The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-19
Aerada geulutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

The trial Of Jonathan Peel, for the killing of
Wm. Ellis, near French Corral, resulted in his
conviction for manslaughter. The case was
given to the jury about five o'clock Thursday
evening, and after an absence IF about fifteen
minutes, they returned into court, having
agreed upon the verdict. He will be sentenced
next Tuesday, at ten o'clock, A. NJ.
Henry Searls, who killed the Chinaman, All
Sing. in October last, was tried yesterday. The
case was submitted to the jury about four
o'clock in the afternoon, and at half past nine
they brought in verdict of acquittal. There
was no direct evidence that Searls killed the
Chinaman, but the circumstances of the affair
were of character to leave but little, II any,
doubt Of his guilt. One witness testified that
Searls was the only white man in the house,
and it was shown that All Sing was shot by
white man who came out of the house about
the same time. The witness, however, who
saw the Chinaman killed could not identify
Searls as the man who fired the fatal shot. We
understan that four of the jurors were in ia
yor of convicting him of manslaughter, but af-
ter hanging out for five or six hours they con-
sented to a verdict Of acquittal
The trial of Mullgan, one of the parties in
dicted for the murder of Juan Revares, at Cher
okee, was set for to-day, but in consequence of
the illness of his counsel, the case was postpon-
ed until Monday There are four persons, in
all. under indictn ent for the Cherokee murder,
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appear by the facts elected on the trial Of Null
GSan that the others cannot be convicted.
IMPROVED RIFLE.-Mr. Varney, gun-smith,
of this place, showed us yesterday an improved
rife, of his own invention, which he is now
making. The barrel is about thirty inches in
length, but bored only half the lergth, the other
half being solid. The tube for the cap is at
tached to the under side of the barrel, and the
cap is exploded by means Of a steel rod con-
Meeting the hammer with the lock. In several
respects, this is an improvement upon the or
binary rife, as sportrmen will readily under
stand by examining the one Mr.. Varney is now
making. He has made one of the same mod
ell, for Mr.. Harvey, an experienced hunter, who
is so pleased with it that he declares he will
never again use any other kind of rife. 1t is
the intention Of Mr.. Varney to apply for pat
ent.
LET OFF EAsY.-An individual, whose name
we shall not mention in this connection, was
arrested by Marshal Gregory, yesterday after
noon, for getting drunk and making brute of
himself in the street. He was furnished with
quarters in the town lock up over night, and
brought before Justice Kendall for trial this
morning. He set up no defense, but evidence
in mitigation of the offense, was introduced,
showing that he was an Industrious miner, and
that this was the first time he was ever known
to be under the influence of liquor. In conse-
quence Of these representations, the Justice let
him off with a nominal fine.
RELIC OF MAGENTA.-We were shown a
day or two ago, large Austrian sword, that
was picked up on the battle field OF Magenta
by the Private Secretary Of Louis Napoleon,
and by him sent to Mr.. Faucherie, the builder
ofthe Magenta Flume, in this comfy. 1t was
brought here by one Of the proprietors of the
Flume, who has just returned from visit to
France. The sword was evidently intended
for use, and doubtless did good service in the
hands Of some Austrian Hussar, who was pro-
badly killed in the battle.
FIRE ALARM.-There was an alarm Of fire
about eight o'clock yesterday evening, occa-
stoned BY the burning out of a chimney in a
wooden building on the south side Of Bread
street. The fre-bells were rung, the companies
brought out their machines, and an immense
crowd soon collected on the street, but as rap
idly dispersed after word was passed round that
It was a false alarm.
ForND.-A package, containing daguer-
reotype, note for fourteen hundred dollars,
and some other articles, supposed to belong to
James Pledges, or Pledger, was picked up in
the street yesterday. The package has been
left at this Office, and the owner can have it by
calling.
THRATER.-Mr. C. r ThorRe, with the
alrical cOmpany-including the entire ThoTne
tToupe-is announced to appear at the Nevada
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