The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-28
MILITARY AFF AIR 8.


Military Board sat on Tuesday evening In tho
Arnory, corner Of Elm and White streets, for tho
purpose Of hearing the Of all persons who failed
TO attend at the late parades o the ununformed militia
companies whom duly summooei. A note appended /,
each summons stated ihe person TO whom, wss sd
dressed failed to appear before this tribunal and state
good Of absence he would BE- fined Consequently t
o'eock there large crowd collected which vasco
posed Of foreign residents snd aged and nrm citizens IN
short time Afterwards the officers appeared and entered
the building having placed two policemen at tho outer
door, with orders TO Keep the persons ssemted in the
street until they had disposed Of the seriaW. Al
though WAS pouring rain at the ime, this order
executed, snd many delicate had " under
the storm scr than hour and hall before they
could get 10 the presence OF their wariikc judges
When they did 80, the excuse almost immedlately
given was, ~ not citizen" and every Of ther
appeared IA have lost all ambition TO become esthsr
a citizen or soldier for unexplained then
Tho system Of ssmmoning foreign residents for
militia duty, putting them 70 the trouble Of running
after military looking board and keeping them
then out In the street UNI rain STORM with the mode
Of ofcoecting The Dss and Of paying and disbursng
the fund collected, very irregular, unfair and
Lax, and calls urgently for reform at the hands OF tho
legislature Of New York. There about four hun
dred foreigners drenchsd with rain the occasion re-
ferIed TO, although huge drli room was empty and
the door open all tho time
Young New York Is military mad, Il we may judge BY
the number Of arget companies that have passed the
HERALD Office during the past week. Indeed, we would
suppofe the HERALD occ the camp before Ssbastopo
military does IL look ing the day aud evening
Next Wednesday the HERALD Guard 60 on their annual
target excursion, and IL promises to BE- ane affair
They will parade SIXTY muslcts and auoug the In
vitcd guests DAME, +. sickles, Esq., Col Hoe Hca
+. B. Hart, and many other eminent and worthy
citizens. The prizes win be numerous and will embrace
splendid silver cups cake baskets and other pieces Of
pstc gold pens and pencils, besides articles pre~tsr
utility such barrels Of -four, suits Of clothes hats
boots coal &C. The target gotten up for this affair Is
very handsome md was orna nented by one Of the
Hr1snp attaches, Mr.. Samuel GaskIug, who has In
vented mn Ingenious design Especially Tor this excurea
Ihe scene Of the shooting will be ut the Red House
haricin-the time next Wednesday.
On Thursday the Municipal Guards. composed of tho
members Of the seventeenth ward police numbering 10
muskets, undcx the command Of Capt. j. w. Hsrtt, and
accompanied b4athe Washington Rand, proceeded on
heir drst annual target excursion TO Turtle Bay Ats
o'clock the crrs introduced by Dr. r. d. Connery,
TO Mayor Wood nj his residence in the Second avenue
where they we're addressed in appropriate speech.
After review the company proceeded their march.
On tie arrival of ,he corps at Turtle Ray the spowng
gentlemen chosen fro2 tho than afy invited
guests az judges, viz :councilman b, i. Pincknsy,
John Mcleod Murphy DIR. y. .. Conncry, A. y. Odc r.
W. Wagner, VIM. Wallace and Chas. H. whslcu, Esqrs.
After sharp contest FOR the prizes during which the
target was well riddcd, the company, Numbering l30
sat down 10 sumpiuous dinner provided BY the Guards
- tI~ hotel After dischson OF sle ianas, Captain
Hart, roe, amid great applause aud proposed Tho
called upon, thanked the company for the honor con
icrred upon him. and spoke in highly comp ylimenary
erns OF the administration OF Mayor Wood. In the
Of his remarks he referred to the virtuous con-
m sQQv rd he tuair n,g
nant rejection a valuable priscs from houses H.
sms, and %,9 concluded by proposing the health Of
his command, which received with cheers.
Captain HART responded. saying that he should be
the gratitude he felt for tho ha,teng compliments
towed On the chief magistrate Of the city the pre-
aid We arc not OF those who ihnk that vice, though
gided, should be received by yirtuous He then AZ
luded at length to the tact that the Seventeenth
ward police had been called into requison frequently
under trying ccumt inces, but in instance had
the seventeenth ward asked assistance from any
10 quel disturbances Captain Hartt eelingy referred
TO the who had sacrificed their lives in the discharge
of their duties as policemen, aud concluded his remarks
amid vehement applause Speeches were then made by
Alder Ely, Councilman Pnkney Dr. Ccnnery, Dr.
Tuttlc and Others all (which received with cnthu
siasc cheers. After the dinner the company marched
back TO the stauhouse where the prizes amounting IN
value 10 nearly 81 TOO distributed among the
cessiu marksmen and thus ended the frat annual cx
cursion Of the scventeenth ward police II is due to
them 10 say that every person conducted himself With
the utmost propreiy and that great praise Il due Ia
Captain artt not only for the admirable appearance OF
the but for the successful and happy termination
Of this pleasant affair
The Leonard Guards Capt. Leonard (the secon, ward
poce,) numbering 40 muskets, passed Office yester
day, On their way from Hoboken.
The Cannon Guards, Capt. y. Galway, numbering Is
mnseis, also went their annual excursion yesterday
The Poole Guard, Capt. Paxton went on their first an
nual cursion TO strykers Bay yesterday They
bered 10 mufkets.
The Mount Prospect Guard composed of the me nbcrs
attaches of Engine Company No. To- Of Brooklyn com
peied for - prizes at their annual excuriop r. l. Cor.
nell commanded the corps.
The Denniston Blues went 1n their seventh annual er
curson y~tcrdny TO Clifton Pork staten Island. y. j.
fsigg commanded
The Purcell Guards, Capt. Moore, numbering ~
keis, passed Office their return from the Harem
House where they had been co ebrating their annu,
excursion.
Tho Franklin Guard Capt fiaiIcy numbering 20 mus
keis, also went on their annual target excursion.
The Union Light Guards Capt. j. Sherwood vent n
Ilushin9, l.. l., on their annual excursion
The Whitehall Guard, Capt. James l. Murphy, uumoer.
Dg forty muskets passed our Office their way frop
Weehawken tN. ~, where they enjoyed Themselves
mazngly
The Mccormack Guards, Capt. White. went on their
'econd annual target excurson. Forty przcs
tended FOR.
bcring siSty musket also had the extreme pleasure Of
riddliDg handsome target.
The Huosted Mu.keteers Capt James numbering forty
muskets went 10 Hoboken for a dsys fun.
cipnlly of members Of Hose Company No. Q, Proceeded
10 Bulls Ferry for the purpose of d.posin1 of
valuable ptizes By the science Of arms.
Needs Light Guard, Capt. Smith, and numbering
about thirty five muskets, passed the HfEtp onicc
heir way from Hoboken whore sharp shooting ani
handsome prizes shown tho invited guests
The Montgomery Light Guard James " Patterson
captain, passed Office their way 10 New Jersey Dr
target practice.
The Hoe Guard, Captain james nonohoc and number.
ing forty five muslets passed the HyArD Office their
return frsm Hoboken, whore they iet extreme pleasure
in porting nj target and riddling Il in ane style with
n eif muskets
The Crishooaugh Guard, COMMANDED by Col DAILY.
vent 10 last New York their ANNUAL let out Iscny
,hrec muskels composed the entire rank snd hb.
The shelly Guard passed Office their ro,urn
from heir lrst annual excursion 70 Hoboken Commanded
hy Captain Andrew Killsen, numbering hftyx un>se,s
The company marched well. and presented Ene Gp-
pearancs. They conicnaea for thirty nine prize.
The Fifth District Police u the city of Brooklyn
herng forty rnuskets, Captain Henry Guschart, at
rasscd ONCE. Eighty i've prizes we're con'endd t'r
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