The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-26
Military Matters.

DuFirg lhe past two weeks unusually large number
d target companies have passed the HERALD Office in
view and during the coming weeks we expect
arth larger number The approach OF the electon has
aRcod cea 70 do with the formation Of these companies
as Candidates very amabe the way Of prizes pre-
vious 10 the 4sh Of November The target shoong
ton last from the lat OF September the Of January
and during that time at least 80 900 march past
BERAID office In n naYtial array
The following comprise y list Of ihcse who paid their
respects 10 us:-
The LINDSEY Bues Capt Edgar A. Roberts psradod for
blue fi'ck Goa, faced white olack pAuts With blue
ann Nhne ttr pes, and equation army caps TIE surn
cut A on the occasion OF the anniversary o. taair
e"nilca After paradng the streets and going through
feVefsi naFy eyoutiols az the Battery they sat down
70 psaors fauer Toas;s end speecpes were made
the regular order OF the evening did ihey broak up
un. late rather early hour The f,o wing is list
OF then oilcers Edgar A. Roberts Captain, raonss
irioe tm@ Lieusnsn;; Corpeus Wadder, second Lieu
musLess.
Tbe oai'y Times Guard, Captain Dowacy, q well csoi
pc 80 ssdgood oosIg body OF men psraed Saturday
10 Woshawken. with 40 ,eis aad sho for 20 prizes
Tie shooting wss good the dinner better, and the
speeches best Of ali. They had good time.
Tho third annual target excursion OF the CieAry Guard
numbering seventy nse muskets took piEce Tuesday
he .lss hey were commanded by Capt Dougherty,
the same ~ last year and were accompanied by Dod
wortn'r band. They went to toe Five Nile Hoese for
tsrest practice where they for thirty
prizes niter whicn they partoos Of collation. and
y rnea 70 the cry, where the whole company Joined
sunptaous caper prepared for them the fammany
notfl.
TIC Firth ward police had a very nice time on their
second enpuAl excursion on tue 23d inst. They
emmGnded BY Lernnci 5. slater, and nearly every
bad prize.
= Fleet Musket,crs passed Office on thsir first
lan.al target excursion. They numbered thirty mus
Btts ard were commanded By Capt. " "a Hanna. They
shct for tvs My Eve prizes.
ohas. Do,y Mus keteers ant Clare paraded forty men
iaenag seven pioneers measuring six ioet sx incnes
each. They wentto East New York.
Tcfr,n Nusketeers, Capt Carin paradei twenty q We
bssets and toot Tor twenty Line prizes 1T Clton Psr
-. alsiRnd.
Tie whitehall Guard, under the comrsEc or Cap. rho,
G. = ma went on iha.r eleventh target excuraon
" strikers Bay. They mus,et TOD sixty musk cts and
coniended for twenty three valuable prizes.
Siaisnress Hall Guard Captain J. II. steele, With afy
one msskex naSe their annual 70 f'ishlag
l. J. ON Saturday, where they oontended for r~saly
seven valuable prizes and covered themssySs ~ith
glory seDeraly ane dinner was paraken Of Il which
y ". Bowen made An effective speech The target
aeeUed On thor return 70 the CITY, TO have had an at
Gck Of the smsllpox.
Dawson Guard, Captain Donaldson psrnded eighiy
mutssts, aud shos tor forty ptzcs at tue Bellevue
Gardens This spgloid scmrany, ant The officers
ira. congratulate themselves on the turn ou. Tns
msrcn.ng was excellent.
Nsau crs Guard, Captain McSLlre went on their third
anputi exrrsson 10 Hcbolen wnn seventy nusxe,s
,lere Ley shci ior forss six prizes.
oar osn Irdsrsneent GcArd, Captain Glass, paraded
ray nve inuskos their exsursion 70 k1uslug sId
slc, ics twenty nyo prizes.
jonn sces, Nusgetoers. Capt lynn vent 70 xo,t Hs
ur with 40 mnsk-'s srd shot FOR % prizes.
wDta Light Guard went On tueif seocua runuai VI.
rde 70 i'oecken wah ~ nrsAsss, and dist iouscd 20
pri.es 10 the oes. snois. f M
avs kupirs Guard passed Office On Shsir way
beirs terry Ahsy wore ioossf comeossd 0f tbs sbsr
sx - n RArA AehaLaay No 70, q Bro.kiya. fns
is Is ,cras " umssss Among he aEsp
= 1ssi 5. rcws., ne osAocrsuc nominee nor Mayor.
fIsy cos ,sas cd Tor ~ prirs. -. IS
keenan, Guard, Cartsia ucCorn'ck with nfy sauskcts
ssc' fcr ;hiry prizes u H"bcssn
Hen ysn velsor NGskstocr pliaded seveay rnuslsoss
shci for Lfy przos. n. i. Ward ColnmsndAnt.
Hsler Roche Guard. paradcd eighty -n,ne mcskcts.
yorroe Light Guard, Captain IeilJ, psraded twenty
niuh mtstcu ano fhoi for eighteen prizes NJ Hobeken
Young kaskeissr Iigh, Guard Captain. j. N. Kelly, "a
rae iory Dushst and shot Tor sixty prizes Al aceyae
independent Red Rover Guard Captain Rsvarlugn
vat forty muske shot for t~eniy prizes a, nonokcn
NE FoS Guard cap:,n q. Gallagher psraded for tw.
srs Yrocfre On TtGrsday 10 Eeccawkon. with thirty
rnwks,s, and shot for several valuable prizes. rhe tar
let tbow1d Indications OF good naIksnars 1ip ard the
company ~oa tcro-s ,cr their sod.crixe department.
Che eau cssId paraaea On saturday lssi, under
ipaas Of H~nfy ~ faebcuaa. fney numbered forty
lets and made q very military appearsnct
Hutton Gunrd Cart VIM. g. Co~ics, a One company
comlcsed mainly Of scoord waFtcrs, viii parade On the
ixih q November.
Ireci Hose Grasd, Captain Murphy, pasaaed thirty
'hree mrsse;s, ard sho io- twenty Tour prizes, a, am
tn YGs
Young Lafayette Lisht Guard Captain strain paradci
wtn two nusko ana conicndea Tor thirty three prizes
81 Iast No. York.
Booth Guard, from Rod Hook. Hugh shelley, com.
mendant. pnradcd Nifty four inuskcts to Bellevue.
James Gordon Bcr-cit Guard, OF Brooklyn, Captain
Jg1Gcs M Watson rarsed thirty two nus<ets and shot
Tor tvspty seven prizes al Fiushirg, J.. l.
whitehall yiusielecr John iieca,iy captain paradcd
orty nrskcts ana sbot for y prizes.
Empire Guard. Of brooklyn, oapsn GIlchrls ps.aiod
's muttets, and difiH ,uicd "a przs among the best
shots
wstor Witch Quart, Of Brooklyn, Captain Savage. with
y muskss, conicnied for 81 pri,es a, weehawkcn.
Bsbornsn Gaarc, C4uisin Keenan, pxradcd % uuskcts
to pou aayon, where "a prizes distributed TO the
besf shols.
United States Guard, Captain Hsisnhaok, psraied 80
mpsxes. and snct for as prizes ~ rt Monmouth, " j.
Hurley Guard, CAPTAIN Conelly, parsdcd 70 Hobokcn
whh 10 muskcts and oontcnded Tor prizes.
iscksoo Nol olinteers. o. Brooklyn, Captain wallace
With 50 muskoss. vent on their seventeenth anuusl cx
cur.ion 70 Astoria.
Williamson Guard Captain Howe, with 60 mrsscis.
shot for % prizes at Flushing
The X. c. Brown Guard, Captain y. seabore or their
hri annual excursion to u Island. where tey
tented Tor &c valuable prizes, and afterwardt IRE
scptcl vcrg handsome bouquets by the ladies' OF City
Island. The Guard are composed Of plumbers.