The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-15
MILITARY NOTES.

| anything about military life can possibly under
stand why 1t is that the Seventh regiment will not
go into encampment this Summer. The regiment
| went last year, and What was the resut9 Every
| company came home with the conviction that 1t
| had been in real campaign and had done all that
it could do to make military life, in the militia
view of 1t, thing Of absolute glory, If not JOY
forever From The Colonel, who was 80 strict that
he would not allow even newspaper correspond
| ent to run the guard to benefit the telegraph
| companies, to the Quartermaster, who, all the
| encampment through, sustained his existence on
| sour-crout and honey, everything was disci-
| pline. The boys came home fnally-weu, let
it be said, fatgued and worn out; but every
| man of them-and there Is not woman in the regi-
ment thanks to the discriminating influence OF
| Colonel Ryder-whO did not feel better all the
| son after because Of his campaign hardships. And
with all the experience OF the past as an encour-
agemen for the future, 1t Is given out now in good
faith that the Gray Coats not to 60 out into the
green fields far away from all scenes Of temptation
this year. 1t is true that one OF the companies has
just lost dear and cherished leader, who was to
| all a brother and friend, and that 1t cannot be-
! lieve that command should go to camp for the
| Summer while the echoes OF the drge played over
the freshly opened grave yet lnger in the ears Of
| all the men; but soldiers. we all know, must be
| soldiers, no matter how the skies may darken.
He who has gone is fondly cherished in
| all hearts, but the Seventh regiment ought
| not for q single sorrow give up what is
the duty Of thousand men. The militia look to 1t
| for example; the necessities OF an encampment
! grow more and more urgent every year, and
though the penurious policy OF the State Legisa-
ture be injurious. the grand old, Independent, go
ahead regulations OF the city's pet regiment should
be held to strictly, so that the younger regiments,
full Of ambition as they one and all are, may not
liar nA toll Inv fhn oh
The rifle range at Creedmoor is to be opened, they
say, on the 2lst inst 1t is deyoutly to be hoped
with Creedmoor, for we have been so often threat
ened with the grand d KIND OF inaugurations
done. The soions at Albany year ago did mag
niicently by Greedmoor but this year that sl4 600
| atements did not take well, and so it will
very soon shows some signs Of life And when it
! Their to be hoped that it will be made really and
truly an Institutional perfect our militia marks
men-that and nothing more. Creedmoor Will be
honored when the first fruits Of its usefulness shall
| have been made apparent and there Is no doubt,
be to the militia what its original in England is to
the volunteers of that tight little island. Alter the
2lst instant we viii know what is what, and we
| VIII find no occasion to indulge IN ''insubordina-
ton." But, at all events, let Creedmoor be the tar
| particular property Of a few nobodies who may
strive load down its benefits with close corpora
|
as well just here make public the rules that now
| govern 1t so far as practitioners are concerned.
| They are as t0llOws:-
l. The range only be used by members of the
citation when t. ssr ana AL mem
keeper before firing except where they are personally
To avoid accident and insure the enforcement of the
a aoa member NIB s e anf
and shoot such target as shall be specified by the range
Members rst arriving have the right to choose the
distance at which they shall Ere and no squad shall FIRE
hundred ee ct ne ia that Il obc
ton made by member of the squad in front or by
Members firing at each target win form themselves
keep tie and snlorss the the
the he
flags disks &C and be responsible for their r., safe return
which case the man last on the ground win be respon
The danger flag must be hosted the fla gsa # be-
fore ng n .s sy Of the targets and must
Al but the one firing shall be least three yards IN
loader s5s cap; ., Dreech.ioadsr shall load until he
the firing and be responsible Tor its being managed with
ns H @ s int or S
sR 4 % e e aa the na will
s. The range keeper is prohibited from acting as
% The firing shall be in accordance with the rules of
TO- No hair.triggers shall be allowed on the range
IL hs aeRSn Of q hs ss f the
G u e E s s % s
G @ sh @
prescribed by such assoc iaon and all persons tres.
targets or other propery situate theron or wfuy
safely thereon shall &C. deemed guilty. Of misds.
Gimore's Band is to arrive here next wednes-
day. The band, by the way is to act as the musical
cortege Of the Charlestown cadets, Captain Pray
band in general are to be the guests OF Companies
| b and d OF the Twenty-second regiment. On the
day OF their arrival the Bostonians will have
grand banquet at the armory OF the Twenty
On the 19tn inst. the cadets Will HE homeward.
and Companies and ID Will be their escort The
Hubltes will have good time, It'll apparent, from
the preparations that are being made, and II they
get home soul and BODY together sound and well.
they will indeed be fortunate. Companies and
ID, 1t is said, had intended for the deectation, not
somewhere about town "a big fret during the
OF the two Boston fires. However they were in
formed by Chief Matsell that, as that kind OF an
entertainment would necesstate the burning
down of shanty on the rocks in Fiftyninth street
solely, the idea was abandoned.
| Mayor Powell Is in bad way. lie wanted. they
saw to witness the review OF the Second division
last week and could not The reason why he
could not simply because he and sandy
haired sergeant disagreed. The Mayor'believed he
had right to go where he pleased; the sergeant,
under orders, did not construe the Mayors rights
as the Mayor thought they should be construed.
The Mayor was right in his way and the sergeant
was right in his way; so it is deemed impossible
that a duel will follow the little unpleasantness
veteran drum major has, we are glad to see,
got his back upn about his Uniform. The veteran
Is right In his claim that drum MAJOR can dress as
anclfully as his regmento superior oihcers see ut
that he should be dressed. HIS citations of proof
from West Point and Fortress Monroe drum major
isms are well TAKEN The veteran apparently
knows his business, and newspaper men ought TO
let nm alone with his feathers ana bearskn II they
do not banker after sudden death.
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