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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

KuicEerborEer Gold aud Sf!re-. .HfH-
ing Compuny.--A mrcring of the stockholders in
the above company will he held at their Office. in
Gold Hill. on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Of Jnnu.
ary, 1864, NJ oclnck P. NJ. for the purpose Of
elcrtlnc BoHrh Of Trustees for the ensuing year.
by order Of the Board.
GEO. W. TURNEG, Secretary.
Gold IIill. Dee Al lSisl tlpll id
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08
san Bernard Mining Compnm,

San Bernard Mining Company
Office Virginia Hotel cor. and Sutton avenue,
Yir2inia. y. T.. Dee. o. lat3-At rrsnlar meet
inS of the Trustees of the San Bernard Mining
Company Gold Hill District, y. t. held on De-
cembcr y 1868. an assessment OF One (SD Dol
lar per share w;ts levied upOn each and every
share of the capital stock Of the company, paya-
ble immediately in United States gold coin to the
Secretary, at the Office Of the company.
NJ. u. HOWELL, President.
RDHT = RlRTOS Secretary tlpo1 I'm
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KeAtHcES G. s. =. VI. Company
An assessment Of Fifty Cents per share ws levied
Dec. -, lSt;i payable TO the Secretary, ut his
Office, immediately.
BY or,ler OF the Board.
wM. Hunt, Ser'y X. Co.
American Flat, Dec y, lStS3. drSS lmS
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08
Oaee Of .Le Esaere.ae.s G.. s 8. i.

OAaee Of fhe Inaepessdenf G.. ar y. VI.
Company No. 2-GOld Hill, Dec Il, ls63-At a
meeting of the Independent Gold and Silver Min
ing Company No. ., held at the Office of the com
pany Dec. u 1863, an assessment Of Fifty Cents
per share was levied on the capital stock of the
company, payable Immediately to the Secretary
of the company. e..
dclSlm F. E PHILLIPa Sec'y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Issperiaf =. ~. Co.-.N'0Siee Is hrre-
by given that at meeting of the Board of
Trustees If the above named company, holden ut
their Office M. i0S Front street. San Francisco
the :ssd of Dcrrmber, 1853 AIN assessment of
two and onc-half per cent WIS Levied on cnch
and every SHARE of the capital stock nf the com
pany. payable Immediately, in United States gold
c"in. to Henry Rogers, Treasurer, AUS Front
street. san Francisco.
Bv order of the BOARD of Trustees.
dra2 Iaiw CT. HOPKINS. Scc'y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Or. Perrg's 6. s. n. W. Co.-.Hf q
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the above
named company. Blue Sulphur Spring District,
held to-day, an assessment No. l Of twenty C2O)
cents per share was duly levied on the capital
stock of said company, payable Immediately, in
l.. S. gold coin, TO the SECRETARY at his Office, e.
Lcichtcr & Co.'S Pioneer liquor store, opposite
the Union Quartz Mill. Gold Hill y. T.
By order of the Board of Trustees,
GEORGE PERRY, Sec'y.
Gold HILL Dec q. 1864 dr2S I'm
Narfng ngnnsett Company. An As
sessInent this day levied Of Fifty Cents per share
is payable Immediately to the Secretary.
by order Of the Board.
GEO. G.. BURNETT, Secretary.
Gold Ain, Dee 81 ls6l dc2i lm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Lnboring q. q 3. N. COmpnhy.-
Notice is hereby given thar Ut u meeting Of the
Board "f Trustees of the above Company. held ut
the office Of the Secretary this day. assessment
One Dollar (SD per share duly levied on each
and every share of the capital stock made pnya-
BILE Immediately TO the Secretary, ut his Office, OPP
positc Odd Fellows Hall
BY order of the Bnar'i of Trustees.
W. W. VAN VLIET, Secretary.
BY A. j. GOULD, Deputy.
Gold Hill, Dec. %. 1861 de23 I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Original Hawkeye G. & s. NJ.
Company.--The shareholders of this company
are hereby notified that an assessment Of Five
Dollars per share was this day levied on the eapi
tal stock of the company.
Nv order of the Board of Trustees.
G. KEIFFER, Sec'y.
Gold Hill. Jan I'd. 1864 jai Inn.
LOuisViIle 6 G = M C0.-Notiee In
hereby given that at a meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees Of the above company, held at the Office
of said company, on the ith day Of january; A.
ID 1884. an assessment Of One Dollar per share
was levied on each and every share of the
capital stock Of the company, and made payable
Immediately. in United States gold or silver coin,
10 the Secretary, at his Office in Gold Hill
By order Of the Board Of Trustees.
j. A. APPERS0N,
Secretary Louisville G. & S. u. Co.
Gold Hill, Jan 4th. 1884 la6 Inn
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
oface Of the Jewett & shepard G<

Once Of the Jewett q sheparo 6olo
and Silver Mining CompanS.-At meeting oil
the TRUSTEES Of the above Company. held Deecm-
her 10Th ls61 an assessment, No. 9, Of one (SD
dollar per share on each and every share OF the
capital stock was dnly lryied, payable Immediate
w. in United States gold coin, to the SecretarS al
his Office in Gold Hill. opposite the Odd Fellows
Hall By or,ler Of the Board Of Trustees
deIO I'm AIONZO JEwETT, See'y.
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Lee Geld and silver Mining Con-

ranv-Noticc Is hereby given that at meeting
Of the Board Of Trustees, held this day, an as
scsSmrnt of One Dollar per share was levied on
the capital stock of the above company, paya
bls Immediately. to the Secretary, at II. H.
rlasr \ Co.'S Office. post Office huilding1.
GEO. W. TURNEY, Sec'y.
Gold Hill Dec lOth 1871 dell I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08
North American Mining COMPANY

Company-Noticc.-Ata a meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees held this day, an assessment of 81 5Oper
share on the capital stock Of the company was
levied, payable TO the Secretary, immediately ut
his Office.
GEO. W. TURNEY. Secretary.
Gold Hill, Dec. l6, lsta deli I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

.Fsr OreEsS COAs 1NS7.-sgs .Asscss-
ment this day levied Of Onc Dnllur per sharr is
payable immediately to the Secretary. Members
are also notified that stock Is ready fr issuance.
aud must b,. drawn within thirty DAYS, Else
they will be forever barred from obtaining the
same.
By nrtler of the Board of Trustees.
GEO. I. BURNETT, Secretary.
Gold Ill., Dee 81. lSfSi dc:9 I'm
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Central HSRkeye CoS.PGsS.-.H .
meeting of the Trustees of the above named COM
pany, held Dec. Is, A. D. 1863, an assessment Of
Two Dollars and Fifty Gents per share was lev
led on each and every share of the capital STOCK
Of said company, and made payable immediSteiy
to the Secretary, Ut his Office in Gold Hill
delslm SM. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-08

Johanna Gold and silver Mining
Company-Argentiue District, " T.-AsscSs.
meut No. Of twenty five cents per share has been
this day levied, and is now due aud payable to
the Secretary, at his office, at Stern, WE'LL &
Co.'S Gold HILL
BY or'l-r of the Boar,l JOHN WHIET, Scc'y.
Gold Hill, Dee Sth lStS3 lcs I'm
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-04
BURNING OF cHAMBERsBURG.

The outburst of indignation with which tho burning
Cbambersburg by Gen McCausand has been received in
the Loyal States To show the appreciation which
all such acts Of vandalism justly held however
ed have been It's expressions when the outrage
committed by odr troops in the South When Button in
South Carolina and DareD. in Georgia. and Alexandria.
in Louisiana, and Washington, in North Carolina were
burned by forces, there not wanting those the
Loyal States who depored these several acts Of wantoa
oareessness unworthy of honorable aud Chrs
tan warre but partly from the remoteDess Of the
OF such wrongdoipg and partly from angud of in
dignaton in all that the msortunes of the
N.Y. there was very vivid universal feeling the SUBJ
ect And do not doubt that 10 the States
there will be found mutudes who will unthinkngly APP
paud the burning of Chamberburg an act OF righteous
retaliation, II not as commendable 10 itself 4
We do not need to to readers that all such deeds
Of babarsm whether committed by side or the other
fix stigma Of Disgrace national character; and il
any have been unable to realize the atrocy Of these ex
cesses long they exclusively committed by our
troops is to be hoped that their native Nervousness will
be clearly perceived ia the light of the burning homes of
Chambsrsbug, and that for the credit of the national
shall not be called to chronicle such horrors in
the future progress of the
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

letter from the Army of the Potomac dated on the
oath instant gives additional particulars Of the en-
counter and its results This letter says
"The arrival Of some troops in the vicinity Of Bermuda
Hundred day two attracted the attention Of the
enemy and caused them 10 believe that an advance on
Richmond by way Of Malvern Hill was intended.
force consisting Of Renshaw's division and Long
streets corps and WlIcoxs division Of Hills corps wa
immediately Withdrawn from the vicinity of Petersburg
and down TO check the movement.
To cOunteract this movement the part OF the enc
N.Y. the Second Corps detached aud across the
James river and 1t hapas six o'clock yesterday morning
the advances met the rebel skirmishers in open field
opposite Jonsss Neck Their battery 10 position
the edge of the woods the further side OF the field
"A long line of skirmshers threwn out once from
our force who drove the rebels to their bea twork
where they kept hoty engaged while brigade Of the
first division moved around the left Of the enemys line
and getting the lett If their flank charged them dr-
wing rebels from their guns into the woods capturing
fifty sixty prisoners aud four guns aud quantity Of
small arms.
"The enemy fell back on their renforcements who occu.
pied strong works built there two years ago.
Our troops followed, taking up position in front and on
their flank and before this reaches you the entire party
hoped would be captured routed The guns taken
four s0pound PARROTS, marked May 80 1864 near
Richmond. and we're the which had been captured
from the Eighteenth Corps at Drurys Bluff last MAY Our
LOGS only about half dozen wounded none reported
seriously.
Gen Grant rode to the front in the afternoon and in
company with Hancock reviewed the position the enemy
bad taken. He seemed well pleased with the mornings
operations
Gen. Fosters command had lively time with the
enemy yesterday at this place but his force beng weak
he fell back some half mile to stronger position which
he held until the arrival Of the Second Corps He los
forty or fifty wounded during the day
can attack was expected on Gen. Warrens front yes
terday, but IL not made
Picket and artillery firing ls INDUCED in to the usua
extent aud was sharper trout Of tie Eighteenth Corp
yesterday than formerly"
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NEGRO CELEBRATION.

This to be another gasdsy for the colored people
within the grounds Of the Presidents Mansion permission
to occupy which has, according to announcement the
STAR been granted by the President for demopstrson
of the appreciation Of the coored people Of the much
desired and highly appreciated privileges they per-
mted to enjoy since the freeing Of the slaves and abolish
ing Of the black laws Of the District Of Columbia The
colored Sabbath Schools are to be present Preaching
announced for eleven O'Clock and three O'Clock and an
address at four O'Clock choir and full band Of music
Admttance 25 cents children 10 cents. The proceeds
are to be applied to the purchase of banner, to be
known the Banner of Freedom" These grounds
we're occupied by the negroes on the Fourth of July last
and before occupied for Ike purpose by either
whites or blacka
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DESPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAc

HEADQUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC, JULY 30
The great event long anticipated viz the explosion
of the mine under the enemys fort in front of the Ninth
Corps CAME off this morning at 440 Picket firing
kept up all night and in fact at the time the match
applied the skirmshers still engaged both sides
The volume Of dirt thrown up immense and, rising
three hundred feet in the air. resembed i'm
mense fountain Of dirt than any thing else
The Ninth Corps at charged the works driving the
enemy to their second ne and taking number of prison
of whom dug out of the drt badly bruised
They state that only about dozen Of their "a South
Carollna) regiment are left.
AS the explosion took place, hundred and
twenty guns opened front, while the musketry
bazed in continuous line of FIRE along the front of the
Ninth and parts of the Fifth and Eighteenth Corps.
The was long to be remembered by all who
witnessed it, but the smoke from the guns obscured
the view and the first particulars of Cleaned
from those who in with the prisoners The prisoners
state that they completely surprised most of those
in the fort being asleep at the time They state that there
four guns in the ratification which of
buried far out of sight.
The fort that demolished manned by South
Carolina regiment with the exception of two short
companies that were out pckets Not than four
FIVE Of those who manned the fort could have possibly
escaped. member of tn South Carolina regiment
being carried along ia Fifth Corps ambulance He was
feariuy wounded the blood gushing from him in full,
neverceasng rvulet He lay in the ambulance in COM
plete bath of blood.
The firing both sides was dreadful thai it is abso-
utey impossible to convey correct impression Of it.
But murderous the fire from the rebels wa, it
nothing compared to the execution which effected
1t seemed impossible that shots should follow each other
In such rapid succession.
At the time of writing in the second line of
the enemy breastworks the din and cargor of bat
tie resemble the fanced sights and sounds of hs rather
than any thing else. There not much firing from
right from her portions Of the line the Fifth Corps
having been held in reserve.
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SICK AND WOUNDED FROM THE FRONT

The hospital steamer Connecticut arrived here yestar
day. having on board four hundred and thrytwo sick and
wounded from the hospital at City Point and thirty
seven officers the majority of whom were wounded at
Petersburg on Saturday.
These officers claim Gas learn from the Starr that
the explosion Of the mine was complete success and our
failure to accomplish the object in viewthe carrying of
the rebel works and the capture of Petersburg-was
owing to the bad conduct of the negro troops After cap
turing aud holding for time the two first lines of
rebel breasworks the second division Of the Ninth Corps
which of negro troops were ordered to charge
but, being exposed to en6sdng fire. they broke and
run, aud pitched peme into the supports causing con-
siderable confusion The rebels taking advantage of this
poured grape and canister in upon forces with terri
BILE effect The Second and Thrteth Michigan regiments
lost heavily in prisoners did also the negro troops
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MORE FIGHTING NEAR ATLANTA.

special despatch to the New York World states that
the Government has received dispatches by which 1t ap
pears that Gen Sherman had considerable fight near At
lanta Wednesday, the 9th utmo. 1t is the first nte
gence of the kind received here from any source The
Richmond papers of Saturday do mention it in their
advces from Hoods army. Gen Hood attacked General
Sherman bis enirenched position and failed to carry his
assault with the loss of nearly thousand killed which
Gen Shermans men buried just In front of our lines His
loss in killed and wounded was little over six hundred
Gen Shermans dispatches understood to detail this
fight, but the above Is sad to be the gist of
NASHVILLE JULY 29.-Gen. Sherman 10 again in mo-
ton in front of Atlanta The army began moving yester
day upon the last line of communication with the rest of
the Confederacy left to Gen Hood An early engagement
anticipated the armies close each other that
the slightest movement may stir up fight
letter from an officer at the front Describes the battle
of the 2d the seyeres fighting he bad ever known and
says have buried 1900 rebels with 500 more to bury
Gen. Bragg brought orders from Richmond to hold At
anta at all hazards, and in couac of war 80 stated
Johnston preferred resgning to fighting and retired
Hardee then declined to accept the position when II was
given to Hood the express condition that he was to
stay and fight This arrangement entirely satsfac-
tory to all parties side interested in the matter
Hood has probably already stayed too long.
NASHVILLE, July 30.-In the battle Of the 2sth our
loss less than six hundred The rebel loss s esti
mated BY Gen. Howard at FIVE thousand We buried six
hundred and forythree dead rebels and more were left
unburled Our forces in this engagement covered
while those of the enemy exposed. The rebel
Generals Stewart, Long, and g. d. Lee were severely
wounded Authentic oical information places the rebel
loss since the investment Of Atlanta considerably above
10000 Every thing is progressing favoraby.
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GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE CHARGE AND RI
PULSE OF THE NATIONAL TROOPS.


The attack on the enemys works on Saturday was
assigned to the Ninth Corps (Burnsdes) 1t at first
arranged that the coored division of Gen Ferero should
take the lead that officer having asked permission to head
the assault with his troops The plan subsequently
altered and he assigned the support of the attacking
columns The other divisions to lead the chance Of
lottery would decide The white troops to occupy
OF the coored troops into the city On the evening before
the assault the division commanders of the Ninth Corps
drew lots for position in the attacking column The first
division Ledes) the lead and headed the attack
on Saturday morning. Following Lede the lines of
Wilcox aud Potter and the coored troops of Ferrero
To the latter allotted the task of leading the assault
after the outer line gained They fought well for
time and captured two rebel flags but fresh reinforce
meats of the enemy having up and charged them
ercey they broke and ram utter decentralization to the
of the white troops The enemy pursued their ad
vantage and drove back forces to the position they
had occupied before the assault recapturng the works
had taken Supporting the Ninth Corps were the troops
of Gen. Ord, the veterans of the Tenth and Eighteenth
Corps The shock of the enemys charge stated to have
been terrible The TANKS of columns were pierced
with infantry and enaded with artillery Notwithstanding
that batteries kept up terrific fire upon every point
from which the enemy could command the advancing
columns Our losses not yet certainly known. They
stated TO exceed two thousand killed and wounded and
one thousand taken prisoners The loss of the Eighteenth
Corps was probably four hundred, mostly wounded We
captured four or five hundred prisoners.
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ASSAULT ON PETERSBURG.
ONE REBEL FORT BLOWN UP AND THEIR
OUTER LINE OF WORKS CAPTURED.
FURIOUS BATTLE AND REPULsE.


Last Friday afternoon Gen. Grant ordered the wager
train belonging TO the Sixth Corps to be driven the
ponoon bridge across the James river at Joness Neck
the bridge by which the Second Corps had crossed
two days previously to Deep Bottom, where they had
battle with the enemy.
The movement of the Second Corps had drawn con-
siderable force from Lee and the demonstration with the
empty wagons caused him send another large force to
intercept the anticipated attack on Richmond upon the
northerly side.
This fent having produced the desIed effect Hancocks
corps marched back Friday night during the dark
to the of the army operating aganst Petersburg
aud the tired lay down to act reserve to the
force which was to assault Petersburg.
Ali thugs being in readiness, at daylight on Saturday
morning Gen Grant gave the order to move on the
works. and the mine in front of Burnsdes Line, at the
point which is key to the rebel line Of earthworks-a
point which commands other important portions Of that
lRe-was exploded The result ard what followed down
to the hour of the latest news related in the suboned
dispatches
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ever seemed to become utterly demorAked and part Of
them took refuge in the fort while the remainder, in
confusion, to the fast possible, and 10
The retreat embarrassed advancing white troops An
effort was made to rally the retfeang force but without
success.
The officers of the coored troops behaved noby aud
bravey and in their endeavors to rally their etreang
companies the majority of them killed badly
wounded In fact great the loss that they seemed
to be beyond management Indeed there one to
manage them and thus they finally fell back embarrassing
advancing troops aud got out Of range of the
kerry and canister which had been (and was poughing
its way through their ranks.
We took about two hundred and fifty prisoners most
ly South Carolinans, and five batte-hags.
:" ALI was quiet on Sunday night"
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which they captured and brought OF with them But the
rebels exusperatod az know them to have been al
sight OF the negroes fought with the fury DEVILS and
reinforcemens coming to their adour signal officers
counted six brigsdss hurried from camp beyond the
townhe tide of battle turned The col0red troops gave
way broke in confusion when the rebels having
their charge charged them 10 turn and then they ram
terror stricken dsordered of ugitves the
rally them with all the persuasion of tongue, sabre and
pistol Whatever of dlscredit attaches to the troops
themselves, their officers are beyond reproach
THE TERRIFIC CHARGE OF THE REBELS.
And now the victorious, flushed enemy bore down upon
the white divisions and the shock fearful one. The
headong charge stayed and epused again and again
Numbers of had hudded into the crater OF the
them, causing large sacrifice of life The enemy at the
same time pressed the TANKS Of army with infantry
and enfaded them with artillery. At length the
order to fall back, but 1t not accomplished without
an additional aud heavy loss in prisoners. Gems Griffin
and Hartraut narrowly escaped. Gen. Bartlett less for
tunate in the enemys hands He had been advised to
tire at time when he cou1 have done in comparative
safety but he waited with his brigade to the last
and eventually became prisoner He went into the fRht
with his aud il reported that his wooden leg
twice hit by the enemys bullets His bravery the sub
ect OF universal comment throughout the corps and his
capture Is deeply regretted.
OUR LOssEs.l
cannot yet ascertain fully the extent of our loss
The killed and wounded number certainly not more than
eighteen hundred and fully thousand prisoners have
been taken. number OF wounded fell into the
mys hands, About three hundred of the coored troops
were captured What the enemys loss iswe do not know
but we have about four hundred prisoners.
BEFORE PETERSBURG, July 3l-AM
Every thing quiet again, beyond the usual picket fir
ing Indeed the late battle like dream, 80 quietly
have affairs gded back into their old channel as they
were before the attack.