The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-22
,>T,RSAr,oNAL scHuErzENFEsT
Of TIE FEsTivAL-sHoofiN'e
Np r,sreex SHOOTING BUND, &C
,.r,sc sa.,lmor. Sun, 2lst.I

.r,r InternaNohhi NJ
II ,: ~ has been in progress siace la,, ',p",
WEN :, IN, Park Of the Baltimore Stnue'Hen
.'' ",:,,,op. The heat in the morn'ns e ,,,l
,nry oppressive, whi'e al 'n,uo'! 't ~.
"" nm poured down upon toc oust.
N'-.l ,,Ik> IN the Park the heroes. ray
i"s.' n,rc hren felt for weeks anu 'ne 90.
m. ',' refreshing rain for some l'ine Pas'
-.'.' ,.,rn the ground gave a shitriheSs 10
80 'L',,,,o.f,A,re that would na'e so'ne' IA.
..,'' . cujoy mcui anywhere Out III 'n''p'" "
49,. .,rs. with its carpet Of grass, albeit
,..'',,: faded, It's numerous shsue ueeS'
$50" y, thc,n. especially the OAKS ABOUT Tue
- na,,,c. OF noble proportions, anu
-."' Inn. .! smaller trees, nearly All ,uAu-
- ir,y.d. aa> therefore SIM an a,sfae-
r.-ort. and little uimInutlon cou'a DC
...,,d in -" streams OF people "'nuias
,,s ms: Icaucnted avenues OF the
''" ..,rrc,..rd a; the various points OF IN
,nc r3rl. The safe OF tickets was
u" ,..y,r - large aS on wednesday,
Ia ~, ticks we're sold. ana the 'o1ai
-.,...l> wcrt $500.
,t.,.,r ,u. DAY the usual amusemehts
o.. ,.,~,ut,G lor Visitors, the members
...i,nr h,o ling in large numbers; olh-
5.-.. visitors ,,ilI tiUGi1g Ze>t 10 tue
49,, .;,u.;A1 Of fortune. the ieatS OF
'....,.,-l. ;hc tramZc performers, Tue
90. -. ..;T-wlik,rS. and bell-rinSerS. the
..J Iliv SNOW, the dancing noorS,
-. various ..lia. stands and tables
7ur TARGETS
~.a,G aa.ivE ha!l wa. - before the CEN
i,,.r,>. - the StnuciZen themselves,
,....r H.. s: uriza- investing the opera
.., ,e..r. u.th more than Usual charms.
-. tho ,.ri., na~ not quite so brisk as
l,r,r.r 1!>-,i i, was sid rather trying
" ms of hearing OF = person VINO en-
,.. .a, hail unused 10 such ear-plercipS
.nt. J:rc are thirty turn-targcts. as
......,. ctl., !. - which twenty shots are
,.',.finr &: tTo.polnt targets. ten sAols
-. :, Il ,I'yrr cup being the prize Tor l2o
...,,.. taYr-lnia targets. tive shots Tor -.
u.fr,. iar gjch.>t prize l. $50: two-heid
.,,,r... lr- winch the prizes. forty-hVe IN
-..r,..r. exhibited in the temple, Will be
.-,.-tulyd. Members Of the buDd only can
...a.,.. ',,r lh,->c przcs. and they have three
.,4rb. for which they pay s..
Then there a:c the two targets OF honor,
,.Ynsnl m,n!v.> only shoot, each having
..,.h.,r .ho;<. for which be payS $40. and
..-u which The highest prizes OF $1,000 ana
,;..4..,,. given. These targets have 8 circle
.,in Ncn diameter in the centre, which Is
.,ni.,,d -. AID ,urn al every half inch is
,..r... uu.il No. is reached, making TWEEN
49, circles. Three shots in the centre
r,rc.r w!ll count -. The highest count that
IN ID, MADE in three shots on these targets.
T.-lr III been some shooting q! the targets
ii n,,ur. grG the highest couat made so far
x own ri a.
d. ,hu=fju. n these targets will become
-.... h.i>h There Is an instrument II the
lq.n.lrn MEASURES The shots 10 the nicety
e., ne o8c-ihou>andth part of an inch from
80. centre Of The ;ar-ct 10 the centre OF the
..u.u, mad" Is the ball, magnliying
.8.,ly.aIu>ca al>o with the instrument.
TusEAEK AT NIGHT.
A,p;-,it the pa.k vas a bright. animated,
a.G ..uialt.r scene Thousands of lanterns,
....,nd.d upon ropes. extended from tree to
'..,. "a, al! the cuors OF the rainbow over
~. srouE,l>, and. with the calcium and ben.
.n 4yif>. >hgt:eG thousands OF men, wo-
I..n and Children moving about from one
r.at Il a.uli.-,I.r:t or interest to another,
IT, Arrest crowd having been drawn to.e.
i...n 'front.' OF The mansion house to see The
H. >;..yOplcAn views there displayed. A,
I...t'. a.,n, TIE dancing floors are in most
DIN Id lAyln"lt Of - cents emitting 8
ir.,uA 70 dance All The evening.
lur.r Al" tie bands OF music on the
-.aud>. ~ that the strains Of music first
..s." IL t4r morning mp. car to be Kept uE
W....l. l,,,l-r - the close Of the festival fol
e.. ..ay Iwu Of the bands play for the
G.U,i>. and the other three for the Wis
"".> IL -"Trgai. Henry Ca>hineyer is chair
.t. u ia" d,ncin- committee, and, with
Other .ar'Ah"f> 0! Tie committee, is active IL
,-aa>r.tr"c pI The duties.
wEpNEsDAY'> BANQUET.
i"'.g> Wee received BY the banquet COM
@,.rr from Hons. ". Pinkney Whyte
I.pGa> >"Ann. \. Leo Knott and others
EXPLAINING that tbry could not be present 4,
-. .anqlirl Wednesday night, and speaking
s.. complimentary terms of the festival, &c
VI. /. {. ENd,i prepared the bill of fare
sal >ufrriLtcrdcd the arrangement Of the
table IL very good taste. all disorder in sery
IL being avoided by his skilful appoint
l'"'i'. The caterer Of the banquet was Mr.
h,nfmS. I'll The Park restaurant.
he I&llOr >ralI"lZen Association Of Bal
.'"Grr held meeting yesterday at the Park
'arN captain. Alfred G.. Blumeuburg, pre-
>I'E-, and resolved 10 hold q picnic or feS
''a. immediately after the close Of the next
i.'..yi. Vi the Baltimore SchuetZen Associa
lln.
TIE SHGOTlNGHALL on FIRE.
Wednesday, night, about II O'Clock, when
'-c ''>.'a WAS over for the night, fire was
Uncovered 90 u" root of tue shooting-hali
'"1 '":iunat"iy ii time to be eXtiDguisheG
al! !na;crIa! damage was done. The
'"l''!r' o' Nj. k!brlng, and the watchmen
,'' #',rs> appointed by The Schretzen Asso'
U"!'N 10 Keep watch at night, checked the
49, before Il had made any but slight head
'"!' o.? a>crnGiAg The roof and throwing
"~."a'> pi water On it, There is special
"+Saman FOR this building, and he was in il
- vi" s.ih", but Il seems some Of those in the
lHh grounds iir>t saw il.
"e'uiU not BE OWNED how the fire was
.-.|uNCaed 70 the roof. Some were haz-
-.''1S The rather wild conjecture that il
"-A. IRON The wadding Of the cannon
',. snort time before as signal the testi.
,'' 'he day was over. Yesterday several
ne salvage corps were at the park, and
.,',; main there every night now until the
n" iefmlnatcs, With the Holloway FIRE
Danger. -
WINNERS OF PRIZES.
~,'''owlns we're the winners of prizes
.r Sn'vE goolets for one hundred apC
So, sa'S points on the field target: F.leller
E..,.ioih ". Boehmer. Chicago; w,
y- ',rart, batipore; f. Landolt, New
y. -,@y u; holh, Philadelphia; Philip Klein
i0fk; u. a. kundsbl. New York; j
c,.,,,,I-t}S,er1peF, Newark; John Rust, Phila
tE1|i george Beut,enmuiler, Chicago
49, - ~ nam certain, Baltimore; +. Binde
ur,' ' 1''"celphia; J. Pennington, Wash
>,m"-i ,, ConTad Meissbacb, St. Louis
p%Ia,' naelie. Mil.aukee; Fl. Hartung
.ri ,'2s,gnIa; NJ. Hsefte, Milwaukee; NJ