The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-14

insubordlnation. As stated. the signal corps had communication with New London yesterday by establishing three stations. sergt. Sutcliffe was in com mand Of one station and he abandoned it for dinner. Maj. Giddings there- upon took the action stated. It would not have been so severe but Tor ms previous conduct. which it Is ai- legged has bordered on characterization. Lieut.. Duffy has had considerable trou- ble with him. Corporal A. c. Dewey Of the Seconds signal corps was ap- pointed to iill his position.
 On the first pleasant day there will be trial of signaling from New London to Mantle by means Of the heliograph, flags and a relay bicycle race. This trial will be to determine which is the best method of signaling.
 The number of men reported present In camp Is 2.733 out of total number Of men of 2.S54. The Second regiment has not a sick man on the list, It's total number being 6ss men present this morning. A number of men are said to be absent from camp without leave and steps are being taken to have them brought In camp.
 l Gen. Haven and members of his stan are paying particular attention to | guard duty with a view if possible of not giving opportunity for such crlti- clsm as Capt. Wetherell made to the government last year upon the duty as then performed.
 Capt. Kennedy of the Sarsfield guards I ID gan sergeant in place of Patrick J. Moore. whose term of service expired yesterday. Private D. J. Leary was appointed Il corporal in Regan's place. Six men were in the hospital. five of whom are afflicted with ailments, such as malaria. chills and fever, etc. Dwight Bill of the City guard of Hart l ford Is laid up with bad knee which he spralned and which will incapacltate | him from further camp duty. As ever fun is the prime element at camp with the possible exception | of liquid elements. However that may be there is tentfull of men In the Blues street that mean to have their share of fun as we'll as the other ele- ments at camp. This tentfull is the Original Four Barrels" They have tented together for fourteen years. These barrels" are c. W. Selk, Frank Lathrop. D. D. Jackson and D. A. McNeil
 Private Brown of the Second Machine Gun company stole a. cat when passing through Westbrook last Saturday and is now keeping it is a mascot of the company.
 Joseph Stephenson. drummer for the Honey Dew Gun Co.,, is guest of Pri- vate Brown.
 There Is a mess of four men in the City guard street who call themselves "The Four Bums." They are Corporal George Schreck, Privates Metz Green- baum and Spey. Why they dominate themselves with such an ill-sounding name 1t is hard to say. They certainly do not look like buns, but they are going to kill Private Greenbaum to- night and hold d wake over him to- morrow night.
 The "Sheeny Four" in this street were too busy playing poker to talk to the reporter.
 New Haven people are requested to send contributions of food to the Hum gry Four" who are Privates Shierer, Hansman, Brill and Schipper of the City Guard.
 "The Silent Triplets." Sergeant Fred Keller and Privates John Keller and w. Raber say that they propose to be as quiet as usual. v :
 "The Keeley Institute" which is run hIy Mi,,ly Q F. Pauly, is doing some excellent tenn perance work.
 Private K. Hoefler is on police duty for the entire week in the Company B street.
 ''The Night Owls" who this year are Privates Hoef1er, Frederick Druehl, Will liam Mozart and Winterfield, make the night hideous with their hooting and screeching. 4
 It is the "T. E. Murphy quartet" this year instead of the T. E. Murphy trio" as it was last year. The members are E. Mcintyre, W. Nichols, R. l.. Liddell and John Donohue,. all of the Blues. ..- ''The Noisy Four" have the reputation of keeping the whole company's street awake nights by their loud and bold be- Sl, Lyons, Thomas Donnelly and J. Kirst.
 There is a mess in the musicians. '. street called "The Angels" Bernie! Smith is the first agel. He gives lec- lures in several different languages to the assembled multitude. The second angel is Jacob Fresenius. He wouldn't get up Sunday morning and he was moved out in to the street with all his belongings. The third angel is George Kiesell
 Messrs. La Croix and Webb of New York, two well known horn players, are with the band. They are said to be a couple of the Seven Sleepers" told of in the Arabian Nights, as they have been asleep ever since they have been in camp.
 The band gave concert at the col onels tent Saturday night which was listened to by many. Dalby's Midway Plaisance," which was excellehtly rem dered, made quite g. hit. It was en- cored. The band gives another concert this evening.
 Fred Guilford, the popular piccolo player, says that there was consider able inter-congratulating among the boys Saturday night and Sunday morn- ing he was the only man that got up and went to church, -r. =
 "The Happy Hottentots" are on hand as~ usual, dancing about, brandishing spears in a most .barbaric manner. They are Sergeant l.. H. Page, Sergeant c. A. Fenton, Corporal R, T, Curtis,