Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-31
MAJOR suEnMAN,s nArrERY.


OF Friday afternoon, in the presence of some
fifteen or twenty thousand persons, of which
ladies constituted the majority, is the theme
OF praise from all lips to-day.
The sluggish movements which character
ize the manGuvres of ordinary artillery, are
entirely dispensed with. Each cannon is
drawn by four holses. All the men ride
upon the guns or tumbrils, and every move
ment is made at full speed. The guns are
unlimbered in the twinkling Of an eye, pla-
ced in battery, loaded and fired, and timber
! ed up again in almost as little time as it
| takes to write these words. The men spring
upon the guns like CATS start off at full gal
! lop, whirl round, mauGuvre, change front
and take new positions, with the swiftness
of cavalry. They pitch the cannon from its
| carriage, pull away the wheels, take the
whole TO pieces, put it together again, and
mount the cannon with as much speed and
precision as one could open and shut Il snuff
box. Every movement displays the utmost
perfection of discipline and accomplished
drilling The drilling is severe one for
officers, men, and horses and serious acc-
dents must of course be frequent; for every
movement is executed al lightning speed. Ii
is said that the gallant Rnggold lost twelve
men, by fatal accidents, in drilling his Fly
ing Artillery men TO the same manpuvres
by Sherman's men, thai were witnessed yes
tcrday.
Several very narrow escapes were wit
messed yesterday. One of the company was
thrown over his horse's head by coming in
collision with tree another was lamed in
the foot in unimbering before the carriage
had stopped and a horse was wounded, in
wheeling so that the blood flowed profusely /;
yet all these little accidents did not in the
least check any one movement. The horses
were admirably trained to their work, and
appear 10 understand the word Of command,
and the sound of the bugle, equally as well
as the men.
The history of Major Sherman is happy
| Illustration of the democratic character of
our institutions and of the fact that true merit
will work its way i'll spite of obstacles. Some
twenty years since he was a poor boy at
Newport, r. L., aud worked out Oh the farm
with his father. Our informant has often
seen him going his morning rounds, with his
milk cans, serving his customers. He pos
sessed, however, the adventurous spirit of a
Yankee, and determined not to 90 barefoot
and carry milk all his days. He saved up
his small change, accordingly, until he had
accumulated enough to pay his expenses on
to Washington.
Armed with simple certificate of good
moral character from one of his good custom
ers who was known at Washington, he put
his trunk in a wheelbarrow, and trunded i,
down to the steamboat landing, and started
in the humble accoutremcnis of farmers
boy; for headquarters Arriving at the seal
OF government, he found the means of pre-
senting himself to Andrew Jackson, Presi,
dent of the United States. That keen-siahted
old soldier recognised in the enterprising
bold-spiried yonth the qualities that lead tc
lIuSi dlN uNN uhttutuls ne result OF lIC
interview was an order for Sherman's admis'
sion at West Posut, Here his Industry, at.
,ention TO duty and good natural ability soon
placed him at the head of his class. He
graduated with the highest honors of the in.
stituton. His career since has been brilliant
and successful /; and his name will be hence
forth found on one of the brightest pages in
the military annals of his county.-Boston
Transcript
A FIGHTING MAYoR-The Brownsville
(TeX) correspondent of the New Orlean;
Delta sends the following;-
"Within the last week our Chief Magis.
trate has twice exhibited his pugilis,ic pow,
er in the shape Of rough aad tumble fights
once with Justice, and once with a member
o. the learned profession In the last case