The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-10
Our Washington Cor orrespondenc Q.
WASHINGTON May 30,h, 1864

Our Washington Correspondence.
WAsllSGToN May 30b. 1864.
Death Of Hon J. II. Gddings-T0,iF Bin
-.uortaHty .7mong General Officers
Change Of CRAFTS position, J.c. J'c.
A Geographic dispatch announces tho in
toligence OF the death of tha, champion of
Freedom, Joshua II. Giddings. of Ohio and
formerly member from tho Goth Congress
ional District. His death was very sud-
don, il having occurred whlo at a social
game of billiards in saloon of the st. Law.
renee Hotel in Montreal, surrounded by his
friends, and, until within five minutes oi
his unexpected and lamcntable demise, in
his usual health. By this sudden GIspensa.
ton OF Providence, the country has lost ono
of her most jealous laborers in the cause OF
Freedom, md bis family and friends have
sustained nn irreparable loss. 1t has cast
gloom of sorrow round all of tho extensive
circle who, for so mauy years,know him well
and wcro thrown, for u series of years, into
close association with him. and appreciated
the many enviablo qualities with which ma.
ture had generously endowed him. 1t is
but q few weeks since he visited tho Capital
on the business of bis Consul. Genera alship
in Canada.
The operation of tho new Tariff Bill af-
fects materially the present daties on some
articles, especially tboso brought into i'm.
mediate consumption. II is partly .spo.
ciic and partly ad valorem Tens of all kinds
20 G. per ID. /; tobacco IN leaf, SO C. per TO-
cigars worth $lO or less per 1000, 20 c.
and worth over $40, and not over S4O per
1000, $l so per h.. aud 40 per Ct. ad valo.
rem brandy, first proof, So 80 por gallon
Distilled spirits. first proof. ~ per gallon
muslins, 8 to 10 per cent. per yard pc.
troleum. refined, 80 c. per gallon. and crude
10 por cont. por gallon. On smaller quail
tics of iron, the duty is increased over the
present rates, as OH files, saws, &c &c
which it is expected will greatly inc, ease the
income of the Treasury from that source
which, with tho informal revonuo, and with
tho advantages accruing from tho 10 40
loan. which is being taken at tho rate of a
million day. will equal the demands of the
Government for current expenses.
From carefully prepared list at tho
War Department, it appears that tho NOR.
tality among general officers since the war
commenced, is as follows: Killed, 81
d;ad IA Tho rollu o{ tho Mod;,oI n,.oo, ~,
show that the whole number of wounded
sent to. the different hospitals. from the
fields of the late battles of Virginia, to be
90, 900. 1000 of which number are mol
wounded but sick. as well as Confoderatos
amounting to severa! hundred.
Grant has changed his base of operations
evacuating and removing tho depot of stores
from Aqua Greek to Port Royal, and, by q
rapid flank movement. has wodged his ar.
my between Lee and Richmond, and is, al
this time, reported to be within oiglrtceu
miles of tho devoted Capital City of Rebel.
dom. Breckinridge still! fingers at Hanover
Junction and Court House, but with what
force it is impossible to ascertain. What.
ever tho force, Bur inside will, no doubt, take
very good care of him. and, should he, with
his Corps do Antique, once lot upon the
Rebel Ex-Vice- President, he, with his bla.
tant gang, would find different quarters and
dlfferen, greeting than sigo gave them in
tho Shenandoah.
Gen. Steele, with his command, has sue
ceeded in reaching Clarksville, Arkansas,
where he repused an attack on the 18th
inst, with considerable loss to tho enemy.
Commodore Portor's official account cor
roborates the statement of the escape of the
whole feet, With three exceptions, and those
inferior vessels, from Red River.
LYCURGUS.