The Nevada Democrat., 1861-02-28
Nrrada aemutrat.
LOCAL NIATTERs.


Charles Marsh has recently purchased, at San
Francisco, some seventy or eighty volumes for
the Nevada Library Association. The books
were shipped from San Francisco week ago,
and in the course of few days will be opened
and at the disposal of the members Of the AS
sociation. The following is list of the works
purchased by Mr.. Marsh Favorite Authors;
Signet of Solomon; Living Words; Lost Hun
ter; King of the Mountains; Personal History
of Bacon; Autobiography of Carlyle; Fountain
Rock; Life of Schuyler; Men and Times of the
Revolution; Letters from Switzerland; Hopes
and Fears; officer of Zouaves; Confederate
Chieftains; History of the Electric Telegraph;
Rose Terry's Poems; Inventions and Discov-
cries; Henriade, (Voltaire'sG Germany, De
StaeD; Life and Times Of Madison; Queens Of
Society; Roman Question; Holmes Poems;
Stars and Angels Heroes of Europe; Mrs.
Kemble's Poems; Villette; Shirley; Jane Eyre;
Spauowgrass; Harry Hanson; Gethe's Works,
4vols.; Memoirs of Catharine II; Hearth Stone;
Napoleonic Ideas; England and the English,
Bulwer; Chatterton, 2 vols; Dame Partington;
Brougham's Humorous Stories; Vagabond; Two
Ways to Wedlock; The New and the Old;
Popular Treatise on Gems; Mail Bags; Parton's
Jackson; Life of Adams, (Quincy); Debit and
Credit; Payne's Essays; Songs of heland;
Physical Perfection; Life and Works of Z.
Porter; Chapel st. Mary's; Rita; Dust and
Foam; Doctor Antonio Prenticeania, Rawlin-
son; Athers, (Bulwer); Sam Dale Ancient
Monasteres; Hallucinations; Art Recreations;
Doctor Thorne; Faithful Forever; Haytime and
Hopping; Tressillian; Mademoiselle Mori; Big
wPapers; Petty AnnOyances of Married Life;
Beatrice Cenci.
SHARP PRACTIcE.-A smooth-tongued Teu-
ton, rejoicing in the euphonious name of Peter
Kuhn, made a raise of few dollars yesterday,
by species of financiering which we deem
worthy of record, in order that others may
avoid being taken in in a similar manner. The
fellow exhibited specimen of rich gold-bear-
ing quartz, which he pretended came from the
groupings Of ledge somewhere near Brush
creek. BY showing il to different persons he
succeeded in organizing company of twenty
shareholders, each of whom paid half dollar
as his proportion for recording the claims.
Kuhn took the money, and this morning re-
corded twelve claims, leaving out all the origi-
nal stockholders who had paid their regular
half dollar How much the fellow raised is
not known, but some ten or fifteen individuals
made trips to the Court House to-day, only to
find themselves minus half dollar, without
any visible prospect of getting it back.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A man named Francis
Clark died suddenly this morning, in the cabin
of Mr.. Gilcrist, at Peck's Ravine. He had
been living with Mr.. Gilcrist for some time,
and for the past few days had been complaining
of being unwel. He went to bed about seven
o'clock last night, remarking that he felt better
than usual, with the exception that he had
pain in his left side, and slept until between
two and three o'clock, when he got up and
started fire. Mr.. Gilcrist got up soon after,
and while the two were sitting before the fire
talking, Clark dropped his head, and died in
two or three minutes. His death is supposed
to have been occasioned by disease of the
heart. The Coroner was informed Of the cir
cumstances, but il was not deemed necessary
to hold an inquest. Mr.. Clark was formerly
from New York, and about fifty years of age.
MONEY SToLEN.-The room Of Mr.. Nico-
las Buya, who keeps liquor saloon on Broad
street, second door above Pine, was entered
early yesterday morning, and purse contain
ing $500 stolen. Mr.. Buya got up about day
light, and leaving the purse under his pillow,
steppedint a restaurant in the building ad-
joining, to get cup Of coffee, leaving the front
door unlocked. He was absent but few min
utes, but on returning, he found the back door
open, and on looking for his purse it was mis-
sing. The thief evidently entered the front
door, and went out back through Commercial
street. The theft is supposed to have been
committed by Mexican, who has latterly been
hanging around the place.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL miner named A. B.
Bell was killed yesterday afternoon, by the
eaying Of the bank in the claims Of Morrow,
Goodman & Co., at Gold Flat. The accident
happened about o'clock. His body was re-
covered in few minutes, but life was extinct.
Mr.. Bell was formerly from Guernsey county,
Ohio, where he leaves three children An in
quest was held by Coroner Henry. The de-
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