, 1864-09-05
QUOTA OF COOK COUNTY,
CofTcctiuE the ENROLMENT Lists-A
Fut,6 OF Kf~ll " N 1.lfvn DuIlnrx
Proposed TO be u nis. d-.1ect-
1EE In metropolitan Hall.

! CofIcctauE 19e ENROLMENT L14tS-l
FuH6 OF KfNli u MILLION Dollars
Proposed TO be u mis-. d-saecI-
tEE In metrci iOlttan Hall.
Pursuant to public call, large and enthusiast
meeting convened On satun'ay evening 1t Metrr
po!itan Hal], to take tho Necessary steps 10 pr,
rtnt the ofa1t ly taising Iolunteers.
At O'Clock Charles Walker, Esq, called til
teniion. '~~ "'~@' A
On motion Of Mr. Walker. Il. G. colrln, ESQ
rT s.e e'es apppS,a TO- 'hs LID shs saSaes s
ne t1atGd that this meeting stood upon p!atfur1
p'opy The question 10 be urcloed to-ni ht Is hos boz
!nanus ef the Goyernmsnr IN tho present iryin,
discussion. We mnsr 20 to WORK and raiso Id
must no. let + es said thai aiier ii cocaso hs.
done. the Graft had to be resotted to at last. II,
n MI rate noocy ~ induce vo1u1teerr. We uus
ply them iloeEally. bat not cxtsavacantl7.
Ihs n1s. i9ll.H ing one! - we're tnen appointed:
T.es F1esfdtxte-Petcr Shutter, VIM, Wheeler
MEr1y Nesen, Fred Tutllc, G. Z. Wicker. Aider
msn j; u. Roberts, TI.ulls King, ChaEjes Rau
dolpn, Ihou'as Church, r. ". Gates, B. ". Rxy
.6te1stars<s-J. ". sheahan. A. shumau, r. N
Honsh. IL. Il. Chase. G. ace, Wm. Yocke, ", ,
Charles Wtlktr, Eau, lrom the committee nm
fffoIui,ons. read The following report after Which
hs made &tT teca1kE On the necessity OF ChIcayc
ralstlR her g1o1a without drifting:
The committee 10 whoa, as rsierred the ror1ec
non OF tht tnrol.nebt lit OF Cook county, nre-
paIh1ofs 70 tie comin. draft, and to ptopps.
sass 10 70 M our qauts q men. and ayoid pus
consideration, SID beg l-aye to report
laef ionha Impossible 70 proceed at all with.
ept c.py OF The eDfollment llet. This work was
II a
Anc dHec1ed to be sent 10 e1cn ward inspection
ere hst NIT been sufctruI time siuce procuring
the copies TO come ut r. ctse RESULTS b1t 60 far ~
aeafo atu1n. none If the war1ts correctly tnkrn
anu come OF them egttI.iouslT erroneous
ms committee ar we'll BATTLEFIELD tust 3 correct.
eo euroilueht would reduce the number OF men
e1blect 10 dtalt trd rs 10 IS per r. and deeu II
OF great importance that the WORK should be
prosecutcd vigorously, getting all tho names os
mtn Lot !iab'a toa dratt stricken from The roll.
hho thereby GREATLY r duce our quota OF men to bs
turEi-hed. Ihe Committee ara1esr@ul th1t Cook
county has not been credIIed nll the men that abs
has enlisted, and causeu 10 BE- enlisted Tar Ihe
haE, and TO accomplish the correction. and get d
per1ect eurollMtAt lIhf, cuutAintu4 only the nAmes
ot men Nabls to the draft, and to get our credits
ptot etly corrected, 70 US 70 deterintne The jast
qEpta ot Cuok county, and the LumbeS Of men she
oNesthe Government v i'll rtquiru time and fQuds.
AZ 1t Ra BE- a13 10 employ clerks To perform
the te1sice. and hop,ne that business men aud
capitalists u Chtcago anti Cook county " Ii como
forward and EfEe lne&r aid, both in counsel aud
tuhqs. ,our Committee offer tne following reso-
lattous tor The consideration OF the meeting:
AestsCE6, That the committee be instructed to
continue their labofs and correct the enrolment
Isl NJ lar as The same csn be cone
Re&o'tea, That the committee petition The Board
OF Supervisors OF Cock county to apprupriate a
eurn not exceeding bali million Of DOLLARS, and
tseue certificates scrip Of Indebtedness to lisy al
bounty to soldltss tilar viii eulist to maAa up
orr quota.
Resurtd, That the executive and fnapcial com.
mislte apIsolnttd at the former public meetinct,
be requested to sppoEttou to each Capitalist aud
= r Mr.H Nv
be The pt0pct amount that such party shUuId sub
scribe 10 the sale coanty certificates scfip, and
INIT they urge ite prompt pay nent OF such suo-
1hetf discretion.
Mr. Chase arose to second the adoption OF the
npCrt, ana sald that the eurt:tmeIt list for the
ttLth NhTp Wae 1ncurrect, there bciug some sf1tY
e1cnpts on the xo, and 1t ts fir 10 pre- from
this that tteroll for the whole city IL very incor-
lett and Deccs revision.
Aid. Sheridan SAID that undtr the call from
Sl11nshe.d our quota = as stated at 1850. bnt II
the enrolment we're corrected. It would only TO in
the hs'4 h orhood OF ,so1 Toe highest vote cast
1n1ol1Dent lis quota wuu'd onlv be43 men, bur the
quota II eta1Gu Ut rs men, an error OF hDout 100
mcn. This Ward Las .Eisen one.balt Of its able
population aiready. and ought uo \ to be- exempt.
Tbe Fenr1b Ware IL only subject TO 18 men, and
the Fifth Ward 145 men the Fourth with larger
population siyi.g lese Than the Fthh with smaller
1r. Mnru a:alr rose and said It was the daty OF
all t1empte t0 have thelr uanaet taken of, and 1t
wae equally the duty of the el1izens that the er-
tnpts ehuuId be looked up.
The resolutions were then unan1mous1y carried.
Mr.. Bruoks then Uttered the following:
Res1lced, That committee Of three be appoint
Clerk Of the county Of Cook, OF The highest nun.
ber o! voter ever polcd In The county oi Cook and
ttAt the eamc con.nlttee be directed to obtain a
certified copy OF The number enrolled By the Pro-
huuds Of tummittee 10 prucrcd to Hasulugtou TO
ak 1eElslon Of satd enrolment list
rauneB enrolled IN tue 9TH ward than voters, thus
reducing the quota OF the ward some fofty-rlx
men. All the wsrds In the dty are in similar
reseutations are msde at Washington, there il no
doubt tnat redress will be given. Itls proposed
to call meeting Of TIE Supersisor" to issue scrip
chasers raite mouey, lhs to be lesaltzcd BY the
Mr. Ksnoolph was opposed to the resolution.
We hare nut sacct teded n correcting the enroll.
meut t!st. We ought to have new List. bat II VIC
now ask Il. the people may become careless and
o 'HsaIs SsRs s1 sis;s ~ thsf Fn the time it will
toke to CORE ct the enrolment list can hare our
quota fsled. and need lot ark any ol9e.
Col. uaucocx stated that 0ur quota will not cI-
coed ,5oo Or 1,Gtg men. Our quota IL a,0sa, but
dcduE1lnc the tniistments since July 1T the nam
her viii be IN tne ssisbboshood vi 100 or 1,G00
men. He hoped that 4 csc men wonld be recruit
Cd by:. volrliec1ilp aud nnt bs Grating.
Mr. Brooks resolution was then I'ut TO the meet
Ing anu unsutuoGrly carried
epdeAvor to correct The rule.
The following eomu'it1ce on ME. frooks' reeolu-
ton was then sppoipted: W L. Church. ]. G.
Wicker And j. T. Br0oks.
Tue meeting then adjourned
Naval Enllstmcnts
We repubiith the following from cur evening
without having been requested 10 do
so as it confirms an arswer to onr queries o Sat-
urday morning laat. We wish, however, to state
that the TRIBUNE has done no injustice to Captain
Harty. We atcnsed him Of nothing; We simply
asked him for an e1pIana ation:
Captain Herty has OF 1lc four distinct orders Of
Provott Marshal General Fry: The first states
that enrolled men can ebiist only where enrolled.
he sxorn Into service ior one. two or thlee Jeirs
end be credited to the localities where their prln-
eipals reside. The third provides that recruits
Tho not enrolled may be credited to any State.
The fourth orders that those enlsttng may Eelecr
their places Of credit, ifnot enrolled.
Capt. Harry il charged With The daty Of en|izstng
the Northwest. The localities from Cleveland TO
St. Paul unite In sending here ali recruits for the
nagy. .-.x -.
recruits enrolled here credited to Chicsgo. Un-
der the fecotd order. citizen Of Matne or Oree0n
r. at liberty to come htre. procure an aien subst-
third aid fourth ordcrs alien volunteers can choose
for themselves the localities to which they will be
credited.
IT,
miuee TO pay local bounty to seamen His re-
quest WINS refused, on the ground TINT the prize
money vas an adequate recoDpeusc: What we're
ses esip s VII avail 5
II after escaping The draft and 60 as sub
s1ilutes-thps realizing a pecnnta5y ben.
sirine Si II to % eniist ' ensaee % a. substitutes fos
men from other States and are credited thereto
thereby securing handsome endowment. Allen
70 Se eottea Il anu
1t IS cIatmed that cur alien poou'ation exceeds
that which is l,sple TO the dEa T. 1t not ey1dent
quota could have been 1ned from this class!
Of the present spirited attempts to raise the stand
ard Of horsenesh IN Chicago, Is the following para
graph, which We clip from IYattes' SPRINT Of lts
77mes:
"a green horse has recently. been bEoueht On
here from Chicago, of whom it Ia hoasted that he
Gnu trot wonderfully fast Thirty.one seconds to
ioar secona @ are rba1 % The psries liz aboa o
course. the notion Of the said partles WAS, here
is the horse Tor Iii. Bonner to Jump at.r But the
1s ws na e 3ae na e9aen a. .h
ret their bay horse ihe three little tasks that bis
gray marc hat done. Then, II he cyohers up those
Ing TO Rive the owners twice as much o. they ask
This is fair, We thirk. i to something like what
altered to sei lin s.he besi horse In Tie world"
~ don't waut the best horse in the Wprld, - says
Robert, !" unless ho can beat my gray mare-" The
wagon md driver Of 3s5 Ibs, I'm. lIXs. A mile to
to wssou and driver Of 9G6 lbs q. Ess... II The
Chicago horfe can bent these. let him " Fail in-'
Soldiers Home.
The following are the donations to the Soldiers
Home for the month of August: