The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-01
Military Parades.


Original Jacobs Guard, Captain Il Pike, passed our
Office yesterday their return from their first annual
target excursion at Hoboken They numbered about
fifty five muslets, and carried eleven splendid prizes
They were accompanied by Adkins band. The company
is named after the Jacobs, Of 100 Chatham street
Clinton Market Musketeers, Captain VIM. McCleary,
numbered twenty five musksts They were attended by
Dodworths band.
Columbus Guard Captain x. v. Graham, Of Harlem
for target practice They numbered forty muskets
The New York brass band accompanied them.
silversmith's Guard numbering about one hundred
muskete, passed yesterday evening" and marched in OK
cellent order.
shurrsg,Is Guard. Captain Thomas G Burns, went
out last Friday in tho peting rain to l. Snedikers
Long Island They numbered sixty mufkets and made
tendance
Empire Light Guard, Captain Bennett, passed yester.
day They numbered forty muskets. sheton's band
played some lively airs
The Force Guard, Captain Farel, made good display
yesterday.
The Cumming Guard returned from the country last
evening. under the command OF Captain Cogan This
fine appearance regards drill ching and nestness
of uniform They were accompanied by the Brooklyn
brass band and number OF invited guests Upon their
return Captain Cogan ordered halt in front Of the
HERALD Office where the band played Hail Columbia and
the members three cheers for the editor and three
for his attaches.
The Eastman Guard, Captain Barnum. numbering
muskets accompanied by Adkins band visited
CLINTON Paik Tor target practice Alter returning TO the
city, they took dinner at the Apollo Rooms They had
some very valuable prizes
CAMERON GUARD, commanded by Mr.. P. Gallagher
numbering sixty muskets, went their third annual
excursion, on Monday last, to Hdboken The following
prizes fhot fer First gold watch and chain,
by G Richardson second an ovsrcoat, worth $25,
by Mr.. Charles Dubois third. . silver cup to Andrew
keerey fourth : book, to Peter Cairns; fifth, cake
basket, to Mr. Coates sixth, gold pencil to Mr.. J.
Richardson seventh, . pencil to Lieutenant Casey;
eighth pencil to Nj w. Young; ninth satin veet, to
J. glyn; tenth hat, to Mr.. G. Courtney; eleventh,
porte monnaie, to Mr. AoGuIe; twelfth porte monnsis
to Mr. Jones; thirteenth porte monnae, to Mr.. Al
laehsr fourteenth : wreath to Mr. J Heany; fifteenth,
. hat to Mr. y. Whitney Captain P. Gallagher also
presented with . hat by the invited guests
The CosrIsEsrALs AND O.. U. AMEsrcAss.-Captain
Holmes company Of the Washington Continsntals,
companied by the Manhattan Chapter Of tho order of
United Americans, marched to Paterson, n j., Sunday
last to attend the funeral of their late amented brother
Mr. John 8. Knapp We learn that on their arrival ct
Paterson American Flag Chapter together with the in
habants generally united themselves With the cortess
giving 1t very imposing appearance After the funeral
delivered by the Chaplain Of Manhat
tan Chapter the u AS of that place provided din
for their friends and then invited them to view tho
Passaic Falls and other remarkable places Of that city
and finely, at O'Clock. escorted them to the cars upon
thor return to New York