Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-21
NevaAa CAHntv.


Democrat, of Wednesday;
The case of E. Northup, who was indicted
for the murder of Reynolds, was taken up
on Friday morning. The Court was occu
pied two days with this case, and on Satur-
day evening, the jury, after consulting about
halt an hour, returned verdict of acquittal
and Northup was discharged.
HoMIoIDE.-John Trevethick was killed bv
Frank Carter, proprietor of the VirgiEia
House, about 10 o'clock, last Sunday night
An inquest was held on Monday morning bv
Coroner Bazely, and the following facts elic
tied Trevethick went to the Virginia House
and asked Carter for glass of lager beer:
but as he was already intoxicated the latter
refused to let him have it, He then applied
to Carter degrading epithet, when the lat
ter ordered him to leave the house, and start
ed to put him out. Trevethick resisted Wig.
orously, and Carter struck him once or twice
on the face, and gave him one blow on the
side OF the neck, upon which he fell t. the
floor and died Immediately. Drs. Hunt and
Wicker made post mortem examination. but
were not able to find any injuries sufficient
to cause death. The brain and all the vital
organs were in perfectly healthy state, and
the supposition is that death was caused by
the blow upon the neck, which produced a
concession of'the brain. Carter gave him.
self up to the City Marshal soon after the
homicide, and was committed to Jail Treve-
thick has been working for some time in the
Gold Tunnel quartz lead aud leaves a wife
and two chileren. He was in the habit of
drinking whenever he came to town, and
when intoxicated was troublesome and abu-
sive Mr.. Carter was examined yesterday
before Justice Smith, and held to bail in the
sum of $500 to answer on the charge of
manslaughter.
SAW MILL BURNED-INcExD1ARIsM.-
mans mill, situated on the Alpha road, and
about mile this side of that place, was
burned between 10 and ii o'clock last Sun.
day ght. The fire was set in the hay-loft
of stable Immediately adjoining the mill.
Mr.. McWerthy, who slept in the mill, was in
the stable just previous to going to bed to
take care of the horses, and closed the stable
loors as he left. During the night he was
awakened by noise, and on looking out
saw that the upper part of the stable was en-.
veloped in flames and both doors were wide
open He succeeded with the assistance of
some other men who were working at the
mill, in getting all the horses out of the sta.
ble, but one of them ran back and was con.
sumed in the flames From the stable the
flames soon communicated to the mill, which,
together with 100000 feet of lumber, was de.
stroyed. The loss is stated at about 500. .OO0
Some 200, 900 feet of lumber which had been
placed a short distance from the mill, was
saved. The mill had not been running the
day before, and there was no fire about the
premises. There is no doubt that the fire
was the work of an incendiarv
CHAIN GANG Nearly every town in the
State can boast of having had chain gang.
and Nevada is now but little behind its sis.
ter towns. One of these institutions, which
are said to be an evidence of high state of
civilization. made its appearance in our
streets on Monday-minus the "chain" and
gang" poor fellow had been convicted
under the city ordinances of endeavoring to
break into a Chinese house, and raising a
muss generally, and not being able to pay
his fine he was committed to the city prison,
for five days. On Monday, the City Marshal
furnished him with a rake shovel and wheel
barrow, and set him to cleaning rubbish out
OF the streets, at the same time appointing
some twenty or thirty deputies to watch him.
lie worked at his leasure during most of the
day, and considerably improved the appear.
ance of Broad and Pine streets but towards
evening. notwithstanding the vigilance of
his keepers, he succeeded in making his es-
cape and is probably now in search of
more profitable job.
PAID IN.-Mr. Bearing informs us that a lit
tie over SCI 900 has been paid in on account
of property tax for the year 1853. OF this
amount, something over $23 900 was paid in
on Monday as after that date an addition of
five per cent was added to all unpaid taxes.
About 81 900 has been paid under protest,
for taxes levied on investments in mining
claims, and considerable more is due on the
same account, which will not be paid until
the suit now pending in the Supreme Court
to test the legality of this tax is decided.