Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-02-28
Legislative Summary.

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In the Senate Mr.. Crandall presented a
petition from sundry citizens of Amador Co.,
asking for the passage Of a Sunday Law
Mr. Norman's favorte bill to restrict the
steamboat monopoly after severe contest,
was killed. The California Steam Navigation
CO. is too strong now to be controlled; like
the U. S. Bank, it win require some cxtraor-
dinary action to bind them down. The
Senate refused to adjourn over from Saturday
till Tuesday in honor Of Washington's birth
day. A large amount of business in regard
to local bills was transacted
The Assembly observed the 23d as the an
niyersary. The different bills making dis
position Of the Swamp lands were all, after
long debate indefinitely postponed Seven
articles Of impeachment against Controller
Whitman we're adopted to be presented at
the bar Of the Senate If the allegations set
forth are true the Controller is in as bad
fix as was the Treasurer.
Both houses are up with the business re
ported by the committees. The affairs of the
States Prison are under investigation and
have elected much warm debate.
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THE LADIES or SuTrER CRREK-Well, what
of them? Why, they are intending to have
ball at that place on the Sd of March and
it is to be the happiest affair of the season.
The manageresses are Mrs. j. A. Kimball,
Mrs E. w Rice, Mrs. E b. Mcintyre. Mrs.
j. Tbbits, Mrs j. Gill and Mrs w. A.
Story. There will be no invitation cards dis
tributed, and ALL are are particularly request
ed to be present.
Only think, ye miserable bachelors, of be-
ing received by a committee of ladies, your
hat and cloak taken and carefully put away,
then to be introduced TO some bright-ey'd
damsel who is dying to make herself agree
able-wel, there's no use talking" we are
certain everybody will attend
In addition to the dancing, they win have
a ''rng-cake" which will be distributed; we
speak for a chance in it, aud hereby appoint
our friend Charley Burleson, to receive and
forward our share
INAueURAnoN BALL AT PINE GRovE.-We
call the attention of those who really love
enjoyment in a ball room, and a good supper,
to the notice of the ball to be given at Leon
ards Pine Grove House on Wednesday eve
ming the 4th of March
Shalier's band is engaged for the occasion,
and every arrangement is being made to Sc
cure the happiness Of all present Wentend
to be there ourself we do; and expect to
have as much comfort as James Buchanan
himself
Shaffer's pupils from all the surrounding
country, will grace the ball room on that
evening at the Grove,
LOVE AFTER MARRIAGE, with thirteen other
novclettes ofthe heart, by Mrs. Caroline Lee
Hentz, have recently been published by r.
b. Peterson, No. 1902 Chestnut Street Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Hentz is one of our mos.
successful female writers Her characters are
all truthfully drawn and so skillfully carried
out, that ore is irresistaby filled with the
feeling that all she writes is true.
Copies Of the above complete in one vol
umc, neatly hound in cloth, viii be sent to
any part Of the Union. postage free, by re-
hitting to the publishers in a letter, the
sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents,-or
in two volumes, paper cover for one dollar
TuE Collins steamship Atlantic on her
last trip to New York, when several miles
outside Of Sandy Hook, was boarded by
news agent of the Associated Press, and the
Substance Of her news dispatched to Sandy
Hook hy carrier pigeons, from whence it was
teegraphed to New York, and thence tee-
graphed to all parts of the country, nearly
two hours before the steamer arrived at her
wharf Her news was polished in New Or
leans and other cities, about one hour in adj
vance of the steamers papers in New York.
The STATE DEBT.-The Supreme Court
have rendered another decision in the State
Capitol case in which they fully and distinctly
declare the State debt, over and above the
sum of $500 600, to be unconstitutional and
void, no matter for what purpose the debl
was created