Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-05
News by Telegraph.
From the 0msha Republican,
The Tax Bill Passcd-Rcbel
General Hung.-Rumored
Change in the Cabinet
Charleston Mercury " Ske-
dadling ''.-Terrihc Battle
near acknowledgement
General News.
From the ON aha Republican. !

Washington, June 25.-The Sanae has
rejected the nomination of Gen. Shields
as a Ma jor General.
Washington, June 2i.-Thc tax bill
which was passed yesterday, provides,
lst. For a tax on persons and corpora
tons, engaged in certain pursuits, for
licenses.
ID For tax on manufactured articles
and products, to be paid by the mauufac.
turer or producer, when he sells such ar
ticles Or products.
3D. For duty on incomes of individu-
ais, railroad and steamboat COMPANIES,
public officers and others.
4th For duties to be paid for stamps,
which the bill requires TO DE affixed to
certain papers, medicines, documents, &c.
The bill goes into effect August first
The income tax does not become due un-
til the LIST Of May, 1903, to be levied on
incomes Of the year preceding the limit
placed to The time in which the tax shall
90 in operation. The date fixed for it to
cease being 1866.
Chicago, June 26-The Newbern Pro
gress confirms the report that SIX North
Carolina regiments OF the rebel army dis
banded, previous TO which, no wcver, they
hung their Briyadler General
City Point, Va, June 26-One Of our
gunboats moved up last III tht and shclIrd
the rebels Oh the Petersburg road, but
wirhont any casualties on their side a..
corhing TO their account
The official list Of the rebel losses in
the battle of Fair Oaks is published -
Eighty G!e regiments were engaged. su~.
tanning los in killed, wnurdrd and
missing Of 5 S97. Gen Long-treet issued
flaming appeal to his troops, in view If
the impending conflict, melting ihem 10
new deeds OF heroism, advising them to
aim low and make u sure mark.
Postage in the Southern Conro,lcracy
has b-rn raised from five to ten cents
Washington, June 2s.-Thc Nrnatc. to.
, dav, sizing as court OF impeachment in
the case OF West j. Humphreys. Jnlge Of
the District Court Of Tennessee, declared
the accused guilty and sentenced him to
be removed from office, declaring him for
ever disqualified from holding any office
OF trust or profit under the Government
! Of the n.;ed States.
Ramon says Gen, Scott is to succeed
Stanton as Secretary Of War, with Banks
succeed Banks in command in the field
while Mcdowell is to be given garrison
station. Another version makes Scot,
! Commander in-Chief. with Banks rs SEC
r-rary Of War.
/ Chicago, June 21-Thr Charleston
! Mercury, in view OF the storm which is
, soon TO break over the head pf their de
voted city, has removed lis office TO
! Columbia in other words. it saws we
! mus, remove beyond the danger Of BON.
| bardment.
! Washington, June 25.-The following
dispatch has Just been received
j R"doubt No. ;, Jane -, l.3O F. N -
! TO the Secretary OF War.-We have ad
varced our pickets on the left considers
ably to day, under sharp res stance. -
Some firing still continues
3lj I. VI The enemy are making a
desperate resistance to the advance Of our
picket lines. kcarueys and one half of
! lloukerss meE are where | want them
/ have this moment reinforced Hookcr
! right with brigade AMI several guns
hope in few minutes to finish the work
having SplenliiIv. and the enemy are
fighting we'll This is not battle. but
merely an affair of iIen'zrlmanS corps.
supported by Keys. Thus far all goes
we'll. We mold every foot Of ground
gained, and if we succeed in What We
have undertaken, We will have gained Il
very important advantage Our loss thu,
far is not very large The h-htiuy mp to
this time has been done by Uooker's di.
vision. He has Siienced the enemys bat
tcrics on his front.
5 clock =. M-The affair is over, and
we have gained our poin, fully with lut
ltltle loss, notwithstanding the strong op
position. Our men done all that could be
desired. The affair was partially decided
by the two guns that Captain Deermv
brought into action. Under very difficult
circumstances the enemy was driven from
his camps in from, of us.
/ lSigned.) Gro b MCCLELLAN
Washington, June 26 The Senate bill
to grant the proceeds of certain public
lands 20 aid in the construction of the
! Northern Pacific Railroad was taken up
and passed.
! Gen. Pope has been especially assigned
by the President 10 a spccia command.
Fremont, Bank, and Mcdowell still
remain IN command Of their respective
corps.
Since the battle OF Fair Oaks MeCIel-
Ian has been reinforced 10y McCaIIs Di,
vision and other troops to the number of
several thousand
New York. June 2;.-~The steamer
Philadelphia, from Beaufort and Fries.
son, from Key West, have arrived The
latter brings $50 passengers, inclu ling
Gen. Benham aud staff. and 81 soldiers
wounded in the late engagement on James
Island, near Charleston. The L. s.
troops under Gen B.nham made an at.
tack on the morning of the 9th and were
repulsed after four hours hard fighting
with loss Of Cos in killed. wounded and
missing. The Eighth Michigan had bu,
go meu lief; ut roll call. Our troops were
obliged to retreat under cover OF the gun
boats
New York, .In.e 3a-The Tribune has
the following: Thursday about noon the
enemy made M attack upon Gen, Stone
hams forces in the vicinity of Hanover
Court House, probably for the purpose OF
accomplishing an out iankins u,teymeni
on tho riybi apl tn su,r.,.r,1 aur .,,eptin,