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THE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY.
PoLIrcaL-The Republican County CoH-
vention which met at Nevada last Saturday,
organized by calling r. H. Farquhar to the
! Chair and electing 4. II. Gaylord Secretary.
The following persons were elected delegates
to the State Convention !: A. A. Sargent,
! D. Crittenden, W. Caldwell, Josiah Boyce,
David Bovyer, j. H. Fuller Israel Crawford,
R. H. Farquhar, Truman Taylor, J. NJ. King
man and j. c. Harmer. A County Central
Committee was appointed as follows: J. N.
Turner, J. C. Birdseye, w. II. Crawford, NJ
S. Norton, Geo. Flint, J. H. Fuller, A. Fraser,
| S. Richardson, j. Sykes, G. r. Dean. Or
ganization in every township was urged by
resolution. The Convention was pretty
| full one
STATE CAPITAL MEETING.-The citizens of
Nevada held a meeting at the Court House
last Saturday evening, for the purpose of dis
cussing the projected removal of the State
Capital from Sacramento to San Francisco.
Resolutions were adopted emphatically con-
demning the project, and declaring that the
Capital ought to remain where it is, and that
an immediate appropriation ought to be made
by the Legislature for the erection of Cap
itol building The resolutions express the
opinion of the entire county on the subject
to which they relate. Doubtless the repre-
sentatives of those counties containing the
largest portion of the population ofthe State,
and for which Sacramento is the most cen.
trail point, will prevent any removal of the
seat of government to favor a particular
town or clique. Assemblyman Curtis, of
this county, is one of the members of the
Committee appointed on tire removal ques-
ton.
VIOLENCE AT NEvApA-The usual quiet of
the county seat was interrupted ON Saturday
night and Sunday morning last by two out
rageous occurrences. The first was an at
tempted robbery of Mr.. A. Sanford, who
woke up in his store at midnight and beheld
two men standing over hif@, one holding a
light and dirk, and demanding his money
Upon Mr.. Sanford's crying out murder, the
dirk was thrust in his mouth, knocking out
two of his teeth and piercing his throat un-
der the tongue for a depth of one or two
inches. He closed his teeth ON the blade,
thus preventing a fatal wound in all proba-
bilty, and subsequently, wrested it from the
Villains grasp, cutting his own hand severe
ly in the act. He then got hold of pistol,
which was taken from him by the rebbers,
who left Immediately, foiled in their object.
MIR. Sanford's continued cries of murder
brought crowd to the spot at once, among
whom were officers Tempkins and Ryder,
who shortly afterwards arrested the robbers
and lodged them in Jail. They are named
Andrew Scola and Frank Brooks, and are
well known in Nevada. Brooks was recog-
nized by Mr.. Sanford as the man who at
tackled him. Mr.. Sanford's son, who is said
to be a vicious young fellow, was also ar
rested on suspicion of being an accomplce
The wound of Mr.. Sanford is not considered
dangerous.
The second affair alluded to above, was
the resistance Of the same officers by halfa
dozen or more men at the house of Frank
Carter, while in the performance of their du-
ty-endeavoring to arrest fellow who was
charged with assault and battery. A pretty
severe fight took place. Pistols and fists
were used, several men knocked down by
Marshal Tompkins, and his own head badly
cut; but the arrest was made, and couple
more beside.
According to the Journal, about fifteen
thousand grape vines and ten thousand fruit
trees will be set out in the vicinity of Nevada
this spring.
The proceedings of the Board of Super
visors are thus given in the Democrat:
The Board of Supervisors adjourned until the Doth
inst; at which time they wi meet to lcty the county
assessment, and transact road business &C. An order
passed authorizing the Sheriff. in his discretiono
give employment to persons convicted of petit oenses
and sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail Ac
counts against the county were allowed, as follows,
the several funds:
General fund 1886 35
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