Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-07
Late News by Last Nights Maiis.

WAsnIxGroN News. 5th.-Judsc vii
mot and John Hickman will be appoint
ed to vacant Judecship-.
There is no good authority for asserting
that the President is about to call for the
conscription Of 100000 men. When
the call is made, it Is believed that it will
not exceed 100000, if, in fact, it ap
proachcs within $4,000 of that number.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has made the following decision :
Leather, tanned, aud removed from the
place of manufacture prior to September
1st, is not liable to duty when curred or
finished. All leather, whether damaged
or sound, finished or curricd in the inter
est Of the parties who tanned the same,
is subject to duty of one per cent per
pound on the currled leather, provided
the specific tax has not been previously
paid on the curried leather.
1t is well known that, if all the core
srondence between Gen. Scott, the l'resi-
dept and Gen. Nc 'lelan had been trans.
mitted to the Senate, it would have ap-
pcarcd that The latter was requested to
report direct to the President, and there
fore could not report TO Gen Scott. |
would further have been shown that the
Presidents request did not last for long
Time, and that Scott aftclw wards became
apparently satisfied.
Messrs. Bingham, OF Ohio, and Kelly,
Of Philadelphia, have gone TO New
Hampshire to-day, to stump the State.
VIcKsnuRG News, VIA ST. LOUIS AND
CrNcINNArI. = Parties Just arrived from
Nicksburg say that they met heavy
rise in the river, and that the army will
have to evacuate.
ClNcISNArI, March 5.
Grape vine intelligence reports prcpar-
ations by the army in front OF Vcksburc,
to return up the Mississippi ri1er to
Memphis and the Tennessee river, and that
transports are being sent forward to that
end. 1t is stated that the number Of
sick in Grants army on the 26th ult, was
nearly 10000, as shown by surgeons re
ports forwarded to Washin. .tou, aud Tie
number OF deaths per day is large.
Although steamers are being pressed
into the government service here and
elsewhere, 1t is questionable if their dcs
iination is as above stated.
The Mississippi river is very high, with
an overflow of levccs, yet operations, at
lstc.s nc cunts, were progressing steadily
and actively on the canal near Nicksbnrg
and Yazoo Pass. Fo,tcr's fleet have no
doubt run the blockade and gone below,
leaving two or three iron-c ads above
to keep the river clear, and act AS con
voy to transport fleets up and down the
Mississippi.
On last Friday night, Richmond and
Petersburg. Va, were Illuminated in hon
or of great Confederate victory; bit
advices do not st ,tc where that victory
was had, unless it was Vicksburg, us in
tma,ed in the regular dispatches night
before last.
Jndgc Moore, who acted as agent Of
the Sanitary Colnml ssion in the army op.
positc Nlcksburg, returned to-day, aud
reported to the commission tonight, in
substance, that nearly every tent was
y
army more 20,000 } men fit for duty, which
information he obtained from different
officers OF the army, and who actually
stated to him that less than 10000 men
were really able to take Tie field. The
cause of SO much sickness is attributable
to weather and climate. The sold er is
unable to keep himse { dry in or out OF
his tent. Judge Moore reports that, un-
less the government orders their return
home, to Iecupcrate, in less than month
the banks opposite Vicksburg, how oc-
cup ed by our army, will be literally a
graveyard. The troops were greatly IN
need of sanitary stores and supplies. The
total number Of men in Grants army,
as be reported, do not feel at liberty
to send you. Judge Moorc's statements
arc in every respect entitled to the fullest
credence.
MEMPHIS News, 31.-The capture OF
the lndianoa is confirmed. and the cir
cumstances lead to the belief that she
was unnecessarily and hastily surrendered.
There were some inaccuracies in the frs,
statement Of ,hc affair. 1t now appears
that the Indianola was placed in bad
position, and was managed badly bv her
pilot. The Queen Of the West, Webb,
and Music were piltcd against her. The
Webb had heavy guns. and IL cd them
we'll, though the Iindianola sustained bu,
little damage from them. The ram but
ted against her; bat she had not been
even drfaccj, when the boats came along
side, and, instead Of giving them show
or Of hot water, her crew and officers ran
aboard the ram.