, 1864-05-14
the GREAT. VICTORIES.

Eew the News Fas Reeelvei-,.li:rlay Of Ma
t.cbM EmbieIis---i ra:i;A f::...7t.,;u4cT
Brnusht u Eflt1-.-Ihe Editor Vi tbs
11Ru Assalltee----Fircuorks
fitn the 1ribure 0tice.
Yestei1aT was dss long to b. remembered.
We have scsn this city excited, bur ne.er to that
degree rs yesta1dsy. The loyal men Of Chicago
were utterly beside themselves With delight Many
rtsfd ard sobar man. who on any other occasion
would d:sdain to exhibit extraordinary emotion,
did what pndar the circumstances might be con-
Eidescd right and proper, but which under ether
chemist tarccs would be thought silly end faoI1sh
Many things could be forgiven In tho universal joy
which such glorious news wcs calculated to In
duce.
Early In tho morning tho bulletins IN tho news
paper Offices gayo indications that General Grant
had achieved 4 glorious viet9ry. Our people had
been 80 often fooled By eiilar Intelligence, that
At hrst they doubted and he.l,ated to give till
eredence to tie inspiring news; but as dispatch
a,tr epasch ca1ne In, they could no longer doabt,
snd then they ga7e themselves over to the widest
e1tIsragence. Cheers aud shouts began to 60 up
werc gathered. The saloons were visited, aud
uaEJ men who never before INDUCED In exceaaes
became =. and hilarious as tho veriest roy
Esr,y in the morning few da9s were thrown to
the biecze. hu. ~ tie day advanced, from erery
public building, from The nevvspapor offices, and
ard stripes Te1e unfurlcd ard b ;nlas eoi..
cidcncc, pointed cue suutn. Tho TImes Office did
not tcr 3 long time hang out Its flag, and there
should honor lie day like Their ncishbors. Aboaat
pocn, however, they hang ont thu national en-
b'em. It would not have been prudent in the ex-
element Of the day to hare done otherwise.
EFFH rYne reHk knN IA r1tY N nj n
display the bunting from the crposa OF the Court
HnuEe, and this hocams the occaslon Of tndiznsnt
It ws to, the Mayer tai5 nc Va:
at all complimentary TO his Eorae-scuse pat1ot-
iem. The crowd 1ait1d impatiently unt,l Etter
dinner. When, sesips no evidences Of ae71iescsnce
the llae Of Peter Shimp's regiment aud went up to
The Genrt Hoaee s,espIe, resolved THAT rhe MS
1ional standard should hoat in SPITE Of city Cop
|. yards broke. and Charlea L. Reed, OF the firm Of
Knox d Reed paid a sailor so to climb Up sutside
o5 ns sxPo and bds hia tn t TIE sEa,s
Just aoaut this time the dig belonging to the city
10 Il hsa
Peter at the top, az It deserved TO DC.
Wss gsg S n
Sherman Honse, between Col r. u. Housh and
mi1siszer. The latter vas loudly prnsesttps that
The army and the splendid Victory It had achieved
Colonel Housh spn xs to him familiarity, snd aaid
+:{ou talk very like ato7pe1head and traitor" "
1T IL a id Te," said Newhonse- AT taAt- hough
10 hin deserved 'hrashing: The crowd was great
lr e1d.e1, and cried out, "H2nS hlm Hang "a.
lice Commissioner Into the Sherman House, and,
we are Informed, pummelle1 him sounsiIy until hc
took baGk thc he and oe Z ea ior mercy. 10 thea
coee to AIg room for the ba ahca Of the day. up
did 20.
topperheeds sarE email all dsJ. Not Copper
chow himself In the Etseete We arc not a2olostz-
ing for the disposition 10 violence which manifest
cd :tsef during the da7tW etate facts as they
1t is tmporsut only as showing the temper Of this
community.
Glars and Rsndolph street and very slshtl, injus.
ed By gentleman who was slightly intoxicated.
An officer standing By. attempted 10 1rrcat hIu,
but the crowd 1ntefercd and rcecsed hlm from the
Re1msn M hsnat &c sf9tsy se1s 70 IoF
acnintt the delinquent officer. A warrant va. s1so
issued ur tho a7cet Of tho offender hut up to Late
hoTf stotk bV an s s nan b.. no stc
com1nunity ever1Where expressed lasi Eight havs
Tnrn N afxays. nsecrt to moh Violence 1hey In
ti.tsd tst -. Tina hsd Some sha sIisio..I nitrr.
anes. in 9ur midst should utterly 9 ;. Gcass Thy
traitors and tst If tbe editors Of te Ij11St cou!d
not nfrnfn srnrn rndcayor;nT IN crnsh lovsl ssat
1aent II rlt1 IT, sSon BE- TO on
Ien. M - as!s tt., .ns' ~ - ''Aa
thE1f H.enas oseF tes eo.oes:
~ I.att - nssee 1 @ *t LEY y
character and dnannca1ohe o. 6eae5a, 11ant, hls
htnees 4 m.Ma1s sgn.asa9s 35 M ~ eAaneea
az ~ a. iat ~ !aen ~ ~ ~
Ct acquaintance with military history displayed On
f rs eueei Gan H, s!angou Tuapo3eoo' uNa nsaat s
ErrIscherih eyee' "a sa7 npifinr Of J.ct taon M
Washington, were Ill dr=rrca In nsc Comparisons
or set o's su the General NJ our own armies. Geant
~ ~ III ousneus ~ naueoek wene
~ n tba rnnntb - hanseo1a Hord. Ths
II The Butcher were the subjects OF numbe.lcss
witttctsms. alWHJr- toE ever, oftho complimentary
kind; the Others ERE uniformly spoken ofWtth rc-
srcSH =,
The most noucesble feature 81 the d3y was tho
ancet ntt0 suspension oi business anu Inc eae
univeE..l excnse offered for tha suspension Mer-
ehfnts old FcsJ !itsje, nnd 6ut lor tue 11ct tbat
lev operators we hsa soa soort i've were ooM3fa e. 70
Lu5 10 keep tnca5 1onos antHct. @ taefe Wou!o nase
bet tc;J littse doing on 'ChanRt The pr1ce OF
seahs T9s n a. w. ~. osance o. pness y, ,
taanIy. b,okeaF. s1caoa ~ IT y, ns :. alea 10 Ret
, y "a ., edmp.s.s yio
.ciy, oal ,I osa Ma NJ i ~,
1s1rl !" esal ese1sinc Tss sYoed in ~
sa n ., were ana nv
fw y bco] hoys hecane 90 u1ncf, shsorbed in resi
i,r or 1ains oycr thp news as IA be too 1nta for
ri
se1p n 'ha eym;pe grand d;.p:sy of fireworks vs.
e1. n at he TRfsusE once ia houor of tia succe,.
56f orr armics> TIE Lf.hr Guard Band d.scoufsed
a to6
sn snd iarc nnher Of or eitzena Wera In attes
ahc'' --
so1p1Era' Hom.-The regular weekly neetiu:
oft,e 1,o.ra of Managers Of tho Soldiers uom,
WIS held yestGday shetnoon At The Res-th'
President, 7. B. Bryan, In the chair.
The msnutea OF the last meeting were rsad ant
~. co.t,,.,.. =, n. p,zt .,o,..d HAVING ~
LAG eonmluee on eie i.est rp91'so ua''us 60
te4alned ~, men, .na ua..s .usn'snea .'oo meas
| rri cntrnsintd we11. This YES more tran h,i
yu ever sat down ., one ,,me before.
Tie Committee for the Home reported thst tht
discrs,iop. sc ja IT. J. FpIier On motion stce9et M
yLtt Of thanks ftpc1 the Hoard for her Attendance
10 aid efficiency At the home dn1in: The pas
| week,
The Committee On furnishing the new Home bad
been saborinE Dat mad no special report to make
\ tolt:uued. ~
"A donation o. 81. 40 Was received from the cm
| u1DYeea Of the CHICAGO Rolling &Gil fot the benefit
e'the Home. one jar o. pickles and eight rolls O
| Of Chicago, contributed SIS. The meeting o.
] 1}rnt Crs 4t the Sherman House. on Saturday evan
| to EsS for the use OF the room and refused by tht
prut,stttofe. bales py toa COMMITTEE amounting
| 10 &1:u5U were reported and the money paid IN
| Eatir johnson, Matie JohnRon, Mary r. Dater ant
I Jennie L. Choolbank the proceeds Of little ialr
sTs5 Alexander Huntington, OF Chicago, IS
Charles u. Kellogg, s.. Procla,nation, 81. Tut
hin King e1VQ to Be appropriated specially to ths
Inn Isle wants Of the soldiers NOT to be expepd
ed On The permanert building: it was underttood
thai It ehcn1d be appIIea to The purchase Of frou
| teds, tade. A large donation Of provisions {tox
| DE- Eajb vas reported Butter ffom Winetka A
| lady si MI. HaEer renorten foriy bushels al Nd
tatvee. " b. Uarris S,sa tor FURNISHING he nrI
Hupce: rales OF proclamation By Mrs. Bfistnl, 81;
| nrnoo.a. ~ : .;es h. SSr. Ri,Efe cts a. "