The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-18
ANOTHER VICTORY IN ARKANSAS.
GEN. CURTIS Al. RIGHT.


NEW YORK., March l7.-furthrr ulyicos
per the Roanoke confirm the statement that
the English troops are about % leave Mexico
A portion Of the Spanish troops returned to
Cuba, and the rcst - to Oria,l
Gen. Prlm commands the allied forces.
The name Of the American who was muir
dcrci in Mexico, is Addison + Ariu,
The British gunboat Laudruii. from Bcr.
muda, brings the crew ol the British ship
Mohawk, who iouudcrcI at sea. This is the
vessel which supplied the pirate Nashville
with coal.
WAsmlNDroN, March l7th-All quiet ut
Fortress Monroe at noon to day
An order was issued this morning Tor the
seizure 81 the Washington Sunday Chronicle.
and trial OF the pruprIcturs by court martial.
The paper having published yesterday mill.
tury news designating the order Of the
secretary Of war. The editor explained that
the news was handed in at late hour with.
put hi, supervision, AMI it should not occur
again. wherrUrun the action was suspended
81. LorIs March l7th-ln response to a
-crcualc, Gen. iIullcrk announced from the
balcony Of the Planters House, that Island
No. ~ j. ours with all the guns, ammuni.
ton, and transports that the enemy had there.
Also another victory mas been gained IN Ar.
kansas, IN which there was three rebel colo.
nclS captured. Particular, not trans.
pirci.
WAsmlNGroN, March 1.-THE senate in
executive session confirmed the following
nominations FIR brigadicr generals Of yolun.
teers:
Maj VIM + Barry, chief Of artillery at.
tachcd t. Gcn. McClclluu's staff Willis 4
Gorman. of MINI; Col Schuyler Hamilton;
Tho, Price member Of congress from Nilsson.
RI Maj Jas y Palmer, 9Th cayalry; Lieut. Col
Emery. 9th cavalry; Maj \ j Smith, 9Th cav.
airy; Morcena l. Patrick. Of y \; Isaac
FUNNY. \ J. OS Ferry, OF Conn; Hiram q
Berry Of Maine.
llou,c--A debate rnsued on the amend
ments and general provision, of the bill re
gHriing the duties Of HssJrtcr., collectors, sc.
Adjourned
BINCuANrToN, y. Y, March IT, The new
presbyterian church cditicc, Just completed,
was burned to the ground TIN, morning.
Loss S2G oOO insured $4,000.
IIoraIi's despatch
WAsHINGToN. March l7th.-Thc relatives
OF franklin Buchanan "hO commanded the
rebel iron clad steamer Mcrrimac ut the late
light have written to his relatives in this
city, from Baltimore, that he is dead and his
body Is to be brought TO tIe old homestead,
on the rnNtern shore Vt Maryland for inter
mcnt.
\ movement is on foot relative to the i'm
parchment # all those judges who have in
any form, shape, or manner aided or Allotted
the interests Of secession.
\ mcmberoi congress has now in his desk
IA resolution which he will offer at the first
opportunity, to instruct the committee of the
Judiciary to enquire into this matter OF ger err
al impeachment, and report at an early date
by bill or otherwise.
Tribune Correspondence:
Delegations from great numbers of bust
ness interests are here, each suggesting a
modification Of the tax bill in its favor. Con.
cessions have already been made, in commit
tee, to thc iron makers, IN making the tax
specific instead OF adyalorcm; to the news
papers, making the advertisement tax , in
stead Of j per cent, and on net receipts in
stead Of gross. Tobacconst, reducing on leaf
and stem, and raising on the coal oil distillers
who will be destroyed by the competition Of
the rock oil combined with the tax proposed.
To umbrellas and parasols to change from
specific to per cent advalorem. TO hoop
skirts the same. and t. omnibuSses entire
freedom from the tax. On passengers, it was
shown that it would be fatal to them in com
pction with the horse railroads.
The tax has also been stricken out from the
manufacturers Of flour. This was done by "a
delegation OF the Rochester millers, who
showed that it would be fatal to their bust.
ness all along the line, affected by the recip.
rocity treaty. The tax would enable the Can
adian mlllers to underseIl u, in our own
markets.
The nominations of Dan E. Sickles and
Paul X. George. OF New Hampshire, were
rejected.
Gen. Lockwood : nomination is suspended
The limits Of the department which Gen
Hunter has been assigned having been incor-
rcctIy stated, it may not be improper to say
that it comprises the states OF South Carroll
ma. Georgia and FIorid.
Gen Sherman will be retained in the de-
partment under Gen. Hunter, and Gen.
Brannan. probably, also
Capt ". W. Peek, of the 18th infantry,
formerly of Chicago, died to-day.
Senator Sumner will, to morrow. introduce
a bill repeating an act orr glnaly passed in
1910; and declaring that henceforth no per-
son by reason Of color shall be disqualified
from employment IN carrying the mails.
Hon, Richard fanschit, of the 10th y. Y.
district, has obtained the signatures of about
100 senators and representatives to a memor.
ial to congress asking that better rations be
served to the army.
Times special
The clothlng Investigation board concluded
It's labors to-day. aud submitted its report to
the quartermaSter general Over 81 900 600
worth of clothing was condemned. The tes
timony taken reveals gross frauds perpetrated
against the government. These frauds are
consequent upon collisions between contract.
ors and inspectors.
The Monitor is lying in wait for the Merri-
mac at Fort Monroe.
Commodore Goldshoro has received intelli-
gence from the Burnside expedition. 1t was
still pursuing its plans, having accomplished
everything 1t set out 70 do, it was Just on the
point Of making an attack on Newbern.
The commission to inquire into the eases of
political prisoners met at - o'clock to day,
and the following facts were settled as to its
course OF action The examinations will be
secret and the commission will adjourn from
place to place and examine the prisonersat the
places Of their confinement
EoLLA, No, March lS.-A short time since,
rebel movements in Texas CO..
Mo-, Gen, lIalleck sent companies of troops
~ Il.