The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-21
Atrada gemutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

,ro informed by gentleman who visited that
nlace Yesterday, subscribed and paid over, on
saturday last, the sum of 50 300, and check
Gov that amount was forwarded to the Howard
Society, for the relief of the sufferers at Sacra-
,,onto. This speaks we'll for the iberality of
,bo citizens of our neighboring town-they
did not wait to get up "beneft concert" for
tho purpose Of drawing dollar from the pock-
ots of those who can lily afford to spare it at
,bis time-but those who could afford it came
down with their hundreds, i!ties and twenties,
and in that manner raised a respectable sum
,v;tbout calling upon those who find it diff
cult matter to provide the necessaries Of life
for their own families. Nevada is getting up a
.concert." and those who have the matter in
hand will doubtless do all in their power, and
many will do more than they ought to do, to
swell the receipts to respectable sum. But
the largest amount that we can expect to real
;ze will not exceed one-fourth the sum already
sent BY our neighboring town; and if we would
not be made the laughing stock of every little
village in the State, other efforts must be made.
Nevada gave more than all other towns in the
State towards carrying on the Pah-ute war,
and whenever proper effort was made the
most of her wealthier citizens have never failed
to subscribe literally for charitable purposes.
We cannot hope to raise more than $500 by
the concert, and if nothing else is to be done,
il will be better to give that to one or two poor
-
the valleys, and say nothing about 1t.
GAS AccIDENT.-Night before last, one of
the gas pipes was broken, near the corner Of
Pine and Commercial streets, caused by the
choking up of the fume and the caving of tim
bers Considerable quantities Of the gas found
its way into the buildings on the southeast
corner of Commercial and Pine streets through
the holes in the floors, and came near proving
fatal to number of persons who were sleeping
in the lower stories. Mr.. w. c. Randolph,
who slept in room back of Young's jewelry
store, was awakened by the gas fumes early in
the morning, and had barely strength enough
to make his way to the door and open it, and
soon after getting out fell senseless on the side
walk. He soon revived from the effects of the
gas, but was pretty badly hurt on his head by
the fall. He was out on the street, however,
in the afternoon. Mr.. Jacob Furth, who slept
in Block & Cos. store, opened the back door,
and had no sooner got out than he became in
sensible and fell. But the rain, which was
falling in torrents at the time, soon revived
him. 1t seems that the gas company were an
tiepating some accident of the kind and had
man upon the watch, and as soon as the pipe
was broken the gas was shut off. Had the full
head of gas remained on the consequences
would have been more serious.
COMMUNICATION BELow.-Nevada is pretty
near isolated with the towns
below being entirely cut off. The Marysville
stage arrived in town on Saturday evening, with
the Sacramento papers of Thursday and Marys-
vile papers of Friday. This is the latest arrival
from below, and it is hardly probable staging
will be resumed as long as the present weather
continues. An effort, however, is being made
to open communication. Mr.. Spencer, news
dealer at Grass Valley, started for Marysville
early this morning, for his papers, and tele-
gram from Timbuctoo says he passed that place
at eleven o'clock. Mr.. L. Blenis, the news
agent at this place, started down about nine
o'clock this morning, in order to get his papers,
and ascertain the condition of the roads. II
practicable, it is probable Mr.. Lancaster or Mr..
Blenis will start a Pony Express to Marysyile,
fhne fhof trim IN
day.
The FLUME under the houses on the south
side Of Commercial street, designed to carry off
the water running in Kelsey Ravine, iswholly
inadequate to the purpose. In spite of all that
can be done pieces Of bard and sticks will get
IN 1t and choke it up at high water, thus food
lng the cellars and lower rooms along CONNER
cal and Main streets. From the manner in
which the buildings are constructed, we are in
formed, the lume cannot be made safe in its
present location, and it has been suggested that
new one might be built under the planking Of
commercial and Main streets. If allowed to
remain where Il is, more property will be de-
suoyed every winter than it would cost to build
new fume.
AHE SrREAMs.-The steady rains the past
week have kept the streams in this neighbor-
nOod up to about the high water mark of for
'ner years. During the fore part of last week
Vonslderable quantities of snow fell in the