Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1859 — FIRST RENSSELAER RIFLES. [ARTICLE]

FIRST RENSSELAER RIFLES.

At the meeting called last Wednesday night, to take in consideration the organization of a military company, the First Rens•elaer Rifle Company was reorganized. All the old officers now belonging were retained in office, their commissions not expiring until 1860, and an election was held to fill up the vacancies. The following are the officers, the newly elected ones being marked with a staff (*:) Captain-f—W. S. Hopkins. r First Lieutenant —E. T. Harding. Second Lieutenant—R. G. Howe. Third Lieutenant—C. W. Henkle. Ensign—W. D. Lee.* Orderly Sergeant—Pleasant Israel.* Second Sergeant—Albert Guthridge. "First Corporal—l. M. Stackhouse.* Second Corporal—Stephen Wilson. Third,Corporal—L. A. Cole.* Fourth Corporal—Charles Rhoades.* Musician'®—-Henry Smith, Fifer; Hiram Sherman and I. N- S. Alter,* Tennor Drummers; Philander Hopkins,* Base Drummer. Lieutenant Howe, in view of his crippled condition, tendered his resignation as Second Lieutenant, but the Company valued lrs services, a* ? drill officer, to highly to accept it. ’ The Company now numbers upward of thirty members, and is drilled every afternoon or evening by Lieutenant Howe. Their first public parade will be on Independence Day. Captain R. 11. Miiroy drilled the Company yesterday afternoon, and is to drill it again .this afternoon, at four o’clock, at Ballard’s spriing. The Editorial Convention. —Tiie Convention of Editors of Northern Indiana met at Plymouth on the 14th inst. Th a were twenty-five newspapers represented by twent} - eight cdilpr*, aiiil there were six ex-edi-tors in attendance. Col. John C. Walker was elected Chairman, and on taking the ch’ ir he made a very appropriate and eloquent address. The oration of Dr. Fdiis was one of his yery best efforts. A series of resolutions were adopted arul the meeting closed by nn address by the Hon. Schuyler ■CM fax