The Nevada Democrat., 1860-11-24
Aerada semutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

full, and the audience well pleased with the
performance. The subject was ''the duties,
and responsibilities of woman, and her present
condition :" and considered as to its style-both
decomposition and delivery-the lecture was
decidedly ga success" The fair lecturer is
fine elocutionist, having musical voice under
good control. The literary character of the
production was also good; her diction is plain,
forcibe and graceful. During the main lecture
she had manuscript before her, but referred
to it only once or twice. and her remarks, after
the formal address had closed, were evidently
extemporaneous. She has a happy command
of language and made some striking "hits."
Her manner is pleasing and popular, and we
have rarely seen an audience give such marked
attention to a speaker The notion which she
expressed of the respective capabilities of the
two sexes, was, in the main, we think, fair
one. While yielding to man superiority in
the mental and physical, she claimed for wo-
man a pre-eminence in the moral. The lead
ing idea of the lecture was, that the chief du-
ties Of woman, consist in the physical and NOR
al education of the race, and that in order to
perform those duties we'll, she herself needs an
education different from and better than the
one which she now receives. The lecturer is
not an advocate of what is popularity known as
''woman's rights" and she got off some most
capital satire on the fears which some men
have that woman is about to usurp supreme
power.
Mrs. Weed also delivered lecture this after
noon, on anatomy, to ladies exclusively, which
we cannot notice as our reporter, being of the
ugly sex, was not admitted. She also lectures
this evening to both sexes, and on Monday
afternoon to the ladies.
Whether or not superficial knowledge of
anatomy and physiology is beneficial is some
what doubtful 1t is thought by many that
smattering of medical science has only ten
dency to make people hypochondriacs, and that
the rule applies here with peculiar force, "drink
deep or taste not" etc.; but if lectures on
such subjects to ladies are at all productive of
good, we do not see whylan educated woman is
not proper person to deliver them.
COUNTY BUsINEss.-The Board of Super
visors adjourned this morning, to meet again
on Monday, December 3lst. The object of the
adjourned meeting is to consult as to what leg
islative enactments may be necessary to inn
pr0ge the county finances. The financial af-
fairs of the county are in much better condition
now than at any time during the past four
years; the court house bonds are all paid off,
and the debt on the general fund is being grad
ually reduced. But the amount accruing to the
INDECENT sick fund is only just about sufficient
to pay the current expenses and the fund be-
ing in debt to the amount of fourteen or fifteen
thousand dollars, the debt isincreasing at about
the rate that the interest accumnlates on the
outstanding scrip. A law will have to be pass
ed either authorizing the Supervisors to appro-
pirate money from the special fund for the care
of the INDECENT sick, or else authorizing them
to levy a special tax sufficient to pay the cur
rent expenses, the interest on the outstanding
debt, and gradually reduce the principal. The
debt once paid off, the present revenue would
be sufficient to meet all demands on the indi-
gent sick fund.
FIREMAN's BALL.-The Ball given by the
Hook & Ladder company, on Thursday eve
ming, at their house on Broad street, was at
tended by large number Of ladies and gentle
men, and everything passed off pleasantly. We
learn that the company cleared about $400,
over expenses, by the sale tickets, which will
be appropriated towards paying for the house.
MELoDEoN TRoupE.-The company that
has been performing at Ashmore's Melodeon
during the past week gave an entertainment at
Hamilton Hall, Grass Valley, yesterday eve
ming, and We are informed had a crowded
house. They perform there ngain this evening,
after which they will return and give a few
more entertainments in this place.
TOWNSHIP OFFIcERs.-The bonds of town.
ship officers have been fxed by the Supervisors
at $1,000, the same as last year. The terms of
Justices and COnstables elected this year will
commence on the first Monday of December
next, by which time they should have their Of
fetal bonds filed in the Clerks Office.
BOXING SCHooL.-Mr. l. L. Hill. profess
sor of the ''manly art" has opened a boxing
school in the building formerly occupied as a
school house, at the foot Of Broad street. in
this place.