The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-27


Home Mssion OF the Lutheran church She gives $500
10 Stephen Loursbury, whom che appointed her es ca
tor and then bqueaths The rest o her estate real and
persor a., 10 her relatives.
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Evacuation Day-AnnivsrsRry Parade
Military Csrs mOotes.
The seventy seventh anniversary Of tho evacuation OF
this city by the English troops Q7s3l was celebrates
yesterday by several indepenoeIS military parecss be
usual division parade not being ordered by Mal Gelera
Sanford, he probably feeling tecacy % do 50 Tor
not apparent 1t 10 supposed no sever, that he
thought It would imaek q s.ency and tiscour
tecusness order the troops to celebrates American
victory Britain troopr occasion occurring nme
distely after entertaining the heir to The british
his Roy Highntss tae Prince Of Wales Tnesa alleged
sentiments not shared by other general officers in
the division and accordingly the First Brigade Gen CT
sPicer, ard the Fourth brigade, Gen John Even,
tsng OF seven or eight regiments psraded The hrgaie
line formed Fourteenth street. the right resug
Broadway, shortly after o. flock A. NJ, and wIs com.
posed Of the Seventy frat SECOND, First Third Eleventh.
Seventy ninth ard Sixty regiments, under their
respective Colonies, and accompanied by the
gineniaI bands The event proved very attrAc
tive 10 host Of spectators, who appeared on
tho baIcories Of the fashionable residences in the
vicinity, and . plebeianic making up IA;
.eew,k committee. After the formation Of the troop
by hs stat, all in full uniform. The custo nary rufi!ng
color sau!es rendered the reviewing
officer he passed down the military line. After the 70
view the troops arched up Broadway 10 the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, where they reviewed by hts Hoaor
Mayor Wood after which they marched up Madison
nue. 70 Forty tesond street. AMI down Fifth avenue TO
Fourteenth street, where they were dismissed TIE
troops numbered about 2, ESQ mem including bands and
field music.
The public bulldogs, the hotels, newspaper of,es and
The shipping had Gags flying; o,her~so indications
perez ptible Of the national holiday.
A rational salute WAS cred ~ the Battery by the
Veterans OF 1917, Who escorted their march by
the FRS, CON pany Warrington Contintn sal Quart
THE PARADEor THE TWELFTH RBGiMEHr.
The most attractive feature If the Evacuat,u Day N
niv.rsary enemies the independent parade OF the
lndeeLotnt Guard Tselfsh regiment Col Daniel Butter
htla They appeared In wiHter uniform with army blue
overcoss faced With scarlet they accompanied BY
he Ifgments band 81 thirty pieces, and very efficient
drt corps OF fifteen men The regiment paraded three
huIdre Aod forty seven mon, all Told.
bue, The Ief. resting on Washington square, .,
half past tbree O'Clock p. n They went through
the ususl formula Of drefs parade, when the
The troops then broken into column by plsoons aud
took up the line Of march, proceeding up Fifth TO
to it, centre, where they halted Alter q necessary
rest the regiment formed into hoow square, four
.cer' ard coors the Of tue slusre the staff
liLe and non con issontd on ers takrg their relative
poetois 10 IALk and opposite the colonel Tae troops
were then commanded To order arms and parade rest
The Colonel then addressed the command statiag the
TACT that be happy Mat OCCASION TO congratulate
and TO confer upon come Of the members rewards Of
merit earned by bem for worthy ccLdtct The Colonel
alluded 10 the fact that when he assu ea and
for several psrsdes subst queDt the average number
was frt IN one hundred ana ten 70 ono hundred aud
twfrty but potSithsianding that p~ucity In
Lumbere united esprit Gu corps they hal
IN discipline and NUMBERS 10 rank which he insisted
record 10 ,hc Seventh regiment aad he consi
oered no dpRrsce TO occupy secondary rank 70 that
regiment He hoped they would continue 70 progress
Until they should DO second TO res nent Tho Colonel
addrtsed Inc Gen Win nch earneetness, aud bis re
marks elected profound attention At the close OF his
renaTks be Was warmly applanded
The next oremony was The presentation OF merit mo-
DALI TO there members titled to them These medals
sere awarded for attendance parates and iris during
tho year
The following Is lis. Of those members entitled 10
Company A-cOrpOral Duck worth. and privaas h. W.
company P-s.,g.a n,. W nrenner, acd priva.es W
shaw, J Hsnis and Price
Company C--sergeant v. n smith, Corporal A W. Jar
Wis, snd privetes In Jackson, Bdrke and y Elder
Company p-(Rsj,cted for Informally In returns) =
srgeart ". Murray, and priva,es James Taylor, n.
company E-sergeAnis B. ". cOwan and WIN. Page.
and private >. A Ru.y.
Company F-tEe,urls rejected for informally Ser
gent VIM Dyer, and priva.es W. Barley and Joseph
Greene
Company 6-scrgssnt II. j. Bochror, and privates ".
v. BuI Lham, III v. Dixon and Grsnt
COLO mccall Of The rrtt Glaze thea presented 10
private f. garden, Of Company u. fer Superior ride
shooting nj the rcsinanta trial OF skill at staten lsani
October 5th ut.
Sergeant ksjor r NJ Fisher was presented with =
to medal for good abundance Mt parades and general
zeal exhibited in tie lntereIts Of the regiment.
Dunn Major Smith received similar testimonial for
the ompt nsnper 10 recruiting the reKimen,ai drum
CORP std the high state a. discipline TO which be had
brought hs Medals we're also preseIted 70 Corporal
puckwor,h. Sergeant W. Brcmner, Elder, Ser
sespt VIM. Dyott. private W. Burns, and others
Colonel Butteratd remarked IN rfcsertrg the medals,
that they were not TO be valued by their ntasc worth
hut uaLs OF honor, wei earned 10 exhibiting deep
interest with Which they had discharged their duties
IN adding strtrgib and tifcispcy 10 the regiment.
The ceremonies concludtd, the regiment resumed the
route 81 mar H. psssing down Filth avenue To Sxteenth
street. up sx,.sr III street to Onion square, and thence
down Broadway Until the reg Mt reached the Aetrop)
lnsn Hotel where the parade WAS Dismissed
liz but an act ~ justice 10 scd that The TSeiih exh
bted yesterday decided pro1ceIcy IN their marching
and martial bsaf Ing over prevous occA ons sDd get
ii q slons thiivingy under their new Colonel
The tfcsrs appeared In their neat fafre cans, move
initial TO the adoption Of then among the and
Die, 10 lieu Of the preseni heavy ones.