Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-18
In TexRa.


held in the city of Houston, Texas, on the
18th of June; and at which were present
the most prominent men of the State, and
who participated in the proceedings. A
series of resolutions, most loyal in their
character. were drawn up by q committee,
and unanimously adopted.
From New Orleans.
The New Orleans Times denies that the
cholera or yellow fever has appeared in
that city this season.
Ten steamers, filed with soldiers be-
longing to the 18th army corps, passed
to-day en- route for Duval's Bluff.
Shreveport advices to the 18th state
that the quantity of cotton lately sent to
New Orleans by way of Red river, is va
riously estimated at from $4,000 to l5O,-
900 bales. Next years crop will be
small; but very little has been planted.
Many Of the Southern Rebels Fleeing
TO Mexico-Duke de Lime Point.
CAIRO, June ga Vera Cruz letter,
dated the 2lst, states that many of the
Confederates still continue to flock to
Mexico.
No doubt Gwin will get q new appoint
ment. 1t is thought it only wants the
signature of Max. to become q law. He
goes out as Director-G General of Emigra-
ton for the States of Sonora, Chihuahua,
Durango and Tamailipas, with extraor-
binary powers and 800 French troops to
back him. The emigration is to be strictly
Southern. Ten thousand Cnfederates are
to be armed and paid by the Empire, and
kept in the aforementioned States rs q
protection to emigrants.
Capt. Cage, and the officers of the Stone
wall, have gone to Mexico to offer their
services to the Empire, and to persuade
the Government to purchase the ran
Stonewall. The French Admiral goes
with them for the same purpose He de-
clares that with this ram he can defend
the Mexican coast against the whole
American navy.
General Grierson's cavalry arrived at
Vicksburg, landing at that point after a
three months campaign through the States
of Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi.
The expedition passed through points in
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi never
before visited by hostile troops. They
report the interior of these States in most
prosperous condition ; report seeing hun
dreds Of thousands of bales Of cotton
which the owners are anxious to take to
market. There will be large crops Of cot
ton this year, as thousands of acres which
had been planted in corn were plowed up,
and cotton substituted. Crops generally
are looking very fine.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, June $3.50 far, only
about 1875 special pardons have been
granted to rebels Z; but q number of papers
for this purpose await the signature Of
the President.
The only prisoners of war in the Old
Capitol Prison, above the rank of Cap
tain, are the rebel Major General Edward
johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Of a Virginia
regiment. Colonel Ingraham has been
turned over to the State Department.
Upwards of 10000 oaths of allegiance
have been subscribed at Washington by
disloyal parties.
From Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, June 20. Ex-Governor Bram-
lett addressed the citizens this evening in
favor of the Constitutional Amendment.
and the advantages of free over slave labor
in Kentucky. He said slavery is utterly
overthrown /; its restoration for ever an
impossibility. He urged the people to
proceed to establish and sustain free labor,
as dictated by wisdom and interest. He
showed by statistics Of the population
and occupation of lands by slave and nom
shareholders, that the rich lands of the
State were in the hands of q class exceed
ingly small in comparison with the popu-
lar masses.
He urged the organization of the free
white laborers of the State, to take care in
future of their own interests. He said
the necessity existed for immediate action
in Kentucky in disposing of this vexed
question of slavery, the progress of events
having practically destroyed the institu-
ton itself, and discussed ct length the
second section of the constitutional amend
mcnt with overwhelming power. The OBJ
jections urged against it were that the
amendment gives Congress the power to
confer the elective franchise on emanci-
pated slaves, thus making social equality.
He said the second section means simply
that Congress should, by appropriation or
necessary legislation, prohibit slavery or
involuntary servitude in oil the States.
PHILADELPHIA, June 90. - Subscrip.
tions to the the 7-30 Loan, $2,53l,00O.
Now Assistant Secretary of War
General Rosecraus Sails for Cali.
forniR.
New York, June 30.-A Washington
special dispatch says T. 7. Eckert, Super
intendent of the military telegraph, will
tomorrow commence his duties as Assist
ant Secretary of War, vice Dana, re-
signed.
General Rosecrans sails for California
tomorrow.
Late from England.
CARE RACE, July 2.-The steamship
China, from Liverpool Juno oath and
Queenstown 25th, has arrived.
The news is meagre. The Atlantic tel
egraph cable was on board the Great
Eastern. So soon as the balance of the