Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-31
Late News BY Last Nights Mails

WASHINGTON Nxws, 2sth.-Richmond
papers Of yesterdays date contain full
description Of the loss Of the rebel steam.
er Georgiana off Charleston harbor. she
was = powerful steamer Of 4O7 tons, $50
horse power, very fast !; and persons who
saw her at Nassau, which port she stop
ped at prior to sailing for Charleston, re-
ported her as . much moro formidable
vessel than the Alabama. She was built
by Laird, Of Brickenhead, for the Em-
peror of China, ss alleged; was an iron
vessel, brig-rigged, and left England with
an assorted cargo. 1t is estimated that
the vessel, with her cargo, must have been
worth q million Of dollars. Richmond
papers say that amongst the cargo was a
ballery Of twelve Whitworth guns, Of
snperior manufacture.
The President has issued his procla
nation ordering public scale Of govern
ment lands in the Territory of Washing
ton and the States Of Michigan and Kan
sas.
The latest information from our imme
diate front states the prevalence Of the
belief there that the rebels have con-
sicerable infantry force, under Jackson,
now in the vicinity Of Front Royal, de-
signing another raid in this direction.
Considerable comment has been made
on the fact that no Senators Of radical
tendencies now in the city have been in
vited to the Union meeting to be held at
the Capitol on Tuesday next.
Sr. LOUIS Nxws, 26th.-Gen. Heron
has received orders to assume chief com
mand of the army of the Frontier. lie
will leave in day or two for the South
west. He thinks the enemy's force too
small in Arkansas to make much resist
ance, and he can soon occupy Little
Rock.
Gen. Curtis friends seem confident that
he will be retained in command Of this
department. His policy is to hasten the
abolition Of slavery in Missouri by means
Of military power and the confiscation
acts.
The Chief Paymaster has received ad.
vices that seven and half million dol
lars are on the way from Washington to
pay the troops this district. Tho SOL
diers will be paid in full up 70 the lst Of
March.
Private advices from Washington say
that the number Of troops going West, to
Burnside's now department is l9,000.-
They have been leaving Norfolk for the
last few days.
Lieut.. Col. Dick has been appointed
Provost Marshal General of this depart.
ment-a certain indication that Gen. Cur.
tis will be retained. Dick is brother
in-law Of Frank Blair, but belongs to the
charcoal persuasion.
Dss Mo1SEs News, March 2s.-The
State Register this morning publishes 9
proclamation by Gov. kirkwood, induced
ostensibly by the recent troubles in Madi
son and Decatur counties, and editorially
epitomizcs the forthcoming opinion 0
Attorney General Nourse in regard tt
the right Of State Judges and courts L
hear, try, and determine cases Of illegs
imprisonment, arising on writs Of hdbed
corpus, where the return Of the office
shows that he holds the prisoner by virtu
ofFederal authority. The opinion follow
the doctrine erroneouslv supposed to b.
enunciated BY Chief Justice fancy in tn
celebrated Booth case, and copied par
italy in the decision OF Judge Treat, Q
the U. S. District Court, in the Emmet
Mcdonald case, more recently, at 81
Louis. The opinion will, think, whel
published, prove to be cquivocal. evasv
and unsound. Gov. Kirkwood is afflict
ed with political nightmare, and be-
cause State Judge feels impellsd BY
sense Of duty to interpose the rsmed,
provided by . writ Of habeas corpus t
protect citizen Of the State in the mat
Ter ofsn alleged illegal improvement b