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ture, and become law, changing the
time for holding the Court of Sessions
and County Court of Nevada county.
By this act, the Court of Sessions will
be held on the first Mondays of January,
March, May, July, September and No
vember. The County Court will be held
on the first Mondays of February, April,
June, August, October and December.
Last Monday was the day when the
County Court would have been held
under the old law, but by the new law
is the day fixed for the meeting of the
Court of Sessions. 1t was known that
act had been passed, but certified copy
had not been received; and under the
circumstances,t the County Judge thought
it would not be proper to open either
Court. This is much to be regretted, as
there is some important business to come
before the Court of Sessions which must
now 90 over until May, unless special
term is held.
MANDAMUs.-A mandamus was is
sued by the District Court, on Monday
last, ordering the County Auditor to
issue County warrants to the amount of
81 200, to Chas. Justice, an assignee of
an order for that amount from Chas. H.
Shaw, and j. r. Hardenburg, upon the
contract for building the Court House.
When the Supervisors settled with Shaw
for building the Court House, an order
was entered ON the minutes of the Board,
by which the sum of 81 200 was to be
paid him in case no suits were COM
menced against the county upon the con-
tract We believe suit was commenced
against the county, by +. Houston,
sub-contractor under Shaw; but judg-
ment in that case was recovered by the
county. This, however, was before the
final settlement with Shaw. A hearing
in the case will be had on Saturday next
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Anthony Bray. a
native of England, died suddenly at the
county hospital one day last week. He
was eating his breakfast, and while in
the act of lifting cup of coffee to his
mouth he fell back dead He had been
in the hospital about three months, and
was suffering from disease of the lungs.
A pack train, of some thirty OF forty
mules, loaded with goods for Messrs Ba-
ker x Wymore, grocers, arrived in this
place yesterday evening, from Marys-
vile. The roads are now almost i'm
passable for wagons.
The Live Oak Company took out of
their claims for the week ending Satur-
day last, 81, 1927.
GRASS VALLEY. correspondent
of the National gives the annexed ac-
count of the landslide which occurred
last Saturday and Sunday near Buena
Vista:
McCullen & Co. have been ground
sluicng at hill in this vicinity, lately
christened Mount Cullen-On Saturday
morning last they turned on their water
as usual, when the whole hill commenced
sliding in, and rushing in turbid stream
down Indian ravine, driving the miners
out of it, giving them no time to collect
their tools, and nearly destroying Tay-
lor's Ranch. This stream continued to
flow all day Saturday and until late on
Sunday evening. 1t then stopped but
the chances arc that the moment work
is again commenced the hill will again
take another start The whole country
is buried to the depth of from two to
twenty feet for the distance of two miles
and breadth Of fifty yards. No lives
were lost, but one man had some diff
Guilty in getting on solid ground, being
imprisoned on a log until by the turning
of the stream those standing on the bank
of the ravine were enabled by running
out a pole to render him assistance.
The damage done is about six thousand
dollars; the greater part is sustained by
Mr. Taylor, who estimates his loss at
$4,000. This loss appears inconsider-
able when we think how much damage
might have been done had such slide
occurred at many places in California.
The formation of the hill is layer of
gravel under pipe clay, and above this
clay is strata of quick-sand. 1t was
this sand that gave way, being under
mined by the water, with which this
hill seems to be filled
Thesisht htpresented, during the two days
this river of sand and water kept flowing
on, was we'll worth a journey of miles to
witness. At the hill cave after cave
came laundering down, bringing tower
ing pines with them. The dirt, in al
most the twinkling Of an eye became
dissolved by the water, and on it swept,
bearing the huge giants away with it,
their branches as they encountered OBJ
stacles scarce staying for moment their