Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-10
DELINQUENT SALES TOMORROW
THE NEWS FROM THE EAST.

ne luISAll9GllCS WHICH ASlSileO ONSE Tie
wires yesterday afternoon, was such as to
rejoice the soul of every lover of the
Union; every son and daughter of the
nation whose hopes and fears and prayers
are with that nation in its fierce struggle
against those who seek to compass its de-
stuction. The Simultaneous and COM
bined movement of the Federal forces has
long been awaited with patience and
anxiety, and for some days past has been
eagerly expected. The disposition Of the
several divisions Of the army and the ac-
tivity in the various departments justified
ne belief that a movement of gigantic
proportions and mighty importance was
imminent. Yesterday the news of that
movement came. Grant had thrown the
whole force of the Army of the Potomac
upon Lee, and in three days battle had
forced the rebel army back; and up to
the moment of the latest dispatch they
were flying before our victorious columns.
From the Southeast, Butler, in two CO.
lumns, was advancing upon the rebel
capital, and had already occupied Peters
burg. Farther south, Sherman was driv-
ing the rebels before him towards Dalton.
and the news taken together was such as
TO raise the highest hopes that by Sunday
the stronghold of the rebellion would be
in the hands of our troops. Verify, it
would be glorious news TO hear that
Butler, the Beast" the outlawed Gene
raj, on whose head JEFF Davis had set a
price, had fixed his headquarters in JEFF
Davis mansion and was installed Military
Governor of Virginia. Wouldn't he
make it hot for the chivalric denizens of
that hell-hole. who have diverted them
selves for the past three years with
jeering at the starved captives in Cas-
tie Thunder end the Libby Pri-
son The governorship of old Picayune
Butler would be premonition of the hell
that the butchers richly deserve. The
prospect of that calamity would do more
towards the sudden depopulation of that
modern Sodom, than the approach OF the
Asiatic cholera or the Egyptian plague.
In proportion as il would be horrible to
them. so is such contamination to be
devoutly wished by the foes Of the rebel
lion.
Il was interesting to note the effect of
the news OF yesterday upon our popula-
ton. While the countenance of every
patriot was lighted with glad smile of
joy and hope, those of the coppery gang
were clouded with vexation and gloom.
They feigned to disbelieve the news, but
their troubled brows belied the spoken
doubt. The rattle of the gun at the flag
staff on the hill was a sound hateful to
their ears. Tomorrow" quoth they,
1--WE shall hear the other side of the story"
The eish was father to the thought had
no other parentage. 1t may be possible
that the news is "too good to be true" 1t
may be that the tide of battle turned, and
that our army has suffered defeat. If
such should be the case (Which God for
fendD let US see what brave Secesh or
Shiny Copperhead will have the hardihood
to FIRE salute of triumph, or toss his cap
in air and lift up his voice in cheers of ex-
ultation. We imagine that such an one
would come to speedy grief. We see no
reason, however, to doubt the correctness
of the dispatches received. They are not
of the extravagant character which Roor-
backs generally bear. They tell plain
tale of the foe falling sullenly back, after
a three days struggle to maintain his
ground. They tell of different divisions
of the army closing in upon the rebel
capital, and the addition of heavy rein
forcements, against which Lee, unaided,
cannot hope to cope successfully. We
see no reason to doubt the story-conse-
quently, we believe it to be true.