New-York tribune., 1875-03-09
APPOINTMENTS TO WEST POINT.

SELECTION BY THE PRESIDENT OF CADEIs-Ar-LARdh
FOR THE MILITARY ACADEMY-LIsr OF ALlEh-
MATES TO FILL vACANCIEs-BoARD OF VISITORS
TO WEST POINT APPOINTED By THE PRESIDENT
AND THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March ga clause in the Military
Academy Appropriation bill, which recently passed
Congress- authorizes the President to III any
vacancy occurring at the said Academy, by reason
of death other cause OF any person
| appointed by him. Heretofore, when the Presl-
dent has made his annual selection OF
| cadets at-large, he has had no power to fill the
vacancies occasioned by the discharge, failure
rcgignaton or death of those previously appointed
and heretofore there have never been 10 cadets-at-
large Mt the Academy at any one time. Under the
aforementioned legislation the President on Satur-
day appointed the fOllowingnamed cadets to enter
in June 1875, these being additional to the ten ap-
pointed for 1919 last Spring:
r. C. Van viict son OF GEN Stuart Van vliet Quarter,
master co Geper1 u = Nj JSIn ~ - snTy
Henry H. Benham. son OF Col. H. NJ Bennam Englneer
Corps u. s. A.; Harris C Roberts, son OF Lcut-Col.
Benz i'nin s jberts u. 3 A., deceased Thomas Casey
son Of Ideut-COl Thomas Casey, Engineer COrps
I. S. n; Lea Febger, son OF paymaster George
Garcsckc, u. s. Volunteers. killed in battle
Albert b. Scott, grandson OF r. H. X. whtelev, Ord,
Gauce Corps, United ates Army; g. IL. sands, so. OF
Rrar-Admiral Sands Untcd Sta. Navy william Van
Locr Of Pennsylvania, son OF William ]. Van L2er,
Killed in battle
The President has also appointed the following
persons alteGnates to supply the places in September
1874, Of any of the foregoing appointees who may
fail in June:
E Eimnnd D. Smith o; Connecticut, son Of the Ion.
T'uman Saith. 1rst alternate winfield 3 Scott ~ Mem
phis. second alternate; George w. G0Ode Of Missouri,
hind Alternate john b. Maroon Of Mas~acln,ctts'
fourth alteruate; GuyE lfasc lfth alternate william
Il. REYNOLDS OF Maryland, siy.h alteInatc Theodore
Bingham OF ofNew-Hampahire, seventh alternate.
The President has also, under the law requiring
appointments to be made year in advance OF ad-
mission, appointed fof June. 1876
Frederick V. Abbott, Of Major Henry L. Abbott,
E1eincer Corps u, 5. 4; Geo. Bill. Of jor Geo
Be-, Subsistence Deparlmoot, T. s A.: BenjMnin W.
NJ TX Dcsas, j., OF Pennsylvaria, son 81 4"
sGter Of the ga T-agsyiYani9 ra!s5 TaysTy sIy
son Of Gen. W. G. Gresham, u. :. Volunteers; Joan
Gdcst, jr son OF Conn.d .doro Gl-s' u. : n; Charles
y. hanter Wo. y Ic Due OF Mlnneso5o & son on Of Bre-
Con l. Dac, u 8 Xogqteers; John H. kua Of Pc,
Il. J: % OHIO, son OF d. GdnO H'y, csq., OF Cincinnati
Tie following are the Atclnates for 1915 rs far rs
appointed:
Geo W. Up'on Of OREGON. First Alternate; Le99narl
C. C5uch OF C'nn'' son o. me ia'e M2'-"Sn' - ~, y,
Bani.t. ,er u the 23i lufantry, Tairi Alternate.
Tie following compose the Board Of Visitors TO
Wc.t Point for June, l8j, appointed by tie lIcsi
dent:
Ger. Jacoh Amnon Of Mary!a1d. vice-Admiral sopher
C. Rowan, L. s. ~; L. S. judge h~rshan OF Mary land
(px-ErIEatPI- -CcLcral ~ No. iit.clj J, Nm DO%d Of
N.w-Y,r President 0f the Board 81 Etl'Itl0n 0f New
Yora Cty; u. H. Try Of Newport. I" H. Prof Dlniei c.
,.inar OF Cforni4. Pre- INT O tae Clofn.a Univer-
s.y; r,ot j. l. k.ioS- u 10 N,r-A-"est-rn U-l'er'
it1, Chicago.
Tie members of the Board appointed on the part
ot ic 5 nat are
ION. VIZ. B. Allison, Uatel states Senator from
lJ.y tIt Hon II. ". R.aso =, United states Senator
if,. North Carolina aud "a tie part Of the House OF
1; .e sentaycs. D." ION y. i. B-tlr Of MassIchu.
sotis, the Hon. S. :. liUelt .. Illinois, ana the Hon
Tho. j. C.taWcrUI St"-loth.
The Board meets at West Point on the lst of June
to witness the annual examination OF all the classes,
and is by law TcQ i.ed 10 examine into the actual
satc0f discipline instruction. p0 lice administration.
fiscal affairs financial. ahd other concerns Of the
institution and 10 report the result OF their eXani
nation thereof to the Secretary Of War tOr the iIOr
NATION of Congress.