The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-26
THE NATIONAL GUARD.


orTTckss' TARGET EXCURSION.
Is proposed TO get Up excursion this fall for the
purpose Of giving the general officers and Their stalls
togeiher with the ed officers Of the various regiments
of the National Guard attached to the First division
opportunity OF testing the weapons used by the troops
whom they command. IL lie well known that some OF
our companies and regiments shoot badly and do not
practice firing according 20 army rules. They
complain that the triggers sf that the powder
Is poor or the cartridges not properly made up; that
the pieces hang Ere, the sights not true The
difficulty is that those who undertake to fire at
target simply 60 to garden, where It
IL a nero chance shit or miss" arrangement
This, the above mentioned officers would not
do; but beng experienced in the Details would arrange
targets as different distances FRO according to
tain rules observing the position OF the soldier laid
down In the tactics and using the regular ammunition Of
the service.
As there are come excellent shots among our present
commanding officers and according to the plan pro-
posed they would number about hundred contest
ants the AFFAIR would not only be interesting but OK.
ctabc, although IL necessarily DO privately con.
Quoted, Notwithstanding any future publicity
result We good reason why general and
Geld officers should not occasionally together for
some such purpose.
BATTERY T. FIRST ARTILLERY.
The excursion OF this Organization 10 Dudley's Grove
Monday last splendid afhlr and conducted hap
pH ~o1sMo'' '"s'e "'o o'o' nv ..A11 49,.
p'esen'. me company were oonveved 70 anu ITO IN
no Kssr h.n nd =, .,x,s.r n,.ca. and four
bugiers At Thirty fourth street General Burger with
portion OF his STAFF and Colonel Teller commandant OF
miarv honor. ssluta AZ eleven ouns bein0 6red FOR
the former Upon reschine The landing al DudIey's
Grove national salute Q. one gun for every State was
ward ike veteran arteris During The trim uu vards
nj one hnpdrad rnupds of aUmnn,on vers dIscharued
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n o "1..a nsnn urnt T1 Is. Us 1
Gordon Rennct o6r Wasbinytnn HeiUhts and also ~
the cond tors or Yoprers who edcaa the same
rrorsS ha ,,a,s .annor,s rron,h S~nnc the ,~..,s
nrcssrI IN adS,on ~ tns commsrdans NJ the hscaSs
ana rss;ment we noticed Major Fr5ch Major OIrsdv
Sssr,.,n ~ 800 coorsI RAY. canssr ss.r C.nt.ir
Rarar Itanamarta ana Rice and esvers oihsrs
COMPANY K. secoyp prcIMrsr ISrAsrRY
This company had a pleasant little excursion to Belle
ric,;c of cu;et cnaracter wi,hout any target firing
r., 80, 100000 r.. ~ A., Tin. ;r Az na grsv
,, ~pp "a 1900 S,,r.,,.sn ws,, S,ard~ BE-.
t .so, sha rn,ra "a nress-vsS o,co,isn. "raer
p'''1 s0'"' 'A' so'r rsss.sy p,vo. N '~''
An s,oc.rt gold ,nedsI I'M, hecn manufactured and
Ts a,; 20 ~ .s ~ ,,cS -. ra0aer.r dar,ng ,hs
ia.e rebeIIion' W. co. '''''
r., =, 49, $500 ri1ss nana,r ,,,rod an. ,,r .
,u, p An :, T",,ntin, auar =, WsSr.sdsv as,er
mounseu viii ~ .onPAus nquai1 y. s so
noon ast musterng upwards OF forty en anu omces'
insy csrr'ea rev auo VINE swD d a,ou kuou, u.p
Cstes " WHICH hASo ooo" iu'nisou W oAo" 00nP~ny :"
tne regiment m -,
Troop " First cavalry, VIII drh Al IompKins square
tols afternoon;
Troop D. Inrd cavaty. WI. visn iaon raak Ior arget
practice 70 day. ana oe presented Win handsome Color
by the ladies'
Troop r. FIRST cavalry, nave their annual excursion
on rhursday next @stn 'nst.
REJECTION AND pnEsENiAIins.
On THURSDAY evening ias zza INST, rrst Lieutenant
Dowley and Second Lieutenant FRENCH Company 1,
Twelfth Infantry recently promoted gave an entertain
ment to their friends az the hegimenIaI Armory IN
Fourth street during the evening L,eutenant french
and sergeant MAYOR wilson were each presented Win
sword
TUE rAiL iSsrkcIioNs
expected that uesc important euAirs IN tho MS
tory OF our National Guard whi commence ABOUT the
middle OF september. Inc lnspecton OF 'ne f,rst
Or gxde OF infantry consisting "t ,ne second Iwcitn
and seventy first regiments will take place al Tompkns
square about the l1th proxno
COMPANY D. EIGHTH SEDIMENT INFANTRY.
This company had very pleasant excursion 70 Dud-
iey's Grove on Thursday last "a instant Upwards OF
twelve hundred people participated IN the aRair, ana