The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19

John L. Davis, member Lighthouse Board.
MEDICAL CORPS.
Joseph Beale Chief Bureau Medicine and Sur
gerry and surgeon General with rank OF comma
William Grier, President Examining Board.
j. w. Taylor, waiting orders.
Samuel IaeSsSn Naval Hospital Norfolk
Thomas NJ. Potter, waiting orders.
York.
Marius Duvall, waiting orders.
Joseph Wilson, Jr. Naval Hospital, Chelsea.
Charles Eversfed, Naval Hospital Washington.
Robert 7. Maccoun, special duty. Baltimore.
Henry 0. Mayo, leave Of absence, Europe.
Philip Lansdale, Naval Academy.
Phileas j. Horwitz, Navy Yard, Philadelphia.
Horace M. Heske, Navy vy Yard, Philadelphia.
George X. Cutter, Paymaster at New York.
James H. Watmough, General Inspector Of Pro.
visions, &c.
Jonn o. Bradford, Chief Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing and Payinaster General, with relative
Edward 9. Doran, Inspector Provisions, Mare
Island.
Joseph 9. Eldridge, Inspector Provisions. New
John S. Quick, waiting orders.
Thomas II. LOCKER, Navy Yard, Washington.
Caleb ]. Emery, waiting orders.
Charles w: Abbot, Inspector Provisions, &C.,
John s. Cunningham, special duty, Europe.
Calvin @. Jackson, Paymaster at Baltimore
Robert H. Clark, Inspector OF Provisions, &C.,
ENGINEER CORPS.
VIM. W. W. Wood, Chief bureau Steam Engineer.
ing, with relative rank OF commodore.
BENJAMIN +. SHERWOOD special duty, Key West.
George seweil, Inspector Of Machinery Anoat,
VIM II. Shock, special duty, Europe.
James w, King, special duty, Europe.
Theodore The zeller, special duty, NewYork.
Elbridge Lawton Navy Yard, Mare Island.
Robert Dandy, special duty, New York.
BENJAMIN +. Garvin, Navy Yard, Boston.
Henry Ii. stewart, League Island, Pa.
Joseph stockbridge, waiting orders
Edmund Q. Bittinger, Navy Yard Philadelphia.
VIM. H. Stewart receiving ship Ohio, Boston.
PROFESSORS OF MATHEMATICS.
John II. G. Coffin, superintendent Of Nautical
Mordecai Yarnel, Naval Observatory.
Henry II. Lockwood, Naval Observatory
NAVAL CONSTRUCTORS
william I. Hanscom, Navy Yard New York.
Isaiah Hanscom, Chief Bureau OF Construction,
with relative rank Of commodore.
MARINE CORPS.
Brigadier General Jacob Zelin Commandant.
Colonel Matthew r. Knitting.
Major William B. Slack, Quartermaster.
Major Augustus 8. Nicholson, Adjutant and In
Major John c. Cash, Paymaster.
In this corps two first heutenants resigned, two
second lieutenants were promoted and two civil
lians appointed to second lieutenancies. BY an
order issued in March last Lieutenant II. G. Coch-
rane was granted an increase IN rank, so as to
conform TO his original entry in the volunteer SER
vice. which would place him ut the head OF the
first lieutenants, but the order has not been com.
as W. Is ces Of 1n on arc
distributed as follows-Six are at headquarters,
twenty-six are attached to vessels on active SER
vice. three are returning to the United States, two
are on leave, one is on special duty abroad and
one on special duty in the Navy Department The
rest are at the various marine barracks and shore
stations.
The veteran Admiral Goldsborough remains at
the head OF the rear admirals after a service OF
slxty.one years. The senior commodore, John ].
Almy, has served fortyfour years, as also has the
second on the list, James H. Strong. The senior
captain in the line Of promotion, James Il. SPOTS,
is credited with thlrtysix years. SERVICE and the
senior commander, Alexander II. Semmes, has
been nearly thrty-twO years an 0fficer.
THE JAPANESE CADET MIDsHIPMAN
Koroku Katz has an American namesake and
companions Takihiko Azuma and Giro Kunitomo,
are not SO fortunate.
Rear Admiral william B. shubricks sixty.seveu
years. service entite him to the appelatiOn Of
'Father OF the Navy.' During all that time he
was only seven years and eight months unem.
ployed.
The Latest Orders from the Navy DC.
partmcnt.
WASHINGTON, August Is, 1873
Captain s. P. Quackenbush is ordered to the COM
mand OF the receiving ship New Hampshire, at
Norfolk, Virginia; Lieutenant Commander Louis
Kempn is ordered to. the naval rendezvous at San
Francisco; Passed Assistant Surgeon George s.
Cubreth is ordered to the Naval Hospital at
Chelsea, Mass; First Assistant Engineer George
E. Tower Is ordered to the Naval Academy Second
Assistant Engineer J. A. b. Smith Is ordered to
the Saugus at Key West Pa; Rear Admiral
W. Rogers Taylor is detached from the
command Of the South Atlantic station,
on reporting OF his relief Rear Admiral
Strong, and granted permission to remain abroad
till next June; Commander E. K. owen is detached
from the command ofthe receiving ship New Hamp-
shire ana ordered to temporary duty at the New
York Navy Yard; Master W. G. Strong is detached
lsr-u NprR Eax,u VArI
and ordered to duty in the South atlantic station
Mdshipman II. NJ. Irving 10 detached from the
S RaGed stevens Un mating Il
the Kansas and granted two months leave.
First Assistant Engineer, John A. Scott Is de-
ordered 10 the Mare Island, CAL, Navy Yard; First
Assistant Engineer @. Andrade is detached from
tine
Engineer W. 5. Smith Is detached from the Mono
cacy and ordered home; Second Assistant En-.
naval Academy and ordered to the Congress,
European station; Second Assistant Engineer
Thomas W. Fitch is detached from the Congress
and ordered home.
Dispatches have been received at the Navy De-
partment from Rear Admiral Case commanding nj nd Il,
contents are relative to the condition OF AFFAIRS on
the spanish coast, and have been anticipated
generally by cable dispatches. The Shenandoah
was on the Spanish coast OF Cadiz, and the Wa
chusett, then at Corfu had been ordered TO pro-
coed at once to barcelona and the ports on the
south and east coasts OF Spain for the purpose OF
rendering assistance to American citizens during
the troubles
here this morning from the Portsmouth and New
York Navy Yards.
Commodores Rodgers and Ammen have returned
nom their inspection oil northern navy yards.
Naval Court Martials.
The naval court martial, Of which Rear Admiral
Goldsborough is president. for the trial OF Medical
Director Marius Duvall, met at Annapolis to-day.
Surgeon DuvaI is to be tried for shooting at
marines in the straw berry patch near the govern
ment hospital
TIE court martial In the case Of Passed Assistant
Surgeon Bowen has been adjourned and the pro-
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