Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-05


New York, March 4.-The Times special
dispatch says the War Department has infor-
nation that Kilpatrick's force is 5000 strong
and that he has from "a to 36 hours start of
the rebel cavalry. as ..E.
Important from Richmond.
The Worlds special dispatch has rumor
that there is general understanding, if not
an organization among the negro population
Of Richmond and its envircns to aid and
comfort the Union prisoners, and for the pur-
pose of helping in any attempt to capture the
city. . -..
From Florida and Mobile.
The Worlds Key West letter, of February
9th, reports that Admiral Farragut had
opened fire upon Fort Morgan, and also gives
rumor that Beauregard is now in command
at Mobile. The distinctions in the Harbor
are similar in character to those at Charles
ton. 1t was believed that Fort Morgan would
be ultimately destroyed or captured.
The Hsrazd's letter, dated of Mobile, Feb
ruary Sd, renews the report that Sherman
was moving on Mobile, after the capture Of
Selma and Montgomery. All non-combat-
ants had left Mobile.
Congressional.
The committee on the conduct OF the war
have been for several days past investigating
the conduct of General Meade at the battle
Of Gettysburg. Generals Sickles and Dou-
bleday testify that after the first of July Cen
eral Meade wrote an order to fall back seven
teen miles, and but for the Iebels attacking
sooner than was expected, retreat would
have been ordered.
Late from Mexico.
The Mantanzas, from New Orleans, Feb.
25th, has arrived.
An accident on the opelousas Railroad is
reported; % persons were injured.
Matamoras dates are to Feb. Goth. Corti-
mas keeps seven hundred men employed in
protecting the highways from highwaymen
A large number Of vessels were at Mata-
moras loading with cotton for Europe.
Among them were several steamers. The
French were expected to attack the place,
but Cortinas will hold out to the last.
The Juarez Minister of the Treasury was
at Brownsville.
Smallpox had broken out to an alarm
ing extent at Brownsville.
Return of Kilpatrick's Cavalry.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The President
received dispatch from Gen. Butler, stating
that Gen. Fitzpatrick arrived yesterday with
in our lines with loss of less than fifteen
men. He had several skirnlishes. Among
our missing are Coils. Dahlgren, Cook anc
Litchfeld. The two former are supposed to
be prisoners. Fitzpatrick destroyed the larger
portion of the Virginia Central Railroad and
several miles Of track on the Richmond anc
Fredericksburg road, with other valuable
property, and penetrated to near Richmond
The Whisky Tax.
In the Senate, Sherman, of Ohio, from the
second Committee on Conference on the
whisky bill, reported tina. the committee o.
the Senate was unable to agree with that o.
the House. He moved that the Senate re-
cede from the amendments disagreed to BY
the House. The motion was adopted, % tc
II. The bill as it now stands, provides for
tax of sixty cents on all domestic liquor:
manufactured or removed for sale after the
passage of the act until the LIST of July, 1864
It retains the tax of forty cents per gallon
on foreign liquors on hand, but does not ta'
domestic liquors On hand.