Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-05

Array 0Tioers TraHsferr,d, Assigned, and Muster

and shows transfer to the supernume-
raIy list OF 25 captains. SO first lieu
tenants. and - second lieutensnts; trans
ferred and assigned to FL vacancies, /
colonel, - captains, and first heutensrts.
Assigned, cot cavalry major, u captains, ~
first lleutepants and second lieutenant; (Of
artillery colonel, captains and III first lieu
tenants; (of Infantry ] colonel. majors, -
captains, "A first lieutenants and second leu
tenants. Mustered out Of service, lieutenant
cclcpels, msjors, A. captains, 81 first lieu
tenants and 10 second ieutenan.S.
The foLOwing are the transfers to the list of
supcrnumerares, under section II OF the act
MOultop. Edwin Mauck, VIM. Bsyard. L. K.
Dunkelberger, +. p. CresSey, Edward Byrne,
Charles Parker. Oryille Burke, James A. Hail,
SamGel Hildehurn, John A. Darling, Rata.
King. ,Ir., BENJAMIN X. Pesins. Geo. =. Hollis
ter, :. A. kusSel, AlonZo \. Cole. Charles A. VI.
Estes, Philip w. Stsnhope, Eugene Carter, ID.
A. Ward, William Welsh, Felix III. Tor0ett,
lanes II. Sinclair. Geo. w. Hill, y. ID. Jones;
First Lieutepants W. h. HEX j. "A. WaneSs,
q. II. Veil, George Il. Bcsworth, L. u milford,
q. w. Cradlebaugh. ii. l.. Street, w. g. Bsyliss,
NJ. Ring. g. N.Warner, NJ. o'Rrien, Is. y. Ham,
phrey, William Borrowe, r. W Taggsrd. VIII
liam McElroy, W. j. briggs, Charles kobinsts,
Ian W. Lewis r Redmond Tuly' Nevis No No,
ii. III. Link. Z. +. Larrabee. ). Z. Jocelyn, r.. K.
Parks. Henry Norton, John i. Shepherd. VIII
liam IL. W. krebs. j. f. Lewis, r. A. Kiggg,
Charles Umbstaetter. William q. Cory; Second
lieuteDsnts Oliver GrOsvenOr, Worth osgood,
+. W. Iiedtke. L. j. Sacriste, Herbert Cush-
man. James Riley. j. Smith, ID. p. Scott. &.
VI. Shepherd, 5. II. Bogardus. jr, l.. ). E,el
ston, }. h. Sullivan, j. y. Fortune.
The following are the siged officers whose
commissions have expired under section II OF
the act OF Congress approved July IL, $780, and
who are honorsbly mustered out OF the service
Lieut.. Coils. Charles j. Whiting and John l..
Edie Majors George A. Gordon, William Gin
ton, Joseph Ii. Collins, Ebenezer Cav, Samuel
Ross, John nj. Goodhue, Henry II. Rsthbone;
Captains Edward p. CreSsey. Isaac X. Dunkel
berger. James A. Hall, William Bsyard. Har-
risOn Moulton. Samuel Hildeburn. Edwin
Nsuck, Charles Parker, John A. Darling
Rufus King, jT., John Barry. George -.
EcMullin, George H. CroSnan. Philip y. Stan
hope, Charles T.. Farrand, Tenoior Ten Eyck,
George s. hOllister, Albert ii. Andrews. John
McChntOck, George w. Hill, BENT min K. Per
kins, Samuel A. Russel, james p. w. Neili.
Alonzo A. Cole, Jacob ID. Jones, James b. Sim
clair, Samuel 5. Culbertson, Charles A. NJ.
Estes. Arthur B. Carpenter, Robert Ayres, Fee
lix II. TOrbett, Eugene Carter, Welcome A.
Crafts. Edward Bioodgood. Delos A. Ward.
Welsh, Samuel q. Williamson. William NJ.
Beebe. ir.. George X. Vernon, Henry l.. Beck.
Emo i. Nenckebach, Madison Earle, John
list Lientenants Angus. x aiser. Patrick W. Hor
rigan, Redmond FULLY, Geo. W. GRAHAM, VIM.
IL. W. hTeb-, William Crosby. Harry ii. Link.
stephen p. -iocelyn, Chas +. Lsrrabee, Vim. y.
briggs, John +. Lewis, John X. Escbe nburs.
Geo. II. Ziegier. VIM. McElroy, John 4. SpaId-
ing. Josiah 5. Styles, Geo. W. Wood. William
n X. \.
ger, +. W Tsggard, j. ". Lewis, VIM. =. John
son, ID ". Page, Chas. Garretson, Henry Nor
ton. Charles Kobinert. Lev is Nolen. J. j. Shep-
heard, j. :. Appleton, Edwin r. Parks, Ed
ward L. Wallace, Joseph harge. Charles l..
CmhStaetter. William .. Cory. Ioro MO w.
Cooke, William +. Horton, Henry Ayers, Chas.
II. Ven, Harlow L. Street, John A. Wanless,
Lawrence l.. o'Conror, Lambert l.. Muitori.
George w. Cradiebangh, William IL. Hich
William &. BaylIss, Thomas w. Gibson. PEN
dleton Hunter, George b. Bosworth, Ballard ).
Hn-.., - - II -
tranh i'm n King, Chas. y. Warner. 2d. lieu
tenants Oliver Grosyenor, Worth OsgJod.
stephen II: Bogsrdus, Jr., John F. Smith
Frederick W. Lis.itke, Rouse \. Egrls,on
David r. Scott, oliver Lumphrey. John *.
sullivan, - Campbell Fortune. LOUIS j.
Sacriste, Charles NJ. shepherd. JOHN II. Ben
nam, JI, James A. lin, Herbert Cushman,
PEW AUCTION AT RgECBRa's CBuRcH-
Lireiy B,G6iny-Orer $4,000 Reaii.,d-rhs
pews in Plsmouth Church. BROOKLYN, were solo
10y auction last evening. The sale. which WAS
III the church, was attended by over two thoa-
.and persons. Mr.. Beecher said that the rumor
mat he contemplated trip to Europe was
false. He hoped the rumOr would not depre-
eiate the price Of pews. He also counselled
good feeling among the Contestants for pews
and introduced Mr.. Pillsbury ~ the auctioneer.
Mr.. Pillsbury," eaid the reverend joker,
came late, but he lives in New Jersey, and,
although he had to come through very tempt
Ms iSG ,,I, believe ne is perfectly sober"
Intcrspersed his chatter with jokes. Mr.. Henry
Y. Bowen. ot the Independent, secured the first
choice for $40. The second choice WAS knocked
down TO II. W. Sage at $40, and the third to ID.
b. Howard q; 500. Shakespeare Howard, who
had been an excited bidder from the first, ee.
cured the fifth choice for s49c. H. Il. Claim
Paid S455 for the sixth choice, and Henry c.
Bowen invested si05 in . second seat. The
trst hundred choices OF pews ranged from eSSO
to 500, the prices n adually deprcciating a. the
desirable seats were taken up. The average OF
prices was about ten per cent higher than that
OF last year. The aggregate sale amounted TO
soS.c5i. AT half past ! O'Clock but three pews
renamed unsold. and the sale Was declared
closed.-N. i. SuH, ia inst.
IHR DAUGHTER OF NEw YORK .JUDsg
lakes TIE NEIL-One of the most beautiful
andtouching ceremonies of the Catholic Church
was performed yesterday at the convent in
seventeenth street and Fifth avenue, on the
occasion OF the adoption of the .syeil'' by Ms
Eil,n q. White, a daughter OF the ia:e judge
W. White, OF the Superior Court, New York
Mis- White, who, as nun Of the Convent of
ne sacred Heart has passed through the stages
designated by the Church As ''pOstalants' and
''noyices, row makes her profession or last
vow."-N. y. HsraIa, 4A inst.
CURE FOR DEUsK ENNEss.-A mixture made
up "a follows, ami taken I'm quantities eaual 10
an ordinary dram, and OFTEN as the desire for
strong drink returns, III cure the worst case of
drunkenness: Snlphate Of iron live grains pep
permint water eleven drachms, spirits of nut
meg one drachm. The preparation acts a. a
tonic and stimalsnt ap, 80 partially supplies
tie place OF the accustomed liquor. and prevents
the absolute ply steal and NOR III rrosfratoo CON
sequent upon sudden breaking OFF from the
use OF stimulating drinks.
some OF the collieries OF tue PENNSYLVANIA
anthracite regions small locomotive engines
have been introduced As substitutes for mules
as carriers In the mines. ana are giving satisfac-
tion One great advantage gained by their use
Is that during strike, or other suspensions of
work, they cest nothing for their keep. while
Of
A SCIENTIFIC lecturer on walking says his ex-
periments show that one side of the body ALWAYS
tends to outwalk the other side. II is not posi-
bic when the eyes are shut to walk in . straight
line for any length of time, and it will be found
where persons lose their way. that they almost
invariably wandar on To the right rather than
TO the left.
~ The lire department Of An Iowa town is to
have female chief, and thinks the appoint
men" gallus." I