Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-18

hibitinR great determination. Fifteen min
utes elapsed before the mistake was dlscov-
efrd. The firing In this Skirmish was the mat
warning Davis received. The captors report
that he hastily put on bis wife's dress anu
run for the woods, closely followed BY the
men, who at first thought him "oman'
Seeing his boots while running, they sus-
pected his sex. The race was short anu tne
Rebel President was soon brought 70 pay;
He brandished bovie.knife, and showed
some signs Of battle, but yielded to the per
suasion Of revolvers, without competing !ne
men to FIRE. He expressed great indignation
at the energy with which he was pursueu,
saying he had believed our Government tUo
magnlnimous TO hunt down women ana Gnu
drsn. Mrs. Davis remarked to Col. haioin,
after the excitement was over, that the men
had better not provoke the President, a. ne
might hurt some OF them. Regsn oenaIeu
with dignity and resignation. Inc party
were evidently making for the coast:
(Signed) WILSON, MAJ. zen:
MACON (GA.), May l2-Col. Pritchards
command, with Davis and others. are e1'
pected here tomorrow, and they Will ne loi-
warded to Washington under strong 8uaIu.
The DimeuIry Between Haiieck ana
New YoRK, May ia Richmond cor
respondent mentions the difhcuIty petNeen
Halleck and Sherman. The rupture between
them ID understood 10 have grown out Vi
Halleek's order countermanding the ORDERS
Of Sherman to his subordinate commsnus,s,
during the truce with Johnston. The heIaios
correspondent says: that on sherman ar
rival at Richmond, he wrote to halleck, stat
ing that in the future all intercourse between
them was forever at an end. Inc dinerencs
between them prevented the intended grand
review Of the army there.
From Louisiana.
ST. LOUIS, May l3.-Shrereport, La, pa
pers Of the 9th ult. contain numerous ac'
counts Of the action Of the military and Peo,,
pie, who are fierce in their determination OF
prolonsing the war. A large meeting az
Shreveport was addressed by the rebel Gov,
ernor and several officers. OF high rank, all
taking the same ground rs Kirby Smith, urg-
ing the soldiers and people to renew tneir ell
forts to continue the struggle. Colonel Flour
ney, of Texas, delivered glowing panegyrlc
on Booth, and compared him to Brutus he
predicted for him a life Of enduring fame.
Kirby Smith, Gen. Price, Buckner, and ex'
Gov. REYNOLDS, Of Missouri, were present
Col. Sprague, Gen. Pope's Chief OF Statf, was
at the mouth Of Red River on the 9Th, wait
ing the arrival Of Kirby Smith to negotiate
terms. 1t 10 believed here tina, Smith Will
surrender a. soon az be hears Of the action Of
Johnston and Dick Taylor.
War MaterIaI for the RebelS.
WASHINGTON, May l5.-Information has
been received at the Navy Department that a
vessel cleared from Havana on the 29th, Tor
GaIye,ton, on which were shipped twelve
Whitworth guns, one hundred thousand
rounds Of ammunition, and other war mate
rial, for the use Of the rebels.
More surrenders.
ST. LorIs, May lS,-0Hhcial information
has been received at headquarters Of the sur
render by JEFF. Thompson, commanding the
district of Northern Arkansas, OF Kirby
Smiths department. It il now understood
that Col. Sprague, Of Pope's staff, went up
the Red River 70 Shreveport on the 9TH,
where he would have 4 conferences with hir:
BY Smith on the subject OF the surrender Of
the trans Mississippi department.
Further Particulars Of Dick Taylor'S
Surrender.
New YoRK, May 1.-THE Herald's cor.
respondent details the particulars OF the sur
render Of Dick Taylor, which took place at
Citronville, Ala, on the 4th, thirty-three
miles north of Mobile. Taylor made Strenu-
Gus efforts to get the most favorable terms.
CANDY was inhexible, and granted only those
rendered to Lee. TAYLOR commanded all the
troops in Alabama, Mississippi and Eastern
Louisiana, and this completed the surrender
of all the troops east Of the Mississippi.
Trouble Betwocn Blacks and Whites.
New York, May lS.-The Tribune's spe-
cial says: Most Of Crooks cavalry have
gone To Lynchburg, where it is said disturb.
auces have occurred between the blacks and
whites. There are various rumors concern
ing the origin Of the outbreak. Some are to
the effect that the whites were the aggressors,
and others that the blacks commenced hos
tilities with arms picked up by them on the
late battlefield.
NEW YoRK, May l3.-The Heralds special
says: That on the arrival at Danville Of the
Sixth Corps, the negroes were 30 reloieeo
that they commenced to desert the p!anta-
tions and the surrounding country. This so
seriously interfered with the preservation Of
agricultural labor, that Gen. Wright deemed
il necessary to issue orders requiring them
to attend to their usual work. Gen. Wright
has, also, issued an order warning guerrlllas
md paroled rebel soldiers who break their
paroles that they will be hung when caught
Mexican views.
New YORK, May l3.-The Liberty, from
Havana, on the 9Th, with Vera Cruz date! to
the ID, reports that Juarez would establish
his capital at Monterey. Maximilian, on
reaching Orizaba, heard Of the fall Of Rich
mond and Of the capitulation Of Lee, where:
upon he hastened back to the citidel and
dispatched bis Chief Of Cabinet, N. Eloine,
to the United States. There are various re-
ports as to his mission. The English Rail
road Company have sub.let portion Of their
road from Vera Cruz TO the French Company,
thus giving France another claim on Mexico,
and combining French and English interests
Tue Jecker fraud is accepted By Macmillan
to the extent Of Eve millions dollars, to be
paid in five annual installments. Several Of
Maximilian's Governors have pronounced
against him. The rebel deserters are joining
Coitinas. .."