The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-06
MILITARY NOTES.

The question OF the tax exemptions In the National
Guard, which has been discussed win considerable
acrimony pro and or late, Will doubtless soon
be settled. Major General Woodward states tnat in
order TO obtain an authoritative decision in the mat
ter of .tax exemptions and TO save AL expense to
the members OF the command. the Major General
commanding caused suit TO be brought on ms own
account az test case, against the Board vi Asses
sors. The case heard at the Special Term OF the
Supreme Court. he'd in October, by Judge GIL ert
who directed that mandamus issue to the Board OF
Assessors directing them 10 allow the customary eX-
emption 10 each member OF the National Guard
From this decision, however, The Board has
appealed to the General Term OF the Sd
preme Court, which VIII be neld In De-
cemDer. Tho decision that shall then be
rendered VIII be duly announced, and members OF
the National Guard VINO are entitled 10 exemption
can safely delay the payment OF their taxes until
after this decision on account OF this litigation
the collector mas consented TO the penalty for
non payment which would otherwise attach on De-
cember 10. II the judgment OF the SPECIAL Term Is
sustained the exemption provl led by law VIII be
allowed by the Board OF Assessors to each member
OF the National Guard without expense, upon pro-
per proof of LIS beng entitled thereto.
Strong efforts being made 10 Induce General
Varian to withdraw has resignation as brgaacr OF
the Third brigade.
one OF tne origades OF the FIRST division viii 90
zap In oaioon IN n week or so. IL has been dc.
0ded a Albany TO abolish IL completely Won't the
OLD clo men have good time OF 1t II that section
OF tae military code prohibiting the second hand
uatiic OF uniforms can be gotten over
On Tuesday evening tue court OF inquiry ordered
In The Seventy first re- incnt few weeks ago lfi-
vestigate the charges made AGAINST several oil the
members VINO dlsgraced their uniforms IN a way
that has already been described IN these columns
met at tbs AInory. The result OF the investigation
has not Us Set been made pubic. very unreliable
authority states lnat the men Summoned cooked
upon Tie aiiair as good deal OF iarce.n
An election Tor colonel Will be held In the
thirteenth regiment on wednesday neXt. This coln-
maud gives areelmental reception at the Academy
OF Music, BROOKLYN on the 2lsl.
WHAT a farce is the state Examining Boardl 1t
has had several sessions ana OF all the officers
dgred before it only one put in an appearance ana
he was not examined very thoroughly owing TO
"eXtenuatng clrcumstances.n Won't the Legls
lature attend TO this matter next month and
authorize the appointment OF board that viii have
the power OF Itself TO summon and make those
officers appear before 1t whom they may deem
"Wortlyn VI an eXaminatlonf
The reception Oh Tie seventh regiment at the
Academy OF Music on the evening OF the 10th inst.
VIII, II the preparations tnat are beng made for 1t
can oe taken as criterion TO Judge by be the most
magnificent affair OF Its Kind Inat has ever taken
place IN this city. The tickets have been limited to
twelve hundred, each admitting lady anu gentle
man, ana TWO hundred and fifty extra tickets each
admitting one lady. SO as to MAKE the AFFAIR as
select as possible, 1T has beeu decided that each
ticket must bear the name or the gentleman to whom
II Is issued, and III the case oi non-member, tue
name OF the member OF the regiment or veteran
memoer upon whose recommendation he Obtained
1t. The members OF tue regiment expected TO
appear In full uniform and ciizens IN Iull dress.
The sale OF the boxes at the Academy Tor evening
OF the reception VIII take place az the armory
Saturday evening next.
The following changes have taken place In the Ma
tonal Guard during the past week.
Second Reqtnaent or Caoairp.-Henry McManus to
be first lieutenant, December ~, 1865, vice G. III.
Williamson, resigned; David G. Bennett to be cap
tain. september 4, 1869, vice q. 5. Kouwenhoyen,
September A. 1869, Vice w. X. Voorhees,, resigned
Nicholas l.. Rapeyea to be second lieutenant, Sep
TENDER T. 1869, vice David G. Bennett, promoted
T7strtee,th Regtee,u or hvanng.-Henry NJ.
Storrs, D. D., to be chaplain May %, 1865, Vice
be quartermaster FIRST lieuenanu July 10, 1859, vice
Charles r. Quick. promoted TO Second division
stan samuel Richards 10 be adjutant first lieu
tenant, July -, 1859, vice Clarence Stanley, re-
signed; Ava W. Powell to be captain, August s.
1909, vice Philip II. BrIgas pronoted; John Pedron-
Ava W. Powell, promoted.
Fourteenth Reginsent MISREPRESENTATION II. De-
Bevolse to be colonel, August 10, 1862 vice Edward
b. Fowler. resigned henry f. Head TO be lieutenant
colonel, August lG, 1869, wee William IL. Deieyolse
promoted; James Mcl4eer TO be major, August IT,
1863, vice Henry 4. lead. promoted.
TtCeatb-titgu heGDe1tt u ff,1ltfg-John c. Good
ridge to be assistant surgeon thrst neutenant, sep
lie nber 80 1869, vice q. ii. II. Bennett resigned;
Norman Seayer, ID. d. 10 be chaplain, September u,
1850, vice 7. j. IL. Myers, resigned.
Tlce3tg-et9hth ReJilatnt OF iaJanffH-Lambert
Hundt to ne first lieutenant, February /, 1865. vice
il. Thai, removed from Stale; lliam W. Wander.
hoor TO be second lieutenant, December O, 1866,
vice Lambert Hundt, promoted; Henry Knkel
TO be first lieutenant december IL, 1861,
vice EltZeDtrker resigned George Matleru
TO ne second lieutenant, December II, 1867. vice
Henry Kinkel, promoted; Phliip Bremen TO be
second lieutenant, March IA, 1865, vice JoRG Wa2-
ner, resigned; william link 70 be first lieutenant
yuy 10, 1885, vice John Straus, resigned; August
Koerner TO be second lieutenant August 5, 1869,
vice q. Adam BUTLER, resigned, John Z. Meyer to be
nrst lieutenant, August 10, 1862 vice W. w. Neld-
man, resigned; Joseph Burger to be colonel August
20, 1862 vice Caspar Urban, resigned Bernhard
Wilhem to be assistant surgeon first teuenaut),
September l. 1859, vice A. Hotteurotn, resigned;
September 6. 1859, vice August Fischer. resigned;
Alba Gustav Pape TO he Godrtermaster (Hist iien
tenanD september 10, 1859, vice q. VolcSner, re-
signed; Charles II. Koch TO be captain. September
%, 1862 vice Jacob Weber, resigned; Charles f.
Peters to be rst lieutenant, september %, 1859 vice
Charles II. kocn, promoted; Charles Schultz
to be second lieutenant, september o.
1869. vice Louis Sandhausen, To be first
lieutenant, September %, 1859 vice Henry
kugeler, resigned; George Held 10 be second lieu
tenant September 49, 1859, Vice Louis Sandhauoen
promoted; Frederick W. 0benier TO be major, Octo-
Der ii, 1869, vice Joseph Burger promoted.
BdftdttOyi--Thirfl-Secon Regiment o. IJlfdnt.N.--
Frederick j. Karcher to be captain by brevet, June
TO- 1859; Thomas u. Butler 10 be quaitermaster (lrss
leutenan), July ~, 1S6o-origlnal vacancy; Joseph
Seitz be commlssary OF subsistence lll5G liegten
ant, July 10, 1859 original vacancy.
FoftF-seDeiWt Regtntent or IiJinhp.-Georgo f.
Orion to be captain, June IS, 1859, vice Thomas s.
Cooper resigned; Guy 4. Gosman to be adJutant
tst lieuenant July - 1852, vsce George i. orion.
promoted.
FyJIg-s1sh Regiment Of Infantrg--Alan O. Bush
TO he MAJOR, July Is, 1869, wee John L. Hough,
kigned.
TIE GREAT POWDER AXFL3.EOg IN CALL