Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-15
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

THE Eighth Regiment Of this State took
! part in the celebration Of the defense OF Bal
timore, at Baltimore. last THURSDAY.
| CAPTAIN o. @. Coon. of Company I, Nc
Keesport, went to Creedmoor last Thursday to
take in the big interstate shoot now going on
| there.
Mr. W. F. REED, formerly member of one
OF the local companies, was married in Denver
! Col, last Thursday to prominent young lady
| of that city.
DRILLS in most of the local armories at
present are poorly attended, and in some they
have been almost suspended. This state of
| affairs will probably continue until the colder
weather sets In.
LIEUTENANTs SAMUEL L. GRAHAM and
John A. Rodgers. both of the United states
navy, are tine latest arrivals in Pittsburg as
steel inspectors on the plates lately ordered
by the Government for the new cruisers
BATTERY B had a largely attended drill last
Monday night. A number of applications to
enlist were handed In. but the Organization is
full. Sergeant Johnson, the inspector of rife
practice of the battery, who has been visiting
IN the East for some time, arrived home last.
Thursday.
The Date for the election caused by the ex.
piration of the commission of Colonel Smith.
is set for Tuesday evening, October /. 1t will
probably be conducted by Colonel Hawkins. of
the Tenth Regiment. as Colonel Smith had the
pleasure of officiating at the reelection of that
gentleman few weeks ago.
BLUNT's rules on rife practice for 1882 pro-
hibits firing on the back at 800 yards, but allows
that position at 900 yards. This change will
make quite difference in the shooting of some
of the local shots who have been practicing
that position lately. 1t also gives some very
useful information on rifle practice, which new
marksmen should study.
SEVERAL members of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment are arranging rifle tournament to take
place on the Saltworks range in the near fu-
ture., 1t is. proposed to open the contests to
members OF the guard in this vicinity only. As
rifle practice is about the only point of interest
at present in military circles, no doubt the
tournament would be success.
THE big veranda in front of the armory of
Company l, of McKeesport came in handy
during the boat race last Friday. 1t was just
opposite the. end of the course, on the river
seats, for which an admission price was
charged. Several hundred people took ad-
vantage of the plan, and the company reaped q
snug little sum by the operation.
THE next meeting of the Second Brigade
Examining Board will be interesting, from the
fact that three of its own members will be up
for examination, Colonels Hawkins. Kreps and
Smith. Each will no doubt be prepared with q
nice little list of crack questions to fire at the
others in friendly manner as they have been
members of the board since its origin. Another
peculiar point is that all Of them are old cav
alrymen, having been members of the Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry in the late war.
CAPTAIN A. r. SHANNON, of. the Washing
ton Infantry. has issued an order assembling
the company on Thursday morning next at tbs
o'clock to proceed to Manor station for target
practice and a general field day. The members
are expected to be in full uniform Three
company medals will be shot for, and good
time is expected, as delegation of the resi-
dents of the station with the Manor Brass
Band will meet them on their arrival and con-
duct them to the grove, where things will be in
readiness
In the shoot for the championship of the
United States and the Presidents watch, at
Creedmoor last Thursday, ]. j. Mountjoy, of
Pennsylvania, was beaten by three points by
Captain John MeCauley, of New York Thirty
seven men shot, and the scores were all below
the average, as heavy rain fell during the en-
tire match, in addition to strong wind. Con-
siderable interest Is shown in the guard this
year over the match for the Hilton trophy, as
the team entered by Pennsylvania is a strong
one. a number of the members being from the
western portion OF the State. Among the
competitors for the trophy will be the famous
Massachusetts team, which returned short
time ago from its victorious trip abroad.
LIEUTENANT BROWN, of Battery B, received
letter during the past week from Captain
Hunt, who has been sojourning in Europe for
several months. In it Captain Hunt gives
many interesting points about the military
forces that he has come in contact with especi-
ally the volunteer artillery companies of En-
gland. Through the friendship of the officers
OF one of the batteries in London, he was given
command of the organization for two days,
and had a chance to compare the English
artillery tactics with those of the United STATES,
without discredit to the latter. Captain Hunt
further states that, on his return, he will iu-
augurate number of new ideas in his own |
command. which viii beof n beneficial char
acter.