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Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-18

CARD-Prompted by an honest desire of my
"a heart, | wish to lay before the public case
which deserves high commentator, not only as an
act of scientific skill but that et humanity also. About
two years ago, suddenly, and from causes unknown
to me. seized with tit of epilepsy. which. owing To
my inability 10 meet the expenses consequent upon
thorough medical treatment, and the dscOurageInent
met with on attempting 1t, soon became such (as
was then led to believe ms to defy the skill of ply
sician | was frequently while in pursuit of my call
ing thrown down To the ground without the slightest
warming. and although in>ensible to the agonIcs |
vet espised the mseries of my ieand soon learned
10 look upon those who would render me assistance
or shelter me from danger enemies who sought To
prOlong the miScrits OF my existence. W he IN ms
state and having previous 10 my affection tasted the
sweets of life, l once more was induced to attempt
seeking aid OF ply sieian. and by recommendation.
called upon Or. l.. j. Czapka'. told HIM my CIR
cunstances and my inability To reward HIM Tor his
services. regardless Of which, however. he at once
undertook my case, and with the blessing OF God
was once more restored 10 perfect health. Unable
To reward him for the boon which enjoy al present,
and vet conscious of my Indebtedness, consider 1t
due 10 myselta d to all the afflicted to make the case
public in order that those in need of medical advice
NAV find physician in whom every confidence can
be placed ,,, o,-,,,u
LIS ME I'm iHh'''NHh
State of California county of San Francisco. ssSub-
scribed and sworn before this first day of August
A. D. 1856 GILBERT A. GRANT.
Is Notary Public.
DR. l.. ]. Czapkay's Medical AMI Surgical Institute
is at the corner of Montgomery and SACRAMENTO SITS,
san Francisco. California The Doctor offers free
consultations, and asks no remuneration unless he
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-02-18
SPFRAIATORRHTA.

NR, local weakness, nervous debility, low spirits,
D lasSitudc weakness OF the limbs and back. in
DISPOSITION and inequality for labor and study dull
ness of apprehension. loss of memory aversion 10 So
cieiv love ef solitude timidty self disrust. dizziness
headache involuntary discharges. pains IN the SIDE
affections of the eyes pimples on the face, sexual aud
other infrmalies in man, are cured without fail by
the Justly celebrated physic an and surgeon, l.. j.
CZapkay His method OF cm ing diseases IL new. (un
known to others and hence the great success. All
consultations (bs letter otherwse) free Address
l.. j. Czapkay, NJ. d.. San Francisco, Cal n3-1n
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
Tte s,a,A Elnc,iou

We think there is very little doubt iha;
the State Of Iowa h.s gone By dsfauls and
the responsible and importan. oAice of
School Superintendent been AGAIN suuen-
dered unto the loving patronage OF the Pro-
Slavery party. In the counties We have
heard from no, over two-,hirds IF the vote
has been polled and nine tennis q the ab-
sentees. We venture 10 assert, are Republi-
cans. The consequence is that counties
which formerly gave Republicaa msioritie.
new give maj critics for the Administration
party. Dassque county, for instance, ha:
eiven an oAcial msjaritg of 1855 for the
Pro-Slsvery party, and the entire vote poll
Cd was only 3.s65. Her aetna najority
will not exceed one.haif that. even il We
should make allowance for detection, and
any one knews. who 10 at all eonserssn,
with the politics Of our State, that the Re
publican party is stronger THE day than il
vas last fsll when i, triumphed 80 glorious.
ly over the weli-driiled fpree. of the Pro.
Slavery party. The suceess u he Demo.
era,s san be attributed solely to the apathy
Of the Republicans and not 70 any falling
81 in Their ranks.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
Axor.r. Po,r. ron cu,sy Jusr,c,

AHoTuER PcSER FOR CAIEy juorIcx
TAxkr. The presiding Justice Of the Su-
prame Court OF the United States restsd his
opinion that negroes were not cltissns up
on the allegation that they have never been
Recognized - such BY the general govern.
nent, either before or since the adoption Of
the federal constitution. His attention 10
respe ectfOlly invited to the following extract
from IN act Of Congress in 1903, which re-
ceived the approval OF Prssidens Jefferson
and both Houses Of Congress. and has been
recognized ~ constitutional By Gil the
courts Of the country for more than &fty
years. This clause, it will BE- perceived,
especially recognises the existence Of celor.
ed citizens OF the United States:
.Art, 1862. No master Of any vessel, Or
other person. shall import, or cause to Be
imported, any xEsHo, AuLArro Oh r.lsoH
or COLOR, NOT 4 HATIvE, 4 cIYixES, Oh Rgo.
lsrKsEp SEAMAN OF TEK UNITED srA1Bs. or
q seaman native Of some country beyond the
Cape Of Good Hope, into any place Of the
United States. si,astsd in any State which
bv law has prohibited. or shall prohibit, the
imporation of such negro, mulatto, Or otn.
er person of color" lAc, oil Congress, 2Sth
February, 1903 Sec. !, T. F, Gordon's
Digest Edition, 1887, page 4s3.
Can any mere conclusive evidence be de-
sired to prove that the general eovernmess
did recognise the citizenship Of negroes, in
certain cases, than this most solemn deela-
ration Of the government iissifi and ii no,
when and BY what act were their rights d.
ves,eds-N y. Post
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

The Charleston Meresry in exhsesiag its
readers to turn out TO hear one Bsker--Al.
phess, Jr., Of Alsbama--Who II iasrcdsee1
y the s1isoss hy W. L. Yeaesy, thus "esss
I'M"
But let W neither Be disconeerted Or dag
il our exeetions. What has been already
done 10 well, and has accomplished mach.
Pro-slavery still survives, and has the mas.
tery ii Kansas. And are We no defend
to be less persistent than oar assailaAtsl
Shall We, besieged in our own lands and
homes, hemmed in BY an enemy, refuse Ill
aid. Ill interest. ia the fate OF our brave al,
lies. Al the decisivc moment, y hen the 10.
cue 10 brought full upon " to conquer Or
succumh in failure, failure and Jefeat'
kansas will be lest OF won in iwo months
time. The emancipation agitation has Al
ready been started by party in Missouri.
Resolutions Of Emancipation asse been
adopted BY Democratic District CoRven.
ton in ST. Louis, and il surrounded BY tree
States, her doom 10 fixed. Once more We
step back towards our ~ amps: once more
We lose . magnificent dominion--a power.
full ally-xnd cur enemies gain one; we are
two States weaker. Kentucky stands next,
then Virginia. ALREADY they are claimed
for the North 1t no distant day, and not
without specious grounds. The public 10,
therefore, urgently invited TO real and
strong supper, of this last tug--the consum.
nation Of al pas, efforts for seli-proteetisn
Kansas.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
Kaasas Boga. Census Takers.

The Missouri usurpers completed their
sham census on the lst. inst. Our faithful
Lawrence correspondent describes how the
,ask was performed. From All We caa
learn not ons.fosrA Of the free state men
were registered. while thousa ads upon
thousands OF the Nissourians from the
Platte county were enrolled ~ cisise NJ and
residents of Kansas. This 10 done undsr
the fiction that each of those Missouri ruf.
fans owned . claim on some Indian
Lands. la this way, $500 votes have
beed manufactured in Johnson county
alone. or the thousand offree state mea
who have arrived and settled in the terri
tory this spring, no; one OF them have been
registered by the bogus sheri6s. They
we're all registered as beng "transient,"
while thousands of Missourians were put
down as permanent se,tisrs!" Because
the free state men refused TO recognize the
legality OF this fraudulent proceeding and
viii tske no part a the coming bogus cleo
ton, they are denounoed BY every white
ivered dough face, North Of Mason and
Dixon, - espsioas maleon,enss'-cAiesc %
7fi
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

EniskAr1oI.-Emigrst has somme e.
ID with . rush. Each train thst arrives
from the East comes loaded with families
seeking new comes Squads Of Yankees
stand spon cur street corners with carpet
bsgs in their hands and guns ever their
shoulders. apparently looking fer game
New Workers 20 ia psirs and may readily
be distinguished by their sacFitE at stun
bling over gas hydrsnts, spike. and other
prepiasnt objects upon our slsewaIks--
Massachusetts, men may be known BY their
fearful rse o. the Kings Eugisa, ., cur
characterized By looking in shop windows.
and Maine men BY their immense jack
knives. From the enigrant trains We have
crowds Of Dutch and Nor~egisns, the wo-
men with little lace caps and wooden shoes,
tbs men with blue srocks and heir earthly
effects Ill enclosed 10 4 mea! bag. And so
they come and go, sii with their eyes west
ward and SEEKING the place where the sun
sets.
The shove we clip frem The Chicago DaI-
~ iJoarnsl. and can aear testimony to al
least one feature Of the moving mass com
ing wss,wsrd--thsir utter ~aht Of apPreej-
stlon Of wha, they will meet ia this region,
Of which they have formed their ideas in
childhood. Nothing astouishes Aew-
conner more than the fact that complete
eivilixation has laid its hand upou the valley
Of The Nississi ppi, and that iae ihdisA and
the buffalo are not semi deaszens Of tbs
coil along ito bsnks-tha; stiI further ives
they must q before the rias can be un
slung either for purposes Of defence Oh
sussistsace. And may, very many. commit
the slaring fault Of undervl hing the intel
ligense and requirements Of oar population
In the assumption Of airs vi superiority
they be,ssy . weakness which time and ex
perisace only can rectify. We have offer
felt deeply for those falling ITO position
% sensursbie, knowing per aps that true
worth would eventually be ome promi
nent trait, with gradual ssimilation te
eur habits have sl~sy fousd il bet
ter TO let the evil correct tseH, having
charity for The time being ~ one enter.
this western country withoH aadergpiH4
= liberation Of opinion-s kline ! ase!iaanoa
and thsse who occupy the est social po
sition, are the ones who hsv sense enough
either to syoid Of reoogsiz az enormou
course Of pr eliminsr, setiot-
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16


Oss worthy Mayor 10 his Inaugural, rec.
eaaeads amoae other improvements -
Sbllovs;
"A 0w Hall with oakees for all The city
sGcers, AaA courtroom Tor The Police
Magistrate and such other Judicial oehcers'
= may from time to time be added 70 the
city yoaicisry, with 6re proof vault o.
ssfe, sAould be constructed for the keeP'n
81 ali yslasbls ci4y papers Il cost Of not
lsss than $4,000. In the upper story Of
,Ais building, could be bull, large Hall,
which woasd, II properly managed, pay u
lsest tea per cent on iss entire cost"
We hope this wise suggestion viii meet
with tAs unanlasus approval Of our poPu.
lssica, and tha, Council win feel authorized
ts.tske the initiatory steps 10 secare such
rsssit. The Gusswill scon come when sach
. structure will be absolutely necessary,
and much expense VIII be saved 70 toe GUY
b acting u present with Prompisiade. ~
vss probably great mistake thai areses
vstiou gas not made ia some central por.
tisn sf our town plot, destined for ou.id'
ins Of this character, and aftording ample
rooa tor aeedfnl expansion, - The necessl-
siss Of he town might demand; but, The
error arising from proper foresight has
been somnisied, and il only remains for "
sf sAs present DAY TO do the best We can
under the circumstances. Vacant lots. We
presume. can ssili be procured, and in max
inc the selection Of site, noh:ng less
shan husdred ieet square should os thought
Of. A. The Court House il pretty well
down town, would i, not be vel u look To-
wards soms internediate location between
TIA, b.ilding and the bridge, snd, If need
b., north Of the railroad. Sixth suee, has
. fne elevation. 10 accessible II all times,
end will soon become one Of the most popa-
lar ihoroaghiAres is the city. Al iss juno.
ton with Brady street, 10 the spa OF all
others, il property holders will relsnquish
their hold for Z reasonable compensation
SAoald this point exceed The means Of the
CITY taSfe AFc o&uras Ia thC NC kHs1ihSss
which can. undoubtedly, be procured. A
larss asd isAuental portion Of our populs-
sisa . spreading oss upon and beyond the
blslb md W the river. Their accomm oda-
uoa should Be- regarded, and, in making the
suggestion above. we are aesussed BY the
belief that the great ayteries o. our city
from all the cardinal poin,s, sill end { con.
cenuaiion. and that very econ, under abe.
rai iDprovemen, policy, :, the iaacsion Of
Brady and Sixth streets. With ne disposi-
,ion whatever to fcrestall public opinion,
and orly with desire to have good and
+ |, where our citi1ens
can Had psblie edieers and pas!ie records,
and where they can be accommodated with
large sscm for pubic occasions, have we
written this article. Tha. IN spProPriate
committee of Council will have the matter
usder conssderatioe very soon, and that an
other year shall not pass BY without active
measures being instituted for the erection
OF substantial and appropriate building 10
vha, ve desire--and, in 50 saying, We feel
confident we only utter the sentiments Of =
large majority of our citizens.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

BOeUNVU@U0o4O00 0Uv9U y99-@40o &10ufooe u
Disssvssy.
Solomon was right Ia literal sssss.
sAen hs declared there WAS smoothing new
under the SUM-" The elemsnls Of Gil hat
sas, and 10, and ID 70 b, in tbs world Of
arV and science, exist. and have exiatsd
erom the time OF the creation. and oil that
We call "sew." 10 simply the discovery,
development and application Of pre-exist-
ing facss and prin cipies. Blood always
circulated, the vaccine matter was alNays
capable ot prsysatiag amall.p poK, metal had
4 peculiar affinity for the electric huld from
the days or Adam. Harvey, Jenner and
Franklin invented nothing new. for strist.
" speaking. God alone iapsats; but they
are entitled 10 the gratitude Of postsrity
on the ground Of having discovered and
bsas6ciaily applied seere.s Of Nature,
which we're doubtless intended By the Gre.
atsr to be developed BY the faculties Of man.
The bases Of the most important remedies
Of the modern materia, unqusss.onably exis.
ted 10 tho patfiarchsl age, although they re-
NAMED ussless, until research had discov.
cred, chemistry prapared, and experiment
testcd them. Thousands Of the sick in
fsrmer ages died, and were buried in the
very soil from which science has since de.
rived the medicinal roots that would have
ministsFsd TO their cure. The terrible ex
ternal dissases. on which the.Old Tss,a-
msat dsells % forcibly, and which even at
the dawn Of the Christian era were seldom
cured. except BY miraculous int position,
are now relieved through the less direct,
though not less bensvolsnt agency Of Prev.
idence, in the acpheation Of natural IA aans
to the came end. Man in the nineteenth b
century. aided By light Of science. derives
from roots and herbs. upon which his pro-
genitors for eighteen hundred years had il.
ncrantly trampled. spesifcs for the foulss,
and most terrible diseases which afac, the
human family. In the opinion OF eminent
ply ysicisss I'D pharmacopnist, one Of the
meet valuable Of modern discoveries ia med
ical botany, 10 that Of the peculiar deter
gent properties Of Sarsapsrilla. and In con
nexion with this fact, We are reminded, that
one Of the sarlisst and most celebrated
preparations Of that root, BIIsroI's SAR-
sArARiLIA, has just been reproduced ia Z
highly concentrated fern BY LAaAAs Co.
Of this city, the well .knowA manufactur-
ing druggists. to whom the right has Just
been asslgaed by the original prophet orr
II - there 10 just reason to believe, this
preparation is one Of the most valuable OF
our vegetable medicines, it is cer,ainly
fortunate, that il has fallen into the hsnds
OF hrm, in whose practical skill a. chem.
lists, and integrity.as men Of business, the
public can repose full eonhdenes.--N. Y.
National Police 0asstte.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

A novel case Of almony has just been Do.
ti3ed at Louisville, Ky. A man named Fer
Fuson separated from mis- wife, and she sued
Tor slinony. A settlement WAS made he
t resing 70 pay $500 year during her life.
Subsequently the parties were divorced, and
neither was restricted from marrying sga;n
the husband relying upon the reliei Gus
ialth Of his wife to preven, her from taking
smother husband. She did marry, however,
snd Mr.. Ferguson stopped the supp lies. He
c,dn't relish the idea Of feediag and clothing
another man's wife without deriving some
beneft from the outlay. A suit was
brought to compel the payment Of the $500
per aunum, and it was decided in favor OF
the wife.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
4 Turn In the Ia1s


The d. Louis Leader tells the following
story.
No, over dozen years ago merchant
ofthis city, well known and highly respec-
ed, failed in business, and after settling up
his affairs, gave 10 his principal creditor 1
deed Of trust on sertain real estate, to se.
cure the payment Of $4,000. At the time
the property was barely valued at that. 30
the creditor put the deed in his safe, and
there, 90 far - be was concerned, the mat
ter ended. The merchant, broken down,
disaPpointsd, poor. bu, re, enterprising,
went South, Visited California, Mexico and
South America, speculated made half dog.
en- fortunes, and lost them again. A few
weeks since he returned to this city sick,
travel.worn, needy aud disheartened. By
chance he me, his old lawyer, . genile.
man high in his profession, who Is desery-
ediy respected. After the frs, greeting,
the lawyer remarked. Il am glad to see
you back, and as you seem TO be 10 wan,
OF fnnds, the sale will be jus, in time"
The merchant looked hard a, his friend
and finally said, Sale! what salei have
nothing to SELL
Nonsense, dear friend, you are richer
than you imagine. Don't lyoa remember
the deed of trust drew up TO, you some
twelve years ago!'
Il do, what Of it!'
Well, At that time the property would
not OF realised the SUN, 90 it was let lie, bu,
is now in market, and expect to close
contract for its sale this week
You amaze me; what price do ycu ex.
pect TO 7etr
I've asked s8s.ooo. and I'll get it too.-
Your debt and inserss, will amoant TO sal
900, or thereaoouts, 10 you'll have S63,ooo
to 60 upon.
Tns sensations of the party may be
more easily imagined than described, a.
the penny-a-liners have it, but one thing 10
certain, Mr.. A. went hoae 4 happier man
than he had been for ten years n least.
Reader, what We have here related 10 a
simple fact, and more. the occurrence is not
yet week old.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

No Morn EMAscrp1rros II LouIsIAsA.-
The New Orleans Pieayune, OF March 2sih
mas the following. which il cited ~ the
strongest act ever passed BY the Louie lana
legislature:
An act to prohibit the emancipation OF
slaves.
Sec. /. Be il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the State oi
Louisiana in general assembly convened
That from and after the passage Of this act,
M siave shall be emancipased in this State.
Approved March s, 1857.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

The Wsshis gton correspondence Of the
Exeter IN, H. Aee, Letter says that BY
the exercises Of economy ia the Presidsn.
tsal mansien during his term of oGcs, Hr
Fierce vas able 70 retire vita sc, 900 in his
P0cket, sufheien. sum 10 make him com.
Portable for many @wet day" and protect
him from the disagresssis necessity. of 10.
pending upon the "sncerlsindes Of The law
for bis daily bread. This Is the mos, sen.
siais thing he ever did.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

A few days since case was pending In
tae common law court Of Memphis, 10
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hel5tng sued Phil,
p II, BohieH for bresch Of marriage con,
tract for falling TO marry Mrs Hsibing
when she was Miss Agnes Hsndwerksr
I'D 'he jury have given the injured parties
i! ,25o damages. The idea Of Heioin2 81.
iag B0hisn because he did not marry hi,
wlts,is certainly the richest thing Of shi,
fest sge.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

The way IN which the Rev. W. II. Mil.
burn, the blind Preacher" lost his sigh,
vas thus: When boy OF FIVE years, one
e. bis eyes became slightly affected, in such
nanher SIS to require treatment from q
PHYSICIAN. Dr.. -, 1--WE wish we knew
bgs nsine,l was accordingly called, and
~aile applying a caustic preparation the
10y WINGED and cried, as would be very na.
'gral for child under such circumstance
when the physician becoming enraged
crushed the little fellow between his knees
and dashed the burning caus,ic In bis eyes
De stroying his sight forever.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

Ri3gSs on RAIL.-Warran,s have been
issued in East Deer township, Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, for the ares, Of six
young ladies' charged with riding the
school master Of that district on rail
II sppears thar the school master refused
the Csc of his school house for the purpose
Of holding singing schools, which gave the
young ladies' greas offence. So great is the
excitement that the young ladies have 50.
creted themselves to AVOID the arrest.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

Pes NcCarty, . poor blind Irishman Al
Bangor, No. took job Of fifteen cords Of
vee1 70 saw. He vss shout se commence
spersrons when party Of vood-sa~yefs
asrresndei him, and in . very brief period
- rlsrasd srstuitously the work which
euii hays tsksn the Sind man long time
. psf6osn.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16

FRoxKH TO DRArH.-Thomas Hughes, a
printer, who served his time at the Office OF
the Burlington Gazette, was frozen to death
while making a trip between Wails Wslls
and the Dalles, in Oregon. He was en-
ployed n Government Expressman and
peri.hed 10 the performance Of his duty.
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
- correspondent OF the New York Ex

- correspondent OF the New York Ex.
yrsiner says:
"One ri the novelties in Iowa City. the
sp'tai Of he future Empire State >oi tins
West, is Sunday School in sraiiroad car
1t 10 Of re cent origin, and numbers sbout
hfy scholars. The railroad depot being
pbou' three fourths Of mile from town
md ne" settlement having sprung up
around H., Inc school accommodates chill.
aren ~ho are remote from any other school,
Eforts are being made to interest oil de.
nominations in the enterprise. An add.
tional car, is thought will be required in
tie spring
The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-16
Mortgage Sale.
Thk STATE or IOWA.


Scott county. !"
10 hnllei hisoarns and All persons whom /, NAV
soneeTa, - 'sA~'
Wv are hereby notified, that whereas Won the
1 sald haiiet kiiboarne, on the 20th day Of Fsb.
feary. A. d. 1851, did make and execute unto "a
ran a. hsdnon or her order, ysur prcmmi.an,v 20
ao'e dated Oh said day for the ment on ths -,
asy o. hpnl after date OF Two thousand Do uiia,s.
payable st the Office II George l.. Meg ls ard II
we ssme time 70 secure ths payment Of said note
y being for purchase nloaey, you Inc aid "A.
hhooarne did execute aud deliver TO ssid Ss,ah 4 :
Rsomon your msrtgaxe on the west hslf of IoI No :
exhitsin block No forty IN the c,t, OF IA
port, county Of Scott and State OF l.ws ana vh.ra
tEs owasrYhip vi said note and secu rly has n.ss
cd 10 Jamss Thompson by the endofsement al tha
sstd Sarah A. Redmsn, and whereas ssid n.tr h.
matufed and Ia now past due, nd on en- nd ms n
~ said Thompson Al the once Of George Il. N,cI
oils, ~ Mo ama OF maturity, payment Of eaid nots
was FUSED, and said nots Is yet due and vhoIix
anpsidi wherefore Harvey Lsonsrd, shsrin n
sad county Of neot a. State Of Iows by yIrtus of
ssid mortgage and The power vested In me nv ~.
iasso tns STATE Of l-ws BY reason Of The nobsua,
ment Of said noIe, and defsull made therein viu
expose 70 sale nj public auction st the Conrt sn.a
doof Ia toe said cly of Davenport on Thur isy ha
iouttesntb day OF May, A. ID. 1877 at le oieioet M
Of SAID day, 10 the high bidder for cash ali III
ABOVE sessnbed nortksss promises, Or so mpeh
lhsrsof as shall be sufficient 10 satisfy .aId no,s
vita interest and costs, uaiess the same are
paid.
II. LEONARD,
Sheriff OF seoI,es,Iovs
.s snsnan smee, Daysapon, April ii ,les7.
'aoAfsos sAhSkk,. .AtsJ's. spisawu.