, 1866-06-18
sRARpsKooTERS' FESTIVAL,

Last Day Of the Tournament---Pro.
gress Of the Shootfng-.-Success-
fal Competitors--.The Winner
Of the First Prize.
Arrangements for Next Years Fes-
1ivaA.
Contrary to the generu expectation, the forsth
Gay Of the ShA1pshootc1s' Festival passed OF IN
very quiet manner, ns compared With 1he preceding
Days. The morning dawued rather gloomIly, bod
e uncertain weather, and during the foreuoau N
occastousl summer shower bespr1nkled the dusty
Ways. The ali was relesb1ngly cool, The WOO u
gretu. the pathways pleasant, but the v1altors
were Jew. Indeed, nnul noon, the mAIksmen
themselves seemed TO bare 9ndtstu1 .ed pos.
ttrsx buggy OF Two drove up to The gate. but is
oecupsnts after hraef glanee around, p5eiesred to
lounesh .rou1a The eoe aaa ses,eT ,hsf attentions
wns oily calm So that in place Of The buxttng,
sentsa more O. .pgssiancs Of quiet family party
In one re.pea. however, Saturday was the most
~ dsat ts 5Rs ss{ ss,s ad f. {: ssssss
pul forth thelr utmost s'renelh and skill. and the
Tneda]e, watches and sllver goble'e disappeared
llCSR LIE uOWGf Will GstQ1le 1leQl6E fHplG1t3s Mf.
Hsrlcgnln's sevieea were ID cons .ant demand, and
scarcely na1f IN hour passed without tn1mphsl
procession from !he g4,czy 10 The tower, aud from
that 10 the pavilion where amid mnsc and speech
e. and chee14. the fortunate man was admitted to
The bar; 1t was gratifying To- know that there was
70 nnch proficiency among the mArksmen, bul r.
thef Improbable to 1he nfkoe1attnn.
Dinner beng over about one O'Clock, several gen.
tleuen ~ere eueceesrc!y presented 10 the visitors
IN the eating hall. and many epeeche, we're mads.
exercises, and II dr7og kept up with tpc.ea sed sud
ever increasing vtEor ios the remainder OF the dsy
ma oui cane itcsn eTpwds from the city, mixing
q 81. 'hsiisp Of children" and al Other sweet
Among Other travellers came the Mayor, attend
cd By certain Of the city fsthers, tbs oomafoller
aud others. No sooner was his posuy form recoz-
ence1 arose fron the people. who gathered round
him a. round eone venerable patriarch. he was
conducted % e ,he hsli, and Persuaded !nso 1sktaS
be good order which sppesr4d 10 perrade ii. i6s,T
af1nrRtmsnte, and thinking them warmly for the
k7nd reception he had met with
Ths waa about the only "eTrnt which occurred
On SATURDAY. 1herc ~as as mnch feasting and
dued uay. and perhaps the absence Of any excite
ment rendered q Visit 70 the spot ali The more
The shooting for the head pr,ze commenced On
Saturday with considerable animation. Thare
were nfarly i've hundred competitors. hut 1t WAS
doubtful whether more than hsaf that number could
actually enter The ltasS he0Ee the close Of the
test Up to five o'clock the htRheat point made on
the Union tar1ct was @. which was esteemed 10 be
pretty good wotk. the highest poAtols number be-
ihe following are the names OF those who were
ssa:ded The premiums On Saturday for the twenty
Cn,pa, Kemm. Highland. III; one gold badge.
F. EVrf, New 1o1k; ono silver goblet, aud nve
6. Rohn. Fountain City; one silver witch.
Fl. HOchbTuH1l Ck1cnnot pn1d nAhpe
9ohn Hahn, New Albany: one gold padze.
W,!llam hnecht, Newark, N. J.; ons silver
i. yoe1er, Chicago; one gold sh.rp.hooter's
). 4. G.zdtent, New Albany; one silver goblet
y =. stsaei. hiisbl,nd. m.; ono rllyer watch.
FHtZ Pagan, Hich}aud. Ill; one eIlyes watch.
George ste,necker, nen.snd, Ill.,; one Silver
Jacob Mn1nz. Dttrolt; one silyrr which
csFpar Drsher, Detroit; one silvrr goblet and
Frrd. Maek, Detroit; one .ilve. uatcb.
N1liam ooetuor, Detroit; one silver watch.
!. +: aanneman, Detroit: one eliver wa!ch.
G Fs az 1a oDs os1 ; SSa S,ss .ss
Ggstav osnoft Quincy, ILL.,, one silver gob'e, and
os1 IT,, s % q. sly satys, ws,ch aa'ea
louis Dat.ot. ST. Ionis, one silrer wa,ch.
Robert wcsty, nj! i!Saukee. cue gold badge.
onn stsh Bste QUE one silver e ensa W.teh. sa''a'
E. A. Bla,1ner. Highland, Ii one s,lver watch.
ADsreS HF W.T. HIGHLAND II III, oue silver watch
Z. Werner. Chicago, one GOLD badge
John Eercrer. Cnieaeo, oue silver watch.
u Muller. Toledo, one silver witch.
i. Ebesing, Gaiinr. one me ssslser sesoiet and I've
!. Thurman, Marine, onc slsver watch
John e. Truman. Marine. one s1lver watch
s n aa,o, n T. o9s 5,'s. e, wa,sa ,s ;x,,o
Chsries Relsr. St. Louis: Charles Han.,er. CHI
@ sa1ioe. ill.,; c6s1ies Waaer, Gbicaeo; o. Z: +. Nj.
nsysF: Shls.go; 1aso1 1ee5s: Alma; VI; N; r.
tro,t: Joha uacnhsnsles, Belleviiie, III; l. H.ss-
IT, Tell Cit. Ind; Conrad Kaunen, Quincy, Ill
@ eaqSe. ioRs G. T. Gsandy. ioai.ss. aSh r. E.
AAehpe1. Milwaukee; sam Seller, Peoria; John
Basr, Eoupta!n clly; Jscon Kann. nighlxnd, ILL.,;
Derrott; A. studle. chicago: t. Wsgne1, Chicago:
F. Aelt5, loaianapqlss: F. Wilte, cnteayo; Geo.
3. =: 6teEnhefe. Chicago; august Eogel, Chicago;
Z. Albts chit. Cincinnati Ohio.
ON SUNDAY.
In point o! attendance Sunday's proceedings fae
exceeded the most ssngulne annGpatIon=. Al whst
hour The stsrlorr trgan to nm ou1. it would he
fufs the Fun rose many were there aoon alter dAy
light. hundred BY eight O'clock Thousands by
Loon, apd attef tQ21, c1lculotloh muet cease. The
weather Vas as favorable II could possibly have
been bopod for. Not fhower fell M day. The air
warm. The Ky was clear. and eYesJthine united
N eistnc promise Of gl~tous Wtnd1p Of the
A nine O'Clock general meeting Of The Sharp
thootets' Association WIS held in the re!reshnent
lbe Pfesideu1. Mr. Otto Muttscalechnsf occupied
| the ehair.
~ Secretary presented his .nnusl report. from
| longing to the aseoctalon pt1or to The 31st Of
| AsJ, 1855. sas 5te; the number or members who
have totned ihe society stnee that time end up to
| number OF Ioembefe who have joined the society
during tho festival, was 3, making total OF 9o3.
Ins 1on;. II hs PfGs 70
OHIO. Kentucky, WiEcnn.t1, Minnesota, New York
and Tcnuetsee. The lollwtn9 states hare since that
ean. % Ee~ Jesrey | and California. Tbe nnu6er of
ciues represented pElor TO the a1st Of 1sss, wtIr
50. ,1wents-six cities hare SINGS BEEN added.
The Total number Of ehota fred for premiums md
plies weEr reported at s., ,S06. The total amount
u money received as the proceeds Of shooting was
The report wa. adopted.
The President then addressed the members Of
the a9sotdhtion in few brlcf remarks congr1ulat-
ing 1hem upon The skill displayed BY the aeVera'
The Secretary OF the Aseocistiou moved that the
next festival BE- held In rome Of the Eastern cities.
| hi. A. Z. aesing suggested as an amendment,
tnA II should be held home@ here IN The South, ar
1 Grinr That such an arrangement would be condn-
c,ye 10 tho interests Of tae society by eeta6lahn.
] bond OF Union between the tWo sechou. OF the
country. -..
M.esa hnstbened dt.eusston, the motion vas
New York was then proposed as the most suit,
able location for the next annual festival The mo-
ttou was carried by acrlamstion.
MI. Aao]ph Pendleton moved that the otdcers for
| the cniutnE year be chosen rom The New York
Tie follow he oiacers were then elected:
Psesldent-Mr. Zolngef.
Vlce-P1re!dent-Mr Ballard.
SecetaJ-Mr. T. 7. SchlopfeE.
! Treasu,trs-Nr. Sexius i. Kapf and Andrew
| Willilnaun,
On motion OF Mr. nesiug. cestaIn sign Of
brotheshood was adopted By The members Of the
Sharpfhooters' AeEoc1aton.
Ct provide himself with bis oWn rife sad load It
himself The motion vas opposed BY Ar- Hesing,
Woo coniended that eueh an Arrangement woald BE-
against The interests OF the society," Some OF the
! best enoo:tfs might be unable to furnish them
eefves With rifles, md he lhouent such ptoposl-
on wss aot t. a Ttn 1ns sRt q ds
With the Enccess Of The fe4t5stls.
The motion YVES lost. .-.....
Nj. stuttte moTed that The a.soesaslon proceed
The meeting then adjourned, after three hearty
cheers being given for the prctldent. Nj. N1ttsch-
lechntr. and the dlststbunon Of prizes COM
The gentleman vino wou the first prize WAS Mt.
F. MeuDte1, Of MLlwaukec, who succeeded u scor-
ing C on The Up1on target. Another HafEsman
ecored the zane number, bat compromise Was
made bt tween Tho v1ctors. The honors svete d.
lded, and the one WIS eausned gave up tue prize
for consideration. .1a.
II ire ehonld a.Eett that every inhahllanf Of the
Garden City vas 4. Lake View IN the afternoon It
would not teem an e1aRgeEation to any one Who
was there. The keepers OF livery e1bles might
ne able 10 g1Ee sone curious ssasissicf. Befors
one O'Clock not horee OF vehicle q any dese[sp-
eout not q the sorziest old na9 IN tbs world for
| kiuRuom. Livery men laughed 1t Jou de.tstve1y
| Il ron nrdcted 4 ieau. Inc stIeer f3Fa sete des