The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-09


its place will be taken by the Ninth Illi-
nois Regiment, which will arrive here to-
day from the North. This wa. done at
the request of Genera Barley. who used
to be Colonel Of the Fourth Illinois, and
wished it to be placed in his brigade. The
Third Brigade of the Second Division will
be move tbs week to a camp ground a
mile north of its present camp and east
of the shell road.
Major Russell B.. Harrison, son of ex-
President Harrison, who is on General
Lees staff, has been appointed Provost
Marshal of the Seventh Army Corps in
place of Lieutenant-Colonei Williams,
who succeeded Captain Addison Ely, of
the Second New Jersey Regiment, who
was the first to hold that important, al
though trying, office.
Captain Fenton. who was Commissary
on General Duffield's staff during the
campaign against Santiago, has arrived
here and been appointed on the staff of
General Gordon, commanding the First
Division of the Seventh Army Corps.
Captain Baldridge has been appointed
Commissary on the STAFF of General Burt.
of the First Brigade, Second Division. vice
Captain Catchings, deceased; the position
Lieutenant Edward r.. Bell, Jr., of the
Second New jersey Regiment.
Lieutenant Edward I. Bell, Jr., of Com
pany A. Second New Jersey Regiment,
and Quartermaster of the Reserve Ambu-
lance Company of the Seventh Army
Corps. He has, therefore,, been relieved
as Commissary of the Second New Jersey
Regiment n Lieutenant William w.
Stalter, of Company c., has been detailed
in his place.
Lieutenant William w. Stalter, of the
Second New Jersey Regiment has been
appointed on a Board v1 Inventory of the
effects Of the late Captain ~Catchings, of
General Burt's staff
Lieutenant James T.. Parker, of Com
pany D. OF Passaic; Lieutenant Albert
Van Walrayen. of Company G. of Pater-
son, and Captain John H. Hilton, of Pat
erson, the regimentaI adjutant, have been
granted leave of absence to go home for
fifteen days.
The following furloughs have been
granted;-Corporal James Foster, Corr
pany A, of Paterson: Sergeant Harry Z.
Compton, Company 3, Of Paterson; Prs-
vate William NJ: Van Horn. Company +,
Wilfong, Company K, OF Montclair; Prl-
waite John w. Miller, Company L.of Ruth
erford; Corporal Charles Whitehead and
Private Ross Blackwell. Company M Of
Dover. Private William Hughes. of Conn
pany A, of Paterson, has been granted
ten days extension to his furlough.
The First Brigade field day has been
postponed from Saturday next to Satur-
day, August 20, and the Second New JET
sey Regiment men in particular are III
training for the events. Lieutenant AL
Sergeant Marvin Coe, Of Company +. OF
Englewood, and Private Jerome Buck, of
Company |, Of Orange, awe been APP
pointed to prepare a list of entries. and
rules for the field day games and also to
promote athletics in the Second New Jer-
sey Regiment generally. The field day
contests will include three boxing bouts,
for heavy, weller and lightweight boxers
respectively; running broad jump. running
high jump, putting the sixteen pound shot.
throwing the hammer, pole vault, one
hundred yard dash, half mile run and mile
run. The games will end with a baseball
contest between the Second New Jersey
and Second Illinois teams.
The detail for guard yesterday was as
follows: officer of the day, Captain Ham
ilton NJ. Ross, Company D., of Passaic; Of
ficer of the guard. Lieutenant Alonzo Gis-
mond, Company E, of Leonia.