The Nevada Democrat., 1861-01-24
9erada 9elnufrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

INDIGNANT.-We have received a note from
two subscribers, and "175 others, whose Sever
lasting displeasure" we have incurred by term
employed in our issue Of the 22d in noticing the
arrest of Alfred Adams for house-robbing. We
hope the signers of the note viii be satisfied
when we inform them of the embarrassing po-
sition in which we were placed. We had been
requested by some of the officers, that, in MOTTO
ing the arrest, we should say nothing bywhich
the public would suspect who the person was
that Adams offered to sell the jewelry to, as a
plan had been laid to catch one or two more
rogues. Considering the object a laudable one,
we consented; and in order the more effectually
to carry out this purpose the obnoxious term
was employed. We hope this explanation will
be satisfactory to our indignant patrons; if not,
they can meet us at Blazes at nine o'clock this
evening.
THEATRIcAL.-Mrs. Hayne and company
closed series of entertainments at the Nevada
Theater, yesterday evening, and left for Dutch
Flat this morning. During her stay in Nevada
Mrs. Hayne, though supported by an indifer-
ent stock company, has drawn good houses-a
respectable audience being present every even
ing, and on several occasions the Theater was
crowded. She was the recipient of compi-
mentary benefit yesterday evening, rendered by
number of our citizens, and notwithstanding
the night was unusually cold the audience was
larger than the average. The want of arrange
ments for warming the Theater has prevented
many from attending the entertainments.
CHURCH MEETING.-At an adjourned meet
ing of the Nevada Baptist Church, held Jan. IA,
1861, the following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved, That we do most sincerely return
our hearty thanks to the citizens of Nevada and
others, for their liberal contributions of materi-
ais, money and labor, towards the completion
of our church edifce.
BY Order of the Church,
j. III. BosTwICK, Clerk.
A DEAD LRTTRR.-The individual who
dropped letter INTO the Nevada Post Office,
the other day, directed to the "Hon. Secretary
of State, Washington, D. c." and neglected to
pay the postage, is requested to call and get
the letter, or in due time, it will be sent to the
dead letter Office and the "Hon Secretary Of
State" will never learn its contents.
SKATING.-We are informed that the large
reservoir at Blue Tent some six miles above
Nevada, is froze sufficiently solid for skating
purposes, and party of gentlemen were to
have started up day or two ago, for the pur-
pose of indulgng in this delightful exercise.
Several pairs Of skates have lately been manu-
factured in town.
CRY TAxEs.-The total amount of money
collected by the City Marshal and paid over to
the Treasurer, on account of the property tax
of this year, is $3.50. This is exclusive of the
Collectors commission of five per cent. There
is still some five or six hundred dollars due on
the assessment roll, nearly all Of which, we
presume, will yet be collected.
FooT-BALL.-A game of football was start
ed yesterday, on the corner of Broad and Pine
streets, CO ntrary to town ordinance in such
cases made and provided. Officer Rider arrest
cd twenty or thirty of the players, and the case
will be examined before Justice Kendall to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
THANKs.-We are indebted to Mrs. s. W.
Boring, the collecting agent for the Ladies'
Washington Monument Society, of this county,
for pamphlet containing copy of the Con-
stitution, together with the proceedings of the
Convention resulting in the formation Of the
Society.
TRRRs.-Mr. John G. Pateson has establish
ed depot for the sale of fruit and ornamental
trees, on Broad street, opposite the Pennsylva-
MIA Hose Cos house. He has a large supply
Of different varieties Of trees, procured from A.
p. Smiths Gardens at Sacramento.
CoMMITTED.-AlfredA Adams, charged with
grand larceny, in stealing jewelry from the
house of ]. B. Van Hagan, was examined be-
fore Justice Smith Tuesday afternoon, and COM
mitted to Jail in default of 81 500 bail, to await
the action of the next grand jury.
THE WEATHER.-Since Sunday last the sky
has been clear, the days warm and pleasant for
the season, but the nights most uncomfortably
cold and disagreeable. The mercury fell to "a
deg. night before last
COUNTY COURT.-In the County Court, yes
terday the case Of McKeever VS.. Burch was
tried and submitted to the Court The Court
was not in session to-day.
CurYDppN IN NCAITF0RNTA The rorort of