Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-16
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

only Internationally for the preservation Of the
Union, but they are almost unanimously in favor
OF continuing Mr.. Linclln in the Presidential
office four years longer, in order 10 finish up the
rebellion, perfect the work of reconstruction, and
hand over to his successor Union without n
rebel and without a slave.
The order for Greenhouses arrest came from
Washington directed to Genera! Wright. and is in
words follows: The Secretary Of WaT dI-
rects shat you will immediately arrest the pirate
GreathouSe, recently discharged by Judge H0ff-
man, and send him in irons 10 Fort Lafay
New York harbor, using such military force TO
effect the arrest n may be necessary.
The Boston correspondent of the Portsmouth
Chronicle says that detectives Heath and Jones.
who were mainly instrumental in discovering The
murderer Of young Converse ~ Maiden, have
bceu offered 800 apiece as reward. The directors
of the Maiden Bank offered q reward of goo, and
now showing disposition TO be- illiberA III
the matte.
Governor Low. says the Sacramento Union
has offered reward Of $500 for the arrest and
conviction OF the person or persons who set tire to
the warehouse at Thirteenth and l. streets on the
18th OF March. III which the Union battery was
stored and destroyed Such parties are 10 be de-
livtred TO the Sheriff Of Sacramento county.
Divers are now NJ work outside of the Aquila,
preparing TO get chains through her hausc holes
and under her bows, so rs TO start the vessel GU;
the hull There is not so much mud inside rs was
expected. The divers expect to be through in
i've weeks.
Twenty flour loyal Union prisoners were lately
hung at Kingston. North Carolina. for fighting
against the Southern CUnfederacy. On our side.
prisoners are treated with more humanity, though
taken in arms against the institutions TO which
they owe submission and obedience.
The Grand Hotel Company has recently been
Incorporated in New York, 10 erect u hotel that
shall rival the Hotel dc Louvre aud the Grand
Hotel. of Paris, and eclipse the Lindell, At st.
Louis Ben. Holladay, Of the Overland Stage
Company. is one of the incorporators.
Howell Cobb is making speeches in Georgia in
which he proclaims that. - last resort he Will
assemble the womca OF the ConicdrrIcyr amt
march them forth for duty in the field. Just
the thing. Our arms will be pretty sure 10 sur
round them.
siskivou paws So taxes on the hundred; Te'
hama s. 80 on the hundred: Placer pays s. III on
Il hundred; Santa Cruz pays s. 6O. Taxes i'll
Placer are higher in consequence OF the interest
on her railroad bonds. She is ont OF debt.
The total cost OF the Monitors, built and being
built will be 81 10000. Twenty other Monitors
light ,lrait-are buildiI =; a cost each, COM
plvir of Si65. 900, all designed for inside work,
river ami hsnbor defense.
The Presbyterian Church and congregation OF
PlaceryiIle have given call 10 Rev. {. {: Wal,
lace to become their pastor AZ annual salary OF
So 600 and have taken steps tor the speedy cree
ton of IN ediice for worship.
The school-boys OF Marysvi.e are subscribing
10 fund TO buy and erect monument over
Young Murray. vino was accidentally killed 4 few
weeks ago by being thrown suddenly 10 the
ground while wrestling.
The Historical Magazine says the term Cop
perhead was probably iirst used in its modern
sense by Z. ". Flags, Esq, Of Bangor, in the
Maine Democratic State Convention, in August.
1861.
wu 4. Cornwall sues the Burning Moscow
Company, in the Twelfth District Court, to com
pei the issuance OF 2O1shares vi stock 10 him, as
one OF the original loca;ors
James MeCabe, aged sixty years, who broke his
hip BY falling into an excavation on Broadway.
sues the American, Russian Commercial Company,
for 81 OOO damages.
The question whether negroes are competent
witnesses in military Courts. having been sub
rc!tted 20 the Judge Advocate Of the Missouri De-
partment he has decided tina; they are competent.
VIM. B. Hunt member OF the late Legislature,
anu Foreman OF Confidence Engine COMPANY Of
Sacramento has received lire hat. the gil; Of
some New York friends, which cos; $3.50.
The Pope recently gave audience to Capt, Grant,
the discoverer Of the sources of the Nile, and ap'
pearcd to be much interested in the maps submit,
ted TO him by that intrepid explorer,
Gen. Joe Lane, the konkerinS hero" OF Ore
con who spells God with a small " 6 and can l
with a :" l." has taken the stump in that State
il behalf of the Southern Confederacy
JEwS.-The wilma Messenger states that nc
eording 10 ;"e latest calculations made the num
Der Of Jews now amounts to 7,0O0,OUO. about one
half OF whom reside il Europe.
A. a recen; l-vee held a. JEFF Davis house in
hlF
better could be expected Treason is the parent
OF many vices and crimes
The convicss concerned il the late outbreaks
at the state Prison are taken ont every morning
and given from sevenry.tive TO hundred iashes
each on the bare back.
Teams,ers who are treiehting out Of Lincoln
are on q strike" for higher wages, Large guam
titles OF freight are stored at places awaiting sAp
Gent for the mountains.
The Nevada Gazette says the county assess.
ment will fall short of what il WAS last year
Property has so deprecated in value !; could not
well be otherwise.
4 large drove Of cattle which arrived IT san
Francisco from Oakland, Monday evening, STAN
peded and went of the dock. Many were
drowned.
The Provost Marshal of Oregon reports that
there are in that State l4,T20 persons subject 10
draft, Of whom II, i22 belong to the trst class.
Eight hundred and hffy-one persons were inter
red in the various San Francisco cemeteries
during the months Of January and February.
James S. Thomas the radical candidate, is eiec
ted Mayor OF ST. Louis by 1000 majority. The
City Council has a decided radical majority.
Odds, Meyer Peter aud Goode have incorpo
rated the Powder Manufacturing Company, To-
caied in Marin coanty, Paper Mill Creek
Southern Illinois cotton is coming into market
One hundred and twenty bales were recently sold
at eighty cents pound.
Friday, the Sih last. obss. we'd as Il day OF
fasting. humiliation and prayer throughout the
Southern Coniederacy.
An organization has been effected q: Red Bluff
for the purpose Of opening wagon road TO Idaho
City Il IT,
The President is about 10 authorize the orguni'
ration of Ten new volunteer regiments in Calitor.
mia.
The Shasta County Jail is empty, and the She
riff is advertising for few bcarders.