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TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

For square of 10 lines, first insertion, $l % For each subsequent insertion, 50 Any number of lines under 10. counted as one square; over 10 and under 20, cossesd as two squares, and advertisements of greater length in like proportion.
 Liberal deductions will be made to those who advertise by the year.
 ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES: State, Legislative or District offices, S1O CO For County othces, 5 % For Township offices, 300
 Communications of personal nature will be charged double price.
 Obituary notices, other than a simple an- nouncement of death, will be charged tho usual advertising rates of $1 per square.
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LOOK HERE.

JUST RECEIVED, per steamer Ingomar, large lot of superior CHEWING IOBAC- Q, consisting of the following choice rands' Lecompte fbs. Madison 5s. Pevtona $ Duncan lbs. H. NJ. Harris lbs. Extra Fancy lbs. Lock nd Key. Alsoa large assortment of fine Spanish 'igars of the following brands. La Sevilliana,
 Fl Sol,
 La Semela,
 Cinto De Orion,
 Fl Capitolio. To be had at GLENN'S Drug Store. Dec. l3. lS56.
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J. E. JAMESON,
W. UA ". J. .
 GAW & JAMESON, Civil Engineers, Surveyors and GENERAL LAND AGENTS.
Helena, ArkanSaS.


 HAVING recently entered into co-part- nership, and established permanent office are prepared to execute all work in all the brapchGs of our profession, ih the State ol Arkansas and adjoining States, viz: Al kinds of surveys-Railroad surveys, Levef surveys and locations; plans, estimates, &c.,. surveys of plantations and swamp lands and designs and estimates for drainage oi lands, water works and river improvements All kinds of work in graduation measured and reported in detail. Plans and specif- cations furnished for bridges, wood, brick and stone.
 Typographical, Geographical and Hydro graphical drawings, executed, and litho- graphs supplied by skilful artists.
 We will attend to the location, purchase and sale of swamp and government lands in the Helena and Jacksonport districts Having an extensive acquaintance with the swamp and government lands lying in these districts, we are prepared to make favorable locations, and give reliable information.- We will furnish a description of all lands that we may locate.
 We will, if desired, for a small compen- sation, pay all taxes and assessments upon property left with us. Address,
 CAV & JAMESON,
 Jan. 3, 1857. Box 23, Helena, Ark.
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The Creeks had an election at thelr general council for a second chief, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Asbury. Motty Klnnard' the 'sNatiye American candidate was elected by a triumphant majority; y; Everything passed off at the "polis onietIv. Tan Buren h,f.
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Drofessional CarOs.
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JESSE A. JACKSON, Attorney at Law, Helena, Ark, will practice in the Courts of Eastern Arkansas, Supreme and Federal Courts at Little Rock, make collec- tions, and give strict attention to land claims in any part of the State. Dec. 13.
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ROGALF, SUTTON. Attorney

ROGAL +. SUTTON, Attorney and Counselor at Law, and General Land Agent, Helena, Arkansas. Twill attend all the Courts of the various counties composing the first Judicial Circuit of the State of Arkansas, and also the various Courts of the counties of Coahoma and Tunica, State of Mississippi: Particular attention paid to the collection Of debts in any portion of Arkansas.
 Office in the room formerly occupied by Jas. T. Crary. Sept. 22, lo5o.
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r,,os puaSLY. RoGAL F. SUTTON.
 LAW NOTICE.-Th undersigned will attend to all business entrusted to thelr care, in the various Courts in the counties of lu- nica. Coahoma, Bolivar and Washington, Tn the State of Mississippi, and will attend reg. ularly and punctually to all the Courts or those counties. Their office is at Helena, Arkansas, where one or both of them may be found and consulted on business.
 '0 - HANLY & SUTTON.
 con4 Qn 12S6
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YOU w A N T ON E!

4 MBROTYPES, Melainotypes, etc., A taken in the highes, style of the Art, by the undersigned, who respectfully solicit the patronage of the ladies and gentlemen of Helena and vicinity, and an examination of specimens of their skill, to be seen at their Room, on Main street,
 One door North Of the Masonic Hall.
 O. WISE & co.
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was a temperate man. He died few years ago. leaving a handsome prop erty for Chandler and his wife, the marriage between him and Anne hav- ing taken place shortly after the above narrated circumstances occurred.
 WoNDERFULGoLD STORY FROM NEW MEXICo.-Recent advices from New Mexico furnish the following wonder ful auriferous reports:
 The Santa Fe Gazette announces the arrival of MT. Idler, the agent and general director of the mining compa- ny organized some time since in Wash ington city to work the Placer mines, near Santa Fe; Mr. Kuriz, machinist from Norris engine shop, Philadel- phia, and Mr. Chappin, millwright, all engaged in the same business.- This, says the Gazette, is new era in the history of New Mexico. Two steam engines with crushing apparatus, are soon to be put in operation in the Placer mines, and the question will be settled as to whether gold abounds in sufficient quantities to justify the cost of extracting it by this description of machinery. If the experiment prove successful, it must produce change in the business of the Territory, for the quantity of gold bearing earth and rock is admitted to be inexhausti- ble, and there is room for any number of machines.
 It has been stated that the gold t3,rvse4-oc r nrUr,rias- TX U-v--57TsS r:2r:a Santa Fe to California paper gives a romantic account of their discovery.
 The story goes that a Mexican woman returned from a captivity of eight years among the Coyotero Apaches of the Gala country bringing extraord- nary accounts of gold treasures in the region inhabited by that tribe.
 Before her captivity she had been pcon slave, and on her return she of- l fered to take her master to the gold region, and her accounts were so mar vicious that a party of four hundred persons was organized to go under her guidance. But the cupidity of some of the more avaricious got excited, and in order to prevent this large number from going, they kidnapped the wo- men and put her masterin jail for debt. Then Lieutenant of the United States Army, on furlough for three months, organized party of thirty six men and went in search of the gold mine. On reaching the territory of the Coyotero Apaches, they were met by a party of these Indians, who pro- hibited them from searching for gold, but offered to trade. The alternative was agreed to, and trade effected, by which the whites gained large quan- tity of gold. The Indians knew no other use for the gold than to make bullets of, and each warrior had from twenty to thirty ounce balls about him. The gold thus obtained was tested by competent chemists, who pronounced it exceedingly pure, having very few foreign substances mixed with 1t. The woman says that in the region whence she escaped, gold exists in every quar- ter on the surface, and in great quan- titles, and that there was one large lump imbedded in the side of hill, and .jjealously guarded by the tribe.
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Yill not pay the note.
 Cy The Bottomless Pit in the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is suspected by many to run through the whole diameter of the earth. The branch terminates in it, and the explor CT suddenly finds himself brought upon it's brink, standing upon projecting plaform, surrounded on three sides by darkness and terror, gulf on the right and a gulf on the left, and before him what seems an inter minable void. He looks alOft: but no eye has yet reached the top of the great over larching dome; nothing is there seen but the flashing of the water dropping from above, smiling as it shoots by in the unwonted gleam of the lamp. He looks below, and nothing there meets his glance save darkness as thick as lampblack, and he hears wild, mournful melody of water the wailing of the brook for the green and sunny channel left in the upper world never more to be revisit ed. Down goes rock t4mbled over the cliff by the guide, who is of the opinion that folks come here to see and hear,not to muse and be melancholy. There it goes--crash !! it has reached the bottom. NO-hark, 1t strikes again; once more and again, still falling. Will it never spp? Ones hair begins to bristle as he hears the sound re- l peated, growing less and less, until the ear can hear it no longer. Certainly if the pit of Frederick shall be thousand feet deep, l the Bottomless Pit of the Mammoth Cave must be its equal.
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You have no proof,' stammered he, grasping chair for support.
 'That is my look out. have no time to waste. Will you pay or go to jail?'
 He saw that the evidence had was too strong for his denial, and he i'm mediately drew his check on the spot for twenty one hundred dollers; and after begging me not to mention the affair, he sneaked of.
 I cashed the check, and hastened to Wallace's house. The reader may judge with what satisfaction he receiv- ed it, how reioiced was Anne and her lover. Wallace insisted tAat shop { take the one hundred dollars for ny trouble; but l was magnanimous enough to take only twenty. Wal lace kept his promise, and ever after was temperate man. He died a few years ago. leaving a handsome prop erty for Chandler and his wife, the marriage between him and Anne hav- ing taken place shortly after the above narrated circumstances occurred.
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Physicians prescriptlots parIlcas@s..,.:,s,-. snd to. i. liberal patronage respectfully solicited.
 lec. 13. 1856.
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1856. 1857. Memphis and New Orleans
 PACKET LINE.

IN order to accommodate the public, the owners and masters of the Packets hereto fore in the trade between the two cities, have organized Company to run a Fri Weekly Line of Packets between MEMPHIS and NEW ORLEANS, under the name and style of the Memphis and Nel0 Orleans Packet Company.
 The boats comprising the line are all of the first class, inferior to none in the West or South for speed, comfort and safety.
 Will leave. each place every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY, at ? o'clock.
 Particular attention will be paid to Way Business.
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A MIRACULOUS EsCAPE.-The Rochester Union gives an account of George Shale fall ing one hundred feet over the great Genesee Falls, in Rochester, without killing himself:
 It appears that the boys went down the slope, towards the mill, perhaps to see how far they might venture. One of them, named George Shale, ,ventured too far, slipp- ed upon the crust, and ~ir-an instant went over the great precipice, falling over one hundred feet, to the verge of the water, boiling up from the eddy under the great fall. All who heard the alarm concluded at once that the lad was dead, but he was so far from being dead that his cries attracted the attention of skaters on the river, some forty rods distant, and they went to his re- lief. He was found standing partly upright in the snow, about six feet from the edge of the water. One of his legs was badly shat tered, and some of his ribs were broken.
 The precise extent of his injuries could not be at once ascertained. He fell feet foremost, and was terribly jarred, though striking in the soft snow may have, Tn some measure, lessened the shock.
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 EXCITEMENT IN VNcENNEs.-A dispatch dated Vincennes, January Sd, says 1: ''Ihere is great excitement in this city, occasioned by Mrs. Crawford, of Cleveland, Ohio, claiming her three children placed in the Catholic Orphan Asylum here, by her hus- band. The woman visited the asylum, and requsted leave to take away her children; this the nuns refused, when she clutched up one of the children, and fled with 1t in her arms. She was pursued by the nuns and others, and scuffle ensued in the streets, the mother fighting desperately for her child; some of the citizens interfered Tn be- half of the mother, and she took the child away. The matter is now in Court, on a writ of habeas corpus. The excitement runs high, the sympathies of the populace seem to be with the mother, and should the Court give the children to the nuns, a serious dis turhance seems inevitable"
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pr. HI. M. GRANT, respectfully ten ders his professional services, n the various branches, to the public. Dec. b, ,2o.
 Office one door south of the Eclipse Stable.
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DTS. DEPUTY & KING, tender tt

professional services to the citizens of Hel- ena and vicinity.
 Office next door, to the Court house, Main s+reat Feb. IA, 1851.
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W. B. CAV.
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Notice.

Y DO forewarn all persoAs against trading
 \ for e 2ote-that is made p'N Nr9ll, t> c s,,.i ion Gillian, for one hundred dollars, dated on the 18th of September, 1856, payable on or before the 18th Septembet, 1857, signed by James Rollins and John Gillian. Said iote was fraudulentiy obtained, and the of said note has failed, and
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Dr. T. M. JACKS tenders his profes- sional services to the citizens of Helena, and to those of the surrounding country.- Office hours, from s to 1l3 A. M., from 2 till ) P. NJ.
 He will pay particular attention to the treatment of chronic diseases.
 Jan. 26, 1856.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-03-28
Drytown Correspondence.
DRYrowN, March 10th, 1851.


am not apt to write for the public eye,
nor is it my purpose to point out the errors
Of those who do. Newspaper articles are
cheap things and usually estimated at their
full worth. The hints of "Homer" arc be-
fore me in which the ladies here are directed
how to add to their attractions and improve
their economy Like the oracle at Delphi
they are very ambiguous; we however take
them as an intended compliment, because it
was very evident that he was well pleased at
Britons ball. with not only the texture, but
fashion and adjustment of our dress. His
suggestions no doubt, were kindly written,
and trust are properly appreciated, yet
fair one whispers in my ear that his pen
might be better employed in correcting evils
which are not prevalent among the ladies'
Dytown will perhaps compare favorably with
the other towns in California; yet vices are
here which destroy men and make women
weep Homer" himself, was very recently
party to long, cruel and disgraceful fight,
his face still bears the marks of fierce con-
Hict the dark cloud which gathered upon his
brow has scarcely left him yet; the frey,
vindictive spirit which urged to bitter resent
ment needs more of self command. In
" Homer's' example, there is room for much
Improvement, and he, | hope, may profit by
the suggestions. Drinking and gambling are
the sweeping sins of this county, and this
place is not exempt from their blighting in
huences. With the drunkard's drink there is
mixed neither profit nor pleasure, yet men
daily reel and blaspheme from the effects
of intoxication. Temperance organizations
are broken up whiskey saloons crowded, and
" night made hideous7 by the very men from
whom better things were expected. Here
too, are those who waste time squander
money, cultivate bad passions and blast fair
fame at the gamblers games. Homer"
heard you three years ago, lecture on tenn
perance, and that earnest appeal, though
made by yourself opened the direct avenue
to your heart, you wept and you reformed
but again you are on the verge of an awful
precipice Stop and think, and persuade
others to do likewise
Yours, respectfully,
MARY
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-03-28

BILE. They would feed and fatten upon their
own fostering carcass. Because their party or
ganizatons, formed of shreds and patches,
decay and dissolve after the lapse of perhaps
few years, they jump at the conclusion that
Democracy, which has lasted from the begin.
ing of the government, is also corrupt They
Judge others by their own want of principle
The new party, then, if it is to be called by
a name properly indicative Of its character,
will be styled the No-Party or the Peoples
Party; or still more properly, perhaps, the
Party without Principles. The late K N.
papers, and such independent" presses as
the Sacramento Union, are giving out that
party organizations should no longer exist,
but that the people, disregarding old issues,
should inaugurate the rule of No-Party.--
They doubtless have their cue from the wise
acres but in their simplicity may not be con-
scious that they are parading contradiction
in terms and also contradiction of fact
They say no political partyism; yet their No
Party is as much political organization as
anything could be, and in giving it birth,
the attendance of all the old and broken
down political hacks in the State seems to
be required This is species of bare-faced
hypocrisy which will not deceive the honest
and intelligent masses.
The design and hope of the schemers has
evidently been to unite the Know Nothing
and Republican forces, under the No-Party
cry, and at the same time draw into their
meshes unwary Democrats, and such pretend
ed members of our party as will not do to
bet on" in times of trial. They find, howev-
er, that they have more difficulty to contend
with than they anticipated. They dare not
concede too much to the Republicans, be-
cause by so doing they would lose vast ma
jority of the K. n. vote; yet the Republicans
tell them that they must swallow their plat
form, niggers and ALL before they will con-
sent to marry. Here is 'pretty kettle of
fish," and we don't believe that saltpetre will
save it. The Republicans fly their munich
pal ticket in Sacramento vauntingly, while
the No-Party men have not as yet been able
to make respectable showing Hurry up,
gentlemen; show your hands. If you are
going to swallow the colored individual, why,
down with him at a gulp; if you are not go
ing to do any such thing, why, say so at once,
and be done with it. Perhaps you had as
well come home, and let the tickets in the
Gubernatorial contest be as follows: First,
Regular Democratic;" Second, "Republi-
can;" Third, "Old Line Know Nothing"
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-03-28
Special Notice.

Why are WOODS AMBR0TYPES superior
all Others taken in this county,
lst. Because he uses none but the very De'' 2"
materials!
I'd. Because he prepares his own chemcar' ~.
keeps them so highly sensitive that be can 'aA'
picture in one-si1h of the time required oy oN,'s
Sd. Because he is thoroughly acquainted Wv
ALL the various methods of taking them anu y
adopted the BEST, which is the same as tha' Pu''-
by VANCE and FoRD, of San Francisco "io W.,
the first to introduce the Beautiful and inp''''-
Patent Ambrotype" into this State ..a
4th Because he is determined that no ODs '.a. ~.
take away picture that is not Of the mes q'',
Mr.. Woods never attempts to palm on PO~ &,
lures. but always obtains for those who ia'" ~,,
with their patronage, as good ones as can pO s,,,
be taken. He is true Artist, and unaers'alD.
ranging difficult subjects in the best lgn.l~ .
tanning a favorable likeness, at the SANE ,-..,a
tanning graceful and easy position he IVY
for his patronage upon the superiority oi n'' ,,,
rather than upon display Of imported 'p'Y. 10
Mr.. Woods rooms are opposite the Lmp'ls -,e
tel, Volcano and he has decidedly the oe'' mi,
ed light in Amador county. In fact, it Is w pa
place where good aNBRoTYPEs, MELAlNol'.'
roeRAPHs or DAouERREorYPEs can be oo'a'"'D a.s
All are respectfully invited to call aau ~
new and beautiful pictures. 49,, g,ss
All work warranted Perfect satislso''V'
or no charge. .Ao En-
Dox'r MISTAKE THE PLAcE-oppOsl'e 'as q
pire Hotel, Volcano. t<
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Sacramento Correspondent
SACRAMENTO. March o,.,

-, NN~Nio' march 24th:, 1857
MEssRs. EDIToRs;-I notice that nv
planatory letter to you last week bos y"
our friend Wake-up-Jake, and he ons .'u'e'
to-day's Union. He speaks of an a,s ois" s'' u
in the skin of lion, &c, and by cn,ia' nsa'
logical reasoning comes to the con.,
that A Resident" is one of the mo-.
bers. He is laboring under mist.,
your correspondent, Gas you well kro.1,
not member; neither is he in any wov y.
nected with the Legislature-so h. WV
make himself easy on that point Ro.;1 'I'
no member has ever spoken to him oo..
ing the letters in the Union, but from
pearances they are rather inclined 70 -,
those letters with contempt than otbo,m;
From what can be CLEANED from oJol.,-
letters, one would suppose that he s mali
to take newspapers for himself, and want.
become dependant on the members for Il,
reading matter; and because they do moi M
j. =. w NV no.
tice him according to his wishes he attor,,,
(and very lame attempt it is too) to d..
them by accusing them of using the SIAM.
on their own private business matter,
What this conduct stamps him, | shall lo.,.
it to himself to Judge.
Your correspondent sympathises beors,
with Wake-up-Jake, when he fails 70 mol,
out that this Legislature is not really pusbio,
forward reform and economy in all ho
branches of the government, and wouI oa,
him if the Supreme Court has had q,
has, anything to do with the reduction Of tbs
salaries Of the officers Of the government Or
the cutting down of fees in Office, and # bs
will deny that they were not impelled by The
best of motives, when they passed law;
which will counteract the damning influence
of the Know Nothing actions last winter
and once more place money in the treasay
from whence it has been taken only by Know
Nothing shenanigan?
"A Resident" don't care about agreeing
to quit, even with Wake-up-Jake, under the
proposals he makes; but of he wants stamrs
to pay his board bills, he can have them BY
calling down here; and he will find that there
is generosity enough among the members to
prompt them to take up a collection Of stamps
large enough to make his "landlord feel
easy"
Wake.up-Jake may rest assured that g. n,
Resident" did laugh over his first letter, and
his last letter too, for his attempt at diga.
fed rage was truly laughable, and no one
could read it without having his risabilts
excited.
Feeling glad that Wake-up-Jake still pre-
serves a good state of health and hoping be
may be preserved in such health for lon.
time to come, SO that the poor peoped
Amador may still hare his disiaioesiei ali
independent services,
am sir,
Yours, &c,
RrernrNr or Sarp.uvNrn