The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-10
By Telegraph.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY ARGUS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Gen. Miles, As.
sistant Commissioner of the freedmen's
bureau of the state of North Carolina, has
arrived in this city, and reported to Gen.
Howard. He is here in connection with af
fairs of the Bureau in the stateunder his SUI
pervision.
The Secretary of State, in reply to the
resolutions of the senate, sent 10 that body
to-day a statement of the following expendi-
lures by that department. Edward Pier
point, counsel in the Surratt case, $4,000;
H. g. Riddle in the same case, $4,000; Ii.
Fl. Emmons $1,000 in the matter of the ex-
tradition of prisoners by the Stabbian rail-
way company; the Governor of Vermont
SD, 700 in the matter of raiders, including
the expenses in the case. All the above
sums were charged to the Appropriation for
bringing home prisoners from tioreign coun.
tries. Brady & Trippizan $50 in the case
of J ones VS.. the Secretary of Stste for false
Imprisonment, which was charged to the ap-
preparation for expenses under the habeas
corpus act. III. ii. Emmons $S052 for SER
vices in the extradition cases in. the British
province. There was also allowed to Will
liam Bevest, United States conso at Dub
lin $500, in defense of Fenians, counsel
fees, &c. Both of these accounts were
charged to the appropriation for expenses
under the military act. VIM. NJ. Evarts
1000 for services and expenses in England;
VIM. c. Johnson $1,000 in the matter c.
the Hudson Bay Company. There has alsC
been allowed to f. Ii. Morse, United State
Consol at London, $3.50 for amount paid il
England in the case of Ferguson anC
McRae; and to Thomas Dudley, consul
Liverpool, $23,774 in various cases, inclu
ding the Alexandria Prieolean rebel rams
&C., which amounts have been charged
to the appropriations for contingent expense
for foreign intercourse. The secretar'
says it is to proper to observe that most q
the foregoing amounts included attorney
fees and other expenses apart from coune4
fees proper, which it is impossible TO diSseu.
mate in this report, in reply to the inquiT
whether the department has paid for r
porting any trials, the secretary says, thee
has been paid to +. III. Smith, for the Sr-.
RAFT trial. the sum of $2,25e, which WIS
charged to the appropriation for bring
home prisoners from foreign countries o
Washington {; Underhill L HAYES 1854 hr
reporting the Meteor case, at the request f
Judge Belts, of the district court of Nev
York
CHICAGO, Jan. l0.-A telegraph operatr
named Baldwin was arrested yesterday at tie
instigation of the Western Union Telegra,
Company, and held in $4,000 bonds to a.
swer to the charge of surreptiously TELEGRAPH
ing between Chicago, Omaha and Coun
Bluffs, in the interests of Bennett, Pietes
& Co, distillers of this city.
Information has been received here of ta
burning last night, at Joliet Ill. of the stol,
cutter building, on the penitentiary ground.
| The loss TO building and contents is estim..
ten at $4,000. A stable near by, contain
ing thirty head of horses, mules, and catt,
was saved with difficulty. The convicts az
comphmented for fidelity and heroism /
battling the flames.
A special from Washington TO the Pos,
| says: Hon. Thos. Ewing, OF Ohio, is out in.
long letter on the national 6na noes, in which Il
| opposes forced resumption of specie pa
ments, and favors Buffers plan of pawn:
the interest and principal of the public det
| NEW YORK, Jan. l0.-The \. Y. Was
ington special states that Mr.. Howarcs
| report, matSerially altered, was accepted l.
! the senate military committee, but will Il
be reported until Mr.. Doolittle has time D
make his minority report. 1t is CO
templated, by the amendments, TO put ta
whole rule Of the south in Grants hands
| WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-At a conference
of Soldiers and Sailors, yesterday. presidd
over by Gen. Crittenien, it was decided o
hold a national convention at Chicago My
| 18th. An executive com. was appointed o
| prepare hall and report at an adiourl.d
meeting on the 18th inst
NEw YORK, Jan. l0.-Richmond sp.oal
to the \. \. Herald SAYS, Hunnicutt crea ID
quite an excitement in the convention .s-
| To- a - / A Il
| T. Hunter traitors. Mr. Hunter. relatv of
latter, called Hunnicutt liar. and Mr.. leg
gett endorsed Mr.. Hunter. After consi6.ra-
bic confusion, during which pistols we're
shown, the matter was referred to a com1it-
tee. Much feeling exists.
Atlanta special to Herald says, rumors re
current that Gov. Jenkins and Treasrer
Jones viii be removed. General Mead is
awaiting instructions from Gen Grant ir he
matter who has all the papers on the ab-
ject. Gov. jenkins will not pay out nv
| more money for the convention, and if ais
removal is attempted, he will sue out an in
junction from the United States court.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 9.-Robert Fowler as
to-day reelected state treasurer by the |, is
lature in joint convention.
PITTSBURGH, Jan, l0.-Weather very Did
mercury IL above zero.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-The Bulletin to-
day publishes the annual review trade OF he
commerce of San Francisco. The year sos
shows, in round numbers, the foreign I'M
ports to have been Is millions; duties rid,
! millions; 100000 imports; via. Istinus
SO millions, mostly currency valuation and
two hundred and twelve thousand FIVE hind
red tons of goods via. Cape Horn. Tb. ex-
ports show total treasure and merchandise
shipment of SO millions; divided treasure,
400 millions; merchandise, 32S nil ons
Nearly seventeen millions exports for SCOUT
fifteen articles of California productions. in
Guiding ] q millions wheat and iour;dis1atch
223 vessels of grain alone, including Il full
cargoes Of wheat for Europe, the total value
of the grain crop exceeding the gold pr1duct.
Wool clip nine and one half million p,unds.
Treasure shipments, including the AMOUNT
received at places outside of the stats are
the smallest slice 1850.
JACKSON, Miss. Jan. l0-A constitutional
convention met here yesterday, but transac-
ted no business of importance.
BUFFALO, Jan. l0.-A furious snow storm
is raging here.
LONDON. Jan, 10 -ll:l5.-Consols 90 "a,
1. Money 924. Account American securi-
tets fat bonds GIG Illinois ssl. Erie 49,.
l:20 P. M.-Consols 2! "a q. Money
and account bonds Ii IN 2. H.
ROSENFIELD & EPSTEIN.