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Amador weekly ledger., 1858-04-10

CLINTON School EXHIBITION. public
exhibition of Mr.. Parsons school, in Clinton,
takes place tonight Several original pieces
have been prepared for the occasion, and sew
eral young ladies and gentlemen have volun-
teered their services to render the exhibition
as interesting as possible. The price Of ad-
mission is fifty cents, the proceeds to be ap-
piled for the benefit of the school,
Coin FRoM AN ARrEsIAs WELL.-We see
by the Morning Cal that in boring an Arte
sian well in San Francisco, at the depth Of
$50 feet, rich paying earth has been struck.
The Call says:
Three weeks since, the drill entered STRAIT
um of gravel which attracted the atten ton
of the contractor, who was induced to wash
out bucketful This yielded value of
seventy-fye cents, in coarse, round gold
OF course, the quantity of auriferous matter
brought to the surface by the bore was very
limited so that the prospect could give but
faint idea of the richness Of the stratum
through which the drill passed. The discov-
cry of gold in sinking deep shafts in this city
is nothing new; and especially has the staple
of the country been found at and around
Rincon Point. The only conclusion we can
come to in the premises is that rich veins of
golden deposits traverse the ledges of our me-
tropolitan hills, and that some day the ne
cessities of the masses will lead them to de-
velop the latent wealth that lies under our
very thresholds
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AccIDENT.-On Monday, in the claim of
Waddell & Co, at Lancha Plana, Thomas
Atchison (or Atkinson) was caved on by a
bank of earth, but escaped with severe in
jury to one knee.
ANorHER.-On the same day, at Lancha
Plana, in Shelters claim, Mr.. Gurdy was
caved on, breaking one of his arms above
the elbow-badly injuring bis hip, and bruis-
ing his head We believ Mr. Gurdy has
but just recovered from broken leg received
in similar manner.
Amador weekly ledger., 1858-04-10

BoLp RoBBERY.-On Wednesday night a
daring and extensive robbery was committed
on Ton Sing, Chinaman in Drytown. His
store was broken open, his safe carried of
and blown open, and about $4,000 and 100
ounces of opium taken therefrom. A Canton
Chinaman was, on Thursday night, arrested
at Mokelumne Hill for the offense. About
$1,000 was found on his person at the time
of the arrest.
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MURDER OF Nj. V. b. GMswoLp, by Five
Chinese Assassins; togather with the life
Of Griswold, and the statements of Fou
Sin, Chou Yee and Coon You, convicted,
and sentenced to be hung at jackson,
April 10th, 1858. Also--a history of
the murder, as made up from the testimo-
ny elected at the Coroners inquest, and
the trials. Illustrated with Correct Like
misses of the Murderers jackson: L. A.
Springer & Co., Print. 1858.
The above is the title of the work we al
luded to last week 1t will be issued on the
day Of the execution.
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ESTATE OF w. W. WHITE, Decea'
Clnims nrnint SAID EslaN.
ESTATE OF PETER A. B0WMA'
Deceased
CLAIMS against said Estate.

Claims against this estate amount 10 '.,.tp h, 81
and dollars. The condition OF the s''''
follows: ..s@
Cash received of VIM. Jennings, .s's sS
Cash received from sale OF estate 'f0 30 %
G DAYS attendance, at SIS per day.. .'''''' "a
Cash paid in taking charge OF estate 80 ~
per cent on slO4 96, ....;..i.''''"' l25 "
Paid for release Of injunction bond'.'''" /? %
Printers Bill, Observation-Disclosures
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Democratic Central Committee.
JACK SO M:

SATURDAY MORN. APRIL, 10 1853.
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The above comprises the estates thal ,hsr coo.
into the hands of the undersigned, ana sn sa' oos,
dition on the LIST of April, 1858, exeeP' wv -
ing: -, suAicieni 70
Estate of w. ]. Eaton--assets ho' ''
pay expenses Of administration. robn sampsoi
Estates of Abraham De Haven, 'uuo 'mtn tbe hapi'
and Julia Andean have lately come .'s liV have be
of the undersigned, and but re" O'''' :
presented. .,nst the estate
Those persons having claims again. n,os On. 2 vii
named In this report. marked MOI no of he coaF
appear before the Hon. Probate .ou' Jackson, VIII
ty of Amador, at the court nous =, their elaa'.
on tbe i,h Monday of April or May neA' -
proper action may be had thereon. B. KING,
publir admiuisr''''
jackson, April |. 1855 ~"
apr
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Report of the Grand Jury.

To the Hon. Court of Sessions of Amador
county:
The Grand Jury beg leave to make the
following Report:
10 the case of the People VS.. Coon See,
we have found two indictments-one for
grand larceny and one for receiving stolen
goods.
In the case Of the People VS.. Geo. Smith,
there has been no witnesses before the Grand
Jury.
We have visited the county jail and find it
kept in most excellent order, and think much
credit is due the Sheriff and officers in
charge.
We find the county hospital in excellent
order, and a general satisfaction on the part
of the inmates with the treatment they re-
ceive from the county physician, DIR. Bouch-
err
We take this opportunity TO thank the
Sheriff and officers for the kind attention we
have received during the session of the Jury.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JNO. NORTHRUP, Foreman
DAVID ARMSTRONG, Clerk
The following persons composed the Grand
Jury John Northrup, David Armstrong,
G. l.. Parish, w. Atkinson, NJ 7. Leary,
John Keyes, I. L. Middleton, J. II. Arm
strong, w. G. Lawton, F. McClanahan, S.
Deardorff, B. Farwell A. Amicks, l.. +.
Walker, III. Alvord, NJ. Brunei, E. Moffatt
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ments TO bet on either side SO this decision
had to be set aside and miners again
launched on the sea of uncertainty. Yes, the
Supreme Court thinks it may have been
wrong so will think the matter over again.
Is such frequent granting Of rehearings GUS
tomary in other States ? II so, it shows one
of two things there, whatever may be the
case here and those are, either that the at
torncys neglected their duties in preparing
and presenting the cases, or that the Court
acted without consideration. Would a lawyer,
in asking for re-heariDg, admit the former,
or hold out the latter to the Court
1t is no more than truth to say that this
indecision, on the part of our Supreme Court,
has been the cause of many ill-natured re-
marks at the expense of its Judges. When
so learned and able decision, one that evn-
ces such deep research, as the one OF Judge
Burnett in the case of Boggs, VS.. The Mer-
ced Mining Company, in which Judge Terry
concurs, is set aside by the same men who
make it, are not the people excusable for sus-
pecting that there is screw loose somewhere,
and will not the past history of our State
warrant them in ascribing that looseness to a
soiling of Judicial ermine The people may
be wrong, and we may yet become State
rot famed for its re-hearings, reconsiderations,
divorces and nquietude.
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Short Items.

The receipt for water in Sacramento in
the month of March amounted to $3,S95,65
-. A miner named McMastus was frozen
to death near Howlaud's Flat, Sierra county,
on the 2Sth, ult. "A newspaper is to be
published on the stump of the "big tree III
Calaveras Co. The Tulare Canal Co. have
chartered the steamer Henrietta to convey
goods &c. for them to where they will soon
commence work. The last steamer for
Panama is supposed to have carried 1900
passengers :. Forty-six pupils attend the
public school in Folsom. .Putrid sore
throat is making sad havoc among the chill
dren in San Jose . The Germans of Wea-
verville intend having May Day festival
-. A French woman was recently drawn
as a juror for the District Court of Sacra-
mento. Some thieves steal the flowers
from the graves in the grave yard at Sacra-
mento. -. The races over the Petaluma
course take place on the 29th . &. A preach
er's wife in San Francisco has sued for O d.
vorce on the plea of extreme cruelty. He
accuses her of infideity =. The soldiers of
San Diego are fitting up theatre, them
selves to be the actors. :. Clipper Ships are
being put up for Panama, to carry passen-
gers in opposition to the steamer Look ont
for swindles. -" The PennsylvaniansD con-
tinue at the Melodean in San Francisco .
The first Strawberries of the season appear
ed in the San Francisco market on last Sat
urday. The indebtedness of the City of
Marysville $165, 297 An equestrian the
atre has been opened in Sacramento. !. !. An
independent steamer is running be tween Sac
ramento and Marysville Five suits for
divorce were commenced in San Francisco
last Saturday John Aurace committed
suicide in Sacramento last Monday evening.
He was the maine witness in murder case
BosroN SroRE.-We hear very favorable
reports of prosperous mining in this old and
iavorite camp of Amador County. We
would be glad to receive frequent accounts
from there. We think they keep their good
luck as secret as possible to prevent Others
from coming in to share it, Well, that's all
fair We know of Mr.. II. Wilkson striking
some diggings that for eight feet in depth
pay from so cents to 81 so to the pan. This
is supposed to be on the continuation of the
old Holley lead.
May BALL.-There is TO be ball on the
third day of May, Monday at the Rail-
road Hail. Drytown, by Messrs Sawyer e.
Alvarez From the nrhanitv of the nro-
Amador weekly ledger., 1858-04-10

o. days attendance, at IS per day, 49,.
Cash pad in taking charge of estate. =.
rer ccntage not known as the estate is
not yet sold,
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The following gentlemen constitute the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee, for the ensuing
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Il Beautiful Idea.-Away among the
Alleghanies there is spring, SO small That
single OK, in a summers day, could drain
it dry. 1t steals its inobtrusive way among
the hills, till it spreads out in the beautiful
Ohio. Thence it stretches away a thousand
miles, leaving on its banks more than a
hundred villages, and cities, and many n
cultivated farm, and bearing on its bosom
more than thousand steamboats,. Then
joining the Mississippi, it stretches away
and away some twelve hundred miles more,
till it falls into the great emblem of eternity.
1t is one of the tributaries of the ocean,
which, obedient only to God, shall roll and
roar, till the angel, with one foot on the sea
and the other on the land, shall lift up his
hand to heaven, and swear that time shall
be no longer. So with moral influence.
1t is rill-a rivulet-a river-aD, ocean,
boundless and fathomless as eternity.
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NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE.

N1IIS Great Journal of Crime and Criminals
Il ia in its Twelfth Year. and is widely cir
culated throughout the country. Iaeontuns al!
the Great Trials, Criminal Cases. and approp,i-
ate Editorials OIL the same, together with infor.
nation on Criminal Matters, not to be found ip
any other newspaper. fa
" subscriptions, So per Annnhm; ST f5r
Six Months, to be remitted by Subscribers {Eho
should write their names aui the town, county
and State where they resile plainly,>, -. &C.,.
10 GEO. w. MATSELL 81 Co,
Editor and, Proprietor Of tho ao
National Police Gazette .
New York City.
April 80, 1857 #
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OF Admiral Byng's execution, four years
after, we will not speak, as it was moro n
political than judicial murder; and the
same objection applies 10 the execution of
Slrucnsec, the Danish Minister of Statc-
of all innocent persons ever convicted, Jean
CALAIS has found the most brilliant advocate
in Voltaire's pen, SO that Jean CALAIS name
is cited now wherein injustice is mentioned.
The case, however, of John Jennings,
who was executed in Hull, l7G2, for a
highway robbery, Of which he was alto
gelher guil,less, is quite as strong an argu-
ment against the infalibility of the twelve
good men and true Yet i'll England poor,
innocent John Jennings is not half SO much
lamentcd us Joseph Lesurques, who was in
nocenly convicted and executed for high
way robbery and murder in 1706, and his
story has been made up in novels, ballads,
and melo. o.lramatic shows over and over
again, in England as well as in France.
Innocent, most probably, were also the
three Asl'crolts and William Holden, exc.
cutcd in 1917 at Manchester. Bazac has
proved tho innocence Of tie public notary,
Trytc, executed in 1S3S for murder Blu,
no author yet thought it worth while TO
prove the innocence Of score Of miserable
Jews, who were accused in Damascus in
1910, 'of having eaten alive u reverend
priest, the Padre Thomas,' and who were
beaten and tortured until they confessed
murder which they "could not" have COM
mittcd.-Lomlon Leader.
-fycs Of orr distinguished Statesmen Ut
Mcir Deuth.-Thc following table will be
interesting at this time, as showing the age
Of many Of our distinguished Statesmen at
the time of their death
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IDEAS OF WOMAN.

~ recent work published ut brussels, con-
tains, among other interesting matter, COL
lection of aphorisms by various authors,
mostly French, of which we append few:
Chanyort.-In the choice of lover Il
woman considers more how he appears in
the eyes of other women than in her own.
Love is more pleasing than matrimony,
just as romance is moro entertaining than
history.
Bougucart.-If we speak i'll of the sex
generally, they will rise against us if We do
the same Of any individual woman, they
will all agree with us.
Charles Lemcsle.-Most of their faults
women owe to us, whilst we are indebted to
them for most Of better qualities.
Daniel Sterne.-Most women arc en-
dowed with such naturally endcaring
charms that even their presence is general
ly beneficial.
Madame de ,Stacl-Lovc, in woman's
life, is history in a mans, an episode.
Catlant.-Only he who has nothing TO
hope from woman is truly sincere in her
praise.
Diderot.-Thcre exists among women
secret, tic like that among the priests of
the same faith. They hate each other, vet
protect each others interests.
Stahl-No woman, even the most intel
lectual, believes herself decidedly homely.
This self deception is natural, for there are
some most charming women without a par
ticlo of beauty.
Octare FeuiNt.-Providencc has so Or
dained happiness of man to love his own
mother and the mother of his children. BE.
sides these two Legitimate kinds Of love,
there is nothing between the two creatures
except vain excitement, painful and idle de-
lusion.
Alphonsc Rarr.-Say of woman that
she is wicked, obstinate, frivolous, but add
that she is beautiful, and lie assured that
she will ever think kindly Of you. Say sho
is good, kind, virtuous, sensible, but-vcrv
homely, and she will never forgive YOU in
her life. "She has forehead of ivory.
eyes of sapphire, eye brows and hair Of cb-
ony, cheeks of damask roses, coral lips and
teeth Of pearl" Such u description, and it
is frequently made, might tempt thief but
not an honest man.
Maaame tie Muintenon.-In everything
that women write there will be thousand
faults against grammar, but to certainty
always charm never to be found in the
letter of men.
Daclos.-Grcat and rare offerinrs mc
found almost exclusively among women :;
nearly all tho happiness and most blessed
moments in love are of their creating, and
so also in friendship, especially when ii fol-
lows love.
Madame Tce.-A woman frequently re-
sists the love she feels, but cannot rcsis, til e
love she inspires.
d. d. Ro"sseau.-Men can better phlos-
ophlze on the human heart, but woman can
read it better.
Michclct.-It is universal rule, which.
as far as know, has no exception, thnt
great men always resemble their mothers.
who impress their mental and physical mark
upon their sons.
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CASES OF c1RcUMsTANT1AL EVIDENCE

Evidence which has api cared sufficient
to justify conviction, or even positive exccu
ton of sentence has in some cases turned
out 20 bc simple mistake. The number
of these cases is very great Looking to
Europe alone, and not going back for more
than two centuries, we could bring forward
at least two hundred cases, in a large pro-
portion of which sentence has been execu.
ted. We will notice very few of these
cases:
One OF the most interesting is that of He,
len Gillet, young, handsome girl, at Bourc-
en- Bresse, i'll France, who in 1925 was con-
demned to death for infantici.le. But pub
lie opinion believed so strongly in her inno-
cence that even the executioner had not
the courage to strike in cold blood, and thus
twice missed his aim. Then frightfu
scene ensned. The executioner's wife, fear
ing her husband might lose his employ, first
tried to strangle the girl, and not succeed
ing, tried to cut off her head with pair Of
scissors! 1t is the case of Eliza Fenning
with horrid aggravation. The enraged
populace interfered by storming the scaffold,
killing the executioner and lis wife, and
liberating Helen GiIlet, who afterwards re
ceived a free pardon from King Louis XIII,
brother in-law Of our Charles l..
Urbine Grander's conviction and execu-
tion nine years after: in 1854, for crimes lie
never committed, is too well known to re-
quire any comment.
Another case is that Of the Marquis Dan
glade, who, in 1857, was accused of theft
was, with his wife, a noble, high spirited
woman, thrown into frightful prison, and
his Judges not finding him willing to con
fess crime Which lie never committed, was
put-on the rack, on which lie died under
tile most agonisng tortures. A year after;
his innocence was established beyond doubt
A story very much like the last is that
OF Jacques Lebour, who, in 1850, was ac
cused of murder, and died under his tor
lures. A month after his death his com
PIete innocence was proved.
All these cases happened in France, ye
there is no lack Of them in England either
Take, for example, the case Of Colone
Charters; he certainly was wicked scamp
but that did not give the right to Judge ant
jury to execute him, in 1881, for a Grim.
which he never committed.
Or take the other curious case Of iona
than Bradford,twho in 1886 was executed
for murder, case peculiarly Instructive
bradford was so far guilty that lie had th
intention Of committing the. crime, but h
found tile work done by another before riinnl
Tue real murderer confessed on his death
bed, eighteen months after.
In 1853, Elizabeth Canning accused
Mrs. Webb, in Moorfelds, and some other.
Of completely in rape and abduction.-
The jury declared them guilty, and min
persons were condemned to death, and wer
ordered forexecu.ion,; fortunately the cas-
atsrssssi she sstsentiea sof Allan Ramse,
thePoes Who psoyedsdsit 70 the satisfaotio
of all tl,s World that ths persons aa convicte
wers perfectly innoceht, and tEst thet gi
Canning had got mp a story tos,account fe
an otherwise unaccountsble child to whor
she afterwards gave bi,sh. go y
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To dream Of a milestone round your neck.
is sign of what you may expect if you get
AN extravagant wife.
"This is great (gratc) prospect" as the
prisoner said, in peeping out of his cell win
dow.
81 can marry any girl l please" said
young fellow, boastngly. "Yes, but you
cant please any girl, retorted a companion.
SquiLbs wants to know if doctors, by
looking at the tongue of wagon, can tell
what ails it. ~
"Comc, Billy, i. is time 10 60 to bed."-
II han't had my supper yet" swell, why
don't you eat your supper!" "Cos l don't
want to 60 to bed."
"WhOs there ?" said patrol to passing
figure, one dark night. cts 1, patrol, don t
be afraid" kindly replied an old woman.
"What did you hang that cat for, Isaaca'
asked tho school marin. The boy look ed
up, and with grave look, answered, "For
naew-tiny, marm." c ,....,.
The following names are said to be in tho
Cincinnati (Ohio) Directory: Messrs. Gum
Cannon, Pistol, Fusee, shutee, Bulltt, Shott,
Muskett and R. Tillory.
Some genius has conceived the brilliant
idea topress all the lawyers into military
service in case of war-because their charges
arc so great that no one could stand them.
Alta shop window in the Strand there
appears the following notice :-"Wanted,
two apprentices, Who Shall Be treated as one
Of the family"
"Mary, is your master at homer" ~''No,
sir, hesou II aonf believed it," "WeIl
then, hsal,eoms down and tell you himself,
perhsps 6uai believe him." ~.
my sSss, jack" exclaimed tar, seeing
a soldier chained to cannon ball for pun
ishment, "if there aifft a soldier at anchor y
"Ladies generally shop in cosples."-
When a lady has any money to spend she
dearly loves to take friend with her to SEQ
her spendit. E,}ar", nai: g.aa =
Il ...
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Of all the mean and contemplate men
or persona calling themselves mon-in
this world;hst that sneaks thfohgh life on
tiptoe, With bis ear at the keyhole Of every
body's business except his own, as TIE mos.
to be detes.ed. ,sp il ,l<g1 sg .a.S,3EHa
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Mountains s,s naasfab,s up and down
in Vermont, 1t tissrslated that q aooacltuan,
driving up one, wac ssksd ifsis'wss ssssep
on the other sidef ~ Steep Ass answered,
.chain lightning couldnt.go d6wn8t With.
out bresehin, on r. ~ y :.
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Land for SaIa.

Land for Sale. = .,. ,,.,, -
THE Subscriber is the authorized Aeant. Of ,bs
Il parties interested, to sell tho real estate Of
JOSEPH AIKEN. deceased. The tract Of Of
Land 10 Valuable adjoins lands of DR., Ward.
law. DR.. Livingston: and others, on Calhoun.
Creek ana contains abont ri,sj eal,.M
: 720 Acres. N'a,'''
Property y-negroes- we'll as cash win be
taken in payment. % al S'lhT " - ~" 20
Applications for purchase can be made 10 tba
Agent, who lives at Cokesbury. :, -
.-Junea 4 sI,;,' ls57'.;3 JOHN W. suRER, :,
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"Read the biographies of our great and
good men and women" says an exchange !:
"not one Of them had q fashionable mother
They snearly all.sprung from.plain, strong
mipded women, who had as little do
with fashions as with the changing Of
clouds.'
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Chick Springs.
Greenville District,

OH: TIE Subscribers having purchased iss..:s On.
.1alsl. that weknown and long established HHsiI
Summer Resort, Chicks Springs,
within 10 miles Of Grccnvi!le, have nut the
premises in the most thorough repair. They are
determined to spare no efforts TO make tho
SPRINGS nll that can be dcsire.l whether to
the invalid seeking health, or Those in quest Of
pleasure. .-st,
The snlubrious and invigorating qualities of
these waters having been we'll known to the
travelling public for the last twenty years, it is
deemed unnecessary to enter into detail; but
any further information or reference will be
carefully furnished upon application to either of
the proprirtors
The HOTEL will be open for the reception Of
visitors Oh the 1st Of June and will be kept
open during the season.
1t gives us pleasure to add that the formcr.
proprietors, the MessIs CHICK, will spend their
summer at the Springs. and will be glad to SEQ
their many friends there.
J. T. HENERY.
+. TALBIRD,
j. BURSEY. -,
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A beautiful inscription, it is said, may
be found in an Italian graveyard: "IIere
lies Etalla, who transported large fortune
to heaven in acts of charity, and has gone
thither to enjoy it."