Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-11

1t is stated that the Confederates have purchased
| the full equipments for an army of three hundred
thousand men in England. and large portion Of
! this supply has been already shipped for Southern
ports. Some of it was captured in the Cumber'
land, and some destroyed in the Dec, Emily Nut.
field, and Fanny and Jenny.
The Vice Regents of the Mount Vernon proper.
~, Miss Hamilton presiding, have been in session
. recently There is money in bank 10 defray the
deferred payment. The title is pronounced good
| by distinguished counsel The Vice Regents have
applied 10 Secretary stanton for authority to run
u steamboat to that point.
| A Cincinnati firm has received from Louisiana
/ orders for 700 ploughS. 40 wagons, quantity nt
| harness. 80 carts. lUUO barrels of pork. 800 tons
| hay, blackstnths' and carpenters tools, etc.-a
sure indication that peace and prosperity are soon
TO follow the footsteps of Freedom in that portion
| at least of the South.
| SINCE Lougstreet's retreat from East Tennes.
See, Union citizens who had been driven from
! their homes are returning by the score Farmers
expect Ia put in their spring crop during the
! coming month. The people believe that Long
street has given u fua! farewell TO East Ten
rcssce.
The American house OF Russell & Co, arc in
| difficulty with the British authorities of Hong
Kong, for having supplied the Japanese with mu.
nitons "f war. One If their ships has been con-
tiscutcd with the whole of her cargo-muskets
and ammunition
So grea; was the anxiety of the Chinese au;hori.
| ties TO obtain some of the Whitworth guns which
formed tho armament Of Commodore Osborn's
squadron. that they offered 10 place pure silver
weight for weight in the scales to purchase
them. Z
We are Informed BY the Toronto GLOBE that the
proposition for the union OF Nova Scotia, New
brunswick and Prince Edwards Island, under one
government aud one Legislature. seems 10 b. cX
Ceedingly well received in the Provinces concerned
4 Boston delegation is in Washington, asking
steps tn hc taken 10 protect their harbUr from being
destroyed 10y gradual filling up. At the rate al
which il is now going Oh, they say the har6Ur will
not be open for large vessels IN ten years more.
Dcsertcrs coming within the lines of the Army
Of the Potomac. are now released on taking the
oath of allegiance aud no personal property is
taken from them, except firearms. II they bring
horses they can sell them 10 the Government.
The sartrr.snakes of Madisonyillc, Ohio, on
New Years Day, sent tho sum Of Sl5l 81 TO Mrs.
NallandigEam. who. by reason of her husbands
reasonable and other rvIi prOpensitics, has be-
come an object Of public charity.
Grand JUrrs IN Kansas have been abolished,
Governor Carney having approved the Act recently
passed hy The Legislature, entitled An Act To
abolish Grand JurcS and to provide for the trial Of
ulrnsrS upon Information
From the report of tho Adutart General of
VIllut II tsl'ptt.IS llll '7SsAlt
United states service, up 70 December 81. lS65,
2JJ,+6a men. and that more than 5000 Ohioans are
credited Ia other States.
|: i singular and significant TACT that the
British alone Interfere with our blockade, and il
is no less noteworthy that in British ports only
that pirates are fitted out and manned TO prey
upon our commerce.
The Missouri House OF Representatives has re-
fused IL resolution nominating President Lincoln
T,F 4l..fi l. Of -, null snH nm
= resolution endorsing his Administration by
voto of Ii 10 SO.
The Charleston Mercury SAYS that unless the
circulation OF grrembacks is Immediately checked
in rhe Confcirracv, il will subvert their currency
and thus iuAict q mortal blow on the success OF
the cause.
Several ladies just arrived in Washington from
Richmond rrpnr, tina; the Confederate authorities
1t Richmond have male several visits to the mar
krts aud seized the meats 10 send 10 Lcngstrcets
army.
Capt. Sclumes drafts drawn II; the Cape Of
Good Hope in payment tor coal for the Alabama,
wcrc protested in England for noupay'rcnt, and
returned ~ Cape town previous 10 December
3ls'
The great gong upon Colts pistol factory, at
Hartford Connecticut. which sounded continually
uutil the building WAS bUrat down. wa, distinctly
heard ~ Wiliiluantic, 4 distance OF - miles.
The Washington National Monument Society
ha, rcclrc.ed its old officers. including Lieutenant
General Winfield Scott. The work upon the
monument was suspended several Years ag'
The STOCKTON Independent says that 4 hunter who
has been hunti- III the SloUSEs and tuleS about 10
miles west uf Stockton, has killed over three hun.
drri beavers and offers srnr" January Isl,
The total amount OF revenue collected on shoes
alnnr for the guOnih o. January is SS3 $50 -. At
per c"r; This gives THE amount of sales S'92,9si,
Ur nearly SSOJ0J0.
& neral Meade s,,ys ihat the Army Of the Poto-
mac, since it left the lines ii front "f Washington
in March 1861. has hid on" hundred thousand men
killed and woUadcl,
A bill for the relief OF Gen. John a. Suffer has
passed both Houses. |: appr0p"iateS SlJ OGO,
payable in !nstaIlmcnts o: SD per month for five
years.
The boiler IL l;crs Of san Francisco struck for
higher prices on Thursday. They had been re-
ceivng 81 30 per day, and want their wages raised
TO -.
Under the high bounty system, volunteering
has entirely Obvilted the necessity OF draft in
New York, AMI it has been indefinitely postponed
The Great Eastern was recently sold at auc.
tnn in Liverpool and bid in BY ar Yates, agent
for the new steamship company, for S2j0OO.
The farmers in MarHosa county are complaining
of the great number o. rsshOppers. and are afraid
they will do great damage 10 the crops
Japanese grape vines and rice seed were dis
tributed among the members Of the Legislature
for the benefit of their constituents.
The county scat Of Mono county has been re.
moved to Bridgeport the archives having been
taken there from Aurora last week.
The OreSonians are rejoicing over the fact that
Sl00.O0O has been appropriated by Congress for
the defense Of the Columbia river.
The ship Top. Gallant, which arrived last week
fron New York, brough; 1876 tons Uf coal TO !. X.
Roberts, for the Peoples s 5 Co
The Marin County Journal learns that an extern.
Sive powder mill is TO be erected Immediately on
Daniels Greek, in that county
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
commenced the experiment of using rails made
wholly of castsieei
The Boise Noes says the Indians are very
troublesome on Snake river, and wants somebody
TO clean them out.
Senator Grimes, of Iowa, states that the number
Of colOred troops in public employment is not far
from 10000
SINGULAR RECoGSITIoS.-On Thursday even.
ing, one OF those pleasing episodes of lite which
occasionally sparkle upon the pathway of the
wayfarer, and leave n bright spot upon
memory's tablets happened in n restaurant
on Montgomery street. A lady and gentle.
who had been to ct the theaters,
went into q saloon Tor the purpose of getting cup
of tea. few moments after they had entered, q
man followed, and taking 4 seat at the same table,
began staring very intcntly at the lady. Her com
panoH spoke TO the man, and asked him If he
would be kind enough to take seat at another Ia
bic. Excuse me- said the stranger - but |
desire to ask your companion n question, ii she
will permit me-" The lady siguifed her willing
ness to answer him, when he said /" II am not
miatakcn, your name is ---. and you are Il
native of Decatur, Illinois" She replied that she
was native of the town mentioned, and that she
had borne the name until SHE had married "Then
l am glad 10 you" replied the stranger, " for
you are my sister When l left home you were
only seven years old but something in your flea.
lures, when saw you in The theatre, caused me
to believe that knew you, and followed you"
OF course n joyful meeting was the results. F.
Call april 3D.
CROPS AT THE EAsT.-The indianapolis
Journal of the I'd contains the following in
regard to the Wheat crop Of Indiana We