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Newspaper
Dubuque Democratic Herald
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1865
Page
2
A 1865 article contrasts British wartime taxation with American borrowing. It argues taxes funded most costs of the Napoleonic era and cites Fort Fisher reconnaissance and exchange between Admiral Porter and General Burien detailing naval landings and prisoner handling.
A Washington letter says the War Department aims to meet the requisition with full manpower, after a 40 percent prior call. Drafted men will be tracked by passports enforced at Detroit Buffalo Susquehanna Bridge and Sackett Harbor to curb desertion to Canada. Eastern states must match quotas to avoid leaks and a larger draft. Philadelphia Loyal League opposes further volunteer bounties, despite a past push for such payments.
The document notes Alexander T Stewart as the richest American if not the world, with an annual income around 9 008 000 and a 260 000 tax, claiming he could earn eighty million at 6 percent. It compares other figures for Sevari and Moore Taylor, highlighting Stewart’s vast wealth and real estate holdings.
A Treasury Department report notes Dakota Territory’s Black Hills on the 44th parallel between 103rd and 105th meridians harbor rich gold silver coal iron copper and pine. With Sioux pacification emigrant roads and steamboat Missouri access, gold mining could spark rapid settlement near spring after the Sioux war ends.
The report details Maria Oliviero, widow of brigand Monaco, forming a ruthless band in Cattanzaro province after escaping with her lover and murdered jailer. Her operations sack Spinelli Coizenci and Belvidere while two battalions pursue her. Concurrently, Sacchitiello and mistresses Croce and Schiavone are captured at a captain’s house. The London Times publishes General Lee resignations to General Scott and to his sister, amid Civil War tensions.
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