, 1881-06-06
MILITIA NOTES.

ltens Of tntercst to tllo Cittzcn So1tllery.
Capt. Charles +. Cnrt, commanding Cot1l-
pa,,y +, Thinl Regiment, at Rochelle, Inns
rendered lls resignation.
There will be meeting Of Companies G
and II, Sixth Regiment, Thursday evening.
Important business Is to be transacted.
Capt. j. N. Buchanan, Company \, First
Infantry, applies fur tho discharge Of private
Frnnk &. bishop, on account Of removal.
Capt. II. q. Purtngton, Company /, First
Regiment, requests tho discharge of Private
". u. Luif oil account OF business relations.
Capt- Z. y. Diehl WIS last Wednesday,
night reelected commander Ut Company II,
First Regiment, By q unanimous vote. Tho
nlecting WIS very enthusiastic.
Charles II. Foster l,as been elected Cap
taln Of Company d. Stxtl, Regiment. ylce
Dukpr. Resigned, md A1p!ouse CaMplon llas
been elected Secontl- Lieutenant.
Company Il, First Infantry Regiment,
Cnpt. 4. d. Smith. enlisted nix new men
within the INST two weeks, and will repeat
to tile extent Of four tliis week.
Capt. u. II. Holmes, Company r, First
Regiment, requests the honorable discharge
Of Private Charles ". Erwin, OIL account Of
t%A" ~ oGif AIE t&fAHA E'>EatNNs
.Secontl-1.lelit. William Allen .has been
has been elected SGcoMtl-I4ieutenant, ut Cont-
pany \, Third Regiment, at Sycamore.
An election will be hell! ut the nrlnory Of
Company IL, First Regiment, June ~, to
cl1unss II SeconH.l.ielttennilt for said Conf
pany, Vice Smith, term Of service expired.
Capt. G. H. Quinn, Company X, First RegI-
mcnt, recommends thu llunUrMbln discharges
Of rrivates Waliaec i. liest aid Z. +. i5nrls.
lhai, Oil ACCOUNT Of removal from The State.
.isergt. g. II. Gnndsrson,, of Company 4,
First Regiment, has won tho CnrsDil medal
three times Iy superior shooting, and c0nsc-
al.cntly the trophy belongs to hllt perlna-
ncntly.
Capt. J. n. Buchanan, Company a, First
Regiment, rSqliests the tlisc!nrGc Of rriynte
Fred u. Miller, for tho good of tho service,
OH account Df tnattentl0n to duty and non.
payment of dues.
Tile veterans Of tho Twelftl, New York
have perfected their organization. niltt l!nve
elected tho following officers: COLONEL, Gen.
Henry A. Weeks; MRjor, Col. John Ward.
Capt. A. d. Smith, Company u. Eirat scgi-
mont, recommends the discharge Ut Sergt.
Charles w. Peck, M Nccount Ut term Of scrv-
leo expired, nill Private Artllnr n. Draper,
Oil account Of Ills continual absences frnn the
city.
Capt. WilliaIq Allen. commanding Com.
for tho dEseharge Ut Sergt. Charles + &!er,
III Atc01tnt of promotion, md Of prfYnlS Mar
tin Powers for the goptl OF tho service, on
account Of "gcneral wortlilcsness.'
Capt. II. G. PnrnRton, Company I. First
,lIeEiin,snt' REQUESTS penMasslon t3 tlroR from
for the reason TINT he has 1eyGr, attended
drill or repDrett for tlntv since liz joinctl the
company, although frequently notified ~ 10
30.
Capt. G. H.. Ingalls, commander Of Com
Pm pnny + Ct tho Twslith Battalion. was ~ tlle
!lis brother, Dr. L. +. lnRails. lilo Inns, the
largest, antl, although organized but Il litt!e
ortr O1iu fear, Gi,e Of the best companies IN
tue First Brlgude.
Lieut., i. $. Munroe. Qunrter,nnster of tic
Tho officers and laen Of TINT command did
mot wnMt volunteer Drigna8 OF, regtmentnl
etlcAtl,pMent this yeAr. i!lthougl. tlia former
was greatly to be desired, providea ~ order
could ~ Issued to that effect, and tho men
could DO put under pay, aisd consequently
discipline. .
A PROMISE FULFILLED.
The following. III regard to Company D Of
the TwSlft bat1ai,lo frG tho % otttW 1
cfal Of The First Ilrlgadu /. n. e., visited Of
tnwn md Inspected Cumpany ID, Twelfth
Regiment, |. N. q. Only twcnty-two men Of
the cUlnpntly reported for Inspection aN4 AlnI.
company be dishnnled. Lieut.. Blanchard
said that 1t 'to would give tho company sixty
days lle would seo that 1t wns brought up III
the required standard. lie wns us E00l III
Ills word. 1Estertlny,the SIXTY days expired
a'Mt lie was nblc to rctDrt forty-ttse etfectiyt'
men a1la three commissioned utlEcers 0n tic
rtls Of Co!npany =, which ptncus IL in first
class condition. C!larles, Il. l'ettit, who re-
signed his .pDsitiDn us First-l t-l.Ientcnnut.. ut
tho personal solicitation OF tho boys re.enllst.
Ell IN the cntllany, and now holds Ills old
pt,sftion as First Sergeant. Tho utmost linr.
r.Dnt nnW uxlSts between the men and oil.
eprs. tlle discipline IL excellent, nid theru IL u
universal tlotermtnntlnt, to becOme onu Of tho
first colnpnntes tn the Stats.
THE FIRST BATTALION Di1LE.
The First Regiment Infantry held Its iirsi
battalion drill Ut the season Frl.lay evening.
| The command was given to nl0ys, ut 7UclOck
| III thu ar1l0ry. tho stnrt was delayed ful
| twenty-five minutes. Mt the ettl Ut which
ttme prt'dably twenty moro nrrlycd. D't1
| ciElt companies were furNlctl, and these wurl
Ssl.alt enough. Companies \ ai1 IL wert
| consolidated, thu former having three MuI
| nilt thu litter tnt,. nila the two Weru placed
under command If Capt; nucl,ana,,, Of \, f"!
present. Company X tltd not show up rs T
| company. The battalion ln0yG.l out 1T the
nrnl0ry ut twunty-ilyu MIMutus past Z, untle,
command Of l4luist. .-Cnl. kIl0x, although Cul
| Swain WIS npuM tht ground iii uniform, MT
proceeded directly tn tho Lake. FHnt Park
south Ut the EXPOSITION auiiding. Abeni i
dnzen plsces Of the 1.eW ruElnental hn,,t
| DMttall0il.