Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-06
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rFRoM THE SACRAMENTO UNION, OF JAN. o.
Reported Whisky Tax--More Troops
Spoken Of--Rumored Rebel Prepa-
rations for the War. -
CHICAGO, Jan. 3d.-A special Cincin-
natl dispatch says: A letter from Con-
gresham in Washington who is posted
saws that the tax on whisky will be sixty
cents per gallon. He also writes that soon
after the re-assembling of Congress bill
will be introduced instructing the Presi-
dent to call out 500, 900 men in addition to
the 300, 900 mentioned in the last Call;
not that 500, 1000 will be secured, but that
one-fourth at least will be obtained, and
$500 each from the remainder. The trea-
sury will thus realize $3.50, 100000, which
amount is to be appropriated to pay re-en-
listment bounties 70 all troops whose
terms expire next spring. The hundred
dollar clause will therefore not be repeal
ed, but a consolidation Of both classes
will be made.
The same dispatch says: 1t is known
bv direct advices from Richmond, that the
rebels will conscript all able-bodied per-
sons, without regard to age, condition or
color; and will regain, if possible, Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The negroes are to
do marching duty, and they will be armed
and compelled to fight by the side OF their
masters. The forts will be manned with
negroes, commanded by white commits
stoned and non-commissioned officers.
By this means it is designed to bring
large force into the field; and knowing
that the time of most of the Federal rcgi-
ments now in the field will expire in the
spring, they hope for easy conquest over
those who are left.
Adyices from Charleston - More
Greek Fire--Rebel Guns Captured.
New York, Jan. 3d.-Advices from
Folly Island received per Arago state that
our guns on Cummings Point opened fire
on Charleston on Christmas morning and
continued from one A. NJ. to three P. NJ.
Several fires were kindled in the city,
which burned considerable amount of
property. The rebel batteries replied
without damage.
The cunboat MarblChead was fred into
BY rebel battery at Stone Inlet and two
men killed and five wounded. Assisted
by the Pawnee she compelled the rebels to
leave their works. General Gordon, with
a detachment of men, landed later In the
dav and took possession of the guns,
which were subsequently brought off by
the commander of the Pawnec.
Severe Snow Storm East.
BUFFALO, Jan. 3d.-A severe snow
storm has been raging here since Thurs
dav night, December 3lst. The wind has
been blowing gale from the west. The
water in the lower part of the city is high
er than it has been for years. Two hun
dred feet of the Niagara Falls road, near
the city, have been washed away. No
trains have left the depots since Thursday.
Business in the city is almost entirely sus-
pended. The weather is intensely cold.
The storm extends as far east as New
York, but is not so violent as here.
Another TelegraphLine andRailroad
Proposed--Telegraph Across Sibe-
ria to the Amoor.
ST.. Paul, Jan 3d.-A letter from c. j.
Bridges, of the Grand Trunk Railway
(Canada), to J. W. Taylor, in this city,
states that he has Just returned from Eng
land, and has no doubt whatever that
line of telegraph will be completed from
St. Paul to Fort Gcary, and thence across
the Hudson Bay territory to the Pacific.
The negotiations which are i'll progress
will result in the actual construction OF
railroad, before very long, from st. Paul
to Fort Gcary. Steps will be taken to
continue the line across to the Pacific
coast. He also reports tina: the construc-
ton of the telegraph across Siberia to the
mouth of the Amoor river is in active pro-
prcss. His information is derived from
the Director General of the Telegraph OF
Russia.
Mexican News.
New YORK, Jan. 3d.-Iavana advices,
per the Evening Star, include Mexican
dates to December 20. Doblado is re-
ported to have given in his adhesion to the
French, after the occupation Of Morela.
Foreign Nfws.
CAFE RACE, Jan. 2d.-The City of BAL
timorc, from Liverpool, December 23d,
and Queenstown, December oath, has ar
rived.
The London Times intimates that the
Archduke Maximillian will not accept the
Mexican throne, and that Napoleon will
have to cast about for some one else.
King and Heenan appeared before
magistrate for breaking the peace. and
were bound over to appear at the Quarter
Sessions.