The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-28
Atrada gelllufrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.


They experience but little difficulty in getting
4brouqh, and if the pleasant weather continues
t,r another week freight will be down to the
,.,es ruling in summer. Two heavily laden
teams arrived to-day, having been only four
d,vs on the way. A number of onr merchants
have sent orders below for -four, some of which
v;ll be up in few days. but they have not
deemed it prudent to order a large supply at
r,esent rates, as it is known that majority of
.he families and househoders in this neighbor-
hood have enough on hand to last till spring,
and all efforts to keep up the panic having fail
ed the sale will be dull for the next month or
two.
THE MAILs.-The two Marysville stages ar
rived in town yesterday evening, bringing up
nine bags of mail matter which has been accu-
nulating at that place for the past two weeks.
stage also arrived from Lincoln with two
mail bags, containing letters and papers which
had laid at that place since the 10th inst. There
;s still a large amount of mail matter at Marys-
vile. for this county, which will probably be
brought up tomorrow. Direct communication.
has appin been opened to Sacramento, though
Il takes two days to make the trip. The mail
which left Sacramento on Monday is expected
this evening.
CREMATIoN.-A young Indian, belonging
TO the tribe that have latterly been encamped
near Keys ranch, about a mile and half from
town, died last Saturday night, and his body
was burned on Sunday afternoon, in accordance
Al. of fba f1-ib ha f1.
neral pile was constructed of green wood,
portion of it being pitch pine, and built up to
the hight of about four feet. Upon this the
body was laid naked, and the fire being applied
was instantly enyeloped in flames, and consum
ed amid the howlings and Shortcomings of the
Digger women.
DISTRICT CoURT-Jan. 27th-M. A. Win
ham VS.. his creditors'-Petitioner granted 20
days in which to answer opposition.
Jas. Marriott VS.. A. Jacobs, and Jas. Mar
riott VS.. FRANCHISE Lamoine.-Both cases dis
missed.
&C. Waite VS.. Joseph Thompson.-Sale Of
property postponed from Jan. Both to Feb. Sth.
A. E. Head ct al. VS.. Edward Parr ct al
Friday, Jan. 3lst, set for hearing motion to dis
solve injunction.
Woodward & Frost VS. ]. F. Clark ct al
Decree of foreclosure and sale ordered.
COLD WEATHER.-The past few days have
been unusually cold-the ice forming of con-
siderable thickness during the night, and the
mercury in the thermometer scarcely rising
above the freezing point during the middle of
the day. Last night was the coolest we have
had this season, and about as cold as we have
ever experienced in Nevada; at nine o'clock in
the evening, the thermometer stood at 20 deg.
above zero, and at seven o'clock this morning,
at 10 deg. This unusual cold weather, by free
zing the sources of the streams, must cause the
waters to fall very rapidly in the valleys.
DRowNED.-We have received a note from
afriend at Washington. stating that Freuch-
man named Henri Louis Clavel Deverang was
drowned in Washington creek, on Sunday
night, the 10Th inst. His body was not recov-
cred. He fell from dam, and the water being
about four feet deep at the time, and running
very rapidly, it is supposed he was carried into
the Yuba.
NEWSPAPER FAvoRs.-We are again un-
der obligations to w. X. Spencer, newsdealer
of Grass Valley, for Sacramento and San
Francisco papers, furnished in advance Of the
mails.
Mr.. l.. Blenis, the newspaper agent of Neva-
da, has also placed us under obligations for
San Francisco papers of Saturday.
MARYsvILLE STAGE Mr.. Pattson, in
forms us that he received a dispatch from
Smartsyille, to-day, stating that the Marysville
stage arrived at Empire Ranch at eleven o'clock
this forenoon-being an hour earlier than it
arrived yesterday. 1t will probably be up about
SIX o'clock this evening.
SIcKNEss.-We learn from physicians that
there is much sickness at the present time, in
Nevada and vicinity 1t is supposed to have
been caused by the late severe and protracted
storm.
Doc FIGHT.-A matched dog fight, between
Pat. Mulcahys dog "Butt" and J. McCourt's
'"Sport, will take place at Jeffery's Glenbrook
haee Course, on Saturday next, at three o'clock
Pm.
PosTPoNRD.-Thes sale of the material Of the
Journal Office, which was to have taken place
on the Both inst, has been postponed to Febru-
airy 9th, by order of the Court.
HAY.-Mr. Sanford, No. 20 Broad street,
has quantity of hay on hand, which he is
Selilng at the lowest market rates.