Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-22
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49,. Hundred 11tOseeoS~
.vee,e 10. be called go -
me vttsterse St~ses.
Important .veacs fs'0sss the
.as.ssey Of the potomac.
Lee urevariag for q f0s'sr0S'
Increment.
a Re0el Ram sinks three o.
Of Osss. GM1sbOvtS.

came irto our lines yesterday.
II is positieely ascertained that Long
streets army is at Orange c. a., and
thai Lees entire force is not more than
80, 600 strong.
The rebels are very vigilant, and have
strictly forbidden their rickets to hold
communication with ours.
SYSTEMATICALLY, from com. on com.
neicc, reported favorably on the bill to
regulate foreign coasting trade on north
western frontier.
Colamer, from P.O. CON-, reported
back the bill for the relief Of postmas-
tiers who have been robbed by the coz.
Tolerate forces or guerrillas, and it was
passed..
Morrill,, from Com. on Commerce, ask.
ed to be discharged rom further consid.
Grafton of the bill, which extends to Dis
trict Courts, the same jurisdiction over
steamboats, as it now pr sses over sea 60
ing vcs.e.s. He asked to refer the bill
to the judiciary com. 1t was SO refer
red.
Howe called up the bill establishing
an as ay Office at Carson City, Oregon,
and addressed the Senate in defense OF
Mr.. Pollock, supt. Of Philadeldhla Mint.
After reply by Nesmith, the amend
ment for branch mint was adopted,and
bill laid on the table.
The Senate proceeded to the consider
alton Of the bill to repeal the Fugitive
Slave law. The bill was postponed till
NIX. Wednesday.
Mr.. Sherman reported the House bill
providing for a rational currency Sc
cured by U. S. bonds, and for the cir
cua,ion and redemption thereof. The
only important amendment made is the
striking ont OF the provision relating TO
the taxation by States Of capital, cicu-
Iation and business banking associations
and substituting ano,h,r provision.
New York, April %.
The friga.e Pensacola has arrived
from New Orleans.
The Times special says that Grant ha
left for the from, and Burnside for Fl
Monroe.
1t is understood from recent develape
mcnts, that it lie the intention OF thu
i rebels to make an early movement OF
/, the Army OF the Potomac.
The recent order Gen. Grant Danish
ING 81 Ter, &C., rids the army OF owe
; $500 supcinumcries.
The sWsr Department has ordere'
an additions Of 900 Lcls to the hes
pitals in Washington.
All patients able to bear remova
: will be sent Moth Immediately.
Reports gain credence that Lee ha
sent part of his army into Shenandoah
valley. with a view Of compelling Gran
to divide his army, by sending force il
pui suit.
The Worlds special says that Cows
Brougk Lewis, Morton, Curtin and Yates
had an interview with the President anc
urged him to call ont 100000 men 70,
the defense Of the States bordering OF
the Ohio especially Indiana, Ouio
and L. ntucky. They claim that they
can raise that number, for that duty, by
volunteers.
The President, as things look now,
seems disposed to issue q call for 2O0,-
900 troops, to be raised only in the
Western States.
| AL the sick in the Army Of the Pc.
'omac sre b,ing sent to the Washington
hospitals.
The Herald saws Mai. Gen C.iiten
len is assigned to an important COM
mand, and ordered to iort 10 Gen.
Burnside.
S.ious arprchensiors arc entertained
of difficulties with The Sioux Indians
Information is received by the War De-
pa,tment that 400 lodges Of warrior
are within 70 miles Of Ft. Union ard
600 lodges on Powder creek, near the
Yellow Stone. The Sioux have been
joined by the Assnnboines, Crows, and
Western Sioux, aud are preparing 10 at
tack Fl. UDion, and destroy the steam
ers on the Missouri. A bloody cam
paign is anticipated.
Information was received here which
confirms the suspicion Of a VIDE spread
conspiracy in the northwestern states 10
,naugurac armed resistance to govern
ment. Craw ord county, Ohio, head
quarters Of the gang, has been placed
lnder martial law, aud Other counties Of
that State will be placed in the same pc.
sition.
Onio, southern Indians and southern
illinois contain the principal portion Of
hose incipicrt reb Is, whose e, ders onl.
await disastcr to the national f,rces to
give the signal for the revolt.
LTfibaue's Acial
The House Com. on Comm rec re.
ported in favor OF the Senate bl! regu
'Af,ng foreign coas,ing trade.
Ntarly a company Of returned Ha,ti.
ca c''o-sts have gone north to join n
mas ac'usa's regiment.
| lna an Territory and IT. Smith have
oeen tran'fersed f.om the department Of
Kansas to that of Arkansas
Gen. Blunt is ordered 20 re,o,t - tho
.ommanding officer OF the ,deuar,,ucnt of
Kansas.
ClNClNNATIl. April 90.
The strike among the laborefs con-