The New York herald., 1869-02-14
MILITARY NOTES.

Brgadier General James McQuade, Inspector Gene
raj National Guard OF New York, is placed on active
duty and pay from January l.. The place and pay
are good
Brigader General John Williams, OF Rochester, Is
appointed Major General OF the Seventh Division. N
G. S. N. Y. Ahl
insignificant officers of the regular army. who
valnly try to ape the style and manner OF the 'Oss
Gauds, you know,' and lounge about the hotels OF
the city, are loud in their abuse OF the proposed re-
duction OF that monstrous humbug "the army" 1t
will be hard IL they compelled TO their bread
by hard work, like other people; but who will sym
pathize with the brave men Of the grand army OF
the Union who enlisted at the close OF the war in
pectation OF promotion and found themselves
cheated starved and nsulted by the brevetted inca
pables placed over them
The Fourth regiment Veteran Zouaves, will have
battalion drill at the armory, 6l9 sixth avenue,
Friday night.
The death OF Lieutenant william j. Morrison.
Eighth regiment. National Guard, causes a vacancy
in company which will be filed by election at
the armory on Friday evening next.
Tie Eighth regiment, Colonel William 5. Carr. pro-
pose giving a complimentary hop, military and civic,
to the excellent bandmaster OF the corps, on tomor-
row week. at the armory, corner OF Grand and
Centre streets Mr.. Matthew j.. O'Brien Is good
musician and officer, and this ball will doubtless be
well attended by his numerous friends In the Second
division.
The quarterly meeting OF the board OF officers OF
the FIRST cavalry, National Guard, Colonel Brinker.
will take place the sd inst, at the house OF the
Lieutenant Colonel. This regiment formed a widows
and orphans fund for the benefit OF members. A
brigade court martial IL ordered In the cavalry for
trial OF officers. Il Will convene on the 10Th inst.
at the arm0ry OF the First cavalry. The court Will
be composed OF Colonel Henry Brinker, Major +. w.
Schlnal and Adjutant David d. BayiIe.
In compance with Special orders No. 4, Brigade
HeadQus rters, February 0, the commissioned officers
OF the Seventyninth regiment VIII assemble at the
regimenta armory on Thursday evening, February
Is 1862 at eight O'clock for the purpose of electng
a colonel In pace OF Colonel and Breyet Brigadier
General A. Farnsworth.
the officers OF the Chasseurs assembled recently
In this city and glorined themselves muchly. Tney
said that when an oflcer left the regiment In the
ned the privates cried. What muifs the men
what spoons the officers ! IL may nave occurred
however, tears VIII sometimes come unbidden; but
there Is not sucn an instance In the written record OF
the war.
A regimentaI court martial or the Ninth Reg-
men National Guard Is appointed to convene at tue
armory on the LIST OF March, at O'Clock r. NJ, for
prvates OF the regiment. Major William II. Seward
will be president OF the court Drills OF this regl-
ment will be continued at the regimental armory,
by battalions OF three companies, In the following
i5 tuesday, February % Mondays, March s Is,
~ 20, April IL, TO- Companies ID, A, and I,
Thursdays, February is, 25 March IL, is.
25, April 8, 10, %. Companies +, II, and @,
April ., 49, 20. Under alternate commands OF
Lieutenant Colonel Charles X Braine and Major Will
liam seward, Jr.
Captains william Q. Barws and John Raper hav.
ing rendered their resgnations granted leave Of
absence until such time as an acceptance may be
ceived from General Headquarters which 10 severe
on the captains. The Ninth Is prctentious, and the
battalion drills ordered above will be looked AFTER