The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-23

I Grant Going West-Bankrupt Bill
in the Hands Of the Committee Of
Conference.
Isaalas0I9 'syna-An8 'gH9iI |
\ New YoRK, Feb. 22.-The Council
met yesterday and referred, to Special
Committee, resolutions proposing to
rescind the previous action of THE
Common Council in granting the
lower end of the Park for the erection
the Battery for the proposed new
barge Office. nt.,. -..-.a .,,a,f
A case Of considerable interest to
wool importers, was, decided in the u.
>. Circuit Court, yesterday, before
Judge Sma Hey The suitwas brought
to recover ten thousand dollars taxes
Of duty on importation nf svoo from
Buenos Ayres. The purchase price
was Tess rhan Y cents, which made il
iahle-to-3cents- pes. penad=datg-Ihe
appraisers0 byIsgp1g epMputation Of
the exchange value of money IN the
two countries, added to the invoice
price, makiDgDitSepye yer a 2zceuts, and
imposing. accordingly, a tax of 6 cents
on theSpoundsE HW3gto Eecofer the
excess that action was brought. Yer
dict for plaintiff ~rsiasa-
The Herqld'S Mexico City CORES
pondent Says that II the e9Aeuatioh
Of theste2pitalq by the Erepeh, the
United States Consul inquired of him
if some of the provisions of his pro
clamation, which were. unusually
strict, applied to American citizens,
but received no answer.
i The Times special says the Jadici-
airy Committee will visit Surratt in
Jail, and take such testimony as he
will give regarding the completely Of
JEFF. Davis with the assassination.
IF he gives any testimony, it will be
voluntary, as they cannot force him
to. testify. Surratt's counsel have ,ad
vised him to give no testimony on
thator any other su bject. t9l.l,.el1 s.l, g
The Ways and Means Committee
have made two hundred and seventy
amendments to the tariff bill, all of
which will have to be considered In
both Housess&> l "a q ANe&
None of the appropriation bills for
1868 are yet completed.
The Tribune's special says those
who rthink-the, impeachment. matter
viii die IN the committee: will' be
startled when the committee reports
that parties are in Washi9gton to tes-
tify to the restoration of plantations
seized as abandoned property, topaz
dehel Eebek, by Rfesident . baIkdn
at a time when the crops belonged to
the lessees, thus ignoring contracts
and inhicting great losses upon Union
men.
New Y6Rk Reb. .Sg2 2 IbR Special
/ Committee to investigate the matter
Of the disehafge offour fcitiEens of
I Georgia. after conviction for the mur-
der of three Union soldiers, found
that the conviction was Just, and con-
denim THEM GiscRargd after e6nviction.
! The President has commuted the
sentence of the persons Who were to
be hanged, to Imprisonment at the
Dry Tortugas. They were transferred
to Fort Delaware, SthHn released on
habeas corpus, then set at liberty.
General Grant left for. the EWFsst
last night, to be absent two weeks. : 7
The 10th u s. colored troops will
start for South Carolina next Satur-
day, to do duty in that Department
Advices from Rio Janeiro state that
large numbers Of CAmaficans Wwho
lately emigrated there, are forced to
beg their living, as they can get no
employment. -
The Heralds special says the Bank
rupt Bill is now in, the hands of q
Committee iof Conference, appointed
to-day, and We shall pro badly hear
nothing moreffomitfoF some time.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The steamer
Rising Star, with California dates to
the Both, has arrived, She brings
nearly one million in treasure.
Among her passengers = is, Senator
New YoRK, Feb GA Washing
| ton special says the Senate Finance
Committee will undoubtedly report
against the House the $l0l, 600, ,00O
Greenback Bill 80 'l''-