Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-29
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
War Veterans.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND
ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Election of Officers And Patriotic
Addresses.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., June %.
The National Encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic resumed
its business this morning. The cleo
ton of officers was as follows; Senior
Vice Commandment Chief, Colonel
Elisha Fl. Rhodes, Of Rhode Island;
Junior Vice Commander in-Chief. Cap
tain William T.. Earuslaw, of Ohio ;
Chaplain in. Chief, Rev. Joseph f.
lowering. of Massachusetts,; Surgeon
General, DIR. James l.. Watson, of New
York; Council of Administration, j.
p. Cesiey, of New Hampshire. l.. l..
Aldrich, of Vermont, William Wells, of
Massachusetts, Jacob Sillaway, of Con
%necticut, Henry Hass, of Rhode Island,
Frederick A. Arnold, of New York,
II. c. Perley, of New Jersey, William
b. Jones and c. G. Rice, Of Virginia,
Joseph j. Wilson. of Ohio. and Thomas
c. Boone. The new Commander ap-
pointed James L. Farley. of New York.
Adjutant General; William Ward, OF
New Jersey, Quartermaster, and Cen
eral w. f. Rogers, of New York, In
spector General. Resolutions OF thanks
were passed and Commander H~artranft
retired from the chair amid three
cheers, and the new Commander-in-
Chief assumed the gavel. Prayer was
offered by the Chaplain-in-Chief and
the National Encampment closed.
A public meeting of the Society OF
the Army Of the Potomac was to day
held in the Opera House, which was
elegantly decorated and filled with
veterans and their friends, including a
brilliant assemblage of ladies'. Shortly
after IL O'Clock the assembly call was
beat, and as General H%artranft ap-
peared &c the wings, followed by Cen
eral Burnsideand Governor Robinson,
the newly elected COMMANDMENT in
Chief, a storm of applause greeted
them. Mayor Doyle delivered the ad-
dress of welcome and General Har-
tranft responded. The buglers aud
drummers in the orchestra and CALLER
les commenced the familiar army calls,
and when the band struck up " Rally
Round the Flag" the entire assembly
Joined in singing it. After prayer an
eloquent address was delivered by Rev.
DIR. Behrards, pastor of the Union
Congregational Church of this city. A
poem by Bayard Taylor followed. after
which brief, general and spirited
speeches were made.
Five Highwaymen Rob the Dead.
wood stage.
CHEYENNE, June 81.
The coach from Deadwood was
stopped last night near Cheyenne river
by five masked men, who robbed the
passengers of about $1,000, and then
blew open the iron treasure box, and
carried off its contents. Several shots
were exchanged, one of which took eff
feet in the side of Hawley, the driver.
The wound is not serious. This is the
second coach robbery this week.
BostOn's Banquet to President
Hayes.
BosToN, June %.
The banquet to the President to-
night was a fitting conclusion of the
brilliant reception. 1t was given in
Brunswick Hall, and two hundred
we're present including the, chief moi.
ables in the city, Longfellow, Emer-
son, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Lowell
and others. The President visited the
Tabernacle at a later hour, and 5000
people were in attendance at the con
cert given in his honor. He retired
at 1915.