Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-08
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEG RAPW.
"Wednesday, 9O'clOck A. N.
From Washington.
o "Nu'UR 'us
w AsHiNaToN, April

AShINGroN, apfH I.
Some Of the Judges OF the Territories
are preparing to test before the L. 5.
court Of claims, the question: whether the
President has the power to remove such
officers at pleasure.
Rlt,enhousc, Fall Il Co, Of this city,
AID assoclates have organized "A bank un
der the provisions of the recent act, To be-
called the National Bank of Commerce,
to be located in Georgetown. II will 20
into operation rs soon M tho Govornmeht
can furnish the circulating notes.
The question ~ to what shall he done
to the convicted Minnesota indians still
remains undecided the President having
the matter under consideration.
Tho President aud the party who ae-
companied him to the army Of tho ioto-
mac on Saturday, vii! return on Tuesday
or Wednesday,
The Post Oiliec Department has n~t
ISSUED orders To post masters, directing
them from and after the is' OF MAY. 10
collect IN specie, or It's equivalent, NIL
pos,ages due on unpaid letters received
from foreign countries through the mails
II is known here that the t. 5. fleet OF
gun boats aud rou clals lett Port loyal
Oh W cdncslay, aud would probably reach
the scene OF opcr tions Thursday evening
Up to three o'clock this afternoon
nothing further was heard OF their move
ments.
The Builetin oi this city, has the fol
lowing special dispatch.
ClScI>aAlI, April !.
Dispatches from Mn,trccsboio give tho
following account Of the fight near SNOW
Hill on the I'd inst
Gen STANLEY, with 1000 cavalry. aud
Col. Matthews infantry brigade, started
out to capture Morgan and Whartons
cavalry and infantry at Snow Hill. lie
yond Auburn they drove IN the encmys
plckcts the 7th Pennsylvania cavalry
turned tho rebel right. while the infantry
aud cavalry, tn Ncwcl's battery, moved
up IN front of the enemy. The cnemy's
pickcts were then encountered west oi
Liberty "A considerable force of rebels
were posted on the ehluils opposite
Smiihiord they resisted and were drly
en- back. and formed again on the Dry
! Fork, when they were again driven , the
! rebel. them formed third and stronger
| line on Snow Hin. the 2d and lth ONO
cavalry were sent to the cncmys rear, they
charged and broka tho lines of the enemy,
when the fight ended.
The rebel loss was from fifteen 10
twenty killed, number wounded, sixty
prisoners, and We aiso captured 500
horses and mules, aqnan.ity OF bacon and
wheat, and destroyed considerable forage.
The rebels escaped with their guns.
Cur loss is one private killed, and two
slightly wounded.
Gen. Stanley returned TO Murfrecsboro
! by wayof Lebanon. capturing six prisoners
AT the latter place.
A special dispatch from Helena dated
luimby's expedition to the 30th ult.,
state tha. no progress had been made IN
the reduction OF Fort Greenwood
Cur forces were still III front OF the en-
emv and there had been considerable
sk.inishing between the pickcts.
On the shore the rebels we're improv-
ing their time BY increasing the strength
of their works. They have received and
mounted moro heavy guns. 1t is the
| opinion of well informed officers that our
ounboats will not succeed in taking the
place.
One Of our musquito boats captured 3
rebel cavalrymcn at the mouth Of the
Cold water, and indications of attempts
to place torpcdocs in the channel have
been discovered.
The first rcconnoissancc to IIainc's
Bluff was made by Admiral Porter
They proceeded within range Of the re
bel batteries, and fred several shots, Int
! received no reply.