The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10
INDIANA'S ARMAMENT.
Reports Of the Adjutant General and
the Quartermaster Gen.
eral of State.
"ln Time of Pence Prepare for War;" is The
Moral of Their Exhibits.
Adjutant Generals Report.

Der 81, 1876. The report states that the
unorganized condition of the militia Of the
state renders it impossible 10 form any
adequate idea of the number of independent
companies who are maintaining their organ
izations. These companies are organized as
library and other similar associations are
formed, and arms are furnished them
on their filing with the ouarternlas-
ter general the bond OF the town
or city conditioned for the safe keeping and
return of such arms and here all official
intercourse with the company ends.
The report points the frequent loss of
arms by the disbanding of companies and
says that it is time the state holds the bonds
of tewns and cities for the arms thus dis
tributed. The adjutant general says ne has
yet to learn OF a single instance where suit
has been brought TO recover either the arms
or damages resulting from their loss. He
would therefore most earnestly renew his
recommendation of two years ago. that
the legislature should provide by law
for the organization of such military force
as will enable the executive to comply with
his constitutional obligation which requires
that he shall take care that the laws are
faithfully executed"
The report makes reference to the strike
on the Ohio and Mississippi road last sum-
mer and the services rendered by the Logan
greys of IOganspOrt and the Peru guards in
response TO the call of the governor. The
expense attending this movement was
81, 66I. 60. The adjutaut general has
issued within the last two years
certificates for the payment of
claims for services rendered the state in the
Indiana legion and other military organiza-
tons in the service of the state during the
war; numbered from l, 1876 to l, 155 inclusive,
amounting in the aggregate 10 S133.25.
Applications from AL parts of the United
States are daily received where Indiana sol
diers have emigrated for certified copies of
their records 20 supply the place of lost dis
charges Many of the counties in this state
are still paying local bounties to volunteers
and certificates of enlistments and credits
are almost daily demanded by the applicants
or by county authorities.
Quartermaster Generals Report
Samuel Beck, quartermaster general of
state. submitted his report for the year end
ing December 81. 1876, to the governor yes
terday. The fol owing is copiOus abstract
thereof:
The following arms and accoutrements are
in the hands of various military orgaliza-
tons as shown by bonds filed in the office:
Indiana university, Bloomington, 100
Springfield muskets; Martinsville guards.
Martinsyille, 100 muskets: Emmett guards,
Indianapolis 60 Springfield rifles; Indanap
oils National guards, l20 guns and accoutre-
ments; Lafayette guards, Lafayette, so
Springfield rifles; Fort Wayne light guards,
Fort Wayne, 80 Springfield muskets and
requirements; Prairie City guards, Terre
Haute. 100 Spnnefeld rifles; Rockville
guards, 60 Enfield rifles; Newcastle guards,
60 Springfield muskets; Angola zouayes,
90 Springfield rifle muskets; Col
lege guards, Indianapolis, 100
guns; Vincennes National guards. so
Springfi, Id T he muske South Bend rifle
company. 50 Enfield rifle muskets; Wave
land guards, so Springfield rifle muskets;
Laporte zouayes. so Springfield mu,keis;
New Albany guards, so Springfield muskets;
Evansville ZOuaves, 100 Springfield rifles:
louisville zouave guards, 40 rifle muskets:
Huntington light guards. 20 Sprinfield rifles;
Charlottesville guards so Springfield breech-
loading rifles; Fort Wayne cadets.
so breech-lOading Springfield rifles: Indian
apolis high school cadets so
Springfield breech-loading rifles Lo-
gansport greys, 40 Springfield b. |. rifles:
Greensburg light gusrdss6U Springfield b. ].
rifles; indianapolis centennial cadets 40
Springfield b. ]. rifles; LAGRANGE light guards,
90 Springfield b. |. rifles and FIVE swords;
Greencastle guards, 20 Springfield b. J. rifles;
Peru greys 10 Springfield b. l. rifles;
Pulaski guards, 60 Springfield rifles; Della
ware guards, Muncie 80 Springfield b. ].
rifles; Benton county cavalry company, Pow
Ter, 100 cavalry sabres; Jackson guards, Tip
DtCdllOC y, lilies. J6UtI-
sonville rifles, 30 Springfield b. J. rifles;
Greencastle college, $50 Springfield b. |.
rifles
BORROWED THUNDER
The following cannon are in possession of
the parties named: One six pound iron can
non and implements General T. w Bennett.
Liberty; one Mexican cannon. NJ. +. Collier,
Kendalville; one six pound iron cannon,
Ma or r. II. Preston, Madison; one six
pound bronze cannon. General Cruft, Terre
Haute; one six pound iron cannon, Colonel
| A. NJ. Tucker. Goshen; one six pound iron
cannon, Major J. IL. Popp Richmond; one
six pound iron cannon, Colonel SnodgraSs
| Jacksonville; one six pound iron cannon,
| 5. J. Welton, Covington; one six pound
bronze cannon, Captain J. w. Robb, Lafay-
! cite.
ARMS AND ANMuSIrIoN
The report also furnishes an invoice Of
| stores at the state arsenal, aInongAyhich are
| the following: Calling guns, 40 Spring.
b. ]. rifles, calibre As; 60 Spring. b. ]. rifles
calibre so; &c Spencer rifles, 800 Enfield
| rifles. $50 Spring. rides, $50 cavalry sabres,
| IL sargeants' sabres, 200 old guns, No 8
guns, (bronze,) No. 6 gun, trophy, No.
| field guns, 4 No. 6 carriages, No. IL Gals
sons.
| An invoice of stores at the United States
| arsenal in this city salso given Among them
the following: $50 Enfield rife muskets,
cal. IS. rusty; 40 Springfield b. !. rifles; 716
Kitridge carbines; 423 cavalry sabres; 40
| Spencer rifles. rusty; 1000 Cluler pyramid
metallic cartridges; 500 blank cartridges, cal.
A, paper, for pistols; |. 900 blank cartridges.
cal 60. paper, for muskets 262 rim pointed
| Spencer metallic cartridges; Calling guns;
1000 As cal. cartridges; $500 blank cart
ridges; 500 blank cartridges; 200 Spencer
rife cartridge. fr r
SENSIBLE Recommendations.
| The report refers to the unsafe, unsuitable
and insecure condition of the state arsenal
building, and states that there are now five
military companies drilling In the arsenal,
| through whose carelessness loss has occurred.
| The report recommends that the state ex-
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