The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-06-05
Military Items.


Agency on Friday last.
The busy click of the mower is, heard on
the parade ground of Fort Vancouver.
Capt. NJ. c. Wilkinson, on leave, has arrived
this week in Portland, from San Francisco
The frame of the new building, to be used
for commssary store house of the 2lst In
fantry, is now up.
Lieut.. Abner Pickering, End Infantry, was
married at Fort Simcoe to Miss Kuykendall
on the 18th of May.
Repairs and improvements at Vancouver
the failure of Congress to pass the appropri-
alton bills.
Official announcement has been made at
Washington of the acquittal of Capt Bendire,
tried by court-martial in Vancouver, in April
last, on II charge of conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman.
No news havt been received from Gen. How
ard for some time. He is supposed to be at
Lake Chclan, attending the Council APP
pointed to meet yesterday. The party had
encountered much ram and bad travelling.
Captain Converse. who was stationed at
Fort Vancouver some six months soon after
the close of the rebellion, is now with his
family at Milan, ay -. wife, a daughter
of Mr.. Mix / WI,la Wall,, is studyiug music
under the Italian masters.
The large dwelling usually occupied by the
Gen. o. o. Howard, is being raised up. New
sills and new foundations are being plac d
under it. The repairs are made to avoid evil
effects of dampncss ielt by former occupants
of the house.
Major Oliver D. Green, Brevet Brigadier
General, will arrive ut Vancouver day, hay
ing been been assigned to duty as AdjuIant
General at Headquarters of the Department.
of the Columbia, relieving capt. J. =. Slad n.
Gen. Green entered the Army July |, 1854, as
2nd Lieut. in the Sd Artillery, having gradu-
ated at West Poiut in the same class with
Gen. 0. o. Howard and Gen. c. &. Sawtellc.
He was made LIST Lieut.. in 1861, and in Au-
gust of that year was promoted Captain and
A. a. G.. In july 1862, he was promoted to
the rank of Major and Adjutant General,
Gen. Green was for many years stationed at
ST. Paul, but comes here from the Depart
ment of the South. He has made many warm
friends wherever he has been stationed.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Yesterda a telegram was
received at headquarters of the Department
of the Columbia confirming the promotions
which have been pending for some time.
Following are those of interest to our readers
1t. Col. Morrow of the 18th Infantry to be
Col. of the 2lst Infantry, vice Col. Alfred Sully
deceased Col. Morrow has been in Wash
ington some time, on the equipment board
but will probably arrive at this post in few
weeks.
Capt. r. O'Beirue, 2lst Infantry, to be Ma
or of the 2ith Infantry, which is eolored
regiment now stationed in Texas
First Lieut. g. W. Evans, dj amt of Dist
Infantry to be Capt of company H., 2lst In
fanlry which is now stationed at Camp Har.
uey. This leaves vacant the place of Adju-
| tant in the 2lst.
Capt David Perry, lst Cavalry, to be Major
Of 9th Cavalry, now in Arizona.
Capt +. d. Sumner, LIST Cavalry, to be Ma
jor, 4th Cavalry, now in the department of
the Platt.
Capt Joseph 5. Conard, end Infantry, to be
Major, 18th Infantry, now in Dakota.
Capt. NJ. A. Cochran, End Infantry, to be
Major, 18th Infantry, now in Arizona
First Lieut.. W. r. Parnell, LIST Cavalry, to
be Captain, vice Capt. Perry, promoted
First Lieut.. A, G. Force LIST Cavalry, to be
Captain, vice Capt. Sumner, promoted
First Lieut.. Thos Drnry, 2nd Infantry, to
be Captain, vice Capt. Conard, promoted,
which will station him at Fort Colville
First Lieut.. Samuel McKeever, 3nd Infan-
try, to be Captain, vice Capt. Cochran, pro-
NOTED; station at Camp Harvey.
Second Lieut. VIM. V. Wolf Ind Infantry
to be LIST Lieut.. vice Lieut.. McKeevcr, pro
NOTED; station at Camp Howard. 1t Wolf
has been 2nd Lieut. for IL years, and takes his
promotion ranking End Lieut. Of the L. s.
Army.
REMEDY FOR PoIsoN Next month will
be full of picncs and excursions, and the
usual number will return home with swol-
len hands and faces caused by poison oak.
But Dr. s. Brown, u. $. n, comes to their
relief with the following. which never fails
to cure. He says: Il have used it with
unwavering success in at least forty cases.
The eruption never extends after the first
thorough application, and it promptly begins
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