Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

THE Second Brigade staff was the only one
fully represented at the inaugural reception
last Tuesday night.
THE election in Company L of McKeesport.
which was to have been held last night. was
postponed until Tuesday evening. February 8.
GOVERNOR PATTIsoN's first official order to
the National Guard was received in the city
Adjutant General William McCelland.
THE much-looked-for Adjutant Generals
report for the year 1889 was issued last week.
Most OF the information it contains is now
practically old, and the many recommendations
1t contains are practically valueless.
CAPTAIN W. E. THOMPSON, of the Four.
teenth Regiment is making hustle to be CITY
Controller of M McKeesport, now that the burg
up the Monopgabea has put on long clothes.
His military friends wish him luck in his can
vass.
AMONG the members of the Governors staff
whose appointments are determined on are
Surgeon General Reed, Judge Advocate
Rogers, Chief of Artillery Hudson, Inspector
General McKibben, Colonel Elliott and Colonel
Spangler.
The marksmen's badges and decorations for
qualihed rifemen and sharpshooters for last
season arrived in the city during the
week. Over 600 in all came for the three local
ORGANIZATIONS. and consequently Just that
number OF shooters are correspondingly happy,
tuSy VIII oe issued oy the dlnerent Inspectors
OF hlne Practice during the coming week.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK L RuT-
LEDGE has been confined to his home for the
last ten days as resultof severe throat trou.
bles. In consequence of Colonel Rutledge's
Illness the investigation into the alleged CT ook.
edness of the Hazlet shoot in the Tenth Regi-
ment mad to be postponed for the present. AS
soon as possible the affair will be Strengthened
up as lar as court OF such character can go.
The new 30-caliber bullet which has been
made and tested at the Frankford arsenal. will
undoubtedly be adopted by the Government,
The bullet is elongated, has copper jacket at
the end, ana weighs only 800 grains. With a
charge of 20 grains of powder it attains a
velocity of 2,20U feet second and penetrates
l6 one-inch pine boards. The present 45-caliber
bullet, with the same charge of powder, has a
velocity of l,e0U ieet and penetrates only seven
one-inch boards.
LIEUTENANT KREPPs, Of the Twenty-second
United States Infantry, who was married at
Meadville last Wednesday, is an old Pittsburger
and well known to most of the military enthu.
sasts In the vicinity. Among the pleasant
things connected with Mr.. Krepps' marriage
was present in the shape of . notice to appear
in Washington to he examined for promotion
He will be elevated to the vacancy caused by
the death of Lieutenant Casey among the In
dians several weeks ago. Lieutenant Casey, by
the way, was an intimate friend of Mr. Krepps
and had he lived was to have been the latter's
groomsman.
QUITE . number of giddy young society
dudes all over the State are hustling for ap-
pointments on the new Governors staff, and
yearn for opportunities to wear silver leaves on
their shoulders. Such appointments if judged
from the past, prove of no benefit whatever to
the guard, as the recipients are neither useful
nor ornamental, but frequently use their posi-
tions to make things unpleasant for older and
more capable officers who, for the time being
ha rfN ha rhaIr Innrn in IL
stances of this kind are one of the memories of
the encampment at Mt. Gretna last summer. 1t
would be pretty compliment for Governor
Pattison to tender some OF these appointments
to the workers down the line, who by their eff
forts have helped bring the guard to its present
standing.
THERE has been Q variety of accounts OF the
death Of Captain Maloney last Tuesday morn
ing but the following from an officer, who spent
the evening with him, is the proper story of the
sad affair. Captain Maloney heard at o'clock
in the morning that the WrightsvilIe Company
of the Eighth Regiment, had been brought
down and left across the river from Harris.
burg. He decided to go over at once and show
the commandant the best route to the CITY, and
for that purpose boarded q freight train tn
ride across the bridge. On the train a railroad
employe told him the report was incorrect and
that the company would not arrive until after
daybreak. CAPTAIN Malony concluded not to
cross under those circumstances. and as the
train was moving slowly jumped off. He had
forgotten, that while he was talking the train
had moved out on the bridge, so that when he
jumped of in the darkness, he fell over the
bridge into the river. 1t is supposed he fell on
inches of water, killing him instantly.