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GemeraI Orders. No. z.
HEAD Or tRrERs, W. 7. VOLUNTEERS,

Olympia, Oct. 30, 1886.
LIST. The volunteers Of Washington Territory, Of
both staff and line, are hereby diShanded.
%. The Adjutant General, Quarter Master & Com
missary General, with such officers and employees rs
they may require to perfect and finish the muster rolls
and accounts arc retained in service till further orders
Sd. All officers commanding companies, will be
discharged upon rendition Of their muster rolls at the
Office Of the Adjutant General, and the settlement of
their accounts Tor public property with the Quarter
Master General
ment Washington Territory Volunteers and the mill
tary clerk to the Commanderin Chief will be retained
in service ill further orders
5th- No purchases Of property or supplies. after
this date, will be made by any officer or employee,
without special orders from dc Quarter Master Cen
eral.
eta. The Commauder-in Chief desires me to ex.
press n the officers aud men OF the right wing of the
% Regiment commanded by Lieut.. Col. Shaw, the
Northern Battalion, commanded by Major Van Book.
kcln the Southern, by Major MaXon, and the Central
bv Major Blanknshp his most cordial thanks for the
signal gaantry icsIlue endurance and excellent dis
cpline they have displayed and maintained during
their six months arduops, faithful, and efficient ser.
vice.
The nature Of the vast region Of country traversed
the willy aud resolute character of the savages over
awed or subdued, and the privatons endured by the
citizen sodiery of the I'd regiment, are well known
and appreciated by the inhabitants of Washington
Territory, who will know how to honor for all future
time. the devoted and fearless men who have main
tanned the foohuld of civilization upon this remote
frontier.
History will present the fact with credit and honor
to the volunteer tcrce-that during the six months of
active service Of thousand Of the citizens of Wash
ngton Territory, not single friendly Indian has been
harmed in a volunteer camp, or scOut-nO Indian has
bcen plundered mole-ted and the captured proper
ty OF defeated savages has been in every case turned
To the proper officers, and faithfully accounted
Tor by them.
To the efficient staff, commissioned and non.com.
both personal, and Of transportation and
supply, the Commanderin-Chief begs to make his
hearty acknowledgements.
Devotion to the service, aided by the patriotism and
generosity of the citizens, has enabled widely scat
tered community of seventeen hundred American cit
izens to keep on foot feed, cothe, arm, and partly
mount one thousand most efficient and servceable
troops.
With these facts for the future historian the year
1856 although disastrous in material prosperity is
rich in honorable achievements, and will be dwelt up
on by the descendants Of the troops now returning
to the avocation Of peace with pride and exultation
JAMES TILTON,
Adit. General. W. 7. Volunteer Forces.
By order of the Gov. and Commander-n- Chief
WashN,'Nn Territory Volunteers AnSI.
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An act to authorize the Circuit Court of the District
of Columbia TO decree to the sale Of Real Estate in
certain Cases
BE II enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Of the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled. That in all cases in which real es-
tate within the District Of Columbia shall have been
limited heretofore, shall Ue lin ted hereafter, by
the provisions u any deed Will to one or more for
life lives, with contingent limitation over to such
issue Of Of the tenants for life as shall be
living at the death Of their a;et or parents and the
said deed or will containing The limitation shall not
prohibit sale. the Circuit Court for the District of
Colombia upon the application Of the tenants for
life, shall have power to decree sale of such real
tate, If. upont proofs it shall Le of opinion that it
is eNpedcnt do 50, and u decree To the purchaser
an absolgtb1ahd complete title in Zee simple
Sec. ?. And be ii further enacted That application
for the sale OF such real ctate shall he 6y bill in
equity, verified by the oath oaths Of the party OF
parties in which all the facts shall be distinctly set
forth upon the existence Of which il Is claimed 10 be
cNpedicnt that such sale h,uld be decreed; which
facts shall be proved by competent testimony. Such
oi the issue contemplated 10y the limitation a shall
lie jn existence at the time Of the application Tor the
ale Of slch real r-tate hs'l hc n dc parties defend
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WELLS, FARGO & cos
EXPRESS COMPANY.

Ht.tf ~. Treasure, Packages, Parcels Letters
Il - gsAA and Freight forwarded from all parts
s-SsSsSzs14zshof Washington Territory by every
steamer to all parts of California and the Atlantic
States leaving the Office at Olympia about the 5th and
10th Of every month.
Drafts procured on California and all the Eastern
cities, and particular attention paid to the collection
Of notes, accounts, &C., in all parts Of the United
States.
All orders for the purchase Of merchandise books
&c, attended to with punctuality and dispatch.
S. WILLIAMS, Agent,
At the store Of J. & c. Z. Williams. %
Olympia, Feb. Is 1856
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Letter from Mr.. stevens.
REDHRAE COTTAGE, EDlNsrRon,

" REDBRAE COTTAGE, EDINBCRoH
September 80, 1851.
"MessrS Leonard Scott 4 Co.--Gentlemen-Tht he
to say that your Farmers Guide is the only genulps
edition published in the United States Of Ameren n
my work the Book of the Farm. The edition cirrr
latng at present in the States under the title Of he
Book Of the Farm, is taken from the first edition Of
my work, written ten years ago which, in my second
edition, entirely remodellcd, and in great pan NJ
wrote, adopting all the more recent Improvements N
the practice of agriculture suggested by scientific e.
pertinent, and making IT, in effect quite rev hOoI.
81 am, sir, your obedcnt servant.
" HENRY STEPHENs.T
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tioa asi e.t,tiis8ment n M sane and ~ o,be,
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bs enAessq y, y .ae Ses.le ana House oi hePre
sentA'Nes =, tss Sh.ea s1stes o. Amerea N con
gre.s sssenoled Ih1t the following appropriations
oe Sla W same ~ neieoy made, and directed 70 be
Pala Guy q any msne! NC treasury not Otherwise
" fu-.o sae SeeretsIy O the u,asaIy
~ tle ny aet INTO e1ees' ftgV-
~. nvAeses. y sOoa we 70 any lanc, Mllcn
my " y9 aecessiy " " USE, canhot ne obtained on
a. " a. ~, W. sA.e Isu. ~ " sIch sh9 M
cannot oe aSqeTel " Ses.oh, Hhen the interest Of
ne Ihed S,1ies aeh.nos Il, geloe tne appropriation
y tAw NolH IA. l.o .e I-nI, ~ any anu all
slon - s,e " s-I Oe 70
e objects Tot which they are made a. any time within
Two years aer the hrst meeung o. inc legislature IN
any aaie wherein ,ueh iahu We Atuated' subsequent
70 the passage oi this aet' 70 VII;
M1iae.--for altering re-ftting. and improving the
light al n Mpani Deaert Rock, ten thousand dollars
For buildng a suitable tower and keepers dwelling
and Or providing and placing tie necessary illuma-
ting apparatus al MaHinicus Hock trtyfye thousand
five hundred dollar.
For rebuilding the Lighthouse tower and keeDer's
dwelling and for supplying and fitting first order il
lumhating apparaias at Seguin thirty-ive thousand
dollArs-
Far rehuldiag the light b,nse AMI 6,t;n, I, 18th
proper illuminating appartus Al West onodJs uesJ
fifteen thousand dollars
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NOTICE

Is hereby given to all persons holding accounts for
supplies furnished the Volunteers raised under the
proclamation of Acting Governor Mason that for said
accounts scrip will he issued by the Or. Master and
Commissary General upon the presentation Of said
accounts, approved by the officers commanding at the
time the accounts were created.
The accounts in all cases must specify the articles
and the quantity furnished.
This is done in order that all the accounts for sup
plies furnished during the war may he placed upon an
equal footing and in proper form for adjustment by
United States Government.
WILLIAM W. MILLER,
Or. Master and Commissary General.
Olympia, W. T. 26tf
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OLYMPIA. Nov. lG, 1855. no9:tf
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United States District Court.
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lst Monday in September.
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ton Of that time.
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Notice to the Public

TNHAT Ihave entered my Land Claim. located on
L the Chehalis river, Lewis county, W. T., and for
bid any person trespassing said land.
A :. WILSON.
oct. l3 1855. Gtf
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The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
great credit on the taste and good manage
yoont of Mr. Charlavi1Ie tho pronr;ator

great credit on the taste and good manage
ment of Mr. Charleville, the proprietor
/ have noticed in the Sacramento Union,
some exaggerated accounts of quartz leads
that have been lately discovered in this vicini
ty. The richest lead known in this section
is that owned by Messrs Alden & Co. near
Indian creek This lead, it is thought will
yield from fourteen to twenty-five dollars to
the ton. A quartz mill WILL in all probabili-
ty, be erected on this lead in the course Of
the summer
Our town is as quiet as usual; and the
sudden rise in town lots, and influx of quartz
miners from Sutter, Amador, &c. existed on
ly in the fertile Imagination of the Unions
Fiddletown correspondent.
Amador county, and Fiddletown particu-
larly, affords inducements sufficient, in my
opinion, to attract miners, mechanics and 9TH
ers without resorting to false statements
which are calculated to mislead those who
are in the habit of placing confidence in the
assertions of newspaper correspondents
On Monday last fire, which was burning
on the east side of American hill, caught in
the fence of Mr.. Bradigan's Ranch, aud
threatened, at one time, to spread over the
whole ranch; but prompt assistance was rem
dered by the miners on American Flat and
at Buena Vista to arrest its progress,
which was accomplished after " hot engage
ment" Of two hours duration.
Our town has, so far, fortunately escaped
this ruthless destroyer; owing, no doubt, to
the caution of our citizens, and the vigilance
of our watchman, who is always on the alert;
and although his zeal for the public veal
sometimes gets him into an uncomfortable
position, (such, for instance, as mistaking
a sick female for an inebriate,) yet, have
no doubt that reconciliation may be effect
ed and his former character will snstain no
injury, as no one believes that auy thing but
a kindness was intended
Yours, &c, VERITAS
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
The Stamp Tax Act.

Some very erroneous impressions have OBJ
tanned relative to the Stamp Tax Act passed
by the Legislature of 1857, and at present in
force. For instance, we have met with
number of persons of late who have been led
to believe that due-bls and promisory notes,
made payable IN this State, and also contracts,
deeds, mortgages, leases, and instruments of
similar nature, must be drawn upon paper
bearing the legal stamp; whereas, in truth,
such is By no means the fact
We copy from the Statute, as follows, the
portions of the law which set forth the par
ticular instruments of writing that must be
made npon paper bearing the stamps as afore-
said
First Any bill Of Exchange, draft or
order, certificate or other written evidence of
deposit, whether negotiable or otherwise, or
letter Of credit, to any person or persons, and
payable out Of this State"
Again. "Any license to practice, or certifi-
cate of admission as an Attorney at Law,
granted by any Court in this State; any poll
cy OF Insurance. contract, or instrument of the
nature thereof, upon auy house, factory, ma
chinery, ship, steamer, or vessel of any de-
scription, any goods, wares, or merchandise
or furniture, or any life insurance, one-half
the duty levied upon bills of exchange; any
receipt for the payment Of money for, or any
contract certificate or memorandum, relative
to the purchase of passage from this State 10
any place out Of the limits thereof, or from any
place ont of this State to place out of the
limits thereof, upon any vessel or steamship"
And again; "All deeds and writings what
soever, for the payment of any sum OF money
upon the contingency of the loss of auy ship,
or other vessel, or of any goods laden or to
be laden thereon, or damages thereto shall
be construed and adjudged to be policies Of
assurance within this act, and chargeable
with the several rates of duty herein before
mentioned"
| The above are all the instruments Of wr-
ting that are required to be upon paper bear
ing the legal stamp; for the truth of which
see Laws Of 1857, pages 304, 305 and 306
Where the Statute reads, contract, or in
strument in the nature thereof, upon any
house, &c, it refers to policies or contracts
for insurance-not to leases, deeds, mortgages
or anything Of the Sort
1t will be but seldom that persons outside
of the principal commercial cities will be put
to the trouble of procuring the legal stamps,
or paper bearing the same. Drafts going out
of the State and passage tickets will of course
have the stamp of proper rate, attached.
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
VOLCANO ITEMS.

CoNvIcTED.-In Volcano they have caught
another man selling liquor to Indians He
was sentenced to Al days in the county JAIL
and commenced his term this week. Be sure
you've got the right man, and then give him
what the law allows.
FIRE.-The Empire Hotel in Volcano
caught fire in the kitchen in the evening of
the 25th, abont sundown. Water being con-
venient it was snbdued without much damage
Volcano still eludes the destroyer. The
Hook & Ladder boys were on hand, ready
for any emergency.
AMADoR DToH EXTENSION are
two hundred men at work on the Volcano
branch of-the Amador Co. Canal They
are paid in cash every Monday. That's the
way to do work.
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
Fiddletown Correspondence,
FIDDLErowN, Aug. 10, 81.

FIDDLErowN, Aug 10, 81.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-T The ball given last
evening by j. G. Kemp, at the Union Hotel
was truly a grand affair for this place 1t
was attended by the beauty and fashion of
the town, and by some from distance The
band of Messrs. Jones & Church discussed
most excellent music and thirty couples were
present to trip tho light fantastic toe"
The festivities were continued till near day.
light, when the company separated, oil high
y pleased with the nights entertainment -
The supper was sumptuous one, and reflects
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
For The Weekly Ledger
TRACKS OF A TRAVELLER.

Gentle reader, (if you have followed my
tracks" all summer you are getting pretty
gentle by this time, l believe we parted some
where in the purlieus of Pine Grove. Well,
since then there has nothing occurred in that
locality which requires our attention Should
you ever happen in that neghborhood, don't
fail to enquire as to the new method of naa-
ting bats; it is peculiar to the place.
We have our choice here of roads to Jack
son; either by the way of Clinton, which is
two and half miles from here, or the old
stage road Having been over the former,
we will try the latter.
Passing by Armstrong; mill, the first
thing Of note is
THE TANNERY.
This belongs to the Miller Bros, three in
number, and is great addition to the man
ufacturing interests of the county For
some distance around the oak trees are all
peeled, exciting the curiosity of those who
are not aware of their proximity to tan
yard. The bark in this region is not as good
as that of the Atlantic States yet it makes
good leather in time Tanning is not very
profitable in this State as wages are too high
to compete in price, with leather brought
from the east All the various sorts of
leather are turned out at this yard, from sole
TO the finest buckskin. The principal de-
mand is for band leather for mills and ma
chinery; this can be had here Oh short notice.
One Of the gentlemen at the tan yard in
formed me that there are twenty-five tan
neres in California. As that is not one for
each county, Amador is ahead of some of
them although not eo,0 county" | must
throw in a little brag occasionally. About
the premises are three large, lazy dogs that
for some cause are more polite than ours gen
orally are, as they permit travellers to pass
unmolested. 1t may be that all their bark is
used in tanning. How they measure it is not
for me to say, as l never knew dogs bark to
cord; it is always discordant to me- Can it
be that the dogs are kept to bark the trees?
If so, they might bark up the wrong tree"
and thus spoil their voices, especially if the
tree was twisting. They may be useful in
cur-rying the leather, at least such is my
opinion from cur-sory view of the subject.
A short distance from the tannery is Har-
mons tavern, where the boys from the neigh
boring saw-mill pass some of their leisure
hours in playing " draw" for the cigars
While was here the stage passed the door
and, of course, attracted every body's atten-
ton. One fellow, whose comical phiz would
do credit to circus bill, seemed to have his
ideas started, and turning to friend said;
eSim, did you ever think of all the differ
ent styles of stages that have run since stages
were invented?"
"No but I've seen several kinds myself"
Every era has had its stages and some of
them were really dangerous"
(Which kind were the most dangerous,
Cale?"
al think the stages of the Chol-era the
most So"
Sim wted, and Gale looked as innocent
as though he had not caught the cholera
from some one else; the stages were original.
| could not risk myself here any longer, so
crossed over the road to
SMITH 4 MARTINS MILL.
This is a good looking piece of work, but,
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
WEEKLY LEDGER.

FLAG ON THE BUrrE-several public spirit
ed miners in the vicinity of the Butte have
purchased an American flag fifteen feet long,
and unfured it to the breeze from the tallest
tree on the top Of this peak, the highest in
this part of Amador. 1t can be seen from
Jackson, proudly floating in its elevated posi-
ton Long may if wave"
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29
For the Weekly Ledger.
A SONG OF SACKS.
TO J. @. SAKE.

| sing Of sdchs-a fruitful theme
There's flimsy ones and strong ones,
There's empty sacks that may be short
The full should all be long ones.
We've sacks of every stuff and style,
From haver-sacks to gunny;
The only kind we seem to need
Is CrGsus' sacks of money
We've sacks in which we put our grain
To send it off to market,
And sacks that youngsters often get
When they go out to spark it.
The German Princes have their Sare,
Like, Albert of Sare Coburg;
While towns and cities when they're sacked
Are worse off than though no burgh.
When Falstaff used to call for sack
He wanted vinous juices
While as garment, nowadays,
For either sex its use is.
a cat, by some, is in one kept,
But out they often let it;
And poets have their wit in Sare
From whence alone we get it.
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29

WALKERS RIVER i Parties just returned
from prospecting tour to this river report
the gold diggings there as being rather slim.
Three dollars day there is large yield, and
sluice lumber has to be hauled from sixty to
eighty miles. Persons desiring farms may go
there, but miners had better not cross the
mountains.
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29

If you meet with one very vain or very
ambitious, do not envy him, but think thus
to yourself" My fine fellow the grave will
soon be your bed-chamber, the earth your
pillow. corruption your father, and the worm
your mother and sister"
The weekly ledger., 1857-08-29

SUBSCRIPTION MONEY OF THE BLAcKs.-A
friend suggests to us that the colored resi-
dents Of this State, instead Of raising funds to
remunerate Col Zabriskie while stumping for
Black Republicanism, had much better apply
the money to the purchase of the liberty of
the slaves which Edward Stanly now holds
in bondage in the State of North Carolina.
We think so too State JourRdl,