Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-09
THE BOYS In BLUE.

=. COLONEL NORMAN II. SMITH tS able 70 De
around again, after his severe illness Of several
weeks past,
COLONEL wmEs ]. HULINGs, Of the Six
teenth Regiment, spent few days in the city
last week The Colonel win be candidate Tor
the State Legislature next election.
AN election for first lieutenant, to nn the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of John g.
McClurg, OF Company II, Eighteenth Hegl-
ment. will be held next Saturday evening
CAPTAIN C. s. W. JONES, Of the Sheridan
Troop, has been appointed postmaster Of
Tyrone. Politicians in the National Guard
this year are developing at remarkable rate.
GENERAL JOHN A. WILEY, Major ". W.
Greenland and several other brigade officials
returned from Washington yesterday, where
they had been attending the meeting Of the
National Guard Association.
AT the recent entertainments given by the
Washington Infantry, the neat little sum Of
S5O7 30 was cleared. It will be put into q fund
for new uniforms. The thIrsy-hfth annual
parade OF the organization will take place on
the I'd Of this month.
The following named officers have been hon.
orably discharged in orders; Lieutenant W. L.
Donachy, Of Company A, Twelfth Regiment;
Captain 8. W. Harper, Of Company B, and
Captain E. NJ. McCOmbs, of Company c,
Eighteenth Regiment.
AMEETING of the Brigade Examining Board
will be asked for shortly, to act on q number Of
candidates elected lately. General Hastings
decision Of week ago materially changes the
manner OF conducting elections now, and will
necessitate more frequent meetings Of the
board.
ADJUTANT GENERAL HASTINGS reversed
his decision relative to officers being commits
stoned without passing the Examining Board.
He Claims the first decision was made by an
error, and that no other officers need expect
their commissions without aDDearin0 before
the board.
OFFICERS Of the Fourteenth Regiment are
disgusted with their rating for the last in
spection, as they have been placed at the bot
tom of the list in the State. Colonel Perch
ment claims that II his regiment had been in
spected at Johnstown he would have been very
close 10 the top Of the notch.
A MEETING Of the inspectors of rifle practice
Of the Second Brigade will be held at Washing
ton, Pa. on February q The meeting has
been called by Major Hazlett brigade ord
nance officer, and plans for the coming season
will be discussed and suggestions Of various
kinds relative to rifle practice will be brought
up.
THE marksmen and sharpshooters' medals
issued by the State for the qualified rifemen
OF the past year, arrived In this city last Fri
day. They will be distributed to the proper
owners during the ensuing week. The target
practice expense allowances Of $50 per COM
pany will not be forwarded until some time in
April.
THE thirty fifth animal parade Of the Wash
ington Infantry will take place on the Z2nd
(WashingtOn's birthday. The company has
accepted an invitation from Pride of the West
Council, American Mechanics, to be their es-
cort on that day. They will have the right Of
the Allegheny Division with the Great West
ern Band.
AT the meeting Of the National Guard Asso-
citation, in Washington last Thursday. the Haw-
ley bill, providing for appointments in the reg.
ular army from officers OF the National Guard,
and the McCutcheon sea-coast defense bill
were adopted. Particular effort was made in
reference to increasing the National Guard Ap-
preparation to 81, 100000
COLONEL SAMUEL W. HILL, Quartermaster
General; Lieutenant Colonel Joseph b. Gray,
Aid-de-Camp, and Lieutenant Colonel WILL
lam LiYsey are appointed Board Of Survey to
fix the responsibility and Judge the loss sus-
tanned by Company e. Fourteenth Regiment in
the recent fire. A meeting Of the board is
called for February q at 10 o'clock A. n.
GENERAL WYLIE, Commander Of the Sec
ond Brigade, states that should Congress appro-
pirate the 81, 900 600 asked for by the Guard
Association. a new issue Of knapsacks, canteens
and hayersacks will be the first result felt in
Pennsylvania. This year will see the Guard
equipped throughout with the new rides bought
from the Government, and attention can then
be paid to remedying some OF the defects In
other directions.
CAPfAIN II. n. 6RAY. OF bn6 regular SorYlCo,
who Is stationed IN Nebraska, is spending few
days in the city, the guest Of friends He was
present at several drills of the local Guard last
week. and expressed himself IS much pleased
with the manner in which the companies were
handled. He says that in the regular army the
militia of New York and Pennsylvania Is
always looked on with considerable pride, and
spoken Of as being the standard for other Ma
tional Guards to pattern after.
THE field music Of the Eighteenth regiment
was inspected last night at the barracks on
Penn avenue, by Colonel Smith, accompanied
BY several members Of his stan. Both the
drum and bugle corps showed up splendidly and
rendered good music. Immediately afterward,
the hospital assistants were inspected and
drilled. During the coming week the follow
ing companies will be paraded for inspection:
Company A, Monday night at 8:l5; Company
B. MONDAY night at o'clock; Company E,
Tuesday night at S:l5 o'clock, and Company n,
Tuesday evening at o'clock; Company l mo
Keesport), Saturday evening At 8l6 o'clock.