Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-29
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IRON his MORNINGS VIRGINIA UNION.
The S.lsry OF Il Grand Federal Expedition
a. Tod from RichnGnd-The Point OF At
turiE .,nI ii,,. lIInnrr nt' AysuCtstun

The $!Gry OF q Grand Federal Expedition
a. to!6 from Richmend.rhe Point OF At
tack ana tile Manner of Attacking.
The Richmond Inquirer OF the 9th says that
gentleman. recently arrived from Baltimore, +" in.
iurrls It's that lie visited Burnside camp. Al Az.
napniS. where he counted 1 POO tents, and learned
that his force numbered 3O.DJJ halt OF whom were
negroes. Transports 70 convey them - their
destination were expected da.,y. Meanwhile the
organization OF ih' expedition wan pr"grt sSing.
Great Industry appeared to be prevailing in
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis, AMI ndi.
Gated james River Is the base o; operations for
this formidable division. Burnside is to land Il
shor; distance below Drurys Bluff, which is 10 be
;a.tcu by assault, Will" Gen. Meade advances on
Petersburg. Troops have been pouring through
Baltimore for tGr last TWO months. The rvSi.
mvnts are spoken OF lis being full but ofindifercnt
material.
Congress- sill Deeper into the Tax sub
ject-tIeavy license on Tie DrOkers-
Plug and fine GRt-tsOOds in Bond Mt
Present RatGs-Ai! Duties increased 3;S
per ceai-TaX on QUICKSILVER, Gold and
SILVER.
WASHINGTON. April 2T.-.ln the House Com.
2lirtcy nt the Whole. tax bi.. amendment was
adopted requiring commercial brokers 10 pay So
license, without regard to the amount OF their
TRANSACTIONS. Various amendments 10 the stamp
duty section were made including the following
CrIy"vances OF real estate where consideration
docs not exceed SUD. 50 cents on every additional
-
same u cOuvcyances chewing tobacco bears the
same tax Us tne cut-30 cents per pound. Goods
il bond can be entered N any time on payment OF
tn present Rates
Its believed that the Senate will amend the
House resolution as 10 increase all duties nearly
- pc: ccu;.
The House. by almost unanimous vote, passed
the Joint resolution arDTopra'ing S25.UuO,uHo for
raviuent OF the one hundred days men. The
House amendment Ia the Tax hill was adopted,
iapnsing =. per cent. duty nj valorcm gross on
SHES IVY sugar TetueTs per cent nj ruinrcm was
placed on quicksilver produced fr"ra ore. One
cause was amended that i duty Of , per cent.
should b. imposed gold anil silver produced
from quart mines from beds OF rivers, from the
earth. or ia any other manner provided that all
such duties shall be payable in coin or bullion.
Hi-hv, of California, moved N amendment, that
Nv d;tv shalt be collected Oh ANY amount pre-
durei ua'cT >iN hundred dollars, which was re.
ir,.,ct Wallace. OF Ila'o moved 10 strike out
the prov.o requiring the payment OF thi, tax III
coin. Adopted!
The Eighty Million h0ln-Tnc Great Eng
lisIl SthCInc Of Running the American
Blockade.
.5ru,y Genera, !;aS given III opinion that every
registered shareholder in the Atlantic Trading
COMPANY Of ;hc grrR; blockade running scheme,
vii. Hc guilty OF misdrIu"lrcr urier the Foreign
Enlistment Act which rroh'Iits cquipping trans.
ports 70 b. used by be!tig""r..'-.
Tie Ne xican loan tor +SSIOJJ,dG0, al 63, was 10
De opened on he 18th.
Gold ~ to-day. in New York.