Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-11
SAM. BUTLER, Pres't
 Pine Bluff Telegraph Go

WASHINGTON, July 9.--Secretary Chase's esti- mates of the past years deficiency is SG0,000,000 of the current civil list. F0regn--interceuI SC miscellaneous $500 D03; interior department, Sil0,- | 900; war department $e5G,DU0; navy $3OJ,DJ aggregate S2l 709,000; maturing treasury notes amounts to Si 1.000 ,000; interest S900. .oD0-total for fiscal year ending June, S62, S,5i9,5Sl e7. He recommends raising S0,0D0 QUO by taxation, and S24 900, 900 by bonds. He recommends the l following duties: on brown sugar 2l2 cents per pound; on clarified, 3 cents, refined loaf, cents; syrup, ? cents; candy, cents; molasses, cents 1 per gallon; coffee, , cents per pound; black tea, | ls cents, and green tea, 20 cents. He estimates the revenue from these at ,000 003; tax i ing articles now exempt will increase the revenue g 900 900. He estimates the revenue from GUS toms and sales of land at $l0 ,00J,0O0. He also recommends internal taxes domestic luxuries, | including liquor, beer, tobacco, bank notes, spring | carriages and lesacics. He recommends consde- | rabie reduction with salaries of oflice-holders Tine following resolution was adopted in House: | "That the House during the extraordinary scs- sion would only consider the bills and resolutions concerning mitarv and naval affairs, and the government and fiji ncial affairs connected there | with--all other ma; CTS except raising revenue will be referred without debate to the proper com mttees, to be considered next session y Lovejoy, of H., offered resolution that it was no part of the duty of the army to capture and return fugitive slaves. It also directs the judiciary I to inquire into the expediency of repeating the l fugitive slave law in view of permitting the con- consideration of peace propositions, the vote on the | restriction of business to war matters, was recon sidered and again adopted--on motion to amend the resolution .sIiow the consideration oi judiciary questions, the vote again reconsid cred and thus amended, and was again adopted The proceedings are thus confined to war, revenue and judiciary
 On motion of Coyode, a committee of five was appointed with power to send for persons and pa pers to swell out the details of army contracts They have privilege to report at all times.
 LOUISVILLE July 9.-W ashington C Gossip says House passed bill appropriaiing six millions to relieve the distresses of the army. The Presi dent has been called for the official Spanish cor respondence, relative to San Domingo. I SENATE Bill remtting duties on arms, passed Trumbul of Illinois, euloszed Douglas.
 BALTIMORE, July 9-Lstest Martinsburg advces are to Saturday night. Patterson motionless
 Fr. MONROE, July 9.~-Quaker City and two armed irigates and several gun boats are preparing to attack Sewell's Point. cartridge chest ex | ploded, killing two Rhode Islanders and wounding | many. Col. Taylor has returned to confederate lines The Garibaldians are imprisoned. The ring leaders will be made examples of.
 The undue mortality in several New York regi- ments is attributed to excessive drinking.
 WAsHrNGToS, July 9.--Lovejoy' s resolution pas sed-vote 92 to D. Scott lorbids teiegraphing Of army movements.
 LOUISVILLE, July 10.--Rev. C. B. Oyerton, pas tor Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church South left here Sunday night with volunteers for Confede- rates. He preached to his congregation Sunday. Volunteers leave in squads, probably one hundred per day. If the South be whipped, kentuck's best families will wear black.
 KANSAS CIrY, July l0.-Fort Scott Democrat oi
 Eth reports battle between Jackson and Segel, neal Carthage. At first onset MissouliaIs were driven 1 back-ofcers ordered retreat-orler not heard on 1 the wings which adyanced-as centre gave way nearly surrounding federasts, who retreated.- The fighting was mainly done by artillery. Fed eralists retreating Missourians advanced; final ly reached Carthage, seven miles distan. from com mencemeut. A night attack Seigel reported Sjegel retreated towards Saracoxie. Jackson tort flying himself. Seigel's force badly cus ur-los estimated from 300 to l,o00.
 On Friday Gen. Price and Ben McColloch ar rived at Neoslo % miles south of Carthage witf | 10000 men. Two hundred federalists capturet there-one report says all were murdered-anoihe only small portion killed. McColloch sent ,00t to assist Jackson.
 NEW YORK, July l0.-On account of Scott's i'll terdcton, morning papers entirely bare of speci- dispatches.
 I WHEELING, July l0.-Caflise elected U. s. Sc nator place of Hunter, W. T. Willcys place o
 Mason.