Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-05
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ESPECIAL prsrArca TO rHE GOLD HnL DAILY SEws,
DATES TO MAY, cd.
Steamboat Aecident-Man!
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Dreadful Steamboat Aecident-Many
Lives Lost.
Carlo, April pa Steamboat calam-
ity unparalleled in the history Of navisa-
ton occurred on Thursday morning, BY
the bursting of the boiler of steamer Sui
tana, eight miles above Memphis, as she
was on her way from New Orleans to this
point. Twenty two hundred people were
on board, 1858 of these were paroled
soldiers, on their way home from the
rebel prison at Andersonville, Ga. OF
this immense cargo of precious life, only
six hundred are known to have been saved.
Of course more will yet be found, but at
the inside, the terrible margin of 1000 or
1900 lives will in all probability have to
stand to credit Of this calamity.
General Washburne. commanding at
Memphis, has ordered commission to IN
vestigate this terrible disaster. The Mate
of the steamer testifes that the boat was
running at about ten miles an hour at the
time Of the explosion. The boilers had
been tested in St. Louis on the last trip,
and pronounced good. The last informa.
ton received is, that there were $500 per-
sons on board, 1856 of whom have been
found alive.
Je6,s Specie Heard From.
New YORK, May lit has been ascer-
tanned that JEFF Davis and party have not
more than $500, 900 in specie with them.
More about JOhnstOn's Surrender.
Gen. Grant is reported to have said that
when he informed Sherman of the disap-
proval of the terms he had forwarded to
Washington, the latter frankly admitted
he had made mistake in not having put
in writing that slavery was dead; but it
was in the understanding between them
as to permitting rebel Legislatures to
assemble. That was because he had just
learned that the Virginia Legislature was
permitted to assemble by authority of the
President; and in the absence of official
instructions, he interpreted the Presidents
desire to be that the rebel State govern
ments should be retained for the preserva-
ton of order, to avoid maintaining mill
airy forces in those States, and to do away
with the irritation likely to grow out of a
military government.
Harold, Booths Accomplish, makes
a ConIession-MOre Traitors likely
TO Meet Iheir Doom.
New YORK, May 1.-The Tribune's
special dispatch says that Harold has
made "voluminous" confession.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says It is believed our Government con.
templates the arres. of Judge Campbell,
who, since Lees surrender, has been very
busy endeavoring to obtain terms favor
able to the traitors.
Rebel Piratea-GranI's HeadQuarters
The COnspiratOrs already Number
0OO- hHfr0Iu'D Irlal commence
on the 4th Of Mny.
New YORK, May 2.-The Tribune's
special says the President is preparing a
declaring all vessels sailing
under the Confederate flag pirates. They
are to be pursued, and if captured, will
be treated as such.
General Grant announces that the
Headquarters of the Army of the United
States will be established in Washington.
The Times special says the whole num-
Der of arrests made of conspirators is $50.
The trial of these has commenced before a
military commission. If the facts be sub.
stantiated as now disclosed, the magnitude
of the plot will astonish the whole coun-
try.
Harrold's trial is set for tomorrow
"wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Secretary
of State is feeling very well this morning.
Fred. Stewards condition is more encour-
aging. .,