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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27
Gen. walkers Expedition.
Washington Correspondence Of the N. Y. Til

Washington Correspondence of the n. Y. Times.
Your correspondents foreshadowings are realized
General Walker is fairly off another expedition. In
Cabinet meeting to-day his movements discussed
Dispatches were received from the District Attorney of
New Orleans giving the essential facts. The statement
that Walker took arms and munitions of war with him
from that port is believed to be
disposition is manifested to blame the Federal authori
ties at New Orleans for permitting him to elude their
vigilance. 1t was admitted that the Government can
take no additional steps for the arrest of Walkers
petition and it was hoped that he would be inter-
cepted on the high seas by either the steamer Fulton
the soop-ofwar Saratoga. The President maintains
the right to seize him anywhere at but will not
der his molestaton if he gets within any foreign
jurisdiction.
The New Orleans dispatch, that the steamer Fulton
was in the Mississippi river when Walker embarked
must be The last letters received from the
commander dated the LIST of November announce hay
ing fulfilled his orders there and that he would depart
Immediately for Chriqu It is scarcely possible that
he remained in the river the l1th. There is little
doubt that the Fulton the Costa Rican coast at
that time, and Walker is consequently in no danger
from her He has at least nine hundred with him
and his rendezvous, instead of being Mobile as
supposed by the President is il the Caribbean Sea- and
has been suspected. His friends here are
confident now that his way is perfectly clear The On
American vessels watching for him the Fulton and
SaratOga-the latter at San JUAN and the former at
| Chiriqui.
branch of the San Juan, emptyng thirty miles below
Greytown, where no force is stationed except it be a
British vessel which is anticipated fit is deemed
preferable he can land at Bewfelds, sixty miles north
of San Juan, which is not guarded at ALL and thence
proceed up the Blewed river reaching the healthy
upland region, and taking the Chontaes country enter
ing Segovia which is full of supplies of every kind and
whose people have always been against the Chamorisas
and friendly to Walker Crossing Segova, the head Of
the Lake is reached. By adopting this plan, the expe
dtion will not go anywhere i'll the neighborhood of the
naval policemen.
At any rate, once within harbor he can land at lei
sure and proceed to the San Juan River up which he
expected to force his way taking the weakly garri
soned forts, and pushing his way to the Pacific.
! Reinforcements from California supposed to be
now their way. If successful in opening the Transit
and getting the expected renforcements together the
intention is to proceed to Costa RIGA and strike at
at San Jose the capita-thus carrying out the orgna
plan of the campaign.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

F1RE.-The dwelling house of Ed. Graham Haywood,
ESQ., in the Southern part of this City with all the out
houses attached, consumed by fire on Thursday
morning last The flames first discovered about
O'clock issuing through the roof The fire originated in
room on the second story used as q kind of lumber
room, but how it was communicated is unknown. The
building of wood and the flames spread so rapidly
that very little of the furniture was saved Indeed the
inmates of the house had barely time to escape. Mr.
Haywood had very large and valuable library, all of
which, with the exception of few books, consum
ed. He succeeded in saving his money and the papers
belonging to his Office as Clerk and Master in Equity
We have heard no estimate of the loss, but it must be
several thousand dollars. The dwelling house was well
filled with much fine and costly furniture Several of
the contiguous dwellings were endangered, but
saved by the exerons Of the fremen and citizens The
wind was blowing briskly from the South at the time.
P. S. Mr. II. estimates his loss at between $4,000
and $4,000. No insurance at all.-Raleigh Standard
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

He that waits for good luck to come to him. Is oeS
tined to to die in poverty
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

w G copy the following amusing description OF bull
fight with which the native Calornians recently cele
brated Ia fiesta de San Lorenzo, from the Alemeda
County Gazette -
Senior Toro, with below of defiance, takes his
stand in the centre paving the ground, and waiting
with head lowered, the approach Of the enemy
Round l-Enter h0n,bre, with blanket in hand
with which to blind the enemy. Toro shakes his head
and thunderS forth his note of defiance With blood
shot eye and scang nOstrs he rushed at the foe the
blanket is thrown, but falls wide of the mark-when the
saying that ga stern chase is long chase was Ger
tainly not verified, for the poor hombre was quickly
caught in the and elevated when display of ground
and lofty tumblng took place which has seldom been
passed. Torn and tattered with limpng leg he makes
his glorious exit through whole in the fence Loud
shouts and went up from thousand voices for the
success of the tavorte for strange it may appear Mr.
Toro the favorite throughout all the fight
Round 2-TOro came up to the scratch as fresh as
ever the odds decidedly in his favor when cdbailero
DESTROYS of renown approach upon his pancng charger
trailing blanket and inviting attack. Nor was he
called upon to wait-ike the rush of thunerbot fresh
from the hand of Jove the shock and horse and
hOrseman together rolled in the dust of the arena
Round 3-Enter the Achilles Of the ring brim full of
wrath and bad Whiskey, and scarce had advanced five
PAGES from the barrier, when the bull was upon him,
struck him upon the invulnerabe seat of honor" and
pitched him ncontnenty into the fence where sticking
fast between the rails he presented beautiful mark for
butt number two, which administered with great
precision sending him through the fence into the laps of
the admrng senortas, where left him to recover his
wind, which must have been sadly damaged
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

ger it becomes. F"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

He that does nothing renders himself incapable o.
doing anything ......
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

CoLD WBATHER.-The weather now IS eod. u nt'.
rozen~plenty of ice and slight fall of snow on Thurs
day night last-RaLeigh Standard.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-27

MI Charles MalheWS Is playing IN Philadelphia
The l. S. Gazette says
The Audience last evening at the Academy of Music
gas not so numerous as the previous night thing by
nomeans wondered at in view ofrepetton of the
programme Mopus and Patter not the best per-
fOrmances could wish to witness. In fact, they are
said to be about the tamest in Mr.. Mathews repertoire
But that gentleman has weakness which is common to
many persons Of genius. He ancies that certain things
which he does are his happiest efforts when, in fact
they are his most Ineffective These two characters,
Mopus and Patter he insisted thrustug forward first
in Boston and continuing them night after night while
the critics all against him. It will, therefore, be
of no particular for to give him advice here The
poor houses must tell the story
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

A QUESTION IN MORAL PHILADELPHIA
Not many days since, the following conversa'
ton took place in the ladies first hall of Asy-
lumnia. Miss Dix had passed through mo-
ment before, and a younger daughter of our
household, just started in her teens, made
one of cluster called together by the occa-
sion.
Girl-Who was the lady whom we saw
with the doctor2
Lady-That was Miss Dix, the philan
thropist.
Girl-What is philanthropist, please?
Lady-Philanthropist, my dear, is wore
from two Greek words, signifying lover o.
men.
Girl-Well, then, are not all we womer
phlanthropstsy
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
DEopoRnIyc EprEcrs OF RoAsr1Ne Coz

DEoDoRIzING EFFECTS OF ROASTING COFFEE.
The London Medical Gazette gives on ac-
count of the numerous experiments to ascer-
tain the deodorizing effects of roasted coffee.
1t finds this material the most powerful means
known, not only for rendering animal and
vegetable matter innocuous, but of actually
destroying them. A room in which meat in
an advanced degree of decomposition had
been kept for some time, was instantly de-
prived of all smell, on an open coffee-roaster
being carried through it containing pound
of coffee newly roasted. In another room,
exposed to the efluvia occasioned by the
clearing out of a cess pool, so that sulphur
cited hydrogen and ammonia in great guam
titles could be chemically detected, the stencil
was completely removed in half minute by
three ounces of roasted coffee.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

DRAWING PENSION -" Well my lad,
where are you travelling this stormy weather,
alone 7" asked an inquisitive landlord in the
north of Vermont, during the last war, of a
small lad, whose father was engaged in SNUG
Cling, and had sent him, young as he was,
with an important message in advance Of the
party.
"Going to draw my pension" was the re-
ply.
"Pension p echoed the astonished land
lord; "what does 80 small boy as you draw
a pension fort"
"Minding my own business and letting that
of others alone"
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

That was fearful prayer of the inGdel
sailor, in danger of shipwreck: 40 God, if
there be God, save my soul, if / have a
SOUL" But there is sublimity and beauty in
that of the soldier, on the eve of battle:
20 God, if in the day Of battle / forget
Thee, do not Thou forget mel"
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25


Curious FACT ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS. The
Boston Transcript mentions some curious
condolences noticeable in contemplating the
names and lives of the first seven Presidents
of the United States-W Washington, John
Adams, Jeffersons, Madison, Monroe, John
Quincy Adams, and Jackson. We quote
some of the most striking of these:-
-Four of the seven were from Virginia.
Two of the same name were from Massachu-
setts, and the seventh from Tennessee. All
but one were sixty-six years old on leaving
office, having served two terms, and this
one would have been sixty-six years Of age
had he served second term. Three of the
seven died on the 4th of July, and two Of
them on the same day of the year. Two Of
them were on the subcommittee of three that
drafted the Declaration of Independence, and
these two died on the same day and year, and
on the anniversary of the Declaration of In
dependence, and just half a century from the
day of the Declaration. The names of three
of the seven end in SON, yet neither Of these
transmitted his name to son. In respect to
the names Of all it may be said in conclusion:
The initials of the seven were the same, and
the initials of still two others were the same.
The remaining one, who stands alone in this
particular, stands alone in the admiration
and love of his countrymen and of the civ
ilized world-Wa ashugton. Of the FIRST five
only one had son, and that son was also a
President.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

Notice.
a meeting Of the stockholders of the Vol
|rIoeu eano Water and Mining Company, held in
btaaV bc,aa the following members were unanimously
E''eu Trustees and Officers:
IA n TRUSTEES.
" ", H. Rose, W. A. Eliason, W. II, Roberts. d.
wheeler and Geo. Muncton.
OFFICERS.
IG Nr,,u A. II. ROSE, President
oleano, Feb. IL, 1857. 17ly
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
Geo. K. Smith. NI. D.

IFH fSICIAN aND SUR G E ON.
)FFlCE at Hoy q Smiths Drug Store, Main st.,
j Volcano. Residence on the alley, in the rear
The Drug Store
AZ. ~, d. The books of tlt late firm of Goodin d
'1 EIi can be found at my Office. Persons indebted
''ll J, DO well to call and settle.
|ieb22lS:tf.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
5. III. MARLETTE,

90 70 fOR q CIVIL -ENGINEER,
)LSIKlNG to rusume the practice of my profes-
SION among my old friends Of Amador and
.a'eras counties, respectfully solicit their or
NJ which will be promptly attended to, on reason
|DaS S olllce at Jackson's News Depot, jackson,
''nau9r aCS county, California. -usN
"0'i z-Sm S. II. MARLETTE.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

A WEALTHY and quite pretty Jewess, Of Is
summers, was clandestinely married to an ad-
miring Gentle, at Albany, q short time since.
Her father kept her under close guard, fearing
such q result, but love triumphed over pater-
nal watchfulness.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

In THE middle ages of France, person
convicted of being calumniator was con-
demned to place himself on all fours, and
bark like dog, for quarter of an hour. II
this custom were adopted at the present day,
there would be some bow-wowing.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
From the Lady's Book.
The Jewish Maiden's Lament.

The Jewish Maiden's Lament
Meath the beech-trees green and shady
Walked aJewsh maiden fair
And her eye was dark and flashing,
Like the ravens wing her hair
Yet she bowed her heart in sorrow,
Sinking was her heart with care.
Twas the Christians holy Sabbath,
And the church-bells, ringing clear
With their chimes, so soft and pleasant,
Fell like music on her ear;
But it woke chord of anguish,
Filled her dark eye with a tear.
Oh, she cried, the day is lovely,
Mellowed is the sunlight sheen
AS it plays among the branches
OF the forest trees so green.
Even nature in its beauty
Worships now the Nazarene!
what thy crimes, deluded Israel
oh, poor sorrowing, recreant race
Thus to live, and ever wander,
Thou hast no abiding-place;
o Messah shed upon us
The rich glories of thy face.
have searched the holy Talmud
For one gimmering of light,
| have sought the Rabbi sages
But still am wrapt in night,
For the hope they family offer
Withers ere it meets my sight.
How long on the weeping willows
Must we hang our harps in tears!
How long, oh how long be wanderers
Ere Messiah's reign appears?
Oh, the dreary waste of agesl
oh, the gloom of future years.
Thus in wild and bitter anguish
Bowed the Jewish maiden fair.
Oh, our Saviour pure and holy.
Listen to the maiden's prayerl
Guide her to the Christian temple,
The Messiah waits her there!
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

Child stealing has become one Of the insti-
tutions of New York. There are scoundrels
who make regular business Of entcing away
little children, and keeping them till reward
is offered for their restoration to their
friends
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

A CERTAIN physician says that young ladies
may try all tie antidotes in the world for de-
pressed spirits, but till they have recourse to
small dose of husband, they need not hope
for any long continued convalescepce.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25

ers. The original and vigorous style, clear
and convincing arguments, deep and profound
reasoning of these articles invariably carried
conviction to the parties to whom they were
addressed. All the newspapers of the party,
in the Congressional district, copied them,
and curiosity was on tip-toe to discover the
author, as they were simply signed by two
little stars The election passed off, and
Judge s. was elected by large ma
jority.
Late one night while Ida and her father
were returning from party given in honor
OF his election, they observed light in the
printing Office. As the establishment was
usually closed at twilight, it appeared strange
that it should be lit up at that hour, SO the
judge determined to learn the cause. Re-
questing his daughter to accompany him, they
ascended the stairs and entered the Office qui-
etly. A sight met their eyes that caused the
heart of one of them to beat violently. At
the desk short distance from the door, sat
George, fast asleep, with his head resting on
bis arm. As Ida'S father stepped forward to
awake the sleeper, he observed several arti-
cles lying on the table, and freshly written
article with the mysterious stars attached
The truth flashed upon the judge in mo-
ment-he was indebted to George for his
successl He beckoned to Ida, who came
trembling to his side Just then they saw
by the light of the Pickering lamp, smile
pass over the slumberer's face and heard him
mutter the words, MY dear, dear Ida," in
tender tone.
"Oh, fatherl" exclaimed the trembling girl,
affectionately throwing her arms around her
parents neck, "do let poor George come
home again; it is surely no sin for him TO
love me-"
Awakened by the sound of Ida's voice,
George looked around confused and as he
saw Ida and her father, he endeavored to
hide the manuscript But the Judge stopped
him by saying laughingly:
ut won't do, you young rascal you are
fairly caught, found out-talk in your sleep,
will ye-ha! hal hal"
George was bewldered and transported
he had been awakened from pleasant dream
of bright reality. Matters were soon ex-
planned and the warm-hearted Judge, after
blessing them promised to see them married
before he should start for Washington.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
w. HENRY JONES,

A I I RNEY AT LA W,
ell pay strict attention to making collections and
eRend to all Legal Business entrusted to his care.
snce on Union Square, next door to johnson d
"a sstore, VOLCANO.
PEI 33-ly
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
arbe 1ureklp Ge6ger,
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY
r.. A. SPRINGER & co.
A. SPRINGER. :. b pA'NshRfiELp'
Tt @ T. M = :
Advertising.
JOB PRINTING.

NJ, oro nrepared to do job Printing OF eccry de-
- in a STYLE superior to any other office in
ySn"tbern Mines, and at as fair rates.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
Sheen Pockef.Pickins.

The Urbana Citizen tells the following
story. which we must believe, and yet it is
very hard of deglutition:
A man went into field to work, and
hung his coat On the fence. A pet sheep
in his flock distracted his wallet from his
pocket, broke the leather string around it,
and eat up fourteen dollars in bank bills
and couple of promissory notes. On re-
turning to his coat, and finding his wallet
on the ground and its valuables gone, the
Squire Immediately suspicioned the pet
sheep as the thief, arrested and dispatched
him Though great favorite of the fami-
ly,) and in his paunch actually found the
bank bills in tolerable state of preserva-
ton. The bills were all Of small denom-
nation, the largest being three, and yet,
strange to tell, but two of the ones were SO
badly injured as to be unfit for use. This,
we believe, is the first instance we ever heard
of a sheep stealing money, and it forfeited
its life for its temerity.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
TIE GIRL WITH THE CALICO DRESS.
sr sosEkr ,cssrLys.


Afg for your upper-ten girls.
With their velvets and sat.ns and lzccs,
Their diamonds and rubies and pearls,
And their nlil.iner figures and fices;
They may shine at party or ball,
Emblazoued with half they possess,
But give me in place of them all,
Ny girl with the calico dress
sheis plump as partridge, and fair
AS the rose in its sarlies: bloom;
Her teeth viii with ivory compare,
A,d her breath with the clover perfume
Her steps as free and as light
As the fAwn's whom the hunters hard prcss,
And her eye Is as soft and as bright
My girl with the calico dress
Ycur dandies and iopiings may sheer
At her simple aud modest attire.
But the charms she permits to appear,
Would set whole iceberg on FIRE.
She can dance-but she never allows
The hugging, the squeeze and caress,
She is saving al these for her spouse
Ny gil with the calico dress
She Is cheerful, warm-hearted and true,
And kind to her father and mother;
She studies how much she can do
For hers.eet little sister and brother
II you wan, companion for life,
To comfort, enliven and bless,
She is Just the right sort for vife-
NJ grl with the calico dress
JACKSON, Miss Vicksbwy Ssrtfael
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21

don't fiatten her. It's ritribution sartip,
the biggest kind owe a preachers regular
rit-ribution. Du you mind my drivin' owe
dad throu' that hornets nest, an then ra-
Gin owe him inter the kreek?"
yes -
"Well, this is what Gums owe it. I'll
drown'd mysef sum Owe these days. see ef L
don't, eff don't die frum that orful shut
Take horn, and don't you ever try sticky
shut as long as you live
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
r.. BRO Ws.V',S
Essence Jamaica Ginger,

>HIS Essence is preparation Of unusual er
ceilence. In ordinary dia1hea, ncipient
cholera. in short, in all cases of prostraton of the
digestive functions, it is of nestimable value. Du-
ring the prevalence Of epidemic cholera and sum-
mer complaints of children it is peculiarly cffica-
cious; no family, individual traveller should be
without it.
which is prepared only by + BROWN, at his Drug
and Chemical Store, n. Z. corner of Fifth and
Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. and for sale by all
the respectable Apothecalies in the United States
Sold by PERSHING * CO..
Plymouth Nav 90, le56.-vl
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21

The cleveland Herald, in noticing the
passage through that city, on their way
West, of Mr.. Hasserd, scith his rife and
fifteen children, says they were noted as the
finest and neatest looking specimens of
movers" ever seen. They were from Ell
mira, in New York. The Herald adds:
"In appearance the family was rare in
stance Of health, intelligence, and thrift
The oldest child was seventeen years old,
and the youngest was at the breast; and
the mother had look Of cheerfulness and
vigor that many of our city danes of half
her years might envy"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
-arsP osticai -
L WISH He WOULD MAKE UP HIS
MIND.

wish be woa,d make up his mind, Ma,
FoTIdsn't care much longer to wait;
I'm surs have limited quite strongly
Tat / thought about changing my state;
Tor sweetheast he's really 50 backward,
Icaz'tbrins him out though I try:
I own that he's very good tempered,
But then he's 20 drenifully shy.
whenI speak about love and cottage,
He gires me glance of surprise,
And if but hint about marriage,
He blu<hes quite up to the eyes.
Ican't make him jealous-I've tried it
Ard tbs no use of being unkind,
For that's not the way, lam certain,
To get him to make up his mind.
I've sung him lore sonnets oy dozens,
I've worked him both slippers and hose,
And we've walkod out by moonlight together,
Yet ha never attempts to propose.
You really muse ask bis intentions,
Or some other beau must find,
For, indeed, won't tarry much longer,
For one who can't make up his mind
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
Thrilling Narrati e.

A dogs tail under cart wheel!
This is all of the above 'mazing story
we shall publish in the Erpress.-fats
burg Express.
a good hit at The New York Lsdyer's
advertising dodge" of which our readers
have, no doubt, painful recollection.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
Scraps ape Fapcies.

Eg The following sketch contains as
much of that extravaganza which forms SO
prominent a feature of American humor as
anything we have seen for long time. 1t
is certainly very funny.
From the Nashville Union and American.
sat Loregood's Shirt.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21

Persons having occasion to visit the
country report that the roads are "horri-
ble." An instructing essay might be writ
ten on the "Perils Of Cross Road Naviga-
tion." - i--
Tbs roads are no. passable,
Not even jackassable;
., And those who'd travel 'em,
l Should turn out and gravel 'em-'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-21
Sfrayed.

An exchange contains the following
notice:
Broke into the pocket of the editor OF
this paper, some time during the week, a
ten-cent piece. Who it belongs to or
where it came from, is a mystery to us and
we earnestly request the owner to come and
take it away; we have been without money
so long, that its use is entirely forgotten
Upon one side there is beautiful Young
lady with handkerchief to her eyes-weep
ing to think that she has no mate, and a
night cap on pole as a signal of distress."