Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-02

During the serious riots of 1877 it rendered
valuable service TO the state. In 1878. Robert p
Dechert. (now city controller of Phiiadelphia)
was elected colonel. Peter Lyle retiring by rea-
son OF physical disabilities, aud under Colonel
Deckets efficient command the regiment has
increased in numbers and efficiency so that it
Is rated by the acknowledgement of Pennsylva-
MA as superior regiment" Prior to the war
the guards" erected an armory on Race street,
below 9th in the city Of Philadelphia, known as
armory was used by the government for hos
pital purposes, and on occasion of necessity il
has always been placed at the service of the
state. This armory is now so antiquated as to
seriously handicap the command. lot of
ground. $50 by 19S feet has been secured at
18th and Hamilton streets. and an appeal
has been made to the business community for
aid to erect a suitable armory building there.
The regiment will arrive in the city tomorrow
morning with 600 officers and men and band
OF forty pieces. They will be CHARTERED at 610
and GIG 18th street northwest, The roster of
regiment Is as follows: Colonel, Robert p. De-
ebert; Northumberland, Oliver C. Bosbyshell,
major. j. Biddle Porter; adjutant. Albert H.
Hartung; quartermaster, John A. Franks; sur
geon, DIR. Eugene Townsend: assistant sur
geons, Drs Washington H. Baker and Herman
Burgin; commissary. c. A. Widmayer: chaplain.
Rev. DIR. Henry G. McCook; paynlaster, James
+. Breuil; sergeant major, Richard A. Cook;
quartermaster sergeant, Louis A. Buchy; COM
hlHssiry befgednl, waiter w. Bell, IT.; hospital
steward, Frank Luerssen; drum major, Thomas
j. Grady. Company A-captain, John T. Du-
rang; LIST lieutenant, Elias w. sheriff. Com
pany B-Captain. VIM. H. Davis; LIST lieutenant,
Jos. j. AMY; I'd lieutenant, VIM. G. Bean. Com
pany C-Captain James E. Valentine; LIST lieu
tenant, Harry s. Clark; I'd lieutenant. N. F.
Schneider. Company D-Captain. John F.
Stevenson; LIST lieutenant Franklin A. Lee; Cd
lieutenant. Moses c. Courier. Company E.
Captain, Peter II. Jacobus; LIST lieutenant,
nhnn " M
X. NORMAN; LIST lieutenant, John G. Bowen; I'd
lieutenant, John r. Matlack. jr. Company G.
Captain. John I. Hughes; LIST lieutenant, Geo.
W. Garvin; I'd lieutenant, Jos. p. Bowman
Company H-Captain, George W. Ahrens; LIST
lieutenant, John F. Flaherty; I'd lieutenant.
Jas. +. Holmes. Company Captain. VIM. G.
Cunningham; LIST lieutenant, Harlan NJ. Swain;
I'd lieutenant, VIM. Macintosh. Company X
Captain. Theo. Gepfert; LIST lieutenant, John A.
Patterson; I'd lieutenant VIM. H. Kennedy.
The Third Regiment.
The third infantry, n. G., Pa, will bring 100
blue coats to Washington. arriving here to-
morrow morning. They will be quartered at
the Washington Rifles armory. The regiment
is commanded by Col. Sylvester FORMATION. IT..
veteran officer of the late war. and is ac-
counted one Of the finest organizations in the
pennsylvania national guard. The other Off
GERS are: Lieutenant colonel, John p. Denney;
acJu'aHt, u. FRANK Iteu1earn; quarter master,
John Rodgers: instructor of rifle practice
Capt. L: c. Hall, jr.; assistant surgeons, Benz.
b. Reath, jr., and Joseph Leidy, jr; sergeant
major. Robert Mccain; hospital steward. Louis
Aucker; quartermaster-sergeant, W. W. Irwin;
commissary sergeant. Frank A. Russell; prin-
cipal musician. Lewis Isaacs Company A.
first ietenant. Harry A. Mitchell; second lieu
tenant, A. F. Marchold. Company b. first lieu
tenant. L. NJ DeCann, jr.; second lieutenant.
W. c. Hazleton. Company c, captain. T. H.
Maginniss; first lieutenant, Frank A. Boyer:
second lieutenant, Frank Denney. Company
ID, captain. Geo. J. Gillespie; second lieutenant,
Ormond Rambo. Company E, captain, Thos.
A. Edwards; first lieutenant. VIM. ]. Ryan;
second lieutenant. VIM. J. Dougherty. Com
pany f, captain, John c. Thompson; first lieu
tenant, John d. Badger; second lieutenant,
Jonathan B. Shepherd. Company G. captain,
Thos. Ryan. jr.; first lieutenant, David Lewis.
jr.; second lieutenant, Tatlow Jackson. IT,
Company II, first lieutenant, Chas. r. Miller
The headquarters of the regiment. which was
organized in 1879, are in Philadelphia.
The Sixth Regiment.
The sixth Pennsylvania regiment is COM
posed of eight companies. Its organization lies
in the Pennsylvania towns adjacent to Philadel-