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THE COUNTY.

The subjoined items are frem the
Journal of yesterday:
DISTRICT CoURT.-The District Court
has adjourned till the 10th of January
one week from Monday The case of
the County Treasurer is among the first
to be tried.
The County Court will hold session
commencing on the 4th of January
next Tuesday.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY.-A diff.
ficulty arose between one Reese and D.
Lemon, at Hunts Hill, on Saturday af-
ternoon last Lemon had some chick
ems with which he got up Christmas
shooting match. Reese, somewhat in
toxicated, said he could beat Lemon
shooting. The latter said Reese ould
not, to which Reese replied in an often
sive manner, and drawing a revolver,
fired at Lemon, who luckily bent forward
at the moment the trigger was pulled
The ball passed over Lemons head, and
took effect in the right breast of a by
stander named Daniel Snyder. The
ball came out near the left arm. Sny-
der fell and said he was shot. He was
borne into saloon hard by where he
expired in few moments.
LOVE AND SUICIDE.-A young Ger
man Jew, named Alexander Landaur,
aged "A years, born in Buchau, Kingdom
of Wurtemburg, committed suicide in
this city on Sunday morning last by
shooting himself through the heart with
a pistol. Landauer was in the employ
of Driefuss & Eastman, as carrier of
bread and shop tender, and was an in
dustrlous and honest young man. He
became attached to a lady whom he calls
Louise in a letter he left addressed to
her, in which are professions ofthe most
devoted love. On the morning of the
suicide he proceeded to the house of his
enamorata and asked to see her. She
had not yet arisen; Landauer rushed to
her room, threw daguerreotype which
had been returned him by Louise, to-
gether with the letter, upon the bed,
and drawing his pistol fired. He fell
and Immediately expired His remains
were decently buried under the direc-
ton of his employers.
BURGLARs.-The Journal records
the visits of thieves to several citizens
Of Nevada on Wednesday morning
amongst the rest Judge Searls was hon
ored with call He was awakened by
an attempt to force the bolt to the door
Of his bedroom. He got up, struck
light, examined his pistol and found it
empty; his bowie knife was in another
room. He heard hard breathing upon
the stairs, and soon discovered a man
with Grape drawn over his face on the
landing. The yelled burglar said to
the Judge who was standing so as to
partially intercept a passage out of
you will go in your room, we will 90
out" The Judge, having no means Of
defense, complied, and the intruders
were as good as their word. In their
haste to be gone, they left behind long
handled Ratchet.
OPPOSITION STAGE LINE-An OPP
position stage line has been started be-
tween Nevada and Sacramento, by B. T
Woodwork, of Grass Valley, and con-
Meeting with Fowler & Cos. line at Au-
burn.
LEGISLATOR RoBBED.-One of the
stages to Sacramento was followed at
about four o'clock on the morning of
the 10Th, and the trunk of the Hon
John Caldwell, who was on his way to
the Legislature, taken from the boot
1t was found shortly after daylight bro
ken open, and most of the clothing and
articles of value taken. Thus, contra
ry to expectation, Nevada sends another
shirtless Representative to the capital.