The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-06
LATEST FROM THE NORTH.

eeiyed There was g,eat eAeitenlent ta The New
Yoik gold market the ist Gold opened at
A3, and went up duiipg the forenoon to 2s5! The
NIaE has an apology for tais In a statement that
there was no other appaTsat ea,tse for the Use
than the question OF the appointment OF sue
ctssur to Chase.
The announcement In The afterr 'on thai Srnator
William rtt F.ssenden had been nominated Sec
tstary OF the Treasury. and that his Bt minaton
had been confirmed by the senate and that Con
gfess had repealed the gold bill, brought gold Down
Z" Two hundred and twenty hve. Thi+ goid biii
forbade the Of gold, unless The patty selling IL
had II actually la hand
nusHR's szPn Irlos- ns REPORTS BIastLF All
Secretary Stanton teitgeshpS 10 General DIX,
rom Washington, June 2,lh, a. follows;
The f0oaia. dispatch has just been received
from Gen Hun.rI:
"I have the honor 10 report that our expedition
has been extremely successful, intiicuLs great
ifJuiy upon the enemy, aH6 sictofiols IN every
engagement. Running shoft oi hAniunttinn, and
finding IL imposslbe 10 collect suppIe5 while In
the pft tsencr oi an enemy b. iieVed To be superior
Ia our force III buInbcIs, and constantly receiving
Ieiniofcements from kicbmoad and other points,
| dtcmed IL best To withdraw, md have succeeded
In doug 20, without serious loss, 20 ibis poiEt,
where we have met abund9hl supplies o. iooI
aud forage. a detailed Tepss' CT our opsfais
IL in excellent ht art and health and ready, aiter
few days' fest, for service iii amy dlsoctioa."
sHsYipAs's LOSSES On JAMxs RIvER.
A correspondent OF the New York World writes
from hendq Iasters Army OF the Potomac, June
70, Is 10 iOws:
A report reached camp yesterday that Gen
Sheridan had had severe engagement with the
enemy ~ point on tiis james riycI teu miles be-
l1w cltF io.nt, On t,iidy evtGtpg. No particulars
are gwen, except ihLt lac succeeded i'll getting All
bis iiiihs ietu5s III safety, tufi.ting loss Ia
Killed aHl wourdrd ut about Il Thousand uI-n.-~
Huihing - sa,d - 10 The I1sB 0f 4he enemy the
hsat, hul with the large iotcc uBdes Gen Sheridan,
In addition I" the aid two gunDua.s, which were
"n hand To protect his Crosslig il IS believed they
must nave hoen punished severely. His arrival
within ouf Hines Is an xiOR.y locke for 10 day.
The same correspondent witt.
Al many points on our line men are compelled
10 uaFei mile loo water, aud then often have 10
dS elght Cf ten ieet ihu The gr0aLt 10 obia ii IL,
ahd ihdt, tcG, In the hot sun ana " hiie they aiu
supposed 10 be testing iium duty. al no point has
water been so scarce as here and citizens report
thst II viii be worse ii rain does nOI come soon,
Qate number Of sick are Ia hospital from The
eighteenth coips, principally account the
not weather. The col0sei troops are The most
healu y, having only had iU,ty in the hOspita in
onc division wben IL went into line OF battle on
Tuesday last.
FuE PsACE MOVEMENT -EORTuGRS POLITICS.
The Hlmiiton (ohiol 1etegropA says. ''Two-
thirds Of The Ohio delegates to Chicago, thus far
elected, aTe peace men. We desire that Ohio
should so solid for peace, and vote for 10 other
Than peace maa.''
The Cincinnati Enquirer suys the peace men
will evidently control the action Of the Chicago
Democratic Convention.
The l4.h Odio Congressional district selected
Kenny and Es;cIie as delegates. They are both
peace men.
The following resolutions we've passed
ResolUet, That we highly approve the manly
courage aud siatesmanlike positions contained in
the late speech OF Alex Long, OF Ohio.
he50lrd, That delegates 10 the Democratic Ma
tiona Convention from this district are hereby In
srueied 10 use al honorable means to secure the
nomination 0Hly Ui peace Candidates up1n a urace
platform, for President and Wee President of The
1 ll;1tt States.
The Convention Of franklin (Ohio) dirttiet Sc
iecird Hons Sam Aeiary unt b Cox with similar |
resolutions.
The Illinois Democratic State Convention met
al SYsingheid on the i1th, and nominated fuI
electoral uc&et aud apPoln delegates TO the |
NatOUaI Convention,
dispatch wAs relt II Convention from the /
Preedeui OF the Disitint Convention st lila milton,
Ohio, announcing The safe arrival there oi MF |
The reading ot the dispatch xas followed by
wild OutturSI oi cheetS and rnthus lasm.
A resolution was unanimously adopted de CaIiGg
as follows:
That we pledg-. ourselves so stand by Ohio In
G l. NSi!andighdm aud her citizens .
under the constitution and laws"
The return Ot NaiiGndigham 10 Ono was ON his |
swu responsibility. II IL not known what il 1
any, executive acti"n Will be tak.n Concerning
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