Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-19

pass through that State.
In view Of this condition Of affairs, the
following call for a citizenS meeting has
been issued:
A meeting of the citizens of Cincinnati
will be held on Friday, at two o'clock p. M,
in Fifth-street Market space, for the purpose
of appointing Committee of Public Safety
10 take such measures for arming and equip
ping this city as in their judgment they shall
deem proper. Prompt and energetic men
are needed for the purpose, and no time is to
be lost.
RECEPTION OF THE VIRGINIA NEWS.
The news that Virginia had seeded, and
seized the armory at Harper's Ferry and the
navy-ysrd at Norfolk, created great sensa-
tion-not that any body doubted that the
State would secede, but because so much
property had fallen into the hands of the
rebels. The dispatches were contradictory
in their nature, and many doubts of the
seizures were expressed, and up to the hour
Of writing, the truth has not been definitely
ascertained, although late dispatches may
settle the point.
PROGRESS OF EVENTS.
The Seventh Ward enrolled two military
companies, day before yesterday, and COM
menoed two more last night which are
nearly full. The Seventh, it will be recol-
lected, is small ward. The officers of the
organized companies are as follows;
Company A-Captain, Jonathan Emerson !;
Lieutenants, Thomas Asbury, John Hunt
and r. Coleman.
Company B-Captain, Chas. G. Broadwell;
Lieutsnants, Joseph Rosebrough, Henry
Nietert and Henry Myers.
Meetings, for the purpose of drilling and
receiving recruits, will be held every night.
Messrs. Jennings, Butterfeld Il Clark have
given the use of two large halls to the Third
Brigade, gratis to be used as recruiting
rendezvous. The Montgomery Regiment
will establish their headquarters there.
The employees at the Marietta and Cincin.
natl Railroad Freight Depot assembled
yesterday morning at sunrise, and flung to
the breeze the stars and stripes, after which
a speech was delivered by one of the clerks,
s. Davis, Esq, when three-times-three hearty
cheers were given for the star-spangled ban
ner, the Constitution and the Union.
The Montgomery Guards, projected yes.
terday morning, has already $50 members,
and those enrolled in the Old Republican
Light Guard are requested to meet at the
Office of S. ]. McGroarty, to effect, if agree
able, consolidation with the Montgomery
Regiment.
Captain 0'Dowd, an officer of the Mexican
War, is organizing rife company for active
service, and has his headquarters at the
Office of the City Engineer.
The Frankha Guards composed exclu-
sively of printers) have been accepted, and
ordered to be in readiness.
There are new four full companies of the
Guthrie Grays, and by the end of the week
there will be a regiment.
The Continental Regiment is now nearly
full and will do effective service as soon as
called upon.
Col. Frank Link is experimenting the
military organization of the Eleventh Ward.
The progress of organizing Home Guards Ia
very rapid. But few days will intervene till
every able-bodied man in the city not in ac'
tive service will be enrolled, armed and
equipped.
Although, on account of the rapidity of the
enroilments, it is impossible togive the ex.
act number of the Guard in each ward, we
append the number as near as could be as
certained at six o'clock last evening:
First Ward, $50; Second, 25O; Third, 400
Fourth, 400; Fifth, 400; Sixth, $50; Seventh
200; Eighth, 400; Ninth, $50; Tenth, 400
Eleventh, GOO; Twelfth, 300; Thirteenth
300; Fourteenth, 300; Fifteenth, 400; Six
teenth, 500; Seventeenth, 200; total, 6,200
To this at least twenty per cent. was ad
ded last night. The active military numbers
J over 1000 men.
Company D, of the Guthrie Grays, helt
an election last night, and chose the follow
ing officers:
Captain, F. Fl. Ehrman First Lieutenant
A. G. Christopher; Second Lieutenant, J
@. Parker; First Sergeant J. H. Jordan
Second Sergeant, E. H. Tatem; Third Ser
geant, NJ. McGrew.
A large meeting of the Fifteenth War,
Home Guard was held at the Engine hous
on Fifth. street, last evening. The commit
tees reported as follows;
On Drill room-That they had secured til
large room No. 399 Sixth street.
On Drillmaster-Thatt they had secured th
services of @. A. Reeder to drill the Guard
On Finance-That they had formed eigh
districts in the ward, and appointed tw
members of the committee to each distric
to canvass the same.
, The members ofthe Guard, and other resi-
dents of the ward, are requested to NEE
t this friday evening, at half past seve
, o'clock, at the head quarters, No. 3s9 Sixth
street, to form companies and drill. LIE
! every man in the ward turn out.
: THIRTEENTH WARD HOME GUARD.
, An adjourned meeting was held last nigh
:, in the Thirteenth Ward, in which the mil
= tary enthusiasm of the people was raised
. its highest pitch. 1t was attended by all pc
litical parties. S. ]. McGroarty addresse
4 the meeting in a powerful war speech, whic
i was received with the most enthusiastic az
plause. The following gentlemen were al
4 pointed officers of the company:
. Captain, 7. T. Mccarthy; Second Lier
!, tenant Jacob Levy Third Lieutenant, Pi
!. Murphy; Ensign, Thomas Shinnick; Dri
Sergeant, Pat Smith, who served throug
! the CIimean War. The company.sre fortur
-. ate in making so desirable choice as NJ
Smith, who has seen war in all its phases.
i, David Butler was appointed to represei
If the ward in the Home Guard Committe
}, The following Committee on Finance vi
q appointed: William Nugent, Morris o. Brie
Q William Hampton, John Tobin, ALT Miller
b Committee on Drill room, P. W. Callima
Il The company will meet again this evel
# ing, at the same hour and place, to perfe
organization.
'f A meeting in the Twelfth Ward was he
e at their headquarters, at Lafayette Ha
l. last evening. Nine hundred dollars W