The New York herald., 1876-09-25

Rcigart b. Lowry
William ". Low on sick leave
John II. upshur waiting orders.
Francis A. Roe, waiting orders.
Samuel b. Franklin, commanding Franklin.
William ID. Whiting. Naval Asylum, Philadelphia
Edward Y. McCauioy, Navy Yard, Boston
J. Z. I. De KRAFT, waiting orders
Oscar c. Badger, Washington Navy Yard.
Stephen Is. Luce, commanding Hartford.
John Lee Davis member Lighthouse Board.
Alexander a. scnmes, commanding Alaska
William I. Tructon, waiting orders.
Jonathan Young commanding Tennessee.
William X. Mayo, waiting orders.
James +. Jouclt, waiting orders
I. Scott Filebrown, waiting orders.
John H. Russull, commanding Powhatan.
Andrew W. johnson, commanding Minnesota
Walter ". Queen commanding Worcester
Ralph Chandler, commanding receiving ship Wabash,
Phlip Z. Johnson, on sick leave.
H. Randolph Breeze, commanding Torpedo station
Lewis A. Kimberly, waiting orders.
Bancroft Ghererdi, under suspension.
Daniel l.. Brane, commanding receiving ship Colo
RADIO
George E. Bclknap, on special duty
David b. Harmony, waiting orders.
A. h. X. Bcnham, lighthouse Inspector.
John IRWIN, commanding Pensacola
James A. Greer, commanding Lackawanna
Aaron h. Weaver, commanding Dictator
COMMANDERs-90
The promotion OF James A. Greer and Aaron W.
Weaver, tho retirement OF Elias r. owen and tho dca
of Charles A. Babcock and Edward A. Walker caused
the following lieutenant commanders to be advanced
step alter the usual examination Louis KempG
Smith W. Nichols Francis j. Higainson George W.
Sumner and benjamin +. Day Horace f.. Mulian the
senior lieutenant COMMANDER, would have been en-
titled TO promotion IN February, .S75 had nc been
recommended by the Examining Board but having
failed on second examination he was dropped from
the rolls August Is Since January last twenty ono
commanders have been placed on waiting orders cay-
ing fifty seven on duty, OF whom nine have recen ly
been placed IN command of vessels, VIZ :-Joseph n
Hitler, commanding the Portsmouth,; Chester Hat.
field, the Nantucket, Edward Terry the Conscllato on
Henry l.. Aowison, the Naynower; John " Philip
the Adams Charles II. Cushman the Michigan fem,
poraryl; William Whitehead. the Yantic; Hcury b
Robson, the Vandaiia, and George y. Ryan, tho
Huron.
The ten seniors are William T. McCann nghthc use
INSPECTOR James II. Gillis equipment. duty Brooklyn
Navy Yard; william Il. Fitzhugh. Inspector OF ORD.
nance, Mare Island Yard; Charles IL. Cushman com
manding Michigan temporarily; Henry A. Adams,
commanding receiving snip Potomac; George brown
inspector OF ordnance, Boston Yard John q. Walker
secretary Light House Board; Francis NJ. Ramsay In.
Law, waiting orders; Milton Haxtun, waiting orders
LIEUTENANT coMMANDERs-91.
The number OF lieutenant commanders has been re-
duced IRON 9S to 81 by the promotion OF . officers
already named, tho death OF William * Wheeler and
the discharge OF Horace T. Mullun. There can be no
promotions 10 this grade untl the number shall have
been reduced below so, which. in ordinary course
of things, will be about January l. 1878. The cutcn-
ant commanders are accounted for as iolows:-On
vessels, 33 on shore duty, IS; waiting orders,
25; sick and on leave, 8; furloughed and
suspended 20 The ten seniors arc:-James d. Ora.
orders; Alexander McCf rmck, steamer Pensacola;
Henry l. Johnson, special duty ON the Rio Grande; |;
Albert 5. Banker. Naval Academy; Morton W. san
ders Lackawanna; Charles 5. Cotton, receiving ship
WorccsIer John Il. Bartlett, photographic Office;
Oliver Batcheller steamer Franklin; Sas W. Terry
Constellation.
LEUrEyANTs-277.
Eight masters, VIZ William II. briggs, n. J. X.
Patch, Thomas ). Phelps Karl Rohrer John A. II.
NicSels, Clinton X. Curtis ElottJ Arthur and Emory
II. Taunt have been added To the list OF eutenants
Lieutenant Wallace Graham died March q, and Rcharc
G. Hooker resigned. The number of officers OF this
grade is now within three OF the maximum
allowed by law-vIz, 2s0-so that the promo
tion OF masters Will shortly depend entirely upon
casualtics among the licutenants Az present a
ic
manders leads to the promotion OF master TO Ike
rank OF lieutenant The leatenanls are employed as
ioilows- On vessels, l52 on snose duty so; waiting
orders, 50 SICK, 10; on leave S; suspended, l.
The ten seniors are:--GeorgeR r. Durand, command
ing monitor Mahopac; Charles a. scheiky returning
home via British uoumoia John X wnn, waiting
orders; Thomas N. Gardner waiting orders: Charles
IL Rockwell Adams; Charles NJ. Anthony, waiting
ders; James NJ Forsyth, Powhatan; George +. Will
kins, Ashueiot George A Converse, torpcdo station
Royal b. Bradford, torpedo station.
MAsrEKs-l00
The following cnsisns have been advanced to tho
rank OF master to MI eight VACANCIES caused by promo
tion MARTIN +. Hall, Frederick H. Lefayor Charles
A. Foster William +. Se~ell. Henry McCrea James
NJ Wight, Edward Z. Qualtrougn and Joel A. Barber
Marshal c. Dimock has rcsgncd, TO takc effect Dccem
Navy Department as iotows:--On vessels, ~: on
shore duty, 3; waiting orders, Isl sick - suspended
from September l, with permission accept service
from the Pacific Mail Company, whose steamer CITY of
Pekng he comrlands.
The ten seniors are William II. Bcchlcr sick
leave; Joseph B. liobson, osipec William f. Is.
Dclanay sick leave; Frederick h. UPTON, under sus-
pension; Tneodoric Porter, swatara; DANIEL d. V.
Stuart, Ashucoi; Deunls H. Manan, waiting orders |:
John II. Moore, kcarsargc: Kossuth Niles, mnnd.
Ing Coast Survey schooner Siiman Charles ~ Clarke
Worcester.
The authorized number OF cnsigns is 100. There arc
therefore, 40 vacancies. q Of which Will shortly be
filled If those midshipmcn who are entitled to promo
ton and VINO have been ordered before the Examining
Board, shall te found qualified
Ensign Thomas {. Wood, resigned May 81, and
m ~ has honn nd
service. There are 81 ensigns serving vessels on
shore, waiting orders and on leave
waiting orders; Waller 5 French monitor Ca,sk,ll:
Thomas s. Piunkett, nautical schoolship Jamestow W
Downes l.. Wilson, Hydroeraphic Office; James c. Gre
sap, waiting ordcrs AIphonso II. Cobb. Coast Survey
schooner Earnest; Asher Baker steamer Brooklyn
Juus Freeman waiting orders; Frank Gucrun,
waiting orders; William IL Slack, Franklin.
MiD>iiiiMsS-l05.
Forty-one cadet niisnipmcn, who graduated last
June. are entitled be cnrolle on tue active
lis oi the navy which will make the Total l05 given
above. The members OF The class of 1874 have been
ordered to report nj the Naval Academy examina
tion for promotion 10 the rank of ensign. Therc arc
twcniycght OF this class the class of ISL
two of 1872 aud OF 1873 entitled advancement
provided they can pass The Examining Board. Of ,he
older midshipmcn fy four are AT sea, waiting
orders and tour are sick or this year graduates only
fifteen have received their orders eleven to The
Asa,c station and four TO tho flagship OF the North
Atlantic station
The following Is list OF the officers OF the Stan De-
partment:-
MEDICAL coRrs-l7I.
Medical Directors James McClclland and Thomas NJ.
Potter and Surgeon Edward D. Payne have been re-
tired Assistant Surgeons James W. Buell., William 4.
Waugh and William j. Riggs have resigned.
The consequent promotions have been Medical
Inspectors Edward Shppcn and Samuel r. Cones
be medical directors; Surgeons Benjamin f. Gibbs and
Davd kindcbergcr Ito be medical inspectors; Pissed
Assistant Surgeons Hosea j. Babin, Jerome H. Kidder
and Joseph h. Parker to be surgeons Assistant Sur
gcon Henry T. Harvey TO be passed assistant surgeon
The following civilians have been appointed assist
ant surgeons, with the relative rank OF ensign Ar
hu II 4.
Charles j. Nourse. ). e. Gardner, r. Ashbridgc rhe
authorized numper OF medical officers ls0 so that
here are nine vacancies 10 DO hicd by the appoint
ing and nautical school ships despatch boats practice
ships, Sc.al necessary To the service, but not form
Ing any part OF It's available oeiliserent capacity.
Forty-seven vessels with 39S guns, reported
'lad up" n ordinary, preparing" &c, twelve
vessels supposed to carry l23 guns the stocks
Tho remarks opposite tho vessels IN tho later Two