Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-09
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.umber of the members of the commit
tees on Military Affairs of both the Senate
and House. accompanied by Gen. Clark, Ex-
ecutive Clerk Of the Senate, and Mr. Smith,
Clerk of the House Military Committee, have
Of Gen Mcclellan, to prosecute enquiries
touching the charges against Gen. Smith, and
other matters OF importance in the prosecu-
lion Of the war. z1 zwaaT
Senator Wade's bill in aid of agricultural
colleges provides that the public lands shall
be donated to the States and Territories which
may establish colleges to teach the science
OF agriculture and The mechanic arts, in the
proportion Of 10000 acres for each Senator
and Representative, the funds acquired by the
sale of the lands to be invested in Govern
ment or other stocks yielding at least 5 per
cent One collegiate at least must be endow-
ed and supported in the State or Territory
which receives the donation. -..jfaf
WASHINGTON, May 6.
The Senate committee on Finance has re-
ported about $50 amendments to the House
tax bill, after having heard the representa-
tives of various interests. They have stricken
down on ale and mixed and increased that on
distilled spirits to 20 per cent. per gallon, to
rate on the stock on hand previous OF the
passage Of this act The tax on domestic
wines is stricken out, Lager beer and other
malt liquors remain undisturbed.. Three per-
centum is proposed on the gross receipts of
railroads, steamboats,, &C.. 80 instead of so
cents head on cattle adding cents on
calves. Tobacco 20 cents per pound; cigars
from 10 to Is cents, according to quality.
The tax of l cent per pound on cotton was
stricken cut, and schedule A, taxing pianos
s MONTERREY, Tenn, May 6.
Rain has fallen in torrents for the past 80
hours, putting the roads in terrible condition.
Yesterday the commanding General arrived
from camp near Pittsburgh Landing and en-
camped near here. Our pickets can distinctly
hear the drums beat and locomotives whistle
at Corinth. ieis z.Ge.
The enemy are receiving heavy reinforce
ments daily. On Sunday last Bragg made a
speech to his troops assuring them that it
was the intention of Bcauregard and his Gen
erals to give battle at Corinth.
Great dissatisfaction prevails among the II
months men on account of their CONSUMPTION
law
| The roads are improving fast.
| PHILADELPHIA, May Z.
The strike among the miners near Potts
vile is becoming serious. The employers not
complying with demands, the miners stopped
the pumps, causing serious damage to prop
ertv from the flooding Of the mines. Several
infantry companies of hnme guards left here
this afternoon to prevent further damage.
The reserve Grays of the city leave soon for
the scene of difficulty at Pottsville.
WASHINGTON, May 5.
The following statement, dated yesterday,
on the RappahaE mock, has reached Washing.
to1: A colored man came IN to day from the
other side of the river, and represented him.
self as JEFF Davs's coachman. From an eX-
animation Of him this is probably the truth.
He reports scraps of conversations overheard
whilst driving Mr. and Mrs Davis in the car
riage and between Mr.. Davis and those who
came to see him. Mr.. Davis and Mr.. j. E
johnson had some heated discussions about
the latter's retreat from Manassas Davis dis
approved, and ordered johnson to make
stand at Gordensville johnson declined to
do this, and offered to resign, and was even
:ndisposed to 90 to Yorktown. Mrs. Davis
said she thought this very bad of him, (.ohn-
son. to be unwilling to help Gen. Magruder.
The coachman overheard a conversation
between johnson and the wife of Davis, the
former saying if he had not left Manassas
Mcclellan would have come out against him
and cut him all to pieces. Mrs. Davis read
an article in the Examiner to her husband,
saying that it as part of the Yankees plans
that Generals Banks and Mcdowell were to
form junction IN Louisa or Caroline coun-
ties, and move down on Richmond. Davis re-
marked he thought it was so, but his Generals
would take care of them.
The coachman overheard conversation
between Davis and DR.. Gwin, formerly
| nited States Senator from California.
DAVIS said that he had sent Gen. j. R. An
derson from North Carolina to resist the
march of the Federals from Fredericksburg,
and delay them long enough for him to see
the probable result of the contest before York
town. so that if that was unlikely to be sue
cessful he would have time to extricate his
army from the peninsula and get them into
Richmond and out of Virginia; that other
wise they would all be caught. 81
The coachman represents Mrs. Davis as
saying that the Confederacy was about played
out, and that if New Orleans was really taken
she had no longer any interest in the matter,
as all she had was there that it Was great
pity that they had ever attempted to hold Vir-
ginia and other noncotton- growing states,
and that she said to Mrs. DR.. Gynnis, daugh-
ter of Col. Jos. Taylor, a commissary of SUBJ
sstehce, who was anxious to get to Washing
ton, where she has one of her children, not to,
give herself any trouble, but only to stay
where she was, and when the Yankees came
to Richmond she could go. The coachman
says that Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have all their
books, clothing and ictures packed up, ready
to move off; that there is much out-spoken
Union feeling in Richmond; that having been
a waiter in hotel he knows all the Union men
of the place, and that the Yankees are looked
for with much pleasure, more by the whites
than even the colored people. Confeders te
money is not taken when it can be avoid ed /:
Mrs. Davis herself was refused when p ne of.
fered ten dollar confederate note. y 1any of
the people of Richmond wish the UNI on troops
to come, as they are half starved .-out The
bank and government property IS all packed
up, for removal to Danville. ear the North
| Carolina line. Gen. Johnso'. did not think
they would succeed at Yort town. The coach
man overheard the, rebel officers saw that if
they failed at YorktoNp and New Orleans they
would leave Virginia.
WASHINGTON, May 5.
D. Latr.fop. operator on the U. 8. Mill
tary Telegraph, d.ied last night, from injuries
oy TIE .xploso'l of a torpedo placed by the
reoe.s in the deserted telegraph Office at York
Town. MIR. L.athrop was a resident of Spring
field, Ohio, nd was highly esteemed.
% Tribunes Dispatch.
eE taa WASHINGTON, May 5.
| The select committee of the House on con-
fiscation and emancipation has instructed its
chairman, Mr.. Elliott to report two bls-the