The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-10

Reported for tie Daily Argn..

NEW YORK Mch. iO.-The \. Y. Tribune,s
Washington special says:
In the supreme court Mr.. Stansbury of Ohio,
and Attorney General Speed closed the argument.
in bshalf of the government, in the Indiana con
spiracy case. David Dudley Field, of New York,
will sum up, on Monday, for the petitioners,
The treasury department yesterday received
telegram from Chicago, announcing the death OF
Luther Haven, collector O that port. His sue
eessor has not been appointed.
Twenty dIstlierIes were seized in this city, yes
terday, by several officers, charge of the pro
prietors defrauding the government by emitting to
pay import levied on whisky IN the internal reven
ne law. The charges against the parties will
probably be investigated to-day.
The New York Times Washington special
says:
Hon. +. Thomas, of MARYLAND. is preparing to
make claim before congress behalf of the
state for damages, on account of the burning of
two bridges on the route from Washington to
Fredericksburg, destroyed by order OF Lew Wal
lace at the battle o. Nonocacy. GEN Wallace in
responsst to inquiries from Mr.. Thomas, saws he
ordered the burning OF the bridges to retard Ear
ly's march upon W Washington.
The further consideration of the bankruptcy
bill will be resumed in the house on Wednesday
or Thursday next. The friends of the bill have
confidence In It passage, several members who
heretofore opposed the bill having sign,fed their
intention of supporting 1t.
As the New Haven freight train which lett the
city at $50 O'Clock last evening waiting at
Harlem bridge for the Albany and Troy expire IS
to pass, the boiler of the locomotive exploded,
SCATTERING the engine and everything connected
with II, instantly killing the fireman and danger
ousiy woundlng the engineer. The Albany and
Troy express train was delayed an hour and a half
and the Boston express abou; 30 minutes by the
accident.
The New York Worlds Washington special
says:
The House judiciary committee yesterday author
lied their chairman to report important bill to
restore possession of the lands confscated by the
authorizes oil the states lately in rebellion. IL
provides that IN all where any loyal citizen
of the United States has been dspossessed of land
or tenements belonging to him her within any
oil the said states by any order, proceeding de-
cree OF those states on the ground of his her ad
berance TO the Union or his her absence or
failure 10 give support to said states it shall be
the duty OF the president commanding ofhcer
OF the military forces stationed within the partc
ular state or district by order setting forth all
the facts IN the case to return to the person or
persons SO aggrIeved the possessions and rights oil
which they have been unjus;!y deprived, and to
protect them in such rights.
New ORLEANS, Mch. 9--GalTeston S.-The cen
sus OF the inhabitants of Texas is to be taken ey
cry ten years dsting from feby S, 1866.
a motion to make citizens Of white Inhabitants
abe basis OF representation was laid on the table
a motion TO strike out word was lost by o. to
AZ.
A motion to leave it optional with the legisla-
ture to add other inhabitants of the state to the
odsis OF representation resulted AZ oiio"s-~V "
80.
The 7th and sth judiciary committees reported
| in favor of making the supreme court consist OF
one chief Justice and four associates, to hold office
ten years at an annual salary of $4,000; district
judge So, 600; attorney general s., O0o
A proposition was made to confer on the legis-
lature the power divide Texas into two states
ono state to lie between Trinity and Red rivers
referred to special committee.
An ordinance annuiling the ordinance OF seces-
sion is still under discussion.
New York advices have caused decline OF ten
per cent in boots and shoes, and in domestic
goods of Is per cent
i Market dull.
No sale for bsggiDg.
Cotton dull.
Reports from the plantations are very favorable.
Gea. Wright, medical inspector, has dstermin-
ed on vigorous sanitary measures as a preeaution
against cholera.
Nav YORK, March l0.-The president has as
sured Geo. T. Downing, chairman IF the coiored
delegation, at present this city, sent here by the
coored people OF the states north and south, that
sudden change will take place affecting the oe-
cupancy of the lands to which Gen. Sherman gave
the freedmen possession title. The PRESIDENT
suggested that the freeedmen should continue to
cultivate said lands. Mr.. Downing has received
letters from South Carolina from the parties inter
ested, telling him OF their fears that they might be
suddauly ramoved from thu In do fhey ~ lii