The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-24

condign punishment Of the traitors. Refer
red,
Mr., Morrill, presented resolutions from ia,
legislature Of Maine, endorsing the admins
traton and In favor Of the condscation O
property Of rebels Referred.
Mr.. Pomer0y introduced resolution 70,
the removal and consolidation of the Indian
tribes, Referred.
On motion OF Mr. Trumbull, tho Join, reso
luton in regard to aaording aid to the state,
IN favor OF emancipation, was taken up.
MIR. Salisbury said this was a most extra,
ordinary resolution in il purport aud in the
source from whence it came IL was mis-
ehieyous IN Its tendency. aud he was not sure
that il was at all patriotic in design. IL wa,
Ignoring all the principles hitherto Of the bar.
tyin power, IL was an interference with Nh,
subject Of slavery in the states.
SANDY HOOK, March 2i.-The steamship
Havana, from Bremen, via Southampton the
18th, will arrive up about 1 o'clock Her
adylccs are ! days later.
! Times Washington correspondence
/ The commission on state prisons will 10.
morrow take up the case Of the celebrated
Mrs, Greenough who will probably be transfer.
| red from states prison 10 n lunatic ASYLUM,
from his post Us military governor of Alcy.
andria, and placed in like command a, An.
napUli.,
Painful rumors have been atiaat for two
days, affecting u prominent officer n the civil
department. Of the government. We are
promised the deuUument this week.
IL is not true that the steamer Vanderbilt,
has been purchased by the government 10 BIO
. alynrnI 20 -. LA
chartered for short time rs transport.
The commanding officer ut f. Craig writes
10 the government that he has not doubt Of
being able to hold the post.
Tribuncs correspondence:
1t is rumored that Gen. Clay will DO trans.
ferred from the secretary-hip OF legation at
81 Petersburg to that ut Turin, the present,
incumbent, Mr.. Fry, having declined to nc
copt on account Of ill.health.
DIR. John Evans, Of Chicago has been nom.
mated aud confirmed as governor Of Colorado
territory, vice Gov. Gilpn.
Stephen ). Harding, Of Ind. was on Friday
nominated governor of Utah, vice Gov Daw-
son rejected
Small squads Of rebel horsemen are scour.
ing thoroughly within miles OF Manassas,
robbng the farmers, impressing all able
bodied men for the hundrcdth time, and des.
troying what they cannot carry away.
The Saturday work Of the ways..and means
committee on demands Of delegations for
notifications Of the tax bill, was to put 3
per cent advalorem charge upon paper of
every description, to adopt the schedules in
leather, substantially as they were presented
to the committee by Mr.. Alley, a tanner aud
member Of the house; to fix the rate on hoop
skirts, umbrellas and parasols at 5 per cent
aivalorem. on ready made clothing at , per
cent advalorem to leave salt rs IN the bill,
and after long discussion to leave the tax as
first reported on tobacco and all its manutac.
lures stand unaltered. The tax on billiard
tables was reduced halt-to ten dollars wear.
On rock oil, petroleum, and coal oils
the only change was of phraseology, sothat
gas tax and the products Of Redistribution shall
not be changed. For brokers the committee
took of the 10th Of one per cent. on their
stock sales, thinking that through their use
of powers of attorney, transferred stamps,
and other assessable iucidintals of their bust
ness they would get taxed enough.
Flour was not disposed Of. The only diff
Guilty in fixing the rate is the terms Of the re.
Canadian reciprocity treaty. The belief has
can be taxed by breaking the barrels and tax.
ing the sales. without violating the stipula.
tons Of that treaty. The charge on the gross
receipts of railroads was reduced one half. 1t
was decided not to tax coal at all, business
life OF nearly the whole nation.
During the discussion ON the bill the work
on the tariff progresses. Reference is contin.
ually had to it when an article is taxed tor
the purrusp N informal rnvnpun cam,
time an equivalent custom duty is placed on
the tax list. This practice will be adhered to
throughout.
llerald's dispatch
The party which left here on Tuesday to
look for the remains of Col. Sloculn, Major
Ballou, and Capt Tower, of the 81 Rhode
Island regiment, returned this morning, bring.
ing the remains
The party was composed Of Gov. Sprague
Col. Arnold, Mr.. Walter Coleman. Tristram
Burghes, Lieut.. Col. Saylcs, and Capt Benni-
son and Surgeon Greeley of the Rhode Island
cavalry, accompanied by two of the Rhode
Island volunteers who had been taken prison.
ers at the battle Of Bull Run, and had noted
the place where the officers were buried.
The party arrived at Ludley church on SAT-.
urday.
Col. Slocum and Maj. Ballou were buried
in the yard Of Il building near which was
used as II hospital on the day Of the battle.
This building had been destroyed by the reb.
els, but the graves were found. After they
had Commenced to dig, II negro girl inquired
IT they were digging for the body of Col.
Slocum, and stated that about six weeks after
the battle some soldiers Of a Georgia regiment
had dug it up and cut off the head and buried
the body at the side of the run close by, and |
took the coffin away to bury dead negro
Her story was c0rroborated by white boy |
and white man who lived in the same neigh |
borhood
On repairing to the spot indicated, there
was found pile Of ashes and bones, which
were pronounced by the surgeon to be human.
Cot. Slocum mad been buried in a box, and
MAJ la Iou in a coffin. Upon opening the
graves, the box was recognized by Mr. Rich
ardSon, who was present at the interment and
the remains in it were identified as Col. Slo-
cum Upon opening the other grave, it was
found to be empty, showing that the body
dug up and burned by the Georgia barbara
ans was that of Maj. Ballou, as only those two
had been inferred in that yard.
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