, 1863-06-23

arc Peck d Masters, Of Cleveland, and her
owners, Dean Richmond, Sheldon Pease.
Henry 4. Richmond and ]. H. R'".-
Buffalo: o:4e shee sie Capt. a. B., conkey, 1atc of
The Wenona; 1st MITE Mr.. Woodwork; LIST
Chas. Whitman; Steward, James a.
Bailey.
The Idaho #as built for the New York
Central Railroad, Buffalo and Cleveland, and
Buffalo and Chicago line of yropellors. A.
A. Sample is the agent In this city.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
What the Ladies have Done.
Strawberry Festival on Friday Next,
No one, VIC presume, can plead ignorance Of
the object for which the Soldiers Home il
kought to be established in Chicago. Al
ready at Washington, Phi1adelphia, New
York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nashville, Cairo and Memphis, and perhaps
other towns and cities on the great highways
leading to the national ttle.helds, the be-
nevelent have established resting places,
where, without expense, the soldier can be
assured of a hearty we1cone md comfortah1e
fond and 7od,,no Mnnv of the nonr fa11o.rs
arrire In onr civ wea1e md emac5ntea from
wounds and diRease, often penniless, and
we're It not for the active benevolence Of this /!
md eini1nr organizations, would assuredly |
suffer.
We recal1 a case in mint rhree or fonr
xee,a ,co . hrare co,d,e- v,ho hnro = con.
enscnons 1art N that ronr5erons c,h.roa r,on
+ha fort;fcat,onz In The -eor ~ v,clahnrr
.,a +ho-o rooa,rad a eare,a ,von,d ,r his
-,e;h+ 49,, ,r-;ved IN +h,s c,tr corn1ctelv
.ro-., ort and w,thont the ,oaona ~ novfng
f,- cr,,st n hreoa or a Nights 1oag,ne
TVta,, w 1,a rpoctei7 c,1ro he fonnd hia 1eners
+,n,t-, .rd honce w,s mt ,h,e IN draw = rent
~ h;s hor1. .corccd .,acoa Hecon1d mt rema;n
s1.a s, ~ ~ - .n.,a1s ~ x,s;t h,s f-,anas 49,
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WINCH cla'eea W uin uPon m ut' Pa5 aeeoa,
osoosnt n1. ~ en'eaEo' 1s.e Ae "auuAeu
aooue ene e'1Se.s n'A.us ~ ne.p .,uu .es.N
ing none, untn ne no'lceu ene "o'os culsa'
60 sanitary COMMISSION on lue 1foae u
pnlo1ng near 4es aAe1s insa'9s en @ao'son
street. BE had participated In the bounty n1
! this excellent organization on the battle field,
and 1uuy appreciated lts uhselnsa oene4o-
lence. He applied 1or aid, ana was directed
to Mrs. LiEermore. This lady took him into
her house, washed and dressed his wounds,
gave him an excellent supper, and then sent
him to n hotel, with request that
he be comfortably lodged. lnsteaa Of this he
was placed in close. unyentilated closet, and
when morning cane the brave fellow vas pale
and feeble, md looked is If his days were
numbered. Another night In that black'hole
would hare killed him.
It is precisely this class Of cases, and they
arc by no means infrequcnt, which led the
ladies' of Chicago to move in the matter Of es-
tablishing "soldier's Home" They met at
Bryan Hell, and assisted BY benevolent and
patriotic gentlemen, perfected their organfzar
tion. without delay they appointed their
Committees, md went to work. seve'
ral Of our citizens were called upon, and
, It IVES soon found that the great public
heart beat responsive to the call Of
humanity. Everybody 1elt that II
, | would be burning sname-a olsgrace 10 Int
, fair fame Of this loyal city, to allow ourbrayt
defenders to..Want In the midst Of plenty, ans
SO every body responded nberall5. In Lest
than weck, ,oEer two thousand dollars In casl
we're raised, and liberal promises given fo
I the future. Men who had remained OBLIVION
to the stirring appeals Of the humane and pat
:, 1iotic in months gone by, now opened thei
purses and gare most royalty.