Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
NATIONAL GUARD NOT ES.

| LIEUTENANT A. l. PEARSON JR., returned
home yesterday from St. Louis.
ANUMBER of the officers from the local or
ganizations will attend the funeral Of General
| Hartranft.
CA PTAIN W. H. DAVIS made flying visit tc
Mt Pleasant on last Thursday to attend the
wedding of Mr.. c. G. Law.
CAPTAIN COON visited the range at High
Bridge on Thursday. In practice he made Il
buIrs-eyes out of % Shots with a total of 81
out OF possible lou
CAPTAIN EMORY THOMPSON, Company L
Fourteenth Regiment, was unanimously re-
elected captain of tha+ company for the ensu
ing five years on last Wednesday evening.
THE plans for the new armory for the Eight
eenth Regiment and Battery B were submitted
to the officers at the Board of Control meeting
last evening after few suggestions were
adopted.
CAPTAIN o. G. Coon, Company /. McKees
port, has purchased handsome gold medal to
be shot for by the members of his company on
next Saturday. Such members that have made
shapshooter's score will not be permitted to
enter.
THE election for captain in Company G.,
Fourteenth Regiment, was not held on last
Thursday as there was not sufficient mum Der
of men present. Lieutenant Colonel James B.
r. Streator, of the Tenth Regiment, was a
spectator at the Fourteenth Regiment inspec-
tion.
THE following list Of members of the Eigh-
teenth Regiment have entered for the Brown &
Hirth medal: Captain o. G. Coon. Lieutenant
Chris Lauer, Sergeant Pearce Garvey, Corporal
Kingon all of Company ], and Corporal A. E.
Ross. of Company g, and Lieutenant A. l.
Pearson, Jr.
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. HARTRANFT
died at his late residence in Norristown on
Thursday. By his death the Guard loses
F-sa ia. ic
the reorganization was made after the riots of
1871 and through his advice and ability as COM
mander it has reached its present high stand
ing. He will be buried on Monday afternoon
with military honors, General Snowden, Com
mander of the First Brigade. having been de-
tailed for that purpose. The following is the
record of General Hartranfts military career
covering period of 30 years. Private, Norris
City Rifles, 1857, elected Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant and Captain the same year,
Lieutenant Colonel First Regiment, Second Di-
vision, Lieutenant Colonel and Division In
spector, Colonel First Regiment, Major General
September 2. 1870, Commanderin-Chief from
January, 1873, to January q, 1879, Major Cen
eral and Division Commander January % 1873
resigned October 2S, 1888, reappointed same
date, commission expired October, 1888, reap
pointed in General Order No. Fl, October %
1888. by Governor Beaver. His record during
the late unpleasantness has been published.
ADJUTANT GENERAL D. H. HASTINGS, as
sisted by Colonel Thomas Hudson, Lieutenant
Colonels Elliott, Potter and Robinson, and
Major Barton ID. Evans and Lieutenant Bean,
Second United SGates Cavalry, conducted the
inspection of the Fourteenth Regiment on last
Tuesday. Promptly at ii o'clock Colonel P. D.
Parchment presented his battalion for inspec-
tiou and muster, after which details from the
various companies reported TO the Adjutant
for guard mount. Captains Nesbit and Thomp-
son were the old and new officers of the day;
Lieutenant Over officer of the guard. Then
came the inspection drill, and for an hour the
regiment was put through the different ma
neuvers on the list in a very creditable manner.
The regiment was then marched to the East
Liberty station and the company commanders
took charge and returned home. The visiting
officers were invited to Colonel Perchment's
residence, where they were entertained in the
usual happy manner of the host. Among those
present were Generals Hastings and Willie,
Colonel Smith and Colonel Hudson, Lieuten-
ant Colonel James r. r. Streator of the Tenth
Regiment; Lieutenant Coones Elliott, Gray,
Potter and Robinson and Major Evans. of the
Governors staff; Captains Hamilton and Muir.
dock. of General Wilie's staff, and Adjutant
Charles Reese, Of the Eighteenth Regiment;
also the field and staff Of the Fourteenth Regi.
ment