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Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

MELANCHOLY DEArH-The wife Of VIM. II.
Rhodes-private Secretary Of the Governor
departed this life about 3 o'clock yesterday
morning. (Jan. 9th, under unusual circum-
stances. We understand the facts 10 be as
follows; Being about to undergo an exeision
of the tonsils, and apprehensye of the effect,
she took an overdose of laudanum to enable
her to endure it. The poison was taken about
an hour previous to the operation, and when
the effect was discovered, subsequently, every
attempt to sustain her proved unayailing.--
Daily Union
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

say- That was a very prettily turned speech
which Lady Lucan made to Mrs. Sheridan,
wife of the great wit, who was at that time
all the rage: "You must be a very happy wo-
man madam, who has the felicity Of pleasing
the man who pleased all the world"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

p6-A would be prophet down south, lately
said in one of his sermons, that he was sent
to redeem the world and all things therein"
Whereupon native pulled ont two five dol
lar bills of broken bank, aud asked him TO
fork over the specie for them
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

s6rA private of the Galloway rifles was
recently standing sentry, when an officer, no
ticing that he had black eye, accosted him,
and charged him with having been fighting.
please. sir.p replied the soldier, want it for
thst you engaged me.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

bd- Two ladies we're contending for pre-
cedence in the court of the Emperor Charles
V. They appealed to the monarch, who,
like another Solomon, awarded, "Let the ell
der 60 first" THIN, the dispute, instead Of
being ended, took another form, each lady
claiming that the other was the eldest, aud
should therefore take precedence.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

s65- With true wife, the husbands faults
should be secret A woman forgets what is
due to herself, when she condescends to that
refuge of weakness, female oon6dant. a
wife's bosom should be the tomb OF her hus-
bands failings, and his character far more
valuable, in her estimation, thar bis Es.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

A NOBLE BORA little fellow, not more
than FIVE years old, hearing some gentlemen
at his fathers table discussing the familiar
line
"An honest man Is the noblest work Of God,"
said he knew it wasn't true-his mother was
better than any man that was ever made.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

B6-Some acute philosopher, says: Pow
erty is a disease which can only be cured by
industry and frugality.' This is mistake.
A police made of gold dust, spread upon q
bank bill will do the business efectually.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

p@~If you want to know whether an edi-
tor is wicked enough to swear" just steal
his exchanges some day, and you will know
all about it.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

SINGULAR ANEcDoTE.-Two gentleman at
St. Petersburgh, had contracted bitter and
irreconcilible enmity against each other A
servant Of one happening to die, was buried
within twenty-four hours after the Russian
custom, when the other determined to graf
ify his revenge npon his enemy by accusing
him of the murder of the man. To give a
color to this accusation, accompanied by some
of his confidential servants, he proceeded pri-
vately to disinter the corpse, with view of
inncting marks of violence upon it, The
body was removed from the coffin, and held
erect, that it might receive severe fogging,
when to the astonishment and dismay of the
whole party, after few blows had been in
hcted, animation returned, and the affrigh-
ted resurrection men ran off with the utmost
precipitation. The corpse soon recovered its
animation, and was enabled to move of in its
shroud and regain its masters habitation,
which it entered to the great terror of its
respective inhabitants. At length however,
his reality becoming certain they were reas-
sured, and the supposed ghost communicated
all that he could remember of the state he
had been in, which was that bis senses had not
left him, although he felt so torpid as to be
incapable of motion until the blows had restor-
ed him. This led to the detection Of the da-
bolical plan against his masters life and char
acter.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

/ AALTEE HOUSE-BurrE CrrY.
Ine undersigned has opened the above Hotel
= ana soiicis share Of public patronage.
A,.. ~. MALTEE CHIEF.
wv MY NOV. sth. 3m.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

p1- Married men are less troubled with
the Rheumatism than are old bachelors. Dr.
Francis assigns as reason that they sleep
warmer.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
Store for sale.

~ desirable ocation on Stony Point, Volcano.
ne present owners being about to leave for the
,,sc Eve, states offer to sell on reasonable terms
,ur'her particulars apply at the Store.
r. J, A. BuTTERFIFLD a. co.
IF
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

Innocence and the Snake.
Artless and beautiful,
Airy and wild,
Tripped DER the meadows
The innocent child.
Softly his silken hair
Waved in the light,
Over his shoulders bare,
Dimpled and white.
Wild flowers looked upward
His blue eyes TO meet,
Then bent again meath
His little light feet.
Fearless bis angel eyes
Gazed on the snake;
Smiles round his lips of love
Played as he spske--
"See! what store Of wild
Blossoms are mine;
Wilt thou have one of them.
This shall be thine"
In his small finger
A lilly he holds,
Why doth the serpent shrink
Back in his folds?
Spirit of Evil
BY innocence met,
Dost thou, SO lightly,
The purpose forget
Guileless and beautiful
Child of the sky,
Sec'st thou to danger, love,
In that cold cye'
Knowest thou spell, boy,
The false one to charm!
Yes, Ills thy purity
Shields thee from harm.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

LoArERDoK VIcroRIous- The present Leg
islature started of with any amount of eco
nomical professions, but nevertheless loafer-
dom is victorious. Saturday last the Judieia-
ry Committee of the Senate, with tears in their
eyes, applied for permission to employ clerk.
The Senate itself was overcome by the pres
sure of loaferdom and yielded consent. This
committee is lazy committee No.. l, No COM
mittee composed Of industrious men ever need
ed clerk.-Coioma Argus
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

A WORD TO THosE VINO WRITE FOR PUBrI.
cArIoN.-O, ye poets and prosers, who aspire
to write in the miscellanies and, above all
0, ye palptating untried, who mediate the
offer Of your maiden essays to established pc
riodicals, take care pray We, take care to cul-
tivate good, plain, bold, round textl Set
up Tompkins as well as Pope and Dryden for
a model, and have an eye to your pothooks.
Some persons hold that the best writers are
those who write the best hands; and have
known the conductor of a magizine to be con-
verted by grabbed MS to the same opinion.
VI all things, therefore, be legible, and to
that end practise penmanshp; if you have nev
er learned, take lessons BE shure TO buy the
best paper, the best ink, the best pens, and
then sit down and do the best you can; as
school-boys do, put out your tongue and take
pains, so shall ye happily escape the rash ejec-
ton OF jaded editor So having got into
your hand it is possible that your head may
follow; and so last not least, We may fortun-
ately avert those awful mistakes of the press,
which sometimes ruin poets sublimest effu-
sion by pantomimically Transforming bis roses
into noses, and his angels into angles, and all
his happiness into pappinsss-Hood
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

AZ rrRss1 lP. c. JOHNSON.
'i' TEBBs * JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AT Law.
VOLCANO, AMADoR COUNTY, CAL
xI7rIL Practice in the County and District courts
wv Of Amador Calaveras and FL Dorado.
All business entrusted TO their care will receive
prompt attention.
Office, on Main street, adjoining the Post Office.
p. C. johnson. Notary Public.
II oet NJ | uv
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
An M. Dis. Soliloquy.
(0RrGNAL.)

kohibtNAlssj
Ne'er will more go plodding DER,
The face of Gods creation,
To peddle pills for others Ills,
II there is oblation,
For many sins and senseless whims,
In which Pve been engaged:
In days bygonc-and oft upon
Occasions when enraged.
I've killed Je,c CtwiIt and you
secret this you'll keep
BY giving drops from various shops,
That caused their deathly sleep.
To sickning grief kind relief,
Lends the consolation,
That other quacks and brainless hacks.
Spreads alike desolation,
But from this day let come what may
My course is surely taken,
May all men live, my crimes forgive,
And thereby save their bacon
Nor need own to bard or crone;
With pills have had connection,
Nor will boast to Hamlets ghost,
OF giving an injection.
AS my fortunes made, I'll leave the trade
or Esculapius ancient,
ask but life, a darling wife,
Let time be e'er so transient
hope that all both great and small,
Partic 'larly the ladies
will heed me now seek "vrow,"
Nor care l who the maid Is;
So she be fair with auburn hair.
And Of little children fond
III haste and choose-throw hymen's moose
Complete the marriage bond
Should offend some lady friend,
In making my selection,
'Tis but because our moral laws,
Will not bear distension-
To that degree "noW don't you seer"
or Mormons ruling pride;
II such was the case heaven bless your grace,
I'd make each Of you my bride.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

How TO BECOME ames
Fountain, native Of Australia, made appli-
cation to the District Court yesterday to be
admitted to citizenship. james brought his
two witnesses with him---a man and a woman.
The man testified and answered all questions
satisfactorily When the woman was asked
if she knew the party, she answered, II should
think do; he is my step-son." This led the
Judge to inquire whether she herself were a
citizen, to which she replied, pointing to the
first witness, II have been married to that
Yankee there more than two years, aud If
that don't aaturaize me 1 don't kn0ic seha.
ir0uldp
Spectators. lawyers, clerks, Sheriffs, and
even the Judge himself-who does not usually
do such things-burst into one universal roar.
Being convinced by her powerful simile, the
Court permitted her to proceed State JOzr.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
w. AVER, vi. ID.

ofsce two doors South of the Empire Hotel.
oct o7. qy
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
A Thing unheard of Before.

A gentleman related to us yesterday one
OF the most inexplicable facts that ever oc-
CURED. If our informant were not entirely
above all suspicion as man Of honor, we
should hesitate to report the story-so
strange, so utterly anomalous does it appear
to us.
1t is very well known among persons of
any considerable experiance in life. that men
and women are often deceived in matrimonial
transactions, and speculations. Who has not
known the fortune hunter" who supposed
himself to be espousiDg cool hundred thou
sand, brought short up" with piece of
poor land, dozen negroes, and perhaps a
usurious note for five or six hundred? And,
per contra, who has not seen the penniless
beauty catch a dashing fellow, reputed to
possess thousands in certain indefinitely de-
scribed stocks and plantations but whose
property proved to be only a fine suit of
clothes and q galvanized watch and chain?
So we go. Men and women have hum
bugged one another since Adam delved and
Eve span;" and so they will continue to do,
(more or less, in every community until the
world turns upside down. But to the nara
tive of how our North Carolina friend was
deceived. We shall give the words as nearly
as we can Of the friend who related the facts
to us. We were conversing on men and
things in the Old North State-of which
both our friend and ourself are natives
when We happened to remember an old
schoolmate, a high" fellow on fun, knowing
on horses, and a judge of fox hounds.
What has become" We asked, " of Frank
H."
Our friends face grew sad at the mention
Of the name.
Have you never heard" he said, "of
Franks remarkable marriageg"
Never" we replied.
"Well, sir, he married-his wife is beauti-
full, accomplished, lovely woman, but"
but whatp
"Sir, Mrs H-was rcputed, before the
marriage, to be worth just fifteen thousand
dollars. She was the only daughter of
widowed mother. Her friends, when
asked-and her mother, too-always said
that it was fifteen thousand dollars. OF
course it was believed"
Certainly, all that sort of thing is always
believed"
"Well, when they were married, and
Frank came to count the money"
He, no doubt, found it fifteen hundredlp
BY no means; the old lady had the keep
ing of the young lady's income; a good deal
of the money was boarded, and when it was
all actually counted, it was ascertained that
Mrs H had, instead of fifteen. twenty.
two thousand dollars-a clear gain of eight
thousand to Frank"
Here our friend wiped his face slowly, and
swore as he finished the recital, that he be-
lieved that no such case had ever happened
out of North Carolinaln-M Montgomery lIaa
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

Smith Il Hardy,
lToRyEYs AND coUNsELLoRs AT LAW, sAcRA-
HENro, CAL
MILL attend TO causes In the Supreme Court.
~ and in all the courts of Sacramento and ad-
Ening counties
0FrcE in Latham's Building, North side Of J ST.,
ktween End and Sd.
nov 8 2 3m
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
JOB PRINTING.

We are prepared to do Job Printing Of evsry de-
,tription in style superior. 70 any otner ONCE In
H. Southern Mines, and at as fair rates
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02

SAMUEL j. X. HANDY,
(LArE OF PLAcERvILLE, CAL,
COUNSELLOR AT Law,
rrAv,NG removed to Volcano will strictly at
Al tend 10 all Professional Business confded to
In. in the several Courts Of Amador, Calaveras
Snd El Dorado counties and in the Supreme Court
y the State.
Office on Consolation street next door to the Res
kurant Of Spange Co.
II dec 7-ly
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ohe boltano fueekIp Ceoser,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, by
SPRINGER & DAINGERFIELD.
\. L. sPRlSeER. :. b pAiSohhfillp'
Advertising.

ooo souare of IL lines, first insertion, s3-each
|. .,bseouent insertion, 81 so.
81 A liberal deduction on the above rates will
4 made for quarterly and yearly advertisements.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
&r, hs inserted at the following rates:-Two Dol
ner square for the first insertion, and One Dol
~ =. r. sonare for each subsequent insertion.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-02
BROWN a GRANT,
JAMES Il. REYNOLDS,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Volcano, .dmador County, Cal,
ATE Territorial Judge Of the Court OF First
Ii Instance, of California. commissioned by Gov.
|iley. in ls49. Office on Main street with S. NJ.
'ratt Jewcller.
nov 2 3m
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
DISEASES OLE THE EYE.

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Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
Dr. Charles HI. TOZer's
Prirdte Medical Card.

CTRANGERS visiting Sacramento will remember
- that DR. Tozers lnhrmary is on Sixth street
between and X, Sacramento.
The great success and many radical cures made
by DR.. Tozer since his commencement in this city
to which hundreds can testify, induces him TO in
form those afflicted with any private complaints
RECENT or CHRONIC. and wish TO be well and
thoroughly cured, it will be to their interest and
welfare to call on him who for the last twenty-five
years has given his entire attention to PRIVATE
COMPLAINTS, and TO all cases Of diseases Of Il
private nature ACUTE and CHRONIC, such as
Cyphils Secondary and Constitutional affections,
Gonorrhea and Seminal Weakness, elect and STRIFE
lures and all diseases Of the generatye and urinary
organs both in male and female such as Proapsus,
Fluor Albus Hstera, &c, &c, DC.
Patients can be assured that their complaints
will not be tampered with but treated upon strictly
scientific principles. PRIVATE COMPLAINTS
eradicated in a few days; new cases cured in q
short time, without mercury.
He can be consulted at his Office at all times Of
the day from 3 in the morning until In the even
ing. All in aflliction can find in him one who can
see and sympathize with and beiriend them when
in trouble--one in whose services the utmost con-
idence can be placed. Come NIL who are afflicted
and in trouble, and be relieved and cured.
Apartments privately arranged so as to preclude
the possibility OF exposure.
Letters enclosing SIC will receive prompt atten-
ton, with best advice and Instruction.
G. ii. TOZER, u. d.,
Sixth street, between and X.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
sherif.s Sale.

(Y virtue Of an execution to me directed, issued
IL out Of the Honorable District Court of the Fifth
Judicial District, on a Judgment rendered therein
on the zUth day OF November. A. D. 1886, in favor
Of Robert Dryden and against S. +. Hyde and Sam
uel Dryden for the sum Of s4ss 50, with interest
on the sum Of s4SS so at the rate of per cent.
per month until paid, together with the sum Of
s42 80 costs Of suit have levied upon and seized
and will expose to public sale at the door of the
court house, in the town Of Jackson on the 18th
day of December, A. D. 1856, at the hour Of
o'clock r. NJ, all the right title and interest and
claim of the said S. L. Hyde and Samuel Dryden of
in and to the following described property situate
and being in Aqueduct City, county Of Amador and
State of California, to-wit: being a certain piece,
parcel or lot Of ground in Aqueduct City, at The
foot Of Main street, adjoining the Jackson road
the west, and the ranch OF W. G.. Pratt, ESQ the
north and the house and lot formerly occupied by
Thomas b. Wade, Esq. on the east, together with
certain frame house thereon erected and nov occu-
pied by S. +. Hyde, and together with all the APP
purtenances thersunto belonging Said property
will be sold TO satisfy the above execution interests
costs and accruing costs.
GEORGE DURHAM,
Sheriff Amador county.
BY \. J. HouGHTAEIxC, Deputy Sheriff
Dated Jackson, November 22d, 1856.
nov % (prs fee sI2) 5-st
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
SI,eriff,s Snic.

virtue Of an execution TO me directed issued
y ont Of the Honorable District Court of the
uA Judicial District, on a Judgment rendered
loreIn on the 29th day of October, A. D. 1856 in
Ayor Of David b. Harris and against W. a. Elason
Ir iho sum Of five hundred dollars, with interest
I lAe SAID sum from the 18th day Of February. A.
I9b' ot the rate Of three per cent. per month
pol paid. together with the sum Of thirty-eight
liars and sixty cents costs of suit together with
lcfuIng costs, have levied upon and seized and
u expose TO public sale at the door of the court
l..' IN the town oi Jackson, O.N THE 5ti
rii or JANUARY, n. u. 1851. at the hour Of
C!ock, P NJ, all the right, title and interest or
0ck being Share No 5 w. A. Eliason Of, in and
ln. following described prop rty to-w.t: that
nam Ditch or Canal lying and being in the coun-
o Amador and State Of California, with the
.eal plank fumes of the same, and all the reser-
u. used by the Volcano Water Company, togeih-
win the several branch bitches, fumes aud reser
| Is used on the same for the purpose Of supply
lhe mines with water for mining purposes, the
l1n FuAk or ditch having its commencement at II
|. eE IN said county called and known as Little
Iu.ler Greek, and running from thence to Big
tI'eer creek, and from thence 60 Antelope Creek,
'I rom thence to large reservoir about five
ga r. rom olcano, in said county, and on the road
Nls from Volcano to Indian Diggings. in FL
lduo county, with canons on its line of cOstruc-
crossed by wooden fumes, and extending from
4Fge reservoir by the main ditch and branch
Caes humes and reservoirs TO the vicinity of Vol
' o fort John and Upper Rancheria. in said Am
~ county, Tor the purpose of furnishing water
Nue I'd miners, and all the hpreditaments fran
se and appurtenances thereof Said property or
a. snare and interest in the seme will be sold
@Usy The aforesaid execution, interests, costs
+ accruing costs
GEORGE DURHAM,
Sheriff Of Amador county, Cal,
n.4, ny A. l. HoUGHrAIrNG, Deputy Sheriff.
1''ga al jackson, December 18th, 1856.
''' 10 (prs fee 500 S-3t
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WOODS AMBR0TYPEs, DAGUERREO-
TYPES & PHOTOGRAPHS

U1HE UNDERSIGNED WOULD REsPFCTFUT-
L fully announce to the Ladies and Gentlemen
of Volcano and vicinity that he has re-opened the
Daguerreotype Rooms opposite the Empire Hotel,
where he is prepared to wait on all who may favor
him call All work done by me will be warrant
cd, or no charge will be made.
AMBROTYPES.-By this method, miniatures
may be taken in an unprecedcntedly short Time and
is well adapted for children.
PICTURES takenOn paperio TWO DOLLARS
each These miniatures are very convenient for
sending to the Atlantic States, as they be en-
closed in letter
All are invited to call and examine specimens.
D. l5-5tf d. ii. WOOD.
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Read and Reflect.
DIR. Charles II. Tozer's Card
to The afflicted.
QUICK CURES ANDLoWPRICES, At TIE
ESTABLISHED OFFICE SIXTH STR'T,
BETWEEN J AND X STREETS.

ESTABLISHED OFFICE SIXTH sTR'T,
BETWEEN J AND X STREETS.
DR. TOZER returns his thanks to his numerous
IL patients for their patronage. and would en-
brace this opportunity to remind them that he CON
tnues toc0nsut on those difficult cases OF NENEREAL
which have baflled the skill Of some Of the most
celebrated physicians Of the age, and upon which
he has neuer Jaiicd to perform a radical cure.
DIR. TOZcrs reputation az Physician stands IN.
equaled. His exclusive attention to Diseases Of the
Gento Urinary Organs for so many years, renders
him perfect master Of Syphilitic Diseases
The large number Of aggravated cases that he
has perfectly cured after they have been given up
by many others, is the only proof that u aPhysican
requires Of his ability
Dr Tozer would state that he can cure all cases
Of varieties of the disease no matter how long
standing Of what pogress the disease has made,
every patient can rely upon a cure.
DR.. Tozer has, it is well known, taken patients
from the very verge Of the grave and RESTORED
THEM TO PERFECT HEALTH. He further
states that he deems il sufficient to attract the at
tention of those who mi ght need the services Of
physician in cases. not particularly those emu
merated in the advertisement, expecting that they
would test my merits as practitioner, and the re
suit of my practice has been thus far satisfactory to
my patients and myself. Nor do | deem il neces.
saTy to fill columns Of the newspapers with fulsome
empiric and bombastic advertisements protesting
my ability to heal all diseases flesh is heir to, for to
DO that must ne something more than man. nut 10
give those that are afflicted with NENEREAL
CHRONIC, and other diseases, to understand from
long experience, am fully competent to treat them
successfully
My regard for the dignity Of the medical profes
sion to which have the honorto belong, deters me
from committing any act savoring of rank quack
cry, and regard for my own dignity would prevent
my placing myself on par with quacks and nos
trum venders Of the present age.
| offer no genuine fraudulent certificates or
pufs of my superior qualifcationsas practitioner
neither do | assume to myself medical honors to
which am not entitled but merely ask those who
are diseased to read the different advertisements
relating TO the cure Of private diseases and Judge
for themselves where to apply for relief my
rooms are so arranged that can be consulted in
privacy at all hours of the day, from 3 o'clock in
the morning until in the evening.
~ Persons with Chronic Diarrhea. Dysentery,
Local Weakness, Nervous Debility, Low Spirits
Lassitude Weakness of the Limbs and Back, lndis-
position, Loss Of Memory, Aversion TO Society,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, Sclfdistrust Dizziness
Headache, Pains in the Side Affection Of the Eyes,
Pimples on the Face, Sexual and other Iniirmaties
in Man, &c. will find it important to consult Dr.
CHARLES II TozER at his Office, Sixth street, be-
tween and X, Sacramento ny
c. II. TOZER, NJ. d.