Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-19
WHOLE NO. l0,Hl.

DENUNcIATIoS OF THE MAJoR-GENERAI,
Except one and he was the one that was
DAFT afraid of the reporter. That General
IuTnbuil Is incompetent, we cannot say,
but that he Is deservedly the most unpopu-
lar man IN the National Guard, is a we'll
known fact, which is being proclaimed
from the very housetops. Colonel Sheehan
this morning was instructed to drill the
provisional regiment, which he did after
hls own drill, and is requested to repeat
the same tomorrow morning. This is a
compliment 10 the First Artillery Regi-
ment and their Colonel
Many jokes of practical nature are be-
ing constantly played, and the camp is
kept in continual good humor The pro-
gramme for tomorrow evening is as fol-
lows; a friendly set-to, to a finish,
with soft gloves, between private Seroggs
anu Archie. the culored vocalist ofCompany
Il. That viii be followed by prize waltz be-
tween privates Kunz and Naughton. of G
Company. The following quartet of Com
pany q renders excellent vocal music every
evening Sergeant Miller. Corporal Ke-
mltZer private Desmond and W. McCaslin
The soldiers are well represented at the
beach, especially during the afternoon.
our war correspondent and the Governors
Secretary, Mr.. Moreland. were Yesterday
accorded q compliment seldom given anv
one on the beach, When their portly
forms emerged from the clearinghouse in
closely-fttlng red tights they were escorted
to the beach in regular military styIe bv a
detachment of the First Artillery Regiment.
about seventy-tive strong. This caused
general stampede all along the beach to
that point, all desirCus ofseeing what funny
business was going on. At the waters
edge the scribbler and the Secretary grabbed
Sergeant Franklin, the instigator of the
Joke, by the nape Of the neck and the seat
OF the breeches, and threw him headlone
INTO large breaker. This completely
ruined the sergeant's clothes. and rs he had
only the one suit with him he has since
ot!nS DONG duty in camp with a bathing
SUIT on, that is red in color, and remark
able for its scantiness.
UE DREAMED OF GENERAL rURNBuLL.
One Of General Carey's staff told a strange
story at brigade headquarters last night. II
was dream, and he was the dreamer He
dreamed. he said, that General Turnbull
had passed in his checks: kicked the
bucket; cut his stick; hoped tie ZIG. and
gone into the great unknowable He
went to hades, but the satanic ruler If the
realms below did not deem him fit enough
Tor entry there, ana declined to abdicate in
his favor. He was passed ON 10 the gates
VI Htttll' anu JlSTe Nl. refer presented
himself at the wicket. When he saw Gen
eral Turnbull he made ready to fling wide
the portals, and then presented arms and
demanded the cOuntersign The General
gave him to understand, in his usual style,
that IN ms case no cOunterSign was needed
it was sufficient that his name was General
Tunbull
Then St Peters keys shook and tangled
together, and his knees knocked against
each other, as he asked
What, Major General Walter TurnbuIl.
from Camp Stoneman?"
The same replied the impatient son
of Mars
The real General Walter Turnbull.
that has kicked up such row at Santa
CRUZ"
] am he"
We'll, never mind the countersign.
Come in. Here. take the keys and you
reign in my place. There isn't room in
heaven for both of us. I'll have TO get
out"