The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-03-08

Afternoon Report.
WARRINGTON ITEl1S.
Especial to Chicago Tribune.l

UOi0 Tue iIsk VI uhu0lACtuIcIb- LhAH0--
The tar bill repeats 30 much of last ses-
sion bill rs relates TO incomes, but leaves
the land tax unchanged.
A number of vouchers have been pre-
scented by Western railroad companies to
the War Department for the transporta-
ton of himself and friends, signed by
Ward II. Lamon, Brig. Gen. command
ing. Quarternlaster Gen. Meigs threw
them ali out, and the holders intend to
present their claims 10 Congress.
Mr.. Blair, from the Military Commit
tee, has reported bill authorizing the
Secretary of War 10 allow loyal citizens
their claims for damage to property here
tofore and hereafter destroyed by army
or navy officers Of the u. s. to prevent it
falling into ths hands Of the enemy.
A accommodating party Of the 63d
Pennsylvania, Gen. Heintzelmsn's divis-
ion, was ambushed yesterday morning be-
yond the Oceoquan, two or three miles in
advance of our pickets, and received the
FIRE, as was reckoned, Of forty concealed
rebels. They instantly fed through the
woods. Capt. Chapman and Lieut.. Lyme
we're killed, and two privatos wounded
one Of them MORALLY.
Commander j. F. Armstrong, of the
steamer State of Georgia, reports how the
Nashville ran into Beaufort, N. C. He
saw her at daylight and gave chase, but
she ranunder the guns Of Fl. Macon and
escaped.
The Lieut.. Col. in command of the 40th
Pennsylvania regiment, who were am
pushed yesterday, will probably be cash
tered. The enemy are supposed to be
Texan Rangers.
Gen. Lander's funeral was very imposing.
1t WIS attended by infantry, cavalry, ar.
tillery, lancers and civilians, and the pro-
cession was two miles long.
Lieut.. Conray, of the bark Peerless,
blockading at Bulls Bay, near Charles.
ton, s. G., sunk three vessels loaded with
rice. and burned one inside the shoals,
the last under the nose of q rebel battery
of three guns. They were all bound to
Charleston, and manned by foreigners
and negroes, who were put ashore, the
boats being unable to take them of.
One hundred and fifty rebel soldiers
rec entity deserted from Eavannah to Gen.
Sherman, their reason, thsy said, being
that they were tired of fighting in the
rich mans war.
John Clark Of the Boston Courier,
nominated as Commissary Of Subsistence,
was rejected by the Senate to-day. A
large number Of minor civil aud military
nominations were confirmed
1t is estimated by the Committee Of
Ways and Means that internal taxes, with
taxes on imports, will produce ! revenue
of one hundred and fifty millions, and
these taxes may be increased, if necessary.
The propriety Of )evying tax on cotton
is under discussion.
The Kentucky and pro-slavery Con-
gressmen regard the Presidents message
with suspicion.
The question of branch minis in Den
yer city and New York has been referred
by the Ways and Means Committee 10 the
Secretary Of the Treasury! for his opin
ion.
Proof-shcets Of the tax bill are ready,
and will be in circulation tomorrow. A
subcommittee Of the Ways and Means
will take up the tariff bill ef5
The State Department is preparing IN
elaborate and comprehensive paper on
Mexican affairs It is believed it viii
urge resistance to the movements of Eu-
ropean powers.
1t is thought that Gen. Fremont has
damaged rather than helped his case by
the publication Of his defence. The
committee on the conduct OF the war DON I
disapprove. Gen. Fremont was in the
Capital yesterday receiving the congratu.
lations ofhis friends. Montgomery Blair
was there to-day, nervous about his pri-
vate letter among the Fremont documents
criticising Chase and Lincoln.
Senator Collamer. from the Committee
on Postofices and Post roads, has report
ed adversely to the House bin establish.
ing postal money order system, and au-
thorixing the carriage Of additional mai
matter.
Alex. Cummings is out with defence
in letter to Congressman William ID.
Kelly. He denies that he had anything
to do with chartering the Catiline, AYERS
that her freight, including ail linen trow-
sers and straw hats was bona 6de for sol
diers' benefit, claims that the hundred
and forty thousand dollars spoken Of in
Washbnrne's report wsrs retained under
orders from the Treasury Department ia
meet the requisition Of the War Depart.
ment, and pleads illness as his excuse fol
delay in making this reply.
o. B. Matteson Is said 10 b q silent
partner in the Pcnna. Ave. scheme driven
through the House. but sncounteriDa /
serious obstacle in the Senate in the per.
son Of Mr.. Grimes, Chairman Of the Dis
trict Committee, whom tho speculater,
call impracticable. Ten thousand dollars
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