The New York herald., 1868-04-05
TEE NATIONAL GUARD.

The Thirty-seventh regiment will hold battalion
drills at the State Arsenal on the evenings OF April
II and 2s. The drill on the 2Sth will be public to
those holding invitation tickets. At eight p M April
the court martial for the trial OF denquens In the
regiment Will commence its sessions.
The right wing Of the Twenty second regiment will
have battalion drill at the armory in Fourteenth
street on the 18th inst, evening. The left wing will
drill on the evening OF the 18th. These drills will be
public. 1t Is ordered that commandants OF conf
panes report to the colonel the names OF the three
men i'm their commands the most worthy To become
candidates for medals, which candidates Will be
drilled In the presence OF the battalion on the
night OF their respective wing drills. The
lieutenant colonel, major, adjutant and COM
upon the relative excellence Of candidates. The
regiment Will assemble at tne arlnory on Friday
evening, April "a, in fun dress when the Aspinwan
there will be promenade concert.
The right wing OF the Eleventh regiment will drill
at the State Arsenal the evening OF the 10th Inst.
The left wing will drill on the evening of the 1+tl.
The commissioned officers and noncommissioncd
officers Of the regiment Will assemble Tor drill and
military instruction on the evening OF the 3l5t inst,
at the regtnental armory.
At an election held by Company d, Of the seventy
first regiment, last Monday evening FIRST Lieutenant
| william II. BENJAMIN elected captain, Second
Lieutenant John w. Williams first lieutenant, and
private Joseph B. Coe second lieutenant.
First Lieutenant George Mcmillan has been elected
captain OF Company H. Twenty.third regiment, and
| First Sergeant Ed. Parker first lieutenant.
Mr.. Geo. Schafer has been appointed quaitermastcr
to the First regiment artillery vice Frederick Mah
| stadt resigned
| Ex-First Lieutenant Peter J. Bogcrt. OF Company
| A. Seventh regiment last Monday evening pre-
| scnted by his old comrades with complimentary
| letter and resolutions, beautifully enVroSscd and
encased in massive frame Of great costliness. The
chairman Of the testimonial committee, Sergeant
Baker, in announcing the labors Of the committee at
an end addressed the company In terms very comp-
mentary to the recipient OF the testimonial captain
| Richard Allison made the presentation speech.
which was quite happily responded 10 by Lieutenant
Bogcrt.
The right wing OF the Twelfth regiment drilled at
the state Arsenal last Monday evening, and the LEFT
wing on Friday evening.
Governor Fenton 10 make an examination OF various
Kinds of breech loading having been completed,
they have been dismissed with thanks by GovernOr
Fenton. ,.,
A petition 90 the Legislature praying that body 10
mass the bill introduced by Assembly man Riley.
which compels the Park Commissioners 10 set aside
a plot OF ground In the Park for parade ground on
the First division National Guard Is now extensively
circulating throughout all the commands oI the divi-
sion. II will be sent 10 Albany with over twenty
thousand Names
Great preparations are being made for the grand
promenade concert OF the seventh regiment winch
Is 10 take place at the Academy OF Music on the even
ing Of the 10th inst. The regiment VIII appear III
their new full dress uniform on the occasion. The
affair will be very select, and VIII undoubtedly De
the event OF its Kind Of the season.
In company order, under date OF the 2stn ult,
CAPTAIN Richard Allison, of Company A, seventh
regiment exeInpts from detail until October 1865
sergeant swift Corporal Kidder, Privatcs Andrews
Berge Blish, Donaldson, Gefory, Hayden and way
they having attended all the drills durng the past