The New York herald., 1878-07-11

AN AkTILLERY OFFICER WHOLLY HETlHED
WASHING ron, July 10, 1878.
An Army Retiring Board having found that First
Lieutenant Edward D. Wheeler First artillery, is tn
capacaed Tor active SERVICE and that his incapacity
Is not the result any incident OF service, ine PresI
directed that he DO wholly retired III accord
section 252 Revised Statutes. and that ha
name be hencoorth omitted from the army register.
ONE OF PRECEDENT HAYES STRANGE APPOINT
MENTs-ANTECEDENTs OF LILUTESANT MAX
WELL.
From the Springfield Republican, July 101
Lieutenant r. W. Maxwell, appointed TO the regu.
lar army from this city last sumner has been dis.
missed the service down 10 Texas, one account
says for drawing pay Avo times for the same month,
and another because Of drunkenn and condu;t un
becoming officer ana gentleman" There is .
good deal oil interest In Spriny neid over this case
l.. w. Maxwell first LEGAL public NOTICE Q
to The state bulary. and in september, 1874
the Republican printed the that tho big local
liquor dealers were being gwen a remarkable
SKuner, Maxwel's comrade on tho state iorce,
had charged the latter with taking $40 from
thorties Was called 10 Msxwe's and investga
ou suggested, but nothing apparently was done aoout
the charges NJ Boston. But not long aitor 'Gov-
ernor' Trask the lexaing prohibtonist OF this
ton, whose recon mmendution Maxwell had been
appointed, Withdrew nis support. and Maxwell aud
skinner dropped back into private hie When ap-
pointed State Detective Maxwell WAS Obliged, We are
Informed, to borrow money 10 go TO Boston wih but
when he rctred he was appar emily IN more Comfort
able circumstances During the closing months ot his
Official lne Maxwell became nh Interested attendant
at one Of our popular churches aud, II we mis-.
take not, rcig ousiy Interested, u, indeed,
he did not make formal profession oi conversion.
He also took TO himself wife, aud 1t has been cur
rentIy rsporled-how truly We have no facts 10
prove-tnat the local liquor dealers made Ocer Max
veil handsome prassut on me aappy OCCASION Alter
losing his olllcc Maxwell was rIch enough to ruu .
teamlng linc up In Orange, we believe.
SO much for the local career Of h. W. Maxwell His
.GaI.l
secret service ut Washington How ho got there
hero seems TO know As detective IN the Department
OF Justice Maxwell went 10 Fords anu 10 reported to
have assisted B.li Chandler III manipulating the vote
OF that state. He also accompanied President Hayes
on the journey from Fremont, OHIO, TO Washington,
jual before tho inaugurxt.on. Last July ths
people OF springfield were Informed tuat h.
W. Maxwell had been gwen u hcutenancy IN the army.
Such Nm appointment Was good deal out oil he nasu.
raj ordsr Of things Our armory officers regarded II
as u remarkable one comns just alter thS gradua-
places could not 10 ioana Indeed. civ,iIans
very rarely given sucn osrths when thefe
then only at the socita,ion ol Tue most influential
people. Here Maxwell was not strong IN Tie cona-
dence-ot respectable io'ks certainly. leading
Spriu gned liquor dealer says he knows him 10 have
been hribe taker whiic 90 the Safe constabulary
iorcs The Washing,oa dispatches say that this ei-
low was rewarded Tor his FLORIDA services Wy nis
army ppontncnt The secret history OF the way
briDc taKiDg ex.state constable was transferred
The national capital would bo vi great local inter-
est VINO took him 10 Washington, aud what fort
More light on tho Maxwell case Is in order.
JUSTICE AT LAST FOR VOLUNTEER orfrcEns-
THEIR RIGHTFuL RANK-AN IMPORTANT DE-
CIsloN.
(From the Philadelphia Times July ioI
wAsnIsoros, July y. 1878
A very interesting controvsrsy between officers Of
the regular army the volunteer officers joined
the regular my tue close Vt tho has Just been
decided iavor oi the vountoers. Ncapthe close oi
the Congress passed Law providing tpat certain
vo un,cei officers who snouid JON regular army
should nav. their rank aud commisson date tue
same u they had been continu uousiy IN the
regular army IRON the time OF tncir entry
inio tho volunteer service. The purpose OF tue law
was TO break down the old rcd-taps distinction ue
tween volunteer officers and West Pointers ana to
put both officers equality. and no. W scnd
volunteer officer 10 the loot OF the Inst sinpy be-
| cause he was not educated at west POiLt But tho
| ism which has always characterzed ,he Al
jutanL Gcnarais brancn o the service succeedod ~
placing the volunteers NJ "a great disadvAntsKs, not
uithss sndiug the specific law oil congress. for in-
| stuuc. volunteers on the army register wcrc not
paced ut tho postioo whicn the time o ther culst-
| ment IN the volunteer service required, Uut their
| comm issions, SO lar rank and promotion goes,
we're led as ing only IRON the passage of tho
| act Tho consequences was that IA Two or
| tnree hundred instances volunteers VINO, ny law,
received the rank Oi captain we're placed On tho list
below svon nrst iieutenants whos we're regular army
officers. he effect OF this has been that volunteci
oicers nave been twcntysx places In the line o
motion below where by Iaw they were entitled 10 be-
and regular army officers greatly Their interiors 10
| rank, stood on the list above them Volunteers LOO
many years protested against this injustice,
recently havo oUtaiued aecsion oil the Judge Advo
cate General oi the army In their Iavor, and within
| few days tho Judge Advocate Generaps opinion has
been confirmed by decision OF tho Attorney Genera
and ratified by she Secretary Of War Tnis decision
wlbs of great interest IN army circles as u sa,et
the standing Tor promotion vf nearly throe
| officers. IL puts down a great many regular army
nvutenants aud puts back tnef proper places cor
] respvndInx number ofvoIunseer cADtAAAA