The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-21
BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for TIE Daily Argta.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 20.-The reeonstrue-
ton convention adopted a resolution requesting
the provisional governor to call out the militia of
each county Immediately and stop the disorder
aud carelessness which exists IN many counties.
The ordinance for the abolishing OF slavery was
debated at length, when further confederation
was postponed until to- morrow.
New foRE, Sept. 2l.-The election to choose
delegates to the North Carolina reconstruction
convention, which is TO meet the 2d Of next
month, will take place odsy.
An order has been issued from the head quarters
of the military department 10 rbdd ng enlisted men
or officers IN the army throughout the state from
visiting the polls and no will be allowed to
leave camp except IN of necessity. But 10
there should be attempts made TO create distuIb-
ance at any OF the polling places, IT - enjOIned
the military officers To that order preserved
even without a request to that effect from the
prov. civil authorities.
The n. Y. Times special says:
The president to-day pardoned Thos. Cunning
ham, repentant rebel in Virginia, and Francis
Birehman, mail robber convicted in the district
court OF Wescogo, Ala, and sentenced to 10
years, was also pardoned.
The loyal government OF Alexandria has passed
from the control OF the military to the civil auth
critics.
The following schedule of railroad routes
IN TIE southern states on which postal service has
been restored, is received from the official records
OF the post office department with a railroad map:
Washington to Richmond, via Richmond, Freder-
ieksourg, Potomac, Orange Y AleXandrIs X. RS,
to Richmond; Gerdonsville 10 Selma, BY Virginia
Central railroad Lynchburg, Va. TO Bristol
Tenn, via Va. & Tenn. r. X. fl; Charlottesville to
Lynchburg, Richmond to Weldon, n. C., and Pc
tersbOrg to Lynchburg, by South Side r r. over
the Tiverto NRrrenton Branch r. r. Total II
routes.
North Carolina: Goldsboro to Charlotte. Raj
eigh TO Weldon, Salisbury to Germantown, Wei
don TO Wilmington; total routes.
Tennessee Nashville to Chattanooga, Kno1-
VILE 10 Dalton, Ga. Knoxville to Gordsn Ga
Nashville to Decatur. Ala Nashville IN Inhn
vile, Memphis to Paris, Memphis to Decatur,
=. C., kIngsyIile to Wilmington, Kingsville TO
Augusta, Ga, kIngsvIle to Camden and Charles
ton, Florence to Chersaw, Charleston to Florence
Columbia TO Charlotte.lN C., Columbia to Green.
viile court house, Chester To Yorkvl!e, Oeston to
Sportenburg, Charleston to Savannah, Ga, Macon
10 (olumbus Macon to Atlanta ,FoIvilie To Albany
MIcigevIlle to Gordon, Miledgeyille 10 Dalton
Augusta to Atlanta, Branch to WarreHton Double
Wells to Washington, Union Point to Others At
lanta TO West Point, Atlanta to COlways TO Kings
ton and Rome, Miss. Canton TO Jackson Tennessee
Columbus to---, Mobile, Ala to Colum-
bus, Nv. Ha the NJ bile and Ohio railroad, Mede-
ria to Jackson, La. to Canton, Miss
The post master general has also invited propus-
ais Tor the mail service OF the southern safes from
January lst, 1856 TO january 10Th 1867, the lat
ter being the time when the regular letting takes
place and the time when contracts would have ex-
pred had there been insuTreetIon BY war,
Proposals will be received BY the assistant post
master general till October 3lst and decisions
rendered by Nov. 18th.
Special to the MY Herald
The chief of the currency printing bureau made
a report to Sec'y Mccullough, TO-DAY, with refer.
ence TO new 800 counterfeit which has been
the ruhlect OF investigation at the treasury de-
partmcut for several days past. The points in
the report with reference TO the production of the
spurious note, from portion Of genuine plate [
are, substantially, the same those given in the
Herald. lie spent several hours in the construc- 4
ton of the report, and after tie examination OF
experts 1t Is stoutly maintained BY the set that
there is gigantic fraud somewhere not exac.ly /.
Of the nature of counterieiting, and, apparently
they have settled TO the satisfaction of the secre
tary that the trouble Is not in the printing depart
ment OF the treasury.
well executed $50 greenback was received at
the treasury and gave rise TO the report that 4
another dangerous counterfeit had been discover
ed
The NY. Herald's Fortress Monre correspond /
ent denies the statement that JEFF DAVIS has been /
remove from his casemate in Fortress Monroe TO .
Carroll Hall.
He also saws; The arrest OF r. Z. Garrison To
whom young WInder committed the property ia !
ken from Union prisoners at AndersonvIle wa.
only to make witness Of him IN the Wertz case.
MADISON, Wis. Sept 2I.-The democratic state /
convention to-day nominated Harrison {. Hubert |
for governor. u. W. MsIon, lIeienant governor. 4
Gen' ". Montgomery, attorney general. Vllas.ey
OF state and J. A. DAVIS, treasurer
The platform endorses President JUhnson's re-
storaton policy on the basis of the federal con.ti-
tuition pledges itself uuq ualIfed support therein:
opposes negro suffrage IN this state InteiereLce
with other states; suppresslng OF habeas corpus
and iaVors the most rigid economy and equalization
in the tax burden.
INV YORK, Sept. 2I.-The insurance OF prop
erty destroyed by the great South street fire ex-
ceeds 81 800, 600
4 telegram from Gov. Perry to President John
son, dated Columbia, s. c. Sept. 18th, saws:
The convention have repealed the ordnance Sc
ressIon.
The committee have reported in favor or aboI-
shIng siaveryi equalizing representation, eesting
governor and presidential eectIyns by the people
he voting voice IN the Legislature. These meas
ares will all pass.
Everything here is harmonious
Thompson, a delegate irregularlv elected bv
he northern citizens at Beaufort, wa. permitted
20 take his seat.
Signed BFprRpv
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-The str Atlanta, from
View Orleans the llth has arrived.
FORT SMITH, Sept. 20.-Tbe commission de-
lined to review the action regarding Jno Ross.
They disconnect his case from legal Cherokees
no assure the latter that their rights will be pro-
ected. Dlsloyal Cherokees and Seminoles fI
heir statement explanatory TO their understand
ng OF the treaty Much restitution prevails am
ng the loysl Seminoles "a disloyal delegates |
oi including the chiefs, signed the treaty Of
eace.