Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-04
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK I. RUT-
LEDGE is making a short business trip through
Ohio. He expects to be home the early part Of
this week.
COLONEL NORMAN NJ. SMITH arrived hom
from his wedding journey yesterday. The
Colonel besides wearing happy smile, is much
improved In health.
DURING the last nine months in the regular
service there have been 1,578 desertions. This
is large decrease over the reports for the pre-
ceding period of the same duration.
EVERY member of Company B, Eighteenth
Regiment, is expected to report at the armory,
on Diamond street, tomorrow evening, as busi-
ness of importance will be transacted. All
State property must be turned IN at the same
time.
MIR. ROBERT PATTERSON. formerly Quarter
master of the Fourteenth Regiment. but now
member of Battery B. proposes giving pair
of gold marksmen's buttons, set with diamonds,
to the enlisted man in any of tie local organi-
cations who may make the best average scores
in rifle practice taken throughout the season.
THE Washington Infantry is drilling twice
week in preparation for the trip to Cleveland
on the unveiling Of the Garfield monument.
The boys expect to make good showing as the
only representatives of Pittsburg that will be
present. the other organizations that con-
templated going having apparently given up
the idea.
In orders from the Adjutant Generals office
the following officers are honorably discharged:
Second Lieutenant Michael A. Young, of Bat
terry G.: First Lieutenant William A. La Torche,
of the Sixth Regiment; Captain William E.
Thompson, of the Fourteenth Regiment and
Lieutenant Frank W. Whitcomb of the Six
teenth Regiment
AN interesting guard mount was held IN the
Diamond street armory last night. Details
FROM the different companies were presented
and the ceremonies gone through In very good
shape, considering most of the officers were
Eighteenth Regiment are making an especial
feature of guard mounts in preparation for the
inspections next week. which commence with
Company A, Monday, May IL.
THE annual allowances from the State for
company armory rents for 1889, arrived in the
city last Friday. They were Just three months
behind time. on account of the carelessness of
some of the officials at Harrisburg and as re-
suit several company commanders IN this
vicinity have had the unpleasant experience of
being sued for their last years rent The rifle
practice funds, which were to have arrived at
the same time were again delayed for some
unaccOuntable reason, and it will probably be
several weeks before they are heard from.
BATTERY will be inspected by Major Frank
Patterson Thursday. May q at P. NJ. 1t is
the regular semi-aDnual inspection. Captain
Hunt and his officers have been husrIlng pretty
lively during the past few weeks, and it is ex-
pected the battery will make an excellent
showing both as to numbers and evolutions.
All the States property will be moved into the
new quarters on Diamond street, early next
week. An order for inspection next Saturday
was first issued, but afIerward rescinded and
the dated fixed as May y
THE drills in the local companies during the
past week were better attended than any simi-
lar period for six months. The usual rumor
which precedes every spring inspection in refer
ence to certain companies being knocked out
on account of poor showings has stirred up
both officers and men to a pretty fair state Of
activity. A visit to the different company
drills shows that in spite of the repeated warn
ings of certain officers about the severity with
which Major Patterson would work on the
setting up" exercises little or no attention is
being paid to those movements.