The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-16
MILITARY MATTERS.

Col. Arson Mills, Tenth cavalry, is
at San Antonio, Texas.
Capt. John NJ. Hamilton, Fifth cav
airy, Is soiourning in Washington.
Capt. Ephraim Williams, United
States army, is visiting Deerield, Mas
sachusetts.
Col. Horace Neide, lieutenant
Fourth infantry, was registered in
Paris last Saturday.
Gen. George P. Buell., lieutenant col
onel Eleventh infantry, has been grant
ed five months extension of leave.
Maj. Andrew Geddes, captain TWEEN
ty-ffth infantry, has been granted five
months extension of his leave.
Gen. Henry A. Morrow, lieut.. col.
Thirteenth infaHtry, has gone to his
home at Detroit for u visit, before re-
joining his command.
Lieut.. Lowell ii. Jerome, Second
cavalry, forwarded his resignation last
week to the war department, from
Fort Smelling, Minnesota.
Mai. Daniel w. Benham, captain
Seventh infantry, who vas recently a
member of the army equipment board
has gone to Springfield, Illinois, On a
| visit. D
Gen. Frank Wheaton, colonel second
infantry, has been detailed as a MEM
Der of the court at Fort Vancouver, in
place Of Maj. David P. Hancock, Sec
ond infantry.
The secretary Of var approved the
application of First Lieut.. Frank c.
Grugan, Fifth cavalry, and First Lieut..
Eli L. Higgins, Second artillery, for
transfer.
Gen. Henry b. Clitz, colonel Tenth
infantry, has been relieved as presi-
dent of the San Antonio retiring board,
and Col. George 8. Andrews, Twenty
fifth infantry, detailed in his place.
DR.. Junius L. Powell, assistant sur
geon, United states army, who was re-
Gently appointed under an act of Con-
gress, has been ordered to duty as post
surgeon at Fort Griffin, in western
Texas.
The Army and Navy Gazette says:
"All that we ask for the army-all that
the army wants-is simple justice. Allow
all vacancies to be filed, and promo
tions made, as provided by law, until a
reorganization is provided for BY law,
and not merely anticipated by a few
members.
Lieut.. Frank G. Grugan, Second cav
airy, now on signal duty, is making ar
rangements to transfer into one of the
artillery regiments, although he is now
senior first lieutenant in his regiment,
with a prospect of speedy promotion,
in case it is not wholly estopped by
congress.
The demolition OF the old war de-
partment building was begun on Mon
day morning by attacking the porch on
the north side. 1t is to be removed to
Arlington, where it is to be rebuilt as
one Of the entrances to the grounds of
the National cemetery there. This
porch originally was the full height of
the building, the extra stories having
been added about the first of the late
war.
Gen. Hancock issued orders, April 6,
directing the Eighteenth infantry to
o April IL from Atlanta, and pro-
coed by rail via st. Paul to Bismarck,
Dakota. Gen. Augur is directed to see
that the regiment is provided with
medical attendance, and that it moves
promptly on the date fixed. The order
for the movement of the Twenty-sec-
ond infantry was issued April Z, and
directs the movement to commence
April Is. If the companies at Fort
Brady and Fort Mackinac are unable
to move on that date, on account of
navigation not being opened, they will
move as soon as possible, reporting
their departure to Gen. Hancock.
Nellie Boyd troupe tonight. 1t
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