The New York herald., 1873-10-08
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 4 1873
The Secretary OF War has issued a general order
directing that the Preliminary Board on Military
Prisons appointed IN special orders No. 100 OF May
81 and special orders No. l34 OF july 5, 1873, IS
hereby dissolved. Under the provisions OF section
Of the act entitled An act to provide for the es
tabshment or military prison and for its govern
menr,n approved March g. 1873 Board is hereby
appointed to adopt plan for tie building of a
military prison, to frame regulations for the gov
ernment Of the prisoners in accordance with the
provisions OF the said act, and Tor such other pur
poses as are therein prescribed. The Board viii
consist Of Colonel Nelson A. Miles, Fifth niantry
Lieutenant Colonel ood French Second artu.
lery; Major Thomas +. Barr, Judge Advocate;
Rev. T.. Z. Wines, OF New York, Secretary OF the
National Prison Association, and T. k. Brockaway,
Of Detroit Major Barr Is appointed Recorder OF
the Board. The Board VIII be governed by the in
structions heretofore gwen the preliminary
Board. The act OF Congress under which the above
Board is appointed provides that the Seer ary Of
war snail organize Board OF i've members-to
consist OF three officers OF the army and two per-
sons IRON civil liiewho shall adopt plan for the
building OF such prison and who shall frame
regulations for the government OF the prisoners in
accordance with the provisions OF this act. said
commissioners from civic lie shall be paid s5 a day
while on duty and necessary travelling expenses.
Ana the said officers OF the army shall at all times
be subject to removal by the secretary OF War.
The prison is to be erected at Rock Island, ILL.,,
and l. 10 be exclusively Tor the confinement and
reformation OF Offenders against the rules and
laws OF the army. the Secretary OF War Is TO
vist 1t at least semi-annually tor inspection.
general Court Martial has been ordered TO
meet at West Point n. w. on the 9th inst, for the
trial Of Private William Gordon and sucn other
prisoners as may be brought before 1t. The Court
Will consist Of captain G. w. Raymond, Captain
w. A. Rafferty, I4eutenents j. w. Reilly, w. +.
Reynolds, Jr, L. s. Curtis, f. T.. Wood, u. 5. De1-
nison and W. ;. Wyatt, Judge Advocate.
! The order Of september ii, relieving Captain
George /. Robinson, OF the Tenth cavalry, from
duty IN the mounted recruiting service, has been
revoked.
The orders o. September IL and IL nave been
modified as iollows:-
Captain Thomas c. sullivan, Commissary OF Sub
hlsIehce, at the Headquarters OF the Department
ol Texas, at San Antonio, Texas Is TO relieve John
W. French, Twenty-fith infantry, Acting Commis-
sary oi subsistence; Cadet Samuel T. Cushing,
Commissary OF Subsistence at Headquarters Dis
tflct OF New Mexico, santa Fe 10 relieve First
Lieutenant Thomas Blair, Fifteenth infantry, Act
ing Comulissary; Captain jeremiah ii. Gilman,
Actng Commssary OF Subsistence at Headquaf-
ters Department Of the Missouri, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, 10 relieve Major NJ. II. Morgan, Com.
missaiy OF Subsistence: Captain Charles Mcclure,
Commissary Of Subsistence at Sioux CITY. Iowa, to
relieve captain Thomas 9. Sullivan, Corlmlssary.
Leave OF absence Tor one year has been granted
Colonel 7. X. DE Trobiand, with permission TO 20
beyond the sea.
On recommendation OF the Surgeon General the
following changes IN the station and duties or of-
GERS OF the Medical Department have been made -
surgeons james Z. Mckee and Warren Webster
relieved from duty In the Department OF the East
and ordered 10 report 10 the Commanding General
OF the Department OF California for duty: Surgeon
Charles n. Alden, relieved from duty in the De-
partment OF the Lakes, and ordered TO report TO
the Commanding OnlCer or the Department Of