New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-27
NEWS BY THE LATEST MMLs.

| UxnED STATES LIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NUN.
ssr Of gentlemen from this city had the pleasure OF wit
aeSSng the exercise Of target shooting ~ Jefferson Bar
Scks, 10y Capt Browns Company of Light Artllery. 1t
vas test Of what Is called in the army service the
'ipheHca cased shot ali Improvement upon "Schrsp-
lntls" cased shot The principle is this An iron
lie bombshen is loaded with musket balls and Just snf
hent powder in the shell TO explode IT, The aperture is
doSed by metallic fuse which is graded that may
ting the cannon When It eNpodes, the prcecle force
arues the balls within It one and two hundred yards
hrheE almost in q horizontal line and with force equal
70 Tie discharge from mukst To illustrate IL the
hAey mile in front Of enemy, they would throw
tse spherical cased shot calculating the time and dis
ano so that it would explode fifty yards in front OF the
eEmy. When the shell exploded, 1t would send more
hesktt balls through tie enemys ranks than whole
company Of Infantry would do and with an equal or great
S @rce. 1t is a death-dealng invention, and when
Drought to more experienced use, will make the light Ar
uAefy the most important Of warfare. Ihe expert
nea were made under the supervision Of Col Bragg aud
Witnessed by number Of officers Of the army. The shots
see ned from howitzer and from sixpounder at the
several distances of $50 $50, and $50 Yards At compare
Mtg snail target and it completely ridded by the
naskei balls Ii most gratifying exhibition OF the
easey with which the artillery guns can be directed.
SaPt Browns company IS full and the army cannot
esume, boast OF more efficient or better disciplined
"nlAnd ST. LOUIS Republican, 9Th.
SEALSo 4 MIcHIcAN SRERFF.-The little schooner
Ave owned in this place. into port On Thursday
sAng last, having board the Sheriff of Grand Ira
6< Michigan together with two Of his posse. II seems
a This little vessel was lying OF the port OF Grand
inverse, trading with Indians and Others. of that
ecs, when she was boarded BY the Sheriff and four
sSitS srmed with warrant against Capt. IL for
SIZE real or tsuoed oensa against The peace Of the PEG
~ u the Slate of Michigan and their dignity On being
-'c acquainted with the officers business tina captain
sstd to him the propneiy of sending his boat with so
Us ASSISTANTS ashore, and himself aud the others rentn
rs On the Active saying be would weigh anchor and run
W port The Sheriff compiled with thersQUest and the
Sst&n weighed anchor hOisted al sail aud mads for the
tet Of Gr2R Bay as soon as the officer discovered
Were he was bound, be jumped upon the pinnacle and
samauded The Captain in ihe name OF tis people Of
neagan, TO stop that ere schooner! All hands were
sf 20 his commands and Captain b. informed him that
had "urgen 6uSiness A. Green Bay, which required his
ans'ate attention" and het he wod take him and his
s~nis up ana show IN A the country, and he hadata
sSad bat they would be pleased with Il There was no
sstng the Captains polite invitation 10 yss orr t,yn 50
1s Nerf :" come down - and made himself AZ hons"
nng Tie passage and arrived here stated above en-.
tg he freedom OF the town FOX few DAYS aud from al
PpeAr~nces seemed to admire It's location and business
'lGrees Bay Aavo,a.r.
srPPOsED MuKDrR-.SisgA!ar 44Dsir-T4s Dodge Co.
Saaete says.
Many Of readers will recolect that some time last
80 we published account Of the finding Of the
TO-: !. man IN the town OfAshppun ia this county sup
la oe ume TO have committed suicide and that
o The Coroner Ii is supposed the
Ia pel, lhe facts In the case we learned them from
hy ~ r, u ,hs deceased are rs follows young man
lSists =, Edwin BuDds, formerly Of OswegO 10 the
New iork whore his father now resides had been
II TWO or 'nree years previous % his disappearance
ana was paying his addresses to the daughter
tSsm Sanders also OF Ashppun The father lI 81 had
young Dunda from c6n;n 70 bs bons snd
to say to his daughter ana Threatened II h. mar
OntaossS coming to make way with him The young man
r June last went 10 invite hsr ~ s,,ad .Hg h.
nes, 1eh time he has not been sean alive SsrJers ss
b Nm - ~ Tuesday last as being the murderer and 4 now
P'"esi Awaiting his Trial a! The next term Of the