New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07
MILITIA REORGANIZED.
FOUR BRIGADES ms FAD or EIGHT.

FOUR BRIGADES ms FAD or EIGHT.
1Hy DIV SION OEGAN'ZATIoNs B)LIsHED-MANY
GENERAL AND ST FF OFFICERS RETIRED
Iron An OCCASIONAL COR "EspoNDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
ALrANY, Aug. 6.-Tacre is likely to be much
xciienent III National Guard circles over the new
Just issued by Adutant General Porter aholishing
all division +tons and Anzing the eight
hgadcs four. the first with headquarters In New
YORK City, second in Brooklyn the third In Albany
aud thu fourth IN Buffalo. All present general officers
division brigade, with the staff OF each are placed
the supsnumerary or retired list and elections for
officer. OF hriyades or!erei to be held on
August % The order 1. "a follows:
Gencroi Orders. No. 81.
The existing division and brigade ORGANIZATIONS are
vision aud brigade stan officers rendered
the AtnIanr ana Of their diy
aT9 srss and 4ey n d al G S
all public property IN their possession ,.,.,
Brigade hereby dsbandcd AMI the officers thereof render
am oser Of M Zee august
ami 20. next respectively.
public property in the possession Of these signal corps
will without delay be turned IN TO the chief of ordnance ny
III Inc National Guard is recognized in four hrigade' as
viii consist % BATTERIES I'M sih OH lth
2 FL 4.s %p p4a VIII Brooklyn
Sas Of snS he isH o ls 2 % a
The a n aS T thar c It a any v and a.
s ON lS,h In 2h s@ isa IGN en- i s
si $Si sis and ND s5 9TH para '5 @
TS.r RI T s s and % at 4.rmsn % sd c
~ "a ss lsn 9ss 2S,n .'9 s.a sh S'h 'oh
" a'I E s srsade'
ar In the First Brigade At the state Ars-n. Thirty
hfths and Sevonthave. New York Guy al wheh 'ooho
In The sss % ID es
IN the Third Brigade the Adutan Generals office at
viii Major Suera
Fourth Brigade. tho the Ooth
Colonel Thomas s. Maud e5th Regiment is ordered
Rrssss ordered to ur.s. at the elections ordered will
to be property notified at least ten days be-
fore tho time appointed tor the election ,,. from, ,,
v Colonel Fred PhseT, a A. A. c.. Is relieved from uuy
with the firh Brigade. ,--.,..
Vi Until handing officers Of tho respective brigade.
have been commissioned batteries regiment. anu sepan
ST9en on the S tom s@Is %r
','s. y ajor-Genera and A %.nM General.
Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General
Colonel McEwan, assistant ndjutan'--eneral, Gen
eral Porter being absent, said to-day
This change In the general organization OF the Ma
tional Guard has been under by the mem
er. OF The Gusrd themselves for come time. and has
taken the shape OF this order after long ami considerable
study on the part Governor Hill and AdutanOenerh
Porter To the order OF any military technca-
lies which may render uncertain To no' Military r"a
ers II may lie stated that 1t drops all division org Za
lions entirely The largest body Of men In the
National Guard under the operation OF the order VIII De
Brigade The highest officer IN rank. next To inc c"m
mander-in-chiei, tho Governor himself, VIII be Mboi
General Josiah Porter. adjutansenera There Will he
no other in the militia OF the state except
on the supernunery lis which is virtually Inc same ~
the retired list under United states regulations III
MACE of tho present divisions and eight brigades
there will be just four brisnies. - the
brigade commanders and all the stalls OF
division and brigade also on the super
nuncrary list that Is out OF active service.
How many Will thus De r"tlred y
bout 1870 men altosethrr go
va the occasion OF It's issu" '
ITO concentrate aud strengthen the efficiency OF the
National Gnarn. The division major -grhrras have hai
little nothing to DO AMI yet all bushes. bctwrei
headqnsrers aud zoe regnss IA" no ae acrr W
with STAFF, over something less tha IZ"o" nn"n
Nv this the connection between the hrh quarters
the source Of all and tie boy Of the guard
Will be brought so much nearer Ihr MAJOR sehrri.s
were in effect merely add i0na bar t. quick action
Have these general orders had anything u say
about H.. ~, ..,, Ala. ,.r.
that they have been rather an obstruction TO Tue best
service than an ad' -, .,, 49,, -,
" In case here !, ms r'o VINO Will 'o"''"'"' INC
"rhe Governor under ihd law. has the authority to
commission a. general commanding any citizen OF the
state he chooses IN he wishes Ia do snch COM
aa eS o sS " Jon" Porter or any
one else to command the troops: ,.,,... .uAo
viii reIlrrd 10y THIS order MaioGeneral h. L. Nol-
neux Of the Second DIVISION GheIo beng no Major
commanders: Brlgadicr General William G ward. first
brigade brcsdeI,,'.nsrA LOUIS l@tcrs'a scout
General james Mcieer. Third Birsadr, ana irgidier-
ON the stans OF these gentlemen are some prominent
The news OF the order pon,u gated by Aduiant Gen
cral Porter dshanGing existing division and brigade
organizations and rendering their together
with their siaf officers. supcrnumsrary. was received
with incredulity by those members OF the National
Gnard who heard OF IL last niLht 1t had been known
that changes were contemplated AL Albany. bui IL was
supposed tha sudden ana general rsn"v@i Oh ans
linyusned officers TO be ordered. In" trlenh- OF
these we're generally indignant and commented upon
tho fact that as representative OF the commander in
chief the iuuiOr N4lDTrner OF the stats troops was
enable with stroke OF tho pen, nrhtier than that OF
an sword OF the heads Of all his seniors. The
officers affected what has boon known rs the inst
DIVISION comprising troops In This city, are Brn-
dirr.,;rnera- william q. ward and Louis fi'zgerai,
with the members OF their respective stalls IN"