, 1866-06-13
AMERICAN sHARPShOOTERS.
Animal Observation-Disclosures
rival OF Delesates..-Their Re-
ception---Making Ready---
The Opening E1-
eFciRes

The preparations fcs the great annual testty1! OF
fhe American ShArpshootcr' AsPocistlon, which
commences Today, seemed 10 ah+orb the whole At
teutioo q! our German dtxens ytete1dHy- through
out The city the German portion OF the community
Manifested everywhere an active ntesest In the
coming tournament, which II i, anticipated vii
eupezzedc In importance al others h1he1so held In
1hls country. 1t ie event Of more lhau local H.
terest, might be Heen by the crowds Of delegates
which arrived yesterday nom ali ptrts Of the coun-
tIy. The note OF preparation for the approaching
fesns!ties, was especially visible IN the North
pa. Gesn ns T :.r xnee ovs = cs1r sles esa
bridge ono experienced eensatiou Us II he bad
suddenly been transported into rome foreign lar
banpezt waved frnn the roof, wTeaths OF flowers.
and feetoontpgt OF various devices met the s1cF n
eEey direction, bile ev1y store-keepef seemed to
hls attention on The decoration Of bis tenement
Out al Turner Hal WuFkmen were engaged in the
o. pDat e e ne ~
ueticnet bJ Mf. ArC. Bauer. the architect,
ard fo1m- very pleasing ornament TO The street.
Fonr.b OF July. The summit Of the aIcn Is fos1Y-
e1sbt het In helEhi. Over the centre appears ite.
size Statue Of The Goddesa Of Liberty On the lctt
order Of Turner'S. md the right a Etalue Of lhe
patllot William Tell 4 pEofnslon Of eyeteseeus
atd aoxcEs atom. rhe arch. interpreted win sro
phiee Of arnf and The national colors. Another
hsudsoE ornament IL al evergreen drape1y. OF
testoon. which depends from the windows OF
Ch!lchf Hall to the oiher Eide Of the slee bearing
sn the centre e'k banner with an Inscription bid.
ding the guests welcome to The city. Nearly ev~
cry viuaow along North Clark street, from The
device. - '0.
Yesterday large numbers OF delecntes a1riyed In
the city from A1ghlsrd ILL.,. Marine, st. Lou1., New
York. Newark, Toledo, Detroit, New Albany, Phil
adclphL. Dubuque and other portions Of TIC conn.
tFy. They were mtt on their arrival By the cam
bocy 10 the huuee Of the Pre- idept. Utto Mu,ecb-
!eehher. Esq. on Randolph otreet. Tue n..s o; the
dntIeDt Organizations Ncfe theu pft>eufed ANA the
company marched 70 the afternoon 10 The North
Aa:let Hall where Or. Fielder, the reltE.np Presi.
dcIt the association delivered an Address AT he
conclusion OF which he banded thr colors over 10
The new President. MI Mu'schlcchner.'
Aher sese1al speeches from the FrcsIdeute Of the
subordinate societies present, A. c. 4es1nc. ESQ
in 4pon.e to an enthusiastic cAll from The assem-
blsae, inc forward and epoke- He dwe1t 1t eoue
feDgtn Or he peculiar Significance ma influence Of
these G.rnan sestivslf 10 America, and .aiu 'hey
iutefrr1k, zuu Eiyr the Germans herr rjght nnsi
tion In the eyet Of Europe
The delegates were then conducted BY the com.
mit.ee 70 lher teyesal hotcls, where they wall he
c,ty. The European delegates arc expected 10 ar-
rive thlE morning.
1he prosrau,mt Tor to-day has NOT been mste,1-
slty altered from xhatne have alreadr published.
The p.ocr> siou III form O'Clock IN font o; The
Sorh market llall, from which point itwill m.sro
a. ptes1ouAs arranged. The procession aill be one
OF the hEetst ever Witnessed here, over three
tn0ntand fcarp shooters taking t'srt IN It
ptpAEaftODe laye been made Tor The rrccptou Of
The visitors at The thooloe grounds, aud III order
10 facilitate their tAu.it tteAuhoa has been Gu
Eaceo. which wil1 make tour or I've trips nally 10
the grounds where landing pier i. const1uced.
lhe shooting for prizes will commence ibis aIter-
noon. and VAL continue till sunday whel The fssi-
71tles WILL be brought 10 close.