Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-19
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

II is stated on high military authority that be.
fore Gen Hallcc! was relieved of his command of
the Department Of the West President Lincoln
transmitted TN order to him relieving Gen. Grant
of all command, and practically shelving him, as
he had done Generals Mcclellan and Fremont.
General llGlicck, however, took the respons!-
hiity of pOcketing the order, and thus saved
Gen. Grant 10 the army.
1t Is related that in Illinois few days ago. a
negro announced a lecture, and the mSccgeua
liOGists te,trred themselves, aud got him a large
audience What was their surprise, however,
when they heard him declare that the AbolitiOnits
are the worst enemies the negro has, and that the
Emancipation Proclamation was not worth row
OF pins He was notified not to lecture again,
aad left town on the next train.
There is rumor afioat that the steamer Geo
s Wrigh, is or will be purchased by the Govern
ment tor the revenue service OF the Sound and
be fitted up Us u gunboat. She is admirably
adapted for such duty, and would render efficient
service We learn that her owner, john T.
Wright. is now in Washington City.
|, il rumored thut Gen. Fitzpatrick is to be
transferred TO another Department and have an
important command Wherever he Ii put he will
give u good account of himself. He is one of Il
not very numerous class of Generals who cannot
by any possibility. play the part OF drones.
In Hampshire county, Massachusetts, the North
ampton Gazette says farm hands are hiring out
al from forty TO torty.five dollars per month the
coming season. Some difference between these
sums and the old.fi.shiOned rates of twelve and
fourteen dollars u month.
There is a tcnanl.h house in New York city hay
ing sixty-right rooms eight by ten feet, contain
ing seventy families. Of one hundred and forty
four adults and one hundred and thirty eight
children eleven dogs and forty-three cats.
II. Newbert 4 sailor on the ship james X. Keller
fell overheard on the lSt Of March, during the voy
age OF the vessel from New York TO this port, anu
WAS lost He WAS sud To have been from Wisconsin.
The Ncwburyport Herald says there is only one
way To- get cotton; that is, 10 defeat Lees army and
break up J0hnSton's Then We may hope To hold
some part OF the South, that cotton can be grown
The present Queen Of Denmark is strong minded
WOMAN aud the real manages Of the Kingdom. Just
now she has her hands full to keep her husband
irn III regard 10 the disputed duchies
BcuOkrs', the swell YhiS Club Of London, black
bllled the two sous of BIrOn RothSch:ld and also
the banker Morrison, although proposed by Lord
John Russell Exclusive.
/ I, is estimated that the number Of persons in
London SuhsiSliug b. the practice or various dis
graceful crimes, Is not less than 100000
Mr. James Stark, the popular traGedian, arrived
a; san Francisco by the Golden City. He returns
~ this ccasi on account Of sickness.
The quota of PENNSYLVANIA, under the call for
500. 900 lncp is nearly full--onl! few counties
being delinquent.
The lock Of ,l,s cell in which John Brown was
confined at HMpcrs Ferry, has been sent 10 the
Albany Fair.
The Providence JD,uTdl abiding 10 recent be.
,ruhals says the English Processes &, oil like lot
ts.lcS.