The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-10
Aerada aemutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

i man named John Weston. stock raiser at
Selby Flat. He left home about the 10th Of
April, of last year, to look up some stock that
had strayed off, with the intention of returning
in a day or two. He did not return, however,
and for week or more his friends supposed
that he had gone to the valley in search of his
cattle. But it was afterwards ascertained that
No had taken dinner at Kentucky Flat, the same
day he left Selby Flat, and started for home
about four o'clock in the afternoon. Nothing
was afterwards heard of him though the people
turned out in large numbers and searched the
woods in every direction to find some trace Of
Of him. The search was at length given up,
and his friends came to the conclusion that he
had been murdered and his body hid. A few
days ago his remains were found near the trail
from Kentucky Flat to Jones Bar. The bones
of the body only were found, and they were
scattered about, indicating that the flesh had
been eaten by hogs or wild animals. His
remains were Unidentified by his coat and
wooden pipe which he carried with him. Justice
Smith held an inquest yesterday, and the
remains were examined by DIR. II. Hunt. A
hole, supposed to have been made by bullet,
was found on the left side of the coat, and in
the right shoulder-blade. Appearances indica-
ted that had been murdered near the trail, and
his body dragged some twenty or thirty rods
and thrown in the top of a fallen tree. He had
some twenty or thirty dollars is his pocket,
when he left home, and was undoubtedly muir
dered for his money.
SrPERvIsoRs.-Yester the Supervisors
contracted with Messrs. Black & Hughes for
the erection Of a building in the rear Of the
Court Hourt House, for the sum Of $500. The
structure is to be fifty-three feet in length for
ty-one feet wide, seventeen feet high, with an
contract for the care of the INDECENT sick was
let to DR.. r, NJ. Hunt fol another year, who is
to receive for each patient sixty-fve cent day,
payable on the INDECENT sick fund. The total
amount of orders drawn on the special fund for
current expenses was 1862, and the accounts
audited on the general fund amounted to
something over $4,000. The sum of $500,
remaining in the special fund was ordered to
be transferred to the general fund, which will
be applied to the redemption of the outstanding
warrants in the order Of their registry. 1t was
supposed that there would he surplus of
about $4,000 in the special fund; but in con-
sequence of the appropriation for the structure
in the rear of the Court House, and the heavy
expenses incident to the late criminal trials, the
surplus fell short Of the estimate about a thou
sand dollars. The Board adjourned this fore
noon.
RAIN AND SSow.-It commenced raining
about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, and con-
tinued steadily until late at night, but changed
to snow before morning. There was abouttwo
inches Of snow on the ground at six o'clock
this morning, the thermometer standing at the
freezing point. As the day advanced the weather
moderated, and the most of the snow has melted
off. As yet, it is believed no considerable dam
age has been done to the fruit crop-the great
danger is that it will clear off cold, in which
event the fruit that has thus far escaped will
be likely to suffer. A snow storm at this season
is not uncommon. Last year we had snow on
the night of May Goth, or morning of the 2lst,
and two years ago there was a snow storm on
the night Of May 9th. Mr.. Whartenby, who
has kept a meteorological record for ten or
twelve years, informs us that we usually have
either cold rain or snow storm between the
9th and 20th of May.
GRASS VALLEY ELECTioN.-At the town
election in Grass Valley, held on Monday last,
the following gentlemen we're elected to the va
rious Offices.
Trustess-A. Delano, B. B. Laytan, G. Ham
ilton, w. X. Spencer, A. Morehouse.
Marshall. A. Cunningham.
ASSESSOR. A. Farrell.
The whole number Of votes polled was 31l'
PERsoNAL.-Mr. E. Block, of this place.
who has been absent for the past eight or ten
months, on a visit at his old home in Pike
county, returned on the last steamer, and ar
rived in Nevada on Thursday evening. He was
greeted on, his arrival here by scores of old
friends.
LEcTURR.-Rev. Thos. Starr King will lee
ture at the Theater, in this city, on "Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next, for the benefit OF
Nevada Hose Company, No. |. The subject OF
the lectures will be "Old and New" and IRE
bellion Pictures from Paradise Lost"
RAPID INCREASE oP PoPULATIoN.-One
Ofthe newly elected Trustees informs us that
there have haar ~, least three hundred more