Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-14
Summary of Interior News.

NEVADA CouNrY.-The annexed intelligence
is from the Nevada Democrat of Wednesday.
Public Administrator. 1t is rumored that
F. IL. Nicholson who was elected Public Ad.
mnistratOr OF this county two years ago is
detaulter TO the amount of about two thousand
dollars. 1t seems there is chargedJto him. in
the Probate Court, the sum Of $4,000, which
was collected on the estate of S. N. Palmer
deceased and which has not been accounted
ior. This estate was quite large one-the
mining claims belonging to it having been
sold for S7,000 and the cost will probably
amount to some five hundred dollars leaving
the actual amount for which the Administer.
tor is chargeable, abuut 81 500. An order
has teen made by the Probate Court for the
Administrator to make out and file his state
ment, and to pay over what money was in
his hands to the brother of S. N. Palmer. On
Saturday, the 1st inst, Nicholson drew $500
from Birdseye's Banking House, for the pur
pose, as he said, of paying it over but this
he failed TO do. On the Monday following,
Nicholson went to Grass Valley in the stage.
and that night he hired buggy to take him
to Yankee Jims The buggy took him As far
as Iowa Hill, where he was left, and nothing
further has been heard from him. 1t is sun.
posed that Nicholson has gone to Santa Clara
or San Jose, and we learn that his friends
have written to him, advising him to come
back, and promising to assist him in settling
his accounts
S@icide.-The body of a man named Allen
was found in a cabin at Wolf creek, not far
from Grass Valley, on Thursday last. From
the circumstances it appears that he commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with a shot
gun. The charge entered his left breast,
making horrible wound, and mus have
Killed him instantly. The man was last seen
alive on Sunday night, and probably had
been dead two or three days when his body
was discovered. Coroner Bazely held an
inquest on th' body, and the jury returned a
verdict that he committed suicide while la.
boring under insanity. A few dollars in
silver were found in his pockets lie was an
Englishman by birth, and about thirty,fve
years of age.
District Court-This Court was not in ses-
sion on Monday and Tuesday, in consequence
of the absence Of Judge Searls who was call.
ed to Auburn to preside in case in which
the Judge of that District was interested.
The case of Frank Carter, indicted for man.
slaughter, which was set for Monday, will
probably be taken up to-day. The case of
the County Treasurer, on the motion to dis
miss the charges made by the Grand Jury,
which was to have been argued on Monday,
will undoubtedly be brought up, and the
question determined some time this week
Ath old Tricks.-Dck Woods alias Rat
tIesnake Dick, who escaped from the Nevada
Jail about two years ago, and more recently
from the Auburn Jail, is still engaged ini his
old business. On Saturday last he robbed a
cabin, near lllinostown, fitting himself out
with new suit of clothing and obtaining
some sixty dollars in money He was seen
and recognized and the owner OF the stolen
property and another man chased him some
distance in the direction of Nevada, but were
not able to catch him.
Accidental lad about twelve years old, a
son of DR. Kent of this place, was accidently
wounded in the arm, about week ago. The
boy, in company with two Others was out
cunning. 1t seems they got into scufie,
when the Kent boy dropped his gun AM it
went off. The bullet took effect in his arm,
cutting out piece of flesh near the sh houlder,
and the face of another boy was burned by
the powder.
CAcuvlLLE.-The Spectator of Jan. 18th,
has the following:
On Wednesday evening last, while unload
ing barrel of whisky at Baskets Saloon.
Austin Cooper, (colored), got his leg broken
below his knee
A two horse team belonging to Hyman
Bros ran away on Saturday evening last.
and one of the horses, coming in contact with
n tree, was SO badly injured that it soon af-
ter died.