Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-08
Army Promotions and Appointments.

OF the Senate, and by the President alone, since
the publication Of General Orders No. q, of
April 1, 1874, and up to July 1, 1874, are an-
from the War department:
/. PROMOTIONS.
Subsistence Department.-Lieut. Col. Marcus
ID. l.. simpson, assistant commissary general of
subsistence, to the rank of colonel, May 1, 1874,
vice Shiras, appointed commissary general of
subsistence; Major William w. Burns, commits
sary OF subsistence, to be assistant commissary
general of subsistence, with the rank OF lieut.
col; Capt John P. Hawkins, cOmmssary OF
subsistence, to major; Capt. Michael p. Small,
commlssary of subsistence, to major, June %
1874, vice Beckwith, appointed lieut.. col assist
ant commssary general Of subsistence.
I'd hegtment ArtHiery.-First LIEUT.. John q.
Breckenridge; TO be captain, June II, 1874, vice
Robertson, appointed major; Second Lieut..
Medorem Crawford, jr., ~ be first lieut.. 4th
Regiment-Second Lieut.. John A. Lundeen, to
IRfantry-1st Regiment.-Second Lieut. Robt
G. armstrong, TO be first lieutenant. 81 kegi-
ment-Lieut. Col. Chas. Il. Woods, OF the 5th
infantry, TO be colonel. 9th Regiment-Major
Jos. N G. Whistler, of the 22i infantry, TO be
lieutenant colone'. 9th Regiment-Capt. Or
lando IL. Moore, to be major; First Lieut.
stephen Baker, to be captain; Second Lieut.
Nelson Bronson, to be first lieutenant. It'll
Regiment-Capt. Guido Ilges, of the 14th in
fantry, to be major, December 10, 1873, vice
Lewis, promoted TO the 18th infantry. sth Reg
infantry, to be colonel. 18th Regiment-First
Lieut.. Gustavus Nj. Bascom, to be captain;
First Lieut.. Benjamin II. Rogers, to bs cap
TAIN, Second Lieut.. Rogers Birnie, it,, TO
be first lieutenant; Second Lieut.. Stan.
hope +. Blunt, 10 be first lieutenant.
14th Regiment-FirstL Lieut.. james Remington,
TO be captain; Second Lieuts. James A. Buch-
anaD, VIM. W. McCammon and Thos. B. Briggs,
to be first leutenants. 18th Representative
James P. Roy, OF the 9th infantry, to be lieu
tenant colonel; Capt Nathan w. Osborne, of
the 18th infantry. to be major; First Lieut.. John
P. Willard, to be captain. 18th Regiment
First Lieut.. Joseph X. Hyer, to be captain;
Second Lieut. Charles b. Hinton, to be first
lieutenant. Dist Regiment-First Liet Stephen
P. Jocelyn, to be captain; First Lieut.. John L.
Johnston, to be captain; Second Lieut.; Henry
IL. Pierce, to be first lieutenant. 22d Rsgi-
ment-Capt. Alfred III. Hough, of the 18th in
fantry, to be major.
APPOINTMENTS
Inspector Generals LeDdrtment.-Najor Absa-
lom Baird, assistant inspector general, to the
rank OF lieutenant colonel, to date from june
Is, 1861.
Quartermaster's Experimentation William
Myers, quarter master, to the rank OF major, to
date from January Is, 1861 to take place on the
army register next Glow Major John G. Chand-
Ter, quartermaster.
Subsistence Department-Col. Alex E. Shiras,
assistant commissary general of subsistence, to
be commssary general of subsistence, with the
rank Of brigadier general, May 1, 1874, rice
Eaton, retired from active ser vice; Major Amos
Beckwith, commssary of subsistence. to be as
slstant commissary general of subsistence, with
the rank Of lieutenant colonel, June %, 1874;
First Lieut. Charles r. EsgaD, 18th infantry, to
be commissary of subsistence, with the rank OF
captain, june ., 1872, rice Small. promoted
major.
Medical Department-Lieut. Col Jedediah H.
Baxter, chief medical purveyor, to be chief
medical purveyor, with the rank OF colonel,
June %, 1874.
Ordnance Departmsnt.-Major Stephen V.
Benet, TO be chief of Ordnance, with the rank
OF brigadier general, June q, 1874, rice Dyer,
deceased.
Second Regiment Of ArtiHery.-Capt. Jas. Nj.
Robertson, TO be major, june II, 1874.
Charles Parker, late captain 9th cavalry, to
he captain, April %. 1874, with his former rank,
from January nc, 1874, vice Humfreville, dis
missed. Go. "k")
For tnedpacIty resulting from long and faithful
serrtce; from mounds or injury receiUed from dis
duty-Captain William Nelson. 2lst infantry:
FiIst Lient. John Tyler, LIST infantry.
rs direc ION Of tie PRESIDENT IN conformity ,cih
recfton Y Gt the Act Of July Il, ISG2.-Bris. Gen.
Amos Il. Eaton, Commi' sary General of Sub
sistence, May l, lS74. Col. James V. Bomfocd
Sth infantry, June 8, 1874.
ResiGnsd-Msjor James L Ghiselin. surgeon.
June q, 1874. Capt. Valentine NJ. q. Silva Dis.
infantry, May 10, 1874.
Led Major General George l.. Hartsuf, L
$. army, retired, at New YORK City, Nav lG
leI4; Brigadier General Alexander b. Dser
Chief OF Ordnance. at Washington, ID. O.. May
20, 1874; Major Levi IL Holden, Y. s. army,
tired, at Vineland, n. j., May u, 1874; Capt
John christopher, 18th infantry, at Yorkville,
S. c., May 4, 1874; LIST Lieut.. Thomas s. Doe
bier, U. 3 army, retired, at Williamsport, Pa,
D:smissed.-Oapt. j. Lee Humfreville, 9th
cavalry, April 3, 1874; I'd Lieut.. Frank A. Page,
u. army, retired, May q, 1874.
MeBlOrdndum-John RZiha, a captain in the
4th regiment Of infantry, will hereafter be
known and recognized in the army OF the
United States as John Laube de Laubenfels, his
name having been so changed by act Of Con-
gress approved April p, 1874.
Tuu nv.ru p,sun, nil.
Rev. Bishop Richard Vincent Whslan. the Ro-
man Catholic bishopof the diocese OF Wheeling
West Virginia. died at st. Agnes hospital In Bal
timore yesterday afternoon. The remains will
be taken TO Wheeling this evening. Bishop
Whelan was born in 1907 in Baltimore, being
the son OF Mr. David Whelan, at his time we'll
known citizen Of Baltimore. After completing
his common school education, he was sent to St
Mary's seminary, Emmittsburg, and after an
shing his studies in that institution, he entered
the college Of St Suplice, Paris, France. He
was ordained with Distinguished hOnors a.
priest. He travelled through the west and south,
and Is said to have been very successful. His
indefatisable efforts as q missionary attracted
the attention OF the Pope, who appointed him
as Bishop OF Virginia He was ordained to this
office in 1S41, at the Cathedral Of Baltimore, by
Archbishop Eccleston, and forthwith com
menced his labors. Some years thereafter he
was transferred to West Virginia, where he &C
complshed much good. He there found one
clergyman, two or three churches, aud q hand
full of Roman Catholics. Now there are s.
churches, q large number Of converts, orphan
asylums and colleges. Under his direction tue
magnificent cathedral was erected in Wheeling
an orphan asylum was established, and col
lege and convent built.
The prayers for the dying were read by one OF
the fathers the hour preceding his dissolution
the bishop during the time seeming to be in
meditation, but not speaking. He said, how
ever, earlier in the day, 81 know / am dying,
but my work is DONE" The last change for the
worse in his state was observed about III O'Clock
yesterday morning. The remains were immedi-
ately taken in charge by friends, and embalmei
by Dr. X. II. Goldsmith, after which they were
attired for the grave and encased in q hand
some mahogany coffin lined with zinc, and COW
cred with black velvet, with silver mountings
The silver plate, which bears the simple In
scripti0D, "Richard Vincent Whelan, First
Bishop of Wheeling" being in exact accord
ance with the wishes Of the bishop, expressed
sometime prior to his death.
SECOND DAY OF THE LONG BRANCH RACES
Yesterday was the second day Of the Monmouth
Park (Long Branch) races. The first race was
for the Hopeful stakes, value $500, added to
sweepstakes Of $50 each, play or pay, for two
year olds, the second horse to receive 500, and
the third $50 out Of the stakes; distance half a
mile. There were seven starters. The race
was won by Belmonts Babylon, Hitchcock
John was second. and James A. third.
The second race was for q purse OF $50 for
all ages, the entrance money to the second and
third horses: mile heats ha sfarfarS ~ara