Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-16
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

ASSISTANT SURGEON w. F. robson has an
nouuced his intention of becoming bene-
dict and as a consequence the members Of
the staff of the Eighteenth are wishing him
joy.
SURGEON HUTCHINSON, of the Fourteenth
Regi ment, is still in n precarious condition
at his home in sewicklev. Anumber Of his
brother officers visited him during the past
week.
TROOP A, the crack organization OF the
New York Gnards goes to Chicago this week
to take part in the dedicatory exercises.
They will take their own horses with them
and expect to make a fine appearance.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRANK RUTLEDGE
leaves for an extensive trip through the
South and West this week. He expects to
be gone some time and his presence will be
missed around the armoly OF the Eight
zenith.
LIEUTENANT CHARLES RUsE, of Company B..
Eighteenth Regiment. was in the city for q
few DAYS last week. He Is now permanently
settled in New York City and expects to for
ward his resignation to Colonel Smith
shortly.
GENERAL JOHN A. WILEY and his staff will
help to represent the Pennsylvania National
Guard at Chicago this week. They leave
Tuesday night and will be joined in Pitts
burg by n number of other officers who Will
take in the trip.
So far there has been $35lS3 paid ont OF
the State Treasury on account of the Home
stead troubles. This amount is exclusive OF
q bill of S., 600 rendered bv the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for transportation. The
calling out of the troops will. it is now esti-
mated, involve an expenditure by the State
OF about $GC0 900.
THE old Heath Zouaves have been rejuve-
mated and will make their first appearance
in number o. years On Columbus Day.
They will be under command of Leutenamt
NEor, TnY ,fuit, fpl,n isf
sick to take anv active pa,t Tho ZouaveS at
one time were the crack organization of
Western Pennsylvania and he'd reputation
over the entire country tor their manual of
arms The turnout this week will be more
of a reunion than anything else, as most of
the members have gotteu little rusty on
soldering.
AS was announced in this column last
Sunday the Sixteenth REGIMENT received
orders to leave Homestead and are now
once more following their private vocations
Under the command of Colonel Huiings the
Sixteenth has won the reputation oi being
one OF the best If not the best, oryanizo-
tions west OF Philadelphia now in the
National Guard. 1C has been foremost in
Introducing many new and useful features
into its calendar of duty and altogether is
in IL position General Wiley should be proud
o.. After 80 days of active aud dlsasreeable
service it left Homestead with q thoroughly
clean record 20 look back upon.
BATTERY L has qualified 81 of its members
so far, four of them being sharpshooters, and
while the number so far exceeds the total
of last season, Lieutenant kimmel expects
to swell the list to at least 40 before the end
O: the month. Captain Hunt Is making
active preparations for the turnout of the
organization this week and expects to come
mp to the usual good showing. The annual
banquet and reunion OF the survivors of the
old Hampton Battery will be held a5 the
armory on Fifth avenue on the evening o.
the 2lst, at 7 O'clock. It. Will be the thirty
first anniversary Of the organization or the
company and the twelfth annual reunion.
THE turnout of tho local organizations of
the National Guard on next Friday, to assist
in the Columbus exercises, is the principal
event looked forward to by the boys this
| week. The prospects for good weather and
as u result a big attendance for the parade
| are exceedingly good. n division will DO
| formed of the military organizations with a
| number OF independent comMtnes such as
| the Washington Infantry, Hiberian Rifles
| and others and altogether should make
| quite an interesting division. Quite hustle
| is going on for horse equipments among
members OF the staff of the civil OrganiZ:i-
| tions and blue blankets are away above par.
THE annual contest for the Brown & Hirth
and Robb medals took place yesterday at
| the salt works range of the Fourteenth Reg
iment. The quarrel which has been going
on tor some time over the conditions under
which the medals were to be shot for culmi-
mated in the refusal or al memhers OF the
Fourteenth to enter for the contests except
Inspector OF Rifles Practice Brown, VINO won
the Robb medal bya score OF 50 points Lieu-
tenant Brown was considerably put ont.
action or the marksmen or his regiment,
and has decided to turn the medal over TO
Colonel Hudson, the referee, for his dis
posal The Brown & Eiirth medal wns won
by Musician Arbogast, OF the Eighteenth
Regiment by Il score of u points. There
were four entries from the latter regiment.