The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-14


The acts of June %, 1874, and March
3, 1875, recognizing the staff corps,
provide "that no officer now in service
shall be reduced in rank or mustered
out" by reason of reductions made by
said acts. There are now in the service
in excess of the number allowed by these
acts, four inspectors-general (colonels),
four Judge advocates (majors), one colo.
mel, and seven storekeepers (captains)
in the Quartermaster's department., and
eleven ordnance storekeepers (Captains).
Veterinary surgeons and superintend-
ents of national cemeteries are recog-
nized as civilians.
The allowance of quarters, fuel aud
forage is now published for the first
time in the "Army Register. The
General of the Army receives $50 per
month in lieu of forage, and $500 per
month for quarter and fuel, making his
pay SIT, 700 per annum. The Lieuten-
ant-general receives 5000 per year for
forage, which increases his pay to S11 800
O year, with quarters and fuel in kind
Other officers are allowed as follows {:
Major-generals, six rooms brigadier-
generals and colonels, five rooms lieu
tenant colonies and majors, four rooms ;
captains, three rooms; ieutenants, two
rooms. When rooms have to be rented
for officers on military duty, in conse-
quence of there being no quarters owned
by the Government, the amount author
lied to be paid for each room is 500 per
month at San Francisco, and $18 at all
other places. Fuel and forage issued to
officers are considered public property.
What they do not consume must be re-
turned to the Quartermaster and ac-
counted for by him.
There were eighty-two casualties re-
ported during last year, namely: Resig-
nations, %; declined, /; deaths, 43
dismissals, IL, and cashiered, A. These
we're offset by III new appointments,
viz: In the medical department, % ;
pay department, 8; corps of engineers,
IA /; cavalry. IA; artillery, Is, and in
fantry, AZ.
Eleven and one-quarter per cent Of
the officers of our army are of foreign
birth. Irishmen take the lead, there
being more than twice as many officers
credited to Ireland than to any other
country. The details are !: Ireland, 100;
Germany, 80 England, Al Canada, 81 /;
Scotland, II; France, 10; Sweden, 6 ;
Switzerland, 4; South America, 3 /;
Italy, 3; Nova Scotia, q; East India, 2 ;
Austria, Poland, Hungary, Malta, Corfu,
Madeira, the Netherlands, New Bruins
wick, Asia, and the Sandwich Islands,
each.
Two hundred and eighty-four officers
rose from the ranks, of whom one is pro-
lessor of civil and military engineering
and science of war at West Point two
are quartermasters, with the rank of
major one is major of cavalry one a
major of artillery; one colonel, one
Northumberland, and three majors on
the retired list, and the rest are captains
and subalterns. The proportion of of
ficers of cavalry, artillery, and infantry
who entered the service through the re
cruiting rendezvous is nearly fifteen per
cent, and doubtless would be greater if
the right class of men could be induced
to Join the army and remain in it.
Forty 1.-TWO and one-half per cent. of the
appointees from the army are of foreign
nationality, of whom 80 are credited to
Ireland, 20 to Germany, IL to England,
6 to Scotland, 2 to Switzerland, and /
each to Canada and Sweden.
The tabular statement of the militia
force of the United States is precisely
the same as that published year ago,
no returns having been received since
1874 I'm Delaware, West Virginia, Illinois,
Missouri, Wisconsin and Nebraska, "Do
enrolment is reported, while from New
Hampshire, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee and Nevada, no returns have
been received. The aggregate "num-
Der Of men available for military duty
(unorganized)" is stated to be 3,701 ,97T.