The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-15
FESTIVAL OF TIE sIxTy-xNTH REGIMENT.

The festival and reunion of the Sixty regiment
National Guard, n Y, yesterday, in every way
perfect success The day verything that could be
desired Old SOL If DESTROYS do honor to tho gal
liant who had in first hours Of the country's
danger thrown themselves into the gap TO tho
capital from failing into the hands OF tho rebel
hordss by whom 1t beleagured. shone
cut with unwouted brilllancy. Not cloud
obseured his rays or dued the ardor OF his warm
ing beas oven The wind stied Its ~onted disturbance,
anu quiet CAIN existed throughout tho eutiss day,
causing the river ~ front OF tue psvhoa at Jones
Wood, where The resm mt and ther friends Assem- ei
10 present tue appearance OF mirror, from whose
placid surface tree and rock and the say CROWD In iheir
many colored robes who We're distributed along tho
baak, reflected with picturesque accuracy. Inerc
Was no parade OF the regiment, the occasion
that each member or the res,mens sSushl' the
place OF muster AZ will, bringing with him
such members OF his family as he saw III. There were
not many on tue ground IN the forenoon but alter the
had passed the meridian the PEG 10 commenced
assembling IN Iafle nunbera 1t was announced in the
invitations and cards ther1 would 10 pabnc speak,
ing the grounds O'Clock, but IL consider
ably alter that hour before the dgnitares ana notaDl
ties arrived. rncn they came in u group the Mayor
Generals sha!er Ia pne Mchahon aud Burke; Coionels
Kelley, Clarke. Iavanagh and Beatty; hajor Condor,
Kicnard OGorman and Others less - lame Afser
ght djsuner N the committee these sfni cinen
adjourned 10 the dancing platform fronting the river
ano took possession the music sand There. Convert
ing this ino temporary rostruIn TO cali OF
The conmittse Richard UIorman samc forward aud ad
dressed tue ass mOage conaenting III his usual happy
aud eoquont manner, upon the record OF the iant
sxty-pibth regiment throughout the Wal, and ursng
upon alt young present JOIN end
swelling It's roll for the honor the dear old
iand. In conc udlng the speaker referred TO poem
which bad been prepared BY one 0. themselves, man
VINO had served In NE Tangs Private Niles OReiy, the
announcement OF whose name was received with
loud and ,ociierous recognition. AdJutant Aar-
gods then stepped forward and read the
poem referred " with much expression, giving hne
point to The eloquent aud patriotic seatimeut OF the
author. Mayor Holman next stepped 10 The front aud
spoke for some te0 minutes Dancing on the various
platforms furnished amusement throughout the day 10
feminine element who attended IN larxe numbers,
wIie IN intervals Of tber participation in
this exercise drank lager socially and EXCHANGED CIGARS
refraiung much " tnelr credit. from those stronger
slimG!ants which destroy tier reason aud lead them
into those excuses aud iumnts which happily this
gathering Tree from. Captain Todd, ot the Nine
teenth precinct aud . considerable force Of
men, the ground all day. Their
vices not required, and the unobrusivc
manner which the duty they had IN hard per.
Tor their pre-ence " be almost forgotten,
all evens, inferred with anything OF III feel
Ia 4. The pfesent commanding officer the sixty nth
regiment, Brevet Major General 3cMahon. has resisns
Tue coone.cy IN plug position on the stan 0i
Major General Shaier IL Is Probable no will DO
cecded by Colonel McIvor at time acting brigaaer
general commanding the Corcorsn Legion In ned.
Governor rsnton inv,tsd 40 attend. but excused
himself. as Lhs presence OF General sheridan IN Troy
prevented his leaving Inc neignoorhood OF ino capital