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Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

VERDICT OF CoRoNER's JURY.-In the
matter of the inquisition upon the body of
Fred Schneebeli, deceased:
We the undersigned, jurors summoned to
appear before VIM. H Leavitt, Justice of
the Peace for the Sixth township, Calaveras
county, at IL o'clock, A. NJ, on the 18th
day of December, 1867 to inquire into the
cause of tie death of Fred Schneebeli, having
been duly sworn according to law, and hav-
ing made such inquisition, after inspecting
the body, and hearing the testimony adduc-
ed, upon our oaths. each and all do say,
that we find the deceased was named Fred
Schneebeli, was a native of Switzerland,
aged 40 years; that he came to his death on
the IA day of Dec, 1867, in this county, by
wounds inflicted by his own hands. with a
razor.
All of which we duly certify by this in
QUESTION in writing. by US signed this 10th
day of Dec, 1867.
J. A. MCMAHON, Foreman.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

ARE we going to have q Christmas Tree
Ii so 1t Is gh time that the necessary prep
arations were being made. Those who
have toys to sell, if they have an eye to bust
ness, should exert themselves in that d;rec-
ton. Let us have one by all means. Give
the children chance
P. S. Since the above was in type, ar
rangements for stree" have been perfected
A committee composed of young ladies has
been appointed to take charge of the matter
and "see the thing through" That's suffi
cient. The ladies of Mokelumne Hill are
interchangeable, energetic and persevering
The tree is fixed fact. Fetch along your
toys. The festivities will close with dance.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
NOTICE..

A LII BILLS DUE THE OLD CHRONICLE
Il Publishing Company, contracted prior
to April 10th, 1867, will be placed in the
hands of our Attorney on the First day of
January, 1868, for immediate collection.
c. B. H1GBY is authorized to receive and
receipt for monies for the Company.
(d7:4w) S. L. MAGEE, for G. P. Co.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

CAT CAMP.-The long-expected water has
at last reached Cat Camp, and miners have
commenced operations in earnest. We are
informed that the returns received bv the
companies which commenced work, are fat.
tering in the extreme-thp claims WELDING
from six to eight dollars per day to the hand.
There is no abatement in the excitement re-
garding that section of the county, and the
rush in that direction continues as great as
ever. Cat Camp will soon be one of the
most hourishing towns in the county.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

ToYs.-Santa Claus, has established his
headquarters at Newberger's. Several "rein-
deer loads of doll babies. trumpets, squeak
ing dogs, tops and other such articles,
designed expressly for presents to good boys
and girls, have recently arrived and will be
distributed by St. Nicholas on Tuesday
evening next. The little folks should be on
their good behavior from now until Christmas
Eve, when they will receive their reward by
having their stockings filled with all the
pretty things imaginable.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
REDINGTON'S
FlavOring Extracts

are made from Fresh Fruits. Each
bottle holds twice as much as any
other brand in the market, conse-
quently they are the cheapest and best.
USE NO OTHER.
REDINGTON & co. Agents for the
Pacific Coast. jan28'67:ly:is.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

Two of our citizens were complimented
with vote for U. S. Senator on Tuesday
last-A. P. Dudley and A. C. Adams. In
the Senate no two Democrats voted for the
same man. No nomination had been made
IN caucus by the Cops.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
EScsEiasgioEs & Co.'s
ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER

This valuable preparation containing in a
highly concentrated form all the properties
of the Jamaica Ginger. has become one of the
most popular domestic remedies for all dis
eases of the stomach and digestive organs.
AS tonic it will be found invaluable to
all persons recovering from debility whether
produced by fever Or otherwise, for whilst
it imparts to the system all the glow and
vigor that can be produced by wine or bran
dy, it is entirely free from the reactionary eff
fects that follow the use of spirits of any kind.
1t is also an excellent remedy for females
who suffer from difficult menstruation. giving
almost immediate relief to the spasms that so
frequently accompany that period.
1t gives Immediate relief to Nausea, caused
by riding in a railroad car. or by sea-sckness
or other causes.
1t is also valuable as an external applica-
ton for Gout, Rheumatism. Neuralgia, etc.
REDINGTON co.,
Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast.
jan28'67:ly:is.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

Su1c1DE.-On Sunday morning last, the
dead body of Swiss, named Frederick
Schneebeli, an old resident of Mokelumne
Hill. was found in his room in the building
on Main street, formerly occupied as brew
ery. Two terrible gashes were cut in the
throat, one on each side of the neck, sever
ing the external and internal carotid arteries
and iuguler vein. Strange to relate, the
windpipe was uninjured, the skin being
barely cut over it. The instrument of death
"a razor-laid within few feet of his body
when found. From the position of the
corpse and the nature of the wounds, tits evil
dent that he inflicted them himself. He had
not been seen the day previous to the discov-
cry of his body, and the CONCEALED condition
of the blood which had flown from his
wounds, indicated that life must have been
extinct at least twenty-four hours. Lying
on the table at which the misguided man
had been sitting previous to the commission
of the deed was letter in his hand writing,
the contents of which clearly indicates the
unsettled condition of his mind. We pub
fish it in this issue. There is no doubt but
that the man was laboring under mental
alteration, superinduced by intemperance, at
the time he committed suicide. Some time
ago his friends thought strongly of having
him conveyed to Jail, for fear he would injure
himself while laboring under an attack Of
deliriuna tremens. For several days previous
to his death, his actions were so strange and
unnatural as to attract the attention of his
intimates; but they had no suspicion of his
intention to commit suicide. In the absence
of the Coroner, an inquest was held upon
the body by Judge Leavitt. The verdict o!
the jury who sat upon it will be found ii
this paper. Mr.. Schneebeli was man much
respected by his acquaintance, and good
honest, upright citizen. He was his wors
enemy. Being a member of Eagle Hook s
Ladder Co., flags were hoisted at half-mas
on the houses of the Engine and Hook s
Ladder Companies. The members and off.
GERS of the Fire Department attended hi'
funeral on Monday, together with a large
concourse of our citizens. Suicides are fear
fully increasing in this State, and the ntem
perate use of strong liquors is the great ex
citing cause. Will we take warning?
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
A. MCMAHON, Foreman.

By reference to our advertising columns
the office hours of the agent of the express
and telegraph companies will be seen-from
9 o'clock, A. NJ, to Pm.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
GRAEFENBERG
UTERINE CATHOLICON

if faithfully used according to directions,
will cure every case of Diabetes, and greatly
mitigate the troublesome effects caused by a
relaxation of the outlet of the bladder. 1t is
a most successful remedy for Gravel and 9TH
er diseases of the Kidneys and bladder, and
for Female Diseases is unequalled The Ca
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Whites. all Irregularities of the Monthly
TURKS, Suppression, Ineontinence of Urine,
Bloating and Dropsical Swellings, and all
Diseases of Pregnancy. The specific action
of this medicine is immediate and certain
upon the Uterine and Abdominal Muscles
and Ligaments, restoring them to as healthy
state as those of childhood and youth, so
that patients who have used the Graefen6erg
Companys Uterine Catholicon cannot suf-
ficiently express their gratitude for the relief
afforded. Redington & Co.. Agents, 4l6 and
41S Front ST., San Francisco
jy28:6m:is.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
NEWELL'S
Pulmonary Syrup

has cured thousands and it will cure YOU if you try
1t.
This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste;
soothing healing and strengthening in its effects;
tirely free from all poisonous or deleterous drugs
and perfectly harmless under all circumstances.
Certificates from many prominent citizens of San
Francisco accompany every bottle Of
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

REcoLLEcT the Christmas Tree on Tuesday
evening.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
DENTAL OFFICE
Picture Gallery.

Mr.. Granier has worked at his business for
fifteen years in France, and ten years in
America, and is prepared to repair watches,
clocks and jewelry at the shortest notice.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

THE following is the letter written by Mr..
Schneebel previous to his committing sui
eide. For its translation from German into
English, we are indebted to Mr.. Adler:
MoKELUMNE HILL, Dec. 1867.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21


3 q = q q II
MAIN STREET, HEAD OFLAFAYETTE.
"AVING JUST RETURNED FROM
San Francisco with new and extern
sive assortment of Dry Goods and clothing,
we are now prepared to furnish articles to all
who may wish, as cheap as the cheapest. We
offer
Great Inducements
To those who will favor us with call.
Ladies and Gentlemen
Come and see u.s. Don't stand back! We
charge you nothing for examination!
Look at This!
9 Yards of Calico for One Dollar !!
Together with hooks, eyes and spool thread /!
French NIerimOs,
S79 cents and $l-the very best quality.
FlaRnelS and Slseetings,
At the same prices as before the war
Clothing.
Boots and Shoes,
Mating,
Carpets,
DrEilinss,
Duck, etc, etc.
DRESS PATTERNS.
SILKS. MERINOS.
WORSTEDS. DELAINES.
FRENCH, ENGLISH and
American Prints,
GENTLEyNE.N'S SUITS OF EVERY
STYLE And T.ARIETY.
Hats of all Descriptions
Straw, Chip, Panama, Palm leaf, Resorte.
Nutina, and steel trimmed linen.
Cotton goods of all qualities and prices,
bleached and unbleached. Heavy
and light drilling, besides
other goods
Too numerous to Mention.
We invite all to call and see our new stock
of goods, as we warrant them we will sell at
as low prices as any other house in the noun
tains. Don't forget the
CLOTHING BAZAAR
OF
BLUM & GRADWOHL,
Main street. head of Lafayette.
Mokelumne Hill. April 10Th, '67.
jl'67:3m.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
NEWELL'S
Pulmonary Syrup

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro-
baton We now address ourselves to all who are un-
acquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing of all diseases of the Throat and
Lungs assuring you that
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
ALL WORK WARRANTED.

English Patent Lever, Duplex and Chro
nometer watches repaired.
Mok. HILL Dec. goth, '66. j22'67:tf.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS STORE |!
Calicos,
good quality,
oyards for 81. Mer-
rimacs, good quality,6
yards for 81. French Cal
icoes (yard wide) 2 bits yard.
Bleached Cotton Cloth Uawnsdale)
bits yard. Do. IN: Y. Mills) 20 cts.
northumberland accordingly. Dress
goods --latest styles of all kinds, from to
bits yard. Dress goods ON hand, sell
ing at cost. Hats-trimmed and I'M
trimmed-of all styles. Hats ready
trimmed from bits to finest
kind for SIS. The new style
of hoop skirts, and all
kinds of ladies'
shoes, CATERS
etc.,
Calicoes yards for 81 90.
Delaines 20 to rs cents per yard.
French Merino 5 to bits.
Ladies' and children's shoes FIN 81 so
to SO 90.
Opera hoods 81 So and So.
Break fast shawls made by hand
Large assortment of Ladies' hats and bon
nets
Purchasers are invited to call and exam
inc Goods and Prices,
Before Purchasing. Elsewhere,
ifs l ,oiH sell my old and ne,o Stock
AT GAINS
~ Ladies' Hats and Bonnets received
for cleaning and repairing in San Francisco,
where arrangements have been made by me
for that purpose.
NB.-Calla at
The Old Stand on Main Street,
Opposite Mrs. McFadden's Liquor store,l
MOKELUMNE HILL.
r. ADAMS.
Mok. Hill, April 2lst, 1866. ap21'67.tf.
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

RecOliect the Place!
Centre street, opposite Miners Drug Store.
ISIDORE SOKOLOWSKY.
Mok. Hill. July 1st, 1867. jy6:tf
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21
STOP THAT COUGHING

is really the VERY BEST remedy ever compounded
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Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Consumption. Thou
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already benefited by the surprising curative powers
Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-12-21

Ayers, Bristols, Brandreth S. Moffatt's,
Motifs, Wright's. and other patent pills, %
cents per box. Hollow avs pills and oint-
ment, 35 cents. Sarsaparillas, ST. and 81 %
| per bottle.
Ayers Pectoral. Jayne's medicines, and all
| other patent medicines usually kept in well
regulated store, at the same reasonable rates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-05-17

A traveller in Palestine writes the following
from Jerusalem. March 2, 1867
There are about $4,000 people in Jeru.
salem, 8, 900 of whom are Jews. All except
about 900 of them, | am told, are very
poor. ! said they do not go into the enclo-
sure where their temple stood, but they do
90 every Friday to a portion Of the old wall
that yet remains on the west side, supposed
TO be part of the same that Solomon built
And here is witnessed scene on Friday OF
each week that think would touch the hard
est heart ! went in company with several
others, to see for myself. 1t is called the
waiting place of the Jews There we saw
them of both sexes, all ages, IN many kinds
of dress, from satin to tatiers and rags, lewis
IDENTITY many Of whom were pilgrims from dis.
tant lands and of various languages many
of them having IN their hands the Old Tes-
lament scriptures or PRAYER books. Some
were seated on tagging. some kneelng, 9th
ers grasplng, as it were, those old stones in
their arms, while others were beating their
breasts-all reading or praying in q sing>song
tone, most of them sobbing, with tears
streaming down their cheeks ike rain and
all this because OF the desolation of Zion
] was told that their Rotations were after
this manner o God, the heather are come
into thine inheritance. The holy temple have
they dehled We are become a reprosch to
our neighbors a scoru and deriAon to them
that are round about US How long, Lord ?
Wilt Thou be angry forever 2 etc, etc. We
were there about clock P. ", and saw as
many as 200 thus engaged This is KEEP, up
from 4. NJ 10 . T. NJ
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[csaifosnia Correspondence Springfield Rep.l
A moonlight sleigh ride over the Sierra Ne.
ysds mountains II : ride which one can never
forget. On the afternoon Of March 10, we
took sleigh, drawn by Ska nohle-looking
horses as can be found any where, and star
ted. There were thirteen passengers, with
their baggage, and one and half tuns of sill.
yer on hoard At IL clock, midnight, We
stopped for dinner at station close by that
beautiful lake called ''Bieler.' The propri-
etor of the station told me that he had taken
away twenty feet OF snow, and still there re-
manned nearly, il not quite. twenty feet more
IN front of his house. Steps were cut in the
snow to allow passengers access to his place,
In order that they might get their dinner and
he their dollars Only thirty minutes we're
allowed, and with change of horses we were
of once more for the summit, which was
reached about o clock IL the morning. On
the summit we noticed sparks Of ire coming,
as il were, out of the snow. The driver told
us that twenty feet under that snow there
was large boarding house for the Chinese
lsborers who are at work on the great Pacific
Railroad A hole was cut TO connect with
the chimney for the smoke 10 60 out, and q
tunnel extended twenty rods in length for an
entrance to the house. Such is life on the
Sierra Nevada mountains in mid winter, with
the snow to the depth of an average OF thirty
feet or more on the level. No teams are al
lowed to cross the mountains in the daytime
for fear the horses and all might be swamped,
rs the snow is much harder and safer during
the night than through the day.
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The lyceum OF natural history of William
College Mass, is fitting out n expedition for
South America. The volcanic regions about
Quito will be the base, though by no means
the limit of operation. This ground, already
made classic by the visits of Humboldt and
others, has never yet been thoroughly exam
ined by scientific men, and it is the hope oil
the society, under the direction of Professor
Orion and Hopkins, both able men, BY
thorough work, to reveal much as yet un-
known and to enrich its own as well as other
cabinets of the country by rare and we'll Sc
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As the expedition sets oat in July, IL will be
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the eclipse which occurs August 20 1t ID
the intention to make accurate meteorologi-
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Smithsonian Institute viii furnish the neces
sary instruments. The society relies upon
he Alumni OF the college and friends oil
science generally for contributions to bear
the expenses. Fifteen thousand dollars are
called for, though it is feared that this will
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CoIoRED EsIGRAsrs TO LIBERIA-Th e
company Of colored solders'that left Phila-
delphis in December last to settle in Liberia
reached their new home pleasantly by the
Edith Rose Charles A. Harrell, formerly
Of Elkton, Md, writes thus:
81 am very happy to say that words cannot
describe the good and kind treatment of the
people, and the kind welcome of the Gov
eminent. Monrovia is fast growing city.
As for the land of Liberia, in regard to fer
tility, it is the best have ever seen. Veg
etables are growing the whole year round.
All the company are in good spirits. Tell
my friends in Philadelphia that if they wish
TO procure good home, as free gift, Afri-
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side at Bexley, on the Finley road to Geas
mountain Finley is very highly spoken Of,
as the most healthy and best region in Libe
ria,
A new company Of colored soldiers, "Lin.
coin Company, No. 2 is now forming in
this city. with the intention Of leaving on the
LIST OF May. The leader was for two years in
colored regiment, sharing in the siege Of
Vickshnrg and the battle of Nashville
Phil Telegraph.
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