The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

Promotions - Rssfgnation rendered -
Monthly stoppage Circular.
The retirement of Colonel Henry d. wallen. Sec
ond Infantry calls for the following promoti0ns-
Lieutenant Colonel Charles r. Woods, Fifth In
lantiy, succeeds Colonel wallen in command Of the
"old Second" and Is succeeded in the lieutenant
colonelcy OF the Filth by Major Joseph N. G. Whist
Ter, Twenty-second infantry Captain Alfred L.
Hough, OF the Thirteenth, takes Major Whistler's
pace as Major, making the second captain Of the
thirteenth who has been promoted during the last
Two months. Colonel Woods win be remembered
not only as very efficient and successful general
omcer OF volunteers during the war; but also as
tne lieutenant who had command OF the troops
unsuccessiully sent from Governors Island on the
Star Of the West to relieve Fort sumter, early In
1851.
In the event OF the probable retirement OF Colonel
James V. BonelOrd, Eighth infantry, ordered be.
fore General Aancock's board (he has been in the
army nearly forty-two years., the coonelcy OF that
regiment win 60 TO August V. Kautz Lieutenant
colonel OF the Fifteenth Major James P. Roy, Of
tue sixth, now In command at Fort Columbus, New
York Harbor. VIII succeed Colonel Kautz, and Cap
tam Orlando II. Moore also oil the sixth, win at
tain his majority in his own regiment
RESIGNATION.
captain Theodore J. Whit, Fourth cavalry, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect next June
captain Wlnt served three years in the Sixth Penn
sylyania cavalry, then enlisted in the regular army
and was appointed Lieutenant Fourth cavalry, Ia
MONTHLY sroPPAaE CIRCULAR
Since the Paymaster Generals monthly stoppage
circular was noticed In the HERALD some months
since there mas been Q marked falling on in the
number OF officers under stoppage. The "black
hst'' for the month ending March Is, 1874, which
appears In an innOcentl looking pink cover, gives
the amount OF and authority for sixty.seven stop
pages against dfty-eigbt officers, the most note
worthy or which are the following
Under StoppdOe on Sentence Of court Martial
one lieutenant colonel, all pay except $75 per
month for one year; two captains all pay but 500
per month for one year; captain and one
lieutenant all but $50 per month lOr SIX months.
BIZ request or Heads OF BurednS-One major and
four iieutenants, ali pay stopped until their &C.
counts are satisfactorily adjusted.
and one lieutenant, oil pay except $50 per month I;
also two retired Heutenants, all pay until further
orders.
One lieutenant suffers from q cross-nre The
Secretary OF War has stopped all his pay except
500 per month, while by orders from Headquar-
tiers Military Division OF the Atlantic he Is also
condemned to forfeit 500 per month for six months.
The following of1cers mustered out two years ago
and since reappofnted are paying back, at the
rate OF fifty per cent OF their monthly pay, the
amounts received by them under the act OF 1870:-
MAJOR George A. Gordon, Filth cavalry, So, $50;
Lieutenant stephen p. Jocelyn, Twenty-frst in
fantry, $1,000; Lieutenant A. G. 1asstn Twelfth in
Twenty-second infantry, 1850; lieutenant B. s.
Humphrey, Ninth cavalry, s1,650; Lieutenant
William U. Cory, Fifteenth Infantry 500; Lieu
tenant A. II. NJ Taylor, Nineteenth infantry ST. 500
The remainder Of the stOppages aggregate
81, 662 49, and appear to be chiefly on account OF
overpayments. one officer is surrounded by
stoppages, having five standing against him. to the
amount OF S4D6 GS