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Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

DEAD BODIES FOUND.-On Friday, Jan. 16,
the body of an unknown man was found in
ditch six miles above Nevada. Supposed
to have perished from cold.
A few days before the dead BODY of anotb.
er man was found upon the bank of the Yu-
ba, near Hoit's Bridge, who had evidently
been robbed. 1t had been thrown into a ra-
vine and covered with sticks and stones. A
hole was found in the skull, as if made by a
bullet. He was apparently a miner
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

TUNNELS CAvED 1N.-The Butte Record of
January 8, has information that the tunnel
of the Texas claim, some five hundred feet in
length, and that of the Sailor Claim, which
had been run into the hill distance of six
hundred feet, both caved few days since.
thus destroying entirely the labor of nearly
one year. The dirt taken from the Sailor
Claim is being washed and pays we'll.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

THE WEATHER for a few days pastshas been
delightful and autumnaflike, and, as a natu-
raj consequence, our streets have been more
than usually thronged With ladies passing
to and fro, making their usual calls upon
each other, or intent upon their necessary
purchases at the Dry'fGoods and Millinery
storea. Vegetation is ALREADY beginning to
appear upon the sunny sides of the hills, and
everything betokens an early and a genial
Spring.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

@9- A large party of miners left Santa
Clara county short time since to explore
the reputed rich gold mines on the Mohave
desert, to the eastward of San Bernardino.
Letters have been received from the party
stating that they have been deceived with re-
gard to the mines, and have returned as
far as that city. Previous however to
their final return home, they will explore
valley about fifty miles from the last named
place, from which favorable reports have
been received, accompanied with many fine
specimens.
All past experience in California history
teaches us that these distant explorations for
richer mines than we have at our own doors
are proftless. Steady and constant applica-
ton at any given locality, is, in the long
run, the surest path to successful mining.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24
Collections,

All Collections due this Office, of whatever nature
both those incurred previous and during the time it
published as the ''Grass Valley Intelligencer,"
are payable to the Subscriber. Collector will call
upon all who in arrears, forthwith, and trust
our friends who desire the permanent establishment
of Paper in Grass Valley, will give him friendly
reception. W. b. EVER
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

W. K. SPENCER, of the Grass Valley Book
Store, on Main street. will please accept our
thanks for papers and other favors during
the past week. Mr.. Sis one of the busiest
men in town. He win treat youto the lat
est news from San FRANCISCO, New York or
London, transmit mesSsse for you, in less
than no time to almost ally part of the state,
or forward package by the Easiest Ex-
press" to any direction you may desire
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

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COFFEE BENEFICIAL TO FRE SYsrEM.-The
effects of coffee upon thehuman system are
said, by writer in Blaekwpod's Magazine,
to consist in making the brain more active,
soothing the body generally, making the
change and waste of mGfter much slower
than usual, and the. .demahd for food, in con-
sequence, much less. These results are pro-
duced by the combined effects of volatile oil.
species of tannin, and a, substance called
theme or cofeine, comtnd6 to both tea and
coffee 1t is also thought that the lessening
of the general bodily waste which follows
the consumption of daily allowance of cof-
fee, causes saving of starch and gluten
equal to the cost of the Coffee
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

FATAL AccIDESr.-On Tuesday. January,
20, Mr.. William Richards, of Gold Flat, Ne
Vada, while carrying a plank upon his shoul-
der, fell and broke bis spinal column, near
the neck. He died the next day. Mr.. 81.
was miner, and very exemplary man. He
was member Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this place.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

g@- The 'MINING JOURNAL" the publica-
time, during our separation from this office,
will be again resumed. The next Nuluber
will be issued on the 1st of February next.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

ECONOMY OF THE ARTs.-The horseshoe
nails dropped in the streets, carefully collect
ed, reappear in the form of swords and guns.
The clippings of tinker's shops, mixed with
pairings of horses hoofs, or cast off wooden
garments, appear afterwards in the form of
dyes of the brightest blue, in the dress of
courtly danes. The bones of dead animals
yield the chief constituents of lucifer matches
phosphorus. The dregs of port wine, care
fully rejected by the port wine drinker in
decanting his favorite beverage, are taken
by him in the form of Seidlitz powders. The
washings of coal gas reappear carefully pre-
served in the lady's smelling-bottle as an
ammoniacal salt.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

MADISON LODGE, NO. %, F. A M
gAaQAuIg MEETS EVERY TUESDAY EVENING at the
ATE Masonic Hall.
wv By order,
SAM'L. BRIGHAM, Sec'y.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24
California Earfhqua keS.

IL is most fortunate circumstance for the
mining regions that they are seldom, if ever,
affected by the earthquake shocks which so
frequently alarm and disturb our neighbors
on the plains and upon the sea coast. A
''shake" as severe as that felt at San Fran
cisco and along the valley in the vicinity of
Stockton,and at San Diego and Los Angeles,
must have been most disastrous in any por-
tion of the placer mining region where ex-
tensive underground mining operations are
in progress Among all the earthquake
shocks which have been experienced in the
last few years in California, we have no re-
collection of hearing that any one has been
sensibly felt in the mountain region to the
eastward of the Sacramento or San Joaquin
vallies, unless indeed we may except the
present instance of the reported ''shake" at
Mokolumne Hill, which, by the way, we are
very much inclined to believe is considerably
exaggerated.
This fact, if a fact it be, must 60 very far
towards establishing theory with regard
to earthquakes in California, that the dis
turbing cause is not deep-seated in the earth.
That it is not consequent upon the internal
fires which are supposed to exist but a few
miles within the outer crust, and by which
volcanoes are fed, and the most extern
sive and destructive earthquakes undoubt-
edly produced.
We have not the Reports of the State Geo.
1~o. sck I
he has investigated particularly with refer
ence to the matter. But the supposition with
US is, that the strata connected with the ST.
ezra Nevada range of mountains entirely un-
derlieS not only the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys but the Coast Range also. If
such be the fact. it follows, as a matter of
course, that any disturbance of the strata
above this underlie, cannot effect any por-
tion of the mineral region of California ex-
cept that lying in the Coast Range and along
the foot hills of the Sierra. May we not
therefore, with good reason, conclude that
these frequent "shakes" are produced by
chemical agencies but short distance below
the surface? 1t can scarcely be possible that
a disturbance sufficient to produce an earth
quake wave which shall reach from Hum
boldt to San Diego, in north and south di-
rection, should be confined within distance
of little over one hundred miles in an east
and west direction. We can account for it on
no other hypothesis than that the dip of the
strata of the Sierra Nevada completely un-
derlies the seat of disturbance in the valley.
We should be pleased to hear the opinions of
some of our scientific friends below, who may
feel inc lined to investigate this matter. If
this hypothesis can be sustained it will afford
vast amount of relief to a large portion of
our mining population.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

STABBING IN NEvADA.-A stabbinp affair
occurred at the Mountaineer Saloon, in Ne
Vada, on Sunday evening last, in which one
OF the parties was severely, though not NOR
tally cut near the pit of the stomach. The
parties were both intoxicated. The stabbing
party has been lodged in Jail to await his
trial.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

@~The copper mine recently discovered.
twenty-six miles above Fort Yuma is said to
be very rich. Preparations to work il are
being made on an extensive scale,
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

QUARTZ DISCOVERY AT TIMBUCroo.-We
learn that some very rich quartz discoveries
have recently been made at Timbuctoo, a few
miles below Rough q Ready. The lead ap-
pears to be very extensive, having been
traced Tor mile or more and opened in
several places. The quartz which has been
raised presents a very favorable appearance
1t is estimated as worth from $40 to $50 per
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24
I. O. O. E.

Grass valley Lodge, No. 1@.
INSTITUTED 28th July, 1858, meets every THURS
DAY night, at MASONIC HALL, on Mill St.
Brothers in good standing cordially invited to
attend. JOHN BURNETT, N u
H. Y MORDOFF, R. S.
Grass Valley, August 1S, 1885,
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

STRIKE ENDED.-The water strike among
the miners in the neighborhood of San Juan,
in this county, came to an end on Tuesday,
January l3, by the Ditch companies agreeing
to reduce their prices to 80 cents per inch.-
The miners demanded water at 25 cts, but
80 was finally agreed upon as compromise.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

@TA stage load of passengers was turned
over in Nevada, on Saturday morning last.
Nobody hurt, but several badly frightened.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

rs DR.. D. A. Cranea of Red Dog, who
was shot through the pppSsrlpart of the left
breast on the 10th inst, by Williams skange
ton, though severely woarded, is gettiag
better. Langton has NOT yet been arrested;
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

NS- 1t is stated that not less than sixty
shocks of earthquakes have been felt in the
city OF San Francisco within the past five
years
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

'lNKsTAND," from Rough q Ready, came
just as we were going to press. We shall
spread it out next week.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

To TAKE RUST OUT OF STEEL.-COver the
steel with sweet oil well rubbed on. In forty
eight hours rub with finely powdered IN
slacked lime, until the rust disappears.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

SNOWY MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
NO. g. SONS OF TEMPERANCE, meets every Sat
urday evening at the Temperance Hall, Church st
All Brothers in good standing cordially invited
to attend. A. CLARK, W. P.
L. SANFORD, Sec. ". II 6m
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24
Tax Sale.

The Sale of property of delinquent Tax
Payers of this County takes place at Nevada,
to-day.
Grass Valley telegraph., 1857-01-24

@-For interesting matter, sessfirst, third
and fourth pages. e
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK
AN ACT
mo. 1871

70 amend and supplementary to an act en-
titled can act to provide for the reor-
ganization, supervision and maintenance
of Common Schools" passed March l A,
1853.
SECTION /. Be 1t enoctrd By tie General
assembly Of Tie Staie Of Ohio, That sec
ton three of the act aforesaid be so amend
ed as to read as follows Section 8. The
said directors within five days after their
election, shall take an oath or affirmation
to support the Constitution of the United
States and of the State of Ohio, and faith
fully and impartially to discharge the du-
ties Of their office; which said oath the di-
rectors are authorized to administer to
each other. And In case vacancy shall
occur in the Office of director, by death,
resignation, refusal to serve, or otherwise,
it shall be the duty of the township clerk
to fill such vacancy within ten days after
being informed thereof, by the appointment
of some suitable person who shall hold his
Office until the time of the next annual
meeting, when a director shall be elected
for the remainder, if any, of the uneXpired
term, in the manner prescribed. i'll sec
ton two.
SEC. 9. That section four of said act be
SO amended as to read as follows: Section
4. If the qualified voters of any sub-dis-
trict shall fail to meet and elect school di-
rectors as prescribed in sections two and
three, it shall be lawful for any three quail
flied voters of such sub district to call q
special meeting of the voters of such sub
district for the purpose of eecting direc-
tors, on first giving five days notice in
writing of the time and place of holding
such meeting by posting the same in three
of the most public places i'll such sub-dis-
tricts and the directors so elected at such
special meeting, shall hold their Offices for
the unexpired term which they were re-
spectively elected to fill. .. v,
Sec. 3. That section eight of said act be
so amended as to read as follows: Section
8. 1t shall be the duty Of the directors in
each sub-dstrict to take or cause to be
taken, annually, between the first and third
Monday of September, an enumeration of
all the unmarried white and color ed youth,
noting them separately, between the ages
of five and twenty-one years, resident with
in such sub-dlstFict and not temporarily
there, designating between male and fe-
male, and return a certified copy thereof
to the township clerk; and in case the di-
rectors in any sub district shall fail to take
and return the enumeration aforesaid, it
shall be the duty of the township clerk to
employ competent person TO take the
same and allow him n reasonable compen-
81 ion for his services, and shall proceed to
r. cover the amount so paid forsuch services
in civil action, before any court having
jurisdiction, in the nTme of the State Of
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

Gss~ Two new post offices have recently
been established on the line of the M. &
Q. railroad, between Athens and Zaleski-
one at Moonville, Vinton county, called
Moonville post-office, and the other at Min
eral City, Athens county, called Mineral
post-office.
This reminds us of our neglect to no
tice the establishment, few months ago,
of a new post-office in Columbia township,
Meigs county, called Valley Ford post
Office. We do not remember the Postmas-
ter's name. .a...,.
While on this subject, it may be proper
to mention change in the mail arrange
ments which was made last week. The
hack does not leave Athens until the train
arrives from Cincinnati, and consequently
arrives at Pomeroy in the night. By this
arrangement the Cincinnati papers reach
here the same day they are printed, and.
this morning, at breakfast, we are enabled
to read the Cincinnati Daily Commercial
or Gazette of yesterday. In many respects
this is decided improvement. Thsre is
one objection, however, to business, menA
The mail leaves Pomeroy so.early. in the.
morning that it is impossible to answer
letters by return mail. If this defect were
remedied, we think all would be satisfied.
Has the timetable of the M. ~ G. road
been, changed within the past week or two3-
If so, will the Superintendent direct tho
change in. advertisements? Our peade1s
are anxious on the subject T. - j.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19
POMEROY, OHIO.
WANTED.

We should like to secure one or two sap-
prentices Immediately, if we can get the
right kind of boys. We are not particular
about age. Boys over twelve and under
eighteen will answer. But we want boys
of industrious habits and good behavior,
and we are determined to keep none other.
Two intelligent, industrious, and well-be-
haved boys, who desire to learp the print
ing business, can find good situations at
this Office, if application be made soon.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19
The New York Times learns by conve

sation with a gentleman recently arrived
Young no longer makes even Il feint of re-
specting any authority but his own. He
as the Sultan. The Times says:
When our informant left Salt Lake city,
he was threatening to drive all Gentiles out
of his "kingdom," and his minions were
burning or leveing the houses and de-
stroying the property even of his follow
ers who dared allow Gentiles to board with
them, or who would not fully subscribe to
and endorse the outraSes committed by the
more violent and abandoned of the com
munity Sin the name of the Lord
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

VISIT OF THE STATE School CoMMIs-
sIoNER.-Rev. Anson Smyth,r the present
State Commissioner of Common Schools,
visited Meigs county on Thursday last,
and addressed the citizens of Pomeroy on
Thursday evening, at the Presbyterian
Church, on the subject of Education
Considering the limited notice given of
his intended visit, and the inclemency of
the weather, the audience was as large as
could reasonably be expected, though
it would undoubtedly have been much lar
ger under other circumstances. Very
many active and jealous friends of Educa-
ton were not aware of his visit until he
had gone. The lecture was plain and
practical, as well as interesting. Without
attempting synopsis of the address, we
wish simply to say that we concur fully
with him in regarding common schools
the most important human agency for the
reformation and elevation of the race, and
also that while the intellect is being culti-.
waited, pains should be taken to develop and
train the physical, social, and moral natures
of our children and youth. The lecture
was well received
1t is to be regretted that Mr.. Smyth's
official duties compelled his immediate re-.
turn to Columbus. The labors of such
men are greatly needed at this time in
various portions of Meigs county.
Although constitutionaly modest, we
think it due to our constituency that we
should make mention of very handsome
compliment paid them, as well as their
representative, by the Commissioner, in
the course of his remarks on Thursday
evening. He said he had an especial rea-
son for visiting Meigs county, although a
total stranger to all its inhabitants. He
had closely watched the course of mem
bers OF the legislature on the school ques-
ton, and had at all times found our repre-
sentative sustaining the important features
of our present excellent system. And
when, near the close of the session, through
what he considered mistaken policy, many
even of the prominent friends of the sys-
tenn consented to compromise, our rep
resentative, standing almost alone, MAIN
tanned his position consistently to the last.
He said nothing of his course on any 9TH
er question; but he had strong desire to
meeta constituency thus represented on that
important question. He felt confident that
here he should find a sOiSe, virtuous, and
intelligent people.
Although we feel proud of having drawn
forth such compliment from such source.
we by no means appropriate it to ourself,
further than this-that we endeavored, on
this as on other questions, faithfully to
represent the wishes and views of our con-
stituents. On this question, we believe
we have succeeded in carrying out their
wishes-to our constituency belongs the
compliment Yet we take pleasure in say
ing that our own judgment and conscience
heartily approved the course, and we felt
proud of the constituency we represented.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

Pomeroy, April 2l, 1879
l hereby certify that the foregoing laws
are correctly copied from the original copy
furnished by the Secretary of State.
IL. H. SWALLOW,
auditor Meigs County.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, ,

SECRETARY OF STATE 5 OFFICE,
Columbus, April 8, 1857.
I hereby certify that the foregoing acts
are correctly copied from the original rolls
on file in this Office.
JAMES II. B AKER,
Secretary Of State.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

SUGAR CRop.-M. D. Cowdery, of San
dusky, has Just arrived from New Orleans.
He informs the editor of the Register that
during the last few days of his stay in New
Orleans there were copious rains through
out the sugar growing districts, which
brought the crop finely forward, and ma
terially enhanced the prospects of an album
dant yield. There are more acres planted
in sugar this season than ever before, and
as the promise of big crops are unusually
good, the impression prevails that prices
must suffer a material decline after the har-
vest.-Cin. Commercial.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

Two white men were recently convicted
of petit larceny at Columbia, S. c., and
were punished according to the laws OF
that State by whipping, one received 33,
and the other 10 lashes. The lashing was
upon the bare back.
Recollect that the Spanish coin is not
deprecated. The United States mint for
two years will pay the full current value
for it in new cent pieces.
Mrs. CUNNINGHAM ACQUITTED. This
women, about whom so much has been
said and written in connection with the
murder of DR.. Burdell, in Bond-street,
New York city, has finally been tried and
acquitted. If she can succeed now in
proving that she was married to DIR. Bur
dell, and thus obtain his property, she and
Eckel can remove to some new country
and circulate among the aristocracy. The
evidence fell far short Of convincing US of
her innocence,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19

To amend and supplementary to an act en-
titled can act to provide for the reor-
ganization, supervision and maintenance
of Common Schools" passed March l 4,
The weekly ledger., 1857-09-26

of duty that has been pursued in the management
Of Kansas affairs. They are rot only willing, but
anxious that full and free popular sovereignty shall
prevail in Kansasthat the citizens of the terrific
ry, unmolested by outside agitation or troubles
within their own borders, shall be allowed TO make
their own territorial laws, and adopt constitution
to suit themselves when they desire to be admitted
as a State of the Union.
Let us hear no more of Southern Conspiracy
against the Administration There has been no
Democratic conspiracy, nor will there be- and it is
gratifying to know that the combined efforts OF the
Abolition, Know Nothing and Secessonst presses
failed to alarm or excite any considerable portion
Of the people. The country was never more tran
quill than at present since the days of jackson
aud the earlier fathers of the Republic, until now
there has not been such implicit confidence reposed
in the Administration. The people feel that :" De
mocracy is their Sheld-the Stars and Stripes
their Banner" So may they ever be.