Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-17
BENNINGTON!
RECEPTION OF
THE PRESIDENT!
damn YOUR Foley |"


President Hayes and party arrived
at North Bennington to-day, and we're
received by Governor Fairbanks ana
staff and the Centennial Commission,
aud all proceeded to Bennington, ar
irving at 4 o'clock p. NJ, and were re-
ceived with military honors snd
firing of salutes. The Presidents par
ty then entered carriages in waiting,
and were escorted to their quarters at
the residence of Rev. John Is. Tibbelts.
The streets were thronged, and cheer
followed cheer. From many houses
depended banners bearing the words,
Welcome to The President"
BENNINGTON, VT, Aug. 10.
The scene in the neighbOrhood of
the village last night and this morn
ing suggested a spectacle presented by
the oustarts of Chicago the day after
the great fire. Hastily constructed
temporary structures for the accom-
mediation of strangers appeared on
every hand. Farmers, with their
families. who had driven in from a
considerable distance, camped u in
many places; camp fires of hoops, and
fires built by private parties. for the
preparation of outdoor meals lit up
the landscape last night for a consider
able distance. President Hayes, Sec
r~etaries Evarts and McCrary, Attorney
| General Devens, Postmaster General
Key, Richard Hayes, Mrs. Hayes,
and Miss Foote passed the night at the
villa of the Rev. DIR. Tibbetts, four
miles from Bennington. This morning
the President and party were driven
to Bennington Center, at which point
the First Regiment of National Guards
of Vermont was drawn up to receive
the President and escort him to the
position assigned him in the process
sion. The procession started at half
past nine. The crowd was estimated
at As 600 people on the line of march.
Cheers were long and loud, and Pres
ident Hayes acknowledged the ap-
| plaus by "a slight inclination of the
head. At the grand arch the cheers
were fairly deafening, u a number
of bouquets were thrown in the Pres
ident's carriage. There was a slight
delay on Main street, OF which several
persons availed themselves to rush up
to the Presidents carriage and shake
hands with him. One of these, a
prominent local politician, remarked:
II like yoa personally, Mr.. President,
but darn your policy" To which he
no politics to day"
Retrenchment In the New Orleans
CustOm.hOuse.
WASHINGTON, August Is.
The report of the committee to ex
anime into the New Orleans Custom
house recommends the abolition of
the Naval Officer. 1t recommends the
construction of a revenue boat, to
cruise at the mouth of the Mississippi
river to prevent smuggling, and also
the cutting down Of the Custom-house
force more than % per cent, and ex-
penses in like proportion.
The LnbOr.Lcsgue favOrs Impair.
tia suffrage.
WASHINGTON, August 10.
The Labor League here wants the
National Convention, during the ses-
sion OF Congress, tn petition for such
redress as they desire. 1t favors I'M
partial suffrage in the District and a
repeal Of the Resumption act.
Secretary Thompson and a party of
friends inspected the United States
steamer Plymouth to-day. The Secre-
tary promoted Patrick Lynch to be
Acting Gunner, for meritorious cor
duct on shore during The recent labor
disturbances.
The Independents Call for = Con-
vemsiOn-Rules OF h Interna.
sioMal Rifle Match.
!, New YORK, Aug. Is.
1, The State Committee of the Inde-
pendent party has issued a call for a
State Convention. 1t asks for the i'm
mediate consideration of the platform
and resolutions adopted in the Ma
tional Convention at Indianapolis, MAY
IL, 1875; 1t denounces the Resumption
Act, and asks for its repeal; denounces
the issue of four and a half per cent.
bonds as q bare faced robbery of the
people out Of SIS. 900 900; laws TO sus-
tain labor are called for, and to con
troll railroads IN other moneyed mo.
} nopOlies.
: Rules for the government of the In
ternational rifle match, soon to take
place. have been adopted; they are
mainly as follows: Rifles not exceed
, ing ten pounds minimum: pull OF trig-
ger, three pounds; distance, 800, 900
, and / 1000 yards; number of shots, 80,
1t each range by each competitor; no
, sighting shots, the match to last two
, days; competitors to fire fifteen shots
at each distance, upon each day, com.
mencing at 500 yards.
Insurance Companies Declared.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Is.
The State Insurance Commissioners
, has debarred the following companies
from further prosecution Of business in
J this State. The Franklin. OF Wheel
. ing. and the old Dominion, of Rich.
mond, Virginia.; the Residence, Of
Cleveland, and the Homestead, oil
> New York; the Atlas, Of
Hartford. and the Missouri Valley
Life: the Leavenworth, the Armstrong
and the Beattic, OF st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,.
Delegate Meeting Of the Csllieries
HAZLEToN, Pa, Aug. Is.
A Delegate meeting, representing q
majority of the collieries in this region
resolved to quit work tonight, as the
twelve and a half per cent. reduction
of June LIST will not be restored.
Gone to CreeimOor.
New ORLEANS, Aug. Is.
The Crescent City rifle team left to
day for Creedmoor to compete in the
Interstate match.
Resuming Work.