New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-04
AT THE SLATE CAMP.
HOW THE FOURTH WILL BE SPENT.

HOW THE FOURTH WILL BE SfENl.
SHAM RATTLE TO Blk FoUGHT-A SENTRY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF ihn ihi'''
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, fEEhshiLL'
lva-This mornings battalion skrmlsh orn vas
ehinq In the nature of full dress rehearsal ior w
arrows sbam BATHS. Colonel Austen WIS VII w."
aud and the men we've put through tneir p1'e' 'o'
% hours or more the parade-sround. TIC "ch gen
NJ .shovad ,bs,nseyes unfamiliar with what was ex-
yecied Of them 60,
rhs routue of camp duty laid out IN Coionei
spstens programme has been faithfully carried out
mpanies +, d. and have had their pracuce al 'ao
ats and something like score Oh men
u.l;6ea as marksnen, yesterday and today some
" .,a,t IN the matter of saules is noticeable but
,re are still, grave faults On tue part OF che guards
AT night one OF them said TO gentleman wuo was aL
,acpinc: "Come here, young fellow, TIL see "hs'
n are HkeD The "young fellow" was Coionei O'ne's'
s,stant IuspectorGe Of Rifle Practice, In iuii
form.
soBERNEss AND GOOD HEALTH
ast night a provost guard sent to Peekskiil 10
hov the men on leave OF absence were behaving
mselves and the report was that not an intoxicated
dier could be found. far man has been M the
ard-house for excessive use Of liquor, ana therc
. not been a man ia the hospital
To-day the officer of the day is Captain James L. Den
gjson Com aany CT senior officer OF the guard Leuseh
Int Alonzo Towuley, Company F; junior officer OF the
gard. Jieuteuaut Harry L. Jordan, Company H. The
avn William L. Watson, Company u;
euior ofheerof tie guard. Lieutenant John
satliek. Company IL; junior officer Of the guard,
Lieutenant Charles o. Davis. Company A.
THE PROGRAMME on THE FOURTH.
To-morrow's programme includes guard mounting
a eham fight beginning at o a m, band concert from
SEQ to D. H. dress parade at GAO. aud evening band
concert from 20 g. I'D pm. The flag Will be saluted at
.nnrise by 2l guns the National salute OF 80 guns VIII
DO bred al noon and the sunset gun in the evening Elk
sursion boats Brooklyn Will bring up the veterans
Of the 18Th commended by Colonel Wiloughoy POWELL
md a large number Of the friends OF tue regiment
the Long p, aneh will bring uo from NewYork
sna there Will be other excursions from towns In this
Vicinity A.. ., ,ua,r-o =,
fhe ay Will be fought in vicinity of the rifle range
an,er The general supervision OF COLONEL Austen, wno
VIII Issue all orders to the coDiending forces he wenI
the ground Tit afternoon and carefully studied ts
st-ateglc IL expected that from % IVV
members Of regiment VIII report fer duty tonight
nd Tomorrow morning aud viii remain till after ~
nectuD and muster a. O'Clock Thursday morning. In
a ns h VIII be ed E. IN
ssrge OF howzers, and Captain Fax er IN cnafse
AD,an Watson, Company G. and Gap ain squirrel, Com
paay K. command OF tine attacking party. Lieutenant
tol.tueI CAFES Will make his last stand on young
Fountain close by, Colonel Austen Calls u, where
~ viii finally be fcrcrd TO surrender Ihe nzht wan asi
ahout durE2 which lime the sgha corps ana
available forces Of the regiment not otherwise on
A. ~. will be engaged . 49,, ,,,.
Although ouly Iwethrds OF the 7th Regiment prac-
tied butts wnie IN imp. total OF 2l2 officers
and men quaiined-a remarkably large proportion
PERSONAL MENTION.
diuiant- General Fdrnswortn returned TO camp
sh,s evening. Accompanying hiIn as Lis guests
81 70 General Christensen, OF the Third Brigade.
. Major IrsselL Major McNulty aud Captain
fisherman, OF General Casisiensen's staff General
Farnsvorth will sl"cA the Fonrth In camp.
cc.oDe Scott OF the 9Th. In camp day and says
Be could bring his regiment here at weeks not icc 20
D. they wi.l years expc Renee Captain
csWan If the 71sl, returned 10 camp. Er Il.
Pnsterrr jr arrived from albany THIS afternoon. on
visit TO the L, strAdjutant.