The Nevada Democrat., 1860-11-06
Aerada 9tmutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS,

Bloomfield, furnishes us full account of the
shooting of LIE Blanc, while attempting to rob
the sluices of Haskell & Co., las: Thursday
evening Justice Marriott held inquest on
the body of the deceased, and from the testi-
mony adduced, it appears that the company
had suspected their suices were being tamper-
ed with, and Mr. S. T. Nipher, one of the share
holders, undertook to watch them at night.
About IL o'clock, on the night of the 30th ult.,
while Nipher was on watch, two men came up
through the tunnel to near where he was stand
ing, conversed some time and left, evidently
without seeing him. From the tenor of their
conversation, Nipher was lead to infer that they
would not attempt anything until the next
night. About the same hour, on the following
night Nipher, being again on watch, heard vol
ces at the top of the shaft connecting with the
tunnel, and some one struck light and de-
scended; on reaching the bottom, and when
standing only few feet from the watchman,
mis- accompice called down to him: "Look
around well and see if the watchman is there;
if he is, he must be asleep. II you see him
shoot the son ofab-h." Upon this the robber
turned towards Nipher, having pistol in one
hand and candle in the other, and was in the
act of stepping into the fume, when Nipher
fired. The robber staggered few feet and fell,
and from the appearance of the wound must
have died instantly. The verdict of the Coro.
ner's jury was that deceased came to his death
by ball from pistol held in the hand offs. T.
Nipher, acting in self-defense." The name of
the deceased was Frank LIE Blanc; he was ma
tive of Canada and about 2S years old. He has
been living around Bloomfield for the past six
or seven months, without occupation or visible
means of support. When he entered the tun-
mel, he was fully equipped with a -four sack,
scoop, brush, candles and matches, bowie
knife and pistol, which were found on his per-
son. Nipher surrendered himself to the officers
at Bloomfield, was examined on Friday, and
discharged.
SAN JUAN SCHOOL STATIsTIcs.-From the
report of the Trustees of the North San Juan
School District, to the County Superintendent,
we learn that there are 1856 school children in
the District, between the ages of four and
eighteen years of age. OF these, LOG are boys
and so are girls. Number of children under
four years, IA over eighteen and under twen-
ty-one, total number under twenty-one, 1856.
There is but one school in the District, which
was kept up the whole year, with the exception
of two vacations of three weeks each. The to-
tai expenditures for school purposes during the
year was $l,249 40; receipts, 81 ,256 S2-of
1898 OF received from the State school fund
S72 81 from county taxes, and $79l Al by pri-
vate subscription.
THE ELEcTIoN.-The streets have been full
of people during the entire day the polls were
constantly surrounded by large crowd, and
the clerks were kept busy recording the names
Of voters. No difficulties or disturbances of
any kind, worth mentioning, have occurred, ev-
erything being conducted peaceably and in Or
der. At the time of writing this, we do not
know how the vote stands in this precinct,
though possibly the ballots may be counted be-
fore we go to press. The Republicans, judging
from appearances around the polls will poll a
much larger vote than was expected; but from
what we know of the people of this vicinity, we
are satisfied Douglas has plurality.
A FALL.-Mr. Hixson's new and "substan-
tial barn, built Of the splendid pine lumber,
manufactured at the excellent saw mills in this
vicinity" all of which-the barn, lumber and
mills-have been puffed into notoriety by the
Journal and Transcript, fell with crash, last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Asher, the 'prompt and
efficient Constable of this city," and the two
mules which the horse doctor didn't succeed in
killing, were in the barn when it fell. One of
Asher's hands was badly bruised by some of
the falling timbers, but the mules luckily es-
capped injury.
ALARM OF FIRE.-About s o'clock, last
Saturday evening, an alarm of fire was raised
by the bursting of a camphene lamp, in bar
Der shop on Pine street. For few minutes
the flames blazed up. lighting the street, and
exhibiting prospect of an extensive coaflagra-
tiOn; bat the fire was sabdued before any dam
age had been done. Both the hose companies
were on hand with their tools, but the fire was
extinguished before their services were needed.
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.-On Sunday af-
ternoon John Rudsill, charged with them urder
of a man named Cherry, in Carson valley, was
arrested at Vanderleith's, by Constable Asher.
He was committed to Jail, to be delivered over