The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-25
BY Telegraph
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Gold Mining In Virginia.
The Markets.
The Atlantic Cable.
Loss OF q Steamer near More
head city.
NIGHT DISPATCHES
More
News from South America.

News from South America.
!: Nrw YORK. July q "A Richmond pare
publishes the following extract from a lette
from Go9eblsnd county, Va. Those VII,
returned from the war too late TO put il
crops are very busy washing gold from the
mines. 7 suppose there are s,Oo0 miners al
work getting gold in G0Och aud and Louisa
counties. They average two penny weights
day to each map. hear they are work
log in Culpspper and other counties. The
geld mines have never been fully 6evel-
oPsd. The quartz veins are large and rich,
and would pay we'll, but lot a single mill is
WORKED in the gold districts. In a few
places some are working with on and stone
mortars, and in that rude way do very we'll
There viii brighter day dawn on ths gold
mines Of Virginia before fan. l
! HEw YoaK, July 24-Gold opened at
l427s and sold up 70 l4si clQsirg steady.
PaILADEIPHIA, July "a The balance Of
the 7-SO loan unsold is SIS 600, 900 but viii
probably be closed cut to-day. All ord rs
will be filled by Jay Cook Co., as fast as
received, uutil the remainder is bought.
'NEw YOHK, July R4.-The steam yacht
Clara left the doek, foot Of 18th street, at
O'clock sunday morning, and passed
Throgg's Neck at $50. Engineer Everett |
expects TO reach Halifax next Thursday. |
While at Halifax the machinery will be full
ly arranged for under running. The cable
and yacht will probably leave that port for
AsPy Bay Saturday. WelOws, superintend-
ent Of the Sandy Hook line, snd gentle
man of experience with telegraph cables,
has gone with Mr., Everett in the Clara.
FORTREss MoxROE, July 22.-The United
States steamer Omnibus was wrecked on the
bar of MoOrhead City on the l4th inst.
About 20 persons are reported lost or miss
ing. Capt. Irvine was in command and had
on board $50 soldiers. The most of them
landed on shore. The Omnibus left
Morehead CITY about the 2lst for Fortress
Monroe with $50 soldiers belonging to the
9th New York aad 10th Pennsylvania regi-
ments. After passing outside the bar the
asho e. From twenty to thirty were lost,
names unknown, except 1t. W. H. Quincy,
Of the 9th Maine, whose body washed ashore.
Thos. A. Gordon arrived from City Point
bound for Washington City to pay troops of
Kilpairiek's corps. a5H
The civil Curtis are organized in Eliza
beth City and vicinity 70. the first time
since the commencement of the war. A
Chief Magistrate YVES elected and W. H.
Curtis was elected Sheriff.
The United States Frigate Congress, sunk
By the Merimac in Hampton Roads, was
raised on Thursday last The remains Of
.he wreck are useless, except for the great
AMOUNT Of metal on her. There are vague
'umors as to aPay master's safe with 500, 600
n specie being somewhere in the wreck
Nav YORK, July 24.-The steamer Ocean
Queen has arrived from AspinwalI, and
rings important news.
At Guiaquil, Ecuador, the President, Gar
ia Moreo, seized an Epglish stesmer Of the
-tlantic Steam Navigation Company, load
lg at the Mole, drove the officers aud crew
shore st the point Of the bayonet, carried
lunitions Of war aboard; and steamed Tor
he mouth Of the river, where the Ieyolu- n
onists were lying a. anchor in the vessels
,izsd from the Government, she struck one
the e steamers, cutting her amidships to
le waters edge, and sinking her after a
hort engagement. The others surrendered
be bulk of the people, including mary o.
dies, escaped 10 the woods. The prisoners
ere brought 10 Guaiquil, and twenty
them Immediately shot, After this BIorso
arted for Tembero, where he ex-
scted to capture a number Of victims,
so, they share the same fate. After his
turn to Guaguel the President returned
lie steamer to the Captain who received her
nder protest, and at the same time 20, 900 i
ounds for the three days iervice of the
essel. The seizure is still an open question,
aving been referred to the manager Of the
ompauy at Calloa. The President holds
nat under the same law spoken of by Wit
IL he bad right to take the vessel, and the
litish Consul appeared to az es With him. (
The United States double .cker gunboat
ewanee arrived at Panama with news from D,
ALEC to the sixth. The rebellion in Peru
ppears to gain ground. On the fifth a
loOdy bate occurred six miles from Lima
etwsen 1000 rebels ard G 900 Government
oops, in which the latter we're successful,
king prisoners one hundred men and n
yenty officers, besides the killed. A few
avs previously a mutiny broke out aboard
lie hag-ship Amazon, blOcllading africa. =
he muti1eers gained possession Of the ship a,
nder direction Of the officers of the deck.
he Admiral Gen. Poniszo was shot in the ~
,binand afterwards hanged from an arm Of L
he vessel. The mulinesrs stewards de- o s1l5
Dyed the Captain Of the America on board One
nd captured his vessel This is the ship the
scently sent out from England. They also Jus
lptured the Turnba, leaving the govern ans
tent with only two vsasss of real value. as
Chill is still in trouble with Spain. Bu- :
ness at Valparaiso unusually quiet. Cop +
er is improving nitrate frm AMI advan-
ing. u
Prom Central America We hear Of she
apture Ex- President Barricos, Of San SAL r
sdor, who LEFT Panama recently 10 sma =.
esssl, expecting to fad the party success &C.
IL who voted 10 his favor in San Salvador. a s
Ie, however, found his party dispersed at 81
and endeavorsd 70 return, but q 4
troke Of lightaiug happened to show the e,
essel, which was captured and ali on "a
GARD made prisoners.
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