Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-25

Occolac District, arrived here this morning, con-
frming the intelligence about the prlvateer
Nashville and Fort Macon, by the rebels.
Times correspondence.
The Commission State prisons will to-mor
row take UP tho case OF the celebrated Mrs.
Gresnough who will probably be transferred from
a state prison to unatic asylum.
Gen. Montgomery has been transferred from his
post as Military Governor of Alexandria and
placed in like command at Anna polls.
Painful rumors have been af0at for two days
affecting prominent officer in the civil depart
ment Of the government. We are Promised the
dcuouene ent this week.
Itls not true that the steamer Vanderbilt has
been purcha,ed by the Government t. be altered
to an iron clad vessel She is merely chartered
for a short time a transports
The commanding oficer at For: Craig writes TO
the Government that he has rot doubt OF being
able to hold the post.
Special to the Tribune
Ii is rumored that Gen Clay will TO Transferred
from the yship Of '.eslto at ~. P,ters-
burg 20 that Of Turin, the present Incumbent, Mr.
Fry having declined account of i'll health.
Dr. John Evans, Of Chicago, has been nomina-
ted and confirmed as Governor Of Colorado Terri
tory, vice Gov. Glpne.
Steven 5. Harding, Of Ind, was on Friday nomi-
mated Governor of Utah, vice GOV. Dawson, re-
jected.
Small SQUADS Of relci horsemen are securing
the country within five mile. Of Manassas, impress
ing all able boiei men lett, robbing the farmers
for The hundre lth time and destroying what III ey
cannot carry away.
The Saturday work of the Ways and Means
Committee, on demands of delegations tor modifi
cations Of the tax BILL was to put per cent.
ad yalorem charge upon paper OF every descrip-
ton TO adopt the schedules On leather ubs;an-
tally they were presented to the committee ty
Dir. Alley. tam er, and member of the Eouse !;
to fix the rate on hoep-shirs, umbrellas and para
soils at per cent ad valuTem, md on ready made
clothing st per cent, ad valurem to leave sat
in the BILL and, after long disc Ission, to leave tAo
tax first reported tobacco and all its manu-
factures stand unalterci the tax on billiard Ia
bIes reduced one half, 10 ten dollars year
on rock oil. petroleum and coal oils, the only chang
was of phraseoogy, so that gas, tar and the pro-
ducts from Redistribution shall not be charged.
For brokers the committee took ol til tenth of
one he. c Mt on their stock sales, thinking thai
through theiv of powers If attorney, transfer
red stamps and other asessable incidents Of la
bu siness they would be Ia aNej enough. Flour wa
not disposed IF. The desire to tax it duly exists,
The only difficulty in fixing the rate has been
presented by the Canadian reciprocity treaty.
The belief has al last obtailei in the committee
that fl ur can he taxed by branding the barrels
and taxing the sales, without violating the stpu-
lations Of that treaty. The charge on the gross
receipts of horse railroads reduced one alf
1t directed Lot to tax coal at all, because it
enters into the business and domestic life Of nearly
the whole nation. During the discussion on the
bill the work the tariff reference is
cont nualiy had TO il. When an article is taxed
for internal revenue, at the sane time eguva-
lent custom duty is placed on tho tax list. This
principle will be adhered to throughout.
[FIeralI's Disp4tch.
The party which left here on Tuesday 70 look
for the remains of Col. So,um, Major Ballous and
Capt Tower, OF the q Rhode ls.and Regiment,
who we're killed vt Bull Run, returned this Morn
ing, bringing their remains The party was com
posed Of Gov. Sprasue, Col Arnold, Mr.. Walter
Coleman, his Secretary, Trstram Burges, Lieut..
Col. Sayles, Capt. Dennison and Surgeon Greely,
Of the Rhode Island cavalry, accompanied by two
Of the Rhode Island volunteers, who had been twin
| prisoners at Bull kun, and had noted the place,
here the officers were buried.
the party arrived on Friday at Sud- ey's Church.
| Col. Slocum and Ma or Bal.ou were buried in the
yard of building by, which was used as
| hospital on the day Of the battle. This building
had been destroyed by the rebels, but the graves
| were found. After they had commenced digging
! a negro girl inquired if they digging for the
| body of COL Slecun, and stated that about six
weeks after the battle some soldiers Of Georgia
regiment lad dug it upcat fl the head and buricd
the body at the side Il the run close by, and ia
| ken the coffin away to bury dc I'd negro. Her
story was corrobo!ated by white boy and white
| man who lived in the same neigh hborhood. On
rep firing 10 the spot Indicated there found
| pile OF ashes and bones, which were pronounced
| by the surgeon to be human. Col. ~iocu,n had
| been buried in box and Major Balou in a
coffin. Upon opening the graves tn g box was re-
cosnized by Mr.. Richardson. who was preseI at
| the nterment, and the remains in it were denti-
| fed as Col. S!ocum. Upoa opening tho other
grave it was found to be empty, showing that the
| bo " dug up and buried by the Georgia barba-
rians vas that Of Major Bsllou, as only lhese two
b ave been buried in that yard.