The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-04
MILITARY MATTERS

struggling Indians in the southern
counties Of Oregon, and taking them
to their reservations.
Gen. Howard intends to have the
cavalry companies in his department
ready to take the field at u moments
notice, IL required, and to this end has
ordered the immediate purchase of new
horses to replaces old and worn out stock.
One hundred and twenty horses will be
purchased at Walla Walla, thirty-tbree
at Fort Klamath, and twenty-one at
Boise City.
J. w. Mason, U. s. A., was register
ed at the Railroad house on Sunday.
Col. r. H. Royal, inspector general
OF the department Of the Platte, has
gone to Laramie City on official busi-
ness.
Privates Emil Houk and Frank Holz-
shub, E company, Fourth cavalry,
Fort Laramie, are ordered to report at
Camp Carlin for ordnance duty.
The unexpired portion of the SEN
tence of Private Frederick Lapin, G
company, Ninth infantry, has been re-
mitted.
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Carron, Seventh
cavalry, is In st. Louis for the purpose
of getting married.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, retired, is
visiting Washington.
Capt. c. A. Alllgood, is visiting the
national capital.
The general annual returns of the
British army for the year 1877 have
just been presented to parliament. The
effective strength of the rank and file
Of the service on January l, 1873, is
given as 1866 1866, and the establishment
as 164,s77, the difference being due to
the number of supernumeraries.
Senator Burnside has taken occasion
during the discussion Of the army ap
preparation bill to vindicate himself
from the charge of having had a per
sonal interest to subserve in aiming t.
confine the manufacture of arms fol
the government to private companies
The senate has authorized a specia'
committee of five senators to investi'
gate the recent Cheyenne outbreak,
Senator Saunders is the mover, and
will be the chairman of the committee
The army register for 1879 will moi
be ready for publication before July ].
and may not be sent to the printers be.
fore September.
Lieut.. Harry II. Wright, Ninth cav.
airy, was recently married in Cleve.
land, Ohio. Himself and bride ar.
now in Washington.
Captain Tyson, who was in the
United States ship Tigress in 1873
when that vessel was In the Arctic, in
search Of the Polaris, and who was the
commanding officer Of the party OIL
nineteen who floating over 1890 miles
on ice foes, is living in Washington.
Capt. Richard II. Pratt, Tenth cav
airy, has been ordered to duty in Wash
ington territory. Afi s.
Gen. Geo. p. Ihrie, paymaster, U. s
A., will pass through Cheyenne in 6
few days on his way to the Pacific
slope.
Capt. S. C. Kellogg, Fifth cavalry
Lieut.. cambridge Reynolds, Third
cavalry; Capt. VIM. B.. Kennedy
Tenth cavalry, and Gen. Wayne,
swayne, are visiting Washington.
Col. George A. Woodward, Fifteenth
infantry, Mai. Robert Nugent, Twenty
fourth infantry, Capt. John d. Vandt
Weile, Tenth cavalry; James S. Temp
kins, Twenty-ffth infantry; Herman
Schreiner, Ninth cavalry, and Georgt
E. Ford, Third cavalry, having beer
found ~incapacitated for service, by tn,
New York board, were granted sicl
leave until further orders, by direction
Of the secretary of a
Col. VIM. b. Hazen, Sixth infantry
against whom charges have been alec
with the secretary Of war by Harmon
and Peck, the well known contractor
on the upper Missouri river, will, a
the request of Secretary McCrary, fill
an answer to the charges. The charg'
filed is, it is said, that he made a falls,
Endorsement upon the papers contain
ing their accounts, and that he CAV,
false testimony in the matter of theii
claims for $4,000, when 1t was befor,
the court of claims.