The Nevada journal., 1853-01-07

lNQukST.-hn inquest was neiu AT the 'Cnl-
ifornia Exchange" on Thursday, on the body
Of an Englishman, late of New York, named
Joseph Fulton, who was found dead, on the
night of the 2Sth, in the Council Chamber
Verdict. hat he came to his death by disease
and exposure.
The Transcript has cut Of the City Hall
of Bcnecia, which that city offers to deed to
the State if that city is made the seat of gov
eminent
The following singular narrative we find in
the Herald:-
THE MYSTERY ExrLArNEp.-We noticed
| yesterday the opening OF a box which had been
long put aside among heap of rubbish, under
tn, impression that it contained stoves, and
the discovery therein of a human skeleton
The circumstances gave color to the suspicion
that foul play had been done and this means
employed to conceal il. The mystery, how
ever. has been cleared up, and the presence of
the remains accounted for. They prove to be
those Of gallant officer who was killed at the
battle Of San Pasqua whose name, for obvious
reasons, we refrain from mentioning. They
we've secuted in an srmy chest, and transmit
ted tc San Diego in 1896 where they were in
TERED. Orders were subsequently, received to
ship them TO the East, by the first u S. YES
sci that might sail. For that purpose they
were disinterrei at San Diego and sent up
here to the Quartermaser. to be by him dis
posed of, in conformity with the orders of the
Department. Before an opportunity offered.
however, the fire of May came and all the
stores and boxes under the Quartermaster's
charge were hastily removed and thrown con-
fusedly together. Among them were three
boxes of 8 owes and two boxes very similar in
appearance containing the remains of the two
| DECEASED
the U. 5. ship Supply was about to sail for
home, orders were given TO the outdoor clerk
to convey these last on board and see them
properly shipped. In complying with this or
der, he made II mistake and sent of in the
place of one Of them box containing stoves.
The error was not discovered until Yesterday,
when the stove manufacturer to whom the
three remaining boxes had been sold, was hor-
rified on opening them to find in one the skel-
eton of q human being The remains were
cared for by the Quartermaster, who will do
everything TO repair the error Of his clerk and
spare as far as posi- 10 the feelings of the
friends of the deceased"
The Evening Journal of Wednesday the
29th records the melancholy case of little
girl about three years old being burnt to
death in that city the day previous, from
her clothes taking fire. The mother had left
the child playing in room whilst she step
ped into a neighbours house on an errand,
and hearing the cries Of her daughter, hur-
ried back and found the little thing envelop-
ed in flames. She Immediately pulled her
shawl off and wrapped it round the child,
smothering the fire; but it was too late, as
the little innocent was fatally burned about
the neck, breast, arms and back. 1tappears
been left within her reach, and is supposed to
have set .hem on fire whilst playing. When
discovered she was sitting in her little chair,
with both hands clasped over her face to
protect it, and apparently had given up try
ing to escape from the room.