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GENERAL LAND OFFICE NOTICE.

Notice hereby given that all
the and remaining United States oafsds
mile li OF the made
the Cairo and Fulton railroad and It's branches
70 market and which subject
OF withdrawal viii be opened sale and
imon price and sier days hereinafter mentioned,
Once at jackson, Missouri, Monday, the ID day
ber 1s5S,
vember 1855.
Once Little Rock, Arkansas Monday ID day Hovem
ber 1855. -
Once Helena, Arkansas Monday The I7h day Of Novem-
en- 1865.
Once caksvIs, Arkanrs Monday a4h day No
vember 1885.
Fayetteville Arkansas on Monday the % day Of No
vemher te56 -
ofcs GhsmpssnOle, Arkansas, Monday III, 10Th day Of
November, 1885.
Office Washington, Arkansas, Monday the 7h day Of
November, 1856. =
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoH CLAIMANTS.
Every person right ptlon 20 any Of me
above lands offered public be restored
MARKET IL required establish the the satisfaction
and receiver proper payment
therefor within the period prescribed BY otherwise
will be forfeited. THOs. A. HENDRICKS
June 7t-1awl3w tstarS Intefl Commissioner.
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United states Mails.

PosT oryIor DEPARTMENT, June 2, 1856
PROPOSALS for carrying United from the Isl dn
OF October the Both June is5s,
In Tennessee, will be received Contract oce
parmsnt in the city Of Washington Until Of the 18th
August merit, to be decided the nert day, vlzf
No. 1903 From Concord Depot Ten Louisvle mile.
back, three times week.
Leave Concord Depot Monday, Wednesday, aud Friday
ARRIVAL Of train from Kuorvlle-say II l0am;
Arrive at Louisville by m,
Leave Louisville Mosday, Wednesday, and Friday
Arrive at Concord Depot by 4 p m.
Proposals for sir trips week are Invited.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
No will be made for trips performed for each Of
omissions not satisfactorily explained three times Of the
deducted. For ssrivas after schedule suncient
excused, fourth Of the for be deducted
be annued for failures for violating
Office laws Cor di,oheyine the departments instructions
The Postmaster General may order o.
the contract He alter the schedule
vded the rnsnng time be not diminished also be ons tn
discontinue u altogether rata decrease Of
condition Of his allowing one months erua pay ON the amount
service dispensed with.
No pay win be allowed for any, Of
dsancc the points be supplied
stated The be executed BY the LIST Of septembe
next JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
June 7--lawfwi
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
Change Of Hours.
GN ]. - ~ y
IN and aler Monday, instant, the trains
" Washington 9 and s8 a. m, and 3 and AZ, D.
On Sun day, al Az, p. M.
Leave Baltimore AZ and Ok, m, and and SIX, p
T. II. PARSONS, Agent.
April so-du
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missioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.

Every person entitled the right Of pre- emption any
townships and of townships above
required establish The TO The satisfaction of the regis
ter and proper Office make payment
as soon practicable after seeing This notices. day ap
OF the public sale the lands
bracng claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
April g. lawl3w INTEL and star,l
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EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No, 70 Wall street. N. ",
BROWN sHIPLEY, co..
Liverpool.
STEPHEN RENNARD co,
" Austin Frsrs London.
b. O. WAINWRIGHT a CO...
raris.
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No white oak plank stock logs No ~heost prom'cunus
timber No 8, yshovptne plank logs No yellow
and timber. No TO- white pine. No H. cypress,
boards No ~ black walnut cherry mahogany No 49,
No II, wbue ash and hickory bars. No 10, black
spruce. Nols gnumvn No 40 composition and copper nails.
No a. iron No ~ spikes, nails No 80 lead
hardware. No ~ paints, oils &c No 90, far No,
No 10, far and cotton twine. No 81 glass No
"a feather No 80 hose. No "a, brushes No 49, bunting
goods 81 pitch, No. ~, talow, soap
20, shp chandery. No 49, stationery.
June 4-lawfw
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PORN or GUARANTEE.

hereby certify my knowledge and belief the
nbove-named guarnntors good and sufficient.
(sisned) EF.
Mar B-3awtsthsf May Iawf
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cHARLEsTowN, MASSACHUSETTS.

No white oak plank stock logs No oak promeuous
timber No. A. wheoak keel and ruddrr No. g.
yeliewpne pink logs No. yellow pine No. 10
white pine Me- III ash, cypress wheoak boards No H. black
walnut cherry, mahogany, No. IA, white and
hickory bars No 10 black spruce No ao composition and
No 2 No 80 spikes, nails. No 49, lead, zinc
Tin No. u.s. hardware. No ~ paints oils, sc No 2s, far
No 20, cotton No 30 fax and cotton twine
No 81 glass No. leather NO. 80, hose No 81 brushes
No IS, bunting and dry goods No 81, plch ron. No %
iaIow soap, OIL No 49, snip chandey No. 40, stationery No
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
Fencing a Cemstery.

We were very much amused with your ac-
count of the Western plan of fencing the
cemetery, by compelling every man who stoOre
an oath to pay a fine toward paying for the
fence and, says an Ohio contributor, :"
must tell that by similar arrangement a
great improvement was effected in our village
some years ago. This was nothing less than
drinking the stumps out Of the streets. 1t
was in war times, and our village was the head
quarters of General Harrison's army. The
soldiers and citizens were lax in their morals,
and drunkenness became altogether too COM
mon in this community as Recorder RiSer
used to say in yours. Accordingly Squire
M'Cracken, Billy Cooper, and few others,
took it on themselves and ordered that every
person found drunk should be required to dig
up stump from the streets and as the vii
lage was in a new country, these stumps were
many and great. tits not on record how long
this ordinance remained in force, but tradition
relates that the offenders, as soon as they
were sober enough, go to work with right
good will, joining good naturedly in the pleas
antries Of the by-standers, who usually gath
cred in numbers to assist in the sport. The
stumps are all gone now, and neater village
than Urbaua now is, it would be hard to find.
Exchange paper
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Curiosities Reproved.

The Persian Ambassador found himself so
annoyed while in France by the Unsuitable
curiosity of the fair Parisians, who come in
crowds to his residence, avowedy to look at
him, that, at last, he resolved to revenge him
self by the following little scheme:
On returning one day from q ride, and
finding as usual, his apartments crowded with
ladies, he affected to be charmed by the sight
of them; successfully pointed to each with
his finger, and speaking with earnestncss to
his interpreter, who he well knew would be
closely questioned as to the purport of bis
remarks. Accordingly, the eldest Of the la
dies, who, in spite of her age probably
thought herself the most striking of the
whole party, and whosc curiosity was partic-
nlarly excited. after his excellency had isAs-ssi
through the suite of rooms, cody inquired
what might have been the object Of his ex-
animation.
Madam" replied the interpreter, / dare
not inform you"
But wish particularly to know, sir"
Indeed Madam, it is impossible"
Nay, sir, this reserve is vexatious de-
sire to know"
20, since you insist, madam; know then
tiiat Ills EAcellency has pech 'aiuiiiS you.
"Valuing usl how, sir?"
Yes ladies; His Excellency, after the
custom of his country. has been setting a
price upon each Of yor.'
"Well, that's Whimsical enough; and how
much may that lady be worth, according to
his estimationW
I" A thousand crowns"
A nd the other?n
Five hundred crowns"
And that young lady with fair hair?"
Three hundred crowns"
And that bruuette"
The same price"
"And that lady who is paintedT'
Fifty crowns"
And pray. sir, what may be worth, in
the tariff Of His Excellency's good gracesY'
"O madam, you really must excuse me, /
beg"
"Come, come, no concealments"
The Prince merely said, as he passed
you
"Well, what did he say?'
He said, madam, that he did not know
the small coin Of this country"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

A Curious Casa young German girl
was tried last week at Reading, Pa, for tn,
murder Of her infant. She was acquitted.
Tne Commonwealth undertook TO establish
the fact that the child had been born alive
by evidence Of an examination of the lungs
by the hydrostatic test, by physicians who
gave it as their opinion that the child had
lived, because the lungs aoated in water in
whole aad IN parts The doctors had neg
lected to regulate strictly the temperature of
the water in which the lungs had been tested
THIS was taken advantage of 10y the counsel
for the defense, MIR Richards, who by a very
ingenious and delscate experiment demon
strated to the jury that there was no reliance
to be placed On the hydroStatlc test unless
the temperature Of the water had been care
fully ascertaiAed He put a small vial OF
shot. just heavy enough to float in water Of
medium temperature into warm water. aud
it sunk. Ga putting it into cold water the
the vial aoaled. Ample authorities were
quoted, OLD and new, English aud German.
to show that no reliance should be placed on
the hydrostatic test-1he counsel declared
his intention to explode it in English and
German-by hot aud cold water-that il
should not put enother innocent persons LIE
in peril
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

p@-Don't you want rel prime lot of
butterg' asked peddler, who had picked it
up at fifty different places.
"What sort of butter is that?" asked the
merchant.
1.-THE clear quill--made by my wife from q
dairy of forty cows-only two churnings."
"What makes it Of SO many colors2"
81 guess" replied the Yankee. "you never
would have asked that question If you had
seen my cows, for they are darned sight
speckeldes than the butter is"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

Iay- An amusing anccdote is related by a
Kansas correspondent of the Carlisle Demo
crat, about the company from Kickapoo, a
little town near Leavenworth. A notorious
ly eccentric character named Wash Hays,
living in Kickapoo, was hired with his OK
team to draw cannon for the Missouri nva-
ders. (Queer light artillery, wasn't it?) He
started and got fairly on the road, appearing
as ifhe was oppressed by some mighty thought
when all at once he sang out, "Whoa!
Buckl" stopped his team, and addressed the
captain Look you, mister, s'pose you
git whipt, how'S my oxen to retreat ? Spose
they take the gun and shoot the oxen, who's
gwine to pay ehi" and having delivered him
self thus. he sat down on the muzzIe of the gun
and paused for reply "Oh poohl" says
the Captain, "drive on, drive onl III be ac-
couutable." "oh, yes, you scM be accounta-
BILE If you get whpt; but who's gwine to
payg" At this juncture, friend of the dri-
yer rode up and said, Drive on Wash go
long old fellow" Wash turned around with
"Look here, mister, none Of your friendly
digs. | amt such fool as you think am, T"
and he very complacently unyoked his team,
left the cannon in the road and retreated to
Kickapoo, no doubt rejoicing over his sober
second thought.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
I" l. AouGnrALNo.l (w. II. PHILBRIcK.
HARDWARE. STOVES. &c.

M Subscribers would respectfully inform the
N gltlzens Of Volcano and surrounding country,
%s 1w oney nave formed Co-partnershlp, aud have
w., la1d at their store next door to the Empire
''e' We largest aud most complete stock Of
Ih1HD DW.aRE, STOVES, TLvVaRE, SC,
,ra WI puered 10 this place. Our stock of STOVES
oSeh selected with particular care, and are
y M M assortment of HfRDW.4RE embraces eve
H. l. ,uat rs usually kept in an establishment of
Ierms "nion we oher on 'ne most liberal
In n m ana Coppersmithng all kinds. done to order
'"' shortest notice. Give us call
nov >, HOUGHTALING Il PHILBRICK.
- - AIN
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A Man KILLED By HIS WIFE.-A man
named Ivers, ship carpenter by trade, resi-
ding in Cards Alley small street running
off Stockton street, near Vallajo, was shot
with pistol, in the hands of his wife. last
evening about halfpast six, and fingered for
an hour, when he died. The particulars of
the case are as follows: Ivcrs was in the
habit of drinking pretty hard, causing unhap-
pness between himself and wife, They were
persoas of limited means, and Mrs. Ivers had
heen for several weeks laboring as house
servant for the family Of Mr. Little, on Ma
son street. where Ivers went yesterday, and
created consdt rlble diStul b lnce by QUAR- ,ing
with his wife, and interfering with her house
hold duties, so much so that she was COM
PEELED to leave her situation, and go home to
the house Of Mr. Duffy, whore tie sad affair
occurred The difficulties continued last eve
ming at Dufy,s house. aud Ivers was found
to have pistol in his loss,sson, and man
ifested disposition to use the same upon the
person of his wife. Duffy and his brother
in-law took the weapon from him, an threw
it into the house, when Mrs. Ivers took up
the pistol, and remarking that she dldnot
think there was any ball in it, stepped to the
door and fred it into the air. She again
cooked it, and fired second time, and this
moment lvers came round the corner Of the
house with a knife in his hand, and was about
stepping into the door, when he received the
ball of the second discharge in the forehead,
Immediately over the right eye. The woun-
ded man fell, and died in about an hour
Mrs. lvers came down to the Station House,
and surrendered herself to the authorities
The coroner held an inquest this morning
upon the dead body, and the jury rendered a
verdict that the deceased came to his death
from the wound of pistol discharged whilst
in the hands Of his wife Ereniag Neos.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
a. B. H o Y, NJ. d.
Dentist.

S5.];.aA Permanently located in Volcano,
\ IYySss, having comfortable and convenient
- - Office, with all the necessary Istru-
enels, I Tools and appliances, will do any kind OF
VsA 'la1 pertains to the profession of Dentistry,
@ m@nner wa ch shall give entire satisfaction, or
M'inc.al M teeth inserted on Gold Plate or Pivot.
Coi5 e case may require. Teeth plugged with Pure
poh, or extracted Children,s Teeth regulated
ngh necessary; and all diseases of the GUNS, 1.-THE
NJ u wneh Is called scurvy Of the Gumsl cured
~ ~ TAl. ChloFoform administered if desired.
oct II !, ar,
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
The conductor gave it up.
sey-An Arkansas candidate for Congress:

seJ-A An Arkansas candidate for Congress
sets forth his qualifications for Office in the
following language;
"Gentlemen, if I'm elected to this Office,
will represent my constituents as the sea rep
resents the earth, or the night contrasts with
the day. l will unrivet human society, clean
oil its parts, and screw it together again.
will correct all senses, purge out all corrup-
ton, and go through the enemies of our
party like rat going through new cheese.
My chief recommendations, are that at a
public dinner given to General -, ate
more than any two men at the table; at the
last election | voted three times for the dim
mycratic candidate; pye just bought new
suit of clothes that will do to go to Congress
in; and I've got the handsomest sister of any
lsn IN Arkansas"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

A Coon CoaPRoMsE--When Gov. Shan
non proposed to the Free State men of Kan
sas, that they should give up their Sharp
rifles, DR.. Robinson formerly OF Maine .repli q ,
on theg behalf, taat they would cOmpromise e
tho mstter-"keep the rifles and give the IL
vs<lsrs their couteats"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

How TO GET MARmED.-A new method L
now adopted 10y ladies OF certain age" to
obtain life partaers, An intellectual, pleas
ant looking prettly dressed femae, Just
turned OF thirty, invests twenty-five cents for
daguerrotype of her own sweet self, which
she carefully drops on the sidewalk Of a
crowded street. Somebody picks it up, Gnds
out the owner-and marries her
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
The Best Estate of Man.


BY CHARLES SWAIN.
The Heart IL hath its own estate
The Mind it hath its wealth untold;
1t needs not fortune to be great,
While there's coin surprising gold.
No matter which way fortune leans,
Wealth makes not happiness secure;
A little mind hath little means
A narrow heart is always poor.
Stern Fate the greatest still cnthrals,
And Misery hath its high compeer,
For Sorrows enter palace halls,
And queens are not exempt from tears
The princely robe and beggar's coat,
The scythe and sword, the plumes and plough
Are in the grave of equal note
Men live but in the eternal Now"
Still disappointment tracks the proud
The bravest meath defeat may fall;
The high, the rich, the courtly crowd,
Find there's calamity for all.
'Tis not the house that honor makes
True honor is a thing divine;
II is the mind precedence takes
Ii is the spirit makes the shrinel
SO keep thou yet generous heart,
steadfast and eontented mind,
And not till death consent to part
With that which friend to friend doth bind
What's uttered from the life within
Is heard not by the life without;
There's always something TO begin
'Twixt life in faith and life in Doubt
But grasp thou Truth-though black appeared
The ragged path her steps have trod-
She'll be thy friend in other spheres:
Communion in the world of God.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09
s1-Every body who has Travelled much

I1- Every body who has Travelled much on
our Northern railroads, must have noticed
that in many of the cars the name of the
makers, Eaton, Gilbert & Co.," is conspicu-
ously posted. Not long since, in one of
these cars a passenger by the name Of Gil
bert was travelling with a company of friends
and seeing another sign over the above to the
effect that passengers are requested not to
crack nuts in the cars, y his mate love of fun
was awakened At the first stopping-place
he filled his pockets with peanuts, and dis
tributing them among his friends, they were
soon busily engaged in eating them, and
strewing the floor with shells The conduc-
tor in passing, gently intimated that it was
against the rules and pointed to the printed
notice.
"Oh yes" said Gilbert, Il see, | see that,
but you see by your own rules we are priv
LEGGED"
The conductor, thinking that they would
soon stop without any further trouble, passed
on. On his next round he found the same
party still at the nuts, and making a great
display of shells on the floor Out of pa
tience he now spoke up quite sharply, AMI
said to Mr.. Gilbert:
"You must comply with the rules Of the
company if you travel in these cars"
Certainly, certainly, we will. but you do
not seem to be aware that l and my com
pany are exempt from the rule you refer to-"
No do not know any thing of the sort,
nor you either, and there is no use Of having
any words about it; you must stop or quit
the cars"
BE quiet minute replied Mr.. Gilbert,
"and will convince you. To be sure it
says, Passengers are forbidden to crack nuts
in the cars, but right underneath is written,
Eat on, Gilbert and Co. Now my name
is Gilbert, and this is my company, and we are
doing as we are told"
The conductor gave it up.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

bg- Two things should be especially kept,
il possible-your word and your temper
The former when dealing with printer--the
latter when disputing with woman. This
may be difficult, but may be done by commit
ting the Golden Rule to memory, and getting
a chapter or two from the book of Job by
heart.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

DEAD LErrERs.-Nelrly one and half
millions OF dead letters were opened at tie
Office in Washington during the last quarter.
Three thousand letters for that period contain
ed money to an amount exceeding sis, 600,
about seyen-tight Of which had been promp-
tly restored TO its owners.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-02-09

The Ladies of Lawrence.

Ihe Free State ladies Of Lawrence deserve
to be the mothers of heroes. Their conduct
during the recent alarming crisis was as ad-
mirable as the calm courage of the men,
Fear never entered the breasts Of either, and
neither were disposed to yield one iota to the
demands of "Old Dave" Atchison's rabble.
The wives and daughters of the pro-slavery
citizens left Lawrence when the troubles
commenced, but the wives and daughters of
the Free State men refused, although repeat
edly urged to leave the city Forty ladies' of
Laurence enrCted themselves secretly, toih the
determination Of fighting By the sides of their
hasbdnds and sons, as soon as a combat com
menced! Many of them had previously prac-
ticed pistol shooting for the purpose Of Civ
ing the invaders suitable reception II they
came again as they came on the Both of
March, to desecrate the ballot-box and pre-
vent the actual residents Of Kansas from
casting their votes One young girl-a
beauty of nineteen years--told me that she
dreamt last night Of shooting three invaders.
Let me give one instance Of the courage of
the ladies of Lawrence.
The General feared that he would run short
Of powder, lead, and percussion caps A
Free State man on the Wakarusa had two
kegs, of powder, and large quantity OF
of Sharps rifle cartridges If men had been
sent after it, they would have been obliged
to fight or been arrested The thing was
talked about. Two ladies' editors wives,
both of them-Mrs G. w. Brown and Mrs.
Samuel o. Wood--volunteered to go and
fetch it. They were permitted to go. They
haH la eoh thas v.,,t II,
pillow cases; and "people do say"--but they
soW talk nonsense, you know-that the pillow
cases were concealed beneath petticoats, and
that said petticoats were attached to other
garments feminine Of said ladies aforesaid.
1t is rumored, too, that the percussion caps
were concealed in the ladies' stockings. /
don't pretend to vouch for the truth of this
rumor; for | was not present when the ladies
made their toilet. One gentleman who saw
the ladies lifted out of the wagon-for they
could not rise themseves-said that he
thought bustleS had come into fashion again
Another said, good; Kansas, is thinly set
tied What he meant by saying so, l can't
imagine.
The ladies in returning home were pur-
sued by one of the enemy's scouts. On
coming up 10 them he politely lifted his hat
and said ladies, | thought you were gentle
men,
Thank you for the compliment" said one
Of the ladies, smiling
The scout looked into the wagon and saw
only work-basket, which had purposely
been filed with sewing materials.
We were ordered" he said =" to arrest al
gentlemen, but l suppose you can go'
So saying he galoped off.
The powder and ladies' reached Lawrence
safely. At the mass meeting on Monday
night, six loud and long protracted cheer,
were given for these gallant ladies'