The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-04

IhD AttcuAhnCc lnCFedsihE anu Il OuANA
Favor Turning Toward the Occasion.
General oplnlon that the Houston
Light Guard VIII Secure First Place.
Splendid Days Work Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3,-The at
tendance at the Natl onal Military en-
campment ia steadily growing. Te-
day 5000 people paid to en.erthe drill
grounds. In the morning the
artillery contests were con.
cluded by battery 4, OF
Danyille, Captain Denny, aud the soc.
ond battery Ohio National Guard, Cap.
tain Smith.
In the afternoon the competitive
drill among the infantry companies
were concluded, The companies that
participated wore company a,
Of the Louisville Legion,
Kentucky state Guards, Cap.
tain Mcpherson; Indianapolis
Light Infantry, Captain Ross; Mont
gomery GrAys, OF Alabama, Captain
Elmeine, and the Alexandria Light
Infantry, Of Virginia, Captain Much
back, Each company was allowed 10
men on the field.
Company A Of tho Louisville Le-
gion acquitted itself with honor. Their
wbeelings and marching in company
| front were pronounced perfect. All
| the Kentucky troops were preseHt and
| Joined with tho audience in applaud
| ing their Iellow-aoldiers of the Blue
Grass State. The company used the
| Springfield rifle with the safety
notch, and tho mem6ers claim the
handling of their pieces was rendered
more diilicul. By roSson OF the safety
notch.
Tho Montgomery Graya did splon.
didly.
The indianapolis Light Infantry was
rewarded with considerable applause
for It's uniformity and military pre-.
cision.
The Alexandria Light Infantry also
madO q good showing.
II IL said throughout tho camp thai
the Houston Light Guard viii be
awarded tho first prize, purse Of ST.
Geo, while Montgomery Gravs or the
LomaS Rifles may carry OIL tho sec
ond prize,
The judges will probably render
their decision early tomorrow.
The only arrival TO day was the
Miller GrenRdiera, from Richmond
/
der orders 10 escort Governor Gray, OF
Indiana, to the camp, but on Thurs
day morning the governor announced
that he would not DO able TO go tC
Philadelphia, on account OF pressing
official business.
After the competitive driil to-day {
battery of the Fifth United States Ar
| tillery, with four guns and Al horses
under command OF Captain Randolph
gave au exhibition drill which proved
| the greatest attraction the day.
| After that, Major Regan, Of the bat
TALON OF State FenEbles, Netiona
Guard OF Pennsylvania, marched
upon the field with $50 cadets
from Girard College, headed by the
College band. The youngsters were
! loudly npplaudod, Tor they showed
| that they knew how to handle gun
about as we'll as many OF the cracb
companies that arc competing iOl
| prizes.
An exhibition in Gattling gun prac
tico by battery /, of New York; an ex
| hibiticn drill by the Busch Xounves, o
St. Louis, aud a dress parade of the
/ First Ohio regiment, wound UP the
exercises oftho day.
The general health OF tho troops Ia
| excellent This evening tho commits
stoned officers were banquet,ed by the
first regiment infantry OF tho Nationa
Guards Of Pennsylvania, and the OF
llcers OF the FIRST City Troops of Phil.
adolphiR also rendered a reception e
them at their armory,