The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-18
dispatch. JOHN VI PALMER.
AT halfpast 4 o'clock he replied:


Chicago, October '', 1871
To Governor Palmer:
The mayor request, me o. say b thc governor to
scnd men Immediately hy special train TO- report d.
rect g. 70 Che mayor, t three hundrc! ang sNy.hvc
.30s) Michigan avcnuc. ANSpN 81 AHER.
On receipt Of the last Dispatch from
Gen. S'agcr | directed the adjutant-gon-
eral, Col H. Dilgcr, TO issue the tclcgrophic
orders to officers Of organized militia that
are appended to bis report, marked !, 2, 3,
!. | at once prepared and issued the call
for special session of the general assem-
bly,, to meet on the 18th Of October, and
telegraphed tho call to the members of
both houses, and also addressed letter to
the mayor of Chicago in the following
words
state Of Illinois Executive Department.
Springfield, Get. 10, ISL.
Dear Sir: Col. H. digger, q utant.general, will
leave here this evening with one company OF
militia and one thousand muskcts. &c viii also,
after reporting TO you organize for the preSerVa'
ton of order . your city.
Col. Dilgcr H. An oil soldier, has served under
my eye, the field, and will preserve order at all
hazards He has orders TO enforce ,aS, and has
mus,ets euoug to do it eiloctuall!
"''p''jjGUHiN NJ PALMER
At Clio p. 81, / received dispatch from
the mayor as follows
Chicago, Oct. III, 1871.
70 Hon. ]. VI. Palmer.
Can YOU send ~, ut once. one thousand mus.
kets, with ammunition H. Is. MASON'
The acknowledgement left Springfield at
o o'clock p. NJ, and reached Chicago. rs he
reports, Mt o'clock on the morning OF
Wednesday, the 18th Of October, with
about 200 well armed men and $50 mus
kets, and had lOO6 additional muske,s,
with ammunition boxed to be sent after
Immediately; and as carly as o clock he
called upon the mayor and, at his request
within n few minutes afterwards, reported
to Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan; and rs other
troops had, in the meantime, arrived, at
o'clock he had three hundred and fit zen
men on duty, and by o'clock in the
afternoon he had five hundred and sixteen
men, well organized, under command of
skillful and prudent officers, and one bat
terry of four guns. ready to enforce the
laws, or to suppress disorder; and he
could, within Il few hours, have easily in
| creased his force 90 two thousand if nee
essary.
/ commend the report of the adiutant-
general to the attention Of the general as
sembly, and take occasion to express my
thanks to the officers and men who SC
promptly reported at Chicago.
During the 10th lalso continued to cx
ert myself to procure supplies for the DIES
titute, and was enabled to address 10 tn
mayor the following dispatch:
Springfield, oct. 10, 1874.
To r. h. Mason, Mayor OF Chicago
Two loads Of bread, crackers, cheese and cooke
meats left here for your sufferers last night Two ca
loads Of potatoes and Of bread and meat, cooked
| will lsave this morning ,... ,,...,
On tie 18th day of October, anxious fol
a class that is too often forgotten in time
of excitement and confusion, | addressed
to the Hon. Elmer Baldwin, chairman OF
the board of state charities, the following
dispatch;
Springfield. oct. ~, 1871.
To Hon. Elmer Baldwin, Ottawa, HIS, chairman
| board Of charities.
ordinary object, Of charity are not forgotten? Mr.
JOHN NJ. PALMER.
At 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the
same day, | received the following dis
patch from the adjutsnt general:
Chicago, Oct, II. 1871.
TO Gov, John VI. Palmer
The rumors received yesterday were exaggerated
Tn. mayor did not know about the d,patghc, fIi
troops Referred me to Gen Sheridan, who desire,
me 10 march the men through town for moral effect
lie has 40 United States troop, here am waiting
Gr your order, at Chicago and Al,on depot NJ more
arm, needed. H. DILGER.
| was delighted at the information it
furnished me, and at once addressed to
Licut-Gen. sheridan the following dis.
match
e...c.,,
-,.-.,.. go ,r '.'
,r.,..l 70.
f., C6icSr" by y"n ON account Of the r. and there a.,
now on duty inthe city. Ih2 T. llr% az Pr'mPtUe',
JN''N W, ',.N''N
PROUD OF inc peop'e WIG hau Su"''cu ~
much a'd behaved so HoD'y, ana alNiou
to relieve them ol the presence ol even
citizen-sold'ery' ordered the hoo' mus
~ '''t ,,,ni a., arlonoT anI
place, To be returned u lh' arsena,' ana
transmitted to Col. D.lgcr the following
dir,c,i,n..
'"'o'''''
Springfield. OCT. II. IsCI.
II n,.... ,,,,,,.a.., m
R:you. services are tot required, return as
soon ns You can. JOAN VI. PALMER
l think II proper, at TINS point, that l
should say that don believe 'hat there
has been, AT any time. the least necessity
For tho .nnlovmout nf military forces in
~ thc '"' p''s "''''1 W ''''"
Chicago. during the night OF the oth OF
October. and all of the 9th, while the fire
an ,h,,,,l J., l,.,r,,, tba cit, and an
stll threatened 10 "cstr'S we ivy M" WI
the day and night OF the lOth while the
800. No Lilo .nnrnrtoI L,, - .inals
hot,..iisn,, ~ i,otr niIi,in ,b,t ;varn ter.
! InroI ,Io;r .nrvicns ,o ,bc cbinr ~ ,be
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