New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
GRAND ARMY BUGLE NOTES
WORK OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT Az
STATE HEADQUARTERS.
LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION FOR OLD SOLDIERS

Grand Army. James 5. Graham or hocheS'e'' "a
lost no time In getting to work Mt the Albany head
ouarfers lie has issued his first ord"- assuming
1or,,rand and has announced the following general
staff: Asss;an. Ad3ltant-Genera, 7. j. oConnoG'
POST NO l2l. Albany: Assistant QuaTicrmaS'er-
Genera, Henry S. Redman. Post No. GAO. Rochester
Acting Assistan. Quartermaster-Genera..D + Ahen'
posi- No : Albany: Judgc-Advoc;c Joseph l. Sayl"'
Pest No a.. Rome: Inspector. VI j. Cummings
Pos, No l,s Brooklyn: CHIEF Mastering oi'icer.
Thomas c. Hodgson. Pos. No. I. Rochester: Senior
Alde-de-Camp James r. Chamberlain. Posi- 40
s97. Rochester.
High Private" who writes from Albany June D.
IS impressed with the stirring methods at head
quarters under the new administration. He says
The newly appointed Assstan: Adjutant-Genera'.
=. J. O'Connor has had his hands ,ua this week ana
HEADQUARTERS present an unusnay easy ;cn~ra
orders Nos and TO- DepsT'r9en, Genesh. az
the thireih annual ercampmen, ana the cnn
stan OF tia Department Commander aIso me IN
iants and quariermasters way these con
solidaed repor.s "A" and r. arc no; only an IN, m
movement over the old style. and WI. save the
as.stan! aduangeneras time 1nd c1rfssp@nq-
~ all the departments have been annoyed by post
adnnns ana g" somm lines !, wonla be an adj
iu'ant who would .ail 10 send his report, ana a.
other times I. would bt quar;c-masier. now II Is
f1nossihIc 70 send one without the other the
reports on one sheet OF paper Inr! az" 'n'
conrsdns who have ali served assistant adjutant-
generals IN their departments and who FUZZY apIre-
ciae the trouble and annoyance OF not receiving
fSc commie' originally composed Of com,
radcs Mech Of Illinois Gouldlng 81 vermont an,
Vanderslice OF Pennsylvania. Comrade Mech ~"
Comrade Wallace. OF Albany. who was hssH,sn .
adjuian'-gencrai ot tho department o' ne" OK
o. his experience named to hl tho vacancy Com.
rade Gouldng had been assistan. adiuiant general
O. his v"a omrade vandcrscc
had been Assistant Adjuiani-General o. Prnnsy.-
Conradc Gonldns. a, re- Na,on" Ensainpl."n p,
hed q, hnnk. ana sb.i,cd copic. Of forms
which were \: ono. adopted The AHluiant-'"n"IF'
oI ns'TeGIfi If e 'a 10 T Ho a 'y 10 @
commit,e, too much. but cannot h"lr thinking nat
partments vii bless the members o. the committee
fo- ,he!- work.
VETERANS IN PUBLIC OFFICES.
The amendment to the Of 1856 and 1894 respect
inc tho appo,nimcn. and removal Of honorAhiy ~
CHARGED Union War veterans IN the pIill- service
~ N. State Of New-YOrk Introduced hy Senator
Ellsworth ana passed a. the last legislative s"s-
s,on has been duly approved by the Governor.
Department, Commander Graham orders 'hnt ID"
amended act shall 20 read AZ Two mec'ings. at
least OF posts Throughout, the s;n'r. TIE amend
rncn makes IN. acts obligatory upon county Officers
as well as upon officers o. the state. clle~. towns
and village ana provides these additional safe
guards FOR the old soldier:
And no person holding position ~ appointment
several cities counties. towns or village herc'f
snd rereyns sS. o, PER a.e" Hy ''@n tng
tovrs or villages thereof. who II NJ honorahiy d.
shsrss1 sos non Alm S q. Nsry Gar ac wa
OF tho Rebellion and who ,anl no, nave s.tN'l ~
from such position or empoyment csc"p' for IN.
upon due notice upon the charfc made. md WIN ihe
| rlgh. to such empioy~ or app nieo 20 fcf.r" uY
provdet for IN this net any honorahly discharged
| Union solder. sailor or marine or " reduction =
nation shall be deemed mlsicmcanor and such
honoraby discharged soldie- sailor or marin" shall
compeien, Jurisdiction for aainases and al'9 +,
remedy by mandamus for fighting m" wrong The
shaii be upon the party alleging The sam"
| Rear-Admirai Samuel Altman. commanding the
| National Association 81 naval Veterans IN m
| nounclng the eleventh annual convention to he
| he'd in this city on jug (. says.
Shipmaies vii. arrlvs In tim" 10 he IN the parade
which vii! take place on the morn.ns Of me ~
| Fify-eighth-st 10 the reviewing stand. Seycnteenif
st and Union square The head Of III" column
p par Nv viii be .s4ed later we,tei nan So l9
AYES vii be our headquarters during the conven-
| ton from the ith I'll tho 9Th Amp~ nccommoda-
lions vii be made for the business Of the convention
V~feran Association. Refreshments can hc obtained
service in ihe Marble collegiate Church Fifh,a'e
| and Twenty ninih-si.. on sunday evening July g..
Vrn,Ion viii NEE, Monday July g. al 70 A. m. for
y IS an" for n@ b DOG n6 4%
| Monday evening at S o'clock. Tuesday morning.
and continue i:s sessions tll rs business IS com
pleted Tho installation OF ofhcers-el"ct VIII take
| pace Tuesday evening At o'clock
THE LATE GENERAL SWAIN.
Past Commander Henry VI. Calvert Of T. 8.
| Grant Post No 81. delivered the address AZ the
| services held at the grave Of General James Is
| Swain by the Veteran Association OF scotts 900
| Volunteer Cavalry Memorial Sunday. These
| are extracts from Comrlde Calvcrts eloquent re-
| marks:
| horse tho members Of which scattered
abroad. some living on the earth. some living IN
grave OF the distinguished citizen who organized
SCOTS 900 Volunteer Cavalry, and commanded It
monntains Of North Carolina one OF The states
which belong to all the reunited States are suitable
decorations for Union soldiers grave. wreath
mound saw, victory along the whole line.
| days when we were strangely and suddenly asso-
GATED with him. in crisis Of great National peril
zach Of @s Gsy BY pa1 han OF at
did not then understand that we were kept actively
poSSs fST
Secretary stanton dl.cerned in our colonel com
10 carry out the important work OF secret service
| pathizers. Yet so II was
| The following named aides de-camp have been
appointed on the stan Of the new Department Com
| mander. Comrade Graham. for New-York and
Brooklyn: James Owens. 57s New-York: Thomas b.
Odell 1885, NewYork: James d. BEL. 1885, Brooklyn:
Joseph NJ. Murphy. 67s, New-York: George ". Jack
son. BROOKLYN Charles A. Shaw. TO- Brooklyn: A.
3. Ostrander. 813. Eew-York.
TRIBUTE TO GENERAL FAIRCHILD.
In General Orders No. TO- Comma nde In Chief
Ivan N. Walker pays this tribute to Comrade Lu-
cius Fairchd. Past Commander-in-Ch Chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic. who died at his home
in Madison. Wis:
Representative. private; captain, colonel. briga-
ernor OF his State United States Consul at Liver
| pool Consul General at Paris. Minister to Spain.
Commander Chief Of the Grand Army OF the Repub-