Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-13
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

ASSISTANT SURGEON OSCAR BRUMBAUeH, OF
the Eighteenth Regiment staff is able to be
about again after serious illness OF three
or four weeks.
COMPANY I, Of Bedford, is the only com.
pany of the Fifth Regiment that has not
been inspected. It will be inspected next
Monday by Major Ricketts,.
been appointed Quartermaster General, to
take the place of Colonel Greenland, ad-
vanoed to Adjutant General
ALL the companies of the Fourteenth
Regiment have been inspected except and
B. These two companies will be put to the
test next Friday and Saturday evenings.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM DoAK, of this city, sailed
yesterday for q three months trip through
Europe. He expects to visit the Holy Lands
before his return and will be able to give
his company tips on how the Egyptians
drill when ne gets back.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES SrREErsR, Of
the Tenth Regiment, was in the city during
the week. His failure to get the appoint
ment as Adjutant General has neither re-
duced the Colonel's stature nor lessened the
breadth of his smile, and he says if he didn't
get there, he kept the others moving while
the race was going on.
MAJOR FRANK PATTERSON, the Brigade In
spector, has been confined to the house for
a week past and his work Of inspection Is
being performed by Major Ricketts,. of the
Sixteenth Regiment. The inspections Of the
Tenth Regiment commence Monday the
2lst inet., when Major Patterson expects to
be well enough to take hold.
THERE has been some talk among the
-suardsmen of this end of the State respect
ing a suitable monument for the late Adju-
tant General McClelland. No definite steps
have vet been taken in the matter, but it is
probable a fund may be started shortly.
The idea seems to be to erect a shaft to cost
about 81, 500 and raise the money by sub
scription among the officers and men of the
entire guard.
DURING the past week commissions were
issued to General John A. Wiley and his
staff. General Wiley has reappointed all
the old members of his staff with the excep-
tion of Major Braden, his Judge Advocate.
The position of Brigade Commissary made
vacant by the promotion OF Colonel Austin
Curtain has not been filled by General
Wiley, and 1t is probable one or two other
vacancies may shortly exist on the brigade
staff. as several of the members have ex.
pressed themselves as desiring withdrawal
to civil life.
ACCORDING to the Adjutant Generals re-
port for last year the Thirteenth Regiment
climbed into first place in efficiency
with an average of 92.3, while tbs Third
Regiment shows the tail end with an aver
age of 5L46. The Eighteenth Regiment
moved up to nth place from thirteenth the
previous year, while the Fourteenth stepped
into fourteenth place from tail end the wear
before Not a single company in the First
or Second Brigades attained an average OF
80, while in the Third there were many.
Both the Sheridan Troop and Battery B led
their respective branches Of service.
AFTER the inspection of Company e Of the
Eignteenth Regiment last Friday night.
Colonel smith demanded and received the
resignations Of sll the three officers Of the
command. Tho company has been gener-
ally going down in the scale Of proficiency