Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-02
AUSTRIA.


Great precautions were being taken
BY the Venetian frontiers. The ad.
vsnced posts had been doubled and the |
garrisons augmented. Troop. had also
been posted along the line Of the river
Po.
The Emperor had gone from vene,ia
to Vicenza.
All the cannon of the insurgents have
fallen into the hands Of the Royal
troops.
A small garrison At Syria was cap.
tured and order restored at that place.
The insurgents At Nauplia ask for an
amnesty and an armis,ice for "a hoaTs.
which was granted.
The Pope has been i'll the past week.
His strength has been much prostrated
and he has suspended bis audiences.
Engagenent at Fox Creek.
CHICAGO, April l.
Especial to the Chicago Times
The Tines St. Louis special Of the
3lst ult., says:
A short engagement took place At
Fox Greek, Douglas county, between 40
Federal cavalry and 70 secessionists.
The Federals had killed and 6 wound
ed. The cavalry then rciroated to Web
s,er county, where, being reinforced by
sixty home guards, they returned to
Mountain Grove Seminary, Webster
county, where they found the enemy,
surrounded them, killing Is, wounding
a number and took the entire company,
save Oh e man WHO escaped, prisoners.
! XXXYII ICONGRESS.-FlRS SESSION.
WAsHlScreN, March 81.
HoCsE.-Mr. Spauiiins offered the following
provisions: That go duty shall be collected on
fura until the expiration OF the Reciprocity Treaty
with Great Britain.
Mr. Spauldin2 took the occasion to say that we
have lost $l3 900 b7 this treaty, owing to dig
eliminating duties. The Committee sdopted Mr..
Spauldin2's amendment.
Tho tax On diamonds, emcralds and other jewell
~ was put At 80 per cent. ad vaioreu.
Mr.. Stevens opposed the tax On four, which, sf-
ter some debate relative 10 the bearing the tax
bill exercised by the Reciprocity Treaty, was
stricken out.
Mr.. Spaulling gave notice that he sh hould soon
introduce resolution requesting the President to
give required notice for ,ermi mating the Recipro
city Treaty, on cloth and all textile fabrics per
| cent. I'D vslosem.
Nc. Kellogg offered new paragraph, tha. on
| and after the first Of May, l cent per pound bo
taxed on all cotton held or owned by any person
or corporation. Adopted.
The piano forte clause was altered so IS TO in
cudc organs and uelcodeons, and levying tax Of
) & Z
from six dollars TO twenty dollars for yachts.
Dogs are taxed one dollar each. Tho section re-
lating to slaughtered catue was not touched. The
next section Nas amended by adding the pyovieo
that tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue may
mako further rules and regulations for ascertain
ing the accurate number OF cattle and hogs ship
ped and slaughtered, and cattle liable 10 taxa.
The committee rose and the House adjourned.
WAsHiKGroN, April.
HOUsE.-M.. Wash burn, Of Illinois, presented
memorial from the Illinois Constitutional Conven-
| ton, in favor # the early enlargement Of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal, and gsvo notiee that
| he should ask for an early consideration Of the
bill to thst end, i. being matter of cat lat .ons
| and military importance. The memorial WAS re-
ferred to the Committee on Miiltsry Affairs.
The consideration IF tho Pacific Railroad hi;l
was further postponed until Tuesday.
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From Washington.
NEW YozK, Aprill.
Tho Hsroid's special states that revolutions are
to be introduced into the Senate, asking the
Secretary Of State for repsrt the reciprocity
and fishery treaties with Great Britain, and also
asking for statistical inform alton respecting tho
imt orts and exports in detail, since the treaty
went into operation, sId the amount Of trade be-
tween this country and tho colonies; that Con-
gree0 may have the inform alton necessary to take
proper action upon the tax bill, we'll as TO de-
termine spon the p'opo:ed action regarding The
treaty.
Col. DUttaser, Of the Garibaldi Guards, was
| put under arrest BY order Of Gen. Sumner, last
saturday, charged with neglect Of duty in permit.
ting his regiment to punder the residents in the
| nsigh hborhood Of his camp.
Time5 Deipatch.
Il il ascepiained 0n examination, laat Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Fox, as soon % it was
known that the Nashville had run in at Beaufort,
N. c., teegraphed to every gun boat Of the navy
that was available, to proceed forth with to that
port, to prevent her escape. All urgency was ex-
pressed in bis dispatches, but BY run Of ill luck,
not one reached her des,instion in time to do sny
good.
The prospect is excellent for the pnssagee Of the
bill for the completion Of the Stevens battery.
Tho Amendments Of the Senate, referring the
matter to the judgment Of ths Secretary Of tie
Navy, was merely meant - . respect to that De-
partment, it not being contemplated that the
Secretary would veto bill 90 important. The
impliedly placed on him BY the language Of the
bill and it is probable that he will request that
the amendment referring the matter to him, be
| stricken out. The Department 10 anxious TO have
everything in the vsy of improvement Of ir.n clad
ships fully tested.
The following is An extract from private let
ter from London, to gentleman in Washington,
describing the debate in Parliament on the
American question:
"s'r. Mason, who wa. oa the tory side Of the
House, did not 1t all ike the way il went. The
members wko were Gear him (Nsson,) say that
he chessed when Mr.. Lindsay, in the course Of
his speech attacked Secretary Seward. This
puts him in An awkward fix. When remem-
bsr his tyraDnicAl, incident bearing in the q.
8. Senate. il was sweet revenge to see him sol.
itary and alone during the debate. Only one or
two men went near him."
wAsH,xerox. April !.
A gentleman just returned from the Rsppahan.
mock reports that Msj. Gen. Van Steinheussn and
Capt. Camp, while cus on service, were surprised
and taken psisooors bJ the Louisiens Tigers.
Lieut.. Col. Cloynish and Capt. Kcing, sneoan-
tefing . rebel scouting force, killed two of tie
enemy's o16ceSs, whose horses were brought into
our camp. Cspt. Nswstader was taken prisoner
By the enemy. shots are frequently sxshaagsd
between pickets and scouting parties,
rsoonnsisaoes was made yesterday and ten
wagon loads Of forage secured.
From Ciacinnati.
CINCINNATI, April !.
fer Of NJ. Childs, the eminent Philalslphis pab-
Usher, and ct the parsons request, copy Of
the book viii b given to the editors of ever
paper In the eoantsy, - that they ean ~ what
it costs - b loyal il soooehdo0. Rditoe1 viii
apply 70 Geo. ". Childs, Esq, Philsdslphia.