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Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

ExcRurtArING.-Th wretched honlbre who
presides over the columns of the State Jour
ual administers the following emetic to the
afflicted readers Of that paper
"When is baby like cannibal? When
it cats pap"
Ergo: Our friend Gen. Allen of the
California american, must be a little canni-
bal, for he is said to be excessively fond Of
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

A CARGO of coal from the island of Bor-
neo has recently been imported to San Fran
cisco.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

Mr.. Buchanan, the President elect is a
member of the Episcopal church. and was a
delegate to the late Episcopal Convention at
PHILADELPHIA.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

WHITE SLAvERY.-The men and women
engaged in the factories at Lewiston Maine,
are confined in the mills twelve hours day
they break down their constitutions in the
course of few years, and receive pay just
sufficient to sustain life while they are at it.
Yet, we suppose, the poor deluded creatures
who are thus enslayed, shrieked for free Kan
sas and free negroes during the late campaign
at the word of command, and on election day
voted for Fremont.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

To BE EXECUTED Friday next, 10Th
December at Jackson Nathan Cottle, the
murderer of young Cole, (n Volcano will
suffer the extreme penalty of the law on the
gallows. We trust that we may not be call
ed upon to chronicle the presence of large
concourse Of people at the scaifold.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

WILL HE CoME?-We are authorized to
invite Mr. Hugh f. McDermott, the eminent
tragedian of the San Francisco and Sacra-
mcnto theatres to visit Volcano. We have
an ametucr in this place who will play Rich
mond to his Richard and a full stock com
pany could soon be made up As an addi-
tonal inducement to MIR. McDermott, we
would respectfully suggest that vegetables
are scarce and command high price in this
market. The question is, will he come?
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

FLETCHER WEBSTER says the Republican
party had two ideas-the broken head of
Charles Sumner, and bleeding Kansas
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

THE Herald, and the Comnerc'@ Aa'''
tiser, published at Montreal are dlScu'a,
the propriety of annexing Canada 10 y
United States.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

DoGs.-Wont somebody establish sau-
sage mandatory in Volcano? There are
several hundred worthless ours in this place,
and we see no other chance to have them
disposed Of Can anybody tell us the good
of seven or eight hundred bowling, yelping
dogs in a town the size of this /? What's the
price of strychnne?
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

THE decision of the Supreme Court ~, \
ative to the creation of debts by act d \ h
Legislature, will doubtless put a stop u =
State Capitol building.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

Mr.. BRowS, of the Third District, is Pres
ident of the Amador Board Of Supervisors.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

Gov. Geary officially report tna' l'''
has been established in Kansas Inc a'~. b
companis-large and small-haY' all y
persed
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

IMPORTANT MINING DEcIsIoN.-The State
Journal says The Supreme Court has re-
Gently rendered a decision of great Importance
to mining communities, in the case of d. La
throp ct AL vs. Henry Horsam ct al. This
was an action to recover the water of Canon
Creek in Trinity county. The case was trans
ferred to the District Court of Shasta county
for trial, and the Supreme Court has con
Grmed the decision Of Judge Daingeried.
The question was one of priority of right,
and the Court instructed the Jury that prior
possession gave prior right, and that change
of the location of dam on a water course,
to point above or below, if it took no more
water from the stream, did not affect the
right of priority to the possession OF the
water
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

In LucK-Messrs. Curtis & Vance took
out of their claim at Fort John, last week,
specimen weighing one hundred and twenty
two dollars. Their claim pays about twenty
dollars per day to the hand, by drifting and
wheeling the dirt to the creek in wheelbar-
row.
Thar mud hole and pool Of water on Main
street, just above the old stand of X ellcy and
Symonds, is nuisance. 1t should be filed
up with gravel
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

MASONIC ELEcuoN.--On Saturday even
ing, Dec. 9th, Volcano Lodge No &C. +.
and A. NJ, elected the following officers:
w NV. AVER
S. WI. w BALDWIN,
j. wa. l.. LAND.
Treas'r,-A. THEuRKAUF.
Sec'y-E. DREY
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
VOLCANO:
Pay the Printer.

SATURDAY MORN, DEC. l3, 1856
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

THERE are nine Jewish synagogue' u y
ifornia. as follows: San Francisco, . ''.
mento, 2; Shasta, /; Stockton, i OI'''''
lev. /: Sonora, |.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

To THE PENITENTIARY-On Saturday last,
Geo Durham, Esq, Sheriff of Amador CO.,
started for San Quinten with the following
boarders for Gen. Estell, convicted at the
late term Of the Court of Sessions Thomas
Doyle, grand larceny, three years; James
Heffron, grand larceny, one year; Thomas
Mundy, grand larceny, eight years.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

PoLTIcAL.-We understand that late X !.
N. stump orator of Volcano has since the
election turned his attention to architecture,
and has lately been engaged in constructing
a mud chimney at Ashland, about three miles
distant from this place.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

QUARTZ AT ClINToN.-We understand that
there is quite an excitement on the subject
of quartz in the neighborhood of Clinton.
Rich discoveries have been made about a
mile this side Of the town. and we learn that
prospecting is being carried on to a consider
able extent. We sincerely hope that the most
sanguine expectations of those thus engaged
may be more than realized.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

[Our correspondent adopts the sedge-hammer
STYLE decidedly. There may be those. excessively
given to gripping the light fantastic toe, who
will pronounce it a regular meat-axe production.
Well "N.n stands on his own bottom. We. how
ever, second his motion for Lyceum. Now let US
see if it will carry We hope it may]
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

DRYTowN LADIES' Homer" writing from
Drytown, Amador county, to the Cal. Amer
'eaa fills a half column of that paper in
praise of the ladies residing in the village
named. He anirms that "Drytown possess
es the fairest galaxy of females in all Cali
fnrnin y
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

GALL SOUND AND Fury, SlGYIFYING NoTH-
IvG.p-The articles in the Sacramento Unsor
signed "An Unwavering Democrat
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

FIRE.-A house on Indian Flat, a short
distance from town, was burned down about
D O'Clock last Monday morning. Cause of
the fire, bad whiskey-the three occupants
of the house having found their way home at
a late hour, and in an "exhilerated" condi-
tion
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

CnmsrMAs Dinner Who's golpS
clever and send the printer turkey .
Christmas dinner? Don't all SPEAK u
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

THE notorious Parker II. French %'"
be "fourishing'' extensively in bis h'"
Minnesota territory.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

OK what material should a sPHl'1'' Sa
nal be printed? WraRP'ng pape'
Journal.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13

Visions OF Sour!-An extensive "'''
nj Mandatory is in process oil cOD'""
at San Francisco.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28
A When Deacon B.

A DoDaE-W When Deacon B. got
intoa bad position, he was very expert in
crawling out of it. Though too quick
tempered he was one of the best deacons
in the world He would not in . sober
moment utter an oath or any thing like
one for his weight in cider. At the close
of rainy day he was milking upon knoll
in his barn yard, on one side ofwhich was
a dirty slough, and on the other was an
old buck, that, in consideration of his
usually quiet disposition, was allowed to
run with the cows. The deacon was pi-
ously humming old Hundred and had
just finished the line enping with 'exal-
ed high when the old ram obeying sud
den impulse to be aggressive. gave him a
blow from behind that sent him up short
distance only 70 fall directly intothe slough
where the dirty water was deep enough
to give him thorough immersing. As
he crawledout, and before he rose from his
hands and knees, he looked over his shoul-
der at the ram and then vociierated;
You d-d old cuss!' but on looking
around and seeing one of the ncighbors
at the bars, looking at him. he added in
the same BREATH Imay be allossed the
expression.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

@We fear that when the absorbing
excitement relative to the Presidential
election is over, says = Cincinnati paper
the people of the country will be shocked
by the sudden appreciation that they have
no. this season been favored with plente-
Gus harvests, and are comparatively poor.
The drouth is universal aud excessive,
and has seriously impoverished many dis
tricts where the soil is such that its effect
is devastating. The pastures have been
burnt up, the water courses dried up-the
beds of streams that usually flow brightly
all summer being dry as our streets-and
corn, and all vegetable life stunted.
Then there were frosts Of extraordinary
severity, very late IN the spring and very
early in the fall. The first ruined much
of the wheat the second has spoiled much
corn. To help the matter q fatal disease
is prevailing among the hogs, which are
dying by hundreds and thousands.
Many farmers have lost half their stock.
The epidemic is called hog cholera.
and is said to resemble in its symptoms
the cholera among human beings. The
too in places. are perishing rap
idly, seeming to have caught the disease.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

~Fourteen years ago to-day August
18th. John G. Fremont scaled the high.
est peak Of the Rocky Mountains-a spot
never before trodden by human feet, and
unfurled the American flag thirteen thous.
and FIVE hundred and seventy feet above
the level of the OCEAN Woonsocks Pc
triot
And fourteen years ago. yesterday.
August 18th, fellow by the name Of
Tom Dribbles scaled the biggest Aat-fsh
that We ever saw. Tom stood at the time
just thirteen thousand FIVE hundred and
seventy feet below the highest peak of the
Rocky Mountains--wore wide -heeled
boots. and unreeled an American fishing
line supposed to have been used by Noah
in anchoring the ark during we. nights.
Next summer Tom intends visiting the
Rocky Mountains in his fshing-smacf, for
the purpose Of ascertaining how many
stars there were on the flags hoisted on
the highest peak BY t'other fellow.-Pro,.
e. l., Post. Z .r-ag9.E N.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

I~A thin cadaverous looking Ger
man, about fifty years Of age. entered the
Office of a Health Insurance company in
Indiana, and inquired. "Ish to man in
vat inshures the peoples helts?"
The agent politely answered, I attend
to that business SIR "Vell I wants my
helts insured, vot you charger" Offer
ent prices" answered the agent. from
three to ten dollars year pay ten dollars
a year and you get ten dollars week in
case of sickness" "Veh, said Mynheer
I wants ten dollas wot'' The agent then
inquired into the state of his health.
''Vell l is sick all to time, Use shust
out cf bed too, tree, hours tay. and to
toctor sayshe can't do noting more goot
for me-" If fthat's the state Of your healh
we cant insure it. We only insure per-
sons who are in good health. said the a.
gent. At this Mynheer bristled up in
great anger. You must tink Use tam
fool; vot you tink come pay you ten toll
lars for inshure my helt, zen / eos veil?
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

lNcRRAsE OF VoTRs. One of the most
note worthy features of the recent elect.
ions, Is tn e large increase of votes which
they have brought out. This is not con-
fined to any one state. or to particular To-
calities in all the States. The increase in
universal. and beyond all precedent.
This shows the deep and absorbing in.
terest that is felt in the result of the pres.
ent canvass. 1t shows what extraordina.
~ efforts have been made by both parties
to poll their full strength: Whatever may
be the result We are not likely to hear any.
thing of that old excuse so often resorted
to. to account for defeat, that the voters
staid away from the polls.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28
l0 IT 80 2

Somebody. we don't know who. and i,
makes no difference. thus warns young
men to look out for the women:
"Young man. keep your eye peeled
when you are after the women! IL the
face pretty, even? Flounces. boy. are no
consequence. A pretty face will grow
old. Paint will grow old. Paint will
was of. The sweet smiles of the FIRST
will give way to the scowl of the terma-
giant. The neat form will be pitched into
calico. Another, and far different be-
ing will take the place of the goddess, who
smiles sweet and eats sour candy. Keep
your eye peeled, boy. when you are after
the women. If the little dear il cross
and scolds at her mother in the back
room. you may be sure that you will get
particular fits all around then. If she
apologizes for washing dishes you will
need girl to fan her. If she bushes
when found at the wash-tub with her
sleeves rolled up. be sure, sir. that she is
,ne of the Goldfish aristocracy, with little
breeding and less sense.
"1f you marry girl who knows moth
ng but to commit women slaughter on
he piano, you have got the poorest piece
# music ever got up. Find ore of those
whose mind is right. then pitch in
Don't be hanging round like sheep thief,
Is though you were ashamed to be seen
n the daytime but walk right up. like q
chicken to the dough. aud ask for the ar.
icle like man."
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

~The Weather:-T The weather wise
are predicting mild Autumn and open
winter. and up to this time they seem to
have 1t their own way. They say that
when the sun passed the equinox on the
Goth of September the wind set the whole
day from the southeast giving US a warm
storm, and that during several days tho
wind stood in the same quarter. This
continuance of the same
character Of weather during the next six
" ...f -.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

WLD Cars IN INp1ANA--The Madison
Ind. Courier says that the following
banks are not known at the AUDITORS Office
in that State-that is they are bogus con.
Germs doing business without having com.
piled with the banking law; Indiana State
bank, Bloomfield. Mining and Manufact's
Cos Bank, Bank Of Commerce, at Point
Commerce, the Elkhart Bank, at Elkhart.
Downing's Bank oflndiana, at Richland'
Western Exchange Co.'S Bank.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

A handsome young widow applied to
a physician to relieve her of two distress
ting complaints with which she was aflict.
ed. "In the first place said she. L have
little or no appetite, What shall take for
that?' "For that, madam. you shoull
take air and exercise,
"And, doctor. am quite fdgety at
night. and afraid to lie alone. Now what
shall ! take for tbat?''
''For that. madam, can only recon-.
mend that you take a-husband.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

superduous and idle. when opposed to a
plain fact, attested by three-and- twenty
acute spectators. To assert the doctrine
Of the fixed laws of Nature was ridicu-
lous, when there were so many people of
credit to prove that they might be unfxed
and altered for some emergency. Years
rolled on, and the story was almost for
gotten. But Time is the great detector
Of Error-the sole guardian and ever. faith
ful parent of Truth. a..
One of the members of the society was
a physician. In the course of his prac-
tice. he was one evening called to an el-
derly woman. whose business it was to
attend upon invalids and sick PERSONS
She told him that she could leave the world
with . quiet conscience. 6t for one thing
which lay upon her mind. DO you not
remember 1r.-.' she said. whose
ghost was talked Of eight years since p
I was his nurse. On the night of his
death. thinking him asleep. left the room,
and went down stairs for something which
l wanted. I am sure had not been alb
sent long, but on my return I found him
gone, the bed deranged, and without my
patient. He was delirious and insensible
and I feared that he had thrown himself
out of the window. I was 80 frightened
that I had no power tostir |; but after some
time-a few minutes-to my astonish-
ment. he entered the room. Shivering,
and his teeth chattering. he laid himself
down on his bed, and Immediately died.
Considering my negligence as the cause
of his death, kept this secret from the
family, from fear Of what might be done.
Though l could have contradicted all the
story Of the ghost, l dared not do it. II
knew by what had happened that it was
he himself who had been in the club room.
through private passage in the rear
He recollected by habit that it was the
usual night of meeting, and he had that
Tightening on his mind which often comes
over the sick just before and on the stroke
Of death. He was chilled by the effort
and exposure, having only the sheet etaround
his person, and he laid down and died
away like an infant. burst not tell be-
fore, but I hope that God and the gentle
mans friends will forgive me the injury l
did. and l shall die content
Such is my story of The GHosr, and
such its natural explanation.
G. M. D.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

NEW SuaAR.-Two hogsheads Of 81.
gar, the growth Of this season. were re-
ceived yesterday by the steamer Ceres.
from the plantation Of Judge Auling. par
ish of Plaquemine. consigned J. 7. De-
Egana. We presume it will command .
fancy price. something more than in any
year for the past twenty years. OF its
quality it rates about fair to prime; being
the first Of the grinding it is rather diff
cult to Judge of its intrinsic merits. Il
is we'll known, however, that sugar will
be sugar this year.-N o. Crescent. SD.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

The mammoth pig brought from Chill
licothe, for exhibition during tho Ohio
State Fair. was two years and three months
old, and weighed on foot one thousand
one hundred and thirty five pounds. He
measured nine feet in length and about
the same in 2irth,
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

~The Elmira Gazette says. When
you find q Buchanan Lady: she is one of
the pure grit. One of these fell in COM
pany with q Fremont crowd q day or two
since. when she was told that the Buchan-
an men would all be rowed up Salt River
this fall. Then. said she rather than
stay in such crowd as there'll be left
I'll 60 up and cook for them
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28
DO THEY MISS Nh At Hoa6n.
DY TRAvIlBR.

DO THEY MISS M At HOME.
~ SaAvELsa. ...
Do they miss me At home -do they miss met
FTw0uld be an assurance most dear,
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though had never been there,
To know that the tailor and landlord.
And the banks where my paper is due,
And the hosts whom now cannot mention,
Had banished me quite from their view.
Do they miss me at home do they miss me ?
When the market for money is tight,
And collectors in haste are pursuing
Their debtors by day and by night. .....
Do the friends who once loaned me "hty,"
And the others who loand me . ten."
Heave . sigh Of regret a. they miss me,
And wish they could zee me again
Do they miss me at home do they miss me-
When no longer I'm seen upon Change,
And do these who were wont to assist me,
Say "his conducts Internally strange p
Does the Shylock who loaned me his money,
To bear me to regions unknown,
Look in vain for occasion to dun me,
And wish again were at home7
Do they miss me at home do they miss me
'TwOuld to be an assurance most dear,
To know that my name was forgotten,
As though had never been there.
But know that my memory still fingers.
around the dear place as l roam,
aud while I've my wits and my crcepers,
They'll miss mc-thcyll miss me at home.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

HA lady who had on her upper lip
something approaching to moustache.
lately called on an officer and wife, whose
laughing merry little boy happened to be
present at the time. In the course of con.
versation this little fellow inquired what to
do to get hair on his lip. Why rub it up
against papa's. was the reply. "Oh nam.
ma" said he" is that the way Miss-hss
got hers!"
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

~ A Boston paper. speaking Of one Of
ito commercial representatives Of the city.
says: "He has taken in ton or two of
self-con6dence at every port at which he
has happened to touch, and started over
board modesty and scruplss to make way
for its stowage"
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

Elder Swan, of New Lebanon, Conn.,,
in one Of his political lectures few days
since, said: i want one more telegraph
wire. and want it to lead straight to He'll.
and ! want to send the 6rst dispatch on
it, and tell Judas Iscariot to move one
side and make room for Franklin Pierce" :"
Is that Christian spirit.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

II q we'll bred woman is surprised in 8
careless costume she does not try to dodge
behind the door to conceal de6cienGDs nor
does she turn red and stammer confused
excuses. She remains calm and self pos
sesed- and makes upin dignity what che
may want in de voration
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

Somebody. describing the absurd ap.
pearance Of man dancing the polka. says:
!" He looks as though he had . hole in his
pocket and was trying to shake chilling
DOWN the leg Of bis tsovUsrs."
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-28

Here is the 'last'good thing about the
hoops
Little boy-"Ma, what 10 hush?"
Mother-Why. my dear? why do you
ask?
Little Boy-"Because l asked sister So.
phie Yesterday, what made her new drcss
stick out 80, and she said hush"