, 1862-02-18

baltic field, but that they could not overao IN:
sending supplies. He aaid that he hsd just Re.
.cetved dispatch from Gov. Ystes, who. .was
on his way to Cairo, and had been IN coosu1ta-
ton with Gen. ,Haleck, saying psspass sue1y
man in yoxF camp for Immediate duty. The
speaker argued from this that victory was not
to stop here, and that the birthday Of Wash
ington would see the Stars aud Stripes floating
over Nashville.
Captain Willard, Of the Chicago LightArtil-
lery, followed, depicting In vivid terms the
the suferings Of our troops, and the demand
for instant cid.
/ Judge Van H. Higgins offered the following
resolutions, which, after lengthy discussion
were adopted:
Reso.fed, That committee OF fire be appointed
to receive the names OF nurses who will 70 to Cal
70. and that such committee be instructed to see
that snGh nurses go to Cairo Immediately, and act
ptTG@% Te*s!ya That a eeu,znttte o. five b.
appointed by the Chair. whose duty II
ehal be to receive the names Of Surgeons who will
mttee bs sena saeh
and see that they 90.
In pursuance Of the above resolutions, the
Chair appointed the Committees as follows:
Oh SURGEONS.
gan 2: Higgins, WI. Kimball:
E. I. o'Hara.
ON NURSES
Ghas. Walker, T:B, Bryan.
John Sears, E. 3. Tutte,
j. ". Waughop.
And the Committees at once entered upon
their work.
After tho appointment Of the Committees
the meeting adjourned.
ACTION oF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
The Joint Committee, composed Of de1cga-
tions from the Board Of Trade, Peoples Meet
ing and Sanitary Commission, met at five
| O'Clock in the afternoon al the Office Of Judge
Skinner, over "a Lake street. n. Z. Fairbanks
! Esq, was called to the chair, and c. G. Wick
CT, Esq, acted as Secretary by common con
sent. -.
| The committee Of five appointed at the
Peoples Meeting to send surgeons to Cairo
| made verbal report and produced list Of
the most talented md successful men in tue
| profession who had expressed q willingness to
go. Alter some discussion it was decided to
leave the matter in the hands of the Commit
tee, to accept the profered aid and select such
surgeons as they thought desirable and need
ful under the circumstances.
Upon motion of DR.. Brock McV1ckar, it was
ordered that an invitation by telegraph be ex-
tended to physicians and surgeons on the
lines Of the roads lending to Cairo, to the
| number Of five from each 1ine-to also attend
with those from this city. Adjutant General
Fuller lad no hesitation in p1edging the State
! for the payment Of fares there and return for
such medical men us could spare their services.
/ As the disbursing committee, appointed at
the Peoples Meeting, was short some six
members-thosc who were unable to 90 to
Cairo amounting to that numbcr-on motion
Of G. G. Wicker, Esq, it was corrected and
| now stands as follows:
Rev E. 3. Tuttle J,R, HIT.
Rev. Robt. II. Clarkaon, Brock Mcvickar,
Rev. Robt. Col]yer, Walter B. Scates,
hey kobt- Patterson, John Scars. IT,,
D. L. Moody, E. L. O:Hara.
4. T. Jacobs, c. G. Wicker
A. L. Kent, Samuel Howe.
Gnrdon S. Hubbard,
Mr.. Osborn, President Of the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad Company, has kindly granted
passes to all the members Of the above COM
mittee and they will start for Cairo on the
nine o'clock train this morning
A committee Of three, consisting Of Messrs.
Houghtellng, ManierTe and Ellsworth, was
appointed to attend to the collection and prep
aration for shipment Of the dc1icacies left by
citizens at the Sherman and fremont Houses,
It was decided that The funds collected from
the contributions Of citizens, the Board Of
Trade and tie Sanitary Commission should be
left in the hands Of the Chairman, Mr. Fair
banks, to be drawn against by the Committed
as fast as needed.
Thos. B. Bryan, Chairman Of the Citizens
Committee on the subject Of nurses, present
cd report, setting forth that over forty appli-
cations had already been made to the Commit
tee for opportunities to go South in tho capac-
ity Of purses. The Committee had concluded
to accept zone but males excepting in tile
case Of the Sisters Of Mercy-and those only
Of the most skill and experience,
On motion Of G. 8. Hubbard, ESQ.,, the re-
port was accepted, and it was decided that
those who had volunteered to go as nurses
should be held in reserve by the Committee
until the Committee Of Fifteen could reach
Cairo and telegraph home the number that
: would be required This action will enable
t the Committcc TO make an excellent selection
: out Of the abundance Of material presented
Y them
The meeting then adjourned, to convene
: | again at p. n to-day.
} THE SCENES OF THE EVENING
IF the day was exciting the night was Bed
q amite. Men had shouted themselves hoarst
d during the forenoon, but reserved their ener
4 gies during the afternoon for the evening" A
I carly candle-Hght the Saturnalia commenced
b The proclamation issued In the forenoon, tha
It t.any person found sober after nine o'clock il