The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-30

chosen to represent Troop A.
CorpL Foye and Private Smallwood are
prevented by sickness from taxing part In
the tilt
TO START AT O'CLOCK.
The tournament will take place this at
/ ternoon at o'clock at the Pompeiiau
grounds. The first prize TO the team max
ing the best score Is $50, second prize $lOO
and third prize is $50.
TIE following gentlemen Will act as judges
to-day; Lieuts. Erwin and Terrett OF the
United States army, Maj. VIM. A. wilkins
OF Waynesooro, Col Edward Bird and Col.
| K J. Devant OF Efingham. Samuel L.
| Fleming Of Liberty county, James w.
MoAlpin Of Savannah, and J. K. Clarke Of
| Darien.
Only the Anderson street gate of the
| Pompsiian park will be open for admission
| Of the crowds to the cavalry tilt, the other
gate being used by the troops only.
YESTERDAY IN CAMP.
Capt. Pritchard of Troop A, Georgia
! Hussars was officer OF the day yesterday.
Lieut.. Gaillard was officer OF the guard,
| Lieut.. Bell OF II troop was junior officer OF
the guard, and G. q. Meyers of Troop A
was sergeant Of the guard. Everybody
! knows what kind of an officer Capt. Prit-
! chard is, and every body knows what a sol
der Lieut.. Gaillard is The praise bestowed
upon them by home folks is old, and it is
not necessary to repeat it. But Savan-
nahians cannot help feeling proud when
these compliments come from visitors. An
| honest old farmer visited camp yesterday,
and what he said and thought as he passed
! along was as pure as truth and as free from
| policy as a dream.
"Well, jes do declar," the old fellow
| mumbled to himself, them men is the
grandest ever I've seen. Tell 'em for me.
please, won't yer, that Pm old and gray,
| and ain't much longer for this world, but il
Nha II Nrin far i'm fba- ha
Amt no use in talkln, I'm gwlne ter jlne
| IL, man,
One of the smartest troops of the regi-
ment is Troop /, the Wayne troop. 1t is
only two weeks old, and it has been comph-
mented by staff officers on its duty.
A member OF this company has peen ap-
pointed to posts OF responsible duty each
day. The first day Second Lieut.. Whaley
was made junior officer of the guard
The second day Lieut.. Robertson was
| given the same position and A. ID. Akin
was appointed sergeant major. This is
| very decided complement to the boys and
they feel proud of their troop.
sERGT. HULL CoMPLIMENTED.
Sergt w. G. Hull Of troop A was COM
United States officer. The sergeant had to
make formal report for his company in
dress parade and the style and manner of
the service was such as TO cause the United
States officer to say loud enough for
US to hear We'll done, sergeant-well
done" Sergt Hobersham has been chosen
by Lieut. Terrstt, United States officer, to
guard mount detail during the
rest of the week. He explained
that he did this because Sergt. Habersham
understood the detail thoroughly and he
wanted aim to show the other how it was
done.
Capt Brewer of the Soreven troop is a
robust soldier and genial gentleman. The
boys say he can 'holler" louder tnan any
other two men in Camp Anderson. He got
fretted with his men yesterday, and
the boys say he abandoned the tactics and
began to storm out: "Come around fellers
don't you heart Beat anybody y'ever
saw. Row, therel"
Private Ellis of Troop | reported to his
captain yesterday that Private Little of the
same troop had been annoying him very
much during the night. He SAID they were
both on guard duty and he complained that
Little tried to halt him every time they met
on the post. The boys say Little had for
gotten the countersign and was trying to
make Ellis give it to him.
you see dem air new uniforms, don't
/ yo'p remarked sage old colored man to a
: youngster, yesterday, as the regiment came
out in dress parade.
, "Yes sab, sees 'em."
| "Well, Harrison's gwine have em all in
dem kind TO- long. lie jis give EN- Ter
nudder yeah, and den--take keer, chile,
every solyer in de state gwine have on de
} nunion garments. Pm tellin yo'.
THE BIGGEST MAN IN HIS COMPANY.
The biggest man in the bingham
Hussars yesterday, the boys say, was Third
Lieut. Freyermuth. Maj. Meldrim ap-
pointed him sergeant major Of his bat
TALON. The boys say Freye muth never will
survive the day
, Private Whitehead of Troop A. came ia
from german, the boys say, the other morn
, ing at 2 O'Clock. He was a very tired man
and he had to get out of bed at 5 o'clock.
As he was about to turn in the officer of
the day hunted him up and made him chase
: a loose horse all over Camp Anderson The
soldiers say it was too hard on the private,
but they all agree that they rather II were
he than themselves. Speaking of work
though, nobody in the whole camp is
worked as hard as the adjutant
of the regiment. 1t is an
i elegant position and people who see
J him ride around managing a whole regi-
ment of men as easily as a sergeant handles
! squad imagine it is very easy one. But
; it is not. There is work in it. and lots of it..
! IL is particular duty, and it is constan
> work. When the privates retire at 10
a O'Clock this officer is at work, and his candle
: is not out until after 10 o'clock Rising at
o'clock in the morning goes against the
grain with those members of the regiment
who do not get down TO their offices until 9
| O'Clock, but however disagreeable it is, they
all do it,
YESTERDAYS GUARD MOUNT
By o'clock, when the ceremony of
guard mount is gone through with, the
men are refreshed aud they make the service
lively. Another big crowd witnessed guard
mount yesterday. and larger one will see
it this morning. 1t is early in the morning
-. when the air is fresh and pure, and people
e feel inviGorated besides the ceremony
y is the prettiest of the exercises. Complaint
is made, however, that the band which
; should have been present at guard mount
: was late day before yesterday morning, and
= 1t did not come out at all yesterday morn
= ing. A band adds a great deal to the pleas
~ antness Of the ceremony, and it is expected
;, that the musicians will be prompt thi;
} morning
Some mention was made yesterday OF rh,
old troops in theregiment. 1t appears tina
Liberty Independent Troop is the seconC
d Oldest in the United States. The troop wa
organized in 17S6. The Black Horse Guard
of Massachusetts, is said to be the oldes
troop.
NIGHT IN CAMP ANDERSON.