New-York tribune., 1886-05-23
MILITARY MARKSMANSH1P.
NO MORE DRILLS IN THE ARMORIEs,

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PIE Srw MAJOR OF Tnx SEVENTH RKGIMENr-rx-
rMpTIoN PROM JURY DUTY-PARADEs
Major William II. Kipp, of the 9TH Regiment,
"a. raceived his oommis sson lie enlisted as private
IN Company d. October 2l. 1887, was made corporal
Nav 90 1862. and sergeant July l. ls62 lie was pro-
,o,o to second lieutenant October To- ls62 and hrst
lieutenant December go 1868. ON June 3, 1866. he
anpoined adIuant, and since October s. 1855. mas
hssn csptan OF Company ID. His unanimous election
IN the pos.on major received the cordial approval OF
Colonel Clark. Major Kipp wasa model company omcer
and has fairly earned his promotion
Major Clifford A. H. Bartlett, OF the 9th Regiment
tbinks that all the fed STAFF and line officers OF the
National Guard should be furnished with reVoVere o'
the State He SAYS the United states Army regulations
prescribe this weapon as part OF 'he eq"p"o"' "
officers in the regular army and that there 10 no o'
why the State should do the same for the Na'on"
Cu.rd officers General Ward and his stsu arc arm u
r,,h them and so are General Molueux and his stan
And they practise with them regularly az Creedmoor'
Officers OF the National Gnsri have no ehcent weapon
IN nrocct themselves with Major Francis f. Weoo'
Inspec,or OF the First Brigade passed through Grand
., dressed in his uniform, on his way 10
,n.ract the IN Reg its at Grand ana
Ludlow s. time hat the street was occupied by
mob during the strike on the railroad in that street.
He was hootci At as he passed by. MAJOR Barue''
thinks that regulation sword with its narrow blade
Is absurd weapon and shou1d oe lep'aeed W ~" "0
fashioned sabre.
The sword presented by the 7th Regiment 10 'he
Vashn gton Light Infantry to be given to the occr re-
ceving the NUMBER of votes at the ar Oh Ine
latter organization been by Captain Harrison
Dincm,n iadsc-advocate the staff OF Colonel VIII
tam g. Moon. Capain Dngman is prominent lawyer
IN Washington AMI during the visit of the 7th Regiment
was asGuou. in his efforts 10 make iis members COM
Portable aud happy
The following changes arc reported in Company b.
fist Regiment { % tain T. VAIN Morgan Draper Pri-
va;e Samuel D. Coburn appointed QuarieImas'er-ser-
scaut in place OF Thomas IL. Kane, reduced to the
ranks; Corporal Thomas h Csvanagh. elected sergeant
IN race Of Arthur Howe, reduced the ranks at his
own reoucst; Private Thomas H. Nee elected corporal
IN Mace OF C.vanagh. promoted The company has
e.incd two recruits and ils affairs are in fourshing
condition
Adiut,ntGeneral Porter has published in a circular
AZ opinion by BrigadierG General William NJ WINS Judge
Advocate General o. this State given In answer 10
onesiion as 10 what as Jury duty members OF the
National Guard exempted from By the Military Code
lie says: "scciion l45. Military Code, is drawn III
very broad language IL contains general statement
that commission officers and enlisted men shall DO
exempt from Jury duty. ana that such officers and men
who have served their fall and been honorabiy dis
CHARGED shah after be exempt from jury duty
There is no limitation the nature or class OF jury
duty from which this exemptions given ON the CON
trary Is expressed in the most general terms and
can ony receive the fun and effect OF the language
usei by holding IL TO be exemption from ali jury ser
vice. BY the provisions of section 100 Military Code
certain laws existence at the time when the present
Military Code took effect are enumerated ana expressly
repes ed In addition 1t is provided that all other acts
or parts OF acts conflicting with the provisions OF this
net are hereby repealed The effect OF these repeating
clauses to make the present Military Code speak as
law upon the subject under consideration from the
date OF its passage. TO wit, April 10 1885,
TO date, unless 1t has been modified or amended
by subsequent statutes which. upon examination, l
find il not the case far the question
OF exemption from jury duty is concerned.
AIN, therefore OF the opinion that members oi
The National Guard entitled TO claim exemption
from service on ures in cvi courts Of record and IN
criminal courts vtde Of The provisions OF the Code
OF CIVIL Procedure and OF the Coce of Criminal Procedure
o ,ss Genera exemption coataineI IN Section las of
the Military COle aud further ihat such persons are
also entitled TO exemption liOn serving as jurors D'!oIe
cooner justices Of the peace by virtue Oh the pro
silSs s1e sencrn g aG o the Mary CODE
The infantry organizations OF the First Division
Regiment May 25 gn add;o2 to he gs ppse'iSe g. on on
May Is 1on ana 2 is Rsyimen hSsn'Js Sne e 2h Regiment
June 10 and 10; sth Regiment june IL; On Regiment,
Companies A, ana of the 7th Regiment under com.
mand OF Colonel Score ME0Is sn an Ten1 o
Thursday Companies ~ = and pracsced there under
badge Including the held officers. surgeon Daniel NJ
sarsron lIavard 5th UnI'cd states Artillery. read
paper Oh FIRST Ald to the Wounded" before the OIL
arf ana non Oued officers OF the 18th Resi-
Inent the Armory last Monday evening. 1t Is well
instruction on tue subject accompa led with
mn adonItlon that the first duty OF the soldier in battle
iso Int and keep In the ranks In "ctut service y
has been found that men are sometimes 100 %aons 10
accompany the wounded oil the he.. me duty OF 3 az,
tending them should be r.ely left 10 the surgeon
and his assste:c. tne Musicians. who are generally de-
tailed .sr sGCh duty IN active service.
The I.:sle of the OH e-iment next Thursday even.
inc accompanied by It's veterans. who VIII be accorded
!or .nS ""I a. tonJ william seward ir las issued
az order prescribing line Of march already pub
lished TIE 1KiBU>E, and giving the following &C
count Of the parturo OF the command. which is the
only one connected with the First Division now in exist
ence that served for tATee years: ,
buiug corner OF University Pi-ve aud Ihr
teent ST the several conpamics we're Tna nr so
dectlug the assembly " the regiment TO start for the
y M as tic hour the duty. Promptly al the hour in
dica;ed line formed on University Place and tho
pIato"ms to last Fourtocnth-si., and through this
r.t thr,rh ave hence count ermarchlug E. pass
Ing the residence of It's old COMMANDER. Colonel
NJ NJ. Van Buren, 10 whom II paid the honor
OF a marching salute. Aeain wheeling INTO line. with
the right resting on Ffliave The officers were called to
the front and centre ana @ Sn aadrea,ea W to,one e
lnJneutOus all OCCASION and Wishing Az an
lie Ieseni VIII, eed to the right IN column platoohs
and took upiis march down Broadway SEQ strong pre-
~ Win i17 men OF which numbrrtwenty officers
but twenty only one representative remained of
tie officers OF 1851 The march down Broadway was OF
very different character from the paraics of these
peaceful times IN many places the street was 50
oemscy throngcd that 1t was with difficulty
,aS the .1onlinc and Cheering which greeted
appearance deaening Inc great hedrt oi the
METROPOLIS beat sympathy eucOur-
asemrn Tor the gallant fellows who marched through
It, streets battle for liberty and Union but especially
when these defenders. III the present instance,
represented It's loyalty and vigorous manhood.
Amid every conceivable tOaen OF admiration and afec-
ton the continued until Cortlandt-st. and
finally Jersey City Ferry, reached at G:3O o'clock
T. H.; here thrOng dense that another delay
ec,mrred and II was until o'clock that the lines
were and the boat eeded To Jersey City. The
scenes NewYOrh side were repeated on the ar
rival on the Jersey shore. but finally at 8
O'Clock y. the signal 10 start was gwen and
the tram slowly rolled from inc depot. Dear
lug the 9th on its patriotic mission southwark.
The roster o. 1861 was as follows: Colonel, JOnn W.
Stiles lieutenant colonel. William II. Halcz; adutant,
John T. Coppiuger; surgeon. Charles j. NOrdquist !;
assistant surgeon, Howard Pnxney major, ---;