The Nevada journal., 1858-12-24

EXPLANATORY. - In remafking last
week upon the difficulty which has
grown up with the County Treasurer,
weleft the impression, it seems. that a
reflection upon other county officers was
intended. The Grass Valley National
discovers an insinuation and takes it for
granted as leveled at the County Audi
tor, and asks us to make specific charges
1t was not our intent to reflect upon
a single county official in the article of
last week. Personally we have found
each and every one of them gentle
man, in our intercourse with them ALL
We designed solely to give to the pub
lie what was said by both parties-for
there are two parties dividing public
sentiment in reference to the affairs of
the Treasurer. We aimed to be as
moderate as possible, having no wish
to prejudice case which is shortly to
be investigated by ajury taken from the
unbiased portion of our citizens, We
thought and still think if the county has
been swindled, she has suffered
enough already. without paying hun
dreds of dollars more to obtain jury
from community highly prejudiced, it
may be rightly, in the case. 1t was our
aim, therefore, for the purpose Of aiding
in obtaining justice to the county and
her accused Treasurer, to soothe rather
than excite public opinion. In this
course we find ourselves sustained by
correct thinking men, as we'll friends
of the Treasurer as not.
A passing remark for the benefit of
our Grass Valley cotemporary. Having
already denied intending an insinuation
against any officer of the county, it is
needless to say no reflection against the
Auditor was intended.
The remarks of the National are cals
culated to mislead. 1t says:
"The friends of the Treasurer say,
that the Auditor has not furnished the
/ Treasurer with six months and one
years licenses. That is the charge
floating around. We say here that the
late State Controller never furnished
the county with any but quarterly IL
censes. We say further that the Treas
urer never asked for any but quarterly
licenses. Had he demanded others he
could have been furnished with them.
These facts can be established"
Attempting to exculpate an unac-
cused Auditor the National has been
too unguarded. Whether "any but
quarterly licenses" were of any account
to the county matters not But the
public should understand it is not the
business of the Controller to send batch
of licenses unless upon tie order Of tie
County Auditor. No fault can rest with
the Controller, then, in this business, as
the National would insinuate.
But we have not sufficient interest in
this apparent game of elimination and
recrimination to pursue it further. Sin
cereiy we hope that punishment will be
meted out to every guilty official.
THE SAN JUAN SHOOTING AFFRAy.
About IL o'clock, says an eyewitness,
on Thursday night of last week, four
men were playing "poker" in a saloon
at North San Juan. The saloon had
just been opened and was 'fllled that
evening by large crowd. A Mexican
came and laid his head upon the tatle
as if to sleep One of the players
named Holman. requested the Mexican
to. take lodgings somewhere else. The
! Mexican refused and Holman attempted
to force him away, when the former
with two other Mexicans, drew knives
and fight commenced. Holman used
a chair in defense. The Mexicans were
closing in on him when by-stander
Harry Doane, knocked one of the Mex.
leans down with bench. The three
then turned their attention to Doane
and are said to have expressed their re-
solves in Spanish Ito kill him. When
pressed, Doane drew pistol and shot
one of the parties in the groin and anoth-
er in the leg. From the effects of the
former shot, a Mexican named Gregorio
died in about twenty-four hours. The
wound in the leg of another Mexican is
represented as severe. Doane went
promptly to the officers of the law and
asked an examination. He was found
from the evidence adduced to have acted
only in self defense, and was according
ly discharged.
Conflict Of Judicial Opinion. - On
Friday last, Mr.. Sigourney, County
Treasurer, accompanied by his counsel,
Col. Whitman, entered the Clerks $
office and asked the Auditor to show
him the licenses which had by an order