, 1863-11-21


It the Home-Thoe. B. Bryan, Esq, ia the chair,
Q ladies present.
The Committee reported everything in order for
he past week No purchases h.d beea nsds.
There waa desire on the part or the Commit
&c, snd in the city 10 girs the 12sh Illinois R.gt
ne1t dinner whenever 1t thould arrive IN thu |
ity; but that owing to : disa7Angement in the
It conld not be ascersainsd with
certainty when the3 would arrive. Due notica
sould, however, be given Of the arrival 1t WAS
believed that they wonld be here today, as word
bad been received that they lett on the 18th. This
was confirmed by two parties who had received
letters from friends belonging to the Regiment.
The following Committee WAS appointed for
next week: Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mrs.
Snipley.
Tie Treasurer reported that twenty 6o!ls-a lsa
been contributed during the past week.
Mrs Hammll reported On Meat Committee. Shs
ea3d that Rudolf Whe,u had been visited, and he
said he wanted to do something for the Home,aaa
whoever would do much be would do alittle moro
She had called upon her own butcher, who offered
to send good meat to the Home for seven cents 4
pound. ard other sorts Of meat, rot tho best, for
1onr cents pound II the Home took best meat,
only, he would cell it for cents. 1t was thou
moved aud carried that the meat IN future should
he OF good, substantial character, without being
Tie report OF the Superintendent for the past
week WAS then made ah follows: Thera had been
1bl arrivals, 13G departures and 1t remAtnug 957
nesIs h.d besn g,xen, @s 1odEtres-all for the
Tbs a,c,zye cost At present for meat was six
ctnIs for and eight for tpasts and eteaks
Que Of the ladies enid inst her butchers would
fur1,eh the bert cor1-beef for four cents p4r b.
a lady inquired whether Ill hope OF Obtaining
ratiops f1oul the Government was 1t an eud. Tha
President said, that undsr prcsent circumstances,
and that such rsttons could not be seut by Govern
mGnt- The same lady faid other Homes received
nations & nen z the Go &Govesnmsnt, t, and sae thought
nd perhaps it would be b=st to memo :alize The
Cow nment about It: but, the President wss
nearly sure TIE GoreE1Ineit ~ould not establish
President had written to the Secretary OF Was.-
Mrs Hoge eAid that Thos B. Btyau, EsQ,, had
pad to The Northwestern Fair. the sum OF three
thousand dollars, for the original EmsncIpation
Proclamation Ard in accordance with his re-
quest, The Executive Committec NOW presumed
This President said he d,Aircd to s4y word
about the sale Of Tie Presidents Proclaim alton,
which for greater accuracy be had reduced to
To the Board Of Managers Of the Soldiers Home |;
As The fund derived from the ea1e Of the Emsn-
ctpatiou 11oclumstion IL uoE nddee to your trcas
ury, It may interest y0u to know the facts con,
1tced viii The sale ind future dispositoa Of that
Although the psces Of the 1oya1 etates generally
1otcsd and invited bids for the Proclamation, an
entire week bad elapsed after the Fair had closed,
se1tcd an offer OF three thousand do1lars with the
cxu,ess condition, however, that If any effort
we1e betng made to buy the manuscript for the
lut, OIL the contrary, would tubecribe toward it.
also requested (eub5ecr to the approval OF the
Sanitary Commissionl that the money might be
conEicc1ee By The managers Of the Fair. By tls
Officers OF the Commission, and by other leading
citlzeue. aid n as accs pted.
fitos TO my pa1chase, as mentioned BY E.s with
my O1r1, citizen known to me only through his
prompt and uniformly correct real estate t:aneac
tiors In 1y Office called 10 say that he speclslly
desired me 70 purchase. and h:ncefosth own. the
were insufficient for the purpose, and in any event
he woula prefer my OWING II, foz he thought he
could 4r1aEee to buy from me the exclusive privi-
70 IS to enable hin in time Ia reimburse me NY
entire outlay. Two or three days aftez my pur-
chase, L. Z, T. Fner, Esq, as attorney for Dr..
Mhit.icr. reduced this effsr TO writing: and al
though other offers were made, good faith re-
gu!1ed my acceptance Of that o! tue p4,ty with
whom the N1hos:nphipg itea originated. Accord
ing1y portion Of my outlay was returned, and
the balance, evidenced BY notes, will be In due
time. Ard there cnos entirely my connection
with the coptes.
A1d row as 10 The original: The ens1aec. is
weeke. entirely nniSjured:'' Abrahsm Lincoia
sent ito original Proclamation to the Northwest
for the beneft Of the soldiers. Accordingly knp
Of no better disposition to make or it. lsub'ect to
do1 I'VE it, as 60, to the So!diers' Home. This
citizene, for sach cause will doubtless generally
sahtcrthc tos ite purchase, to be deposited with
to me that a special appeal to a!l the loyal clt1
xens Of the Northwest to eubsc1ibe one dolls,
each toward the establishment OF a permanent
cempliehment of . roble work, The Pfoslama
wise conducive to this end.
cb,c.so' HfIy % 5SseRs:So3Sy; Sa2e 8 H. 7H'' 3 DnrAs'
The announcement was received with feeling
far too oeep for any loud applause, and there wa
good dccl Of emotion manifested BY the ladies'
csived that moi Only he thres thousand dollar
wt.e donated to the Soldiers Eome, but ALSO tn
| original document ttse1f. which E1l1 be suhse
auent1y tofd for the benefit Of the Home.
| Mrt. nose eaid Nj: Bryan had not pa: the ma:
ter in the best light 70, hims=lf. Mr. B. not onl
offered TO subscribe. i the Historical societ
after de one, wss 1ade 10 him to purchase it-h
had adrtted that the Historical Society should
Informed about 1Eand that II they wanted to bn
would subscribe very handsomely to The pu
Tbs President said that the proelamauoa ".
aatho1ity ovsr it was iIansitr1ed to tie a Hom
He believed thAt the original document, whtc
WIS Of universal, and not OF any private interes
collars: ard be proposed tha. an sppeal should .
mace to tie lo5al men OF the city and State.
give dollar each for the erection ar q permane
J ojy GraEley, fe1ssant of the 7th Wis, was 3
| ftg to recruit ut MRujfon. said be had Just con
ttom the frontier the Army Of the Potomac-ar
poor wounded soldiers, ind lie waited to give
!, little Eum-fve 6oIars-to the object. BE h:
been IN the army two years, and he could tsll the
II did hin good 70 sss what they were doing.
| fighting and hardship. His regime2t, when
tEnic through Chicago to 60 to the de!d, number.
eleven hundred, auu now there were left OF t
two hp1drcd. Ill told! He did not complain
what be had one through, now that he had SET
and heard, with his oEn eyes and casf, what Iii
, | people there were In Chicago, who thought nbo
the poor soldiers when thsy we're far aWay d:h
Ing 1oT their country.
The poor fellows eTes were foil Of tears as
turned to leave the room, aid 90 were those
, reas)y every lady pyese1I, many OF whom TO
and thsouead round The tsll, brave fellow, ahaIi1
hards With him ali round, and asking God to bic
hin and al tie boysi
Dorsey Weston, company I. sth NIaconsip,th
alpeased in the foon and presented number
CONT trials In manuscript, which be had found
PriLce William Court House, Virginia; and also
! manuscript book OF cont recos6B-A qusrto-tOus
u The same place. A,ots Of thanks was given
him By Acclsmation.
The mtetin. tEer adjourned. but before 1t se
a.atsd the President said father and mother ht
just eoHe in e welcome a boy OF theirs IN the c
pcctnnt 18th ulinoIs regiment; and had broug
IN load Of all eoFts Of good things. This ".
could tell the parents OF the gallant lad e1aet
the hour 1hcn they might be snIe Of meeting ht'
. and org{Hrg him sn atfcction1:e gEeehng: =,
There Will be Easa meeting In B.yan Hall
. Monday morning at 10 O'Clock. Of nil Who are
fe-etteG-apd who IL 0ptf-tn the movement
the Soldiers Home to establish in Chicago p
1nnpcnt home for dieabltd soldiers and We ho
there will he humping house. We are qu
| ture at any rate, that noble work VIII be done
!, 0lSTKICT COURT OF TIE UNITE
SNATES.
The Effect on the Record OF an A
tournament TO I'm d5ourned Term.
by law, as every lawyer who practices In
; United States Court probably knows, there
two regular terms Of the Court dnring tho ye
! Ore OF these terms commences on the first Moni
1 cf Ju1v md fke otheY IN The third MonHAv