The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-20


and tho sosih. een-isise the military disssoa q the
Aasn,se. the whole a1dsr command Of MAJOR General
W. = Haneoek. The ssror maior ssnsssi 10 tas army,
whose headquarters are Ia New york ciiy
The nexi largest forco the depansDsnf II Coiau-
ba, uncer command q Brisasier 0,refai o a Hoo.
ard, vho has seven eomIsnlss Of cavalry. Eve CON
panes of artillery and tao rsTmsEts of nfaniry OF
this force eve eonpapfs Of o4ssfy three % srnlsry
aud three Of iniantrr oelons 10 ibs dep.nn.sas Of
California; and two other companies ~ isiaaify 10.
long 10 the departmg ut 0i Afsou4 tai are tspor-r
lily serving With GeBefsi Ho~.rd a hs OPERATIONS
against hostile Indians IN iaAho The aepasmsst ~
Columbia l. composed Of the State Of ofesoa aud
tho Territories OF washlrstoa. Idaho and Al-ssA
excepting much OF idaho lies est Of Q
line formed by the extension % the western
boundary OF titan 10 tho northeastern boundary %
Idaho, embracing the pos, Of For Han IN the de
partment OF Caliioruia. under Major General McDose
who commands that department. as well ~ the mail.
tary division OF the Pacific there are ave CON pan os
oil cavalry, six companies OF artillery and sssen
panies OF infantry. THIS ceparment 10 composed OF
the State OF Nevada and so much OF California
north OF line from tho northwest corner of Arizona
Territory TO Point Conception. Cal The he.cqaartsr.
are at San Francisco In the dcpartn Of Arizona.
under command OF Brevet Major General A. Y Kaat1
whoso headquarters arc at Prescott Ar.zoua there 10
companies OF Infantry. The departments OF COLUMBIA.
California aud Arizona constitute the Mlhiary
Division o; the Pacific, commanded by Major
General Mcdowell, who also commands the
Department OF California In the Department OF tho
Missouri, commanded by Brgadicr General John Pope
there are two regiments OF cavalry AMI four oi Ia.
iantry. This department Ia composed al the States
OF Missouri Kansas Illinois and Colorado. the Terri.
tory OF New Mexico, Indian Territory and tue post OF
Fort Elliott. Texas Inc headquarters are at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan In The Department OF Dakota
under command OF Brisadicr General A. H. Terry
there are ono regiment and four companies OF cavalry
and seven regiments of Infantry This department
composed Of tho State OF Minnesota and the Terri.
tories OF Dakota ana Montana. The headq uartcrs arc
ut ST. Paul, MINI. In the Department Of Texas,
under command OF Brigudier General Z. o. c. Ord,
there are two regiments Of cavalry and three
of infantry. This department is composed OF
tho State of Texas. except the post Of
Fort Elliott, and the headquarters arc at
San Antonio. The large force in the department Is
Tor tho purpose OF suppressng raids from Mexico
across the Rio Grandc. In the Department OF tho
Platte, under Brigader General George Crook there
arc two regiments and eight companies of cavalry and
three regiments of infantry. This department Is
posed OF the States OF Iowa and Nebraska tho Terrific
ries OF tab and Wyoming and as much of tho Terri
toIy OF lCanO as Hes east OF q line formed by the
extension OF the western boundary OF Utah to the
northeastern boundary of Idaho, embracing tho post
OF Fort Hall, Idaho. Tho headquarters are at omaha.
Mob
Tho departments Of Missouri Dakota, Texas aud
the Platte constitute the military division OF the Mis-
sour, under the command OF Lieutenant General
Snerdan whose headquarters arc ut Chicago
West Point N. Y. constitutes a separate military
department. II is under command OF Major General
Schohcld There Is ono company OF engineers STA
toned there, with small detachment OF cavalry and
artillery. Tho troops Withdrawn from the Southern
States and now serving elsewhere are tho Third reg
mont OF infantry and eight companies Of the Th!r-
teenth infantry from the Department Of tho Gulf;
companies OF the Second artillery, b, y, and OF
the Fifth artillery, aud eight companies of the EgL-
tecnth infantry, from the Department Of tho South
When tho disorders growing out Of the railroad
strikes commenced few weeks ago, the Secretary OF
the Navy had tho monitors Lehish, at Norfolk; Pas
sale, nj Washington, and Nahanl, ut League Island
ia, prepared tor immediate service. and officers were
ordered 10 them with competent crews to move the
vessels 70 uhy point where they might be needed Now
that quiet has been restored 1t Is not deemed necessary
to keep the full complement OF officers and these
vessels aud orders have therefore been issued dctach
ing them The crews Will be assigned to other vessels
and tho officers placed waiting orders for the pres
| ent. A small number OF men and two officers
will be lett In charge OF monitor merely to keep
the vessels in order and ready for service In
necessity.
RELIC OF THE WAR IN MOBILE BAY.
United States District Attorney George II. Duskin,
Of tho Southern district Of Alabama Is here for the
purpose OF attempting 10 prevent further destr uction
oi tho monitor Tecumsch. sunk in Mobile harbor in
1864 when Farragut captured the forts. II Is under
stood that wreckng company purchased tho mont
months ago from Secretary Richardson, and,
! notwithstanding the fact that 200 men entonbed
therein prepar ne to blow her for the purpose
OF preserving tho old iron belonging to the vessel.
The facts in this that Attorney Duskin, alter
tho salo OF tho Tccumseh filed bill in tho Circuit
Court OF the United States to prevent tho Boil Boat
Wrecking Company from blowing up tho sunkcn YES
sell and the Court decided in favor OF tho bill filed. II
Is understood that the company havo appealed 10 the
Supreme Court OF tho United States, aud the District
Attorney will endcavor I" dolcat thor further action
| in the case.
| DISCOVERY OF THE SATELLITES OF THE PLANET
MARS.
Professor Hall .of tho Cntcd States Naval Observa
tory Washington, discovered satellites OF the plane
Mars the 10th inst The apparent distances arr
from twenty to ninety seconds OF the arc, and TIT
satellites seem to be near the equator OF Mars