, 1870-05-18
ILLINOIS.
Annual Mcctin8 Of tho society OF tho
Thfrtcenth Army Corps ut spring"
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! sroelsl Despatch to Tue chieaso Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Mny 17.-Thts nRs been an e1ces-
I siyely warm day,tte thermometer marking 1ea de-
grees In the sun and e5 degrees in the shade.
The Society Of the thirteenth Army Corps met
shs no ofsr 5y Jon Mecss,
nars, colamandant Comrades 1rom Illinois, IN.
al 1ssa snsss
ione,y t1ss 81 ISs Indanel Infantry Cen
es Wsrsr Scatss assistant Adlussnt qsneral
Sc Ge09s1 1a1aa capan Bess 1sxsn:a 4nysi4S wssGn
1iaco.1, ! formerly et IL Thtr5 third ulinols uli
Gasal5 General + L aat6er, CHEZ % Of Arte9y ieY;
aud Colonel William Prescott, Of the One Hun,
dred and IniEteth illinois Infantry.
nand gave hrief review Of the proceedings Of
the LAST annual meeting, held at indianapolis aud
the general objects Of the association. The Cen
Big Black, fought on the 18th Of Nay, 1853, this
being the anniversary Of that engagement; and Ia
conclusion Co paid 60 elegant and glowing tribute to
men OF the Thirteenth Army Corps who hsd
scaled their devotion to their country by the sac
patriotic and eloquent pe1ozatiou to the surviving
members, who, as peaceful citizens, were engaged
IN the varted pu1suits Of nfe.
ton IN II 929 T. Geae9a idr bs aa
General ". 5. scatcs vas appointed Historian Of
let fseis and dsures, aud to y write i 'o
frll r,..,aa,s and unbiased H.. history .ot the
reputation Ct General scates Is guarantee OF The
faithiulDcss Of the history, which will be printed
In book form and furnished to such members Of the
corps as maJ desire, and also to the public
Beside The address OF General McClc1uand.
Speeches we're made By General e E Lpptncott,
Gssss Gsgs W " r PssS sssss GSsne Goene s r. Wkss
and others. The part that this corps took ii the
siege of VicksburX was dWelt upon BY all the
Speakers; and a. also The gallant sets Of Sergeant
capture Of the enemy's batteries during the siege
Of yicKsburg, at which time the brave Sergeant
roic act by the War Department was alluded to
with pride by General Scates as vlndlca1on OF
General MGcletnauds Nc telegram 70 Grant for help.
forts, and can hold It II we have rcnforcements;"
for the fort had been captured and could have
been held II McCletuand had been supplied with
men as he desired.
A1ter the speeches General McClernand an
nounced the following as bis stat for the ensuing
a; Thomas s. Mather, Assistant Adintant Gener-
al; Colonel VIM. Prescott, Quartermaster General;
Colonel James Kergwin, Inspector General
visiting tie diGerent penn 81 IN interest rest IN n and
nlound the city. Oak Ridge, Incoln's tomb, also
hls former residence, the State Arsenal new State
A $ O'Clock this evening banquet viii be slren
by the society at the Leland Hotel, to which
number Of prominent ek-aImy olncera and other
SPRINGFIELD. ILL., May 1.-THE banquet Of the
Society Of the Thirteenth Amy Corps at the Le-
land, Tonight, was SUCCESS IN every respect,
By the non-aIriva1 OF g large number OF the mem-
hers Of the society from Indiana, who, by some
1Mnsunderstandpg nj Is to the time, failed 70 report
made up ty enthusiasm and goodly appetite on
the parr Of those present The banquet was all
and more @ than Mss expected by The visiting
Resolred, That the thanks Of the Society
Of the Thirteenth Army Corps be aud
ss ana as
sistant, n. B. Virgins, and clerks for the many
courtesies EXTENDED the society during their stay
re an e he
hope that 1t may be the good fortune OF the society
often, individually and collectively, to be the
a resolution Of thanks to tue local editors OF
the Sprineded papers and the correspondents
of The Chicago aud St Louis papera for
inGs of.s1he society, wRs adopted
several eoIonss md Gsne.a,s and the feast was
1t is expected that the next meeting Of the S0ci-
ETY. Of the Thirteenth Army Corps viii be much
nan tn. an e S BE- made 9sa;1
eFef9 1lcOeI Oh tQC corps EuIVu&u lUelI OH [eH1-
mental and company commanders
Governor Palmer aud number Of newspaper
correspondents, who intended To be present
at the laying OF tho cornerstone OF the
Southern Illinois Normal University, to take
place at Ca1bondale, to dag, failed to make con-
nections last night, owing to change In the time
table on the Springfield { Southeastern Railroad,
and were unable to be presen. as anticipated.
The election for Judge Of this lthc fhtrteenth)
Judicial Circuit, to fil the vacancy caused By
the acceptance Of the resignation OF Hon.
4 S. Edwards the present Judge, will
be held on Saturday, July 9, next.
dldate for the place. Either Charles Zane OF
Henry GTeen both prominent lawyers of this city,
Will be the Republican candidate.
United States Marshal John Routt, In order TO
expedite and perfect the work Of taking the next
census, has subdtr1ded many OF the former dis |
u1cts, and appointed his deputies for them
The following lnco1 1poradons have hled articles
Of association Today: Western Coal Mining COM
pany, OF this city; the Fulton Coal Company, Of |
Euba, Fulton County; and tue Bisu1ninous Rock