New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
I i READY TO MARCH.
tnr STATE MILITIA m GOOD SHAPE.
s., voor AND ARTILLERY WELL DRILLED
AND WELL sUPPEED-NEws FROM
rr-r ARMna rIcS ~''

.,..,o,,, Guard of the state a New York will
5s -. ercditable showing IN comparison with the
q - t,om ofher States In tho great parade In COM
{,s.stsou OF the Inauguration Centennial The four
E..sss ara we'll organised and wen equipped me
49,. are generally capable and we'd informed ana
IS men are thoroughly Instructed every enort has
s..as 10 prepare the command for the occasion
b, =, things that were lacking have been supplied
W, .,sslt Is due to AdjutantGeneral josiah Porter
~ - .s,, and energy that ne has shown In getting
h.-,,,ar into proper shape. His experience ana
Hs,., snoxiedse Of the needs Of the regiments ana
$500 sained By long service In the nel1 anu III
s.s.na Of 8 National Guard regiment In tn's cry
-. enabled him to taso measures oS "n." 'uo
fsau. AZ the state has been greaiy lmpro'eo s'"'0
g 80. Nam practically at the head OF IT,
II e tat Dragons, which was lately mustered
1A.s s,.,e seryice with Captain Charles f. hoe'
wy -, ~ the regular army, In eommahu' arms
80 r4day night and is getting ihoo SUN soVu
-. that Il may DO expected 70 maze 0iouiVnoio
%.ss.snce as the Governors escort IN 'nO So@V
100. Tho men have boon suppH'u m.n . 90,
49,. r,,torn. Many applications arc lcee"cu 'lOni
s sor'''o TO-" m ion the command captain
men I, "a school for cavalry OIL
NY 80, wbieA many men worthy Oh
.,v,.s,ons Ale likely be graduated III '"I 1uSuio
= romnany r. fist Regiment, Cap's'n " a.. .,s 81.
-, will have reception in the arnor9 IL, , uo
~. :, N.v ara another in November iAeu'one''
part OF Ma, anu ,s.ssrcv and GORDON and PrIvates
1,,fFr
. ua'.' IIoI,.rd and Glib have been appointed
,...a 90 make arrangements for picnic TO DO
! MIA come time during she SIMMER lt nus ooon
1850 ,h,, N the regiment IS ordered to the state
80 ,,,s YEAR the company shall march thither II
8 ,,c NECESSARY permission can be obtained.
Colonel william Seward. r., has issued oruerS Ill
latino tbs 9th Regiment to assemble at the &rmory
", r,,e.dav evening IN state service uniforms
q ,s-orrs and fatigue caps The command will have
= outdoor dri in General Brownels street riot tao
IL The commandments Of companies Will each de-
an two men as sharpshooters to report 70 Captah
,,hsen INSPECTOR Of Rife Practice, who VIII assume
eonrnand of them in accordance with the provisions
& Il The tactics =
Tho sth Regiment IS directed to assemble at the
IA .rrnoy. at broadway and Thirty sixthst,, for the
al time 10 morrow evening at p. M. The mon
IN, be I'm state service uniforms, fatigue caps and
,srs gloves As soon the line Is formed the COM
land till proceed Harlem and Will take possession
81 the temporary srmory on the northwest corner OF
taxpstons ave- and Ono hundred and seventhsf, which
* TO be occupied by the regiment until the new ar
mory is tu!lt. battalion drill Is ordered for next
Friday night.
CORPORA! James Leayy has been appointed . SER
e,spi In Company +, list Regiment. William l. Nc
Ewee and John Filkins have heeu dropped for the
GOOD Of the service and George Gnee has received an
honorable discharge. Er-sergcant Joseph b. Gilhe
has boon elected honorary member of the COM
many II IS rlmored that Sergeant McWhfnney is
soon to become BENEDICT.
Thcrc Is a boorns in recruiting in the 22d Regi-
1tlcnt Company +, Captain C. a. Du Bois, gained
thrce men during the last week The officers Of this
company are constantly at work for it's bcneht ana
may 10 ,ourd at the armory every night In tue week
7nls for the good work done in recruiting The
rcmpsny shows a!n Of sixteen for the last quarter
sad thrty-two for &c last SIX months. The glee club
Il tbs company getting into good shape under the
management of Lieutenant Hussey
All the regiments Of tho National Guard OF this
ssate have been provided with new overcoats ana II
lie eesther April 30 requires that they DO worn
there VIII be no distinctive uniforms visible in the en-
he command.
Company drills IN the 9th Regiment VIII be con-
gnucti during April. The right wing. consisting Of
pompanes L, d. l. G ard II, assembled I'm the State
service uniform at the atory on Tuesday evening and
Vas Instructed in battalion movements. The LEFT
wing, composed OF Companies a. L, h, ID ana = han
zifaiiar drill ON Thursday. 10.
y Pavstr MA. White, Of Company b, TIN Regiment
having been successful N competition drill made
with the purpose Of selecting the best soldier Tor pro
teotion, has been appointed corporal. This method
of deteqn,ining who IS most deserving among those
who seek to the chcvrons is most excellent one
Company c, oh Regiment, held meeting last
Monday evening and elected Henry Paret captain and
Charles g. CArasc allon first lieutenant Both are ex-
perienced officers.
Yhe resignation of Colonel l,mmons CLARK, Of the
7th Regiment after holding his present commission
for twenty lse years, VIII be forwarded Immediately
after the next tour Of duty of the regiment at the
state Camp, which VIII begin on June Is. fare
ven reception viii be given in bis honor
Iieutenants Pasco, of the I'd battery Catherhefd,
Wainwright Owens and Jonasson, Of the 18th Kegi-
naent and Connolly, Of the list Regiment, received
.iAeig commissions last week
The ead Regiment has made an aggregate gain OF
forty.two men during the last quarter. The quar-
tcriy return is as follows: Field. staff and nocom
fnlssioned stan, 81; Company A, IS; Company b,
81; Company L, 81; Company D. "A; Company f,
IS; Company F. &c; Company G, 81 Company II,
So; Company /, 81 Company X, 81; total, 646.
The drills Of the various companies OF the 69ih
Regiment In battalion movements, and especially In
ths ceremonies to be observed reviews ana in
street paraces, were conducted last week by Major
Duty. The regiment, although 1t has many new re-
cruits will make a efeditahle showing in the great
me several companies Of the esd Regiment during
the week were under the command Of lleutenants in
net. acted as sdiutant on Monday evening
Colonel McClelian, Of the Governors staff, IS to
ne IN asS be SeS By se ms
OF Company Z, 9th Regiment Of which he was TO-
Il The anSa reception Il the company At 1senncr
Choir Hail on the eveaing Of April 26, st which time
have tss n earned item. " 'o gwen ~ 'l0'o VIM
me following are the armOry sharpshOoters Of
Valet, u Second Lieutenant ". J, HusScy e3 Phi.
yaie T.. Z. White. 81; Corporal NJ MacGregor, 90;
Private W. L. Follett, 90 Sergeant 81 E. Surnton,
X. ostrcw, 81: Private r. s. Reynolds, 81 First Ser
geAnt j. a rurney, 81 Corporal q. A. Koehler 60
Rsnt Armory dnring the present week. Companies
Dass, a Garn. VIII occupy the ariLroop tomorrow
on Wednesday might, and Companies A., B and c
Captain william H. Corte!you, who resigned the
command OF Company d ed Regiment, on July
IL, 1858, has returned to the regiment having been
unanimously elected first lieutenant Of the same
esnapany last Monday evening: He Joined The com,
psay ongnany a. Pt1Vs on On september 1876,
sergeant on December 10, 1873, first sergeant on
1852; first lieutenant on December 10, 1852 ana
captain December 10, 1854.
81 Pnyates George A. Clinton, John W. Smith Walter
Harvey and Thomas 3. Mellon have been dropped