Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-01
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TFRoM THIS MORNINGS UNION

tary Governor of Louisinnn-A por-
tiOn of Buffers force sent to the
Army of the POtomnc-novement
Of Troops i'm the West llississippi
Department..
New YORK, May 3O.-The COMMERCIAL
letter from Buffers army on the 2Sth, says:
An expedition Of some magnitude is about
starting destination secret). Two or three
days will determine it.
The Star says: Banks has been appointed
Military Governor of Louisiana. His head
quarters are at New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, May 30 Midnight.-The
portion of Buffers force at Bermuda Hun
bred not required for defensive operations
have been transferred, under the command
of Smith, to the Army of the Potomac, and
it is supposed by this time has formed a
junction.
Dispatches from Candy say he is actively
engaged in re-supplying troops brought back
BY Steele and Banks, and organizing the
forces of the West Mississippi division, which
now includes the departments Of Missouri,
Kansas and Louisiana. Rosecrans, Steele
and Banks remain in command Of their re-
spective Departments, under orders from
Canby-his military relations being the same
as formerly, and now exercised by Sherman
over the Departments of the Ohio, Cumber-
land and Tennessee.
(SigneO STANTON.
Return of n Successful Scouting Par
y-The Tax on Gold and Silver
Bullion One-Half of One Per Cent,
TO be Stamped md Taxed ut Assay
Offices and Mints-NO Gold or silver
TO be used by Jewellers, etc., unless
Stamped.
MARr1NsBURG, Va, May 3O.-A scouting
party sent out by Gen. Kelly has returned,
being entirely successful in gaining import
ant formation, capturing thlrty-slx prisoners
and number of horses and cattle. The no.
torious Major Triplet is reported among the
prisoners.
CHICAGO, May 3l.-The Tax bill being
under consideration in the Senate yesterday,
| CONFESS moved that in lieu Of a tax of 5 per
cent. on gold and silver productions from
quartz mills, beds of rivers, ETC., the follow
ing, which was adopted: On bullion, in
| lump, ingot, bar or otherwise, a duty of one
hall of one per cent. ad valorem is to be paid
| by the assayer of the same, who shall stamp
the product of the assay as Commissioner Of
| Internal Revenue, under the direction of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. All sales, trans
fers, exchange, transportation and exporta-
ton of gold and silver assayed at any mint
of the United States, or by any proper assay
er, unless stamped as prescribed by the gen.
eral regulations as aforesaid are hereby de-
clared unlawful. Every person or corpora
| ton who shall sell or transfer, transport, ex-
change, export or deal in such are subject to
penaltytof 81 900 for each offenSe, and to
| imprisonment from four months to two
years. No jeweler or artifcer in gold or sill
yer shall use either Of these metals except
they shall have first been stamped as afore-
said. No person or corporation shall take,
transport or cause to be transported, export
ed or taken from the United States any gold
or silver in the natural state, uncoined or
unassayed as is aforesaid every violation of
this provision shall subject the offenders to
the penalty above mentioned.
Gold Gambling i'm New York-It goes
up to 1874, aud to be rnn TO LOO
The Pacific Railroad BilI-A Wnil
from Richmond through the Ex-
| nminer.
New York, May 3l.-Yesterday after
moons Commercial says it was rumored that
| 4 strong clique had been engaged to put up
the price of gold to 200 this week. The de-
mand Yesterday was exclusively speculative.
Sales were up as high as l94 and closed
| about 1893.
The Tribunes Washington special dispatch
says In the House, the Pacific Railroad
| Committee had session Saturday without
making much progress. They advert to
their own bill, and do not give much conf
fort to the Senate bill, which is also before
them and will be reported on adversely.
New York, May 3l.-The Richmond Ex-
aminer of the 26th speaks of the gloomy
placidity prevailing in the city, caused by the
closing of all stores and shops for the pur-
pose Of bringing into the service all the arms
| bearing men. The families of the poor mi
litia men, the paper says, continue to mingle
anathemas and tears with their borrowed
crusts. ExtortioniSts in the markets con-
| tinue to swell their profits by the blessed
wisdom Of those in authority. The people
have grown sick Of the wrongs inflicted on
them within the brief space OF few weeks,
and be sure, they will treasure them up.
The House Committee on the French
in Mexico Question - Important
Movements ON the Peninsula not
Vet Reudy TO be made Pubiic-Beau-
regards Loss-A Rebel Account
The People of Georgia fleeing before
Sherman-GcnerRl Winter, of Lib
by Prison Conc TO GoldsborO, N. T..
The Union Prisoners Also sent
on.
A Washington special says the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs are inclined to the
opinion that Congress has the right to dictate
what policy our Government should pursue
in regard to the French in Mexico.
The Herald says it has information not
proper to publish at this time, giving full de-
tails Of highly important movements now
taking place on the Peninsula. In the mean
time news of an important character may be
| expected any hour.
The Bermuda Hundred correspondent says
the Petersburg papers publish, officially,
| Beauregard's loss in the fight with Butler as
$40 wounded, in hospital-killed not counted.
Also, that the people Of Georgia are fleeing
before the advance Of Sherman, and have
great difficulty in procuring food and cloth
ing.
The Herald's correspondent on the 26th,
says what forces Beauregard has not sent
to Lee remain in our front strongly en-
| trenched.
General Winder, who had charge Of the
Richmond prisoners, has shifted his quar-
tiers to Goldsboro, n. c., and the Union priS-
oners have all been removed from the Libby
Prison