Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-25
rELEGRAPHIC.
AMENDMENTS 10 THE TAX BILL.
Rebel Cavalry Near Manassas
Their Robbery and Plunder! |!
vbis Mornings Report
FROM wAsHINGTON.
WAsHINsToE, March 80.

MAeHlhsroH, Aarch 20.
Times correspondence:
The commission on State prisoners will
to morrow take MP She case Of Mrs. Green
ough, who will probably be transferred from
State prison to lunatic asylum.
Gen. Montgomery has been transferred
from his post as military Governor Of Alex
andria, and placed in like command at An
napolis
Painful rumors have been ahOat for two
days, affecting prominent officer In the
civil department Of the Government; We are
pro uised the deneuement this week.
1t is not true that the steamer Wander
bilt has been purchased by the Government
% be altered to an irOn-olsd vessel, she is
merely chartered for g short time as e
transport.
The commanding officer at Fort Craig
writes 70 the Government, that he has not
q doubt Of being able to hold the post.
Tribune's correspondence:
Il is rumored that Green Clay will be
transferred from the Secretaryship Of Le-
CATION at So. Petersburg to that ct Turin,
the present incumbent, Mr.. Fry, having
declined on account Of i'll health.
DR.. John Evans, Of Chicago, has been
nominated and confirmed as Governor Of
Colorado Territory, giee Gov. GilpiR. m
Stephen 8 Harding, Of Indiana, was
on Fridsy nominated Governor of Utah,
vice Gov. Dawson rejected.
A small squad Of rebel horsemen are
securing the country within Eve miles Of
Manassas, impressing ali the able bodied
men left, robbing the farmers for The huhd-
redth time, aud destroying what they can
not carry away.
The Saturdays work of the Ways and
Means Committee, on demand Of delegations
for notifications Of The Tax bin, was to put
q three Per cent. ad Vslorem charge upon
paper Of every description; to adopt the
schedu es on leather substsntisllyiRs they
we're presented to the committee BY Mr..
Alley tanner, member Of the House;
to fix the rate Of hoop skirts umbrellas,
and parasols 1T FIVE per cent. ed valorem
on ready made clothing at three per cent.
ad valorem; TO leave salt as in the bill
and, after long discussion, to leave the tax
as first reported on tobacco, and all Its main
festures to stand unRltered. The tax on
billiard tables was reduced half to ten
dollars year. On rock oil, petroleum, and
coal oil, tns only change was Of phraseol-
ogy, 80 that gas, tar, and the products from
rehabilitation, shall not be charged. For
brokers the committee took off the tenth Of
one per cent on their stock sales, thinking
that through their use of powers Of attorney,
transfer stamps, and other sssesssble mat
terincident to their business, they would
get taxed enough. Flour was net disposed
Of The desire to tax It Of course Justly
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has been presented by the Canadian Reel
prooity treaty. The be ief has at least OBJ
tained in the Committee that -four can be
taxed by branding the barre 8, and taxing
the sales, without violating the stipplations
of that treaty. g.f.--ts.l.-
The charge on the gross receipts Of horse
railroads was reduced one-hRh. II was
directed MOTTO tax coal At ell, Beesnse II
cutters into the business and domestic life
Of ne eirly the whole nation. 7.s.sf .s5o.8 o.,
During the discussion on this bill the
work on the tariff progresses. Reference
is continually had TO Il, and when en- article
is taxed fer internal revenue, at the same
time An equivalent customs duty is placed
on the tax hist. This principle win be sd-
hered to throughout rs a.-
Hersld's dispatch r3E zy-a7 's
The party which left here on Tuesday to
look for the remsins Of Colonel slocum,
Major Bsllou, and Captain Tower, Of the
Second Rhode Island Regiment, killed at
Bull Run, returned this morning bringing
their remains. u .gtg
The party was composed Of Governor
SprRgue, Colonel Arnold, Mr.. Walter Cole
msn, his Secretary, Fristrem Burgess,
Lieutenant Colonel Ssyles, Captain Denni-
son, and Surgeon Greedy, Of the Rhode
leland Cavalry, accompanied by two Of the
Rhode Island Volunteers, who had been
taken prisoners at Bull Run, and had noted
the place where the officers we're buried.
The party arrived Friday at Sesley's
Church. Col. Slooum and Maj Ballou,
were buried in the yard Of building near
by, winch was used as 9 hospital on the
day Of the battle. This building had beeu
destroyed by the rebels. But the graves
were found. After they had commenced dig
ging, negro girl enquired if they were
| digging for the body of Col, Slocum, and
stated that about six weeks after the battle
some soldiers Of q Georgia regiment had
dug it up, cut Of the head and blTned the
body at the side Of q run close By, and tax
en- the coffin to bury s dead negro.
Her story was corroborsted by white
boy and man who lived in that neighbor'
hood, and on repairing to the spot indicat.
ed, there was tound q uile Of ashes and
bones, which were pronounced BY the sur
geon to Be human. - "A 81. - a
Col Slocum had been buried in box
and Maj. Bsllon In coffin upon opening
the graves the box was recognized BY Mr.
Richardson who was present st the inter
ment and the remains in it were identified
as Col. Slocun's
Upon opening the other grave It va
found to be empty, showing that the boo!
dug up and burned BY the Georgia bar
bsrians was that Of Msj. Ballon, IS oEl.
these two have been inferred in that yard
FOREIGNsNRWs, YrTF