Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-13
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

1T is likely that several new medals will
be put up shortly for contest in the Four
teenth Regiment. A match shoot may take
place on Thanksgiving Day, and if so it will
be confined to the regiment.
CAPTAIN HAMILTON, of the brigade staff. is
reported to be considerably improved in
health and the physicians now have hopes
for his ultimate recovery. He has been
suffering for the past six months. with
dropsy.
THE Board OF Control of the Eighteenth
Regiment held meeting last Monday even
ing IN the Diamond street arnory. Owing
to the numerous discussions on the subject
OF the election no military business was
transacted. Affairs in the regiment are re-
markaDly quiet at present and will be for
some time IRON general indications.
IT is scarcely probable that there will be
any military turnout whatever on Thanks
giving Day, as the local companies think
they have been before the public quite
enough lately to answer every purpose. The
men like to have a holiday to Themselves
once in while, and will consequently not
be asked to make any more display this fall
The merits of the new blouse are being
pretty thoroughly discussed pro and con by
the guardsmen in the eastern portion of the
State at present, and the greatest argument
in favor of retaining the blouse as simple as
possible is the ovation given the First
Brigade in the recent New York parade, in
which SO many fancy uni iorms were dis
played. With the number of dress uni
forms now on hand in the First Brigade the
subject should be left entirely to the Second
and Third Br1gades to settle where q blouse
OF any kind is frequently away above par.
BY the death of Lieutenant Colonel Hor-
ton, of the Sixteenth Regiment, last week,
the National Guard loses not only a
thoroughly good soldier, but also one of its
very best marksmen. Colonel Horton for a
in the team shoots at Mt. Gretna, and for
several years went as Stare representatiye
to Creedmoor. He had been in poor health
for the past year and the three months of
roughing 1t at Homestead with his regiment
laid him out completely. He was very pop
ular in his regiment and his death will be
very much felt.
COLONEL HAWKINS during the past two
weeks has been in receipt OF numerous con.
CALCULATIONS from all parts of the country
in regard to the verdict in the Iams case.
Resolutions from military headquarters in a
number OF regiments have been sent him,
among them being one from the First Rexi-
ment expressing great satisfaction at .hts
acquittal OF the outrageous charges pre-.
1erred against him by one Iams" IL is
claimed that had The verdict been guilty"
in the famous case, designations would have
flow ed into the Adjutant Generals office
from all over tie State.
WITH Democratic Governor in the Stat
OF fennSylVanlA anu Democratic PreSi-
dent to inaugurate, 1t looks very much as if
the boys would nave another chance to get
down to Washington next March. After
the last Inauguration, in which the guard
stood seven hours i'll the rain and were
called robbers by tho good people OF the
capital, most OF the Pennsylvania militia-
men swore they would let Presidential
parades severity alone in the future. Bue
four years softens most hearts, and it is ex.
tremely probable Pennsylvania's little army
will be in line for Grover with the rest of
them next March.
In accordance with the now usual custom.
the season of rifle practice was extended at
the last minute to November l5 thus giving
two weeks more to help out their |
totals of qualified men. The showings in
the local organizations will be pretty good, |
hardly up to last seasons work.
the battery being the only city company |
which will have an increase. Lieutent KIM |
mel, who has charge of the work in the bat |
terry, reported 81 qualified men up to the |
first of the month, and will probably have |
three or four more on the list before next |
Tuesday. Neither the Fourteenth nor Eight. |
eenth Regiments have ordnance officers ut |
present, the positions being vacant lin both |
The work Is being looked |
after in the latter regiment by Captain Roes- |
sing. ana the Fourteenth by the company |