, 1875-09-22
THE EIGHTH ILLINOIS.
a Large Attendance at the Nor
risun fscunion Yesterday.
Speeches by tho Mayor Of Morrison,
Gen. Farnsworth, and Gov.
Beveridgc.
"reminiscences Of Gallant Reetment,
The ifatrix nf Eight tcucrals.

sr.e1a! D,sDateh to 7hs fhtcas~ 1f,hnnr.
MoHnisnN, H.. sept. 2l.-Tho Annslal reunion
of the Eight Illinois Cavalry was colohratod here
! with groat eelat, the peotle Of While nlsle and
adjacent counties turning out in great nntnpoEs
to participate In lilo ceremonies Tho soxnH-
folk wed with eaci, otller in extending hospitali-
ties to the Veterans and Invited guebts. and the
day Wan observed br Ill c!as1es a. holiday.
Tho regiment was ono Of which the people Of
1yhtce;do. kanc Du1'ago, Oglo. Mc1lonry, pe.
kalb, Wiuuatago, Boone. Kendall! ansi Will
CountoH. At well AZ Coax. which contributed
her quota, nnay well be proud. 1t "aa
= regiment which, in tbree wetka "aa
recruited to tho full quota, aovo conpshleH.
and tho thirteenth had to le dlsbanfltd and
distributed amongt the Others, that the
volunteers who wero crowdiDg forward in
reAponso 10 tho call might bo admitted TO Lie
service. 1t fought through tho Wal. being rnua-
.eled in Scps Is, 1861. and mustered out June
! II. 1866 and meanwhile doing Dob3e service IN
tho hard-foughs campaigns Of tho Army Of the
| Potomac. and III t.onomaaB cavalry comman1.
It Fare 10 the Hervlcs Gen. George 4.
Foteythe, who Val Lieutenant OF
tho Eighth: Gcn. fnow 0oT.) j. l..
| l}cytridEc. Gen. Jolr r. Fnrusworth, and Gems
! William Gamble. Daniel Dustin, D. IL. C)on-
tlenio, John II. Waite, aud E1on J. Fsr1lswo.th,
I
taken from its rauxH for other regiments. and 1t
last On tho field and in hospital and though d!a-
charges because Of wounds 53o nru.
The nc1uior, OF the regiment who aSketaJlcf
here to-day to tho number of shout 2D0, inciud.
ing Gems. Tar7lssorth, Eoyeridge. aud Dustin,
we're no. u. tic Courthouse By Mayor Jsekeon,
who. in neas ereecli, extended to them tho
| loapitalities Vi the city. Gen. FArusvosth
responded in one Of hiH bappcss etlo,ts. i'll
whtcb. after haHtiiy sketching tile history Of the
regiment. lts terrible encounters with tho cnctnv
1t south Monutain aud h1tiotam. its iights for
weeks oil this skirmjah line. ta Lot lees fatal su-
counters with tho ,yphoiJ, which At ono tl1ua
sent uver 400 men to tho hospital, And tho art9-
oss duties Of The 11on an eappers and Iniuers,
lie concluded with expressing tho hoe that tho
county might for the future ehcape tie scourgs
, | Of war. 1t ut5 4 relic OF barbarism WHICH TT
trusted might yet he dono away "ltl
ly international arbitration. 1t lad, however
demonstrated that in tue intelligence. courage
aud patriotism, Of tic citizcn solliery did TIL
country find isa strength aud support in time o
danger, md thLt standing army WAS not Re
! q.lreolrut OF uur Government beyond ncr'
| BEccton organization.
TIC soc.ety o: tic Regiment then elected ti,t
. | following Officers for tho onrutug year: I!est
dent, Gen. ]. +. Farnsworth; licOFEosidch'
Mai John H. Boutiiworth Secretary ant
: TfeaHurer, alej. 4. Aard. Il resolution wv
! adopted aecerting the invitation oi tho Ont
, Hundred ab1 Fifth Illinois EeEiment to unite
With them Ill thu Eoxt annual fouitvu
Tho Society then adjourned to Library Eafi Il
| rplendid banquet rrovdcd by tho ladies' o
, aiotEison. Among The toss:s were Our Cgun
Eighth Cavalry" response ty Gen. fesnsnu1th
: iu which ho facetiously refcned to tue Eo+ula
/ notion Of lat:lo sB I'LL engagement iu wlel
the NET. fought III complete ordor, mud trod req
! n a
b own account; "Tho Io5o:c - DEAD" drnn
:. standing and IN fiIeoce; "Tho Ono liun
+ tin; "The 1.oya! Cit!zcns,' .es?onse b.
o the Rev a. y. Crissunau "The LOYAL Wo1nou,
/ response by ,!aj. J. II. southworta !: =" III
q 51ato," rcal:onso by Gov: Boyeria:o. In th
> = cousse OF his response, Coy; nesct1ase rni'c
attention to the fact that tho Eighth Cavalry We
+ called into scsyteo in the Army Of tho Potoms
- boiora they had been aEacd. mud were nat a1no
until three wcesA after. Then iles want 70 th
front mad began active carpagnng instead Q
waiting for itEannB III the arit. They NC!
const#u,lv i'll active se1'icc. AID ~ cunntaiitl
~ wero their ranks shnnod out by disease an
y at lonc tho wlsols Number enlisted in tue rcsl
I'd 1nsnt during its four years eerTica hoing abo1
T. 1,tu0. Tho regiment uutere1 tho set1lco LII
IN strong; 4sN ncn were lost; 430 re-enisted
f. sonac had entered the reEulsr amy a1at q NUT
"a ber hAd accepted commissions IN other reg
~ mcnts. III tho pcninsuiar cxna1tien, 10 the q
~ vaucc oil l.ichmond aud at Gettysburg. Vii
T. tausbure. tue scson days fight, tho s1ege
Yorktown, ut Ant,esam,-in all tho engascmen
Ia which it took part.-lt WAS ever III tt
front in tho attack. and among the last
quit the field, aud its hesu,3 VAS . part OF Il
cd hiatoFy OF the Ststc.
~ " IA original poem ootltlcd Our Regiment
w. waa road by u. y. Roberts, IN which 1tt.E
80 tribute WAC rad to tho memory OF Ma Willis
Ae II. ModilI. who ri. in tho engagement at Falll
nv Waters Maryland. aud by whom company
~. wsa recruited. Otl,ef to1ssa followed.
" At njRAt-fall tie banquet closed. to allow u
10 | house to bc uEed for tbs social feunlon Will
ao wss m ott enjoyable audir, md Was l,artc'ra
~ cd III by tho yetersAH Of the Eighth, the me.
bo.s Of aone twenty-five other regiments. !"
wero their guet,s. and tho Startling CITY Guard
By whom they were welcomed Oh theis arrival.
TIE ST. LOUIS WHISKY TRIALS.
ut ,r,.. e,sror, N t.nvc .bc tudiotmcn