The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-28
Sales OF Government LOeOmO-
lives, etc.
Tax on Soda Water.
The SlOneWall q Formidable
Vessel
south CaOIIua Affairs

NEw Tonr. Nov. s3.-Tha Times Wash
iugion Special duspatch says a prominent
member Of tho senate Finance Comm Itt-e
has aunounced hIt intention % urge upon
I Congress she reduction OF Government taxes
fully one hundred millions of dollars. he
alleges that Che revenue, ailer this reduction
shal have been made, shall ha sufficient to
I aciray thc expenses 0f Government and
leave a large sum 60 De applied to che public
Y debt
Brevet Brigadier General Duncan VIII
7 assume command 90 an colqrtd troops I'M
I The vinciniiy uf Washiurtun.
I In makirV mp The sialst5ea Cf the frtasu-
I " Department, Che fast is declared, that Iu
Che h-cai years, ending June rsspectveiv,
| in 1852 '03-'tf Notwithstanding that We bal
over one million OF men in Che hold and
thus Withdrawn fr1m labor. W. exported Co
iosciEu countries two ana three quarter
times more wlest, ans e.ght umcs more
hac0n, than in isis-'59- 80
Nearly al Of the prvaiel 10 the veteran
reserve corps have voted, under che late or
der 81 tho WaF Department % leave the
service, and have been mustered QUE. Tn
one regiment bus four men remain A large
numhsr of ths officers however remain Iu
the serv .cc. Mo-t o. them are utterly inca
FACILITATED Cor she pursuit of their FORMER
ohsiai reports now comins 90 lhe War De-
partmeut and tom other sources. These at
course desire o. remain ia the service. and
In order "a make rl-ee Tor tht m iu tte rex
uiar army, 81 DO shall Do determine OBJ merge
the vet ran reserves into that orEauira Jon.
au enabling act Is proposed 90 be submitted
% ongr,st % lo enacted into law which
VAL provide Cor The sdmis ion PC tac We eran
reserve officers, retaining their prearnt
e.
udcale from board IT egainInera oi COM
potoucy and 6tuuss or their postoua. DC
3. % derato that the Secretary of War iG-
vora this plan.
pat u she un'ted slate1 Navy, was oalgr-
CAV appointed b. Che Postmaster General
spcc.a. a cent or the Government t1 cru1l-
pauy the Pacific mail q camera under the
contract lsv weeks ago catered into. aud
look 80 che intereaa oi the United states Ia
the execution 1f che arrrcmsut between the
mail comptulca and tac G1terumeuf.
Capt. Phil irE via D ave Boston ca the
9th of December, for D gland. thence for
China. sud return hV The Pacific route.
The lrbuuc's shiuvtou Dispatch says
when tho war endel, n Ap.l last, the
Government owned and used for military
purposes $500 lac1m1 tFra, a.1l1 cars. and
20 006 tons of iron. A enc locomotives
have now hoca 81 d. but az. and there ars
about i 900 cars yct on hand some have
been cold Cor cssn at uuctiau, and some 1n
liX months and two years ume-tho time
p southern re- roada. Avn Wal De sod be-.
fore January frst.
abe Jalilai-sioaar oi Internal Revenue
haa reviewed a communication FROM several
propriaiora Of soda water fountains, rcm4n-
atfating against the tax OF ak per cent.
levied scc1Fdiug 90 law. on en- manuiactur-
ers ot such beverages. They claim that as
they do not charge lheir ioultE.uB ith car
bonlc acid gas, they are u1t habla t1 ths
TAX, and ak thai The amount already levied
be remtued.
The Commissioners has replied boz effect
that they cannot bo exempt IEom The Hpae.
Tea tax Of SIX per cent, and thai vhethtr
they buy their iountains already charged.
0r hire a person o. charge thrm. they ara
l regarded as mauuiaeturers or producer.
Lhe Worlds special, speskiug of che frip
| of the sioueweu Tor me edlhcnll.u af th.
| Farragut Court-mnrtial, saya Der speed wss
/ ten mics en- hour. which is by ~ means
I ner ma1limula- ahe ls sala % d. very .arulit
| able. Her ram projected tNcufy-lvr istl
7 from her bow. uuu lles eight lee. under tha
I water. Aileg the Trial was conu .etsI OBJ.
I general Impression seemed to ha chat com.
I molore Craven exercised sound discretion
i lu uet atll'kiuE ler. Had tlc.a II CARA HuuH
| waited % MAKE shy impression ou the lurr
l uch plating of The stoucwnIl. the r-suu
/ would probably have beeu Che sinking a
/ tle Niaeara by the iat.ci-4 rom. The stone
wallls % he hauied uto che stream and o. rur
| the Niagaras Calbte b. to DO fred at br- nd
| q distance approEImuuug to chat between
her ald Che Nisgara at che uma Comm4.
dore Crascu declnedto attack her.
| NEw NoHE, Aoy. 2-.-rhe Hsrali's dis
patch says a petition sisnod by many lead
ing Acw York merchants and importer
recomme1dins the appoinimsnt Of Henri
I "a. 81 mtne, of tia Central National HnaE
% me toieciofship. was ca saturday IRE
aented % the SECRETARY of The Trea.urv ii,
delegation 10 behalf OF The arnels III.
Secretary referred bel 10 the Prsaideut f5r III
| confederation.
The herald's Charission, s. C.. csussBor
dent says Brig. Gen. Jas T. Hairhrr. -orr
msnalng second Sub-Dauict 40 soutb a.
oliua, writing from Grse4vilis. 8. C.. Io M
News, Of tnm city omphaucaIf denie
that there is any ruth in he reports III h.
gro insurrcction az Bar4ucu Uitr.ct. ~
reports grew OUT % che HiIlIue Ia d ruf5,I
named Mcherr, planter uf BAN burg bv
negro whom Aekefr had whipped All cd
with a kliie.