The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-21
By TELEGRAPH
Reported for the Daily Argus.


Herald's Charleston correspondent says the
delegation from South Carolina to Washing
ton whose arrival was announced yesterday,
will ask an early appointment of provisional
governor for that state. Their first choics for
this position is Elk Gov. Aiken and their sec.
ond Gen. Quincy post commander at Char
lesion.
The late secretary of the rebel treasury
dspartmenthas been arrested at Columbia, and
taken to Charleston and placed in confne-
ment.
Charleston has again assumed a business.
like appearance, the work Of rebuilding the
portion OF the city destroyed during the war
is in active progress, and wholesale merchants
are rapidly disposing of their goods. Pur
chasers from the interior are coming in large
numbers. Heavy mortality is prevailing
among the negroes.
Admiral Dahlgreen had issued his veadic
tory to the officers and men Of his depart
ment and was expected to sail for the north
Immediately, on board of the Pawnee.
1t is said there are at least IL, 900 bales of
cotton along the line OF railroad between
Charleston and Columbia awaiting the COM
pletion of the road to forward TO market.
WASHINGTON. June 20-Hun James John
son newly appointed governor of Georgia
left for his state by way of New York and
Savannah. Those who have met Gov johnson
here are much pleased with him.
Gen. Howard, commissioner of freedmen's
bureau. in letter to the committee at Rich
mOnd says of fixing the compensation to
! freedmen | am disinclned to fix rates that
| shall apply to all classes the diversity of cir
cumstances is 80 great that believe justice
can be better approximated by contracts ap
pointed by the assistant superin-
PENDANTS of freedmen's bureau or other Of
fcers on duty in connection with the bu.
reau.
Judge William F. Wording, district tax
commissioners for South Carolina, has arrived
here from Charleston. lie reports that the
people of that city have paid into the U. 5.
treasury over 500, 900 on account of the dis
tEict tax. for which they were In arrears.
Orders have been issued reducing the Mis-
sissippi squadron TO Is vessels. Acting
Rear Admiral S.P. Lee remains in command
Three gun boats are left at the mouth Of Red
! River. All of the monitors and all the iron
clads, except the Tennessee and Missouri, are
ordered to Memphis and will az once be put
out OF commission. All the other vessels will
be sent up TO Mound City.
The president to day par
doned A. p. Allen, of Missouri, late member
of congress. r ID. Reynolds, late mayor of
Savannah, the same who surrendered the
city to Sherman.
Warrants for pardon have been issued for
W. 5. Murray Richard Potts. j. w. Duncan
C. Torris and K. c. Hoy, of North Carolina
WASHINGTON, June 20.-Sanford Converse,
a witness in the assassination case, about
whose safety recently felt me anxiety
arrived here to day and will again be placed
on the stand as a witness.
WASHINGTON, June 20 The quadraugular
Gght f,r uuvsrunr af Alo 10
tween Smith of Randolph, Lewis Parsons. of
Talledaga, ID. Ii. Bendenhall. of Athens, d.
c. Humphrey, of Huntsville. Parsons appears
20 have the largest number Of hackers aud
his appointment is expected to morrow.
Hon. III. Maynard, Of Tennessee, is here
and in consultation with the president. He
is much talked of in connection with the
vacancy on the bench OF the supreme court
csused by the death of Judge Cstrou.
Mrs. VIM. II. Seward is lying dangerously
i'll. The secretary was absent from the CO b.
met to-day in consequence. Mr.. Clarence
Seward was also detained.
CINCINNATI, June 21.-A Nashville die
patch to the Cincinnati Gazette says:
Gen, Thomas has Issued an order allowing
all persons sent north during the war to re-
turn also abnlishing the pass system over
all railroads and rivers in his department
zen. w lleon teIeRrapne W ING sofcruueut
that he has issued to the poor people of At
lanta during the last seven days 1O0O 900
pounds of meat and -four. The people in
Tennessee and the adjoining country are all
in starving condition, and relief must be
extended to 80. 600 people.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Edmund Rufhn,
of Virginia, who fred the first gun on Fort
Sumter, is dead, having committed suicide
near Richmond on Saturday, by blowing his
head of with gun. A memorandum was
found among bis papers. says the Richmond
Republican, stating he could not live under
the government of the United States that
he preferred death to doing so.
ST. LOUIS, June 20.-All the business por-
ton of the town Of Rolls, Mo-, was burned
last night Total lose estimated at 500, 900.
There was but little insurance.
Bosros, June 21.-The steamer Africa
sailed for Liverpool to day taking no specie.
Hon. S. s. Salt and family U. s. minister to
Spain we're among the passengers.
PHILADELPHIA. June 2l.-A special dis
patch from Washington to the Evening Tele-
graph. of this city, announces the death Of
Mrs. VIM. II. Seward, secretary Of states
wife,