Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-25
The Gold Excitement.

Ths exei,smeDtIn the gold market ysEter5aY seemed
to be perfectly onentraahle and at time the pre-
MUM was run zp Is9 but fell subsequanty 70 ia
The rsdicAl advance s gold durag the morning excited
ths markets. and all commodities hsld nneh high
o.; but the subsequsut decline unsettled the markets
and rendered thing nominal Flour advanced 10
9y5s, wheat 305c. whisky and corn 2d3s., pork g.
In an editorial the wild excitement tts gold
question which is prevailing in New York, the
Herald says:
There were some rather startling fluctuations In The
pr.Osa Of gold At exsnsnge place ysaterdsy, At ten
minutes 70 10 o'clock IN the morning the gold dollar
started at set In paper; three minutes later s6 and
twenty mIautes later Il nad rup mp TO e9 This was
twelve minutes past 10 eoek but sixteen minutes after
J goa had Fun down 20 1 s2 Thus within hour
paper money had suffered depreciation Of nearly
nins per cent and recovered of it, and the close
OF tas day the price down 10 a. This Is indeed
gold gambling run mad There Is no esuss for thsRs
violent nuetnstons. They the hspbszard ventures
eg the fsro backs But the o7mmuuity may well cry
ont 10 those sodgpeculators, the foRE In the fable
did 70 the oys who we're pelttnS ihem with stones,
4This may be sport to you but Il is death 70 us We
presume that the WsIlsree sod operators yesterday
we're aware Of the presence Of Mr. Secretary Chase in
town and INDUCED In their fantastic tricks ust show
that they could Rnsp their fingers at him. Where
We to look fer relief Congress might help US; bat
Congress TO be past all hope. We look, there
fore Gen Grant and bis gallant for rescue.
With his shall have better times; but should
tansis him 20 bring upsn him msfortune instead
% sucesES. why then We may look for the deiuge.
PyoLibitio1 Of Speculation In Gold.
In the House OF Representatives. on THURSDAY Mr.
Stesens Of PsnnsylvAnia, tried Ist the Houss
about 10 adjourn, to get Ia bill 20 prevent spscas ton
IN geld but the opposition msmbos obiseied to T. and
nsed on adjoarnnS without trsusEeting any further
Easnsss.
The Case Of ~. LsHg.
In the House. the Of Mr.. Long. Of Ohio was dis.
eusssd throughout the entire seaSion Mr. Oolfsx with
drew his resolution expsl Mr.. Long, and accepted
Mr. BromAlPs fesolutiOn Of esnBurs rha debate y a.
eprcssiors kfuay the rssolutlon csnsuring Mr. Long
for declaring hDss favor Of the recognition Of tbs
rsbsl OonfedeTscy was adopted By vote Of eighty
against seventy.
a PresidsatieI C0nDsatiOs 10 Be- held st Ctsvs-
Iaad, Ohio
A dispatch from the 'Hsralds" correspondent, from
Waahingon, states that the arrangements had ben def
nlsely msde for the neeilng Of popular convention
inc udlng de egaiions Of the republicans dissatisfied with
ths pres nj Administration 10 be held q Oleyela,
0a,o about the Goth Of Nay. NEXT II Is prop.sed 10
nsnina then and there candidate for the presdeney
Tbs pseuliar advocates Of the sleolon Of Mr. Lincoln
are much alarmed At this movement than at the
psospset Of sitheF financial or military disasters.
Hifisssy OyeSatiens-- Ti0O Hsmdsed Prisoners
CGptnssd By GAs Rebels Near AIszGadTis,
Lonisisna.
The Herald has the following remarks on military
operations In its "situation articlel
Gen GIsnt 10 close consultation With the prssi-
dent yesterday morning He sih probably leave FOR
the army fo-day. The Sd division Of the % eorps
eommsndsd by Gen. BiFney reviewed yesterday
By Gen HANCOCK and presented a splendid appsar-
snee. Gen Asade present, ana eoapumsntsd the !
division and is commander.
Il reported, but on vague Guihorty, that the /
robels had beea seen recently In she Blue RIdge
Our from North Gerolins Is TO the effect that
Gen Morgan is about TO make bold expedition TO /
esme quarter.
By he arrival Of the Creole from New orlssDs va /
have interesting iutsIigsBes from the gulf Rumors
Tnst0 the effect thss the rebsl rams Missouri aud
Shrevepot were blown uD by their crews on ihs 26h
als prevent their falling into b. hands Of the Ia on
forces This fact s stated by tbs Nsohez "ouTier OF
the Lat lsat Il tAs said that while body OF Union
troops Numbering hundred were breakfast near
4 alaxasdFlA, they surrounded aud captured by
Qss. Disk Taylor
It Is reported that brilliant fight recently took place
~ tPensaeSa between the I3fh and 18th cavalry and
lbs 18th AlabamAcEyeiry) % In ptheh the-rebsls
Almoat anRlhilstsd ia hsndto-hAnd encounter with
sabFeH.
Anosher demand for she surrender Of Padacah, KY,
was made hy tue enemy yesterday, hnd again refused
y Capt Hius Who sseps estsrizsd to agAt Il eut,