The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-09
CAVALRYMEN ON REVIEW
GOV. NORTHERN AND HIS STAFF
INSPECT THE TROOPERS.

In Attestation of His Popularity.
Sergt. Postell's Fine Shooting.
GRIFFIN, GA. July s.-Governor's day
always attracts large crowd TO the camp
and the crowd always seems deeply inter
ested in the proceedings Gov. Northen,
Quartermaster GeheralA. J. West, Adju-
tant and Inspector General John Mcintosh
Kell and several other members of the
governors staff arrived in the city this
morning for the purpose of inspecting the
camp and reviewing the Fifth Georgia
cavalry. Quartermsster General West
was on the ground most Of the day attend
ing his duties, settling with the employees,
and looking after the details. The other
members remained in the city until after
| noon.
PRACTICE DRILL.
At 2 o'clock Col. Gordon had the troops
on the field in practice drill preparatory to
| receiving the governor and his staff at 4
| o'clock. The practice review was excel
| lent, aud the men are to be congratulated
| for their improvement in their drilling.
| Certainly the officers have cause for con-
| CALCULATIONS in the improvement, for they
have been untiring in their efforts to per-
| feet the men as soldiers since coming into
| camp.
After the practice drill the men were
| allowed to be at ease. The gunners rested
on their guns and caissons until the gov
| ernors arrival at 3:45 o'clock, which was
announced by salute of seventeen guns.
! The review was perfect in every particular,
and Gov. Northen and his staff left
the field after the most extended
visit they had paid any regiment
during the five weeks and we're greatly
pleased with the appearance Of the troopers
on review.
| THE TARGET PRACTICE.
| Every company has finished up the target
| practice except on skirmish firing. Thas
will engage the attention Of the men to-
morrow. SO far no one has won either a
marksmans badge or a sharpshooter's
| medal, but before tomorrow nights sun
goes down this feat in all probability will
have been accompl shed, aud it will be left
| for ono of Savannah's troopers TO acc ON
plish it. Sergt. Postel of the Georgia
Hussars, Troop A, Fifth cavalry, goes into
this part Of the weeks duties with IS points,
| or points below a marksman, and
he has the chance of making
a possible so on the skirmish,
| but only has to make five to entitle him to
the badge OF marksman. He will make it
| and may even go further and get sharp
shooters badge, Lieut.. Haynes says the
cavalry has done better shooting on the
| average than the infantry did
| Lieut.. Wright, the regImental quarter
master, is ons of the Handsomely men IN
camp and is voted one of the mott popular
| also.
Capt. Beirne Gordon, commander of
| Troop A, arrived in the city this morning.
| Capt Gordon was received by his command
| amid mighty shot awoke the echoes.
| Among the distinguished visitors in Grit
| fin this week are Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Sr..
Mrs. W. W Gordon, Jr., and Miss Willie
| Gordon of Savannah, and Miss Ethel Stiltz
OF Gainesville. They are guests of Capt.
and Miss Leila Grant
TWO ENTERTAINMENTS.
Two entertainments were given in the
| city last night, and both were ice cream fes-
tivals-the one for the benefit of the SOL
| diers, the other to the soldiers, for the bene-
| fit OF the Baptist church. Each was pretty
| fairly attended, but IL was novel sight to
| see men in overcoats, and ladies with winter
! wrapping on, standing round dipping cream
| by the spoonful. If they had put an over
| coat on the ice cream things would have
| Looked more in union with themselves and
| the weather.
The idea Of being restricted as to how
much time fellow can spend with his girl.
Is novel one TO many Of the boys and as
time generally flies on swift wings under
such circumstances, they often round up at
| the guard tent, or run the gauntlet and slip
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| Hussars we're out last night visiting in the
city and were heard to say; "Well never
| get back to camp by 10 o'clock. don't
| know what we'll do unless we slip the guard.
sleep In the woods or stay in town.
THE HUssARs INSPECTED.
| The Savannah Hussars went through a
| very rigid inspection yesterday, and did it
with credit to themselves too. Capt Smith
of the Third artillery U. 8. A, is an in
| rfFf
| m1nutla OF your accouterments, and it il
understood, though not officially, that the
| inspection of the Savannah troop ELECTED
| the remark that all the Savannah soldiers
| took great pride in military discipline and
duty. Every tent was rolled and tied W
| exactly alike, while each article they con-
| tained was arranged precisely In the same
position. The men were drawn up in line
and each mans equipments and arms care
fully inspected. and each man asked num-
| berless questions as to name and uses of the
| different parts of the arms. Very few OF
them failed to give Capt Smith satisfactory
| answers.
The tents; mess halls and kitchens wert
then examined and Lieut.. Gaillard, Sergt
Hull and Quartermaster Eichberg subjected
to number OF questions as to the govern
| ment OF the troop, attendance at drills and
property owned by or issued to the troop.
Private Charles Tyson of Troop A has
| oeen reoaptlZed. he Is the lamb now and
something of pet lamb too, of Troop A.
His record on the rife range is fine.
Bismarck, Private Kleine) has necessarily
withdrawn from camp life. He was oallet
home last night by telegram on urgent bust
ness. Private johnson was also called hom
by telegraph.
A CHICKEN LAID Low.
Quite spirited saber contest was fought
in Troop A quarters to-day. The entire
troop was on the aggressive, while a poor
little black chicken was the defensive-run.
A well directed left cut from Private Ker-
wins saber brought the little black form
to Mother Earth, where he was captured by
the cook, served to the officers, who turned
the ''bones' outdoors to mold aud midew ir
the soggy weather.
Mysterious happenings occur to the boyI
in camp after taps at night. Private Tyson
the beautiful blonde Of Troop A, has turned
gray He bounced out of his tent
at reveille this morning and he discovered
not the blonde hair he carried to bed, bu
locks that looked whitened by the frosts O
many winters. Some practical joker haC
been around during the night with hand
full Of -four.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The Mobile and Girard to Be Paid fol