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ARM, Army News.
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
TheItoIlowng is pubiishel for the
information and gnidancf of this COM
mand
WAX lbrrAsra,SNI.
Np,,is.S'r GfSfHAt'sotf,Nf,
M,sulNGroS. Aug. %, 1872. y
Commanding General, Military Division OF The
Pacific. San francisco, Gal.
GENERAL:-Referring TO the in- |
'dorsemcnt of the Judge Advocate, de-
partmcnt of California, dated July aa3,
1879, on an application of private
John c. Pain, company y, fourth ar
tiilcry,- to hase-ameunte pay stopped
by sentence of field officers court re-
funded to him, have respectfully to
invite your attention to the following
opinion Of the Judge advocate Cen
cral Of the army, Of Aug. II, 1850,
which will govern in eases, of this
kind:
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"All field officers consts, convened
si,icc J,,ne p p ls;;4 havesSSbeenAu,.-
authorized and their sentences invalid;
the s0th article OF war having restrict
ed the detailing of these courts to-
stiimc- of-Mar.'-tfthus soldiers, who
have been subjected to forfeiture of
pay by courts Of this description, con-
vcncd since the date indicated, are, in
strict law, entitled TO have the
amounts forfeited made good to them
At the same time, it may be obscrv-
ed, that they remain liable to be tried
anew for the identical oilenses by reg
imcntal or garrison courts; and, upon
conviction, to be similarly or other
wise punished"
Very respectfully, your obcdicnt
servant Il. ID. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General.
BY command OF Lieutenant Gcncr1f-
Shcrdan: II. G. DRUM,
Assistant .Adjutant General
DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.
Special Orders, No. lGl.
Major Il. f. Barr, Judge Advocate,
United States army, Judge Advocate
Of the department, will proceed hence
to Bismarck, ID. H., on business con
nectcd with the public service.
| Special Orders, No. lG4.
Assistant Surgeon P.I.Bronn,
United States army, having reported
at this headquarters, is assigned to
duty at Fort Shaw, NJ. T., TO which
post he will proceed without delay
and report to the commanding oiii-
ccr, relieving Assistant Surgeen=Jrn;
Hall, United States army, who, up
on being relieved, will comply with
the requirements Of paragraph 3,
spedial orders No. 30, currcrt7,crics,
War Department.
a general courtmartial is appoint
ed to meet at Fort Shaw, NJ. IT,, on
/ Friday the 10th day Of September,
or as soon thereafter as practicable,
! for the trial Of such persons as may
properly be brought before it. Detail
for the court-Captain John Gibbon,
Captain G. G. Rawn, Captain Rich
ard Comba, Captain Constant Will
ans, Captain William Logan, First
Lieutenant w. l.. English, all Of the
Seventh Infantry; Assistant Surgeon
p. r. Brown, u. S. A.; Second l.ieutc-
/ nant c. A. Woodruff, Seventh In
fantry, Judge Advocate.
Major Rodney Smith, Paymaster
United States army, and authorized
clerk, will proceed to make pay
mchts to August 81, 1873, Of the
troops stationed at Forts Smelling
and- -Ripleyy, rMiun., Abcrcronbic,
Wadsworth, Seward, Totten, and
J Pcmbina, ID. Il.
Major G. w. Canlcc, paymas,cr
United States army, with his author.
lied clerk, will proceed to make pay
ments to August 81, 1875, of the
troops stationed at Fort Randall
2 Lower Brulc Agency, Fort Sully
and Cheyenne and Standing ltocl
$ Agencies, ID. L.
D LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
: /. Leaves have becn' granted Captain
c. Nlauck, Fourth Cavalry, Captai,
/ INV. G. Beach, Eleventh Infantry, Col
{ onel j. N. Palmer, Second Cavalry
/ Lieutenant Colonel j. w. Davidson
Tenth Cavalry, Captain p. ii. Rem
n ington, Nineteenth Infantry, Captai
A. S. Bennett, Fifth Infantry, Firs
Lieutenant d. A. Irwin, Fourth Cav
airy, (extendedD, First Eicutcnah
James Humbcrt, Seventeenth Infantry
and Captain J. Z. Schindel. Sixth-ln
fantry (extendcd).
DISMISSED.
First Lieutenant Z. T.. Ncwkirl,
Fourth Arti1lerv A.,p 13. 1879