The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-09-13
By TELEGRAPH.
Reported Jos he Daily Argsss.

NEw YORK, Sept l3-The N. Y. Herald's
South Carolina correspondent gives further partl.
culars regarding the election OF delegates 10 inc
convention the 4th inst, and in reference 10
arrangement between Gen. Meade and Gilmore
and Gov. Perry for the restoration of the civil
authority in Charleston. The Union ticket was
totally defeated, and this has apparently been q .
general result throughout the state, though the
returns are very limited. Wade Hampton 10 one
of the elected delegates in Columbia, though it il
not yet known that he has been or will be pard-
oned by the president. The election passed on
quietly. No soldiers were allowed TO be IN the
vicinity Of the polling places. The secessionist
citizens very much pleased with the result,
claiming that they are all unanimous, while those
who were loyal throughout the war regard it as a
virtual surrender of the state to the control 81 the
secessionists.
Gov. Perry has issued proclamation announ-
cling the result of his conference with Gen. Meade
and Gilmore to be the restoration oil the aJudlcal
and other civil officers. All the legal matters in
which eolored people are concerned are to be ad-
justed in the provost marshal's ofhce: Ii was
presumed that Gen. Gilmore would issue an order
of similar purport but he has not yet done 90
and it 10 now thought that, until his return from
Washington, no further action will be taken in
the matter by the civil authorities.
The N. Y. Times Washington special says:
To-day a delegation of Mississippians, consist
ing of the late rebel generals Upper and Feath-
erton and Rev. DIR. Murdoch, of Columbus, Mise,
waited on Gen. Howard, OF the freedmen'e bu
reau. DR.. Murdoch made a speech in which he
stated that when the bureau first organized
| the people of the south had not made up their
minds fully to accept the status of the negro as
man, but lev short months had made sender
ful change in the sentiment of the southern peo-
pie this subject, and that they universally ac-
eepted the conclusions of the and the freed ON
of the colored race which had resulted from it
The ooctor believed the negro should be educated
as II would be better for the south have a class
OF intelligent laborers than to have them grovel-
ing IN ignorance. The two races must live to-
gether in the south, and the more widely educa-
ton 10 disseminated the better for all concerned.
Gen. Howard expressed himself much pleased at
the remarks of DIR. Murdoch, and the delegation
were sometime In friendly conversation relative
to the operations of the bureau which the south
srn people commend very cordially.
The examination now going at the various
custom houses throughout the United States have
! been commenced by the treasury department
with view of reducing the expenses Of collecting
the revenues from customs by the discharge OF ali
officers found TO be more detrimental than usefu
Wherever there is leisure situation il is to be
abolished, and where one clerk inspector can
perform the duties performed by two, one will be
discharged and every officer will be required to
earn his salary wherever II 10 possible TO make
The N. Y. Tribune's Washing ton special saws
The letter OF Gen. Howard 10 the commiss oners
of the ireedmen's bureau TO assist Col. Brown OF
Richmond, relative TO fears of a negro insurrec-
ton entertained by many citizens of Virginia, did
not contemplate the employment OF rebels for the
purpose OF partrolIing the country where an out
break was Appreciated.
While the general believes such apprehen-
sions groundless, he thought it best, in order
to quiet the fears of the trustees, to suggest
to Col. Brown the propriety of patroliing GER
tain regions of the country with a small force
detailed by the different military comman
ders, and in case be Colonel Brown did not
have q sufficient number of officers, to select,
through careful enquiry, citizens who are
willing to aid in preserving order, if such are
to be found who viii DO 40 without compensa-
ton.
He also adds in his letter to Col. Brown
that these citizens agents should be selected
by an officer OF tact, who must take only such
as are fully willing to support the govern.
ment with heartiness.
CINcINsATI, Sept. l3.-The English capitals,
left Tor ST. Louis this morning.
The Ohio state fair opened at Columbus yest.r-
day.
The entries were larger than at any previous
fair
Gov. Anderson yesterday rendered the Office OF
state treasury TO Mr. Finn, OF Eyrio formerly vice
president of the state bank.