Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-04
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frRoN THIS MORNINGS VIRGINIA UNION. |

The Seventeenth ps-Paducah, KEN
tuckS, SSain in DnnSer-The People in
Great Alarm-hcanS TO save the Govern
nrni Yroperty-Thc Investigating Conn
miItee ON the Horrors nj Fort Pillow.
SWASHISGroN, May Frank Rlair is assigned
20 the command OF the Seventeenth Army
Corps.
CAIRO, May lit Is reported that Paducah is
again threatened, and that measures are being
taken TO prevent Government property from fall
inG into the hands OF the enemy should they
again advance on the place. l: is said that over
thousand white people. and many negroes from
the country about PadUcah, are eucampcd within
radius OF ten miles on the opposite side of the
river from that citv
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Afiidavits taken by the
sub-C Committee on thc Conduct OF the War, and
sent TO Fort Pillow, show cOucluSivcly thar some
OF the negroes were buried alive The deposition
of one person was taken who was dug out of his
own grave. There Is no doubt of the fact that
one or more persons We're nailed through their
flesh 10 pieces of wood and then burned alive
NOT only on tile day of the surrender were such
tirndish acts perpetraJed but they were con
tinucl or the next day in cold blood. Victims.
seen by the committee were. some OF them pierced
and cut in the face and eyes with bayonets and
swords. while OJhrr parts of their bodies were
horribly distigurgd.
The Pennsylvania Reserve To be Mustered
out OF Seryice-lSraEt To Lose the sc of
10000 Good MeH-Lce Concentrating AT
Orange Court, House. ongrc-S Rcndy
To Adjourn - Rebels Concentrating ON
t9Gr Left.
HARRISBURG, May 2-Gov. Curtin received
assurance from the Mar Department last night
that the Pennsylvania Reserve will be- mustered
out OF service ~ the end OF three years from the
time thSv entered the State service. They dill
enter the Federal service till two months after
they wrrv sworn into the state service. They
come home recruit and rc-ealist. Their return,
however will BE- Il loss 70 Grant of $1,000 OF his
mos; effective men. for the greater part of the
summer campaign.
NEW YORK. May 3i-Thc HcraliS special
dispatch says that Lee does not design falling back
on Richmond but Is concentrating n! his forces 1t
Orange Court House.
\ special Dispatch 20 the Times SAYS that Con
crrS> Is now ready to adjourn is the tariff
/ and internal revenue bills pass All large apprn-
pria.loa bills have been acted or passed in cont
mi;trc ScVrr.., members of the House were IN
the Scuate yesterday 10 urge Senators 10 adopt
the House resolutions fixing the las: day of Nay
a. the tine Tor adjournment. Navn! and civil ~
preparation bills with Senate amendments. were
considered by the Hou>c Ways and Means Com
us;t,rr yesterday. II is briieTed that they VIII he
reported TO tit House tomorrow.
The rebels appear 20 be conccn r-a;tuE their
maiu forces towards our left.
European NewS-The Fall Of Duppcl-The
Loss ON Both SidcS--.ill jutlHnd to be
misunderstanding of the National Con-
ference.
\ dispatch from Queenstown says IT,; tie
PrUSS.aDs assaulted and captured Dupprl ca. the
morning OF the 18Th OF April, capturing eighty.
three cannon and from two to 'hrce hundred
prisoners. The Pruss,anS los: Nv generals, sixty
officers and SIX hundred privateS The Danes are
said - have lost eight hundred otiil erS and Tcn
Eour Thousand rcu reported Disabled.
News OF iJr victory Vas received with great To-
ioc.ns a, Berlin.
The prussiaHs have occupied AlSca. and the oc
cupa;ou OF ;..c whole OF Juiland has been resolved
up 4.
some members of the National Conference met
n London on the Goth The representative OF the
German Die; was absent.