Amador weekly ledger., 1857-11-28
VOLCANO ITEMS.

at bargain. lne property Is valuable, anu
the investment will pay. We are sorry to
hear of the Colonel's intention to leave the
State.
GRAND BALL-The members of Volcano
II. & l.. Co. No give ball Friday even
ing, Dec 25th That it will be grand af-
fair, the ne Plus ultra of dancing parties,
those who are in the habit of attending balls
in this county will need no assurance. The
parties they have heretofore given have been
peculiarly remarkable for the satisfaction
experienced by all who have attended them.
The committee of arrangements consists of
Messrs. Thos. Goodwin, G. w. Bailey, A.
Stevenson and Thos Manser Floor mana
gers, Messrs. James Goldsworthy and l.. S.
Scott Go by all means-it will be the ball
Of the season.
"THE DES.p-A Volcano correspondent
writes: The Den, formerly the Rialto,) }
kept by Mr.. Palmer, is the favorite resort of
the elite and fashion of this place. The smi-
ling face Of the proprietor is true index Of
the manner in which he entertains ysiters.'
Mr. Jacob Frank was thrown from his
buggy about ten days since and severely in
jured.
SIMON writes us Your correspondent
Gimlct,was busy selling augurs at auction
last week. What confounded bore it must
have been to the ncghborhood
THE recent heavy rains will fill the Volcano
Ditch with water and set large number of
idle miners to work. Money will be more
plentiful after a little time.
Work on the low grounds has been srs-
pended, but will be resumed in the course of
few days if the rain holds up"
Alta ExPREss.-An office has been estab-
lished at Volcano, with Mr.. G. B. Woodruff
as agent. NuG cea the Alta" will -four
ish in that part Of the country.
AccIDENr.-A Mr. Marshall was thrown
from his horse two days ago. at Volcano,
and so severely injured that he is not ex-
pected to survive.
RoNDo.-This seems to be the favorite game
all over the State just now, and jackson is
not an exception. Wherever there is a bill
lard table, you may at almost any hour Of
the evening hear some one calling it out. A
decent regard for the truth, however, makes
it necessary to say that from some cause
quite possibly scarcity of spondulick among
the sports-the most usual cry that meets
your ear is, inside money makes itr'
The San Andreas Independent having pre-
viously stated that Hon. w. B. Norman had
been or was to appointed Controller, says in
its last issue, with apparent authority, that
such is not the fact, and is informed that Mr.
Norman resigned the Senatorship "for the
purpose of attending to his private and indi-
vidual affairs"
The Philadelphia Press says that the real
name of the notorious and eccentric woman
who calls herself Lola Montez, is Mrs. James
-Porter's Spirit
Reckon it must be Mrs. Hull, unless her
divorce authorized her to dispense with the
name she acquired by her marriage in San
Francisco
SEVERELY INJuRRD-W Waterman H. Nelson
of the Shera's department, was severely in
jured while in pursuit of the Chinese murder
ers of Mr.. Griswold, by being thrown from
his horse and having foot and ankle very
badly sprained. We are sorry to say that
his recovery is slow.
A MIsTAKE.--A part of our edition was
worked off last week, with certain property
of Mr.. Thos. tones, Jackson Valley, en-
braced in the delinquent tax list. This was
a mistake; Mr. Jones had paid his taxes.
CHARLEY Hammond has a shingle machine
and smiths shop in full blast at the New
York Ranch, and is driving things generally
Mr.. G. w Browne, Expressman to Butte
Clinton, &c, has our thanks for city papers
and other favors.
TIE Volcano Lyceum met at the Baptist
Church on Tuesday Evening last, and ably
discussed the following question
Resolred, That the Legislature of this State
should pass law compelling more strict