Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-08
Davis COaChman taken as Nc.
DOWell's Servant.
CHANGES IN TAX Bill.
BeauregaFd Reinforced by
LOVellI a..
GENERAL MCDOWELL ORGANIZING
TIE BLACKS.
New Commander fOr Kansas.
FOREIGN MINISTERS
THUNDERSTORM.
Especial Correspondence Of Cleveland Leader. J
WAsHnaToN, Nay 7.

EEBLk 4AflEAks
The rebels in Fredericksburg say JEFF
Davis Capitol is temporarily removed to
DAnsViIIe, n. G., and predict the defeat Of
Banks and Mcdowell
JET. Davis coachman has been taken as
body servant to Gen. Mcdowell He Is
black as midnight, but reads and writes,
and bore crOss.examination from Generals
and correspondents without flaw in his
testimony; which is entirely credited.
c TAXATION.
The Tax Bill as reported BY the Finance
committee contains few important changes
additional to those already autographed to
yOu.
Distilled liquors manufactured after the
passage stand at 2Octs per gallon. Malt
liquors at dollar. Barrel licenses to rsct-
aers Is dollars for each 500 barrels. Each
section taxing horse dealers, cattle brokers
ard manufacturers stricken out Coal oil
distilIers to pay so instead of 20 dollars.
Candles per cent. Ground coffee cent in
stead of sm. Confectionery instead of 2cts.
Tobacco, including snuff and prepared smOk-
ing, 20cts. Cigars from 10 70 s5 ots. Taxes
on corn broOma, wooden pals &C., straw,
felt silk, woOlen e., hats or bonnets, hoop
skirts, resdy-mAds clothing, paper, black
ing, patent or enAmeIed cloth, buck
and dOe.skins, machine betting
wine, made of grapes; and
raw cotton all stricken Outi wood screws
taxed one and half cent; salt six cents;
railroad iron, re rolled, ssventy-6Ve cents;
darness leather seven mills oil dressed and
deer skins two cent?; lime and Roman ce-
ment are added to exempted articles; car
riages, watches, musical instruments, gold
or silver plate aud private billiard tables are
exempted. The tax lisa dOllss on dogs and
twenty on billiard tables for hire, retained.
Horned cattle over 18th months old, thirty
cent?; calves Eve cents per head; all sheep
Eve cents passengers on travel Rail cars,
steamboats,, ferries, are taxed three per cent
on gross receipts; passenger and freight
transit over toll bridges same insurance
companies same; passports are taxed three
dollars; stamps for patent medicines and
perfumery, when purchased in quantities
over $500, Eve per cent , over. ten per cent
bills Of exchange, promisOry notes, bank
checks of over ten and under 20 dollars, one
cent each; letters Of credit City cents; bills OF
lading to odomestic ports exempted; express
packages where carriage is IS cent?, one
cents, under one dollar two cents, over five
cents; telegraphic messages one cent where
the arst 10 words cost 20 cents, three cents
whsIe the cost is greater; insurance policies,
all ten cents; leases, msnifesIsi passage tick
cts and appeals at law are exempted; play
ing cards from one to Eve cents per pack
The final clause rspeals the 20 million direct
tax act after this year. These are all the
changes in the tax law. EETs4 ~
Special Dispatches to the Cleveland Leader.
: 's,,s fsl - - WAsHIusToE, Nsy Z.
-.s -r5 O0ERIsoATIoNsa ss -.I s-r.za
The 0OnasusHOn Committee Of the SEN
ste are Clark, Collamsr, Harlan, COWan,
sherman, Wiley, Henderson, Harris and
Wilson. Trumbull Was originally appoint
ed, but declined, and Harlan substituted.
ran NEW ORLEANS ARMY.
Its known here tEst Gen, Lowell, with
the whole New Orleans army, has rein
forced Bssuregard. eIa ias
BLACK MILITARY.
General Mcdowell is organizing fugitive
blocks into companies under officers Of the
same color, and hes established q regular
line Of promotion, paying from twenty-five
cents and one ration to full day labOrsF'l
wages. White soldiers are hsncsfOrth t.
hsndle the musket only. .sg- fr
W COL JEEEIsoE.
Col JsnnisOn, Of Kansas, is here, ant
feels sure Of his ability to prove charge
of secession prOoliVities on Gen. sturgis.
KANSAS DEPARTMENT
Gen. Craig, Missouri Congressman, is t
put in command Of the Department .
Kansas. --- 81.
@ FOR1IdH MINISTER'S AMAZED. -
Mercier and other foreign ministers ar
thunderstruck ct the evacuation Of York
town. BE had written IS sober truth tn
boasts he heard at Richmond, andexpeote,
victory on the Psninsuis. BE says b
don't know what to think now.
PERSONAL. z-sI f5ral .
The President and Secretary Stanton
who left here night before last for Fol
Monroe, aree1pected back tomorrow.