Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-05
Jon THE Pacific COAST.
The Grand Array Dele
gates Hard ~ Work.
ne Proeeedlsxs e ne Rausnpnsai
nsvlns alonS Haraazisus,y-Ths
Nonlnafioa Il CsllsssW
Bssehsr wlAerawn.

SAN EnANcrsrs. AuQ. 4.--Kha National
Eneamrneat a. the Grand arrY a.
the 8spablie cenVenea fur the franane.
ticn ol tusinsss u o3d Fellows Hail -
II o'ai0sk this morninR. Ihe sesslamR
val i1sl tbreo days
fbe ateenean1s vas 60 great thaf tha
aiieEuat15 ueEe reqnasled 6 ufth1re4
anil lasre a : deleg4tas had been a.
signed % lhGii p,acss.
TIE iocsiiGa % The variou1 Con-
mAa6cfies was designated hv hnnnera
hesrine The name 81 their STATE. The
hal vas hAndsomelF aeaofaaad wlsh
aaas and tie stage with 1ugera
Aftef prayer hF Caspian Stewart,
81 0aio, Cummandeg Rafdslta rad IA
annuai address. Eha Eeadina ocanriaa
e1e boar and forty mimules. Il was
listened % vita marked atiertinn ard
Eaz frequc1tly arpl4u3ed. The addraan
vas an slouuent trioate - the aenfi-
ment when called tha euoampmena
from ne shores Whefe the MAyHouef
landed 70 tee 0aldon Gate. his refer.
enees % Geaertis GFant, Mcclellan AID
Hancock ware hesftily oaoofed. The
report sho ed that $3.50 comrades haa
died during TIE gear and thae 256f3
joined. Ihe casa balanca On hand Is
s1oo,00c. when She roaainQ of he rspara
gas aaished. three cheers we're Qlten
for TIE Commander In Chief,
AZ tue close oI t1e feadina Of the 70
poTt General SheFmau waa invited e
take q seat un the plaalorm, but Ne
aaked permission % renaln sith the
Missouri dsleeafion.
Aflgr the regular oommlttoea haa
been appointed Corporal Hmunae read
letter from C1lonel Fred 0rans %
membership 10 the Grand Army. rs.
lerred % q COMMITTEES % Rniea and
Regulations.
Aftar recess nntil 5 osolssk Dspars.
menl Commander Hsylts. 81 Neg York,
pfesentea % tue Department of CALI
tornia an elegant banner and album.
The latter contains q photograph u lha
pfesent aud past p "a Commanders ~
Now York. A handsome aavel was prs
esnted IL return By California % Nes
York.
Over some trouhla which had arisen
respecting d alternNtos. she Commit
Tee on keselu1tons reported that no
C0uneil of Administrator had right
% al vacancies in any deieaAtion. luis
pariieui rle aIeeiad The New fork del
raatian, whose Vacancies as ALLEGED
have been lIlIed by the Coonoii of Al
ministrah q with men who we're neithes
delegates nor altornates. f1e Ee8oIns
li5n was warmly debated and was
finally amended 30 read. eNo Council o4
Administration SHALL elect any oomraae
not An alternate % hsi 4 Vaaanog antA
tho nitofnrte list Is exhausted" THIS
vas adepted b. 3 large mai1fity. Ihe
convention then ndiouFnod until %.
morroW.
Captain Beecher's Name WlihaFawn.
Pohx ToWsEHsD. AnR. &-PflvAte
ieieREaina roeelved hers today aonennoe
that the Presidsut has withdraWn tho
name q Il. Z. Beeohss Tor Calleotpf Of
tustoms Of de PUGET Sound District.
LEVER aouna aosea.
Ponr T0unskNR. Aug. 4.~Oa hoard
lhe steamer from Victoria tcday wera
Rev. 6loErs. Of Orange, New deFaog,
and Professor Storrs. of the fmpefial
College Of japan, eminent tourists
Tbs neW hoafinQ mii ai FRIDAY HaF.
Dor viii seon be oompleled. Tee main
buildinQ il nearly ready for tie ma
chinery, and the engine. house. and kiin
viii Be added soon.
Cnrtain X. W. De hion, nf this plaps.
iaQeilina q steam launch foE use ID BE
shipping agency busioess. fhe huli
uaa built by Thomas Vice. of San Fran
cisco. Tho i4unoh a now on lhe way
here on she barkentIne Makah. Iha
enpine arrived Yesterday, and Il E hne
nickle plated, lWn horse power uhipman
engine, buiii 10 Boston. Kerosene viii
b used for iusi. and q high rate Of
speed and eeenomy are expeoied. Nor.
gan a Hastings are Getiina a. eaaln8
Of che same Kind for q launch o. ba
used ia connection with their steamboat
business.