UNITED STATES MILITIA.
Chicago, Ill.
What is the total militia force of the United States, organized and unorganized?
N. Snyder.
Answer.—The organized militia force of the United States, according to the latest returns made to the Adjutant General of the United States army, as given in the report of the Chief of Ordnance to the Secretary of War, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, was as follows: Total non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, 117,037. Add 145 general officers, 921 general staff officers, 1,605 regimental field and staff officers, 8,869 company officers, and the aggregate is 125,906. Of these, New York had the largest number, 20,280; Arkansas the next largest, 16,377, South Carolina the next, 11,805; Pennsylvania the next, 9,750; Ohio the next, 8,374, and Illinois the next, 7,394. These figures are altered somewhat now, but cannot be given accurately. The number of men subject to military duty, but unorganized, on June 30, 1880, was 6,516,758.
MISSISSIPPI NAVIGATION.
Des Moines, Iowa.
Give your Iowa readers a few facts as to the navigation of the Mississippi River. About what proportion of the time is it closed by ice or on account of low water?