The Nevada Democrat., 1862-02-15
Aerada gFmutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

CITING TELEGRAPH WIREs.-The tele-
,rranh company have been greatly annoyed, OF
late. BY the malicious breaking down of the
wires in different parts of the State and TO
some extent the yandal work has been carried
on in this county. A man named John Savage,
wbo resides near Allison Ranch, was arrested
and brought before Justice Sewers, at Grass
Valley, last Wednesday, charged with telling
,rees across the wires. He was known to have
,busbroken down the wires on several OCCASIONS
and had repeatedly treated remonstrances
with contempt. We learn from the National
that he plead guilty, aud was let off on the
nayment of costs, and on his agreeing to re-
nsr the damage he had done. The law very
wisely makes che cutting or otherwise injuring
telegraph wires very grave ofense, punisha-
HE by fine not exceeding $500, and six
months Imprisonment in the county jail. The
full punishment should be inflicted upon every
person guilty of cutting the wires through ma
hcious motives.
BRIpGBs.-The Town Trustees have had the
damages to the Main street bridge repaired, and
.be structure is now as firm and substantial as
before the late freshets. The bridge will stand
for several years unless carried off by high
water The Broad street bridge was damaged
somewhat more than the other, and probably
no attempt will be made to repair 1t.
BoGUs CoIN.-Mr. J. A. Lancaster showed
rs Yesterday counterfeit half dollar, being one
Of nine pieces Of the same kind lately found in
the road at Arnold's ranch. The piece is al
most an exact fac simile Of the genuine half
dollar, but is made of lead, or some other very
base material, and can readily be detected by
the feel and look.
VANDALIsM.-A party OF drunken rowdies,
in leaving town last Thursday night broke
down ten or a dozen shade trees that had been
set out ON Nevada street. The owners of the
lots had built frames around the trees to pro-
tect them from quadrupeds, and little supposed
they would require any protection from blpeds.
DRUG SToRB.-The drugs, of j. +. Rudolph,
on Commercial street, was disposed OF at Con-
stables sale, yesterday, and bid off by NJ. L..
Marsh, the judgment creditor The establish
ment is open again, to-day, under the superin-
Tendance of Mr.. j. NJ. Levy.
BEAR RIVER BRIDGE.-We understand that
English's bridge, over Bear river, is nearly
completed, and will soon be ready for teams to
cross. The bridge was carried off by the flood
of December 9th, since which time there have
been no facilities for crossing that stream.
FALSE ALARM.-The Fire Department was.
called out yesterday by an alarm of fire, which.
created quite stir in the streets, for few min
utes The alarm was occasioned by the burn'
ing out of chimney in Harvey Helms house..
on Nevada street.
GIVE US A SHow.-The Transcript has had
three or four itmes about that "hole" in front
of Cheap Johns. We hope the city dads wont
have it fixed until some one falls into it, so that
we can get one.item on the subject.
The BALL tO,be given by Hurst & Clark, at
the st. Lonis House, near Blue Tent, comes off
on the evening of the 2lst inst, instead Of the
22d, as stated In our last.
MILIlARY.-We understand the young men
0fNeyada are taking steps for the formation
Of military company.