, 1861-04-22
ILLINOIS,

1AC0S, Apt1i @.-A large and enthusiastic
| meeting was held here this evening to express
| 4uent speeches were made BY members Of all
| parties in support of. the ministratton. "A
J full COMPANY Of volunteers. .Wss. organized aud
| rendered to the Governor. ..,.,. .,.::
PRcAroNicA. April 20I-A large Union
Meeting is being eela here tonight, "a guns
| firing amidst mich excitement.
u11acY, April 20-Btg: Gen. Jas. ". Sin
| gletou has tendered the services Of self and
staf to-thr Governor, to-day :'
PEoB1A, Ill, :4yta ~: Lettings are held
here every night: Enhstlhg and drilling CON
nearly. Iaxi 3 .W man slfeady ealisted-9W organ.
lied nd accepted. Wi1l double fhe enlistment
appropriated % {1d;Soe f6r Tue support Of the
A1I1 EIals, April se-G lasrge i aht detetptned
meeting Yas heM here 5ast evening 10 11f Y re
,eoTnnany Of soldiers from this place now al:
sItaax feadR acxeentsd 81 IN. Governor and ordered
to mnfch forthwith: The masv..s vas opsnee sa1na
BIZ prayer, Alter spirited spese6es \. 1'
Of our prominent cidzgsh5t thd. Volunteers
pressed forward atHid deafening app1aHse, aid
!. the mustaf f5n ~ rapidly flied: ). -;
SpR1saFIELp, Ill, April ssA- Companies.
continue to arrive, and the army ,beEtns 10
look quito formidable: Great excitement has
existed here .relat1Ee to Fumora that there is
patches assure Us that there ISM <sNrar there
except upon the Illinois and Wisconsin cur
Tency. - :. ':,.'@'la
US that 1t is scurrent1y reported there, and be-
Ieved, that Fort Pickens had fred upon the
secessionists, wtao were making an offensive
display on:the beach, and that three hundred
kiII3f h.
spRNariELp, Ill, April 2o.--The eix regi-
ments required by the President are all full,
and have been accepted by the Governor. He
thinks that all other full companies Will be
accepted, and would recommend' organization
and perfection In drill. => '9.' =
Qumcr, Ill, April 2o.-At meeting of the.
Directors Of the Quincy Savings Bank, at two
O'Clock this afternoon, the sum Of SEC, 900 was
tendefed to the State as q 1oan to aid In put ;
ting it in d position for defence, and for sup
porting the National Government iii tie pres
ent crisis.
A regiment called the Home Guard is about
perfecting its Organization tonight. p,
ALTON, Aprl 2o-Two full Companies, num-
bering $50 men, are nov, organized here:
Another Company will be filed on Monday.
The Alton Bank to-day tendered $2O, 600 to
the Governor formilitaf5 purposes.
Private dispatch from Cairo rQsrepresent that
q secession EompAaT Of volunteers has been
formed hsre, agfsts$z Witch there il much tn-~
dignation. They haye sent to Memphis for,
assistance. /: :.
CAIRO, H., April 20.-The report that a mil
itary Company Of secesslonists OCCUPY Cairo.
is unfonnded. No such Company has been
formed ;.
CA1Ro, Ill, April 20.-There Is great excite
ment here. Business is much hlndered. Our.
home guard is being incteased for protection
from thieves and maFanders. Parties prepared
mitted to raise it. Onr people are strongly
for the Union, and will fight under no otter
other flag than the Stars aud Stripes.
KAnKAKEE, April 2o.-The largest meeting
ever convened In this city, was held at the
Court House last night. Two military com
panies were organized, and s12oo subscribed
o:equip volunteers. ~: -. :,
.,Tha negro ". j. Morris, tried here on
change Of venue from Livingston county for:
murder, was found guilty last night.