The Nevada Democrat., 1862-05-15
Merada gemutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

THE CHEROKEE MURDER.-The second tri-
al Of Mulligan, charged with the murder of
Juan Raveros, at Cherokee, was held on Mon
day and Tuesday last, and resulted in his ac-
ouittal By the jury; and yesterday morning,
Mullen and Tracy, who were indicted with Null
Euan, we're discharged on motion of this Dis
,rict Attorney. There is little doubt that the
killing Of Raveros was an unprovoked murder,
and that some of the parties indicted commit
ted the deed; but the only direct evidence on
the subject, was the testimony of White, who
turned States evidence. But after the first
trial White was permitted to go at large
and was not present on the second. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether his evidence would
have been Of any use, as the jury would hardly
have convicted Mulligan on the unsupported
testimony Of one of his accompccs. Mr.. Gay
lord. the District Attorney, has used every ex-
crtion in his power to bring the facts to light,
but without avail.
LEcrUREs.-Thc lecture of Rev. Thos. Starr
King, at the Theater yesterday evening, was
well attended The title of the lecture was er-
roneously announced here as ",The Old and
Newt should have been, "The Confederate
States-the Old and the New" 1t was devoted
more particularly to the cordition of the coun-
try from the close of the Revolutionary War,
in 1852, to the adoption of the present Consti-
tuition in 1889, showing the happy changes that
were Immediately produced by the establish
ment of a national government with sufficient
rower to make itself respected, and interspersed
with apt comparisons of the old and new Con-
federate States. The lecture for this evening
is entitled rebellion Sketches from Paradise
Lost, which is said to be one of Mr.. Kings
best productions.
IN REGARD TO THAT SALUTR.-The Tran
script thinks the editor of the Democrat and
the only gentleman on Piety Hill who knew
where the salute of Monday evening was to be
fired ought to be fed on thistles. We are of
the opinion that the editor of the Transcript
and the "other persons connected with" that
institution, who "made" the "item" in regard to
the salute, ought to have their skulls tapped
and the vacuums filled with soft soap. If that
didn't improve their wits, it would be good
WASHED UP STREAM.-The floods of the
past winter have made many remarkable chan
ges along the channels of the streams, washing
away towns and houses, forming new bars, etc.
The town of Rio Vista was entirely washed
away,l and also portion of Sacramento. All
the places that we have heard of, that were car
ried off by the floods, were washed down stream;
but if any reliance is to be placed in an item in
this mornings Transcript, the place known as
Jones Bar, on the South Yuba, has been washed
some twenty miles up stream!
THE Doc ORDINANCE.-By the Marshal's
notice. in another column, it will be observed
that the City Trustees have instructed that Of
hcer to enforce the dog ordinance. The ordi-
nance was passed in 1858, and was enforced
that year, but has since fallen into disuse,
though it has not been repealed. Owners Of
dogs will have to pay license of five dollars a
year on each dog, or run the risk of having
them killed.
In COOP CoNDIrIoN.-Mr. Chris. Flaugher
informs us that the toll road between Nevada
and Cooper & Co.'S lower crossing is in excel
lent condition for travelling, much labor having
been expended on it within the past few weeks.
toll gate has been established at the East
Gap of the Sugar Loaf, but it is the understan-
ding that parties crossing the bridge will not
be required to pay toll for travelling on the road
MASONIC CELEBRATIoN.-We learn from
the National that the Masonic fraternity of
Grass Valley are making arrangements for the
celebration of st. Johns Day (June 24th) in
that atplace. A procession, Grafton, and party
IN the evening. will form the chief exercises of
the celebration. A. b. Dibble, Esq, has been
selected as the orator.
ENCOURAGING SIGN.--The alacrity with