Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-30
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
Mr.. THOMAS LAwLER, an old member Of
Company A, Eighteenth, who has been resid-
ing in Chicago for the past three years, Is back
in the city, and expects to don the blue once
again.
OUT Of respect to the memory Of General
Cameron, General Hastings ordered the Adju-
and all flags or armories throughout the State
to be displayed at half mast.
SPECIAL orders grant leave Of absence to
Colonel John H. Saunderson for four months,
with permission to go beyond the seas, and dis
charges Lieutenant William H. Robinson, Of
Company ID. Tenth Regiment.
COLONEL SILAs W. PETIT, Division Judge
Advocate, having rendered his resignation, Il
honorably discharged, to take effect from
June. Colonel Petit is one of the oldest Off
GERS in the N. G. P, having been commissioned
as First Lieutenant in 1870.
The commission of Captain ]. T. Armstrong,
Of Company A, Tenth Regiment, located at
MonoEgahela City, expires next Wednesday,
and an election has been ordered for the 9th.
Tenth since 1875, but will not be a candidate for
reelection, as he expects to remove his resi-
dence to McKeesport.
GovERoR HILL, of New York, has approved
the naval militia bill, which increases
the active military force by three
and q naval reserve torpedo corps.
Each battalion is to be composed of four oom-
panies, making an increase in the uniformed
guard of perhaps LOCO officers and men, to be
commanded by officers with naval titles.
The next regular monthly meeting of the
Washington Infantry will be held on Tuesday
evening, July 2, at 8 o'clock. On the Fourth
the boys will spend the day at Williamsburg on
the invitation of the Sheridan Sabers and Citi-
zens' Committee of Williamsburg The inten-
ton is TO have regular old-fashioned Fourth
OF July celebration with street parade, and
neighbor1ng woods. A company Is also ex-
pected to be present from Wellsburg N. Va.
COMPANY D Eighteenth, will occupy the
regimental rife range at Highbridge on July
4. After the grounds had been fixed up in
drst-class shape month ago, some miscreants
who lived in the vicinity, destroyed the targets
and rifle pits, and tore things up pretty
generally. A reward of SIS is offered for
information that may lead to the arrest of the
parties committing the depredations, and they
may expect the full penalty Of the law if
caught. The range has been put in condition
again, and target practice will be resumed at
once.
THE Sheridan Troop of Tyrone. First City
Troop of Philadelphia, Governors Troop Of
Harrisburg and Batteries u, A and are or
dered to go into camp at Mt Gretna from
August 10 to II. In addition, the Secretary Of
War has ordered several troops of cavalry and
three batteries from the regular service to re-
port at Mt Gretna at the same time for camp
duty. The camp will be peculiarly attractive
on this account, and 1t Is expected that the
militia will receive valuable pointers from the
regulars as to military duty.
The armories are beginning to present .
more lively appearance now that the camping
time approaches. There is but one time In the
year that the guardsmen really has any pleas
ure connected with his military duties, and
that is in camp. In other portions of the State,
pretty armories fitted up with libraries, car
tend to make things pleasant for the boys when
they care to spend an evening as guardsmen,
but in Pittsburg it requires an immense
smount OF courage and bull-headed respect for
duty to bring men around once a week to the
close, i'll ventilated garrets honored by the
title of armories which are provided for the
companies.
COLONEL F. L RUTLEDGE and number Of
other officers of the Eighteenth Regiment Wis
tied Brownsville last Thursday and located .
site for the coming encampment of the regi-
ment. The grounds selected are about mile
and a half above the town, lying close to the
Monongahela river and are beautifully adapted
for the purpose being perfectly level, with q
for battalion drills and skirmlsh duty. The
property is owned by Captain 8. 8. Brown and
will make as fine location as any In this end
of the State. 1t can be reached by both rail
and boat, the latter route making very pretty
trip in itself. The regiment will go into camp
about the 18th of next month and remain until
the 9th.
THE Fourteenth Regiment, with the excep-
ton of Companies G, and F, were expected
back in the city last night from Johnstown, the
three companies mentioned being still held for
guard duty. The regiment has had an expert
ence of four weeks continuous and hard duty,
and, on the whole, must be eomplimented for
the manner in which the officers ana men have
conducted themselves. General Hastings has
informed Colonel Parchment that the State
will equip his regiment with uniforms to re-
place those worn out while on duty at Johns
town, and that the coming encampment may be
held or postponed at the option OF the officers.
The pay for the term of duty. amounting to al
most $40, 900, will be sent down through the
regular channels at an early date.
THE Massachusetts, rife team, which left for
England a week ago, Is undoubtedly the
strongest that ever left the United States. The
ordinary 45-caliber Springfield rifle will be used
and great things are expected. They have won
the Hilton trophy, emblematic of the military
and naval championship of the United States,
for the past three years, against the best teams
in the United States Army and National
Guard, and their trip to Chicago in 1887, where
famous United States Army team from the
Division of the Missouri and eight other State
teams, is still fresh in the memory. Aside
from its other achievements the team also won
for the past three years the trophy known as
"The Soldier of Marathon" which is en-
blematic of the championship Of the United
States.