Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-21
posts and se.-r. members n,

1oSss's were - posts anil t5<t
members The number et death.
during the year vas AtTR The amount
expended for relief For the year ending
March 81 tso0, was ss.t. s5a II; nambe-
ot comrades relieved. 10. s-u, other, r.-
ueved 500. In this sum no mention L,
made ot the large amount OF private aid.
expended By thousands of our rsmbcr,
individually or collectively. aed %
watch no record can b. kepG hoe thu
quarter ending June 81. ts9a s5i. $50 II
was expended The total amount ex-
pended by the Grand Army from Julr
1871. To July 1. tsg1. amounts - ths
enormous sum of 81. asT. Ss4 81
At the afternoon session officers wers
elected, the principal positions going
% the East, In pursaanc-. ~ i. claimed
hy some. ota plan IN give tho sn.anp-
mens 20 the West three sucres.i 70
Year>-Dctroit, in 1891: Topeka. in tsga
and Chicago, in isea
The roll was called AMI r-pr,.-en ta-
lives % each State had an opp.rtanftv
IN name their rnctre s-r reou,nrssde->,s-
Chief
California presented the claim Of Col.
onet >medbcrg. a retired officer OF the
regular army
Connecticus named Colonel wheelork
[. NeaseY. % Vermont and Maine sec
ended the nomination. Colonel Veasev ?
name was received with applause.
Indiana and OHIO named tseneral A.
vtn T. HoveY- Of Indiana. whiie Mon
tana supported >medherv.
Minnesota. New HAMPSHIRE. New
Jersey, Idaho and Iowa expressed a
preference for Colonel veasey.
When New York was reached. Warner
Miller aruse AMI was greeted with an
plsuse. He was obliged 10 take tha
platform and said he had been in
structed 20 second the nomination oi
one whom the delegates honors.,I and
loved IL New York had no candidata
Of its own, he did not want the en-
canpmeut 10 forget that New York
once owHed little strip in the Green
Mountain state. Although its soil
might be untitled Tor ordinary crops.
yet there was one crop that could be
raised to psrfectiou-the crop of toyaI
men. Mr.. Miller concluded BY second
ing the nomination % Colonel Veass '
az the eomrade who would b. supported
BY the entire delegation Of New York.
Pennsylvania. Rhode ISLAND. Tenne--
see and Texas In quick succession
named Colansl Veasey TX Governor
Ptngrve tor Vermont eulegizs,t thu
services Of Colonel Veasey.
Utah. Virginia AMI Alaska wanted
Colenel >me'tberx. aat Illinois was the
last >szas. 10 rsspani for Gsion-i Yea
seq. Massachusetts w0aid have sup-
ported Colonel Vsascy. bat ~ the dels-
ya-ian vas divided in the natter u
ssnlur viee-cumma aader. IL was decided
- take M part m The selection % Com
nander~in-Chiet
A -oo rs the roll-cau ended. Col.
onsi smetberx ascended the platform
and gracefully withdrew his name.
ssencral Hoxsy pursuing similar
course.
rhts act1en vas greete't with great
spplaase. and bT 4 unanimous vata Col.
sneI NeAsey vas elected CGmmaasier,
la-s hlsE
Comrades >Ene,lherx. EIsvcy AMI Mil
Ter Ssr= appa4ntsd cUmmictea ~ es-
eurt Colonel Nsassy "a the platform.
ana Nasu As Appeared thers was xrpas
enthusiasm COLONEL veasey aerept ard
he aonur n brief speech.
Next N orsler was the selection % a
san,iasia1s sur ssnisrs vis,.,- o5ss m sagss.r.
tn-Chts[ and Il 5eiB. considered thai
me afficr. cut ~ suurts<Y. belonged a
Massachusetts,. tn- natter was lsft a
shs fslegase<. Afssr long conferences
the name ef Richard y Tobin xas pre-
s-.nte'l a. the unanimous choice. Mr..
FohEa arreptesg the n.l-ition-
tfsorxe 2. cr-amsr. Of Baltimore. wa-
tnen unanimously elected iuniar Vice-
Commander Thers we're several can
4itaGss puz n nomination fur the Offices
af Sarss~on-ln-Chief AMI ChapIaia-in-
Chief, snd the ensam pmenf Decided not
so ts<s any 1esion anslI u3-m1rr0w
morning.
The enr1mpment un1ni mouslv voted
to aali ne next encampmsut N D,s-
truts. the hom- gf tseneral Al.s~r tsen-
srai Alger expressed thanks az the a.
tlon Of The ant assured the
Delegates that they would recsive 4
warm welcOme. although il would BE- a
hari ASK 10 equal the reception they
had received IN Boston.
The eneampment then adjourned foe
the tar.
The crowds on the streets ot Bo-toa
though noe a. great az those which wit
Messed The parade Of yest,,sday are still
very large. and the spectacle presented
ls one OF great animation. The veter.
ans who are not deiegap.< ~ the Ma
tional encampmens are most OF them
IN attendance upon reunions Of their
regiments or corps
1t has been ascertained that John
job nston. who died at the city hospital
on Tuesday. was a member of Lincoln
P-~s No. ). 6. A K. of Washington
The RELIEF CORPS.