Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-12
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+ WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Committee
on Ways and Means have agreed to repor!
very considerable reduction in the inter nal
revenue lax, and especially to repeal the tax
Of 8 cents per ton now levied on freight.
The Prince Imperial is announced in the
Moastemr OF the Esd as Honorary President
Of the Paris Exposition. The business oi
the agent at New York is in o most salts
factory condition. Mechanical applications
will be received for . few days longer. The
Commissioners of Agricultural Affairs, with
a full view 10 the representation OF our Agrt'
cultural products, stock &c There Will be
sixty or ninety days yet foragricultufal ex-
hibtions. "a In y. x. :. ad4 gar a
The board REORGANIZATION Of breech load
ing arms, OF which Gen Hauc0ck 10 Presi
dent, was IN session at Windersbufg. Arms
will be resolved daily between a. m, and
2 =. IN until iurtl,cr notice. Inventors are
requested to submit their arms in person OF
by agent to the recorder Of the board
WAsHlkaToN, March 10 The IT, ). Con.
sui at Liverpool informs the State. Depart
ment tina, the rinderpest is still on the in
crease No remedy has yet been fouiid that
meets with any general confidence, although
there are several that promise well. The
official report for the week ending Februasy
18th state the number OF new cases to he
$4,000. THIS is an increase Of z, 43. over the
number reported last week, and 3,SiS ovei
the number reported having been attacked
the week before last. tfs
The U. S. Consul at Gibralter reports in
his dispatches to the State Department, dat.
ed Feb. Goth, the wreck OF the Ameri
can coasting Schooner Edwin Reed, Of Bos
ton, Mass, and that she sunk on the 10Th in
latitude IS east, 6 deg. north, and longitude
90 cast, deg west in few minutes aitcl
hcs crew was taken of by the Hanovaraii
brig Borgo, Capt Hamnarc!.
Tho Edwin Reed was from Philadelphia
with cargo of Goals for Boston, and was
blown to sea and lost. The master ant
crew were all saved
srhe President has pardoned 1,413 indi
viduals belonging to the State of Alabama
since the publ of the amnesty procla
nation under the 100000 clause The mum
Der pardoncd under the 18th exception II
the Border States is very few. The most o
those who have been pardoned came Andel
the 10Th exception. sag
Gen. Upton, Commissioner OF Freeman
! affairs 70. the States of Missouri and Arkan
| sas, reports to the Commissioners under da
Of February 2Sth, 1866 that %, 4S4 ration
more were issued to white refugees in tn,
month of January than were issued in De
| cenlber. The number of refugees requiring
assistance had increased 1901. The number
OF iations issued 10 freedmen in January
| were 4,i5i less than issued in December
the dependent free people having diminished
l61 since the close OF last year.
lie believes that the issue to freedmen
will have to be increased, bee .use in man,
districts there WAS a scanty supply of foot
last fall and this has become exhausted
The poor are without money or means Il
procure food from a distance and there
seems to be no alternative bu, to supply tn,
helpless women and children from Govern
mcnt commissary sores or leave them L
s'aryc TO death. The Commissioner, there
fore. is placing q liberal construction on tn,
work OF the lttugccs and preventing staiva
ton in all parts OF the districts. lie es,i
| mates the number oi helpless poor that wil
be dependant on tie Government for sup
port during the ueNt3 months viii be abou
1000. + 80 hundred aud fifty boxes al cloth
ing have also been distributed among desti
tutc white people.