The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-04
RECORSTR RUCTI0N.
OF ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH.
District No. 1.

HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIsTRIcT STATE OF YIR
GIEIA RICHMOND, Va, April 2, ls6L-All elections
yisiona Government OF Virginia, are hereby ordered
to be suspended until the % p S 'C6 Dy
Vacancies which may occur in the meantime will
be filled by temporary appointments, to be made by
the Commanding General. .,,o-,
BY command OF BTigadier and Breyet MaJor,General
(OhicaD Assistant Adjutant-General,
District No. 2.
General Sickles has issued an order similar
to the above, prohibiting elections for the pre-
sent, announcing that he will appoint sherits
and other officers upon the expiration of the
terms of the present incumbents.
District No. 3.
HEADQUARTERS SUB-DIsTRICT OF ALABAMA,
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 2S, 1871. BY direction
Of General Grant astate and local ELECTIONS in this
Commander appointed for this District and his order
IL In default of certain information that the mu-
ncipa other corporate elections have not occurred
eiiicent government Of the Rebel States ali persons
chosen to public oee IN this state during TINS month
for the action Of the District Commander
ohicial j. ]. CoEYNeHAM, First Lieutenant 24th
U. S. Infantry, A. A. A, q.
District No. 4.
THE ARKANSAS STATE CONVENTIONAL RADICAL
PLATFORM ADoPTBD-Co-oPERATIoN OF GENERAL
ORD, ETC.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 3.-The State Union
Convention has been in session all day and even
ing. A platform, with resolutions, was adopted
of an ultra radical character approving the
Congressional plan of reconstruction and read
mission to the Union. Resolutions condemning
the President, opposing contscation, and recon-
mending conciliatory course towards Rebels,
were tabled. A State Central Committee was
appointed, and instructed to establish State
Union organizations The Committee to wait
on General Ord reported that he heartily APP
proved the object of the Convention, and was
desirous of cooperating with them. The Con-
ventlon will doubtless adjourn tomorrow.
Pending the Convention large meeting of
freedmen was held in the State House Square.
Several delegates and colored speakers ad-
dr. essed them. Great enthusiasm prevailed,
and no disturbance was created.
District No. 5.
The following order was issued by General
Sheridan last Saturday. Is is more especially
designed to suspend certain municipal elections
in Baton Rouge and one or TWO other places
throughout the State;-
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, NEW
ORLEANS La, March 2s lse7-It is hereby announced
that elections for State parish. municpal or judi
cal officers win be held In the state OF Loasans
"An Act TO provide for the more efficient government
Of 9 F6s bs baH Some 90 SNS w6
tons held ia aceoTdance With those acts the law
March l5 1867 which provides for the In
term of office would otherwise have expired, will
govern all cases except those which may Dc specay
GEORGE IL. HARTSUFF,
Assistant AdJutantGen
The Southern Soldiers.
Generals Dick Taylor and Gordon have now
added their names TO the list of late military
chicitains who urge acquiescence in the new
order OF things. The Richmond Wing, in
alluding TO the course OF these late leaders,
says:-
"When such men as Generals Lee, Beaure
gard. Johnston, Longstreet, Dick Taylor
| Malone, etc. ETC., can see no dishonor in sub
it,i, CO. OacaasirV and avail
! ing ourselves of all the advantages offered bN
the Military bill, the non-comoatants will
scarcely venture, we oDine, to insist further
upon passivity and their precious points o