National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-02
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.


ANNAPOLIS, Oct. i, 1874.
The United STATES Naval Academy began here
its scholastic year Of 1s74-T5 to-day The follow.
ing is the academic staff:
Superintendent-Rear Admiral @. R. P.
Rodgers.
Commandment of Midshipmen-Captain K. R.
Breeze.
Assistant to Commandant and Senior In
structor in Seamanship, &e.-Oommander F. V.
MeNair; assistant instructors in seamaushIp, &c,
Lieutenant Commanders P. H. Cooper, @. NJ.
Chester, H. H. G. White, and Lieutenant E. d.
F. Head.
Assistant to Oommandant and Senior Instructor
In Gunnery, &c.-Commander Edward Terry;
assistant in structors in gunnery, &C., Lieutenant
Commanders Albert q. Caldwell and B. H. Nc
Gala, and Lieutenants S. A. SimOns and Q. O.
Mathematics-Head of department, Prof W.
H. Hendrickson; assistants, Lieutenant Com
manders q. w. Kennedy, F. Z. Chadwick and
s. H. Baker, and Lieutenants w. H. BrOWnson,
Asa Walker and Q. S. SperTy.
Steam Engineertng-Head of department,
Chief Engineer @. H. Baker; assistants, Passed
Assistant Engineers 7. W. Rae, John BorthWick,
Geo. E. Tower, d. Jones and q. 4. Manning, and
Assistant Engineer Q. w. Rae.
Astronomy and NavigatiOn-Head of depart
ment, Lieutenant Commander Alex. h. McCor-
mick; assistants, Lieutenant Commander p. +.
Harrington and Lieutenant r. p. Rodgers.
Physics and Chemistry-Head Of department,
Commander W. T. Sampson; assistants, Lleuten-
ant Commanders A. ,. Barker and SilaS Terry.
Professor ]. NJ. Rill, Lieutenant NJ. r. S. Mack
enZie and Professor N. NJ. Terry.
English Studies, History and Law-Head Of de-
partnent, Professor James X. SOley; assistants
fieutenants Charles BeIknap and e. p. Wood
and Assistant Professors, W. W. Fay, Freeman
Snow and Eliot Lord.
Schley; assistants, Professor L. F. Prud' homme
and Assistant Professors A. V. S. Courcelle, Eu-
gene DOrilliers, Julius LerOux and Hoppolyte
Spanish-Head of department, same as above;
assistants, Lieutenant Commander John Schonler
and Pedro MontaldO.
Smith; assistants, Assistant Professors Marshall
Oliver and Q. F. Blanrelt.
Art Of Defence-A. ]. Corbesier, sword master;
]. b. RetZ and Leo HeintE, assistants; Matthew
StrOhm, boxing master and gymnast.
The battalion Of Cadet Midshipmen will begin
their interesting dress-parade tomorrow after
noon, commencing between five and six o'clock.
The custom is to have their parades every Tues
day and Friday afternoons, when the academy is
q very enliVening place to visit.
The following afe the newly appointed officers
of the battalion: Cadet Lieutenant, commander
G. NJ. WinsloW. Cadet Lieutenants-A. y. Hodg-
son, W. 5. Hughes. J: NJ. Helm, T. s. Carter.
Cadet MastersSC H. Amsden, R. R. Tonnley, H.
]. Hunt, A. Sharp. Cadet Ensign-R. Hunt, H.
NJ. Hodges, ID. Daniels, w. b. Caperton. First
Captains-E. d. BostWick, W. g. Cutler, A. L.
Horne, A. E. Jardine, q. Laird, ]. s. Marley, q.
NJ. Mccartney, ]. A. Shearman, George Honey,
N. r. Usher, F. B. YintOn, H. z. White. Second
Fletcher, H. II. HOsley, ]. F. Smithe. Cadet
petty oficers, engineer forces-W. Cowles, F. H.
ElIidge and ". r. King, irst-elGss; g.: S.
Willets, W. Warrington and F. H. Bailey:
The following fifteen having passed the most
successful in q competitive examination and have
been appointed cadet engineers in the United
States navy: ]. N. Hollis, Chas. L Wight, F. F.
Sehell, J. n. .Pickrell, F. J. Hogan, H. W.
Spangler, Mortimer E. Cooley, Howard Gage,
John L. Cow, F. NJ. Bartlett, Fred. O. Bieg
Robert S. Griffin, Gordon H. Claude Geo. Z.
Burd and Joseph r. Wilmed. Ten more are yet
to be appointed from the candidates heretofore
appointed.
The time for the reporting OF candidates for
cadet midshipmen closed yesterday, though
there are still candidates before the academic
board finishing their examinations. The follow
ing additional candidates have passed. Robert F.
Lopez, Tenn; Frank J. Sprague, Mass; John A.
Perry, Harry NJ. Huse, n. Y; John E. Melon
nell, Va; John H. Shipley, Ind.
The receipts Of the canal for the week ending
September %, were from Cumberland 6,933.sO;
Georgetown, $500; Hancock, $Il.O3; VIII
Transport, Si17.94; total, q, 662S2 Accrued rev.
enue at Cumberland for the week, SIS, 1874. 90;
boats clearing 25l carrying Is, 45s tons Of coal.
The steamer Cyrus p. Smith entered upon the
route between this place and Baltimore to-day.
She leaves here daily from Basil's wharf at s
a. m; and returning leaves Baltimore at 4 p. N,
from Pier II. X.