be fined not less than five dollars than
twenty dollars, and shall be collected in like manner
as any other debt when judgment shall have been
obtained.
SECTION 2 No person shall place, or cause to be
placed in dangerous proximity to any house other
building within the incorporate limits of Grass VAL
ley, and hay. straw, shavngs or other dangerous
cOmbustible matter unless securely enclosed in a
permanent building. Any person violating this sec
ton, shall be fined mol less than twenty dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, and in default of payment
shall be imprisoned not less than ten days and as
much longer may be discretionary with the con-
victing mag israte and in accordance with the of
fence for which execution shall be issued recovery
of judgment.
Approved June , 1855.
E. A. TOMPKINS, President.
Attest-S. G.. RICHARDSON. Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27

The Sidewalks on Mill Street shall be continued
from the west side of Neal Street. Southwark, along
the line of the Street. to the Southwest of the
lot situated upon the West side of Mill Street. and
known the property of IsOla Montez, and to the
Southwest corner of the lot situated upon the South
east side of Mill Street, and known the property
of y. Wheeler. i
Sud Sidewalks shall be constructed in a good and
substantial manner, of lumber suitable to the pur-
pose shall be made six feet in width, and shall be
built at the expense of each in front of whose
lot or lots such sidewalks shall require construction
1t shall be the duty of the Marshal to notify mme-
diately all owners of lots on that portion of Mill ST.
between Neal Street, and! the Western designated
points, to proceed forthwith to construct such Side
walks within Ten days after serving the notice
ANY owner of said lots refusing neglecting to
build such Sidewalk herein required within Ten
days after notice has been given Then the Marshal
shall prOcede to have such Sidewalk completed at the
expense of the of such lots in front of which
such Sidewalks shall be built, and said lot shall be
held liable for the expense demonstrating such Sde
walk, and the Marshal is heFeby empowered to dis
pose of the same, much is necessary, at
Public Auction, for the purpose of paying the expen
ses so accruing, together with costs of such SALE
This Ordinance shall be R force from and after its
passage. Approved, Sept Sd, 1855.
Attest-s. C. RICHARDsQN, Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance. No. XI.

Concerning Stoves and Stove Pipes
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordain as follows; q
SECTION AL owners occupants and essees of any
store, warehouse dwelling, other building in which
stoves or CRATES are kept, shah extend the Pipe or
cause the same to be done at least Five Feet above
root, where the pipe may pass through and where
may be necessary that such pipe should pass thro
Twenty Four lnches in the clear, from said building:
but in case shall it extend to within less than
Twenty-four Inches of any adjoining building and
then to extend upwards above the caves of that
other building which may be situated within the dis
tance of Eight Feet of it and where any pipe passes
through any board or canvass PARTITION floor sdeng
roof it shall be through meSuitable metal stone
or freproof plate leaving space of Four Inches be-
tween the pipe and the partition floor, sideng, or
roof through which it passes.
SECTION ALI owners occupants and lessees of any
building used as Blacksmith sShop, any building
in which fire is used TO any purpose shall extend a
stone or brick chimney Or a suitable pipe from the
Forge fireplace to the distance outside of the roof
in the first section of this Ordinance
SECTION 3.-The Marshal shall have power to make
any orders regulations other than is in this Ord
prescribed concerning the placing of stoves as
in his discretion deem necessary for the pro-
lection or r1fe-ttGIgp. @h~s-
SECTION All pers0ns-who shall be found guilty
a violation of this Ordinance, after having receive
three days notice from thes Marshall on an examlna
ton before Justice of the Peace shall be fined in the
sum of Twenty five Dollarsan COSTS and IN default
of payment execution shfal issue.
Adopted March 27, 1850
Attest-R SHoEMABER, Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27

THIS Invaluable Specific, first introduced into Pisa
i some City years since, soon became so well
known as certain cure, > that in every town and
city not only the Continent but in Great Britain,
the demand for it great its merits so as
founding that in less than year from its intro
duction it had supPlantcd all other remedies. The
Medical Faculty of the principle cities Of Europe
compelled to acknowledge its wonderful mastery
disease PrOpretOrs of other Medicine jealous of its
sway vainy endeavored to stay its onward progress
Like grass before the mower their efforts fell to the
ground; and like fire tae praries, sweeping all be
fore it, its onward march became triumphant. 1t
stood forth upon its merits discerning public
saw, tried and convinced of its ma gIcs2l vEF-
tues. The massive fortune acquired by DIR. PARHRA
from the sale of it dnring the he prepared it,
alone bore witness to it's miraculous merits.-
At the decease of the Doctor, the recipe was be
queathed to his son, who has lately introduced the
remedy inte the United States. The number of
cures 1t has already made astonishing. Thous
ands and tens of thousands can bear testimony to its
efficacy.
All who use it, it Will CURE,
With safety speed and certainty other Incidence
has ever possessed.
Resort to no Quack NOstrums.
Use remedy that has been tried for the past FIFTY
YEARS and was never known to fail
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance. No. XXX.

Concerning Dance Houses.
The Board of Trustees Of the Town Grass Valley,
do Ordain as follows
Section l. Any persrn or persons opening or keep
ing any public Dance House, within the incorporate
limits of the Town of Grass Valley shall first apply
to the marshal and obtain License for the same which
License shall be Thirty Dollars per month"; in advance
or Three Dollars in advance foreach night day such
Dance House may be opened for dancing purposes,
Sundays excepted in all cases.)
Section 2 On and after the passage of this Ordi,
nance, no person persons shall any house With
in the Corporate limits of Grass Valley, as a public
Dance House. without first having obtained License,
as directed in Section first in this Ordinance under
the penalty of fine of not less than Fifty Dollars
and costs of suit, than One Hundred Dollars
conviction before magistrate shall be impriss
Oned in default of payment not less than Ten days
Thirty and the property thus occupied asa
Dance Hause, and the thereof shall be held
spOnsible for, and be made to pay the fine and cost
imposed.
Approved, E. A. TOAIPKINS, President.
Attest-S. C. Richardson Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
- Ordinancee-Ne ~.
Creating the office of Pound Master. and concern


The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do ordain follows:
SECTION 1.-The office of Pound Master is hereby ere
ated. Said Office to be filed by an officer appointed
by, and to during the pleasure of the Board
SECTION 2-From and after. the 25th April it shall
be unlawful for owners, or 6tber persons having the
charge of swine to permit them to run at large out
side their enclosures in said town. 9
SECTION 3-All swine found running at large in said
town. shall be taken up and n1pounded by the Ponnd
Master of Grass Valley and at the expiration of FIVE
days shallbe sold to the highest bidder at public ven
DUE unless delivered to the owners or keepers of the
said swne upon compliance with the provision of this
Ordinance. II
SECTION 4s--The Pound Master, upon taking up and
mpounding any swine, as herenbefore provided shah
post at least three notices, in three pu bIi4
in said town. deseribingS said swine, and naming the
day on which they were taken up, and the day
place of SALE
SECTION 5-Upcn the sale of any swine so taken up
and impounded the proceeds thereof SHALL after pay
ing all expenses and COSTS be paid into the Town Trea
sury, to be returned to those Who may prove them
Selves to the satisfaction Of the magistrate in the
Town of Grass Valley entitled to receive the
SECTION 6,-The Pound Master shall be entitled to
receive from those claiming any swine in his posses
sion, ,sthe of two dollars for each swine and the
further of one dollar per day. for feeding and keep
ing the while in his custody. And he shall fur
be entitled to receive twenty-five cents for each
pnotioe required by this Ordinance together with ten
per cent on the receipts of all sales made by authority
of this Ordinance -
Adopted April 20, 1855.
J. P. STONE Pres pro tenn.
A4tast-R SUoFMARFR CIerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance. No. X.

Concerning Public Shows.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordain as follows
All persons owners or keepers of any Public Exhi-
bition whatever SHALL for each and every exhibition,
pay, License, sum Of money, after the follow
ing rates
For each and every equestrian exhibition, or circus,
menagere the of S25, of which the Marshal
shall receive So for his attendance.
For each and every Concert SIS.
For each and every Theatrical Exhibition So.
For each and every other Show, or Exhibition, So.
1t shall be the duty of the Marshal to be present at
each Exhibition, either in person, OF by substitute
whom he shall appoint to keep order, and to collect
said License and in default of payment thereof, to
prohibit the Exhibition until the Iicence shall be paid
Adopted March p 1855
. ZENAS WHEELER, President
Attest-R SHOEMAKER Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance, NO. XIV.

In Relation to Hawkers and Pedlars.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Gress Valley
do Ordain follows
That the above entitled Ordinance be, and the same
is hereby repealed and the following be substituted
in its place.
SECTION l. That all persons who shall be found
hawking peddling, vending offering for sale any
goods, wares merchandise, in the Corporation of
the Town of Grass Valley, outside of any regular
Market Grocery, Warehouse, where License
fol such privilege has been already granted shall pay
to the Marshall for the of the Town of Grass Val
ley quarterly tax of ten dollars in advance for snch
privilege; upon the receipt whereof the Clerk shall
cause such license to issued to the party paying
SECTION 2. All persons violating this Odinance
shall be prosecuted by the Marshal forthwith for
double the amonnt, before any court of competent ju
risdiction.
Approved, E. A. TOMPKINS. President.
Attest-S. c. RICHARDSON Clerk
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance No. Xxx.

In relation to the disturbance of the Peace.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
Any 'r person S OF persons found guilty of disturbing
the Peace and good order of the Town of Grass Val
ley by violent threats, loud or unusual noises, our
relng, challenging to fight fighting or drunkenness
deadly weapon or weapons and the keeper of any dis
orderly house, where such disturbance shall occur,
of the Policemen and forthwith taken before any
Court of competent jurisdiction for trial Cf such
Court be then in session. otherwise the offender or
offenders shall be severally confined III the Town Prs-
on until the time such Court can be convened and,
when the conviction of the offender offenders, by
the Court, said offender offenders shall be fined,
of suit nor exceeding the sum6f seveGty-fve Dollars
and costs of sn to be imprisoned not less than ten
days thirty days, to be both fined aad i'm
prisoned at the discretion the Court for each and
every olfepce. ;
Approved. EA. T0MPKINs, President.
Attest-S. C. RICHARDSON, Clerk.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance, No. VII.

An Ordinance in relation to Sidewalks.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordain as follows
No person or persons shall in any way obstruct or
cucumber any Sidewalk in any street within the Town
of Grass Valley.
And each and every person found guilty of viola
ton of this Ordinance after one days notice having
been given by the Marshal, examination before
Justice of the Peace shall be fined in sum not ex-
ceeding Fifteen Dollars and costs In default of pay
ment Execution shall be issued for the Prov-
ded that nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed
so as to interfere with any person persons obstruct
ing the sidewalks in building improving the hous-
es OF the Town, where the building improvement
shall not be delayed for unreasonable period of
time
adopted, March 26, 1855.
ZENAS WHEEL Err President
Grass Valley telegraph., 1855-11-27
Ordinance, No. XIII.

Concerning indecent exposure of Person
The Board OF Trustees of the Town of Grass Valley
do Ordan follows '
Any male or female who shall in any manner indie.
Gently expose himself herself in the streets or in
the doorways or at the windows ofany house in such
manner to be visible from the street or anv "a
male who shall dress and appear in the streets in
mems clothing or in any other mode of dress insult
male clothing, and appear in the streets SO dressed
sha upon being convicted thereof before Justice Of
the Peace, be fined in less than $25 and not
more than S1OO and Costs and in default OF payuent
thereof shall be committed to the Town Prison in a
time notexceeding Ten days nor less than Five davs
IL snail be the duty of the Marshal to enforce tha
provisions of this Ordinance to the utmost of his hill
ltes and upon the conviction of any such person b.
sna receive the sum of Five Dollars out Of the fna
imposed, when said fine has been collected
Adopted March q, 1855.
..-4 ZENAS WHEELER, PresiAsnt.