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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

We have EXAMINED the books Of tue various
county Officers, and found them correct.
We have added TO our annual report fuu state
snt o the receipts and expenditures OF the county
oui July l. IS2 to July ], 1855; as owing TO the Ab
aence OF one OF the Commissioners and ihness OF
of ls63. the other Commissioner, together with the
founty Clerk, examined the books OF the different
county officers at that time, and found them all cor
rect. -.
When majority Of the present Board Of Commits
,Ioners came Into ofice, in September, ls52, they
found one of the present hospital buildings IN pro
sSS OF erection and were obliged 10 iinlsh and fur
oTsh The building as speedily possible Tor the ap
njextIOns for admission were many, anu private ae-
soTnuOSiatons very scanty; how TO accomplish TINS
and purchase many other necessary articles ior the
nurchase lumber, lime, furniture. provisions, medi-
eIneE help of assistants, ETC.. with scrip without
rsyipx enormous prices for them Tue tormer Board
nFISom mISSiOnerS labored under the same disan-
ysntsges m lesser degree, for the expense up to
tbat Iiinr were comparatively light, but they found
II necessary 20 adopt some plan bS which they could
,.s, money and they selected the plan tor creating
ontirgeft fund and setting apart one-third OF the
rsSenues uf the county for the payment Of
-. vrn upon that fund. The amount so drawn oy
She former Board OF Commissioners on this eontln-
gent ftind up TO the time the present Board eaine
Hnto once September lSo2 amounted 10 the sum OF
S.1l4 ", and the present Board eontinaea 70 draS
nr,SsIns bills, which were coming In very last az
thst tle as the hospital building was about COM
nleteI We had to plaster the whole 6nltdlig, pains
xnd fnlsh the sAIne pay the varoas blis contiaSeo
LoT humber labor materials, etc beslleS Iuihisnns
y ygnIeh WAS Of Itself alone heavy item.
- A. thsf time there were warrants Issued on tle
wa drawing hye per cent. per montn iI'res''
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

"SAvE ME-PM THE CAPTAIN ~
These are the words which according to
the English journals) Captain Semmes
yelped out to the Deerhound's men as
they came to pick up the drowning crew
of the Alabama. When a company Of
men are placed in a condition of common
peril, and all are striving to escape a COM
mon impending doom, the community OF
danger places them all on an equality; /;
and the verdict of the world has long
since and forever stamped him as the
basest of towards who would in such an
hour claim for rank privilege over man
hood, and to save himself would seek to
forestall the safety of his comrades. And
yet the very gallant" Semmes-that
topmost and brightest blossom on the
tree of English chivalry, turning his back
on his comrades-even on his wounded
comrades, whines for preference in res
cue, and bawls, "Save me! I'm the
Captain !" when he sees the helpers pull
ing those nearest them into the boats. OF
all the cowardly craven cries that ever
echoed from the white lips of endangered
sneaks, the most cowardly and the most
craven, taking all things into considera-
ton, was that Save me! I'm the Cap
tain !" shrieked forth by Captain Semmes.
His comrades, who were sinking around
him, in the silence which brave men be-
comingly keep in the presence of death,
must have blushed for their leader, as
they went down with his craven I" Save
me! I'm the Captain !" ringing in their
ears.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
Territorie. md Distances

1t is difficult for the modern reader to
adjust his idea of distance and space to the
disproportionate scale o. magnitude which
MANY of the ancient territories and dis
tances bore to the prominent figure which
the wars for their conquest and subjuga-
ton presents in history. For instance,
the ancient historian makes 1t marked
feature in the history of the times, and a
streak of singular good fortune and skill
that Athens should early succeed in annex
ing Eleusis-a foreign territory ten miles
distant; and Salamis, situated just across
what would be modern ferry. At this
time IEgina, which lay pleasantly situated
Just over the bay, as Oakland from San
Francisco. was the home of "alien enc
mics" and was only held in subsection
by the iron hand of power. Megara,
twenty-five miles distant, was in open
hostility to Athens; and it was considered
splendid and generous act Of foreign
policy, that the city of learning should
steadily uphold Platea, city thirty-tive
miles away, against the hateful predomi-
nance of Thebes located at the still in
creased distance Of forty miles!
A writer, from whom we have condensed
the above, continues the subject as follows:
The eternal rivalry with Sparta reached
over an interval about as great as that
which separated New York from Philadel-
phia; while the disastrous expedition to
Syracuse, which bewildered the Attic
imagination no less by the daring of its
distance than by the splendor Of its equip
ments, traversed world of waters rather
less than from the Chesapeake to Port
ROYAL. Yet these narrow limits were
enough for the great passions of patriot
ism, ambition, jealousy, and international
hate. The intense pride of every Atheni-
an citizen in his own splendid capital, his
fond recalling Of its generous liberties and
its grand memories, in exile or disaster,
or times of peril or fear, is familiar to any
one who remembers the soldierly summons
of Xenophon on his retreat, the touching
appeal of Nicias to the forlorn hope at
Syracuse, the fond tone in Plato's dia-
logues, or the ringing harangues of De-
mothenes when the shadow of Macedon
began to darken the pass at Thermypola." "
How insignificant was the territory
and the principles involved in those
ancient quarrels, compared with those in
volved in the gigantic struggle now in
progress upon this great western CONT
nent and in these latter days, Where is
the historian who can do justice to the
magnificent theme: Who will emblazon
upon the historic page the words which
are to convey to future generations, down
for all coming time, the glorious deeds
which are now passing before us: Verify,
1--WE are living, we are dwelling,
In grand and awful time;
In an age, on ages telling,
To be living Is sublimeH
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

In the Sixth Corps, according to a
Washington paper, spy was discovered
in somewhat singular manner. He had
been in the service, and appeared and dis
appeared frequently, under circumstances
that awakened suspicious that he was
communicating with the rebels. Nothing
could be proved against him, however,
until he was arrested the other day, and a
Union soldier, dressed in rebel uniform,
was thrown into the same guard-house,
pretending to be rebel prisoner. Find
ing himself in the company of rebel, as
he supposed, the rascally spy opened his
mouth and heart, and revealed his own
guilt SO clearly that he will be hung with
out unnecessary delay.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
THE EVENING NEWS.
THE CONTRAST.

We sit at home, nor feel that they
Who fight upon the distant plain
Are falling faster day by day,
A harvest of the slain.
We lightly walk the busy street,
Where trade and gain roll swiftly on;
They march battlefield TO greet.
And die as il is won.
The trumpet calls them in the night
TO die for freedom and the boom
OF cannon from the fortressed height
Still calls them TO their doom.
Cnmoved we read of how they fell
To shield the starry flag from shame
Dauntless through storms Of shot and shell
In the red battles flame
Brave hearts are beating for US there,
Amid the conflicts feverish breath;
This hour, what soldiers hurried prayer
Is said for you, in death.
They lie upon the lonely hill
Or blackened plain in dreamleSs sleep,
Their rest eternal Never will
They wake like us, TO weep.
We rise each day to weary toll
And hourly strife-their work is done
Their blood will consecrate the soil
Their lives so nobly won.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
MINING ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
Gold Canon Consolidated Mining G

Gold Canon Consolidated Mining Conn
pAny, Gold Hill District, Storey county, n T;-So-
tice Is hereby given, that at meeting Of the Board
August 1854 assessment Of two dollars per share
levied upon the capital stock Of said Company,
payable the 3th day Of August 1854 in gold coin
OF the United States of America, TO the Secretary.
at the office Of the Company, No. 7o2 Washington
street. In the city and county OF San Francisco.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall remain
unpaid the 24th day Of September, 1854, Will be
advertised on that day delinquent, and unless
payments shall be made before, viii be sold on the
oth day Of October, 1884, to pay the delinquent as
sesSment, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses Of sale. Ordered, that deduction Of two
per cent. be allowed Oh all payments made before
the sixth day OF September, lS6I BY order OF Board
OF Trustees. JOSIAH II. APPLEGATE, Sec'y,
I02 Washington street, San Francisco.
Ar. John Rule, Superintendent at the mine, Is
authorized TO receive and receipt for the above as
sessnent up TO the 10Th day Of September 1854. By
order Of Board of Trustees. 49,. -..r"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

A PEN1TENT REBEL.-On the 23d of
July Mr.. Reedy, father-in-law of John
Morgan, and formerly representative in
Congress from Tennessee, took the amnes-
ty oath. He has been the head Of all the
rebels in Murfreesboro, who seemed to
move under his guidance. He said he
" regarded the Southern Confederacy a
failure, and though once honest in its
support, would now gladly return to the
old government"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tribune describing the duels of the sharp
shooters on the Rappahannock, previous
to Hookers advance, says: At one time
during the day, in a pit near at hand, /
heard rebel snap his gun several times
but it missed fire, much to his disgust, for
I could hear him swear when it failed to
go off. One of our men, amused at his
perplexity, called out "Hello, reb, where
did you get your percussion caps: ;"
"They're Northern Copperheads," was
his Quick response.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

Notice Is hereby given that at a meeting Of the
Trustees Of the said company held at their office in
Gold Ill., Storey county. N. T., July 7th, 1854, an
assessment Of Twenty tS2O) Dollars per share on
each and every share Of the capital stock Of said
company was duly levied, payable to the Secretary,
at their office in said Gold Hill, \. T., or 70 Mr. M
Lewis, In San Francisco. Ca in United States gold
coin. By order Of the Board Of Trustees.
= - = J. W. TH0MBS, See'y.
Gold Hill JulY L 1884. lyn M
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

Combined Effort Mining Company..SO-
tIce Is hereby given that at meeting Of the Trus
tees OF the Combined Effort Mining Company helc
July 18th, 1854, an assessment Of One Dollar per
share on each and every share OF the capital stock
gold coin TO the Secretary at his office in Gold HILL
A deduction Of 5 per cent. will be made OH all
amounts If paid Immediately. -
By order OF the Board OF Trustees.
jy5IJm W o. CONWELI. Sec'y
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
II. II. FLAGG,
MARTIN WHITE,
CHAS. II. kNON,
~ OVUuIy OOIuIIIsaIUIItIs.
Virginia August Yh 1854. au6 II
NOTICES OF COMPANY MEETINGS.

Original Hawkeye Company.-NOtice IL
hereby given, that there Will be : meeting OF the
stockholders Of the above company on SATU URDAI,
September 10TH 1884, at O'Clock. n, at the office
OF the company, for the election Of Trustees for
the ensuing year. By order Of the Trustees
c. KEIFRER, Secy.
Gold Hin, August e. 1854. au2i ID
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
Amount Of Receipts from July 1St, 1862,
to July lsI, 1868.
pl,,r,eutet 70 the following funds:
SS,SSi s.

I,ash Receipts and Expenditures by Coun-
Nv Commissioners, from January 1858,
TO July, 1S64-l9 months
BY sale Of warrants and other sources, aS follows:
lsa WARRANTS SOLD. PRICE,. CASH REc
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

jim MeLelian Goid and SILVER Mining
Cents per share was duly levied July 18Th 1884, and is
payable 70 the Secretary at his office Immediately
american oSys Va os % SfHsf MT Eh We Soaia Oh
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
slla.2H G

lseS
Jan'y lo-CSsh from other sources, bal
contingent Fnni l.nss 80
Amount received from Hospital patients To 80
49,. -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

CrRAus Gold and silver Mining Compa-
ny.-Sotice Is hereby given. that at meeting OF the
Board Of Trustees Of said company, held this day, an
assessment Of SO per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of said company, payable Immediately
in United States gold coin at the office Of the Sec
retary. Korn Bros store Gold Hill. BY order OF the
Board Of Trustees. J. PFOUTZ, Sec'y.
Gold Hill August 8. 1854. ...-sH aus I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
SISi,Ss ~
SNFi 20

Receipts on account Of school Funds 1915 %
Distributed a. follows:
Paid To Treas BDAri OF E!--. H,S'H -
CoIlsytor'S Commi>s;QDs... lOa4 VI
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12

Pnlo Alto Gold and Silver Mining COM
pany.-Notice Is hereby given, that an assessment
Of Fifty Gents per share this day levied on the
capital stock Of the above company, payable TO the
GEORGE W. TuRNEY, sec'y.
Gold Hill. August 2. 1864. 4-..a 4fH aug I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
Expenditures.

Receipts from July l-., 1868, to July ist'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12
STAMP DUTIES.

The following is a corrected copy OF the new sche-
dule of stamp duties under the new revenue law,
which took effect on August lst. lsA:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-12


out the day after the general election In 1895 and
the other half two years later. .a e'iA a..@
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. -.EtEI
Section l2 makes the FIRST session Of the Legisla.
ture commence on the second Monday Of DeeeM.
ber next: the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866: succeeding sessions to be held bienni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State Organization till January,
1857, and the Probate Judges It'll the Distrtrt
Judges are elected, with aproviso for a special
election in Lander county next November. i1L
Section "A continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers. 2
Section Is nXes the terms Of the Supreme AHd
District Courts. Esy..-s.ar. Ii
Section l6 and IL fx the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered BY law. First piItnsS
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 05OcO:
Fifth, $500; Sixth, ei,000; Seventh, O6OoOt
Eighth, $1,000; Ninth. 5000 - .,.m
Section l6 requires State officers firSt eiecteato
enter on their duties on the nrst Aonoay o Q. ~
cember next and continue till january, 1857. 700
Section l9 makes similar provision Tor the
Supreme and District Judeea .If,r.,,- .f
Ser,ion % relates to the commissioning snd
onalffyipg ofthe first State oihcsrs and DiStrict
iud0ey. and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds In $4,000 each. -s-
Section 81 requires counties, towns, etc.. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section - provides for filling vacancies.
Section @ transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section "a limits taxation for the Hrnt three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth Of ons pr
cent. for Territorial indebtedness ~ t o.
Section 25 attaches Roop 10 Washoe county,,
for Judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. ~ rC.
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 600
copies Of the debsteS and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation Of the
Official Reporter Of the pauie 80 -
ELECTION ORDINANCE. st5uli
Following the Constitution proper Il IN ondl.
nance providing for the submission Of the Consti,
tuition to the people At the time provided BY As4 of
Congress- and also for the election Of State oeery
under the Constitution, on the Tuesday after the
first Monday Of November, 1864. The ordInanee
makes detailed provisions 10 the sodiers' votes
the manner ofvoting, making and eahyassing the
returns. declaring the result, etc. Upon the -
suing Of the Presidents proclamation TO b fe-
ceiyed by telegraph), admitting the State intuths
Union. this Constitution shall be ordained Andas-,
tabliShed - the Constitution ofthe 6tase ofNsv6dA
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-02
LRrTER FRon TmE ARmY.

NEAR New HOPE CHURCH, May -.
Correspondence Of the Appeal
There has been very little fighting to-day.
The time has been occupied BY the two armies
in mAueuvering. The enemy are massing in
heavy force on our left. A hard fight is looked
for tomorrow. The Federal loss of the 27,h
and 28th is very heavy, but not SO gress as rep
resented. The reports in the papers in regard
to Cleburne's victory is q misrepresentation Of
the facts entirely. The ensmy's loss in the
charge Of Friday night, was seven hundred
killed and three hundred prisoners. The num-
beE Of wounded was very small, as the most Of
them were shot in the head. They eraWled on
their hands until they were within yfftesH PAGES
of our bfesstworks, before our boys fred q gun.
Ater ths first Yolley was fred into them, shey
hois.sd white Asgs, and said they would sunen-
dor, but when they were told to lay down theiI
aims, they refused, and attempted to gain shs
works, when most terrible and destructive fire
was poured into them, resulting in complete
rcut The troops engaged in the fight were
Granbury's and Govan's brigsdes. As the enc.
my charged the Texas brigade, the 9th and 7tt
Arkansas snflsded them on the left, while the
| sh AIkansas engaged them on the right. The
lstssr regiment being very much exposed, and
bsing compelled to charge the enemy, lost very
heavily. Their loss was twensy-eight killed
sixty-three wounded and two missing. The losl
OF the ether regiments was very sman-tw'
hundred and fifty covering the entire loss of sb'
division.
Among tie captured Yankees is one Maio
AIcKin, vhoSays he resided At Msristts sevsEs
years ago. When the war broke out he va
living al West Point hiiss.
Bates division were heavily engaged yester
day evening on the lefs-thsir loss Was yer.
hsavy. Lewis Kentucky and Finlsy's KiOrid
hrigsdes lost seventy-twO killed. lhres hundrs
and ffty wounded and 6fty-six missing. The
charged the enemy in their breaStworks an
Wers rspulsed. ARKANSAS.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-02
GesseraI Orders no. s.
HEADQUARTERS GEORGIA uLII
49,. rar

HEADQUARTERS GEORGIA MILITIA
ArLAsFA, Jurs J, le64-
THE following viii be the orsaazaiou Of ths GecrE.a
Militia called inso service by The psoelans,oz q Hls
Ez-Ilsasy the Go7sraoE Issued ths 1sh ultio, in
he seuatosisl Distrisis below named, 10 via
Z The l9-h, s0h 29ih aa5 5osh Senatorial Districts
viii frra aad eosstltuts he FFzf Rssims1t Georgia
NiisiA
IL Tie 14b, 1sth. ass "a sna "a ssuaiorial Dis-
irsts VII form asd coas.isnts ne Ssee1d EeEinsus
Georgia Militia
IN me S4th s5,h l2h and ssh ssnas0risi DisiEsz
WI sora and constitute ths Third Essiuant Georgia
~ Ths sls sd. sd ssta Aoss and SIS. ssas''rias
D,.,ress viii form and sonssituis tas fosEis hsss7s
Tbs So, h. sib. Sth 10Th ia snd lsA Senate
=, Tgt,iet, win sorn und eOnstsais he E1ta Rssi-
1,1s - eT m. ssh. a7.h ash. Ssh and ash ssnal %
.-s Vii form and sOuststs he sizia Rssinsni Gser
GA Mi ia
VII The 18Th, 17sh ard lsth ss8aioriz DEtrissa WI
form .nd consulate the First Batiaon Gsorga Atia
WI The lss, ID a. 4sh snd ssh sanstos DissEists
va srn snd constitute TIE Second Battalion Ge,rsis
sv order Of the Mslor.esneEai oomaandias-
" K. DxGRAFFENREID.
,,a.t Ns;os IA a, A. esasFais
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FROn1 TnR eRONF.
Special Correspondence Memphis AppeALl
II LINE NEAR DALLAS, TUESDAY,

bpeeiai C0TretpOndence Memphis Appeal
IN LINE, NEAR DALLAS TUESDAY, I
May 81; 1861.
No event of impOrssncs has occurred here for
some days Sherman evincss his Characteristic
aversion of direct attack We have no hopes
at present of such desirable occurrence. Flank
novemenis-shermAa's forte-Are heard of nc
more. Il hiss even been coniectursd the enemy
is falling back toward Eiowah river, but this is
doubtful Our cavalry. however, report thai
the enemy is msving on our right, snd that bis
transportation is in a dreadful condition-theil
horses and mules almos. starving. JscksOn'l
cavalry found thirty abandoned Mcclellan ssd.
dies ct ons place.
The prisoners captured SO far speak Of oai
shsTpshooisrs IS the most terrible that they have
encountered. From what We can learn the enc
my loses more men by shsrpshoOtiDg than w'
do.
Ssrgeant Major Floyd. of the 37Ih Georgia
received desperate wound in the neck yestsr'
day. The wound, it is feared, is mortal one
Several members Of the same regiment were
also wounded in skirmish.
Captured Yankees have nothing generally
but corn bread CT hard-tack and beef, in theiI
hAvegsacizs. They seem much surprised to end
our boys so well supplied with rstions. Many
of them express themselves highly grati6ed a
their capture, thus getting them ont of the
scrape," as they express it.
Night before last the enemy, under the in
preston that we were advancing opened fu
rious fire from thsir maia line with artillery snt
small arms, which was replied to from our works
for short time, Our troops were all ready fol
an attack in twinkling, but it didn't come
At the close of TIE firing, oar videttes on Oul
left heard Yankee officer dash along the linei
and Announes ahat their center had captured
five THOUSAND Of our men; Whereupon they
cheered vOciferOusly. Our loss, so far SIS hesrt
from, nothing.
Hsvipg so little to write of general interest
must, trust, be an acceptable apology for brew
ity. Those who possess the advantages o
lsiHure and distance, can perhaps arrive at NOR
correct conclusions in regsId to the features o
the campaign than many who are sctive paTtic
ipsnts, hence the prOprfety Of retaining from
idle speculaiisns O.her reasons might b
added.
Why is it thst Sc few newspapers find thei
way to the army7 About every other day on
OF two papers to regiment And their way +
u.s. At no time have papers been sought s.
eagerly, and the supply SO inadequate.
HARVEY