The Nevada Democrat., 1860-11-13
Aerada gemofrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

their returns to DIR. c. T. Overton, the County
Superintendent, who has kindly furnished us
with the statistics of the children of the county
There are fifteen school districts in the county,
and the returns show the following totals:
Children under years of age...."....1 1888.
School children between 4 and lS.......2, lag.
Between Is and q. 2l.................... 100.
Total number of children under 81. .3,642.
OF the 2,l49 school children, l,03l are boys
LIS are girls. Of the whole number under
twenty-one in the county, 1876 were born in
the State, and no deaf and dumb or blind chill
dren are reported. BY the school census Of
1859, there were 1880 children in the county
under eighteen years Of age; this year there are
3,j37-showing an increase during the year of
S77 children under eighteen: The number re-
ported last year as born in California was 1893,
being 27S less than reported this year, which
must be very near the number of children born
in the county during the year. DIR. Overton is
now engaged in making up his report, which
will be forwarded TO the State Superintendent
in the course of few days.
ROAD TO GRASS VALLEY.-There is now
an excellent county road between Nevada and
Grass Valley, which people can travel who dis
like to pay toll on the turnpike. The county
road follows what was formerly known as the
ridge road" by Hughes Race Course, to the
chapparal, where it leaves the old road to the
right. 1t was built during the past summer and
fall, under the supervision of Mr.. Delano, at
the expense Of the county and by private sub
scrption, and is better road than we ever had
between the two places, before the turnpike was
constructed. 1t has been so little Travelled that
many are not aware they can go to Grass Val
ley with team, without paying toll.
PROVING CHARACTER.-During the trial of
Mrs Moore, yesterday, in the District Court,
for arson, an attempt was made to impeach the
evidence of "Curly" Smith, now under indict-
ment for the same crime. One witness was IN
troduced, who swore that Smiths character for
truth and veracity was as good as that of any
man in Grass Valley Here is a clear case of
injured innocence. Smith has made Grass
Valley his headquarters for some years. has
been charged with numerous crimes in this
county and Placer, and his reputation is any
thing but enviable.
TRIAL OF MRs. MOoRE.-AIrs Julia Moore,
indicted for arson, in setting fire to a building
in Grass Valley, was tried in the District Court
yesterday. The case was given to the jury
about one o'clock this afternoon, and after
few minutes consultation, they brought in a
verdict of acquittal The evidence against her
was not by any means conclusive. After the
the acquittal of Mrs. Moore, the indictments
against "Curly" Smith and Ed. Richardson,
were dismissed, on the motion of the District
Attorney.
SCHOOL TEACHERS MEETING.-We are re-
quested to state that meeting of the school
teachers of this county will be held at the Ne
vada school house, on Saturday next the 18th
inst, at ten o'clock A. NJ. The object of the
meeting is to take into consideration the means
of advancing education, and to consult and
compare notes on the different modes of i'm
parting instruction. Patrons of learning, and
the public generally, are invited to attend.
Monument FUND.-The total amount of
money collected at the precincts in this county,
for the Washington Monument, so far as returns
have been sent in to the Clerk, is $614,1 10.
This is little less than ten cents for each
voter, and a number Of precincts are yet to be
heard from. A very fair sum has been collect
cd in the county, but not enough, we fear, to
entitle us to the marble statue.
SNow.-Mr. Colby, who left Eureka yester-
day morning, informs us that it was then snow
ing very hard at that place, and several inches
had fallen on the ridge above Bloomfield. Con-
siderable snow must have fallen in the noun
iains, during the heavy rain Of Sunday last but
no fears are entertained of the travel over the
mountains being interrupted for some time to
come
RACING.-A race came off this afternoon, at
the Glenbrook course, between Fosters gray
horse and the Lancaster bay Prince horse, for
for 500 a side. The distance run was 300
yards, the gray winning the race by about
twenty feet.
For WAsHoE.-Among the passengers by
Sales saddle-train, which left for Virginia City
this morning, were Messrs. ]. w. Grier, n. f.
Scott, L. o. Anderson, II. Sheldon, and d.
Webber. They viii remain in Washoe during
the winter.
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