Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-16
c INTELLIGENCE.
Arrivals and Departures.
Arrivals East Night.
Departures Yesterday.
MEXICAN VETERANS.

In ri a published call, a
meeting of the Eureka Association OF
Veterans of the Mexican War was held
at the office of Justice Beatty last night.
Dan. Morgan, the President OF the
Association, was in the chairand called
the meeting to order. On motion, Sci
den IIetzel was appointed Secretary
pro TEN. Major w. w. Mccoy, a
member Of the Association, and n OF
The Vice Presidents OF the National AS
socia.ion of Veterans of the Mexican
War, stated the object OF the meeting
to be the adoption of such measures as
may be deemed advisable to enable the
Mexican Veterans at a distance from
Philadelphia to attend the approaching
Centennial exhibitions; aud further, TO
secure the co-optfailon OF other ASsO-
citation OF Veterans On the Pacific coast.
ON motion, Of j. +. Ray, Major w.
w. Mccoy, w. l.. Baird aud j. f. Ray
were appointed a Committee on Reso-
lutiOnS.
After recess was taken the following
resolutions were reported by the com
mittee and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS: BY the %galiantry Of the
officers and soldiers of the Mexican
war IA large portion OF valuable terri
tory now comprising a great portion
of tho United States was acquired;
and,
WHEREAS: OF the comparatively
few survivors, many of them are poor
and borne down by age and disease
contracted in that war; and,
WHEREAS: Many of those now re-
siding on the Pacific slope are de>ir-
Gus of visiting Philadelphia during the
Cen ennial Celebration of American
Independence to parti :ipate III the
proceeding on hat occa sion, aud 10
embrace for the last time their Old
comrades III arms, with whom they
fought and participated in the tolls
and tatigues Of that memorable war;
therefore,
Resolred, That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be, and
they are hereby earnestly requested to
procure, if possible. the passage OF Il
law appropr,ating IA sufficient lou
OF money to detray the travelling eX-
penses of those who may he unable tG
defray their own, or to make such ar
rangelnents with railroad companies
as will give them free transportation
going to and returning from the cele-
brati0n.
Resoised, That we earnestly ask the
co-uperation of the Veterans of the
Mexican War throughout Nevada as
we'll as the United States to act in con-
cert with us in this matter, and that al
papers friendly to this object be re.
quested to publish our proceedings for
the information of our old comrades
everywhere.
Resolred, That the Eureka SENTI
MEL be requested to publish our pro,
ceedings in full.
On motion of d. w. Levan it was
Res0tred, That a committee of three
he appointed to correspond with our
Senators and Representative in Con
gress in regard to the objects OF this
meeting.
On motion OF 5. +. Ray it was
ResoiUed, That this Association OF
Mexican War Veterans Toes request o.
the President and Secretary Of the Ma.
tional Association of Mexican Wan Vet
erans, at Washington City, ID. G., tt
use their influence with the Presidenl
of the United States and the Secretary
of War to make the order general, il
preparing suitable medals for the Mex
lCdh wa FCtoiaHo, anu Ihdt VIZ Ihiiin
all are entitled TO medals without dis
tinction, whether they can be presen
at the Centennial or not.
On motion the meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the President.
TYPO CoN.-A letter dated the It'll
inst. from the superintendent to The
directors says: 81 have made since
the first inst. two shipments OF bullion
No. IL assays gold and silver,
81. 1853 20: No. Y assays gold and sill,
yer, S4,93I 80; lead. $1,000. Ten-tor
shipments each. Furnace running