| Show IFORTDGOGLS FACTS The Division of the Members of I Company V IDLES TO PKEVBMT DESERTION V Names antI Bates on the Flag of the Six ttcnth General News Notes of V the Military City The command was photogrrpbed whilst on parade ac9 oclock this morning A slight shower on the evening of the 3st ultimo hud a tendency to purify tho I atmosphere somewhat The post was duly inspected as to its san i tary condition by Major Wolverton USA post surgeon on the aibt ultimo The weather is much more pleasant at present with an inclination to bo windy We hail the change with delight Captain Richards as officer of the day and First Lieutenant Wright as ollieer of he guard were on duty on the 1st inst Captain Imer Sixteenth infantry and Second Lieutenant Slyer Twentyfirst in fantry wore on guard duty on the 31st ultimo Colonel Blunt inspected and mustered the infantry on Thursday morning last whilst LieutenantColonel Penrose did the same for the battery Captain T V Morris and Lieutenant Stephen Hackney Sixteenth infantry were mounted as officers the day and of oJ ficers of the guard this morning TheSixth infantry which was stationed here prior to the Sixteenth has changed its station from Fort Leavenworth Kansas to Newport barracks Kentucky For the fiscal year ending June 30 last the desertions from the infantry at this post were only eleven against twentyfive enlistments A truly good showing The teamsters of the quartermasters department have had bandages and other veterinary appliances issued to them to use on the coming march in cases of sprains or other injuries among the mules In lieu of the regular weekly hops given by the officers of the garrison which have been dispensed with wih owing to tho extreme heat the regimental band will give an open air concert every Friday evening at b3l oclock Major Creary United States army pay master will pay Fort Douglas an official visit on Monday August 4 and at 1 oclock pm on that day will proceed to pay the command for services rendered the month previous So the idea of making I and K skeleton companies is only a temporary one and the < reason for their abandonment just now ito i-to enable the government to mass as many troops as possible at the mot available forts near the railway line Until we can have the three batalio system say Secretary of War Proctor and Ueneral Schofield we will get on with only two batalions What we want is more men and when the prapcr time arrives we will have the three battalions in a regiment Wonder if the Sixteenth will get a change is the oft propounded query among enlisted men Fritz is of opinion that the Sixteenth will stay at Fort Doug las for at least four years more Regiments 1 do not change stations every dayits rather too costly When I company loses its identity we understand they will offer their magnifi cent combination billiard and pool table for sale It is worth the consideration of those companies hero who have no billiard table to buy it Handling a cueis pleasant way to while away leisure hours All recruits enlisting after July 1 last have U month of per their monthly pay retained re-tained for the first year of their enlistment This money is treated as a deposit and will be paid the soldier when he is honorably discharged All army deposits bear 4 per cent interest A gentleman from Jerusalem was making the rounds of the post Thursday last purchasing rags bottles and junk of every description when in the vicinity of E company quarters his team became frightened fright-ened and ran Tin cans old dish towels cast off trousers worn out shoes bottles of all kinds and a horse shoe or two flew in all directions The runaways were stopped without serious damage Thomas Carroll of the band has re turned from off furlough Bandsman Carroll Car-roll spent his four months of leavo most agreeably in Park City At the expiration of the furlough ho can receive his discharge dis-charge if he so elects but if he remain till the end of his fiveyear term of enlistment he will receive an increase of pay for each succeeding year The department is hope ful of a material decrease in desertions asa as-a result of the now act Tho thirtysix enlisted men of I company are assigned as follows B company 7 D company 8 E company 7 G company 7 H company 7 They will not join their new companies until the ass rnment order meets with the approbation or the department depart-ment commander The trumpeter of I goes to B whilst tho nine noncommissioned officers are to be attached to companies retaining their rank and will fill vacancies in the regiment as they occur according to the date of their warrant The order formally form-ally skelfctonizing I is expected next week when that company will be used only for the attachments of officers on leave or de tached service Wo have had many civilians as well as soldiers ask what names and dates are those on the regimental flag which is un furled on all parades and battalion drills by i our genial and handsome color sergeant I George Holler The following are the names and dates which represent the bat tles participated in by the Sixteenth regiment regi-ment during the late civil war Shiloh Tenn April 7 1SG2 Murfreesboro Tenn Dec 31 1862 Chickamauga Ga Sept 191SG3 Missionary Ridge Ga Nov 25 1S03 New Hopo Church Ga May 2S 1861 Kenesaw Mountain Ga June 22 and 30 1SG4 1SG4Ncal Neal Dow Station Ga July3 and 41S64 Peach Tree Creek Ga July 201SG4 Atlanta Ga July 27 and Aug 311864 Joncsboro Ga Sept I 1861 The anxiously awaited general orders prescribing the rules and regulations for carrying out tao proisions of the recent act to prevent desertions from tho army wore issued by the war department on Irmy the 01 23th ultimo They show a liberal construc V tion of thcJaw in the interest of tho sol l alec Under tHe section which authorizes the President to prescribe rules for the discharge of enlisted men by purchase it is I provided that such discharges shall be con lined to the second and tnird years of en listment During the first month of the second year it will cost the dissatisfied dissatisled soldier t120 to purchase his discharge and thereafter 5 less per month for each sue ceeding month until the end of his third year when I ho has rendered honorable service he can be discharged without cost on lijs J own application Under section 2 of thaact in regard to furloughs and dis cuaiKUb tilLer miuo years 01 service me regulations just issued interpret the provision pro-vision as to allow any soldier who had served threo years Juno 16 IbOO a three months furlough upon his own application to his department commander provided that service antecedent to date of furlough was faithful Manager Keller our amusement caterer was the recipient of a very pleasant visit from Mr W V Brejer of Breyers opera house Ogden on the nst ultimo and dar ing which the Fort Douglas dramatic company com-pany were invited to give a performance at Ogden i practicable Mr Breyer also propose to bring his company t Fort Douglas at nn early date He will of course bring his own scenery and cos tumes Mr Breyer belongs to a family of famous English actors his grandfather having supported David Garrick in the days of auld lang sync Mr Breyer has played with Forrest Booth Barrett and MgCullouph since Doming America Ho is equally at homo on the stage whether as Claude Tvlelnotto or in Irish 1Ielnott il Irsh come com-e Should it bo possible for our rtalent to go to Ogden we feel that tlip tlioa tro loving peopi1 of tho Junction city will not be devolved when Il Fritz cW them tels that our boysiruniefar abovjuunnteurs and vie with many aeknowlodgodprofcssionalr I circumstances prevent compliance on I tho part of Manager Keiller Mr Breyer will arrange a datQwitli him for a performance perform-ance atour opera house V Ve have received an Invitation to witness wit-ness tho tying of thonupital knot between Misd Annie Brewester and Mr Otto G Weber ho interesting ceremony will take place at the residence of the brides parontson First street in Salt Lake city Mn Weber was for seven years a member Vw f Light Battery D Fifth Artillery which is now stationed at the Presido of San Franscisco holdihg tho rank of ser gent when lie transferred to company 11 gS Sixteenth infantry As 1 company is now no more he is assigned to company T O the same regiment Mr Weber is a tonsorifil artist of a high order and will aw wi wield tho shears and razor in his new company com-pany Of course FriU will bo on hand to see friend Wober leave tho ranks of singlo i blessedness May the event be one long to beaemembered and may the two hearty to be united V always beat in loving unison V Fuirz V J1 I August 2nd 1890 I I |
