Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-28
1lrrn rRorI rec NORTn.I
GOLD AT 2OSl


GOLD AT GO8l
We h.,s saw. the Richmond Examiner, New York
,D.,. ~ ,he 92d They contain 10 bulletin iron Stan
-. h ranv Acknowledgements Of terrific loss before
p,,s,sbu,0 The most important fact in tue news is a
grs. rise in gold 1t up to 2OSl No hope is enter
1901 Of fall The Herald cries out for IN abolition
Of pspsr and return to spee.el We give its leader
entire;
THE HERALD ON GOLD.
Gold yesterday ran up to 2oS, This aivance is at
trbu,ed to two causeS-Grsn.s desperate lighting be
fore Petersburg and the Congressional bill TO prevent
speculation In gold People become alarmed a. sGs
rice in gold but unnecessarily 60. The puohe sooYu
feel no IN asness. The Geld bill instead OF prevent
ing gold spsculAtons, will bring about dnsrens sAe
Of things Il will have tendency to unse.te 0nAses
plan for making paper the general reoinm cI
A. hasten the return of tie Feriod when specie W 90
ia oDv medium of cuTrsrcy when tic prices OF pro-
visions viii be reduced 10 reasonable STANDARD, ana
whsn man will not be Obliged 10 measure out Ola paper
money in payment potatoes parsley, or carry green's
measure for measure u5s as they are reported 10 DO
In the rsb,l States, or have done in former
revolutions, the Ftench particua rly, when assiS-
ua,s cold by weight for 80 much garlic, or Tor
40 MANY bees or carrots Toe sooner the specie bas
il rssOred the better for all and ro5ody should buy or
eel than nee s1ary Until that per0G aTriVee Inc
rise IN gold yesterday, We repeat n not OWING 10
Grants operation, or the gold bill not more so than le
the grea rise in the prcss OF living for the pest two or
three years 10 be attributed TO sim lar causes but u Is
the ura result Of bad legislation in the eay stages
of the rebelloa it Il owing to Chases shorLslShted
views in regard 10 the effects Of sturendous DhAuon
of The currency and las followed his mschieVous imam
oa schsmes up to this hour IL is true he has recently
made an ert TO retrieve his position by adopting TIE
ADVICE We gave him about the time We larry entered
UPON the present awful contest-that vas, TO borrow
good money instead of printing paper currency that
nas no Limit so long the printing presses 90 not
break down. We fear lac las been too tardy Ia adopt
ing Ils proper oOErse.
THE WAR IL VIRGINIA.
The Herald says Grant must be reinforced immedl-
ately, BY nifty or exy thcu5Atd men. l. Gays these
me- must DO taken any where between the Pstoasc ana
che Mississippi. lis seEeEsl tons is boasuul, bui
marked 6issrast and unIealiy can be per 3eiVed
SHERIDAN
The Herald had a correspondent with Sheridan. who
has cot 10 Ftrlreas HouIoe. TIE following excerpt
from his last letter will cnaole the read to puta proper
Interpretation on SaeridAn's 1850" total loss:
FoErRRss Mona =, June 81, ls64.-In my last l left
the command OF General SseIiian az Tfevian station
On Sunday even Dg OF tie ~ b. As before stated du-
ring the morning General Sher an had recovered nearly
ali mis- lost property except The psek train and his per
soual baggage. From prisoners lskeO We had learned
that We had fought ell Wade HamptOps cavalry, itclu
ding ii Le.'s, Rossers, YOIDgs, Buffers ana LOmt1s
ccmmar ds ROsssr was severely wOundsd, los ng leg
slynsls MoAlsser OF the Fourth South Carolina, and
Alker of tie Seventh Georgia, Sere among the killed
and wounded.
Oar Losses we're chiefly in Torbeits division, the
heaviest being in Aerri.fs brigade. Merritt los':
0diOere, 10
Mn. 252
Total, 207
Devins' Loot:
Officers, 10
Asn, ia
Total, l24
Of ,hese enc Clicef was killed and nine Wourded
guu,tee1 men killed sad one buU6red ana five wounded
The Fiflh Nieh;san rolls looked better this morning,
aud nntsisrsd G6OSt too hEdsd and ffy tsaVng only
ORs handed aud slxty missing WlICA vas much Dsitsi
tlaa wa Il ,scsed the nighf previous.
koRAoRs OF Tia cAICKAH NNY.
A correspondent OF Northern paper whites as follows
Ct he sNsmps Of the Ctio4AbOminy
Without a single regret, etG she maTgil Of White
Oaz Scamp. aud taraed ny back upon tho Chiekahcm'
10y. Never have S,rv- g.g cxpsrsl cd Tie tensa
ton OF being in casrnel n0ae Dead boIses sl'eWed
cur path ard oioIEee tie air. ihe u-6h0sone damp
Lose rom tie ground sGted on she uees, aad fell 10
bunid drops fIom leaf ald pray. Il ePise OF WHISKY
and lnine the m shock with sgu aud your CORES.
p5nG.nt Eho ha Just Isssed he IsrcX sa VA burn
/ vim fever. Dare 20 j2uut through The Roman
hecatombs or stroll the Par eUe,s, bds AK me
Ii. ger Ia tn sWaCps o. IN Oh c. aao ainy.