The New York herald., 1873-09-30
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

The Polaris Search Expedition Coma
mandcr-Rcj joicing at tho Academy on
the News OF His Safety-The Marine
Shooting Case - Surgeon Duval I'm
Trouble-Arrival Of Cadets.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept 81 1873.
The examination of candidates for cadet mid.
snipmen commenced on Monday morning. Conse-
quently the town Is flooded with parents looking
out for their young hopefuls, who trust that IN
time they will become prominent naval heroes,
like Secretary Robeson, for instance. The numoer
of candle dates Is large, but has been comfortably
decreased in comparison with the number VINO
presented themselves in former years, re-
suit due chiefly to the manipuations OF the
Examination Board, who have managed to throw
out as many as possible atterly, because OF the
inability or alleged inability of the Academy TO
accommodate them. The fact is the Navy has
more newly ncdged officers on its hands than it
knows exactly what to do with. Another war
is needed sadly to thin them out Meanwhile they
| come in foods. The following have already ar
rived here.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.
W. W. Russell Rockville, Md, at large; L. V.
! Wilson, d. c., appointed by N. G. Chpman, NJ c.
A. G. McPiKe, Third Congressional district, Cali
fornia appointed by Hon. J. r.. Luttre; Frank II.
Heath Richmond at large; M. c. Burn, Third
Congressional district, n O., appointed by
Hon. A. M. Waddell; Willie f. Dyer Texas, at large,
Charles NJ. Clark Sixth Congressional district,
Maryland, appointed by Hon. Lloyd L0wndes; +.
appointed by Secretary Robson; w. O.. Detwlley,
Fourteenth Congressional district Pennsylvania,
Eighth Congressional district. Michigan, appointed
by Hon. n. Is. Bradley; X. p. Fauntleroy, Leesburg
na BY Hon W M
ken; Richard II. Late, Second Congressional dis
tric Illinois, appointed by Hon. J; g Ward Frank
A. Morris, Virginia, appointed at large. The fol-
lowing
CANDIDATES. FOR CADET ENGINEERS
have passed their physical examination success.
land Leroy J. Wolf, pennsylvania; John r. Car.
S% R% ASsin % g. Fl Hsey Ma Ma1S"Va H.
Maryland; A: w. Sweeney, Maryland; F. II. Bal
ey Hsw ToTK e. r. Wa
7. F. Carter, Kentucky; william J. Hughes, Mary.
vpana ws% B. banans New = Yok
de Ruiz, Pennsylvania; II. IL. Strers, New York;
vespasIan Ellis, Virginia; G. Ii. T. Babbett, New
York; 9. E.. Wheeler. Pennsylvania, and J. w.
Alton, New Jersey.
JOY forever.' Not, that is while there is q mid
shipman in existence. This latter worthy is the
''greaser," "pfug,r "pleb" and other opprobrious
and nasty names, which the greaser. poor devil,
men are largely in the ascendant, and make it
uvely t2r the miserable 'greasers" II they attempt
to rebel.
COMMANDER GREER.
There is no little rejoicing here over the success,
thus far, OF Commanders Greer and Braines Poaris
search expedition. The howl OF dissatisfaction
which arose throughout the country Immediately
after the publication Of Commander Greer's intem-
perate letter with regard to Commander Braine
and the Junata caused a great deal OF apprehen-
sion here among the friends OF the former (whO
was stationed at the Academy for several years.
lest he should fail to find the Polaris party after ali,
and thus give color to the report that he was in
competent for the task.
THE CASE OF SURGEON DUvALL.
A court-martial recently sat upon the case of
Surgeon Martus N Duvall, charged with maliciously
shooting and wounding two United States marines
until they had bumps upon their heads as has been
recounted in the HERALD. A. B. Hagner, who SO
ably defended Mrs. Wharton, appeared for the de-
fendant, and presented an exhaustive argument in
hts behalf. The findings OF the Court were for
warded to Washington some weeks since and have
not yet been announced. It is thought however,
that the pugnacious surgeon will have rather
q hard time OF II, as he has presented no really
valid defence. He is one OF those irascIbie, fiery
military men who are always getting into some
scrape or other. In conversation with gentle
man the other day ne said: ~ have been at
almost every post in the United States, and OF
every one OF them have got myself into hot water
in some way or another by my Internal temper
which Ia candid. hut