The Nevada Democrat., 1862-06-26
Aepada 9elltufrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

day morning last. he company had Just put
up one of Matteson's large water derricks,
which they tried on Monday evening and found
II TO work to their entire satisfaction. Early
the next morning, before the workmen had
commenced their labors, Smith and another
miner named Thomas Hickie went down to
the diggings, and Smith concluded to turn the
boom of the derrick around, in order to have it
ready for operations as soon as the men came
into the claims; and he accordingly directed
Hickie to turn the windlass while he took hold
of the boom to steady it. No sooner had they
fairly commenced this work when pin at the
top of the derrick, to which the ropes that sus-
tanned the boom were attached, had become
loosened and slipped out, and as the boom fell
it struck Smith on the temple, crushing his
skull, and killing him instantly. At the same
time, Hickie was knocked down and pretty
badly hurt by the windlass slipping from his
hand and striking him on the breast; but he
managed to give an alarm, and in few min
ltes several hundred miners had repaired to
the spot Mr.. Smith had been foreman of the
Illinois claims since 1856, and was we'll
known and much respected citizen of the coun-
,ty. The funeral took place yesterday, at
Moore's Flat, and was attended by nearly the
entire population of Eureka township.
COUNTY DEBT.-By the statement of the
Comfy Auditor, made up on the I'd inst,
which is published in another column, it will
be observed tnat the debt on the general fund,
including outstanding warrants and estimated
interest, is $92 $50 70; and on the INDECENT
sick fund, $3.50 22-making the total coun-
ty debt $lll,52l 81. From this should be
deducted the sum of $9,OOS OF, which was on
hand at the time and ready to be applied in the
redemption of warrants drawn on the eneral
fund. This would leave Sl02,5 SO, as the
total county debt. We learn that some ST.
600 or $4,000 has been collected on personal
property and other taxes, which will be paid in
by the Collector on the first Monday of July;
but portion of that amour goes to the State,
and we presume the county debt win remain at
about the present figures until the bulk of the
property tax is paid in November next, when
it will be considerably redeemed.
HBNNEss RoUTE.-Mr. Geo. D. Roberts,
who came over from Virginia City on Monday
and Tuesday, informs us that he met quite
number Of loaded teams above Eureka, on their
wayto Washoe. The turnpike company have
a large number of men employed on each end
Of the route, and the road will be put in COM
plete repair in the course of few weeks. The
bridge at Stout's, which was swept away last
December, will be rebuilt in the course of the
summer, ferry boat being used at present for
crossing. The teams that started over gener.
ally carried light loads; but in the course of a
week or two there will be no difficulty in carry
ing full loads.
'COMPLETED.-The finishing touches were
put upon the Pine street suspension bridge yes
terday, and an inscription, giving the names Of
Of the builders, and the time it was erected,
was placed in conspicuous position on each
Of the towers. Mr.. Getchell will have his con-
tract Of grading down .he bank completed in a
day or two, and when some little improvement
is made in the road beyond it will become the
principal crossing in coming into or going out
Of town, in that direction. Carriages and bug
ges have been crossing for two or three days.
ADDITION TO THE HosPITAL.-The Board
Of Supervisors have decided on plan for an
addition to the County Hospital, designed
principally for the accommodation Of female
patients. The building will be q feet wide, 81
feet long, and a story and half high. The
will be received up to the first Mon
day in August, and it is the intention of the
Board to enter into a contract for erecting the
building, unless it should cost too much.
DEPARTURES FOR TUE EAsT.-Yesterday
Messrs. A. G. Pier and VIM. Davis
left here on the Marysville stage, with the in
tention of taking passage on the next steamer
for the Eastern states. They go to visit their
former homes, and expect to be absent several
months. Mr.. VIM. Evans, and energetic and
attentive business man, will have charge Of
Mr.. Piers store during the absence Of the lat
ter gentleman.
STAGING.-The Union Stage Co. advertise
to "run in direct opposition to combination
Of stages, railroad and steamboats, from
Marysyille to Grass Valley and Nevada. They
claim to be sound on the Union, and down on
Cinnamon, and solicit the support of the whites.
Stages leave the U. S, Hotel, Nevada, every
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