Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-25
NonINArIoNs.-The President sent to the
Senate this afternoon the follow ing nom nations

NoMISArIoNs.-The President sent to the
Senate this afternoon the following nominations
Colonel Z. ID. Townsend to be Adlutaa,
General, u. 5. A., with the rank of Brigadier
General, vice Thomas retired.
Coionei Natnan Brown, Assistant Paymaster
General, to be Paymaster General with the
rank OF Brigadier General, vice Brice retired.
Lieutenant Colonel Hiram Leonard, Deputy
Paymaster General, to be Assistant Paymxster
General with the rank Of Coloael, vice Brown
promoted.
Deputy Paymaster General with the rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel, vice Leonard promoted
virgil 8. Eggleston TO be Paymaster, u. s
A, vice Alvoro promoted
be Assistant AdJutant General with the rank
OF Colonel, vice Townsend promoted.
Major Robert Williams. A. A. G., to be As
sistsnt Adjutant General with tia rank Of
Lii utenant Colonel, vice Drum promoted.
Captain William q. Mitchell, 37th Infantry,
TO De Assistant Adjutant General with the rank
OF Major, vice Williams promoted.
Lieute nant Colonel H b Clitz TO be Colo
mel of the 9th Infantry, vice Alexander retired
Lieutenant Samuel w. Crawford to be Colo
mel Of the I'd Infanty, vice Sbley retired.
Lieutenant Colonel w N. H. Wood TO be Col.
onel OF the lst infantry, vice HeiItzelmsD re-
tired
Major Thomas IL. Neill TO be Lieutenant
Colonel OF the 10Th infantry, vice Wood pro-
NOTED.
Major Thomas G. Euglisn. 5th infantry, to be
Lieutenant Colonel 10th infantry.
Lieutenant Colonel Morris l.. Miller, Deputy
lSuartermaster General. to be Assistant q uar.
tired.
Lieutenant Colonel Langdou g. Esston,
Depnty Quartermaster General, To be Assist.
ant Quartermaster General with the rank of
Colonel, vice Clay retired.
Major Alexander Montgomery, Quariermas-
Ter, 10 oe Deputy Y Quartermaster General with
tne rank OF Lieutenant Colonel, vice Miller
Major Tredwell Moore. O uarterm ,ster. In he
Deputy Quartermaster General, vice Easton
promoted.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles McDougaIl, As.
sistant Medical Purveyor, to be Chief Medical
vice Satterlee retired.
Lieut.. Colonel Robert Murray, Assistant
Medical Purveyor, to be Chief Medical Pur-
veyor, with the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel,
vice MeDoueall, retired.
Surgeon X. y. Wood 10 be Assistant Medi cal
PurveyOr, vice McDougalI, promoted
Surgeon A. N. McLsren to be Assistant Med
icai Pnrveyor, vice Murray, promoted.
Medical Purveyor, vice Wood, retired.
The following Third Assistant Engineers in
the Navy TO be Second Assistants: Charles H.
Manning, James A. Deayer. s. G. McLanahan
Harrison Spear, N. II. Lamden. F. IA. Ashton
n. II. kimball, J. K. Stevenson, J. j. Ryan, J
d. Diamond, Z. w Fitch, r. G. Burchard. J.
A. Kaiser. g. q. Nelson, Harrie Webster, VIM
Main, f; N. Trevor. Theron Skeel, H N. Ste.
venson, r. j. Symmes, J. q. A. Ford, f. +
Purdie, j. =. Ogden, e.. W. Rae, G H. Kearney.
Jrnes Godfrey, VIM. 5. Moore, e. ID. Foss, and
J. Il. Peck.
Besides the above there were a number OF
nominations for promotion Of officers in the
Army below the grade of Major in the Engi-
neer Corps, Ordnance Department, 2d, Sd and
4th Cavalry, I'd Artillery, and the various
regiments of Infantry.
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