St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-26
Encnnpnaent Globezets.

The old "vets" from the south complained
that they had not suffered with the heat at
home as they suffered here yesterday.
The boys in blue focked to the lakes yes
terday in search of a cool and shady nook
where they could enjoy few hours Of re-
freshing rest.
The new York comrades are preparing a
complete record of all who attended the en-
campment.
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 strangers
have been in the city duriug the week.
Col. Colville, of the old First Minnesota
volunteers, is guest of Hon. H. L. Gordon.
The gallant Colville was wounded in several
places at the battle of Gettysburgh, and en-
joyed reading Mr.. Gordon's poem descriptive
of that bloody encounter.
1t was very quiet around the headquarters
yesterday.
The Pennsylvania delegation broke camp
in the afternoon, and left for home in the
evening.
The U. S. artillery, Lieut. Stewart, fred a
parting salute at o'clock and then left for
Fort Smelling.
The city chosen for the next reunion OF
the G. A. r. was a surprise party to good
many of the ''boys.s'
A number of Grand Army men acted as
special policemen at the camp yesterday, and
If they had got their hands on pickpocket
it would have gone hard with him.
A1jutant Roberts was not kept so busy as
on previous days.
Part of the Michigan delegation have started
home.
No losses by pickpockets we're reported al
the camp yesterday.
The Elgin band is thirty-fve strong.
Pap Thomas Post, of Brainerd, displayed
their fine stand of colors in the amphitheatre
yesterday afternoon while the children were
singing.
Medical headquarters had.very few caller:
yesterday.
The evening at the camp,was quieter than
the afternoon. The camp fire that was on
the programme did not occur.
The Thirteenth Wisconsin regiment dele.
CATION enjoyed an excursion on Lake Mime.
tonka yesterday.
The Motor line did land office business
yesterday.
The Flambeau club visited Lake Mime.
tonka yesterday.
The Vermont veterans have been photo
graphed in a group.
Nearly every outgoing train yesterday was
heavily freighted with Grand Army people
aud their friends on their return trip home
ward.
The First Minnesota lightartillery has con
SUNNI ated an organization
The Turner society gave.a complimentary
gymuastic and musical entertainment in
Turner hall last evening, at which all the ole
soldiers were welcomed.
Owing to delay in transmission from the
Minneapolis to the home office of the GLOBE
several columns of Grand Army matter was
excluded from yesterday 5 edition.
The bureau of information is now a thing
of the past
There viii be nothing. of interest in Camy
Beath to-day.
Mrs. Lewis Maish, of this city, and wife O.
Quartermaster Maish, of the encampment
was prisoner in Castle Thunder, Richmond
Va, in 1858. She is one of the very few
ladies Of the northwest who underwent con.
federate bondage. Mrs Maish is a member
OF the Women'S Relief corps, auxiliary to G
n. Morgan Post No. 4.
Chaplain RutleSige, of the eth Illinois regi-
ment, is exceedingly popular with all the
boys. II was he who first conceived the ides
of organizing the grand army of the Repub-
lie, and the old 'svets', seem TO feel that they
owe him much gratitude. He is now the
chaplain of the Joliet state prison.
1t is announced that chaplain Rutledge
win occupy the Hennepin avenue NJ. E.
church pulpit on Sunday evening.
The heady shower Yesterday had the pleas
ing effect of cooling the torrid atmosphere.
There are large number of enthusiastic
young men in Minneapolis who are adsocat-
ing the formation OF Elambeau club
The grand army people are so thoroughly
exasperated at the depre,iations of crooks
that should they catch any of them tine treat
meut which they will administer wili,not be
gentle in any respect
al the old vets are agreed in the state
ment that since their organization no city
has given them so hospitable and generous
reception. They are deligeted and cannot
praise our people too highly.
Lincoln Post, of which the Flambesu clut
is part. numbers over seven hundred com
rades. The First Scott drum corps, the
Fiambeau club. the Paola military brass band