Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-29
REPORTED CAPTURE OF
JEFF. thompson.
lMPOTANT SOUTHERN ITEMS
$l,OOO,OOO Worth of Cotton
Secured at Port Royal.
From w ashingtOn.
NEW YORK, Jan. %.

WV OkA, JaH.
The New York Z,iJuae's dispa, ch says a nropo-
stion will son be offered in the SeIate. to in pos .
tax OF ten per cent. upon the pay Of soldiers,
from Major General down TO a private. The
army pc ers tax to a reduction Of pay. and
large numbers have pettioned fer it. From this
source the Government will received a revenue Of
about twen y-fve mil ions OF dollars. The peti.
ton from tue officers states that they prefer
OF fifteen or twenty per can't to the red actio9 pro
Iosed by Sen tor sherman. Many Senators and
Members approve of the idea and Will support il
Let eTs from Havana, to-day, S., te that the at
lies great dissatisfied with their pruspecs -
Mexic and coDpl in that Airanon and others
have deceived them They expected aid from a
stropg party, ayd they find the population as one
man against them. They are conyine ed to cir
present orces are entirely Inadequate to the task
OF bringing the Meaioai 10 terms. The troops at
Vera Cruz are Suffering greatly from sickness five
hundred mcn out OF e,gGt tti,usand beng in the
hospitals. Whenever they have yeufnred hey md
the range Of their cannon, they have been shot
down, il few, or driven back if in force. Discon
tented ami virtually beslosed, they quarrel among
themselves. Tn one cccaslan French regime mt
foughta Spanish regiment until humter were
KILLED and wounded IN each. in Consequence Of
this brawl, it determined that he reach force
should immediately land At 1amrico, where as
previous advlces inform u, resistance would be
j adc. Ihe English were al the same tine to al
tack Matsmoras.
sr. Corwin writes that DobIado, who is thu soul
Of the nsw aimi nistra On, declares that Mexico
will make successful resistance 10 the invaders
but adds that he h's not ,eerned on what terrific.
rial line Of defence he will make it.
The allies have alresiy differed among tn EN-
selves on number Of tr.fins points, sach as the
relative psi yio.s n Vera cruz Of their national
| Gags, VII ca have been cha ged three timer and
Of the order of their signatures to I1oclaations
| and other documents.
| It's doubtful whether II House will pass the Q
| bill re organizing the Supreme Court, a. i, come.
| from the senate. it is thought the bill Will be
! amended 80 as TO put Indian, Illinois anu Wis
/ eonsn in one Circuit, and the States Wes, Of the
mississippi in another.
Recent in,elig gence leads to til belle. that ost
OF the Eeo ! .oldiers directly in trout o. v ashing-
| ten, arc housed betwees Bull Run and Manassas
| 8 iii len torce to man the forts at Centreville
only being lett there. 1t is believed that large
portion Of the wing o the PotoE is distributed
| st various pins in Virginia upon the lines Of
| railroads couv rging at Ma,assas
| Col. Reyrold-, the Government agent at Port
Royal to supeTiptend the gathering, growing and
trans poitation Of cotton. arrived here yesterday
and had long interview with the Sec etary ot
| 'he feasury. II. has already secured more than
one million dollars worth OF cot, t,on. the two or
three thousand nelroes just freed are industrious
and orderly, and do their work well ard cheerful
y. They need clothing and medical attendance
Tie desires to take b,ck with him an ample sup
ply OF the former and several physicians.
i ue WSs ulrUifcH sdyS a Ilcpei uPseTtcT, VINO
came into our lines last evening. contrad cts tho
report that the kepcls have ia len back IRON Ma
nassas. lie says that about ten regiments have
gone South, bat tha. the main body Of the Rebel
amy has not changed its position. The Rebel
line Of defence extends upwards tf SKY IL lies
They expect the most singuinary ba tie take
place at Centreville, for they hare at that place
and for miles around almost impregnab bic fort flea
tiois.
Washi 1gton specials state that Assistant Secre-
tary Fox teels confident that Burnsides exIedi-
ton has ere this, struck a blow which, with ten
buell.. advance into Tennessee, will cut OF ali
Rebel communication with Wing mia an3 the Gulf
States. General McClel an says if the exledirion
had failed. " should have heard Of it through
Rebels ere th,s.
Brigadier General Arnold. just confirm ed by the
Senate, AID now at Fort fickens, was formerly
Major OF the first regiment regular artillery
The departure OF Colonel Harvey Brown. left
Colonel billy Wilson, coulmandi az at ort Pickens
and Santa Rosa.
Congress has voted a hundred dollars to the wild
ow OF every soldier lying in service. and to each
rving two years, but he's as yet made no appro-
priations.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Wade's new rule for he secret session 0.
Congress, has been amended in the senate by
striking out a clause go hat they are not obliged
to conclude business before adjournment. MIR
Doolt'les substitute was adopted, after which
the question was postponed. Mr.. Wade said nat
having killed his proposition, he didn't care what
became Of the other thirg
Schuyler Collar to-day submitted bill simp!i.
flying the rates Of postage printed matt r. &c
away with 320 diff rent rates now existing. II
WAS referred to the Post Office Committee. II
| provides that newspapers not weighing over TIVE
ounces AMI going less than two thousand m lie 8
Tor which postage is row payable by Law, shall
| paw, when sent by mail, cents per q qlarter ioi
weekiies, 10 cents for sea -eek!ies, 80 cents fsl
daiiies, instead OF tue awkward rates Of crnti
| per quarter weekly On papers weighing lees thar
| IL ounces 10 the STATE, and ~ cents on those
| less than ounces sent oui Of the State.
| The prePose1 bill puts another ratio Of 4 cen.
| per ounce magazines and peri i,iicals, and cen
| per ounce on books, &C., making three rates in
| stead Of ever 3aU. 1t is istake that tho bill
abolishing the frankiDg privilege abolishes tn,
free circulation of papers in the coarty wher'
published, or free exchanges; nor does this pro
| 20. ed bill.
The Committee on Ways and Means will not re
commend stamp duty on newspa pers, but ia,
| on the circulation sworn To by Publishers.
All railro,d passengers to be taxed
The War Department has ordered that releases
prisoners receive full comm utation Of ratiou. I'D
| ditional 10 pay.
Gen. Gaicourra is here authorized to feitle q
questions anl negotiate treaties with the Uaite'
otates in behsf Of MEXICO.
The Senate day decided in executive session
that staff appointments to acting Major General
did not require cpn6rlnation. Accordingly. the
have sent back to the President Gen. cClellsn Z
Of which Gen q e's IRE part.
The Wsshinptos special to the N. 7. CONNER
ciai says the feli igen this morning pubiis hes
long artcle on the Trent adair, taking the R'oun
ass. med by Sunner ia his speech. Is Is said I
be from the pen Of Gen Cass.
The House Committee on 4 cgiculture will psol
. Ably report in favor of 90 Agricultural bureau.
! -, Snmner intends To introduce 4 hill IN da