New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-28
THE STATE MILITIA.

The annual report of lnspectOr-General Oh
ver which has just been issued, places the present
strength OF the State National Guard 200 officers
and men, 42s2 less than 1t in 1881. In regard to
the efficiency OF the regiments in tnls city aud Brook
Iyu 100 being taken the maximum the standing OF
the 22d Regiment Is placed az rs. and the Or
Ranization is commended for it's discipline and
drill. The standing OF the 23d Regiment ia
placed at "a. The standing OF the TIN is 70, Oeing
third IN order OF merit The 10Th Regiment comes next,
MIN 20 ana the l3Lh OF Bro kiyn follows with Os
me oher regiments of the city and Brooklyn nave lower
saalnes the lowest being the 32d, of brooklyn which
or th" two Buffalo regiments the standing Of the 65th
placed at 52 and the 74th at 81 The report says
spr aeady noted there y very healthy military
tendeI by large number OF people, Including many
officers OF the Army and National Guard It quite evil
1J tnai the present force or the tona Guard IN Bur
ialo is fully adequate to the necessities Of that locality
VI me separate companies the 9th, OF Troy has the
mehest standing, 81 Ueisg the number assigned H. The
report says OF this Organiza lon d" Tne conn and Is
The proficiency attained in ali points practicable il
mAfKaoe' and unsurpassed by any command IN the
The 49, the separate company Of WATERFOWL. IA ranked
next or this company General Oliver says: The
COMPANY II undoubtedly one Of the best in the stae
comparison Of It's lre OF merit with mat Of the 35th
battalion before dlsDaLdment will snow the WIS lOn OF
OF the "a separate Company, Of Auburn, the following
report Is nad"; Ihe company IA but year DID, hut
ALREADY ranks hl@h the having the steadiues3 OF
Ia soldiers and iInbued with the true military spirit
commented. Is Company. l0tn Separate BqttaOn, or
Albany - spoken Of as follows; i" This command Is
comp scd ol most excellent class Of young men, very
efficient and well instructed"
The llth Separate Company, OF Mount Vernon Is
spoken OF as composed OF young farhers aud BUSINESS
men II" good phys que rule, and quite well set up,
7-CCau5 ana under GOOD discipline
or me 4l-t sroGrate Company, OF Syracuse the Tepo
~ promising military element
syracuse
Amoug the batteries the Sch, Of Bingampton,
staRds highest. In speaking OF is battery the report
sIys. Captain Olstcad Is com ent aud zeaoua His
officers are above te ayeraee-Quite soldcry and well
instructed
Inc ist Battery, OF this city ranked next and the
men are said o. De- Of good uh -ique and far mte IL
gcloc, well "set up and very steaur p Bait rs,
of nus city, spoken OF very excel cut battery
WIN very go rpctrut commander" 1ne 81 Battery OF
BrooEyn,is sld 20 be- most excellent Csmmaad,con-
posed OF y-ry good class OF Dung Americans Iar jtu
ba terry, M syracuse ia spoken Of be ug ~ far con-
dlton ana me 20n OF Troy ia said to be "u reduced
abd demUrtlllr0 condition"
tn DE- cumming re rr4l OiyerquOtes the following
from lie rnOr Of Colonel T. f.. kL0debougu, Assistant
Inspector G. neral:
" Although -u.a- drill season las not interviewed
since tue reduction OF hc National Guard, yet already
the b-u -hcla ehcct j. evident I'm cases the only
change IN tue loci force Is in The uumOer AMI better
ass OF recruits enlisted 20 lew anlrs angu.,u
ng from local caus ~ most Instances the existing
rrsOn shows lucrcds, 10 euCy. better esprit
- treated with greater hne-tlty by supervisors and
~ re consideration by the community shan when 10 was
larger but lrss ro.dCrIy.'