Evening star., 1870-02-09

Major J. v Mears. to y, relieved from a,,r
IN the Department OF the Columbia as soop az
practicable after the arrivai of Major Naver
and then % report In person On the general cor,,
mandlng the Department Of the Cumeerland
CORPS or rSerSEEEs.
brigadier and Brevet Major General A.
a member OF the Li.ht-hcase Board. in place ot
Brigadier and Brevct Major General Delanela
retired, 60 take eject February -.
colonel and Brcvet Major General j. q. Bar
nare, IN addition 60 nus present duties = az
signed 90 duty n q member OF the Light-hogSe
BoAfd, In place Of Brevet Brigadier General
hSTehe, retired, 90 take effect February -.
Soionel y. n. Mscomb, upon heing relieved
by brevet brigsdier General Raynolas TO take
station at Rock Island CITY, IN. asSumin., charre
OF the duties now In the hands OF Brevet Major
General Warren, and unfinished at the tine OF
his relief.
Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Brigadler GEN
cral 1. {. Woodruff, 20 proceed to Philadslphia
Penn, and relieve Breyet Brigadier General
Bache, retired. Of his duties and rcsponS bilitis
i'm connection with the 9Th Lighthouse District.
by February -, and 60 become the engineer OF
that district.
Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel =. ID.
Kurt, Uison being relieved of the charge Of the
construct On of defenscs of Baltimore Nd. AMI
Washington, ID. G., by Dreyet Lieutenant COL
one CrAaghl Ia proceeg TO Philadelphia, Penn.
ahd % feh5 We Lieutenant Colonel stewart. iva
&c Ol tiie con.;r.ictlon of defenScs Of Ph.la-
"ttd vi hart+Or and river
ments on Delaware river and bav.
lieais naut Colonel aud RrsVet Brigadier
EeneIsi william =. Ras Eoi.is, upon beng re-
IeNed fIO IN charge Of the survey q: the "a ,rrnarn
and northwestern lakes bv Brevet Maiar ,,,.,,-
eial Nargcn, ana OF his present dGtics under
the Lighthouse Board by B1eyet Bric4I,er
General Poe. TO take station al ~. Louis Mo-
and relieve Colonel Macomb of all his present
duties.
Lieutenant Colonel &. =. Stewart. upou '.ai--
relieved by Breyet Colonel KUrtZ. u proceed 10
San fransisoo, Cal, and take the du.es nov
Major and Breyct Major General X Var
ren, when he shall have completed certa.a macs
ana reports he Is now preparing. aud E1' g..
than April 4, 10 turn over nj remaining 4 1..aS
temporarily 20 his senior .IstaIit. Brevet II oI
Benyaurd, then 20 proceed "a Detroit. NJ
and relieve Brevet Brigadicr General RaynClr
IN charge oi the survey Of the northern q
northwestern lakes.
Major and Brevet iieutenaut Colonel Wm
Craighill, to proceed 20 old Point Comfort a.
relieve Breyet Brigadier General Brewerto
(retired) OF the construction Of Forts MOnro-
and Wool, by February ~. In addition, Breyel
heyed from his duties in the Office of the chief
engineers, not later than April 4, relieve Brevct
Colonel kurtz of the charge OF the construction
OF defenses Of Washington and Baltimore, and
fN his once In Baltimore, Md.
Major and Breyet Colonel j. Is. Wheeler. 60
tuT1. over at once To Brevet Colonel Merrill his
duties and responsibilities ia come ection with
the harbor improvements of Chicago and Mich
igan City; 20 turn over his remaining duties to
Captain Cuyler, who VIII receive them tempo
rarIly; and then proceed TO Washington, ID. G.,
and report for duty i'm the Office OF the Chief OF
Engineers.
Major and Brcvet Brigadier General %. NJ.
Poe, ON being relieved by Major Elliott. in his
duties as engineer secretary Of the Light house
Board, e. proceed 20 Detroit, Mica, and take
charcc 81 tie en. .neer service Of the Ilth light
house district, and 90 relieve the officers in
charge thereof Of the works Of river ana harbor
improvements On Lake Huron and the st. Marys
river.
Major and Brevet Colonel ID. G. Houston. on
Msy 1, 20 turn over ans present duties 20 Captain
Hoieate- Who will receive them temporarily;
and then proceed TO Milwaukee and assume
charge Ufthc river and harbor works with which
Breyet Colonel Wheeler Is at present charged
on Lakes Michigan and Superior, excepting the
harbors of Chicago and Michigan City.
Major George III. Eliot, at once TO turn over
his present duties 20 Brevct Colonel Mendell,
proceed Immediately to Washington, ID. C, and
report for duty as engineer secretary of the
Lighthouse Board.
Major and Brevct Colonel William T.. Merrill.
in addition 10 his present duties, at once 10 re-
lieye Brevet Colonel Wheeler, in charge OF the
Improvement OF tire harbors OF Chicago and
Michigan City. BTeyet Colonel Merriliis sta
ton TO continue at Chicago, H.
Captain and Brevct William j. Twining. 20
proceed at once TO Charleston. y. e., Tor duty
under the Lighthouse Board as engineer Of the
Captain and Brevet Major William II. King,
when he has competed certain special duty
uIon which he is now engaged, not later than
june 1, to proceed TO Willet's Point, New York
harbor, and report to Breyet Brigadier General
Abbot for duty at that post with the battalion
OF engineers.
Captain and Brevet Major A. III. Burnham.
on the arrival of Brevet Major King at willct's
Point, New York harbor, TO proceed 10 Wash
ington, II. c., and report for daiy in the oiica
OF the Chief of Engineers.
Captain ID. Il. Heap, TO proceed 20 - PauI,
Minn., and report TO the general Commanding
the Department OF Dakota for duty.
First Lieutenant A. VI. Miller 10 proceed, not
later than ApIll J, 10 Milwaukee, Wis, and re-
port for ddfy TO the officer i'm charge Or harbJs
improvements on Lakes Michigan and Superior.
First Lieutenant A. y. Lee, 90 proceed 20 DE
roit, Mich, and report for d2ty 10 tie officer in
charge OF the survey Of the northern and NORTH
western lakes.
Colonel and Breyet Major General I. j. Cram,
(retIred,) 10 turn over, before February -, Ia
Major Mcfarland, who viii receive them tenn
porarily, the duties and responsibilities connect
ed with all the works Of improvement OF rivers
and haTbors now in General Grams charge.
L. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjutant General