The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-22
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

New York, Feb'y 22.-The city council
met yesterday and referred to a special com.
mittee resolutions proposing to rescind the
previous action of the common council, in
granting the lower end of the park for the
erection of a new post office, and a portion
of the battery for the proposed new barge of,
fee.
A case of considerable interest to wool
importers was decided in the United States
| circuit court, yesterday, before Judge Small
ey. The suit was brought to recover ten
thousand dollars excess of duty on an impor-
tation of wool from Buenos Ayres. The
| purchase price was less than twelve cents,
| which made it liable to three cents a pound
duty. The apprizers, by some computations
of the exchange value of money In the two
| countries, added to the invoice price, making
it over twelve cents and imposing, according
| ly, tax of six cents on the pound. 1t was
| to recover the excess that the action was
| brought. Verdict was rendered for the plain
| tiff
The New York Herald's City of Mexico
correspondent says:
On the evacuation of the capital by the
| French, Marquese declared martial law
The United States consul inquired of him if
some of the provisions of his proclamation,
which were more than usually strict, applied
| to American citizens, but received no ans
wer.
/ The New York Times special says:
| The judiciary 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 tes-
timony it will be voluntary, as they cannot
| force him TO testify. Surratt's counsel have
advised him to give no testimony on that or
any other subject.
/ The ways and means committee have
made 270 amendments to the tariff bill, all
| of which will have TO be considered in both
houses.
None of the appropriation bills for 1865
are yet completed.
The New York Tribunes special says
Those who think the Impeachment matter
will die in committee will be startled when
| the committee reports that parties are il
Washington to testify to the restoration OF
plantations seized as abandoned property, tc
pardoned rebels, by President johnson at a
time when the crops belonged to the lessees
thus ignoring contracts and inficting great
losses upon union meu.
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Feb'y 22.-Tne tria
of Howard Fletcher, for the murder of Stew
art at President Johnsons reception IN Sep
TENDER last, concluded last night. The jury
returned a verdict OF murder in the secon,
degree. He was sentenced to Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for two years.
NEw YORK, Feb'y 22.-The special com
mittee to investigate the matter of the dis
charge of four citizens of Georgia after con
viction of the murder of three Union sol
diers have found that the conviction was
/, Just one and condemn their discharge afte
conviction. The President commuted til,
sentence, which was To be changed to i'm
: prisonment on Dry Tortugas. They wer
transferred to Fort Delaware, then release,
on a writ Of habeas corpus and then set a
liberty. .-f.- E.. L--- 81 81.
Gen Grant left for the west last night. t
. be absent two weeks. --.r-s
. The 10th L. S. colored troops viii star
. for South Carolina next Saturday to do dut
!. in that department.
The \. Y. Herald's special saws the bank
l. rupt bill is now in the hands of eommitte
of conference appointed to-day, and We shal
r probably hear nothing more from it for som
time. Ft-
CHICAGO, Feb'y 22.-The dry goods FRI
|. | of Putney, Knight J. Hamlin, on Lake ST
has made an. assignment. The store is nov
in the hands of the u. 5. marshal. An a
fray occurred between the members of tn
firm, in which pistols were displayed, but n
blood shed. s.-.--+..s. .
NEw YORK, Feb'y 22.-Gold, stock an
produce exchanges are closed to-day.
The str Risinw Star with G~l.E--..;-. Ia-
IS 10 the Soth uit. arrived, and brings nearl
Sl,000,000 of treasure
A Springfield special saws:
"A JOINT resolution was adopted to-day
the house, appointing next Thursday as tn
day for the final adjournment of the gener,
| assembly