The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
FOrR REGTsFNrs wIrED orr.
The Views OF the Comma udlna Onicrs- OF the
ENtinRuished Rt eimrnt-.

This morning Gen. Shnler will formally
order the immediate must ering out cf the Fifty-
hith, se cnty-nin,h. Eishty- fourth, and Ninety
sixth Hegkncnts of infantry, In obedience to In
siructions from Altany. Col. Laing of the Sew
enty-ninth and other officers returned yeetcrdHy
from Albany. where they had made frultless
efforts to procure the rev vocation OF the edict OF
disbandment. Onlcers of these regiments say
there are oilers In the National Guard In this city
and brooklyn that have been undisiurbcd. AID
vet arc considerably SIN alIer In numbers Col
COnkling says that the AUTHORITIES entirely misap-
pretended the condition Of the Kiehty-fourtn ur
the disbaudmcnt would not have been ordered.
Bv mi-t'ko nearly forty men appearcd In tho
everlng for tho f1ll Inspection. which wa. H. ado
in The afternoon, and tho regiment wac thereby
credited with that number less than " ought to
havo had. lie ms since chll4ted thirty i've. and
the tOtl makes the regiment larger thrn I've
others IN The two divisions. The Colonel raised
the Eightl fourth at his own expense IN 1853. IL
went through several camp igns with credit,
and many ~ tho veterans are still ~ ita ranks.
Col Conklin9 aida that the annual coat OF his
AO men to the city IL Just tho Cust uf four
policemen. Col. Laing III, i to have the Eighty
fourth consolidated with tho seventy ninth
under the numerical designation Of the latter
but IN that also he failed. Col Coukltng Avs nc
viii make no efforts to lreveut the di-lOndm mt
uf III regiment, although hc regards the order
% great mistake.
Tho alleged reason for dlsbandmont Ia that
the city his had to Uay tIo much Tor armurlcB
for the numerous rcgimcnta. Tue Ninety-siXth
was In a building owaed by the city and cost II
say, WIS Ahout to move into building on
which there isNct two years lease, for whi h tho
ciiy will be compelled to pay rent. Officers sas,
however,. that the enormous rcits of 0rmories
occupied hy some reei;s ent- we're iuiStcd upon
the city ON polii iahs IN the old RUG days, aud
thnt thcy have long strugrlcd for a sy-tcm of
brigade Armories t. be owned by the II tc, m
steady oi the costly armoriee that nre lcsetd by
tho citv.
In 1851 the city had thirty infantry, cav Try.
and Ar,illbiy scgiiucuts which Ncre provided ior
! At small expense. THE city has grow ereatiy
/ 4iuVs Ia zptt hN that tl.f nine
regiments left viii be in-uiiicicnt tu prutcot tue
| city In case Of another riot Ike that Vf l~it.
The nine regiments remaining arr To b. re-
organized INTO three biigades. "a follows; First
Brigade. flith. Twelfth and Twenty second
| Kegtinents second brigade, Ninth, Eleventh,
| Il SeNcniy ntst; Third Brigade. seventh.
/ Eighth, aud Sixty-nin,h. Battery OF the
| second Division has l-p hccn disbaudcd. hut
! although thr whole division Ia schrrcy larger
/ Khan one OF the aDcve named bricrd-s IA the
/ First NNi.inu nnt one of the small inf intY or-
/ gauiZatIouz hu- been wiped out Oihcci- SAY
| tn touptrol'rr Green la, paid no afmoiN rent
~ this citv T. Nehr~, his opinion heing that all
| the ar,uury icasc- are tlal