New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
LOCAL MILITARY MATTERS.
srATr1 oUARrERMAsTeR-GRNgR oFFicE-THE
EXAMINING BOARD.

eiee Yesterday, in consequence OF the Late orier +noh
she War Department, tuning over all the mhivfy Or
gan1a,ons the State authorities, and Il 10 not likely
dat there win be any dimnutOn in the business con-
sected with the Department until al the regiments
srrng in and about ,he city shs have been completed
aud transported TO the seat Of way.
Daring yesterday reports were made at this oh1e oy
Che Colonels oT other officers engaged in raising COM
ennds but as sict Investigation mnst necessarily be
made 10 asoarin the truth Of the reports some Days
viii tlapse before the Governor can give the suojeo'
that consideration which deserves, in order 10 con-
sohdate tho regiments or paris Of regiments without
sgeaing difaiection. is probable that the rsl effort
will be 20 bnug the officers OF the different feeuehs
TO mutual agreement as TO the basis Of consolidation
aud this be eoied the matter VIII Dc sum
msrily d posed of by tie Governor ,
IL bas been decided 20 ill up and conpiste nrs' 'lS
two regiments under command OF Co'on'l Rosa anu %
Coloeel Perry both Of which, at the time the last
order WAS received ha1 made the most progress lhe
regimental organizations will remain intact ana every
assistance wi afforded them TO recruit 10 the maxi
The greater part. if not sll, of those engaged 10
rssing ree ements viii e subject TO an examination by
she Board of State Military Examiners. With class
OF Wouldbe ooones, staff and line officers who have
been UresamgtOus enough 70 assume petitions for
which they are qualified neither by nature or educa-
ton the late transfer Of the volunteer organization
from the United States to the ate Department IL eX'
trmey unpopular, and is considered unjust inter
ference on the pst Of the Governor with the patriotic
volunteer movement. Ii IL almost needless 10 say that
these UnwhOlesome faRgi will be speedily squeehed
Tie State Examining Board consists OF Col. w W.
Tsm,k klns, formerly of the Army, and Col w. j.
Martin successor of Col VOsburgh of the 7lt N. Y.
s. NJ They daily ut ii o. m and continue their
sessions uLtil p. m.
ARRIVAL OF THE EIGHTH MAINE VOLUNTEERS.
The Eighth Maine Regiment Of Volunteers, nnder
command OF Col Lee Strickland, arrived yesterday
nterno1n on the steamer Commodore via Boston, The
command left Augusta, Me, on Monday evening snd
arriving in Boston Tuesday night hastened forward
10 tlis city The Tegimentsi depot is At Augusta,
where recruiting station is continued for the purpose
OF filling The regiment 10 the standard of O40 men,
the command having been ordered away with only 500
mel, Tine train consists If twenty wagons full camp
eQuilage, and about 80 horses.
The troops remained on the boat last night. This
morning they viii take the Long Island Railroad for
Hempstead to Join Gen. Sheunan's command, at pre-
The men are all able.boded and accustomed to bard
labor. They principally from the region of hoose-
head Lake, Bangor, Ellsworth, and Augusta The
pIinciral officers are Col Lee Strickland Lieut. Col.
Joha ID. Rust OF Camden, Major Joseph :. Rich Of
Ellsworth Chaplain Ii. o. Henrie OF Lincoln, Surgeon
Paul Fisher OF Drew.
q. S. QUARTERMAsTER-GEN ENERAL's DEPARTMENT.
The only troops sent forward yesterday were detach-
mens of recruits and strag leIs for regiments In the
field.
A detachment OF Is recruits for the % Regiment
Ne@.YOrk Volunteers, Col Can, of Troy, was for
w,rded by LieutCol Olmstead OF the 2i who returns
10 Troy Tor the purpose Of recruiting the regiment 10
The maximum Standard. 1t s stationed al Newrort
News, Va. About 400 more are required to fill the
regiment
A detachment of recruits for Capt. Duckwortb's
company Sd Rhode Island Volunteer, We're sent yes
teday morning o Fort Hamilton, where the regiment
Is ioed. They arrived AZ an early hour yesterday
from Providence by the Plymouth Rock.
detachment OF recruits and stragglers under Str-
gel Mt Hamilton also arrived by the Plym nth Rock
and proceeded forthwith TO Washington, TO join the
ID Nalr aHa( rVtrlf
The Plymouth Rock brought sc horses 20 of which
were sent TO Hampstead, L. H. for tie Sth Maine Regi
snent and the remaining t6 Will be sent 10 WaRling.
ton for the 9TH Maize Regiment Which left ten days
ngo
Among the men in charge Of the horses is Edward
Maytew, who escaped IRON the Rebels az Yorktown
during the Iunng Of Ham, ton. lie came North with
Major Wui e Of Geo, Fren IT'S staf and Is now
turning Washington, route for the West, TO join
Geu FreDonE's body-g lard
SEVENTH RI CINFKT ELECTION.
Ats meeting Of the Board Of Officers Of the 7th
Regiment held on Tuesday evening, Big. Gen Hall
PRESIDING Capt James Price OF the thild company
war elected Lieutenant-COlOae vice Pond, resigned.
Capt. Price has been in the military service Of the
Ssle about twenty years, aud is gentleman Of high
military abilities.
REORGANIZATION OF THE GOVERNORS GUARD
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Recruiting for this command has been very brisk
during The List two days. Company A has been fully
uniformed, arred and equipped, and is Temporarily
qu~rered st Rikers Island. The Empire Zouaves
have been con-u aied and at heir request trans
ferred 10 Col. Pinckny. Capt. Leobpdti h4s his
company in qunrters, snd will muster in to-day The
Marion Rifles OF Wet hester, commanded by Capt.
NsEOn will Join immediately. The Teginenal orgln-
izaiion will be completed this week, and ordered 10
tie seat Of war on about tie lst of October. The
well-knOwn military ability and experience OF Col. p.
k attracting mAIy Oi tie best officers and soldiers
the returned regiments 10 his standard.
VICTIMS OF TIE MARYLAND RAILROAD DISASTER.
Orderly Sergeant Daniel Whitaker aud four ptivates
OF the Harris Light Cavalry arrived in this city on
Tuesday night with The bodies of Edwin l.. Lyon and
William German, whO killed al Clckeysville by
The biToad accident last Sunday. Edwin L. Lyon
wasa cousin Of Gen Lyon, and native Of EastfoFd
Conn. guard wac detailed from the Park Barracks
yesterday afternoon escort his remains 10 the Hart.
ford boat st o'clock. The body will be taken to
EaslOId and buried by the side of the remains OF Gen.
LyOu. Lyon and German belonged 10 the Connecticut
company, recruited by CAPT Nj lory at Hartford.
Germans body Vss sent in care Of two men By rail
road 10 Collnsyie, Conn.,, yesterday morning.
The BODY Of Mcdonald of Newburgb, New-York
bas leen placed in ult at Baltimore, and will DO
sent 10 Newburgh, if his friends dss e it.
IL was reported when Sergeant Witaker left that
Hopkns OF kaugatuck, Conn.,, had oied from his in
juri.s The case OF another sufferer from the accident
believed 70 be hopeless Three or four OF ibe less
injured were brought " Baltimore aud sent 10 the
hospital.
Col Kilpatricks mon left Baltimore for Wasbington
o. ~ O'clock on MOOday.
JUSTICE WEIGH
Justice We'ch, tbs Psymaster Of the 18th Ragiuept
New-Iork Volunteers, is expected to reeign shorty
and return 70 his judicial duties n The Police Court
SECOND REGIMENT STATE VOLUNTEERS
About 100 men ae required 70 ill the regiment
Company a has oeon entirely reOrganizsd, and re-
erri iug Office opened ON the Park.
The regiment Ia quaItered at poolesyle Md with
the 9Th New1Ork Militia Col Tom kins IA M pres.