Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-04

NATIONAL RIYLEs.-Yesterday afternoon, this
handsome and wel-dfilled corps Of our District
unifofm, with accoutrements, Tor trip to Penn
sylyania. As usual, the company attracted hum
dreds Of observers to the street, ard they were
followed TO the raiifcad depot by dense throng,
anxious to zee them safely started. The Rifles
numbered over forty men, and were ace mpanied
by the Marine Band, under Prof Scala Their
destination 10 York, Pa. where they design to
participate IN the camp duties to which the tol-
inteer troops OF the Keystone State have been bra
dered.s They will he we'll cared for by their
brethren Of Pennsylvania. E -
Passage or the National Rifles th,oxgA Bal
ftmore.-The Sun Of this morning SAYS: The
National Rifles, Of Washington, d. c., Captain
schaefer commanding. arrived at the Camden
station In the O'Clock Washington train. yes.
eroay afterloon en- route for York, Pa /, to attend
ne great military encamPmentwhichc commenced
q that place yesterday The Rifles were received
on the platform of the depot by the Third Com
pany Battalion Baltimore City Guard, who,
through their commander, Lieut.. J. G. Johannes,
endered the visitors en- passamt, an escort to the
escort was gratefully accepted, and the Rifles and
escort fell In line on Euta street. the escort being
n nss by drum corps, and followed by the
n M,nes, VINO Were preceded by a portion Of the
Marine Band, OF w Arlington, which accompanied
mem 10 FORK. The military proceeded up Putaw
70 Baltimore street. and Baltimore to Calvert, and
!een 70 the Calvert station, where the Rifles took
the 81 O'Clock train for York, the escort then
returning. The company mustered about 40 mem
pe,s. Ihelr uniform Is gray coat and pants
Win scarlet trimmings, high hat and pompoon
4 ne Law Grays, Capt. Thomas Bowers, start for
the encampment to- morrow.
The Clipper saysi 80 Among the military men
present at the depot though in citizens dress,
wefe Colonel A. p. Shut, Mai Joseph P Warnef,
commandment Of the City Guard battalion, Surgeon
Henry G. Scott, Lieut.. +. r. Dorsey, and Com
missary VIM. McLain, Of the sold Guard. The
latter officer we noticed industriously supefinten-
ding the transfer to the military car Of huge and
heavily-ladened basket, which, from the assiduous
attentions bestowed upon it, and the evident de-
sire to keep II right side up with care, We In
iefred was freighted with some sense delphting
articles Of the most fragile nature The visiting
corps mustered forty-five rifles and seven officers;
they Were accompanied by the celebrated Marine
Band, Of the Washington Navy Yard. The fol-
lowing are the officers Of the Rifles. Frank d.
Shafer, captain; l.. d. Watkins, LIST lieutenant; r
A. Fishef, I'd do Henry Noe. Cd do, f. Yulee,
oommssary; A d. Davis, list serg't; r. Mayo, ir
I'd do; ~. Wright, Sd do. They were uni,
formed In grey; frOck coat and pants trimmed
with red, blue cadet cap, with red ponipon, and
rihes with sabre bayonets The members are
mostly young men, who bore themselves on the
march with spirit and animation Of movement
highly indicative Of good soldiers. Capt Schaefer
is Baltimorean by birth. and has seen hard ser
vice In Mexico, where he served adjutant In one
Of the regular regiments. He acted in that ca
pacity with the lamented Watson and was pres
ent when that gallant officer fell I"