Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-25

TO everybody.
1t is said Governor Beaver was Influenced
in hurrying the matter, by hearing that
petition was to be addressed to him praying
for the appointment of General Snowden,
the petition was to be circulated tonight by
the officers of the Second Brigade, and as
soon as General Snowden heard OF 1t ne re-
quested that no such action be taken. lie
said he would not accept the position II ne
could not get it any other way than by In
fuence of his friends. The matter was then
dropped, and the next thing General
Snowden heard was his appointment.
REsERvING THE PLUM FOR HIMSELF.
The Major Generalship is the sit, 1t Is
said, Governor Beaver was holding for HIM
self after his retirement. 1t was thought he
expected in the event of the election of Del
amater, he would walk into the shoes lett
by the latter Major General Hartranlt. The
selection of a staff for Major General is
being discussed. Major General Hartranfts
staff consisted of Colonels Hatton, Green,
Hartranft, North and Elliott, and Majors
Evans and Cuyler. Some persons think the
commissions Of the staff expire with the new
appointment, while others claim not.
A meeting of all the Inspectors OF Rifle
Practice in the division was held today IN
the tent of Chief Inspector of the Division
on the range during the present encamp-
ment but the dates for the annual shoot was
fixed. The q teams from all over the State
will assemble at Mt Gretna on September
Is, 16, IL, IS and 10. They will contest for
the Coleman prize money and trophies worth
$500. Prior to the shoot the annual meeting
of the Second Brigade teams will be held at
Indiana to compete for the Delamater en-
blems and money prizes.
THE YOUNGSTOWN RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Another meeting of the Johnstown
Sufferers Relief. Association OF officers of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania, was
held last night. A permanent organization
was formed bv the election of Adjutant
General Hastings as President. The follow
ing named gentlemen are the other officers
elected: Brigadier General Wiley, of the
Second Brigade; Majors Mercer, of the
Third, and Huidekoper, of the First Brigade,
Vice Presidents; Lieutenant Allcock, of the
Thirteenth Regiment, Recording Secretary;
Colonel Patton, Division Commissary, Sec
retary. The Executive Committee is COM
posed OF Colonel John L. Rogers. Judge
Advocate General Lieutenant A. p. Buck
holdt, Quartermaster of the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, and Lieutenant W. E. Richardson,
Quartermaster of the Eighth.
The Executive Committee will have
charge of the membership and wall pass
on all applications. a list of all the news
paper correspondents who reported the
food and worked side by side with the State
officers, is being prepared by Pittsburg
newspaper man, for presentation to the asso-
citation. All reputable newspaper men,
who were there are eligible to honorary
membership, and your correspondent desires
that they communicate with him. The as
sociation will either give a banquet at
Johnstown on the anniversary o. the flood,
or the anniversary of the day General Hast
ings turned the city over to the municipal
authorities.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Another member of Company G, Eight
eenth Regiment, has been called home on
account of a death in the family. This
makes the third in two days.
Private Heinz received a message stating
his sister was dead.
Lieutenant John Jayeox, of Company I,
was called home on account of illness
Captain Bochert, of Company E, was
granted leave of absence on account of
pressing duties, and Corporal Henry, of
Company C, was sent to Pittsburg sick.
Private Brockman, of Company E, is in
the hospital with rheumatism.
Captain Tim, of the Fourteenth, is i'll, and
it is feared his sickness will develop into
typhoid fever. The company is in command
of Lieutenant Michael Easton.
Captain w. ii. Davis, of company C,
Eighteenth Regiment, has crowd of skir-
mishers out tonight on picket drill on the
They are using blank cart
ridges and the surgeons are expecting a call |
every minute. Colonel E. W. Patton, Com
missary of the division, is working upon his |
report of the amount OF supplies issued by
him during the encampment The report |
will be sent to Adjutant General Hastings
next week and will be so tabulated that the
amount OF stuff issued to each regiment can
be seen at a glance. The following are the
totals:
Ham. 17,Ol5 pounds: salt beef, 95S9 pounds;
hard tack, 17,045 pounds; beans, 6,5l3 pounds; |
sugar, 799 pounds; rice, L605 pounds; coffee, |
1856 pounds; candles, "a, ,3l4 pounds: soap, l.54
potatoes. 50, las pounds: onions, 5O02 pounds:
fresh beef, 3S LOG pounds; fresh bread, 3S, 100 |
pounds; vinegar. barrels; oats, Sc, 900 pounds;
hay, 81. 600 pounds.
There was considerable fun in the Eigh-
teenth Regiment to-day. Last night three
members of the drum corps were given
passes to go to Lebanon, and were allowed |
outside the lines until $50. They saw the
saw the elephant in full regimentals and,
after changing the figures on the pass so as
to reed $50 instead of $3.50, started back to
camp. They evidently did not make good
Job of the matter, as the guard discovered
the fraud and run the crowd into the guard
house, They we're made to carry logs TO-
iay. and while doing it in the company
street, the other members of the corps
gathered around them and for several hours
played the grand march. The prisoners,
William Best Fred Wick and Thomas
Bevins, thoroughly entered into the spirit
Of the thing, and enjoyed the fun in grim
way. MCSwIGAN.