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1877 (238 pages)

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30 FEBRUARY 6, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1877 MARRIED. At Truckee, January 29, 1877, by T. C. Plunkett, J.P., WM. W. MORGAN, of Truckee, to SARAH A. ST. LAWRENCE, of San Francisco. At Truckee, January 31, 1877, by T. C. Plunkett, J. P. GEO. F. MUSTARD, of San Buena Ventura, to EMILY B. CHAMBERLAIN, of Long Valley. DIED. At Grass Valley, February 4, 1877, JOHN TRATHEN, aged 32 years, a native of Cornwall, England. The funeral will take place from the residence of Mrs. Thomas, Ophir Hill, at 1 oclock this afternoon. At Grass Valley, February 1, 1877, JOHN BLACKFORD, aged 61 years, a native of Pennsylvania. VIOLENT DEATH AT OPHIR HILL.—Sunday evening last John Trathen, a miner, met with a violent death at Ophir Hill, near the Empire mine. The first news of the affair was to the effect that he had been thrown or had fallen from a horse, on which he had been riding and had been dragged a considerable distance, which resulted in killing him. Later it was said that deceased and another person had a fight and that death was caused by injuries received in the struggle. Justice Paynter today will hold an inquest, in the matter, and all the facts will be brought to light, and we shall be able to give full particulars. Deceased was aged some 32 or 33 years a native of Cornwall. SUICIDE OF JOHN BLACKFORD.—John Blackford, one of the oldest residents of Grass Valley, and a straight forward and honest man, committed suicide by taking morphine, dying last Sunday morning at half past three o'clock. He took the fatal dose Saturday evening. Every exertion was made to save his life, but every effort was unavailing. An inquest held yesterday by Justice P. H. Paynter, and the fact of taking the drug, with suicidal intent was clearly proven. He left letters which we have been requested to publish and which are as follows: Iam undone. I have no friends outside of my family. God help them. Try and respect my poor wife in particular. She needs help. I am ruined and undone. Farewell, JOHN BLACKFORD. JANUARY 30th, 1877. The other letter is without date and both are without an address. The second reads as follows” Oh God forgive me. I had more enemies than I expected, but I forgive them all. I am ruined forever. I borrowed money from my son and have crippled him as well as myself. I have not one cent and am sick. I have nothing to bury myself, and I don’t care weather [sic] I am buried or not. All I ask is for you to see that (to) my poor wife. She needs it. Please don’t mistreat her. Adieu. Help her to make a living, for I can’t. God strengthen my poor wife, and may her children remember that she is their mother. I trust if there are any good people here they will see she does not suffer. Help her to sell goods. She has done her noblest. God help you all. Good bye. J. BLACKFORD. Don’t accuse any of my family of knowing anything about my rash act, for I intend to keep them from knowing it, if possible, for Iam ruined and am unable to make a living. Any further I don’t know what to do but to destroy myself. So don’t accuse any of mine being a party to it. God help them for I can’t. The poor old man had worked early and late several years, to our knowledge, at anything he could find, to support his family. He was slow to complain and his great fault was that he did not let the desperate state of his circumstances be known. He leaves a family, and it is unnecessary to say that they are in the greatest need of assistance. Deceased was about 66 years of age, and a native of Pennsylvania. His remains were taken charge of and interred by the Grass Valley camp, of the Order of Caucasians, of which deceased was a member.