, 1864-02-27

hsra Of the Board, strong RESOLUTIONS were intro;
duccd requiring them to subscribe to the oath q
they should bc expelled, and that all residents
claiming cihzenship,. who deelred sdmitsanSee 70
o sss sega be esFss "a sa to o.e1s
ter considerable discussion, 1t was resolved, nss
no one shonld be admitted to membership II he
were suspected of disloyaltY. unless SUCH Sus-
picione should be proven unfonnded-
Tho filthy condition Of the Hycr, VAS TINS sun,
bsd as sss st. o III qs5 Sas sSpPR Po s ee aS
eome time, but 1t soon became wearisome, and
finally oppressive, and petition was sent to the
II %atfar gevs1n aont bsn
piled for membership In order to save the brokers'
commissions, It Was resolved that no one should
become member, who is not resident or per-
manently doing business IN the city.
BOARD or TRADE BATTERY AND REGIMENT.
Whsn On the flrst day q July, 1892, @ President
lincoln determined Y; a. to paa sal oat at
and nobly did that body respond On tho 18th Of I
th1t month a communication WAS received On
g ine 70 LIE oSan
at meeting to be held In Bryan Hall on the ensu-
ing Saturday. The request was complied with, |
and The result was grand mass meeting II the |
now 1oused to action, and at meeting On tho next
Monday [July 21st) 1t was reaolved to recruit |
battery ef artillery, to be called the Board Of
Trade Battery" to serve for three years. unless |
sooner discharged, and that the same be rendered
to the Government. To furnish the means neees. |
eary to pay, the bounties,-5go to each man.-1t |
OF $40 000 and that the members be invited to sub
scribe to this fund such amounts as thelr patriotic
sengs ~ hs o iSess
tions, and put the Battery on war footing at the
earliest possible moment. The members pledged
sc f s psts aft het a
bring back an honorable discharge. they shoald DO
Ieinstated into their former sltuati9na, MTithia
their employers power, and that all 40 en!tsttng
Sh0rY11 rpfrfEa In f from the R1afd. mill
discharged. Or their term Of enlistment c1pl1ee.
It was also determined that the names Of oil sub
splcrousty during the continuance Of the war, un-
less It should appear TINT such nonsubacriber WAS
Sis ans @seine Il a55s
Of TIC ed inst: $4,000 had been raised. and the
posed of the employees Of the membeTs 81. the
Board: A dispatch Was sent Informing the
+ Of ,txS h M o snd S fSusst4g so thf a. be be
United states at the sanc time stating that excz:
lions were beng maae to recruit regiment Of
nny TO this regiment two .ga eoppnnsis
lie Hoard 81 Trade Regiment" The Young
thanks ef tho Board were rendered to the Associn-
ssnsd 5, S5s1s & gtssd e eS
which enlisted In th.s regiment, ri and G Il; & walker
for M lie members esFaaizsd themselves INTO aresi.
1nent called the Board Of Trade Home Guards, for
a1s We s ine Mss
fnl Of patriotism, weSc delivered by many Of our
prominent citizens, apd many recruits were &C.
cured by these means.
! RAISING A BRIGADE.
It waB resolved to at once to proceed to recruit
Board OF Trade Brigade, the funds On hand and all
1Et9re Subscriptions 10 be appropriated for this
to weed disioySalty and treason out of the eommu-
cof Tucker at Camp Dougias, and obtain tho
eymrathirera, reported that they could obtain no
Information sufficiently tangible TO act upon.
| TIE s1EnKKE-TuE NEW CALL
OF the 4.h q Auenst. Capt. Waage q the No.-
itiea OF tic Bosrd. Congratniatory addresses
! were presented to him, ns being the first to In
apgu1asc direct trade between Chicago and
| An additional cali for troops having boon made
by the Governor, the members Of tho Board deter
Gse he places 81 enGss
patriotism Of Illinois unsn'iIed. The Governor
effect Throughout tho state. The death Of Charles
L. Dlseell, Adjutant Of the 18th Michigan formerly
member Of the Board. who died from wounds
| received on tho battle field was announced. and
resolutions Of coincidence and sympathy were
Tho on repeated project Of cnlarsins the Illinois
ard Michigan Canal was again taken INTO eonsid-
questIng President Lincoln 10 nse his influence in
securing m appropriation from Congress. and
cemmitteo were appointed to act In conjunction
With the Mercantile Association to raise subscrip-
tiona and send q delegation to Washington, to Sc
cure, If possible tho advancement Of this project.
pEAru OF SETH cArr1Y.
Nv ~. ,o.1 n, 1a,r.--, th 1soth ~ So,h r..,,;4,
sn th $780, ~ x. Woor1 ns ~ ad
an9 resn;ntions ~ ad wsr
81 Saa Se 70 ~ oe tS 81 tne M ,e Rase
and swne nn,rerzsnv rrenecfa5 - a. nan nor ~ ~
benifnr tnteeJtVs and infiexibiiy Of nnSnose
The Rosehlll Cemetery having donated burial
lot for his Interment the Board resolved to erect
suitable monument, IN xpemortom. About the
26th Of January, Col. John F. Beatty. formerly
was elected Secretary Of the Board, and from his
Eentlemanly and courteous conduct to ali who
hAye bueincss with him, has won the esteem and
good viii Of the mercantile community,
| 4wu.pvrn-
~v,IN -
IN tne zlst ot Solualyy NC war funa Commit
tEe 1EFq!ten I1At Aey uao = Istseu " e9osct1pHou
aaa 1nslesntats esa u1a US a1m o1 Sse,a o. Wa1sa
Mn NJ 1 1s 1.Sc - 4ss q - t.T ~, uay
- X. cont;~n n ~ RnsrI ~ Tr.ds raaS,nsto
IN the feld. He spoke 10 very feeling manner q
men, for want Of proper nouriehment and food
particularly vegetables, and recommended the ap'
| polnimelt Of a committee to raise funds; nearly
ono thousand dollars were Immediately contrib
6ufcd.
The nuestfon Of the enlargement or the n,5oo,s
nnd Mtrhfoan Cnnoi was s.sa{n hr7nnht fefnrn ne
Toa1d cnnsanrent rnnn All hnrtnsr haen isaHad @
At Washineton. ior = Canal Convention tn he hc'd
rstcs FINN RI Eli thc ,ovni Statsst RsspntJons Wcre
1neead III, tEs RnAr trnrcrfrc III ~ afax,nts.