Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-19
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

MAJOR WALTER. GREENLAND, Quarter
master of the Second Brigade, was in the city
during the week on business.
NEXT Saturday the State FencibIes of Phil a
oelphia will celebrate the seventS-sixth ami
Versary of the organization of the corps.
MAJOR HARPER's first instructions in the
military art were as an active member of the
washington Infantry previous to the war.
THE usual order for Memorial Day has been
issued by Captain Shannon, of the Washington
infantry. This company will go to the East
nno this year as escort to Post liz.
NEITHER of the local regiments will turn
out on Decoration Day with the Grand Army,
eyeral companies, however, will parade indi-
Yidually.
THE inspection of Battery takes place next
Wednesday evening, after which an election
will be held for Senior First Lieutenant and
Captain. the commissions of Captain Hunt and
Lieutenant Shepherd expiring by Limitation
on the same date, the I'D.
CAPTAIN E. MORGAN MCCoMBs, who has
been connected with the guard in this city for
many years, is under the treatment Of physi-
clan, having almost entirely lost the use of his
vocal organs. Captain McCombs speaks of re-
tiring from military life permanently
PENNSYLVANIA allotment out of the
0OO0 appropriated by Congress for theequip-
ment of the militia is $cS578. The regulations
provide that acquisitions for militia supplies
must be made by the Governors of States and
Territories direct to the Secretary Of War.
The actual number of men in line from
Pennsylvania during the Centennial parade
was 1904. The First Brigade furnished 2 SS8
men, the Second Brigade 2672, and the Third
The GnVarnOr
General Hartranft making up the difference.
MAJOR FRANK PATTERSON, Inspecting Off,
Ger of the Second Brigade, not having recov-
cred sufficiently from his fall in New York
City to continue the spring inspections, Captain
George g. Hamilton, of Warren, has been de-
tailed to finish the duty, assisted by Captain
Jas. K Murdock, of the Second Brigade stah.
GOVERNOR BEAVER has not as yet signed
the bill appropriating $4,000 for dress uni
forms. While it was generally understood at
hrst he was going to veto the measure, it is
now thought the delay in doing so means the
success Of the bill. The officers of the First
Brigade have declared themselves solidly for
distinctive uniforms for each regiment
A PETITION signed by the commandants Of
the different organizations has been forwarded
to Adjutant General Hastings to change the
date of the coming summer encamPments from
July to August. The country regiments will be
greatly benefited by the change, as many Of
their men are engaged in farming and could
not leave their private interests so early In the
summer
THE formation Of battalion Of oolored
companies is being very strongly agitated in
the eastern portion of the State. There are
10000 colored voters represented in the Ma.
tlonal Guard by but one company of 90 men,
the GRAY Invincibles, of PHILADELPHIA As sew
nj yQ
Guard have applied for admission, among them
the Twin City Rifles of this city, the organiEa-
ton of the battalion has been suggested.
THE Fourteenth Regiment has about decided
on Salisbury as the location for the next en-
campment. The site for the Eighteenth has
not yet been definitely selected, but is probable
1t will be up the Monongahela river somewhere
in the vicinity of Brownsville. Several very
pretty and desirable locations in that direction
are being considered, being far enough away
from the city to be out of reach of excursions,
and thus enabling the men to keep down to
business.
IT is quite probable that the three troops Of
cavalry and the three batteries of artillery in
the State will go into camp next summer at
Mt. Gretna, under command Of Major j. Bid
die Porter, Second Regiment N. G. p, with
Major Randolph, of the Third United States
Artillery, as inspecting officer for the General
Government. Major Porter is Partisan by
birth, and also received considerable instruc-
tion in the French Military Training School at
Paris. Major Randolph is said to be one of the
best artillery officers in the regular service at
present. and will give the organizations en-
camped TINT. Gretna next summer the benet1t
of some OF his ideas.
THETeport Of the Adjutant General for the
year 1SSs was placed in the hands of the printer
last Monday. 1t will be some time before it
will be in shape for issue, but local members of
tie guard need not feel sorry on that account
yor the rating and comments of the Fourteenth
'and Eighteenth Regiments are certain
" not liable to cause tears Of Joy.
Both have been pretty severely dealt
with by the powers at Harrisburg according to
an officer who had the fortune to read some of
the matter in manuscript form, the Fourteenth,
however, getting slightly the best of it and
being placed above the Eighteenth. It has
burg militia did not get the worst of it during
the present administration, due to the ex-
preston OF political sentiment of several
prominent local military gentlemen just after
the nomination of Governor Beaver.
LAST Friday night Company c, Eighteenth
Regiment. was put through the annual spring
inspection by Captain Hamilton. The COM
pany presented go men and 2 officers, Lieu
tenant Gardner being relieved by sickness.
Two hours were spent putting the men through
guard duty, squad drill and skirmish drill, and
Captain McCombs can be congratulated on
passing through one Of the most severe inspec-
tions ever held in this city, and will undoubt-
edly be rated very high for the fine appearance
of his command. Last night Company I, of Nc
Keesport, had go men and officers in line when
Captain MurdOck, the inspecting officer made
his appearance. The company looked we'll
and showed a pretty thorough knowledge of
tactical duties, besides having a splendid
armory to make their display. Captain Coon
showed his men to be particularly well versed
in skirmish Grill. During the following week
the other companies of the Eighteenth will be
put through the ordeal by Captain Hamilton
assisted by Lieutenant Bean, of the regular
service.