Amador weekly ledger., 1858-05-22
Short Items.

The Tuolumne Courier complains of much
petty theving in that county 1t is an
nounced that Louis Napoleon visits Queen
Victoria this summer. The next term Of
District Court, in Amador county, commences
June 2lst... They have been discussing the
question Of British Rule in India" at the
Sonora Lyceum. The people of France
and Austria seem to be growing" at each
other. :. Lever power, so extraordinary, has
been invented that cotton thread will raise q
thousand pounds. Buchanan has given or
ders to suppress the proposed expedition to
Northern Mexico :. Ex-Rev. Geo. w. Sto-
vail was executed at New Orleans April 9th,
for the murder of Mary Durand. =. The re-
ligious excitement in the East continues.
Probate Court in Jackson on Monday next
Civil war continues to do its work in
Mexico. Are Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood
coming to the mountains They would take
everything by storm The U. 5. State De-
partment does not grant passports to persons
7. -.
vile commanded a premium. Lola Montez
was still ecturing at the East, but would
soon go to Europe. I. /. The city of Mexico is
now lighted with gas. Gen. VIM. Walker
was in Mobile at last account. They are
going to have big Fourth of July dolngs
at Columbia. Will anything of the kind be
got up in Jackson I? The ladies have pur-
chased the Mt. Vernon estate, and will deco
rate and heautify it The Union Democrat
describes the amazing richness of the quartz
discovered in the vicinity Of Sonora. Mr..
McKibbin, Of Cincinnati, died recently and
left $500, 900 to establishment university
Reports from the silver aud copper
mines of Arizona Territory are very favor
able Some New York custom house Of
ficials have been defrauding the Government
-. The Order of +. G. v gave n ball at
Ell Dorado City last Thursday. In regalia ?
-. The late news from Frazer river Is en-
couraging but is greatly exaggerated, if not
made out of whole cloth, by interested par
ties (. A steamer of 500 tons, built for the
Russian Government, has just been launched
at Boston. Augusta Rooney has obtained
her divorce and alimony from her husband,
who is preacher in San Francisco. =. Sam
Houston advocates the establishment of
protectorate over Mexico by the United
States. ). A grand-child of Col. Benton died
within a few hours of the time when the
great statesman died We hear VI pleas
ure parties in various parts Of Amador coun-
ty making arrangements for q trip to the
" Big Trees. The late Democratic Leg
islature Of Ohio repealed number of ridi-
culous, ncgro-odorous laws passed under the
Black Republican rule In Philadelphia
they "glne cows hair to the tails of wharf
rats aud sell them for squirrels ?, That will
do for Quakerdom Boston will have to
weaken. 81. 55l marriages in New
York State last year. Subscribe for the
Amador Ledger, and send it to some Allan
tic friend =. The New York Senate passed
bill prohibiting Theater managers from ad-
mitting boys under IA to see the performance
:. Great Britain is evidently determined
to acquire territory in China. S., 900 has
been subscribed for House of Refuge at
the Bay If ever city needed such an in
stitution, it is that same San Francisco. :.
Billiards reduced to two-bits in the principal
saloons in Sacramento aud San Francisco.
Posi- MoRTEN--A man by the name Of
Thomas Brown died in the hospital in this
place, last Wednesday. A post mortem ex-
animation was made by Drs. Sharp and
Boucher, and they give it as their opinion
that his death was produced by intemperance
and al overdose of croton oil that was given
him twhile drunk few weeks ago. The
intestines were decayed and perforated in
several places. Persons should be careful
how they administer this powerful medicine
to drunken men; serious trouble will result
from II yet.
CALIFORNIA MINISTRIES. = This talented
troupe Of Ethiopian Singers will open the
theatre this evening, for one night only, and
every lover of this kind of amusement may
calculate that he or she has a rich treat in
store. The company is composed OF some OF