The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-04-30

and will land at the wharf most convenient
with them days cooked rations and theiT
complexities for making coffee. The district
quartermaster will furnish drays to carry their
enects from the steamboat.
A. The troops above indicated and the Fifth
artillery from Fort Trumbull and Fort Adams
civil officers in the execution of their duty in
enforcing the United States laws, and 1t can
not be too strongly impressed on them that
ceeding delicacy and Of the highest import
ance, and that. it may depend largely on
maintained. They win be held in readiness
for service at literally a moments notice. and
from the time OF their arrival not 6 man will
De allowed TO leave the building on any ac-
count or for any purpose whatever unless
under a commissioned officer.
o: commanders of the stations above named
win Immediately on their arrival send a report
OF facts to department. headquarters.
By command of Brigadier General Mcdowell.
ROBERT G. PERRY,
Acting Assistant Adiutant Geneaal
The troops came on Monday night (as they
were ordered, says the Tribune) and disem-
parked silently to their several quarters. Dur
ing the day perfect order reigned. The head
quarters of the department, al the corner of
appearance. The stairways, however, leading
to the two upper stories of the building, were
packed with troops. The engineer department
companies II and 1f the Fifth United States
Artillery from Fort Trumbull, New London,
were quartered in the halls and on the stairs
Their arms were stacked and the men We re
scattered around on benches and on the floor,
or stood In groups engaged in conversation.
all were armed with the latest improved
needle gun, and furnished with 40 rounds of
ammunition, with leo rounds a man in re-
serve.
At pier No. 2 North River companies A, B
and Il of the Fifth United States artillery from
Fort Adams, Newport, were quartered on the
steamer Metis. In addition to these was
Duponts Light battery of four guns. None
out pass. The men were in the lower part of
the boat, and the officers were In the cabin
Companies b. c. ID, b and NJ, of the First
United states artillery, Colonel vogdes, from
Forts Hamilton and Wordsworth, New York
stories of No 29i Broadway.
"At No. 16i Avenue b, near Tompkin
square, there were stationed the first five COM
panies of the Eighth infantry, Colonel Bomford
in command This regiment came from
David's island and was armed with the needle
gun. They were quartered in the hall over a
lager beer saloon, and company A was kept
under arms ready for marching orders. Tie
remaining live companies OF the regiment
were on Forty1fifth street, between First
and Second avenues, in the large room of a
t aiTeweTy aards were; as IL all eases sta
all who applied for entrance were taken under
guard before Colonel Eddie. Long rows of
stacked arms extended the whole length of the
hall. An ample supply of ammunition was
brought to the place, amounting in the aggre-
and harber the frigates Guerrero and Nara
gansett were at anchor at the foot of Chambers
street, North river, and Wall street, East river,
respectively. The port holes were all closed,
however, and every appearance of warlike
preparation on board was avoided. None
other than the troops regularly stationed there
were on Governors island"
Naturally enough the reading Of this story
by Senator Bsyard made the senator from
Name very uncomfortable. He could not
call the facts in question. He could not call
in question the significance of those facts for
the future as well as for the past. If this
could be done under President Grant in a
time of profound peace-in 1S70-to strength
en- a corrupt administration against the hon
est criticisms OF its own party in the greatest
city of the North, is it safe or decent to leave
1t open to any other president to do this at
any other time in any other part OF the
country?