Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-04
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

|. ASSISTANT SURGEON FOSTER, of the Four
teenth Regiment who has been on the sick list
for some time, Ia once more getting in good
shape.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL 7. ]. MAGINNIs, OF
the Third Regiment is being pushed for Quar-
termaster General by most Of the prominent
Democratio officers Of the eastern portion OF
the State, and his chances OF getting the ap-
pointment seem good.
The annual meeting of the Board Of Control
Of the Eighteenth Regiment was held last
night at the regimental headquarters on Dia-
mond street. Civil officers for the ensuing year
were elected, and q number Of reports from
different departments Of the regiment were
heard.
CAPTAIN SCHMIDT, of Company g, Four
teenth Regiment has made q number OF pro-
motions among the non-commissionsd officers
of his company. Among them are James
Templeton and John Midnight to Sergeants;
Aaron Tutter. Samuel Sheriken, Thomas Ho-
gan and Hugh Hawkins to Corporals.
THE annual competitive drill for the regt
mental trophy in the Sixteenth Regiment takes
place next week. Last year over $500 con-
tributed by officers of the regiment and others,
were given as prizes to the best drilled compa-
Mes and the affair creates an immense amount
OF interest throughout the organization.
FIRST SERGEANT JOHN BAILEY, Of Com
pany G, Eighteenth Regiment, completed his
term of enlistment in the company last week,
and during that time has never missed q drill
or turnout of the organization of any character.
This record is somewhat remarkable when COM
pared with attendance of some Of the non-coms
In the city companies.
In general orders from the division head.
quarters, Lieutenant Colonel Frank L Rut-
ledge. of this city. Is appointed court Of in
quiry to investigate the alleged crookedness in
the shoot for the HaZler medal in the Tenth
Regiment last month. The time specified for
the investigation Is the 10th of this month, and
1t is probable that considerable news Of interest
to shooters will be developed then.
THE Springfield rifle now in use in this State
will some day in due course be superseded by
the new 9O-caliber rifle, which will shortly be
decided on. The change has been determined
on in the regular army, and Of course the Ma
tional Guards of the several States will follow
suit. The members Of the guard will not wei.
come the change very much. as the handling OF
from the manual Of arms. Yet the magazine
rifle Is bound to come, as 1t has been fully dem
onstrated that this is the rifle for future
warfare. 7~t
MAJOR SAMUEL HAzLETT. Ordnance oncsr
of the Second Brigade. has completed his re-
port Of rifle practice in the several organiza-
tions Of his brigade for the year 1890. The re-
port shows q net gain Of ITO marksmen and
sharpshooters over the total of last year, and
while the gain is not as large as was expected,
yet, considering the protracted rainy season
and number Of other circumstances, the re-
suit was very good. The greatest increase in
any one organization was in the Fifteenth Reg
iment with 95, while the Eighteenth comes sec
ond with n. The Tenth and Fourteenth Eegi.
| totals Tho exact number of men quafi-
fed in each organization last year was
as follows: Fifth Regiment s43; Tenth
Regiment, 217: Fourteenth Regiment 20S,
Fifteenth Regiment 259, Sixteenth Regiment
2S5 Eighteenth Regiment 80, Battery B 10 and