The New York herald., 1870-11-23
MILITARY CHTT-CHAT.

Tho driTl ecason mas openoo IN muRuWocnt style,
and tnanks to the Efforts OF the various company
.,,,,,ru committees. the recruiting has been very
'....s aimee october. The seventh regiment es.
,,ac,arv has done wonders in this respect The
r,gnth company cast out Its nets a few weeks ago
ana has already made haul OF sixteen as fine specl.
mems OF military fish as could well be
found about town. The Third company got
It's back up when 1t heard this, and SO
all It's old friends, who had shouidered
the musket In It's ranks years ago. when they were
not so old looking as they are new, held meeting
ana determined TO make the company as rull In
point OF numbers as any other company In the COM
mand Even Colonel Price promised to Join the
ranks until he could get asubstitute. Quartermaster
Bob Weed also put his foot down ana pledged his
WORD 10 make the old thing work smoothly, no
matter what 1t cost, even though he should have to
sacrifice that idea OF his about that beautiful
nag. Bob Is Third company man all over, and
didn't relish Its standing at the last Inspection and
II he and Pine and all the other old chums OF Com.
pany can't make Its complement a. large as tho
largest In the regiment. then the boys had better
give up the ghost Company has good officers
ana splendid set OF fellows In the ranks, and the
now recruits Will have no occasion to regret joining
the "band OF brothers.n In this connection 1t may
be mentioned that the fact OF the Ninth having got
ahead Ol the seventh by ono count last inspection
has been productive OF much good Each company
s on tle alert lor next year, ana II things 90
.ney ~ a,c & now going the Ninth VIII have an awful
aF-h work OF u next October 10 get even with the
Scvcnth'S big grand total.
They DO say that Captain Kippis to be the Ad'u.
taht ol the Snandey Legion. kpp VIII make things
lively there he gets his discipline mind 10 work on
those black pants and blue overcoats and even GEN
cTAi IWeed VIII have TO Toe the mark IN good order.
But suppose the Captains company should turn out
tne same day as the Legion, what would he doi
difference by amalgamating his grays with the other
lolksY Tnere would be lots OF fun II he'd take tile
noaion INTO his head, and then one OF the Fourth
company boys might draw prize, which would be
aegravating 10 the other companies y0n know.
Contrary to general expectation that Little rew
l.yddy has not created fuss In the Sixty. ninth
regiment The company to which Mr.. Lyddy be-
longs got Its money, had It's cxhplton, and believes
that II Is nobody's business what il does long
~ acs honestly Which u about the very best thing
Sergeant David Sullivan, Of the Eighth regiment.
has asaln refused to be candidate for that vacant
.,y oaptaincy IN q German regiment. When the
seriously OF putting" himself in the hands OF his
friends, alter the political fashion; but he new
positlvely declines the homer rendered him. The
fact Of the matter Is he could not master enough
German TO be sociabe with his new company,
sWle gehIcs'' ana "Zwei iager' as well a, a Hobo
kenite. Now. what is to become Of that horse aud
saddle and Wellington boots aud sabre? Is there to
There IL q movement on foot by which all the
regiments OF the FIRST division Will this winter go
through regular course OF Instruction In rifle prac-
tlce III order " make reglmental contest In firing
after the Wimp edon fashion, practicable next
spring. The movement Is bolsered up by an the
coIonels OF the dl ison, ana soon as each COM
mand shall have got Its complement Of Rcmingtons
the drill wiii se begun. The benefit OF this pro-
ject 10 the militia will he incalcuable. There ls
scarcely one man in hundred in the division
VINO mas fired 90 his musket since he joined the
mllitla Splendid marching and magnificent wheel
ings ana all that sort OF thlng are certainly TO be
commended IN any regiment but II 1t does not know
now, practically to make use OF It's musKets 1t Is OF
very little good In the long
Ihere IS good deal OF feeling manifested in
on Washngton's Birthday. IL is understood no or.
der VIII be issued rom headquarters the First d
vision and that each regiment commandant is at
liberty TO order out his command or not lust as he
pleases. People who find Iant with this coatend
that Washlngtons memory Is last being forgotten,
wont TO celebrate 1t with pomp and circumstance
What can the matter bea
Several young men Of the upper classes, who have
their own saddle horses and are good riders have
put the head together to form first class cavalry
regiment. They are endeavorng to get together all
the young men IN the city who have their horses
only, and SO Tar their success his en- quite graLi.
lying. They claim that IN the South before the war
the militia cavalry regiments were composed almost
entirely OF gentlemen who had their own horses
and knew how 70 ride them, and that the system
worked admirably Nobody can deny that II this
movement should meet with success the new reg
ment VIII be very desirable addition to our cav
airy, which IS the laughing stock OF every parade;
tor the horses are for the most part accustomed TO
jogging before grocery carts or lumber wagons, and
are consequently u trained, clumsy and Of every
them can scarcely keep in their saddles while the
horses are Wa king.
There VIII be no parade OF the militia on Thanks.
giving Day. -
! Colonel Clark has not resigned. WHAT'S more he
doesn't intend to. So those fellows who have been
expecting 70 get into his shoes had better look in
other quarters Tor a pair oi eagles.
The next time general parade is ordered Surgeon
General Roder intends 10 20 on The homeopathic
plan with lUs medicines. He had many sweet
things IN his magical chest last parade day that
all hls friends got sick as TO get dose or two.
Captain Van Wyck, or the Ninth, denies that his
mIstache lnterlcres on a windy day with the front
rank OF his company. The company Is the largest
IN tie reSmenr, a;d don't break front for anything.
Major Hitchcock or the Ninth, has resigned, or Is
20 resign, they say, TO make way for somebody else
WY
1t is announced on pretty good authority that the
Seyentyninth and Eighty.lourth regiments are TO be
amagamated. Ii this be 80, VINO Will the colonel or
the new regiment be2