The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-08

Reported for tie Dolly Argus.
New York. Aug. s.-The N. Y. Herald. Galv.

New YopK, Aug. S.-The N. Y. Herald's Galv-
eston correspondent says:
Gen. Merrtt's cavalry had arrived at Austin on
their march across the country from Shreveport,
La, and had replaced the national nag over the
state capital, where it had not waved for years.
Provisional Governor A. ]. Hamilton reached
Galveston on the 2lst ult', where the 25th he
issued his proclamation to the people, announcing
his appointment by President johnson and fore
shadows his designed course. In the proclema-
Non OF his duties he sets time for the election
or convention, but states that they would be held
as soon as practicable. He admonishes the Tex
ans to dis2ei the delusion, under which many of
them IRE laboring, that slavery still exists and in
forms them that il tits dead and thai, il they fail
TO treat the negro as n freeman, their representa-
ives will in vain seek admission into congress-
He does not, as the other provisional governors
have done, reappoint the county officers who act
Cd under the rebel regime, but states that he will
make the necessary appointments to ill the plac-
es- The governor also further explained the
course he designs to pursue in public speech
which ne made to the people ofGalveston in re-
spouse to their invitstion.
NEW YoRK, Aug. Son Saturday night last a
party of several young men made an attack on the
house occupied by colored man named w. II.
Davenport, who is married to Irish women,
with the avswed intention of inicting punish
ment on the negro and his wife for their indulg-
ence In matrImony anna ga m alton. After the
throng had been warned several times to leave
the mother OF Davenport, old negro woman OF
- Wv ycdIs, VINO was also IN the house, hired
on them and killed their leader named LadIon
chord coroner's investigation took place on
Sunday and yesterday the jury gave in the YER
diet, justltying the shooting as having been done
IN seH-aeiense, and the old negro woman and her
son were discharged.
The N. Y. Times special has the blowing:
The bureau OF the freedmen's Affairs, daily re
ceives reports OF gross outrsges per3etratsd on
colored people by their former owners. man
named Sulape. IN Stafford Co., Va, recently
threatened his with daafh if thav
ten to leave. He also dcfed the authorities to
take them. In the interior of the south slavery
still maintained, with determination on part
OF the planters 10 make much as possible out OF
the. servants before the authorities reach them.
Gen. HoskIn has been assigned 20 command all
troops IN the forts about Washington.
II Is reported tina; Gen. Townsend's visit to
Fort Monroe was in connection with Davis ap-
preaching trial.
The commissioner to visit the Indians will le,y,
for their destination the 18th.
Col Parker OF Grants staff and the chief of III.
SIX nations will accompany the commission
Col. Osborne, commissioner OF freedmen's sf
fairs for Florida has recovered from his aceidep,
and VIII soon start for his field operations
The 18th New York cavalry have turned in their
horses preparatory to going home.
mrs. surratt's counsel who were supposed TO
have been IN her service greatously obtained from
her an acknowledgement for three thousand five
hundred dollars previous to her execution.
The New York Herald's Washington speei.l
says:
The freedmen's bureau is informed that so far
as negroes are under direction of. the government
authorities IN Mississippi they are succeeding ad
mlrably; but IN remote locaIisies in the ipterior
the old masters endeavor to suppre.s The ids,
among. the negroes sthat emancipation is effect
i've.
MonrkEAL, Aug. Seen. Grant and party ar
rvhd..here this morning from Qubec
NASHVILLE, Aug. IA convention of coIored
PgoPIe OF tennessee was held i. this state to-day
Wilson Walker was elected Chairman Hs 800
tne eoJeets oil the meeting TO be to petition the
legislature to send delegation tn
washington, asking the privilege of
eIeeuVe franchise to lay their grievances before
the people of the stale Several ,n.ech.. 49,
hAoe Tor the furthsrance of the object of the
meeting. committee on revolutions will be
appointed to-m morrow