Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

COLONEL WALTER GREENLAND, Division
Quartermaster spent 9 few days in the city
last week.
CAPTAINS W. II. DAVIS and George
Welshors are expected back in the city this
week from their trip to California.
THE reappointment of General John A.
Wiley to command of the second Brigade,
has been officially promulgated in guard Or
aers.
CHILE recruits were numerous around tile
armorles during the past lew weeks, and as
consequence several company commanders
embraced the opportunity of filling up their
ranks for the inspections which come off in
q few weeks.
AN election in Company B, OF the Eight
eenth Regiment for Captain, to fill the va
cancy caused by discharge of Captain Was
sell, resulted in the promotion of Lieutenant
tion was conducted by Captain Charles
Roissing.
AN election has1been ordered to fill the
vacancy in Company A, Fourteenth Regf-
ment, caused by the resignation of Lieuten-
ant George p. Morton. 1t is said son of
Der of the company will be elected to fill the
vacancy.
PROF. Il. F. REIN, the champion swordsman
Of the United States, and John Mcmahon, q
private in the Ninth Regiment at Wilkes
barre, have signed articles for an all-around
sword and bayonet contest for the champion
ship and purse OF 81, 200. The match will
take place in Wilkesbarre on February %
and is exciting considerable interest among
the Eastern guardsmen.
REPORTS from Fortress Monroe state that
General NcCleland is rapidly improving in
health and that the change to that point has
been most beneficial to him. On the eve of
the departure of the Adjutant General for
Fortress Monroe, the clerks in his Office pre-
q
himself in dress uniform. 1t has been placed
in position in the Adjutant Generals Office
at Harrisburg.
THE annual spring inspections in the Sec
ond Brigade will be commenced to-
morrow afternoon by Major Frank
Patterson. Company of the Fifteenth
Regiment at Millvaie, will be the
first company put through the ordeal,
followed bv Company Il at Greenville to-
morrow evening. All the companies of the
Fifteenth will be inspected this week with
the exception of Company ID at Clarion,
which will not occur until February 26.
THE mixed up condition of affairs in re-
gard to the ownership of the Third Regi-
lnent army building has decided Governor
Pattisou to issue communication to all
company and regimental commanders re-
quiring them to make truthful answers on
the subject OF the ownership of the build
ings they now occupy. The Governor
needn't worry about the ownership of the
Pittsburg aImories, it is scarcely proba-
bic there is likely to be any dispute on that
subject here.
COLONEL NORMAN NJ. SMITH has issued an
order which has been expected for some
time and which carries with considerable
interest to those connected with the Eight
eenth. For some time past affairs in the
regiment have not been quite up to the
standard, and as result an assignment of
the members of the field and staff is made.
the duties of whom will be to at
tend the drills of the companies and
report their observations to the regimental
Commander Monday night with companies
\, Il and + is assigned to Lieutenant Colonel
Rutledge; Company E Tuesday night to
Lieutenant ii. +. Davis; Wednesday night,
D, to Colonel Smith; Thursday
night, Company III, Lieutenant A. L. Pear
son, Jr.; Friday night. Company q, Major
Kav. The physical examination OF recruits
will be held the second and fourth Mondays
OF each month by q member of the medical
staff committee has been appointed to
inspect the property of the drum corps and
take an inventory of it. A novelty in the
Second Brigade i'll the shape of permanent
regimental court is ordered, the duty OF
W hich shall be to investigate all cases OF
on the part of enlisted men
whether in uniform or out. The detail for
the court is Major Kay, Captain W. Ii. Davis
and Lieutenant Pearson.