The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
Military Affairs.

The following companies passed the HERALD Office
during the last week.
The II. d. Johnson Guards, Captain Little. accompanied
by the Washington brass band paraded to Srykers Bay
Monday where they shot for number of costly prizes
They numbered thirty muskcts and IN srched we'll
The Tacot Guards, Captain Hopper, First Lieutenant
Ben Price paraoei Monday accompanied by tons
band to weehawkin, where they contended for twelve
fine prizes The marching of this Company very
good, and showed excellent drilling it was their ninth
annual excursion
First Company Of the Walker Guards, Captain J. King,
turned out thirty FIVE muskets on Monday. They We're
accompanied by Koberstons band and were evidently
high spirits when they passed the HERALD Office in the
afternoon The probabilities are that every man won
prize.
The City Guard made full dress parade Monday,
accompanied by shelton's full band. They mustered
nearly ninety muskes, and displayed for the first time
the standard presented to them by the New England
Guard the occasion Of their recent visit to Boston.
After the parade they adjourned to the Gramercy House,
and partook Of a collation.
The Neptune Guards, Captain =. T. Newcome, turned
out forty five muskcs their annual target excursion
to Hoboken. They we're accompanied by Robertson's
band.
The Republican Volunteers, Captain Harden with Mo-
nabans band paraded 10 Hoboken, and turned out As
muskets.
The Mellcry Guards, Captain William Buckley turned
out 40 muskets, and were accompanied by stewards
band. They had twenty-five prizes to contend for at
Harlem.
The Clinton Market Guard accompanied by the Brook
Ign band, turned out SO muskets and looked well.
Company 18th Regiment otherwise known as the
the principal streets Of the city after which they parook
of collation. at the invitation of the Captain-John H.
Dixon.
The Masons Guard Captain Beck procee ded to Flush
ing, L. l. They accompanied by Stewart's band,
and turned out ia muskes. The mar ,hing good
Jackson Guard, Captain Hoffman, paradcd fifty
kets the occasion of their eighth annual excursion
They conended for eighteen prizes at Pollocks in H.,
boken
The Ogden Guard will make their fourth annual excur
sion to Long Island Wednesday, Oct g. r. j. Entwis.
| tie is captain Of this company.
| The Independent workmens Guard, ffty.threc mus.
kets Captain Frerthes proceeded to Staten Island and
conended for sixteen prizes One Of the musicians at
tached 10 Heer's band died Of apoplexy while the
ground. Much sympathy expressed for his family
and $50 contributed on the ground by subscription
The officers OF the Fifth regiment, New York state Ma
litia, with their friends partook OF fine collation. at
the Prescott House Wednesday evening last. An in
terchange OF feeling had and from what said
ton among our citizen soldery The lowing the
names of the officers of this regiment, viz Henry W.
Gunther, It, Col Jacob Barn, Major Louis Kreuder,
! Ass Pnymaster.
The Danegar Guard Capt. John Hunt composed of the
employees in the plumbers department Of the Brooklyn
Ale accompanied by Walace's band proceeded their
second annual target excursion 26th september to 0
ton Park Staten Island, where they passed very plea
SAINT day, and returned with well riddled target.
Pursuant to announcement tho Danbury Cadets visited
this city yesterday, and accompanied by Robersons
Rand, marched through the principal streets While
manoSyres In fine style, deployng In line and forming
square like old soldiers. There about twentydv
of these rttle fellows, their ages varying from 10 years
down TO years. They marched to the Park and were
reviewed by Che Msyer Col Ming made brief speech
complimenting n em their appearance They
then taken TO o,ersers Island 70 view the works ut
that place. The follow Ing the name OF the ohcers
Acting Captain II. Everett Russell; Orderly sergeant NJ.
Urbe First Lieutenant, W. C. Marvel; Second Iieuten
ant Charles II. Kimberly; Third Lieutenant, James
Grant; Fourth Lieutenant, Joseph +. Palmer, Jr
| The DARRAca GvARp-This fine company, commanded
| nv Captain H. A. Perry, and numbering ninetyour
musles went on their annual excursion to the River
House Harlem on Thursday last. There forty
prizes contened for valued In all a about 81 0O0 The
affair which got up BY the citizens ofthe Eighteenth
and Twenty first wards reelected great credit on the
| Manahan's band accompanied the excursion.
In last Sundays Herald we gave an account Of the
excursion Of the employees OF the Gas House and called
them mstakinRly the Morton Guards. II should have
4 been the Mowton Guards, Captain J. Kaine.