Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-19
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR NEWS.
Movement ef BurHside's Expedition.
cot ENGAGE NExT At NCWBERN,
NORTH CAROLINA.
lsssnsessse Quantities or .lasassss9.
milton, stores and Prts-
Ossers Taken.
MODIFICATION or THE TAX BILL
PROPOSED.
ANOTHER Battle IN ARKANSAS.
The Rebels Fleeing Southwark.
CONFIRMATION OF GENERALS BY THE
The EnSltsh = Sio sseiAh Tr00ps
Le0rt"0 .Ntrtc0.
MODIFICATION OF THE TAX BILL
PROPOSED.
ANOTHER BATTLE IN Arkansas.
The Rebels Fleeing Southwark.
CONFIRMATION OF GENERALS By THE
SENATE.
The ENSlish y S0 sssiAh TrO0ps
Le0rtuQ Mtric0.
FORENOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.


Accounts from Burnside render it GER
tain that he knew Of the evacuation of
Manassas and that his forces were ont Of
harms way and at the same time dealing
with the rebellion at important points.
All on board the Cumberland went
down with her, except those saved Ly
swimming and by boats from Newpor,
News.
General Dix and Judge Pierpont,
commissioners to take er parte testimo-
ny in cases Of political prisoners, met at
the State Department yesterday. The
first cases were those in the old capitol
then forts Warren and Lafayette.
The nearest rebel troops IN force are
near Warrenton Junction.
Gen. Stoneman, with cavalry and in
fantry, drove the rebel picke,s over Ce-
der Run, one mile and bali this side
Of Warrenton, where they joined a
body estimated at one regiment Of cav>
airy, fonr O; infantry, and battery Of
artillery.
The roads from Manassas thither is
said to have been strew ed like the roads
thither from Bull Run on the 2lst OF
July.
The tax on newspaper advertising is
made instead Of 5 per cent, and on
net instead Of gross receipts.
(Herald's Special
The relatives Of Capt. Franklin Bu.
chauan, who commanded the rebel iron
clad steamer Merrimac, at the late fight,
have written to his relatives in this city
from Baltimore, that he is dead, and
that his body is to be brought to the
old homestead on the eastern shore OF
Mary land, for intcrment.
A movement is on foot relative TO the
impeachment of all those Judges wto
have in any torn, shape or manner, aid
cd or abetted the interest OF secession.
A member Of Congress has now in his
desk resolution which he will offer at
the first opportunity, to instruct tie
Committee on the judiciary to inquire
into this matter Of general impeach-
ment, and report at an early date by
bill or otherwise.
The nominations Of Dan. L. S;ckles
and Paul K. George, of New Hampshire,
were rejected.
Gen. Lockwood's nomination is sus-
pended.
The circuits Of the Department to
which Gen. Hunter has been assigned,
having been in = rrectly stated, it may
not be improper to say that it comprises
the States Of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida. Gen. Sherman will be re.
tanned 10 the Department under Gen.
Hunter, and Gen. Brennan probably.
w. w. Peck, Of the ll,n infantry,
formerly OF Chicago, died to-day.
Senator Sumner will tomorrow in.
troduco bill repeating an act origin.
ally passed in 1910, and declaring ,ha,
henceforth no person by reason OF colo,
shall be disqualified from employmen,
in carrying the mails.
Hon. Richard Fanchshot, OF the 10Th
New York district, has obtained the sig.
natures Of about $50 Senators and Rep.
reseptativcs to memorial to Congress
stating that butter ratiors be served
out to the army.
Times Special.l
The Clothing Inspection Board con
cluded ito labors to day aud submitted
its report to the Quartermaster General
Over So 100000 worth Of clothing wa,
condemned. The testimony taken re
vealed gross frauds perpetrated agains
the government. These frauds are con
sequeut upon COLLISION between contrac
tors and inspectors.
The Monitor is lying in wait for th,
Merrimac at Fort Monroe.
Commodore Goldsboro had received
intelligence from the Burnside Expedi
ton. 1t was still pursuing its plans, hav
ing accomplished everything which j
set out to do. 1t was just on the eve o
| making an attack on Newbern.
The commission to inquire into th,
case Of the political prisoners, met a
he o'clock to-day, and the following
facts were settled as to it's course o
action. The examinations will b
secret, and erparte statements will b
devoted exclusively to the prisoner
held here. The commission will adjonr
from place to place, examining the pris
oners At the localities Of their confine
ment.
| From New York.
New YORE March II.