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Newspaper Notes - 1850s (NN-18.5)(1850s) (336 pages)

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. G. V. TELEGRAPH .
January, 1855
2nd-—--2nd-HANGING-One Macy, a young man, stabbed an old man to death in Jack-—
son. He was hung immediately.
® STAGE LINE-~ New, established between Nevada & Marysville.
NEW CHURCH for colored people was dedicated last Sunday.
BIRTH-Thurs., Dec.28, 1854, to wife of F.W.Thayer, a daughter.
MARRIED-—New Years Eve, at Underwood's Ranch, by Rev. John B. Hill,
Mr. Edward McLaughlin to Miss Adelia Hickman.
Also:-Mr. T. W. Colburn, Esq., formerly of Boston, to Miss Louise
E. Mather of Albany, New York, In Nevada (city), on Tues., Dec. 26, 1854.
9th-9th-Articles of Incorporation of miners' assoc., at CONNELLY'S FLAT.
16---16th-Not enough rain--no water for miners to work, yet.
Silver & gold coins being "clipped" + & 1/3, for the metal.
/ DIED-S. K. Stewart, miner, by caving of a bank, last Friday. He was
from Ohio.
23rd—------(2 cols. on G.V.mines. )
R. A. Davidge in shooting affair in Sacto, at Orleans Hotel Saloon.
He shot, wounded James Churchman and one Mehoney. R.A.D. fined $250.
Immigration into Calif., off some in '54. Estimated increase for the
year,'54, 50,000, of which 15,000 were Chinese.
© 8,000 lives lost in shipwrecks, last 18 months.
2,000 deaths in San Francisco, pest year,
New M.E.Church dedicated, (G.V.) cost $3,750-last Sunday.
"Qld Block", 14 col. amusing story. (front page)
30th-----Frequent large parties and Balls at "Grass Valley House". (Daniel Guiou)
(a restaurant is next door to"Telegraph" Office. Ed. complains of too
much “drunken noise",
/ 4 killed at Iowa Hill, when reservoir burst, carrying away a house:-John Rostwick, Mich.; John T. Colby & his wife & child from Ireland.
Vv DIED-Col. Alexander Anderson, lawyer of G.V. Buried Sunday by Thos.
Holmes. Hed wife & children in the East. (4 col. Obit of high praise. )
BIRTH-22nd inst., to wife of Rev.John B.Hill, a daughter.
/ DIED-In G.V., Elias Cochran, age 24 yrs, Jan. 25th, consumption.
(Missouri & Illinois papers please copy.).