The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-20
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Reported for tie Daily Argus.

Z RrcaMoND, Dec. 2O.-Judge Merdith, of the circuit
court has issued writ of habeas corpus to-day for
DR.. James u. Watson. Gen. Schofeld declined to
produce the prisoner assigning his reasons in effect
that the act Of congress Of July 1856 requiring the
Commissioners of the freemen's bureau to exercise
military jurisdiction all cases involving the
rights TO equal benefit Of the laws eecting personal
security of all citizens without respect to color This
act having been officially published by the President
through the war department, Gen. Sehofeld says il
is his duty as an officer of the United States and
an assistant commissioner of the freedmens bureau
10 declined to comply with the writ.
&WAsHrNGToN Dec. 20.-The Texas senators have
returned home.
Elizabeth street tenement house was destroyed by
fire. Eight families who were living there had a
narrow escape from suocation and one child is re-
ported missing
MEMPHIS, Dec. 19-~A special TO the Avalanche
from Little Rock says:
joint resolution passed both houses to appoint q
committee of a. including the president three from
the senate the speaker six from the house and three
citizens be appointed by the governor to proceed i'm
mediatey for conference with government TO po-
tical situaton of the country and report the
assembling of the legislature on the 10th of Janua-
~, 1867.
PirrsBURG, Dec 1S.-By adyices received from
Washington county, We learn that Mr.. Augustus
Wells, a citizen of East Pike, Run township, came
to his death by poison, alleged to have been admin.
daughter of the deceased. She was arrested and il
in Jail at Washington county, awaiting trial.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-TWO companies of United
States regulars have been sent to Lexington, Mo.
from Fort Livingston, to preserve peace in that To-
cality The citizens arrested by Major Montgomery
have been released.
Ten dstilleries, in Jackson county, Mo-, were re-
Gently seized by the United Stalss revenue officers
The St. Louis Democrats Jefferson City specia
says:
delegation of ths prominent citizens of Jackson
county, including the acting sheriff, waited upor
Gov Fletcher, and assured him that the laws will
| hereafter be promptly enforced, and gave solemn
pledge that all parties will henceforth assist to tina
end Under this assurance the governor ordered tn
troops designed for Jackson county TO be sent to La
| fayette. Over two hundred companies offered thei
| services, under the governors call.
Col Montgomery official report reiterates his for
ner account of the fight at Lexington and add
that delegation Of conservatives and returned reb
ell soldiers have offered their assistance, condition
| that all the bushwhsckers and despersdoes in tn
| county shall be sxterminated.
| The Missouri Freeman, published in Richmond
| Ray county, having published article instigatin
the people to violence and resistance to the stat
| authorities, Montgomery sent squad of militia I
arrest the editor and destroy tho press, which Wa
done. One of the editors was brought to Lexingto
and boldly stated that he wrote the article in ques
ton premeditatedly, for the purpose of arousng tn
people and binding together to resist and defy tn
Law full authorities of the state.
| LOUISVILLE, Dec. l9.-Msyor Lithgrew signed a
| order appropriating one million dollars worth
bonds in behalf of the city in aid of the constrcto
of the Lebanon branch Of the road to the state lin
Of East Tennessee, connecting therefrom wit
| Knoxville, and the east and south
| Large detachments of recruits for the ninth L.
cavalry enlisted by Gen. J. :. Briebin left, to-ds
| on the steamer David White for New Orleans.
SwEETsBURG, Dee. 20.-Court-The witness eI
amined testified that the fensns told him that the
had come TO Canada to fl ht the British government
take Quebec, string up Darcy MeGee and ertsbts
| a republican government.
| QUEpEc, Dec. 20.-The parish church, St-Agath
with sacristy, was burned.