The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-15

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CAR BUrIEs, III, Dec. 8, 1864.
Nsssrs. Howell 4 Delapla;s
A few lines from soldier lasy nos .
ID tks nasy readers q yost
paper. i
Il is we'll known to the citissns o.
Iowa that the term Of service Of ths gii-
liant l4th Iowa Infantry, : regiment tnas
has fully sustained the reputation Of Iowa
soldiers and Won inpsrishable glory on
many . bloody field, expired in November
last, and that it Was mustered out Of ser
vice. Many suppose iss honored name y
now only known IN the pages OF history,
but such is not the case. it is perpetuated
BY what is now known as the 'Fesiduary
Battalion 18th Iowa Infantry Volunteer"
numbering one hundred and ninety men.
The veterans and recruits of the old l4th
regiment, and is differed As follows
Company A-Hugo Hoiibauer. Captain,
formerly Ist Lieut.. Jos. D. McChire. lsi
Lieut., formerly "a Lieut.. Go. K; Add.
son Davis. ed Lient., formerly lst Sergt.
Co. G..
Company B-Orville Burke, Captain,
formerly LIST Lieut.. Co H T. B. Beach,
ist Lieut., formerly ed Lieut. Co. F.;
Perry L. Smith, I'd Lient., formerly lst
Serg't Co. II.
All of these officers except Capt. Hoff.
bauer have won their strops BY faithful
ness as ealisted men since the organisa-
ton Of the 14th Iowa Infantry. In Nov
ember, 1864, Captain H. entered the l4th
regiment as I'd Lieut.. A finer body d
men never left the State of Iowa than the
100 comprising this battalion. We have
l5a present for duty, the remainder are
absent in hospital, some from thu effects
of wounds received 10 battle.
We were ordered to this camp for dat,
some two weeks since.
This camp is finely located Al milel
north east from the city Of Springfield
and at present is the draft rendezvous fo
the State Of Illinois. Recruits! are srriv
ing and being sent to the front almos
every day.
But lest l become tedious will close
first saying to our kind friends il tn ey
have any holiday presents or knick- knackI
TO send us to direct them TO the care o
"Commandiug Officer, Battalion l4,l
Iowa Infantry Camp Butler. In."
Yours, for the Union. x.
IMPORTANT INTERNAL RxvEsuE De
cIsIoN.-The Baltimore Sun OF Saturda,
says:
'Iu the United States Circuit Cour
Associate Justice Giles this morning de
livered an elaborate opinion i'd the cas-
Of the Mayor and City Council agains
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. The action was brought to recove
the sum Of $4,000, the amount of tn
three per cent. internal revenue tax fo
two years, paid to the collector Iof interus
revenue on the interest 1880 900 pc
annum) due by this company 10 the cit
on the bonds issued by the latter. Thes
bonds are known as the FIVE million ioar
and were issued to enable the company I
effect certain Improvements, inciudin
tunnellng, etc., en- the main branch of til
road. The suit was also to recover th
further sum of $4,000 per quarter, extend
ing 10 the year lS9o. bis Honor treate,
the question at length, and decided tha
the company had the right under the In
ternsi revenue act of 1862, sections 8
ana 81 to withhold the amount of tax Of
the interest payable either to the city 0
bondholders, and pay it to the collector Q
internal revenue"