Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-16

Probably Heavy Increase
34 y Of Taxation.
WeStrWcef0m Of the Re bel
Steamer Dare.
Important Intercepted
Rebel Letter.

Especial 10 the wofld.|
WAsnINoroN, Jan. Is.
The CONSUMPTION Act - it rsssed
the Senate provides that . drafted man
who pays four hundred dollar j. ex-
emp,ed ill every other man in his dia-
trict is drafted, when he is again liable.
Both classes are consolidated and ex
emptions of the only son of widow,
father add motherIess children DC, are
stricken out. The Bill 10 now accepts-
bic to the military committee.
Times special.
Authentic information to the Govern
m mt. places Magruder's force in Texas
not exceeding $4,000 and Iaylo,'s and
other forces in Louisiana not half tina,
number. They are SO scattered aud tran.
spo taton SO scarce that they could no,
be consolidated in lees than two months.
|. is qnite probable the tax on old
manufactured articles viii be doubled
bc'ore the close of the session CT Con
grcss.
Upon the accommodation OF Senator
Brow (, Secretary Chase has consented
to remove the restrictions upon trade il
Missouri.
No information Of a rebel cavalry raid
10 l. esburg has ben received at General
Augm's headquarters.
Our forces along the Upper Potomac
are amply sufficient to protect that line.
A la'gc number Of Carpenters end other
oh uu,o, lac r.. I
the Government to repai, the railroads in
Tennessee, which will be in complete
iunning order on the opening OF spring.
III" report ,elegrspbed this morning
from Pittsbure that Mrs. Senator Spragu.
was injured by the accident on the Cleve.
land RAILROAD, is incorrect. She was here
at the time.
Gen. Butler will remove his hcalouar-
tiers from Fort Monroe to Norfolk.
Gen. Stoneman has gone West to re-
port to Gen. Grant.
Chas. A. Dana, Esq, formerly of the
Tribune. will probably be appointed As
sistant Secretary OF War.
The Tribune says the receipts from
internal revenue fro m July lst last to
Jsn. l4th, amounted to s4,764. 100.
With the expected changes in he excise
law the lowest estimates for the sec md
yesr are ol42, 500, 900, while the high. ct
estimates would add -, SOC, 900, or $780,
100000 thereto. With no change in
the revenue Law about $s5, 900 would be
prodaced.
Accounts received tonight from the
army of tho Potomac say that the re-
ported movements OF Stusrt's cavalry
occasions no alarm, ~ it 10 not believed
thst he has = suffi :ieat number Of men.
even for less arduous duty than cam
paign on our right
New YoaK, Jan. 10.
The Ueraids letters from the souad.
ron of Wilmington. 9th, reports the
chase and destruction, on the sth, Of the
rebuilt blockade tunner steamer Dare by
the Montgomery and Aries. Her crew
rem her shore Is miles north of George
town. 5. Z. The crew escaped. The
boats crews from the Montgomery and
Arcs boarded and burned her. A boats
crew from the A,ies was swamped IN
leaving her. and acting m aster pcndlcton,
OF the Montgomery, in charge of launch,
licked up five Of them. While return
Jog To his ship he SAW others, and turn.
my to save them, his boat was thrown
on the beach, where all wee captured
by the rebel cavalry. The men taken
wese acting master Pendleton. enciu &c,
Geo. M. smith, aud II Of the crew o,
tue Montgomery, aud Capts. Clark
Faikman. Que ensign, and seven Of The
crew If the Aries. The L. s. schoonc,
Ieo. Msnichsn at daybreak next morn.
ING went close in shore, aud shelled
Q rebe! cavalry. The Dare was about
700 u then e'!e.wheel steamer. She
was totally destroyed. Her carco wa
apparently not large, but probably somc
distinguished rebe! pers ,ns were on
board. The Dare was ch ssel co miles
Va "Wednesday GEE. Butler sent i'm
pott.nt documents 10 City Point BY a
flag of tfuce, bearing on the suffice, Of
the exchange Of prisoners. In the mean
time he has ordered the rebel prisoner to
"e brought within the ines If his de-
rartment toavat a release, which he
hopes to be able TO effect.
The following was among the INFER
copied Lamar correspondence
10 -Ness,S. Xartssein and Lamor-
When you 90 to Paris, call on Mr.. SIi-
dell and tell him from me to negotiate
tors Ffeach porte s,or .te. In case o,
necessity the people will gladly accept i
% last extremity. With Mexico.
Franco anl the .Conledcracy 10 alliance
aud free trade, We could eclipse the
world. (Sign d) G B. LAMAR.
Malcolm Campbell, atre.tcd ye.ter-
DAY, has been discharged BY Gen. Dix.
a complimentary dinner was given to
Zen. Burnside last night BY few emil
lent citizens.
Ice IN the hafbor is ve,y thick, doing
soos'derabis damage to shipping.
Gsy0S