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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

LAUNCH OF THE "WAsHoE At five minutes
past IL n NJ yestcsday. Capt. Kidd's beautiful river
steamer which has been built for him at Hunters
Point on the Potrero, glidcd gracefully Is swan
down the WAYS, and shot out upon the waters OF
the BAY rs if - TO the manner born" As she
touched water amid the cheers OF the spectators,
Miss Foley broke q bottle Of champagne on her
tooth. pick deck and christened her the 'Washoe,N
in compliment 10 the people Of the silver land be.
yond the Sierra Nevada The boat was finished
complete throughout, with the exception of joining
the connection pipes, putting on another coat OF
paint, and placing her name on the wheelhouse
She will be able to get up steam in day or two,
when she will be taken over 10 Oakland TO receive
the finishing touches from the painters, which
done she will return and make her trial trip on the
Bay previous to commencing her regular trips be-
tween here and Sacramento as an opposition boat.
She is coppered an ocean steamer to prevent her
bottom fOuling and in this particular differs, we
believe from any other river steamer IN our waters
Her model is very fine, and she sits the water as
trinity and as gracefully rs can be imagined. Her
dimensions are as follows: length OF keel 1855 feet
breadth of beam, 81 }! feet; depth OF hold, feet
inches; diameter OF wheel 26h feet; breadth OF
paddles feet; freight capacity, 500 tons measure
nent. As she now lies her draught Of water is
feet inches and when fully loaded she will draw
but feet which will ensure her making the rifle
over the "hog's back at the lowest stages OF the
river without a moments detention. She has two
engines, with 22nch cylinders and seven feet
stroke, which have been constructed with a view
TO the attainment OF the highest rate OF speed,
combined with the greatest assurance OF safety.
The regular trips Of the boat commence about the
18th inst, Capt Kidd himself taking the command
Alta, 9Th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08
Stock Sales Yesterday.

The following sales of stock were made in the
different Boards of Virginia and Gold Hell. yes
terday
GOLD HILL BoARD-Ten feet D;lgcnt at s
o. feet EtIinchum at so; 80 feet Rirhrlicu Mt g.;
10 feet Burk & Mcclellan at {: ~ feet ditto at 4;
50 feet ditto at 4: % feet Russian at .; 10 feet
Pontiac Of | %; foot Harold Il Argo att SO;
so feet Etfingham ut =; 90 feet ditto AZ 3 30; %
feet Burke X Mcclellan at 50; 20 feet ditto at
5 %.
PEOPLES STOCK BoARD.-Fiv- feet Mianto-
noIuoh ut sig 30: 10 feet Eastern Crown Point
AZ 80: feet Belle Vernon Ut 1; 10 feet Bertrand
Mt g. 10 feet ditto al 3; % feet Veal Caance ~ ~
cents 10 feet Palo Alto at i; 10 feet Silver Vale
AZ 9; % feet Tontine at &C. b. 30 d. 20 feet ditto
nj IA: 10 feet ditto nj II: 10 feet Pride of America
at 3: 10 feet ditto at 50; 10 feet Tonine at Ia;
10 feet ditto ut IA; feet Baltimore American Mt
Al 50; % feet Pony Express at q; 10 feet Harold
& ArgO at IL; % feet Empress, at 80; 10 feet VIM.
Penn al 10.
wAsHoE BoARD-Ten feet Consolidated Co.
AT SEQ: % feet Frankel at l3: 90 feet Ton.ine n;
Is; . feet Richelieu at Q: 25 feet ditto al so:
25 feet TOntine ut Is 50; % feet ditto at Is so; %
feet Golden Horn at s: foot Jackson At g. 10 feet
Consolidated Co. nj 60; 20 feet Fraukel at Is, b.
80 d.; 20 feet Tontine nj L.
VIRGINIA BoARD.-0nc Hundred feet Bob
Black ut SIS 50: % feet Pony Express at I 50; 10
feet ditto at 25 20 feet ditto at a. 80 feet Burke
& Mcclellan at ); 20 feet King solomon nj %;
100 feet Knickcrbocker al 81; 10 feet New Oregon
At 3D. 10 feet ditto nj Il 81 10 feet ditto at Is so;
10 feet Jewrtt & Shepard at 81 90 10 feet ditto at
81 So b. 80 d.; 10 feet ditto II; IS; 10 feet ditto nj
40; 10 feet Miantonomoh at Il: 20 feet Colorado
q, so; 20 feet ditto at 50; 80 feet Vulcan at 5:
25 feet Teutonia at Is; 10 feet King Solomon ut
. y; 10 feet VIM Penn nj 50: ) feet kossuth AT
1 so; 6 feet Palo Alto at 30; s feet Jewctt &
Sh.nnrI nj 40 81 feet SaTrHgluSett at , 50; IL
feet Knickerbockcr at 30 h. 80 d.; 10 Silver Vale
at So % feet ditto at so; Is feet ditto AT p;
feet Pony Express at :; % feet Silver Vale at
so
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON RAILRoAD.-A let
ter has been received by the Commissioner OF the
California and Oregon Railroad for this district
from Mr. s. q. Elliott. Engineer Of the road,
dated Wsshicgton. d. c.. February Goth. He
states tha. bill for this road had been introduced
into the House Of Representatives BY Hon. Cor
nelius Cole. and had been referred to the Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroad. He was confident
of = favorable report, and that the bill would
pass the House az an early day, and that no doubt
existed Of its passing the Senate. Our citizens
who subscribed to aid the survey can rest assured
that every effor, will be made by Mr.. Elliott
to urge this project forward as rapidly as possible
as his whole energies are directed TO this impor,
tant measure. 4 few subscribers for small
amounts, TO this project. are yet delinquent. We
trust those persons will call Mt the Office of II. A.
Curtiss Esq, and settle, he is DESTROYS Of for.
warding the same to Mr.. Elliott, as he represents
himself TO be very much in need Of money, har-
inc relied entirely upon the subscriptions for
means TO meet his expenses while urging this mat
ter before Congress.-ShdStG Courier.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08
WHEELING INTO LINE.

Our friend Boust, of the Dutch Flat En-
quirer, who has from time whence the memo
~ Of man runneth not counter, gazed upon
the institution Of slavery through the tinged
goggles OF the southern cline; who has re-
garded that institution as the chief pillar of
the nation and the foundation OF all civiliza-
ton; and considered any attack thereonlby the
progressive spirit Of the age as Vandalism,
and destruction, has taken off those goggles
and sees things in their true light. He says :
The Democratic leaders in Congress aud
around Washington City, recently ha | Il meeting
in which they determined 70 let the slavery plank
slide unfit for further use, ii being worH-c2ten
and in many places rotten. It'll evident 10 every
man of any discernmenE that the institution of
slavery has received its death blow. 1t does not
make any difference that we know of by whom
the blow was given whether stabbed by the Abo-
litiOaists or poisoned by the SeccsSonist~. the
effect is virtually the saIne-the thing is on it,
last legs Tha: this is according 10 law ar the
ten commandments, we shall not stop 10 discuss.
the existence OF the fac; is sufficient for all prac'
tical purposes. and the sooner people acc"mino'
date their minds 10 this great truth. and exert
themselves TO q suppression of the rebellion the
sooner the thing is menJed. We don't know that
those who hare heretofore adhered TO the doctrine
Of slavery should greatly lament its dccese, rcr.
tainly not those identified with the interest OF
the Tree States. Very few will deny bu; what
slavery was all evil 70 those who were burthrucd
with it, and it certainly greatly retarded the pro-
Sress OF the sections where it existed preventing,
in great measure. the settlement of the country
BY industrious white mechanics, artiGaus, etc.
bv reason Of u slave surfeited population, that
nnlv went to swell the Golfers and puff the pride
Of few hloated aris,ocratS, whose only study
WAS to caioe the common masses into support
of an institution the operations OF which conduced
only TO their own pecunlary gain and painpcreti
Incidence,
We do not believe. however, that the negro
generally speaking is susceptible OF high state
OF moral or intellectual cultivation; now and
then. perhaps one may be found. but these are
isolated cases and are 10 he viewed more i'll the
Ugh; of freaks OF nature" than rs rule. The
probability then OF elevaiing scale of equality
the African with the Caucasian race is very OBJ
scure. and our pro slavery friends who have been
in the habit OF hol,inS this busbcar before their
imaSinatous may las well dismiss it rs unworthy
longer TO be entertained
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

MOVEMENTS OF REBEL COltSAIRs.-The Con-
federate vessels Georgia and Rappahgnnock were
at last accounts still in French ports. The Gcor.
eia is undergoing repairs at Cherhourg and the
Rappahannock Is receiving, at Calais, equipment,
which, If permitted TO 80 on, will convert her
from merchantmen. the condition in which she
escaped from nu English port, into man. ot-war.
These proceedings also have been made the sub
ects Of special protests on the part of the Amcri
can Minister The Paris correspondent of the
Times cites from the MoniteWr I drmee, the Off
cial military organ Of France, the announcement
that two new ron.clad ships, now under con.
struction at Bordeaux and Nantes are about TO
be sold BY the French builders TO the Chinese
Government but thinks that there is the best
possible evidence that they were originally con.
tracted for BY the Confederate agents. The infer
ence certainly has great probability, and there il
ono circumstance that goes to corrOborate II. In
the last report of the Confederate Secretary of
the Navy, after speaking Of the manner in which,
by the British Governments "unfriendly interpre-
tation Of ts neutrality laws" the Confcderates
had been prevented from obtaining the iron'clad
rams contracted for in England, refers with the
utmost confidence to the prospect of different
issue in the case of the two building in France,
and he places his confidence oil the ground Of
special negotiations now going on The iron.
clads being thus officially published rs designed
for China the poin: of intention which is now
made the chief test in regard to the fitting out of
vessels would be carried, and the French Gov
ernment, in case the ships should ultimately fall
into the hands Of the COnfederates, would be able
to saw they were built for the Emperor of China,
but that the Confederates bought them and turned
them from their original intention. Our Govern
:nent will enter formal protest against these
vessels, as it did in the case of the Laird rams
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

HONE AGAIN. Our fellow-townsman,
Judge Robinson, returned to Gold Hill last
evening, after an absence Of about four
months to the East. He looks and feels in
fine health. He made the trip overland, 60
and coming, in the stages, right in the dead
of WINTER feat, we will guarantee, which
has not been accomplished by any other man
in this neighborhood. He was warmly greet
ed by his many friends, who are legion, in
Gold Hill. His lady had a most pleasant
and truly gratifying surprise" for him on
his arrival-being nothing less than bounc-
ing boy of about six weeks OF age, which was
added to the house Of Robinson during his
absence-the very picture Of its father.
(Heigh, howe have notion to go and see
'our uncle" too.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

The SANITARY EHTERTAINHESr.-Pur-
suans to programme, the ladies of Gold Hill
held a primary meeting yesterday, and re-
solved neDi. con. that, whether or not the call
Of the Sanitary Committee should be gener-
ally responded to throughout the Territory,
they, the ladies Of Gold Hill, themselves, in
dividaally and collectively, would proceed to
get up an Entertainment to their own liking /;
and that all OF the masculine patriots should
have to do with the matter should be to at
tend the same, and come out with their cash.
The rights and immunities of Leap Year are
insisted upon, and our fair citizens are deter
mined that, as their turn to boss things comes
only once in four years, they will show the
lords of creation that some things will be done
as well as others. Time, place and pro-
gramme will be announced in few days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08
The Territorial Prison.

The Carson Independent gives the follow
ing brief sketch of the Territorial Prison.
1t appears to be rather filter place to keep
human beings, than the horrible den at San
Quentin:
Behind Curry's handsome black hawk team
we yesterday took ride over TO the Territorial
Prison, and were shown around the premises by
Mr. Robert Rowland the Superintendent. We
found the prison to be well conducted, Clean
and apparently comfortable institution, contain
ing six cells, each having two beds; attached to
the building IL fine dining room. At the present
time there are thirteen prisoners to be PROVIDED
with sleeping apartments, and consequently one
of them sleeping in the dining room. There are
eight new cells in course of construction and when
these are completed, Bob will have ample accom-
modations for the patrons of his stone house
The prisoners were oil busily engaged in
breaking stones. when we got there, and
they did not seem to pay any attention to par
ties coming or going, us during our visit
they continued steadily at their task neither cast
ing look 10 the right left. There in excellent
discipline preserved around the institution, and
the ncarcerated seem to be M happy and con
tented rs men in their positions can be expected
TO be.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

SINGULAR STORY ABOUT FREMoST.-A very
curious brace of paragraphs are published by the
Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial. The idea of Gen. Fremont being Dem
ocratic candidate is too much. The writer says :
"A story is in circulation how that Gen. Fremont
recently made overtures 10 certain Democratic
politicians for their nomination to the Presidency.
General Singleton. an Illinois Copperhead, says
Fremont told him in New York he would consent
to be the Democratic candidate, and that when he
-Singleton-told him he could not do so consis-
tently with his past record Fremont replied that
he had always been Democrat also that the
Pathfinder said that he could carry the German
vote, no matter what ticket he ran on. only
state this fact as n sample Of the weak invention
of the Copperhend enemy to make trouble, if
possible, In the Union camp. There is no doubt
whatever that General Fremont would ike to be
next President, or that he would like to prevent
Mr.. Lincoln's reelection by honorable means,
resulting in the success of some other Union cam
didate because he feels that injustice has been
done him by the present Administration. There
is no doubt, either, that the General can not be
next President there is very little hope Of him.
or anybody else, defeating Mr.. Lincoln us the
Union candidate The next Presidency is for
gone conclusion. But that Fremont would stul-
ttfy himself and cast final blot upon the patri-
Otto record he has made since the commencement
of the war, is n base and malignant lie. manufac.
tured for a base and malignant purpose"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

BRAGG AND GRAST-Braxton Bragg has just
been appointed to the highest military office un'
der jeff. Davis, and Ulysses Grant, by his ap-
pointmeut as Lieutenant General. assumes the
highest rank of any officer in the army of the
Union The respective careers and fortunes OF
no two military men could be more opposite in
character than those of these two ranking ofhcers
of the opposing armies. Bragg's name is syn0n-
ymous with dsaster-Grantsw with victory. The
Richmond Examiner says that Bragg's " career
has been q long, UNMARRIED and complete failure;
the yery reverse of which statement would be
nearly the truth concerning Grant Bragg's first
undertaking of any Importance resulted in his
failure Mt Pensacola Grants first large action
was his triumph at Donelsou. Brags's last bat
tie was at Chattanooga, where his whole army
was routed by Grant. Against Grants Vicks-
burg we have Bragg's Murfrees6oro. Against
Grants Champion Hills We have Bragg's Perry
Vile. Grant fianked the rebels at Bowling Green
and $Shelbyvie. Grant began operations at
Cairo, and the sweep of his successive victories,
as he marched onward, extended q thousand miles
Bragg once had his army upon the Ohio, and his
successive retreats from there covered several
hundr, d miles So we might 60 on contrasting
in still other respects the history of the two gen
erals who are now the ranking officers in the two
armies,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08
San Francisco Sales.
Forenoon Stock Sales.

Twenty feet Lady Bryan at S4S, s. 56lO days
100 feet ditto Mt 4s So IS feet ditto at 40; 20 feet
ditto NJ 81 b. 30 d. 10 feet ditto at ~ 50; Is feet
Burning Moscow at %: 10 feet Pride OF the West
at %: ) feet Whitman nj 40: l foot Ophir Il;
l,5ip; 5 feet Burnside al u; 30 feet Imperial at
IT'S. b. 30 d.; 20 feet Caledonia Tunnel at -; !
fee, Uncle Sam at LOCO; l foot ditto at 1850 b.
80 d.; , feet ditto at l,O25. b. 30; 10 feet Wide
West at 30; feet ditto az 81 50; 10 feet Knckcr
booker ut 43: 10 feet ditto at 49, 10 feet ditto al
40; 10 feet Rock Island at %; 10 feet Baltimore
American at - 90 feet North American ut 100
s. GO d.; 90 feet ditto ut l4Q 30 d.; 10 feet ditto
a, 40 BOD; 6 feet ditto at l42 So 60 feet ditto
NJ las 10 feet ditto q; 40 % feet ditto At 80, b.
30 d. feet Justice at lO5; 10 feet ditto AZ l06; lC
feet ditto al lO1, h. 30 d. 10 feet ditto nj 49, IL
feet ditto NJ ll2: 25 feet ditto ut no. feet ditto
at 100 b. 3Od.: 10 feet ditto at 10 50
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

yALLASDIGHAM.-The Express publishes a let
ter from the immortal exile Vallandigham in which
occurs this paragraph: Appearances are bettel
for us We have saved the Democratic party
in damaged state indeed-but still saved il from
disbandmeDt. Il must be purified. reor
yanized and consolidated" The Democracy begar
10 purify the party by nominating this arch
traitor for Governor. The Government helped
them by sending the scamp into Dixie.-Marys
rifle Appeal
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

PETROLEUM is exported TO every country in
the world. In 1861 we shipped LIE, 476 gallons;
in 1862 it rose to lOsas7. 70l gallons and In 1869
it reached the extraordinary Quanty of % 900 900
gallons OF this total, 1854, 6O4 gallons were
shipped from New York. In addition to this
foreiga export the home demand is enormous.
Though the whole business is strictly new one,
vet it has already assumed shape and stability.
Ships for conveying it to England are construct
ed oil tight, and the barrels emptied directly into
the hold, thus carrying it in bulk. The export of
last year employed what was equal TO 252 ships
of 1000 tons EACH and was worth near Sis. 900 900
if refined or about Sl2, 600, 900 if crude The ex.
port for this year is estimated at 4OOOO0OO gal
Iona
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

RE-ARREsr OF GREArHorsE IN oREGoH-oul
Geographic dispatch from San Francisco states that
Greenhouse, who was convicted OF fitting out the
pirate Chapman, and also took the cath Of allie
glance and gained his liberty thereby, has been ar
rested in Oregon, By order Of Gen. Wright, on the
accusation of being engaged in fitting out another
pratical vessel If Greenhouse is found guilty Of
this charge his career ought to be wound up He
should be hung, to show the mild manner in which
the Government can deal with his kind
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

HUMBOLDT SALT.-We are indebted to o. "
Evans one ofthe proprie,ors of the Desert Salt
Mines, for 25-pound sack of salt from the natu'
raj mines lately discovered. 1t is good and pure
salt, resembling the boiled from the Salt Works
at Syracuse, New York. The discovery of salt
contiguous to the silver mines is a great saving
10 the miners of Nevada, though it is OF no great
profit to the discoverer. the quantity being SC
immense. When we get the Pacific Railroad we
shall probably receive our supply from Nevada
instead of elsewhere.-Appedi.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

yIGoR OF THE BLOCKADE FLEETS.-Blockade
running must be an Improbable business at pre-
sent, judging from the large number Of vessels
captured and destroyed. An English corresnon'
dent says that the whole number which has left
the Clyde during the war is q little upward Of
sixty In 1862, thirty blockade running steam
ers left In 1864, twenty hit left. These hal 9
registered tonnage of $500 TONS and were man
ned by 500 hands OF the thirty which left pre-.
viousiy TO 1868 only four escaped being captured
or burnt and there is not day passes now bu;
what we hear of two three vessels captured
large and small. by the Union fleets. 1t is rather
q risky business now to attempt TO run the block
aAa
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

TENNESSEE Observation-Disclosures Brownlow
in his Knoxville Whig aud Rebel Ventilator. says
Of the Tennessee aristocracy Through the mercy
of God the frmness of Lincoln and the madness
of the Southern Confederacy, we are all about to
find common level, where we can at least boast
that the Lord IN the maker of us all He has not
heretofore been the maker of US ALL but the times
are changing 1t will require lamps and gaSlightS
in the daytime 10 fndth aristoerRcy of this town
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

INCIDENTS OF TRAvEL-A day or two since, at 1
toll bridge on the Placerve route, three miles be
yond Strawberry, some horsemen refused 10 pay
toll and. on being pressed by the toll gatherer
fired at him. but missed. The latter went into his
place, procured gun, and blazed away at the trav.
elers, but also missed his aim, and the horsemeu
hurried on their way. On Tuesday morning April
5th, near Mud Springs two men robbed a foOtman
Of thirty-three dollars
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08
NEW TO-DAY.

Tcutonin G.. g. \. VI. Company, Gold
Hill, y. T-StOckholdcrs please take notice that
an Agent, montgomery SIazc,l for the purpose of
collecting the fifth assessment Of fifty cents, delin-
qucnt April 10Th, lSui will be at the office OF c. H.
Kaiser No. C street, Virginia City, on SATCR-
DAY, 9th inst, between the hours of one and five
Pm FERDINAND VASSAULT Sec'y.
Per NJ. MAZE,
Gold Hill April S, 1864 apSlt%
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-08

The SEYMOUR FGMILV.--Thc New Haven Jour.
nal sums up the Seymour family as follows: 1.-THE
SeymOurs are an unfortunate family We all know
what has happened to HOratIo and Thomas, and
what is coming to Origen. John was killed in Viz
GINA, while acting as Colonel OF rebel regiment
and his son is reported have also died in the rebel
service General Seymour brings up the record OF
the family misfortunes by his recent defeat in
Florida The ScymOurS are kin 10 Aaron Burr,
which may account for the bad blood in the family.