The Nevada Democrat., 1861-08-17
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LOCAL MATTERS.

BREcKINRIDGR MEETING.-Judge d. o.
Shattuck, candidate for Congress on the Dixie
ticket, addressed the citizens of Nevada. or such
as chose to hear him, in front Of Grimes saloon.
yesterday evening. The audience was not
large, but the speaker was listened to attentive
iy, and at the close there was faint applause.
He admitted, during the forepart of his speech,
that States had no constitutional right to Sc
cede; but they had a natural right of reyolu-
tion, and in case they attempted revolution the
Federal Government had the constitutional
right to make war upon them, to restrain the
revolutionists. He did not think it was policy.
however, for the Government to make war upon
the seeded States, though it had the right; and
in order to show that it was bad policy, he COM
menced relating the history of the country for
the past century or two. This portion of his
speech we didn't stop to hear.
FATAL AcCIDENT.-Corone Henry held an
inquest, yesterday, on the body of man named
Joseph McDougal, who was killed at Grass
Valley. 1t appears that he was engaged in
putting force pump in a well, which was
some fifty or sixty feet deep, and was at work
in the bottom with furnace of burning char
COAL The fumes Of the coal began to affect
him, and he called out to his assistant to draw
him up. When near the surface he is supposed
TO have tainted, and fell back, killing him in
stantly.
MEDIcAL.-It gives US pleasure to announce
hot nr Co.,
locating in Nevada. He left San Francisco on
account of the cold winds and fOgs that prevail
there, the climate Of Nevada being all he could
wish; and we sincerely hope that he will find
encouragement enough to induce him to remain
with us. DIR. N. is graduate of Harvard Uni
Versity, we'll posted in the old and new schools
OF medicine, and is a gentleman and scholar.
His card may be seen in another column.
SICKNBss.-There has been an unusual
amount of sickness in Nevada county for
month or two past. In this place, the scarlet
fever, measles, and whoOping cough have been
raging among the children; while in Grass
Valley the sickness is mostly among the adult
population. Quite number of deaths have oc-
cured at the latter place, within the past two
or three weeks, and we are informed that there
we're four deceased persons in the town yester-
day morning.
COUNTY BUsINEss.-The Board of Super
visors have been engaged all the week, in equal
king the Assessment Roll, and attending to
other county business. Yesterday and to-day
the election precincts we're Fixed, and the In
spectors and Judges appointed. The list Of
precincts will be found in another column. The
Board will meet again on Monday, to attend to
some matters connected with the assessment,
and will complete the work that day.
ATLANTIC MoNTHLY.-We are indebted to
Mr.. Welch, of the Pioneer Book Store, for the
August number ofthe Atlantic Monthly. Among
the interesting articles in this number, are
"reminiscences of Stephen A. Douglas, and
sketch Of Major Theodore Winthrop, Who fell
in the fight at Big Bethel.
SLUIcB RoBBBRY.-Some twenty sluice box
ss, in the claims of Stewart and others, (knOwn
as the Irish Co., on Manzinita Hill, were clean
ed up by robbers last Wednesday night. The
sluices are supposed to have contained about
$1,000.
GAs.-The gas will be let into the pipes for
the first time this evening. We are informed
that thirty or forty hOases will be lighted with
gas this evening, and the fixtures are being
rapidly put in for lighting others.
sPBAKINo.-F. Pixley and W. H. Weeks
sgeannounced to speak in Nevada this evening.
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