The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-26
OUR SHREWSBURY CORRESPONDENTS
SHREWSBURY, NEAR CAMP FREEDoH
YORK County, Pa June %. 1881.


YORK coUArY, Pa June % 1881
DESCRIPTION Of Tie Compute Firing upon the WsrsDs1
ErpLotned- Visit Of Captain RuA and C1iSens tse
Camp Syferin9s Of the 7pelfth Pennsysoamia yo,,ss-
krs-Reltef Supplied to Them, DC.
This camp located on Lows Camp Ground p bstteP
known " Shrewsbury Camp Grouno" and Ia ST. lated
the York and Baltimore turnpike two miles oc
the borough OF Shrewsbury, ONE and half milo OF
New Freedom station, the Northern Central Railroads
and about the distance north Of the Maryland De
visited the ground this morning, ami fouod the on-
and men, fifteen In ,er, busly engsgs in
cleaning away the old board tents aud lumber, which
had been used for seats, &C. q. the camp meeting,
nuay held by the Methodist Episcopal church upon that
ground. should judge, from the way the boSs''
pitched into the work. that they viii have the ground
ready 10 erect heir tents BY Saturday.
This win DO the apeet camp In tho STATE Its location
- healthy. It ID In beautiful grove, and most excel.
lent spring OF water within ty YARDS OF the camp
Upon becoming acquainted with Major Buoy and Lew
Tho Major wa particularly careful In removing the tents,
&C. some OF which were erected ct considerable cost,
do not know q who's instance this place v.s selected
a. suitable for military encampment, but Assure
you better selection could not have been made, 70
rad
The report in the HERALD Of this date, purportus "a
atCmp Freedom, near this place, prsparing the scuDd.
were fred into BY Maryland robe6, wounding two Of
them, wholly without foundation Tho fACta these
On Friday morning last fellow from this place. who IL
In the habit Of getting too much "tangleeoolD board
went upon the ground whore the Ct work, and
dspS cd revolver, saying no owned the ground and tho
men TnuFl leave insfantee. Lieutenant JeWott who Is
once his condition, nd sport with him. When
he left he PROMISED that no repeated HIS visit ha
would be entertained differently next time.
A msu ha)ing from New Freedom, who has more
sense than the sw allows him, standing by, tho
performance Of the drunken man, went home and upon
the arrival Of the evening train from Baltimore bound
for Harrisburg reported the matter In different light
some parties on the ran Thus the report reached Haf
Yisburg.
Though the exasgerstion very liberal consider.
ing the distance from here New York via Harrisburg.
the results Of such reports are dangerous.
Citizens visit the ground every day Among the rest
Ii Captain N. Ruhl, Of the Florida and Mexican war
notoriety, and commander Of reserve guard Of this
place. The acquaintance Of the very Agreeable,
and II the desire OF the people OF this neghborhoo1
do all in their power to make the camp the best tho
State.
News reached here Wednesday last that the troops
guarding the Northern Central Railroad the Maryland
SIDE suffering for want Of food. Captain Ruhi,
Aeesis. Latimer, Gilsey and others Immediately mad
breao baked procured some fresh butter and other eat
ables and went thher and supplied their wants. They
acceptable indeed and the "boys highly
pleased with their new visters The people here and
along the Maryland line unar imous for the Union.
We fear no attack from the rebels this side Of Baltimore