Amador weekly ledger., 1858-05-08
Short Items.

"'er three thousand school honses woro
erected in Illinois last year The law r.
'''y proper one,) to abosish Public Execu.
''ons goes into effect July LIST. Melode.
JUS are becoming popular-they have a o5
cent show of this kind way up at Wea.
Vervllle. At last n monument is to he
erected to the memory of the gallant daring
and chivalric Ethan Allen. :. The Blacl,
republicans carried the municipal election in
oroVllle. Somebody in Sacramento has
been importing Australian shepherd dogs
....Col. Hoe, of n. Y, is in Europe. put.
ting up his unriyaled steam printing presses
In the principal newspaper establishments OF
France, Great Britain, &c. !. AT the New
York Novelty Works, work is now being
done for the Russian, Austrian, Egyptian
and Spanish governments. :. The Democra.
cy swept every thing before them at the mu.
nclpal election in Stockton The Sheriff
oil Sacramento county, elected by the De-
mocracy, has disgraced himself by descrting
the Democratic flag, and gives aid and COM
fort to the Republican enemy. A good
road is to be made from Cave City to the
Big Tree -. There are forty prisoners on
the Sacramento prison brig. In a short
time, telegraph line will be in operation be-
tween Shasta and Weaverylle.
John Mitchell, the Irish Patriot, says the
United States want nothing but staving,
rattling war with some foreign power. There
are many things more untrue. The smoth-
cred quarrel between England and France
seems to be gradually coming to head :. =.
The S. T. Globe has discarded medical ad-
vertisements Of certain character from its
columns. MIR. Malony, appointed by Gov
Weller, has commenced proceedings against
COL Whitman for possession OF the Office of
Controller.
OPPosITIoN.-Hoffman & Gossum put on
an opposition line of stages from Jackson to
Drytown. Then Mr. Smith, (not the univer-
sal john" but George started "opposi-
ton to opposition" and the consequence is,
that the fare to Drytown, formerly 50, is now
two bits. 1t is probable that man, by
playing it fine might get few shillings for
going bummers;" will take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly
THANks-We are indebted to Messrs.
Broderick and Gwin, of the U. S. Senate,
and to MessrS Scott and McKibben, of the
House of representatives., for Congressional
documents. Three volumes of the Message
aud Documents, for 1878, have been re-
ceiyed, bat the frank having been omitted,
we are at a loss to make proper acknowledge
ment,
Buckeye TRoupE-How is it about that
new travelling show that is to be organized
in lone? We have heard that at the Consta-
ble's sale Of the animals soon to take place
there, certain parties are to purchase the
monkey for "A new enterprise. A blind iid-
dler is wanted as partner in the concern.
Friend P, Of Volcano, will be at the
sale to bid on the bear
A GREAT FEAr-Jack Powers, at San
Francisco rode $50 miles, on "a horses, in
considerably less than seven hours. He used
California horses, and offers to bet $4,000
that no other man in the State eau perform
the same feat. He is also willing to bet
that with American or English booded aud
trained horses he can make the distance in
much less time
TAKEN THE SruMP.-J. Heckendorn, Esq,
ate of the Tuoumne county newspaper
press, has taken the stump" in Calaveras,
snd holds forth through the columns of the
Big Tree Baiietin--a little paper printed
md published on the stump Of the renowned
big tree" We wish Mr. H. success, and
nope that to all Sheriffs and Constables he
nay forever he TN arampum, UP srUMPuM,
The CAusE.-The difficulty between Col.
Gift and Dr. White, at San Francisco, was
about the words that passed between Sena-
ors Broderick and Bigler DR.. White said
hat if they should come to blows, Broder-
ok would knock the krout cut of Bigler;
rherennnn the Col made q pngalistic dem |