The New York herald., 1869-03-01
MILITARY NOTES.

Second Lieutenant John G. Barker, OF Company
F. Eighth regiment, has been elected captain OF the
company, vice william II. McIntre, resigned. Scr.
geant l.. A. Meyers was elected second lieutenant.
Last October Company G. Eighth regimeh., chai-
lenged Company 10 friendly drill In Upton's
tactics, and Company accepted the challenge and
appointed the 4th Of March for the contest on the
same evening the best drilled private in Company x
viii be presented with gold medal.
The First regiment cavalry will assemble by d.
vision, In full uniform. at the National Assembly
Rooms, Fortyfourth street. between Eighth and
Ninth avenues, on the following named days:-
Troops A, q and G, Monday. March 1; d, and F.,
Thursday. March IL; g, and X, Monday April 8, at
nalfpast seven O'Clock p. NJ. Exhibition drills for
the gold medal offered by the regmental COM
mander to the best drilled troops Will take place in
April.
At an election held at the Armory Of the Eighth
regiment during the week, company G chose Ser
eeant John p. Leslie second lieutenant vice VIM.
J. Morrison, deceased.
The following committees for the present year have
been appointed In the board OF officers Of the Twenty
second ACCOMPLISHMENTS Major Camp, chairman,
Captains Cullen, Lockwood Clauranaet and Lieu
tenant Tate: Armory, Captain wingate, chairman,
Lieutenant Franklin; Music, Lieutenant Laird.
chairman. Leuienants Austin and stiles; on State
vose and Lieutenant Briggs. Great preparations
are being made by this command for the grand ball
The tickets, which have just been issued are In great
demand.
Major Henry Eli. Roehr has formally assumed
command OF the new battalion IN the second
division. which is TO be known the Thrty-second
regiment attached 10 the Eleventh brigade.
An entire new company, numbering sixty men,
were mustered into the firty-sixth regiment on
Tuesday last The company paradcd on Belford
pew cnfVu ira Inn pnl rxl n m 1
James NJ. Page, first lieutenant; q. H. Rice, second
ON Tuesday evening last an election was held at
the arinory OF the First regiment Brigader General
varan presiding to MI the position OF colonel made
also 70 6ii other vacancies as they occurred. Lieu.
tenant Colonel John X Periey was elected Colonel,
and Major Anar r. Webster lieutenant colonel by
| Unanimous vote. Captain Henry q. PcrIoy, OF
company q. was elected major. One Of the Officers
present. who was elected last October. was debaTed
| commission. There ~ q bundcrer somewhere who
ought TO be hauled over the Goals for causing this
/ unpleasant circumstance.
Company 4. OF the twelfth regiment, have passed
resolutions 10 show that their desire TO be trans
lerred 10 the Twenty.second regiment was not
prompted by any III feeling toward Lieutenant Colo
mel McAfee, and appoint = committee TO confer
with him on the subject
The following promotions have taken placc IN the
Niney-sxth reglIncnt:-Major ,. Porter " be lieu
tenant colonel; Captain John r. Camp to be major;
Second Lieutenant James 4. Franklin % Be irst
lieutenant; Sergeant Edward H. Cunningham 10 be
second Lieutenant; First Sergeant william q. Besson
70 bc adutanf; Lieutenant William Z. rogers TO be
quarcrmastcr. Lieutenant Robert parioe Jr., 10 be
cominissary: Rev. Dr. Robert u. Booth u be chap
lain.
Company q. Eighth regiment were '.surpriscd- on
wednesday evening last by about fifty yod1g lalies,
VINO demanded an unconditional surrender, and of
course got H. The result was lively time 10 the
way way OF dancing aud an excellent snppef, and all
that sort of thing.
The Albany Burresses Corps, the pioneer Of uni-
formed military organizations IN thla Atate viii
eavc Albany on Tuesday morning next on their way
70 washington to bc present at the mai 2lration III
PRESIDENT Grant. They are 10 be rcceiy1d by Gen.
eral Grant al his headquarters at noon a Weducs-
aay. Tue CORPS, twelve years ago were present nj
tne inauguration or James Buchanan. and were
hgnly c0mpimented for their soldlerly appearance.
Ihelohowing IN The line OF march on redcning New
f0rk:--Leaye Albany f0:I5 A. N. Tuesdky and ar.
| rive at IhiTtieth street depot nv ,ludson River
kaIirosd Al $50 y. NJ: march up THenty-ninth
street 70 Ninth avenue. down Ninth ayen1e 10 Twen-
tytnird street up Twenty third street d rifh ave
nue., down Fifth avenue 10 wayerey plate, up Wa
| verley place W BROADWAY down lroad4ay ia Ne
| trop0tnn Hotel for dinner. Afrer dinrJr reform
| march down BROADWAY 10 Canal street lorn Cana
to West street through West street n Ipes
street fsrry and cross 10 Jersey City
The ball OF Company v, Forty y-seyrprk regiment
| OF BROOKLYN, promises 70 be one OF lie praudee
anaifE Of the season. On that occasfoI tbe (}revy
VIII appear for the nrst time In their skleudtd uev
dress uniform. Attention :"