The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-12-23
MILITARY MATTERS.
News VI Interest 10 OhiO's Brave CIT.
ixen SOldlcry.

The following pledge is being circulat.
ed among the Scott Dragons, and has
found numerous signers. 1t is step in
the rirht direction, and deserves encour-
agement:
ave, the undersigned, hereby agree
10 totally abstain from the use of all
Intoxicating liquors cider not included)
for the period of one year from Decem.
ber rs, 1886, or forfeit to the Scott Dra-
yoons the sum of s.. The treasurer of
said company is authorized to retain
said sum out of any money in his hands
ar received by him. belonging to any
person who violates this pledge
At the National tlrill and encampment
which will be held at the Nations Capi.
tai, beginning on tho Esd OF next May,
1t il proposed to give medals of honor in
gold slverand nse.according to grade,
beside, magnificent souvenir stands Of
rolorS to regiments, and more than
loublc the largest money prizes yet
offered, graded among the infantry, cav.
airy. artillery and zouave arms OF serv.
ice, with special prizes for cadet corps
from State and military schools. These
awards will be made upon judgment OF
officers of the regular army OF the United
States specially designated by the War
Department for that special service. The
programme for the different drills will
be made by them also, and will, of course,
be unknown to the committee, as is u.s.
ual in such cases There will be literally
"a fair field and no favor shown to all
com,ls, and we look for perfect satisiac-
ton TO follow the result.
There are already applications looking
to the entry OF nine regiments, seven
battalions and sixty.seven companies.
These cover to this time twenty-seven
different States, and among the expected
troop are such famous drill teams as the
Chickasaw Guards and Porter Chickasaw
Guards, of Memphis, and Porter Rifles,
of Nashville, which propose the reorgan.
ization OF their old champion teams, y
to meet those more modern victors, the
Houston Light Guard, Texas, the Mobile
boys and the noted sd Company" OF
st. Paul, MINI. The Milwaukee Light
Horse squadron and her First Light Bat.
terry are already in line. Iowa promises
Il fine contingent OF many companies,
including the Governors Grays, of Du.
buuue, Muscatine Rifles and others
Michigan will send her Custer Guard
and famed Detroit Light Guard. Con.
necticut proposes her Hartford Company
X and several more. Minnesota, Com.
pany d, Seventh Regiment; Minneapo.
lis Light Infantry. New Jersey, hel
Zouaves, and others. Indiana, the fa'
nous Light Battery and Zouaves, of In
dianapolis. New York, separate COM
panies from Rochester, Buffalo and else
where, with several noted full regiments
from the city yet to decide. Louisiana,
her famous field artillery, Crescent Light
Guard, Louisiana Rifles, and others
Mississippi half dozen companies and
probably a full battalion. Ohio will send
the crack Governors Guard, of Colum-
bus; Company K, OF the Seventh Ohio
National Guard, from Celina; the Woos.
ter Cadets and, it is hoped, the Toledo
Cadets. From Rhode Island will come
the veteran kentish Guard and probably
battalion of five companies. Illinois,
that fine Battery A, from Danville; the
Chicago Zouaves and others. Missouri,
Company d, of the Seventh, Kansas
City, and several St. Louis companies,
with, OF course, the champion Busch
Zouavcs.