The New York herald., 1875-11-02

ances; and at fsfrappa also there appeared to bo
large number Of troops,
The Congress arrived at Villafranca, from Naples,
on the 18th Of October Phe Franklin was 70 leave
Villafrancha on the 23d for Naples
ORDERS.
Detached-Leutenant G. b. Livingston, nom the
Plymouth and ordered to the receiving snip COLORADO
at New York; Lieutenant Joseph Marthon, rom the
receiving ship Colorado and granted for months leave
Of absence Master Theo Porter from the Swatara and
placed on waiting orders; Mate L. n 5trout from the
receiving ship New Hampshire, at Norlolk, Vql and
placed waiting orders; Gunner ID. W. Burroughs,
from the Richmond, South Pacific station on the re-
porting OF his relief and ordered TO return home Car
penter Joseph g. Myers from the Powhatan and or
dcred to tho recoiving ship New Hampshire at Norfolk
va Carpenter William H. Barrett, from the receiving
snip New hampshire and ordered to the Powhatan
THE BOSTON NAVY YARD-THE RECEIVING SHIP
OHIO TEMPORARILY RELIEVED BY THE
wABAsH-THE OLD OHIO TO BE THOROUGHLY
REPAIRED AND REFIrTED-MIscEILANEo
MATTERS.
Boston, Nov. l. 1876.
Tho old United States steamship Ohio which for the
past twenty years has done receiving ship
the Boston Navy Yard has been temporarily with
drawn for the purpose Of receiving a needed and
thorough repairing and rehttng Probably this
able craft has received and sent out for
active service than all the other receiving ships
in the American navy together. II was
intended when she was withdrawn to have
her fitted UP for coal vessel for the Boston yard but
the Board of Survey, having made full examination
and found her sound and solid when first built it
has been recommended that she be fixed up and then
continued in her old service receiving vessel This
recommendation will, in all probability, be carried out
but it does not follow necessarily, that she win be
tanned at the Boston yard The Ohio designed and
built by Mr.. Henry Eckford, native Scotchman, who
distinguished for building vessels for the lakes
during the war of 1872 Mr. Cooper, in his 'sNaval
Historyn speaks of him in nigh terms, not only
mechanic of genius, but q who placed
his whole fortune at the disposal of the
government for the prosecution of tho AS mark
of confidence in him he received permission to build
the OHIO after his design and all who ever saw her
bear testimony to her uhrvalled qualities
ship of war She is 757 tons, and was built in New
York her keel being laid in 1917, and the launch TAX
ing place three years later She rated a. but
mounted S4 guns, and larger than any British 40
pnn shin bult al the same time She served Only two
terms at sea-one In 1888 up tho Mediterranean, and
the other in 1S47-50 the coast Of Mexico, South
America and the Pacific While used as receiving
ship has had sloop of wars mass and yards, but
these now down to the lower masts
THB WABASH,
which has been fitted up to take the place of the Ohio
has already gone into commission She Is TO be fuiy
manned and equipped and kept in the same condition
though in active service, and, OF course will be one
of the attractions of the yard
The following is list OF her of1cers:-
Commander-Raph Chandler.
Lieutenant Commander and Executive oflcer-Mor-
timer l.. Johnson
Licutenants-Wiam P. Randall and Edward T.
Strong
Paymaster-Frank Clark.
Surgeon-W. K Scohed,
Assistant Surgeon-P. A Lowering.
Chaplain-H II. Clark.
Lieutenant of Marines Paul ST G. Murphy
Pay Clerks-Edward Cronin and George Washburn.
Captains Clerk-H. J. K Chandler
Observation-Disclosures E. Rich.
Gunner-Eugene Mark.
Carpenter-W r. Leighton.
Sailmaker-David Bruce.
Mates-C. j. Bibber and w. W. Berk.
OTHER SHIPS.
draft of 126 men left the yard few days since for
New York, probably for the Hartford, 1t is an
nounced that she Is to leave at once take the place
of the Worcester flagship in tho North Atlantic
squadron.
The vandala, Adams and Essex are to be fitted for
immediately Complement lists Of the crews have
already been received and they indicate that the Van
dalia will have l76 men and the sloops lbs men
each.