The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-24
Notes from the Camp.

Notes from the Camp.
The Artillery Regiment reports nearly
200 men.
The indianapolis battery has the best
located quarters in the artillery depart
ment
Thompson have had several sick calls and
do good work.
Lieutenant-colonel Powell, of Lebanon,
Third Regiment, was brigade officer of the
day yesterday.
The largest regimental band in camp is
from Fort Wayne Prof Harry Achenbach.
leader, eighteen pieces.
Charles Bracken and Charles Smith, of
the ROckvilles. have been SICK and under
the surgeons treatment.
Governor HOvey and Private Secretary
Roberts took supper with the Governors
Guards, Captain Tarlton, yesterday.
Battery G has platoon drill this morn
ing at . o'clock, while Battery ID Will go
through the same movements this after
noon.
One of the most useful men about camp
Is brigade bugler Louis Pfatf1in. The din
ner and supper calls are received with most
favor.
Among the best infantry companies in
camp are those of Captains Gunder, of
Marion; Spaulding of Peru, and Gore, of
Elkhart.
The Rockville Light Artillery Band is one
of the best in camp. 1t is under the leader
ship of Prof Orran Farrar, of the Warren,
o., Musical Institute.
Lieut. Ed Lambert, of the Rockville
Light ARTILLERY. is acting adjutant of his
regiment. and Captain Willard, of the TT.
Wayne Artillery, is acting Quartermaster.
Lloyd Hopkins editor of the North Man
chester Journal. is aquartermaster-sergean
in the Second Regiment. He puts no faith
I'm ia m ~ a
the sword.
Maj. Charles II. McCarer. First Regiment,
formerly of this city. now of Evansville,
had numerous callers yesterday. many of
them from Company A, Second Regiment,
his old company.
The resignation of Col. G. G. Conn, of the
artillery regiment, Is deep regret to his
young soldier friends. He was good Off
Ger and had the interest of his branch of
the service at heart.
The Spartan-like simplicity that charac-
terized the meals on Monday has disap-
peared. On many of the tables yesterday
were milk, butter and eggs. Hard tack
was eschewed because difficult to chew, and
soft bread substituted for the old reliable
| army cracker.
The officer of the day of the Second Regi-
ment yesterday was Capt. James Rhoades,
OF Company NJ. The captain and his COM
best as a faithful and competent officer.
| The captain was for ten years in the Tenth
United States Cavalry.
Among the visitors yesterday were Mai.
j. X. Ross, Col. Charles Zollinger and ex-
| Acknowledgement Geo. w. KOOntz. Judge
Martindale came out in the afternoon, and
| it is understood made an offer to General
Ruckle TO add to the regular army ration
one quart daily, per man. of his blue-lick
water. The matter has been referred to
Surgeon-general Jessup.
Col. r. w. Mcbride. of the Third Regi-
meIt, himself q thorough tactician, has
able coadjutors in his officers, several of
whom have seen service. Among these are
Captain Davis who organized the Hagar
Veterans, out of which has grown his pres
| ent company: Captains Gore and Gnnder,
and Captain Siever, of the Lebanon Rifles.
T.. g. Melendy, cOmmissary sergeant, was
adjutant of the Observation-Disclosures
ninth Indiana. -
Officers Stout and MeffOrd, of the Metro
| politan police, disguised themselves yes
terday afternoon, and sauntered over to
the canal as two innocent infantrymen, to
| catch some fellows who were working the
shell racket. The operators of this thimble-
rig game knew them as soon as they
! clapped eyes on them, in spite of their dis
gnise, and throwing the pastebOard upon
which they had been playing into the ca
nal, they made their escape.
General Ruckle notes that the military
feeling in Indiana is plainly on the increase,
and with larger appropriation this State
would have a militia creditable as to num-
bers and efficiency. With the current of
enthusiasm he thinks there would be no
the limit has been reached, so far as the
present appropriation is concerned. AS an
illustration of this feeling. he cites the fact
that the little town of Waterloo, which has
already furnished an infantry company,
has sixty sIgners for an artillery company.