Enter a name, company, place or keywords to search across this item. Then click "Search" (or hit Enter).
Go to the Archive Home
Go to Thumbnail View of this Item
Go to Single Page View of this Item
Download the Page Image
Copy the Page Text to the Clipboard
Don't highlight the search terms on the Image
Show the Page Image
Show the Image Page Text
Reset View and Center Image
Zoom Out
Zoom In
Rotate Left
Rotate Right
Toggle Full Page View
Flip Image Horizontally
More Information About this Image
Get a Citation for Page or Image - Copy to the Clipboard
Go to the Previous Page (or Left Arrow key)
Go to the Next Page (or Right Arrow key)
Page: of 627
172 APRIL 3, 1865 NEVADA GAZETTE
McDonald was a moulder by trade, and came out from the East at the solicitation of a San Francisco
founder at the time of the moulders’ strike in that city. When he reached there the moulder had succeeded
in bringing the foundrymen to terms, and he, with others similarly imported, was not permitted to go to
work. He came to Grass Valley and sought employment at Taylor’s foundry, where they had no use for
him as a moulder, but out of compassion for his destitute condition employed him as a laborer. One of
the moulders sneered at him one day while he was trundling a wheelbarrow, and he determined to have
revenge. After a while Taylor discharged him on account of his dissipated habits and unreliable character,
and then he sent himself deliberately to work to burn the foundry. He kindled on fire, but it burned so
slowly that he put it out, and deferred operations until another time. On another night he kindled a second
fire, but the wind put it out. The third time, having stolen a gallon of kerosene and sprinkled it over a pile
of shavings which he collected on the premises, he had the satisfaction of seeing the building burned and
his revenge completed. These facts were wormed out of him by a couple of “shadows” who have been
on his track ever since the fire, and succeeded in gaining his confidence—suspicion having rested upon
him from the first. On Saturday last he had a preliminary examination before Justice Smith of this city,
when the evidence of the men to whom he had made confession, and much corroborative testimony, were
adduced, and he was committed on the charge of arson, to await the action of the next Grand Jury. Before
his commitment he made a speech declaring his innocence, and asserting that he was the victim of a
conspiracy.
CHANGE.—Mr. George Shearer has sold his interest in the Grass Valley Union to Mr. C. [William]
H. Miller, under whose charge the local columns of the Union have been vastly improved of late. The
paper is prospering, and deserves to do so. Mr. Shearer goes to “occupy once more a place among the
defenders of his country.”
PIOUS ROW AT MOORE’S FLAT.—We learn that a lot of pious people at Moore’s Flat, indignant
at the theatrical tone and character of a school exhibition given in that eminently religious town, in a
building used conjointly for church and school-house, undertook to break up the educational institution,
which they were firmly persuaded was a device of the devil to lead juvenile souls away from the Savior;
and inflamed with that holy idea made a raid on the building and demolished or carried away a portion
of the appurtenances and furniture. The raidsters were apprehended and carried before a learned Justice
of the town, found guilty of malicious mischief by a jury, and find [sic] one of them five dollars and the
other two thirty dollars each. The people are now more indignant at the Justice than they were at the
“unrighteous” folk who did the mischief. [See March 20 and April 13 Gazette for more about this.]
MINING ACCIDENTS.—A correspondent of the Appeal, writing from North San Juan in this
county says:
“On the 29th March, while Mr. [Samuel] McNeil, brother to Lieutenant [William] McNeil of Co.
I, 7th Regiment, C.V., was engaged in his mining claims situated at Freeman’s Crossing, Yuba county,
a large portion of the bank fell in and completely buried him from sight. He was exhumed as soon as
possible by his neighbors, and taken out entirely insensible. Dr. Simpson was sent for and hastened to
his relief and after some hours of exertion succeeded in restoring him to sensibility. On examination it
was found that a fracture of the 6th cervical vertebra had occurred, resulting in a total paralysis of the
lower extremities of the body. Dr. Simpson pronounces his case hopeless. Mr. McNeil has an interesting
wife, who is constantly at his bed-side administering to his comfort. While I am writing a messenger has
arrived from his patient requiring the immediate attendance of Dr. Simpson, and saying that McNeil is
sinking rapidly. About a week ago two men, named Cox and Easton were caved on at Cherokee, in this
county, one of whom Easton, had his leg broken, while Cox escaped with numerous ugly bruises. Both of
these men are being treated by Dr. Simpson, and are getting along finely.”