The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-18

The members OF Company /, Twelfth regiment
n. G. s. N. w. presented Lieutenant John Il. Dowle.
on Friday evening with gold watch and chain .
the value OF $780, and Lieutenant ii. b. wilson VIII
beautiful sash.
Captain James J. Emerson, Twenty sixth United
States infantry, was recently tried by general cour
martial and found guilty OF having presented {
fraudulent clam to an officer Of the Freedmens
Bureau. He was sentenced TO be cashiered and the
President has approved the sentence.
The members Of the Guy Guard, OF Jersey City,
gave promenade concert and hop Of the Rink cor
ner Montgomery and Henderson streets, on wednes.
day last. The affair was q brilliant success Among
the guests present Governor Ward and star and
Major f. II. Kent and the officers or the Washington
Grays. Grafuhas' band supplied the music
Inc First Boston regiment Of infantry had a field
discipline was any Improvement manifested, and In
fact the regiment appeared to be held together very
loosely.
What Ia the reason the National Guard are not fur
nlshed with breech-ioading riles2 The old fash
Toned wear ons with which our regiments are
supplied would he comparatively useless IN the event
OF o war. General Grant bus declared thut the rihe
with which the regulars are now armed is the best
IN word. II IL ccrta My super. To the Cnassc-
pot the sly der or The prussian necd. gun. There
is tn refore 10 room for hesitation on the part or
tie state authorities. IL IL important that our local
troops should be armed with lie BEST weapons.
The War Department has issued An order directing
depsrtme 1T commanders To report all oicers IN their
frequent gambling houses or induge in other vicious
nats which tend 10 d!squallfy them Tor the proper
discharge Of active military duties In this the sec
rotary VI war taken step In the right rection.
It IL 10 be hoped that II viii put al nj to the dis
graceful scenes tina so frequently happen in the
army Companies OF eXcel!en: troops are TOO often
at the mercy OF drunken and disordeTy officers; but
ow ny to the TACT that the regulations which should
project the solder are dead letter in the army no
redress ~ possible. the Cruer VIII meet with favor
throughout the service.
Company +, THIRD infantry, has been ordered 10
Ia n.tv .ttrtu In frIA
Tue seventy-hlst regiment Will parade IN full dress
Uniform on The 27th lust. Line win be formed on
Thnty-seconu street AicI marching doWn broau-
way the regiment VIII he reviewed by Mayor Hon-
man at the CITY Hall.
onicers OF the National Guard arc invited to At
tend tie dedication OF the memorial statue OF Gen
erai sedgwlck, which viii take place on Wednesday
next at West Point.
Ali tue field aud stan officers OF the First artillery
N. q. ). N. ", were present for inspection aud
muster on Thursday AT rompkins square.
lne resignation OF the following named offcers In
the National Guard State OF New ork, have been
cepted by the Commander In Chief during the week
ending october l0:-rwenty-fourti infantry-Quar-
termsster ueorge d. smith october .; Forty fourth
seventy fourth iniantry-oecond Lieutenant q. II.
Lyle, October 5.
n. y, captain Cornwel, have adopted o new full
dress UNIFORM and will appear in IL on their next
promenade concert. The light gray coat, trimmed
VIA adj much 70 the appearance Of thu men.
all be seen by the subjoined order that the con.
trOEersy respecting the command OF the Second dvi
sion il likely 10 DC soon settled
SPECIAL oRrTns-No. ~.
GESEEAL HEADQUARTERS, STATE % NV fcnK,,
ApIrrASr GENERALS OFFICE, ,
AtHASy, Oct 10, lsss
general court martial VIII NJ the state Arsenal
In the city brooklyn OF New York. ten o'clock
NJ Oh The gh day o. october Ists
practicable fur tho trial of hrigader General Philip
sroeks, ~ Ia Brigade second division, n. a. = Y. v
netali for the .ourt-Malor General Iheodore b. GATES
Fihh DIVISION N. o.; Brsa,ter Gensrsi Brooke Pos,ley
Iir cavaTy brigade, ~ o.; Brgadier General David
Woodruff, Ninth brigade, N. ~. Colonel Emmops CLARK
Seventh regiment Third brigade " o.. Colonel John ard
Jr, Twelfth regiment first brigade ~ o. Major Georg'
schic1en Juige Advocate The stat OF the commanding
OF First br Jade First division, National Guard,
a. pointed Judge Advocate OF the court
cont VIII s WITHOUT r. erencc 70 hours and win al
lourn time 10 time ~ the occasion require.
by srasr Of Tie Gcnam Andef-n-,het,
=. h. MARVIN Adlu.sn; General