Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-03
Late News by Last Nights Mails,


proceedings in the recent abolition meet
ing held in Adams county, in this State,
and published in the State II gister, OF
this place, discloses the fact that the
meeting vas Ecld at the instigation Of
Gov. kirkwood that military organi-
zation was formed by his direction, the
members of which were furnished with
arms an1 ammunition supplied BY
him, and it was stated that more were
coming. Samuel J. kiikwood is to-day
consprator against the peace and liher
ties OF the people OF the State OF Iowa :;
aud his own acts, and those OF his co con-
spirators, are Developing the truth, and
demonstrating the fact.
The Sioux City Register, of recent
dac, states that the programme agreed
upon of the expedition aga nst the lndians
contemplate, u movement directly up tie
Missouri River, on both sides, hy the
troops under command OF Gen Cook, =
the forces in MiunC sofa to move westward
in the direction Of Devils Lake.
Henry Clay Dean is being sercnaded,
and is addressing large crowd from the
st-p, OF The Dcs Moues House, to night.
Great enthusiasm prevails.
WAsHISoroS News, April 1.-The
limit fixed by the proclamation of the
President for the voluntary return with
out punishment of all absentees from the
armies eXpiTcd yesterday. These men
number one hundred thousand. They
will hereafter be cassed aud punished a.
dcscricrs. Not one thousand have pass
cd through Washington on their return
to the Army Of the Potomac. as shown
by the record kept at the Soldiers Re.
treat.
No more internal revenue receipts will
be published, until the income tax is paid
in, which is due in May. The estimate
for that is over fifty millions and, with
the tax already collected, and the amount
to be paid between June and September.
it is thought that the entire estimated
amount of one hundred and fifty millions
will be obtained.
The otticia' organ publishes q, eft TO
dav from Nassau, stating that two car
goes Of cotton arrive there almost daily,
having run the blockade, and intimatng
that some officers on the blockadng
squadron must be interested in the bust :
ness.
NIcKsBunG NEws.-Rcturncd officers
from Nicksburs bring dscouragng re-
ports of the prospects there. Tney think
that operations mp rivers and bayons. with
the view OF at ackng the rear of \lcks-
burg, will be failure.
A dispatch from Port Hudson Of the
2lst mentions report that the Federal
vessel Richmond had sunk from injuries
received during the engagement. On
the d y previous the fleet fired slowly at
the Confederate transports without dam
age. There arc no indications Of another
attempt to pass the batteries.
New Orleans papers ofthc 18th men,
ton the funeral obscquics of Lieut.. COM
mander Cummings, of the Richmond,
killed at Port Hudson.
Sr. Louis News, April lit is ru-
mored that government has taken up all
the large steamboats, in port here, and
ordered them to report to Gen. Grant.
Gems. Orme, of ILL.,, and Vandever, o,
Iowa. have been assigned TO cou.nane
divisions under Heron, in the Army O
the Frontier.
Gen. John A. DcDowell's resignation
has been accepted. uo will return /,
keokuk.
Brig. Gen. Haynes resignation ha
been accented also,