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NEVADA DEMOCRAT JANUARY 4, 1860 1
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1860.
EXECUTION OF BROWN.— Osawatomie Brown was executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2d
without any unusual excitement, except a grand military display on the part of the authorities. He was
accompanied by no minister, either in the jail or on the scaffold, desiring no religious ceremonies. He
mounted the scaffold with a firm step; looked calmly around on the people, when his arms were pinioned
by the Sheriff, the cap drawn over his eyes, and he was placed on the trap. Here he was kept standing ten
or fifteen minutes, until the military went through with certain manoeuvers, and got into just such a
position, when the trap was sprung, and after a few slight struggles all was over. So ended the career of
the most notorious abolitionist of the present day. In a few abolition towns of the North, bells were tolled
and meetings held on the day of execution, to commemorate the virtues of Brown; and a hundred guns
were fired at Albany to commemorate his hanging.
MELANCHOLLY [sic] OCCURRENCE.—We learn from the Grass Valley National that an
unfortunate occurrence took place near the Globe Ranch, about seven miles from Grass Valley
last Thursday night. It appears that two miners, partners who occupied the same cabin, were
expecting a visit from some thieving Indians, and posted themselves in ambush to pick off the
expected visitors. By some means one of the parties mistook his partner, in the dark, for an
Indian, and fired upon him; the ball taking effect in the abdomen and killing him instantly. The
name of the man killed was James Tooley. [A correction in the next Democrat said the man’s
name was Carpenter, not James Tooley. ]
RESTORED TO CITIZENSHIP.—Gov. Weller has restored to citizenship Geo. N. Morris,
convicted in Nevada county in 1855 of an assault on a Chinaman with intent to commit murder, and
sentenced to four years in the State Prison. It will be remembered that Morris kept bar in a Chinese house
on Broad street, and stabbed and dangerously wounded a Chinaman for interfering in some of his
domestic arrangements.
RETURNED.—Mr. [John] V. Watson, an old resident of Nevada, returned on the last steamer from
the East, where he has been on a visit to his old home.
Railroad to Nevada.
Mr. [S. G.] Elliott, civil engineer, has been in this place for a few days past, with the view of making
a preliminary survey for a railroad from Auburn to Nevada, to ascertain the practicability of the route.
The cost of making such a survey will be some $600; the most of this amount has already been raised, and
we presume there will be no difficulty in making up the balance. The route from Folsom to Auburn has
already been ascertained to be practicable, and Sherman Day is now engaged in making up his report and
estimate of the cost. Mr. Elliott is familiar with that route, and having traveled over the country between
Auburn and Nevada, is satisfied that there is no serious obstacle in continuing the road to this place. The
Sacramento, Auburn and Nevada Railroad Co., already incorporated, are anxious to continue the road on
to Nevada, and will do so with reasonable assistance in this county, if the route is presumed practicable by
competent engineers. . .
We learned yesterday that the necessary amount for making the preliminary survey had been raised,
and Mr. Elliott informs us that he shall commence the work to-day if the weather permits.