Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-08

| ances, but It would be quite feat to get at the
number Of bills payable each organization has.
| THE Board of Officers of the Fourteenth
Regiment meets tomorrow evening" at which
| time a number of details relative to the sp;ing
| inspection will be arranged. Colonel Perch
ment has not yet announced who will be the
| successor of Mr.. Robb as Ad1utant, but the ap-
| poiutment will be made this month. A Der
| of gentlemen not connected with the regiment
| are mentioned for the place
MAJOR ALEX. MCCANDLEss, of the Four
| teslth has written several letters to bis mill
tary friends in this city from his journeyings
through the far South. Before his return the
| Major writes that be is going to match dollars
| with the Emperor Of PATAGONIA to find out who
| owns the place Should His Majesty succumb
| to the wiles of the genial Alex, by this time
the latter is no DOUBT quite landed proprietor.
GOVERNOR PATTISoN has announced the
appointment of Major W. W. Greenland, of
Clarion, to be Quartermaster General. Major
Greenland has been Quartermaster of the
Second Brigade for the past six years and con-
seuuently should be able to fill his new position
in a satisfactory manner. For the vacancy on
General Wiley's staff. caused by the promotion
of Major Greenland. the names of several
Pittsburgers are already men ntiOned, prominent
ly among them being that OF Mr. Robert Pat
terson formerly QuarterTaster of the Four
teenth Regiment but lately connected with
Battery B. Mr.. Patterson while connected with
the Fourteenth certainly made record for
himself as a hustler in the handling OF supplies,
and his selection by General Wiley would be
good one.
COPIES of the report of General Hastings for
the year 1890 were received in the city yester-
day. The report contains number OF remarks
and suggestions of interest to the different Or
ganizations, and gives the details OF the work
ings of the Guard for the past year. During the
year 275 commissions were issued, IVA having
expired and 81 being recommissoned. The num-
her OF marksmen in the division was increased to
4 40 of whom l. O49 we're sharpshooters. General
Hastings also recommends the building OF
nav State arsenal with facilities for the manu-
faeture of ammunition to be used by the Guard.
The report as whole. shows that the state
militia has made considerable advancement
toward perfection during the administration
of the late Adjutant General.
GENERAL WILEY has announced the dates
for the regular annual inspections OF the Second
Brigade The Sixteenth Regiment heacs the
list commencing with Company F, of Franklin,
on March IS. and continuing through the regi-
ment. The Fifth Regiment is next. commenc-
inc with Company B. of Bellefonte. on March
% and ending with Company f. at Indiana,
Anril 6. The Tenth Regiment follow,
commencing with Company !. at tGreensburg,in
April. The inspection of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment starts with Company A on April II. and
continues as follows: Company April q,
COMPANY G April q at 1:30 p. M. Company g
Anrii "a Company 3 April 25, and Company E
April Is. The Fifteenth Regimsnt follows,
commencing with Company G, OF Sharon. on
Anril %. and end. with Company D. at Clarion.
on May s. The Eighteenth is at the foot
of the list of regiments as follows: Company A,
May 6; Company B. May7; Company G. May 8; !
Company D, May II; Company E, May l6: Com
papy F. May is; Company 6. Nav q; Company
81. Nav q, and Company l. McKeesport, May
%. The Sheridan Troop of Tyrone. will be IN;
snected March &c at 10 A. NJ, and Battery B
Anril r. at 8 P M The Brigade Inspector
proposes this year to inspect musicians with
the companies to which they are assigned