Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-07-20
From the Virginia Union Of this morning.
Health Of the President.

From the Virginia Union of this morning.l
Health OF the President.
New York, July 5.-The Herald's cores
pondent says the health Of the President is
so far improved as to warrant his deyoting a
few hours to business, commencing with
Thursday morning.
From tho Southwest.
New YORK, July 1.-THE Tribune's New
Orleans correspondent says: Major-General
| Sheridan, after visiting Galveston, proceeded
to Brazos Santiago, and from thence to
Brownsville, remaining but a short time at
each place. He is hourly expected to return
to his headquarters in this city.
Wcitzell arrived at Brazos a few days
since and temporarily established his head.
quarters at that place. It is thought he will
proceed to Brownsville in a few weeks, or as
soon as the debarkation ofhis command has
been effected.
General Granger, commanding in Texas,
recently issued an order in which he gives
people distinctly to understand that slavery
has ceased to exist there, and that this result
involves an equality in personal rights and
rights of property between negroes and their
former masters. At the same time he coun-
sells colored people to remain on the planta-
tions and continue to work, and warns them
against idleness.
Against the Indiana.
FoRT LARAMIE, July GA column con-
sisting Of the Second Missouri Light Artil-
lery, equipped as cavalry, with the Twelfth
Missouri Cavalry, passed Columbia, Nebras-
ka, to-day, or their way to the Powder
river country, to cooperate with two other
columns now preparing to march from Lara
mic against hostile Indians.
RniIrond Surveys.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Tribune's Wash
ington special says: Burlington & Morris, Of
Iowa, have filed in the Interior Department
q map of survey and location from the Mis-
souri, river to Fort Kearney, Nebraska, of
the Union Pacific Company. They also filed
q map of survey and location Of road west
from Omaha one hundred miles, and from
that point q map designating the general
route of the line OF road to Salt Lake of the
Eastern Division Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company. They likewise filed a map
designating the general route Of said road
from Kansas City to the Tooth meridian.
Demeanor of the Doomed.
New York, July 6.-The Commercials
special Washington dispatch says: When the
sentences were read to the conspirators to-
day, Paine took it coolly, and asked for a
Baptist minister. Atzerodt was deeply af-
fected, and cried bitterly, asking for a Luther
an minister. Harold displayed considera-
BILE fortitude, only asking for an interview
with his family. Mrs. Surratt was collected,
and asked for Fathers Walter and Wigel to
attend her last moments.
The Posts special says the counsel and
friends of Mrs. Surratt are already making
oHorK. 60 nhfoin n Ynanitn FIR hnr Ic
thought they will not succeed.
Still Observation-Disclosures OF the Exc.
cution.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Hancock repaired
to the arsenal at noon to-day, and delivered
the death warrant Of Payne, Harold, Mrs.
Surratt and Atzerodt, to General Hartrouft,
who is in charge of the prisoners, when they
went together and visited the condemned, to
inform them of the sentences pronounced,
and the time fixed for their execution.
PAYNE was the first to whom the intelli.
gence wat communicated. 1t did not seem
to take him by surprise, as he doubtless an
ticipated no other result, and conducted him.
self accordingly. !
The others were more or less affected, and
Mrs. Surratt particularly, who sank under
the dread announcement. She plead for four
days additional time to prepare herself for
death.
All the prisoners will be attended by cler-
gymen Of their OVID designation.
The scaffold has been erected in the south
yard Of the old penitentiary building, which
is closed by a high brick wall. The collins
and burial clothes are already prepared.
Only q limited number OF persons Will be al
lowed to witness the scene. The sentence Of
the conspirators who are to be imprisoned,
will be carried into immediate effect.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-An the condemn
ed conspirators sentenced to be hanged to-
day were executed.
The petition of Mary Surratt, through her
counsel, Messrs. Aiken and Clau!ett, Judge
Wilder, of the Supreme Court OF this Dis
trict, directed the issue Of a writ OF ha6eas
corpus to Gen. Hancock, commanding him
to produce in Court at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the body Of Mary Surratt with the cause
Of her detention. The writ was served on
Gen. Hancock at s o'clock this morning by
U. S. Marshal Gooding. He immediately
consulted with the Acknowledgement and the
Secretary Of War. At 1890 the General had
not obeycd the writ. This fact was brought
to the notice Of the Court by her counsel,
but the Judge said he had no power to en-
force the writ to-day. Guards were placed
all around the arsenal and grounds to pre-
vent the entrance of persons to the scene Of
execution, none being admitted excepting
those previously supplied with tickets by
Gen. Hancock.
The relatives of Mrs. Surratt and Harold
spent several hours with them during the
fornoon. They were also attended BY their
spiritual advisers, as we're also Atzerodt and
Payne. A few minutes after one o'clock the
other prison door was opened. Mrs. Sur
raft was supported on her way TO the gallows
BY two military officers; next followed Alter
odt, Harold and Payne, accompanied BY the
guard and their respective ministers Of the
gospel. Front seats were reserved for them
on the platform in the following order: Mrs.