, 1877-07-27
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.
FluST TINfb.

Tbs battalion Of tho First Ward tnet ut tho
Palmer llouee lust evening. 4 nuuuhcr Ut ttcn
were sent out on patrol duty by Capt. Roc fur
tue purpose Ut giving tue polira rest. This
tnch weEc oil uniy anxious to gu out to defend
thoir property. A number at muskcts weye
brought TO the club-room an1 distributed umong
tue epecial police.
SECOND WARD.
A meeting Of the SecuiMt Ward Protection
aud Vigilance Club was held nt No. SUI State
street ut 7:3O Inst evening. The resi-
dents Of the wasl evidently rec the
necessity Of organizing mud pr.tcct!ug tlicIr
property, "a over ~ gentlemen Of the
ward were present md Engaged IN conversation
regarding tho Interests of the ward for the
present and future. All knew the necessity Ut
being on patrol when tbs pullcs wcrc OIL duty
elsewhere. Up tn i o'clock last csct,!,,g tho
pscctncts had sworn In policemen as ful'nws:
First Precinct, Capt. J, J.. Safely, tweuty y-onc
men; Second lrccinct, Capt. II. N. Henc, forty
SIX Iucn; Thr.i Preeltct, Capt. Dr.. j.. u. Cha!Ic,
tweuty.sIx ucn; Fourth Precinct, Cnpt. II. l..
1,opt, tcventccM men; Fsftl, Precinct, Capt. II.
3. Vail, 10 MEN. Tlluse numbers were a,1g-
ncnte'l bv q large number VI others whn iolnet,
nliHlhersuE at least :aN Een. They Wcrc ecn!
un ratrpl-.1uty ut once. 4 fasGs number Ut
hickory clubs Wers dealt out to The men, which
they have to be nsel
rlrrEENrn WARD.
4 meeting Of tho respectable e1cmrnt of tho
Fifteenth Warl WIS hclA yesterday ,I,urt,lnr at
the corner uf North ayc.le anti l.nreutx.u street
10 take n,cAsurcs for sclf'proturttnn ngaust the
nobs. Over 0nc llusuFcl nlen wcre enrulrl,
anu MftcrwAr SNORT III ~ special tultcr, atl re-
4ulrc1 tn hold themselves In readiness for any
emergency. ..-.-...
SIXTEENTH wANt.
The citizens Ut the Sixteenth Ward mct nt
FfeIlef's FA@sal FAetary. on tho corner Ut Wells
M aftes ws ,ey ne, It 1s /" oixals sys.
tlon. AID. Sehwc!stl.al and other. t,.u!r rt-
marks un the necessity Ut ni lnlncdlate ur-
gatzation to rntrol antl t'rosets tfrF precincts:
Quitu M organization was formed. ut u,!cc, aud
tlte EcntlruIct Wunt srl patrus dutY.
GEN. J. t. SMITH,
Chief Grnn-Inaperiur. has organized tho sur
y;yurs Of thu Snlrty.stxtA llllno!s Volunteer
Regiment ansl tlas serurtd for them Remington
sprinE!ic!d rifles and plenty 0f ammunition.
They all know how to shout. They have head
quarters at Gen. Smiths Office, anu will 10
ready ut moments notice to do or die. In
Guiding men Of the gral,l-!nspeet!on iurtc, tllo
AIMING them arc ur. {. ", Earlr Mai. i. 4,
B!oAgstt, Capt. ". +. Taylor. Capt. 4. u.
Whitney, and other wcll.known cIttxeas.
STATE SrnLRr.
An excellent 1,au, and ono deserving OF gen.
eral imitation Ia tle business quarters, has
6ccn adopted by tho butchers and others Oh
BY 1t il believed that al! u,ub iucurslons during
the daytime will bo tifertuaaly stopped. Thu
employees Ut all tllc stores are orgalllxcd suln-
ctcntly. armed, an! lust t!slctrl to be fM rcatli
should como Hlartl!iEg up the street. shs ur-
gabzci c1nploYcs will b. d, l,au, nol to attark
Tue ulob, but to defend their stores, IL auy
assault TO made OH thcn,. y would bc well
wrfc tho businessmen generally on other thor
oughtarrs to itl.ilate this example oi the Stute-
street utGplc.
After / O'clock last evening u company os
nearly 100 men VIA raised On Ss,utA Water
street to protcct th1 Interests Ut the pEo4iuvu
commission trade.
usncuAxrs' xxrlorEs.
Tho empluyes vi ta,e merchants on South
Water atnl l.uku strtets anu Wabash Aai Silth-
afternoon u !: "'eloek. VI Monroe street, op.
p.s!tc tue ralu,cr iIuuse. They urgun!zel
themselves tuto COMPANIES, elcctny clrtains,
L!cutcnants, str. They Will be supplied With
Gust Of tho rytF and nnrth Ut Randolph street.
THE WHOLESALE MEN.
The wholesale grHers met Tuesday afternoon
ana touk steps to orEautzr spccsal forcc, aid
with surh srstrilatic energy Was this matter
pushed that np ~ II O'clock yesterday u,orniux
force Ut GtU efficient nlcn, well armed, weru
anrollsst: A considerable number, Mho were
nounts.l' ySfe rsaa1y ,oF duty: 1he Other
tztng armcd forces, and putting them ln lsst-
tinn where they will ba efficient when callcd
for.
xLEv1aru wAKD
An adjourned incctluy of citizens OF tho Elev-
enth W4rd was held at Martne's Hail! on AlA
street, last evening. 1t was called to order by
AID: Cook. Aid. Thsoop asted L. chalsuasl, aud
measures ty securs The p1oteeiIon Of luc aud
prvperty. The meetinS was laTgely attended.
At the bcKinntn. VI the tucatihs AID. Cook
atatrd that As l44! Received noticc from thc
West Madison street Pol4.e Station that islty
k.kfIl lsjltEEs