The New York herald., 1862-03-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 2S. 1862


| THE TOPICS OF TIE TOwN--TEE LIQUOR DEALERS AND
TH1 TAX BILL-RUAORs or BATTLES.
Except such news a. Is at this momen: con.rAbAud,
! therc has been but little stirring to-day.
The Tax bill Ii the principal topic The muitudinous
interests involved have brought hhsr changing
throng Of remonstrants. The border States and the
West particularly sensitive about their whskey and
tobacco and tho Now England aud Eastern States abou
their manufactures. Since Thursday very large and
influential representation Of liquor dealers has been
called hero, to protest against tho amendment intro.
duced by Mr. Olin, to impose the tax whisksy upon
| all the stock hand, instead OF making
I Il applicable, as in other instances, to the
| productions subsequent 10 the time when the law
is togo into general operation. This exception Of
single branch Of productive industry is characterized "a
outrage upon a large class Of ctzons and infrac
ton OF tho constitutional requirement. that all taxes
shall be uniform is alleged that It's effect viii be TO
bring ruin upon twcnty-.our thousand eight hundred
dealers in whskey and commission merchants who have
made advances to manufacturers as will he impossible
for them to pay the ar thus imposed. Il Is claimed
that with equal proprsty the tax upon all manIfac-
turss should be imposed the stocks on hand.
1hs liquor dealers willing that tax Of evan nfty
cents per gallon should be laid upon whiskey but they
object 10 being utterly broken up BY being compelled 10
pay tie tax upon the stock now in the market, which
was purchased under totally different circumstances.
The manufacturers OF dry goods, tho other hand
contendng against the rate Of taxos proposed be
placed upon manufactured goods after tho law goes into
effect
THE REMAINS or COL. sLocUx, MAJOR BALLOU AND
GAIT. TOWER En- ROUTE FOR RHODE ISLAND
BARBARrrIEs OF The REBELS.
The party which left here tuesday to look the
remains Of Colonel S,ocinn, Major Ballou and Captain
Tower OF tho Second Ehods kisnd regiment who were
killed at the battle Of Bull run, returned this morning
The party composed Of Governor spragus, Colonel
Arnold, his aid; Mr.. Walter Cosmap, his secretary
Tris.ram Burgess, Esq., Lieutenant cocuel ssyos and
Chaplain Dern;,on and Surgeon Grsoly, Of tho Rhode
Island cavalry accompanied by Of the Rhode Island
volunteers who had been taken prisoners ull and
had noted The place where tho officers buried whose
remains were sought. The party arrived Friday az
tcrnoo, at sudleys church. Colonel Socum aud Major
Ballou buried in the yard Of the building near by
which uksd hospital on the day Of the battle
The o.lding hsd been destroyed by tie
rebels, but the graves found a. de-
scri5sd. After they had commenced TO Dig negro girl
inquired IL they digging fer tho body OF Colonel
socum ami stated ;hs about six wcckc after thu battle
some soldiers OF Georgia regiment had dog It up
off ths hes burned the body at tho sido or tho run
close by a.d taken the coffin away 10 bury doad negro
Her story corroboraled by white boy and white
mau who II, I'd in the neehborhooj On repairing to the
SPOT indicated found sps OF ashes and bones
which ware pronounced by the surgeon TO bs human
Remnants Of e., blankets in which the body had been
wrapped and aso OF silk undsrshlrl also found
The undershirs was s buoned al the neck, and had
pieces OF Gosh adhering to H. Col slccim had becn
buried Ia 5ox, and Major pallou in a colnn. Upon
opening the graves the box recognized by Mr.
Richsrison, who present at the intsrmsnt,
and the remains In il Identified by ali who
knew Co'eie Socum - his The Identification
waa somrcts. Upon opening the other grave q,
found TO be empty showing that the body drg Up
ard b,ned by the Georgia barbariaus that Major
Baou as only these two had been inferred in that yard
The body OF Captain Tower found the log cabin
the battle no!d In the search for IL six or seven
bodies exhumsd oil Of which had beon buried with
he face downward--a marx or indgnty offered by
soldiers only to traitors and dssorters Captain Towers
remains we're fully identified. The graves
OF many OF the rcbsl soldiers the oastls 0old were
designated by neat marble slabs.
TIE bodies Of Colonel slccum and Captain Tower asd
what could DO found Of the remains OF Major Balou
brought 10 this city and ere now In charge OF the
Second Rhoao Island regiment, at their camp al Bright
wood awaiting directions frou Provite,os for their
transmission.
DEATH or Mr.. wM. SHOWERS, A UNION MAN, IN TIM
HANDS OF TIE REBRL5.
Information has been received OF ths death or Mr..
Win. showers, resident of Fairfax county, who the
march 10 Gordonsvlleas prironcr Of tho rebel army
lie came from New York TO vrgiua about Sour years
ago, and was hghy esteemed ~ his ueisbbors but on
ssou Of his Union sentiments seized by the rebels
whom they resrsated.
sEAcoAsT AND FRONTIER DErENCss.
Senator Morrill,, Of Nsine, recently introduced bill
designed to carry out The policy Of the government IN
reference 10 the defence Of the coasts and frontiers
submitting al the time three several acts and rsso
lutions Of the Legislature Of Maine the 6rst auhorngs
,oen rnouey TO the Unod States for tho public dssncs
TO be reimbursed in bonds OF the United states the second
settog forth the plans Of dsencos proposed or the state
OF Msno aud the third authorizing tho taking OF lands
for forts and other purposes, which printed and
referred The Governor or Maine has also given Official
Information TO tho Secretary OF the Treasury that mean,
are provided by the Slate OF Maine "a carry into
execution tle system u defcncc proposed In
accordanes With ths requirements Of the Official
poo Of the Secretary Of War dated NeTembsr last. in