Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-27
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New YoRk, Nov. 97.-The Times' sn.c
id says: p''
A promisent msmbw Of the Senate nj
nance Commute has announced it ~ his in.
tention to urge upon Congress . reduction
OF the Government taxes Of fully 3l0O. 900.
900. He alleges the revenue after this "a
duction shall have been made will be suaR-
Gent to pay the expenses Of the Govern
ment besides leaving large sum to be az.
piled to the public debt.
Brevet Brig. General Duncan will assume
command Of oil the colored troops in the :;
cinity Of Washington.
In making up the statistics of the Treas
ury Department, the fact is declared thar in
the fiscal year, ending June, respectively in
1862, '63 and "a, notwithstand that we had
over . million Of men in the field, and thus
Withdrawn from labor, We exported to for
eign countries two and three-quarter times
as much wheat, and eight tunes as much
ham and bacon IS in 1858, SO and go.
Nesrly all OF the privates IN the V. RC.
have voted under the late order Of the War
Department, to leave the service, and have
been mustered out.
In one regiment Of the Veteran Reserve
Corps, but four men remain. A large num-
Der Of the officers, however, remain in the
service, most of whom are utterly uncapac
lated from the pursuit Of their former bust
ness. Some desire to remain in the service
which, probably, will be made place for in
The regular army, if it shall be determined
to merge the Veteran Reserves intu that or
ganization.
Capt. Phillips, Of Ohio, for 25 years past
| Of the United States Navy, was on Saturday
| appointed by the Postmaster Genera. as a
special agent of the Pacific mail steamship
| company, under the contract entered into
few weeks ago, to look to the interests Of
the United States in the execution of the
agreement between the mail companies and
the Government. Capt. Phillips will leave
Boston on the 9th Of December for England
and thence to China, and return by the Pa
| cifc route
The Tribune's special says:
When the wal ended in April last, the
Government owned and used for military
purposes $50 locomotives, 900 cars, and
10000 tons Of iron. All the locomotives
have now been sold but 80. and there are
yet about 1000 cars on hand. Some have
been sold for cash at auction, and some on
six months and two years time to Southern
railroads. All will be sold before January
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| The Commissioner Of internal Revenue
has received communication from several
proprietors Of soda water fountains, remon-
strating against the tax Of 6 per cent levied
according to law on all manufacturers Of
such beverages They claim that as they
do not charge their fountains with carbonic
acid gas, they are not lilbc to tax, and ask
that the amount already levied be RENTED.
The Commissioner replied, in effect, that
they cannot be exempt from the specified
tax of per cent, and that whether they
buy their fountains already charged or hire
a person to charge them, they are regarded
as manufacturers or producers
The Worlds special, speaking Of the trial
Of the Stonewall for the edilication of the
Farragut court martial, SAYS
Her speed was ten miles an hour. which
| is by no means her maximum. She seem
ed to be very formidable. Her ram pro-
jected % feet from her bow, and lies
feet under the water. After the trial was
completed the general impression seemed to
be that Commodore Craven exercised Il
sound discretion in not attacking her. Had
the Niagara's guns failed to make any im..
preston on the 4 inch plating of the Stone
wall, the result would probably have been
the sinking of the Niagara BY the latter
ram. The Stonewall' is to be hauled into
the stream, and gun of the Niagara S cali
bre is to bc fired at her at a distance ap-
proxi,nating that between Ter and the Mia
CARA at the time Commodore Craven de
clined to attack her.
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| LOUISVILLE, Nov. 27.-Gen. Brsbaus'
coored brigade left yesterday for iiciena,
| Arkansas
| The Collector Of internal revenue re
ccived a dispatch from Cincinnati 70
seize boat with three Thousand barrels Of
oil, en- route for st. Louis, on its arrival
here.
New YORK, Nov. 27-Thc Fl. Delaware
correspondent Of the Herald says:
Fix Governor Lubbock was released last
Friday morning, leaving that rebel reform
atory institution as thoro Oh Union man
as he was formerly rebel.
The Worlds special says:
Gen. Grant received telegraph ycstcr-
day from Gen. Logan who is It his home in
Illinois. He states that he will be in Wash
he will decide what course he will pursue
| respecting the Mexican mission
CrNCINNArrr, Nov. 21.-The A,larn> Elk
press Company, through their Suprrnterd
ent at Cincinnati, offers a reward of one
thousand dollars for the arrest of Rudolph
L. Dodge, who escaped from Jail at Vicks-
burg, Miss, on the night Of rhe goth inst,
where he was held on the charge Of rob
bling the Company.
Dodge is five feet eight inches in height,
stout built, dark brown hair, dark complex
ion, lue eyes, pleasant address; his par
cuts reside at Portland, Me-, aad he has a
wife in Chicago.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 27.-The court mar
shaI assembled yesterday, for the trial of
VIM. Hetferman. adjo urned to ten A. NJ,
to-day. Mr.. Heferlnan died at noon yes
terday
Frank Gurley, the murderer Of Gen. r.
McCook, reached here from Huntsville last
night. Gen r. W. johnson, acting BY or
der Of the War department. returned with
the prisoner to Huntsville, where he will be