The Nevada Democrat., 1861-04-16
Aerada democrat,
LOCAL MATTERS.

SHooTING.-About eight O'Clock yesterday
evening, one Jim Todd entered the bakery of
John Hurst, on Broad street, considerably in
toxicated at the time, ard commenced talking
about some one having insulted him on the
street. Mr.. Hurst, and John Spiker, man in
his employ, were sitting by table at the time,
and Todd, drawing pistol, brought it down
Violently on the table, causing it to go off. The
ball took effect in Spiker's right thigh, passing
through the flesh. At first it was not known
that any one had been hit, and Todd was put
out of the house, but when the fact became
known he was taken into custody and commit
ted to Jail. Spiker is now confined to his room,
but his wound is not regarded as at all danger
Gus. Todd was brought before Justice Smith
to-day, but the examination was postponed un-
til next Thursday.
MORE RoBBERIEs.-Two men named Jack
Rawder and John Johns, who are employed in
the Nevada Quartz Mining Co.'S. tunnel, about
mile below town, started home between ten
and eleven o'clock last Sunday night. A short
distance below Gold Tunnel, they were met by
three highwaymen, who demanded their mony,
at the same time presenting pistols to their
heads. The men being unarmed, gave up what
money they had-some eight or ten dollars.
Another man whose name we were unable to
learn, was overhauled and robbed near the same
place, and by the same gang, few minutes
afterwards.
DIED IN THE HosPITAL.-A man named
Mathew McGrath, who stated that he had lately
been living at North San Juan, was admitted
into the county hospital on Saturday morning
last, and died the next day. When he applied
for admission he looked like man suffering
from the effects of "heayy drunk" and was
evidently very sick, though he managed to walk
from town to the hospital. 1t was afterwards
ascertained that he had been drinking hard for
some days, and sleeping out OF nights, and the
liquor and exposure no doubt occasioned his
death.
WATER WoRKs.-In consequence of the
late severe storms, Mr.. Marsh has been detain-
cd a couple of weeks in freighting the iron pipes
from Sacramento. He telegraphed yesterday,
however, to have a portion of the material
started up, in order to commence the work,
and the remainder will be sent as soon as the
roads become settled.
MORE STARTLING NEws.-The Transcript
announces as startling piece of news, that C.
Wagner, who was murderously assaulted some
two weeks since, "has so far recovered as to
be able to leave his ROOM" Where have been
your optics, neighbor? Why, Wagner has
been on the streets every day for week.
MILK Cows.-Some twenty-five or thirty
milk cows with young calves, were brought to
Nevada last week, from the valley, by Mr.. Geo.
Palmer, and sold to various parties in this
neighborhood. The prices ranged from $50 to
$50 for COW and calf
. EASTERN PAPERs.-M H. II. Wickes
K Co., of Broad street Book Store, have our
thanks for copies of the New York Herald and
Times, and Boston Journal, received by the
mail steamer Golden Gate.
FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.-The tax of
twenty cents on the hundred dollars, author
ized to be levied for the benefit of the fire COM
panies of this place, will amount to about 81 800
per annum.
RETURNED.-Mr. d. Wilmarth, an old resi-
dent of Nevada, but who has been absent for a
year or two, arrived in town on Sunday evening"
having returned from the East on the Golden
Gate.
STATE PAPERs.-We are under obligations
to Mr.. Pattison, of the Pioneer Express, for the
Downieville papers of Saturday; also, to Geo.
Stone, for copies of the Marysville Appeal, fur
nished regularly.
PosTPoNRD.-We learn that the ball which
was to have come off at the Bailey House on
the oath, has been postponed until the first of
May.