The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-11


Company G, Eighth regiment challenges Company
OF the same regiment to a competitive arm III
March. Why not on the LIST pr AprilS
The several regiments OF lhe Fourth brigade VIII
parade In full marching order for review ana IN
spection on Tompkins square, as foliows:-fhe
Fourth regiment OF infantry on October 70 Eeven'l
regiment OF infantry on od2per 2, eaty-seten0
regiment Of infantry on Qc5er Is, sixtyninth regi-
ment Of infantry On October 90, and seventy-ninth
regiment Of infantryon october %.
BY order OF Brgadier General Brooke Postley,
Brigade Inspector, Edwarl II. Kent having been
unanimously elected august 81, 1859 MAJOR Com
mandant OF the battalion washington Grays cav
battalion.
CAPTAIN Baldwin and Adiutant stanley, Thirteenth
regement National Guard, have resigned
In accordance with General orders No. the How
tzer battery Eleventh brigade, Will assemble, fully
armed and equipped at ne state arSena Postana
O'Clock p NJ, for annual inspection and review. In
compliance with the same orders the battery win
Thursday, October 49, at seven O'Clock A. NJ, for
drill and instruction. Second Lieutenant P. II.
Brigadier General Louis Burger. OF the Second
brigade, has issued an order for the several regl-
ments OF the Second brigade to parade. fully uni
and review, on Tompkins square. as follows
The First artillery on Thursday, the 18th day Of
October at eleven O'Clock A. NJ; the Third infantry
on Friday, the 10th day Of october, at hafpast
O'Clock r NJ; the Fifth infantry on Monday, the 10th
nay q GU =. eeS eve ot ay re II ha
past ore O'Clock P. NJ; the Eighty infantry
on Wednesday the 2lst day Of October At half-past
one O'Clock p. NJ; the Ninety-sixth infantry on
Th9ryday, the ed day Of October at eleven O'Clock
equipped, will assemble for inspection on Tompkins
square on Monday, the 10th OF october, at quarter
BEFORE eleven O'Clock A. NJ
and X, Twelfth regiment to New Haven, on the
I3th inst are that on the evening Of Tuesday, Octo
band and drum corps, win leave New York At eleven
O'Clock on steamboat Elm City, arriving in New
TALON viii be received and escorted 70 quarters
CTontine HOte by the Second regiment Connecticut
militia At ten O'Clock A. N. the battalion will be
welcomed to the city and reviewed by the Mayor
and Common Council. At three O'Clock p. N. joint
parade with the Second regiment, G. NJ will take
by formal review by His Excelency Governor Eng
sh and star in full uniform. In the evening
Asylum win be given at Music Hail by the regimen
tai band and drum CORPS at which Governor Eng
fish and stan will be present The next day, Octo-
Der 49, will be given wholly to enjoyment IN the
form OF grand clam bake and picnic at Sabin Rock,
which will be the occasion OF social reunion OF the
members OF the battalion and the Second @. NJ. At
eleven O'Clock in the evening the battalion will
bark for home, arriving Friday morning, at six
O'Clock.
Captain Easton, who is the senior captain of the
Seventh, was the recipient OF serenade from about
800 members OF the regiment on Wednesday night
1t was understood by the Ninth company that Cap
tain EastOn was abOut.to resign his commission, and
the serenade was consequently got up to cover
which was contained an urgent request that he
would continue TO hold his position in the regiment
crossed over to Staten Island BY the nine O'Clock
boat and advanced on Captain Eason's house,
taking M mp oy ndere was no
the gallant Captain gave his parole to remain IN the
The seventy-srst regiment win parade on Tuesday,
October 49, IN full fatigue, heavy marching order,
for inspection and review. Line win be formed on
be the regimental parade ground-right on Fourth
avenue, at quarter to nine O'Clock A. NJ.
ream ee a sergsant Waldo sprague breyei cantan
n. g. S. N. y, offered a handsome gold medal and
clasp be presented to that member Of the company
who should at the close Of the season be pronounced
the best soldier in the company by its officers
At regular meeting OF the board of officers Of the
expelled from the board for nonpayment Of dues
and ines:-Major George w. Hamilton Lieutenant
Patrick Carroll, Lieutenant +. Osterman, Lieutenant
james II. Hamm, Lieutenant J. q. Kinle.
Second Lieutenant Henry S. Manning. company
G. Twentythrd regiment has been detailed as act
ing adjutant The regiment Will parade for drill at
Prospect Park on Thursday, October ID.
An attempt was recently made to draw the atten-
ton OF the proper authorities to the fact that the
Fifth United States artillery has served an uncon-
sconabe length Of time In the forts Of the South. IL
very singular that in our regular army, which has
such length Of territory to guard there no proper
system OF relief sThey do these things better In
France" and even in England It. is an injustice a
such places as Dry Tortugas and the Carolina forts
while other regiments are permitted to remain for
years in the pleasant watering places at the North.
1t certainly Is time for change to be made In the
location OF the Fifth artillery
The following named officers have been commits
stoned by the Commandern-C Chief in the National
Guard State Of New York, during the week ending
October 3:-Ninth Brigade-W. ID. Woodhall engi-
neer, with rank september -, vice James Mckoun
resigned Tenth regiment Infantry-Daniel s. Ben 4
ton, lieutenant colonel, with rank september III,
vice George w. Warren, resgned John Bum major,
with rank September H. vice ID. ). Benton pro-
moteda W. A. Hamilton, captain with rank sep
TENDER 10. vice A. c. Judson. resigned; Fred.
Beschkee first lieutenant, with rank september
IL, vice A. j. McAvoy, cashiered; George W.
Walker first lieutenant with rank september 10,
vice ID. Hunter, dismissed: Lucien Barnes, second
lieutenant, with rank September 10, vice II. H. Wat
son. resigned: j. A. Brown, second lieutenant, with
rank September 10, vice George M. Walker, pro-
noted. twentieth infantry-walter A. Van Rensse
laer colonel, with rank January /. vice J. Is. Harden
bergh, removed from district; Patrick ]. Flynn,
lieutenant colonel, with rank January l, vice w. A.
Van Rensselaer,, promoted colonel; NJ. p. SchOon-
maker, major. with rank January /, vice Martin
Snyder, removed from district Twenty-nrst
Iniantry-teorge Williams, adjutant with rank
Thirty NTH infantry-Oran q. Otis commissary Of
subsistence, with rank September IL, vice Henry ID.
Rich, resigned. Squadron Washington Gray caval
ry-Augustus v. Soaring, second lieutenant, with
rank August 5, vice Henry X. Coates, appointed
adjutant.
The following designations have been accepted
Forty-seventh nfantry-Captan c. @. Barnes, Sep
TENDER 30. Fifty-nrst regiment infantry-Captain
Henry Brown, September 30 Finy-fourth regiment
infantry-First Lieutenant John o. Hare, Septem-
Der 30.
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