, 1861-09-23
THE CHICAGO LEGION
Of the Elxt Rao4..s-~
L. v.

For = week psst rnkorB hare been cnrrent
On me etreeta that new Chicago Regiment
caleAth% Chicago LEGION wss about batnr
organised out Of the various home comn,nies
which have been drilling here3 for months
past, and out Of which It was onca proposed
10 Kofm the First Regiment Of Illinois Milltia,
un6er the new law. The following Il q COPY
Of the official order Issued By Adjt Gen.
Nather: -.
G1&xRAI HEADQUARTERS eFATB or II1Hoss,
AD1rTANr GENEHA1's OrF1cE, J.
SPnMGFH1D, Sept. p, 1861.
General Order No. 1871
Il is ordered by the Commanders Chief that the
Union Railroad Guard, Capt. e. F. We.tco;t
Rr,aa Lgbt Gasrd, capt Hetfernoa; m |A'A''
Isss espi FSaef @@ + kGs Shte;
sesmmGp Light Infantry, Capt Erouu:
Andereoh kfilee. Capt. a. L, Hale;
A1gftne Light GDard, Capt Wentx:
tucker Light Guard, Capt. GA-dner;
.sa n1tas1 ennpa asat tSs Gesfa G4pt & Roland
Volunteers.
There may be attached to said Regiment one
company OF Cavalry, one company Of Light Arstl-
lefS--sa1d conpanies to ba raised by voluntary
iIom Any OF the companies Of Arillery and Casal-
y neretofore reported and accepted by the State.
Ths oemasEde1.inGhitf q he State forces, Or
tine, detach the said compeo1ee or eiike7 Of them
from the said regiment, and detail them for anY
eepArAte service to b assigned IN tie discretion
By order oi the com.aander4s,chiet:
T. 8. AA7HRR, Adjutans General.
The following gentlemen h4ve been ap.
pointed by Gov. Yates g field Officers Of the
51st:
Ca1ons,-G1LBERT IT. CUMMING,
Lieut.. Ea1oxeNLUTuEn ?. BRADLEY.
Aajor-6An. B. RAYaoH1,,
Col Cumming has praeticed law in this citv
several yeare, and for SIX years previous to
making Chicago his home he Has Colonel of
an Albany N. r. Regiment-having risen
ffcm the ranks to that honorabl. position,
Lieut Col Bradley is well known to our
citizens as former member Of the firm Of
Munson d Bradley, stationers, and has had
considerable experience as an officer in the
Connecticut miLtia-once commanding bat
tallion, We believe in New Haven.
Major Raymond needs little introduction
from US TO Chicagoans, his position Is Cap
tain Of the famed Fire Brigade, and latter!y as
ccmmandant Of the Anderson Riflzs, hayiug
placed his name prominently before the pub
lie.
The headquarters Of the Legion will be at
No. ! Metropolitan block, corner Randolph
and Lssalle streets. Experienced artillerists,
desirous Of organizing a company to be at
tached to the regiment, should report at head
quarters Immediately.
The Circuit Court.
The September term Of the Circuit Court
ended On Saturday. The term has been ve-Y
important one, owing to the unusual number
Of indictments for criminal offences. The
list Of these in hearing found disposition On
Saturday, and WIS the case Of Michael Rains,
Indicted for killing John Kane, In fight at
Athens, during the month Of August last The
killing was the sequel Of drunken brawl
Both Rains ard Kane were employees at the
etone qua1ries in that village, and both were
intoxicated when the trouble arose between
them. The fight occurred in saloon, and
Kane received three stabs, either Of which
must have proved fatal.
Capt. Crofton, the principal In the Kraatz
case, appeared aud plead not guilty to an in
dictment for granddaughter. The matter Of a
change Of venue was suspended until next
term, E. G. Lafned, Esq, becoming surety for
the appearance Of the prisoner.
At noon, His Honor Judge Manierre sen.
teneed the prisoners tried during the term,
| as follows;
Patrick Mullen, in accordance with the yer.
| dict Of the jury, Was sentenced to one years
imprisonment in the Penitentiary, ten days oi
that time to be solitary confinement, the re-
mainder of the period at hard labor.