Amador weekly ledger., 1858-02-06
Brief Items.

bills are OciOro the judiciary committee Ol
the Assembly, proposing amendments to the
Constitution. Since January lst, 1851,
there have been 1897 convicts received at
the State Prison Some IS or 100 per
sons leave Trinity county in March for the
Colorado i. . Mrs Estele Potter Mcdonald
is to open the theatre at Weayeryille.
There are two ladies reporting for newspa
pers in the lower house of Congress. -. a
quartz boulder weighing 5l2 ounces, and
worth s., 500, has been found in Placer coun-
4 ~. ."Gen. Jeems NJ. Quentin, Of San Es-
tell,r has 5l2 State Prison convicts under
bis charge. =. The Empress Eugenia is hav-
ing a splendid yacht built. There are 81
Democrats, 30 Republicans, and Americans
in the U s. Senate. . . 1t is said the SHELL
/ ing's Ranch tragedy originated out Of game
of crack-loo for % cents. !. =. San Francisco
SPECTATORS are trying to get hold of all the
paper in the State A bill in the Assem-
/ bly, proposes to prevent the adulteraton of
wines and liquors. ... 1t is proposed to create
the State of Colorado" out Of a portion of
Texas. . Deposits at the s. F. Branch Mint
in January, was S737,s SOP 10. The Pico
claim in Calaveras has been appealed to the
u s. Supreme Court. Troops to the num-
Der of IS came from Oregon per last steamer
-. . Six white women married six 'gemmen
OBJ color" in Boston last year Glad to hear
that the business of our neghbor of the Cal
averas Chronicle is steadily increasing -.
The report OF the Joint State Prison Com
mittee is long, interesting and important. =.
They are trying to consolidate the city and
county governments of Sacramento In
the Assembly, notice has been given of an
Act to prevent the immigration of free ne
gros into California. 4. :. Uncle Sam talks of
putting up a new Mint building in San Fran
eisco-so that the gold won't ''go up
Everett's lecture on Washington has realized
$50, 900 for the Mount Vernon fund The
Age says some San Francisco spectators are
/ trying to control the butter market. Rail-
road from Folsom to Marysyille- expected
to be commenced soon. =. The S. L. Branch
Mint re-opens next Monday. Sacramento
county wants to sell her Court House (now
occupied 10y the Legislature), for State
House Lola Montez amt to be married
to the Polish Count, after all i. A grand
nephew Of the late w. l., Marcy is "roller
boy in the Tchama Adrocdte Office
'To our certain knowledge the Ledger
people and their agent below, made every
effort in their power, to have Czapkays adj
yertisement renewed"
The above paragraph was taken from the
Amador Sentind, of January both, and we
pronounce it a ioiifpi lie, and to prove what
we say, we publish below a letter from l.. p
Fisher, our agent at San Francisco, in rela-
ton to this matter =
SAN FRANcTsco Feb. Cd, 1858.
r. A SPRINGER- Dear Sir: The statement
in your paper that you had been repeatedly
requested for weeks 10 renew the advertise
ment Of DR. Czapkay is hue in ercry partica-
lar; and the statement by the Amador Sen
tiad that to their Certain knowledge the
Ledger people and their agent below, made
every effort in their power to have the Doc
tors advertisement renewed" is not true IN
any particular. | did send the Doctors ad-
vertisement to you for insertion in the Led
ger, and did, in accordance with his wishes,
make repeated requests for its insertion-and
finally after considerable time had elapsed, |
received note from you to the effect that
you could not comply with the request to in
sert the advertisement as the price was too
low to induce you TO publish it, and that
many of your subscribers complained about
such publications in your paper l received
from DIR. G. the order to renew his advertise
ment in the Ledger Cat the usual rates for
interior papers,, Dec. 5th and the letter |
received giving your reasons for not inserting
it was dated Jan. 25 1858.
Yours respectfully, l.. p. FISHER
DISTRICT CouRr.-This Court, Judge G.
M. Creanor presiding, will meet in Jackson
Monday week, Feb 18th His Honor, we
understand, intends finishing up" the bust
ness as closely as possible. The calendar,
especially the criminal part of it, is pretty
hnovv ono