The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-29
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, June 90, 1872
Upon the recommendation of the Commanding
General Of the Military Division of the Pacific, Fort
Hail. in Idaho Territory, is hereby transferred from
the Department OF Columbia to the Department Of
California.
Commander r. L. Pythian has been ordered to
the command of the Nantasket Master Richard A.
Beck to the Nantasket; Commander G. c. Carpen-
ter from the command of the Nantasket and
placed on waiting orders; Master Thomas
A. De Bloiss, from the naval station at
and Midshipman William P. Conway from the Nam
tasket and placed on waiting ORDERS Medical In
spector Joseph Wilson from the Lancaster and
placed on waiting orders; Surgeon John s. Taylor
from the Plymouth and placed waiting orders;
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. b. Parker from the Ma
va Hospital At New YORK and ordered to the Nan,
Nantasket ana placed on waiting orders; Passed
Assistant Paymaster H. 7. Wright from the Nantas-
ket and ordered to settle accounts; Assistant Pay
master William M. Preston from the Bureau OF Pro-
visions and Clothing and ordered to the Nantasket.
The Superintendent or the Mounted Recruiting
Service is ordered to forward at once all disposable
colored recruits to Camp Supply, Indian Territory,
for assignment to Companies and +, Tenth
cavalry. One hundred recruits are to be sent from
Newport Barracks Kentucky, to Fort Hays, Kansas,
via the Kansas Pacific Railroad, for assignment to
the Third infantry; 100 from Fort Columbus, in New
York HarbOr to Fort Leavenworth, for assignment
to the Fifth infantry, and 100 from Fort Columbus
to Kit Carson Colorado, for assignment to the Fiji
The Board OF Officers convened for the purpose OF
preparing a system OF general regulations for the
administration OF the affairs OF the army, and now
in session in New York, has been directed to be
dissolved.
General orders just issued from the War Depart
ment direct that in future no issue of ratOns or
supplies will be made from the army stores to In
dams, except as allowed and restricted in the
following paragraphs Of the Revised Regulations:
"When subsistence can be spared from the military
supplies, the commanding Onicer is authorized to
allow its issue in small quantities to Indians visit
ing military posts on the frontiers, or In their respec
tive nations. The return for this issue shall be
signed by the Indian agent (when there Is one
present), and approved by the commanding officer
Of the post or station Regular daily or periodical
issues OF subsistence to Indians, or issues OF sub
sistcnce in bulk to Indian agents for the use OF
Indians are forbidden"
Surgeon John +. Randolph acting medical drec-
tor Of the Department OF the Gulf Will be relieved
from duty In that department the arrival OF Sur
geon James Simmons, and ordered to Washington
to settle his accounts. Surgeon Dallas Bache Is
ordered to duty in the Department of the East
Pay Director Thomas II. LOCKER has been ordeted
to the Washington Navy Yard, Chaplain Wesley o..
HOway to the Boston Navy Yard, and First Assist
ant Engineer Thomas Cooper to the Naval
Academy.
Paymaster w. Godsborough has been detached
from the Washington Navy Yard and ordered to
settle accounts. Paymaster Edwin Stewart has
been detached from duty as Purchasing Paymaster
at the Washington Navy Yard and ordered to settle
accounts. Passed Assistant Paymaster A. w.
Bacon has been detached from duty in the Bureau
Of Provisions and Clothing and ordered to tempo
rary duty as purchasing paymaster at the Wash
inptOn Navy Yard.