The New York herald., 1879-03-18
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

THE STREAM or PROMOTION FLOWING ONCE
MoRE-LIsr OF SoMINArIoNs TO BE SENT TO
THE SENATE.
wAsHIyeToN, March II, 1879.
In last years Army Appropriation bill there is q
section prohibiting promotions and appointments
until after the report of the joint committee the
reorganization Of the army "shall be made and acted
upon by Congress-" The report has been made and.
In q sense "acted upon" though not definitely. and
1t Is now stated that tho President will proceed
fill all vscancies in the army. except such require
new appointments II the Senate advise and consent
thereto" sa
LIST OF PROMOTIONS.
To this end large number Of nominations will
bc sent in at an early day. of which the most I'M
portant will be found in the following list Of pro-
motions to I'LL vacancies caused by casualties and
rctirements since june 1875
Quartsr1naster's Department
Major John q. Chandler, Quartermaster, to be lieu
tenant colonel and deputy quartermastcr general.
Captain Augustus q. Robinson. assistant quarter
master. to be major and quartcrmaster. vice Chan
Medical Department. as
Assistant SURGEON GeorgcT Jaquett to be surgeon.
with the rank Of major vice Gray, retired.
Corps Of Enginesrs.
Lieutenant Colonel Horatio G. Wright to be COL
oncl. vice Woodruff oeceased.
Major John q. Purke to bc lieutenant colonel, vice
Wright. promoted.
Major Gouyorneur K. Warren to be lieutenant col
oncl, vice Alexander. deceased.
Captain William r. King to be major, vice Parke,
Captain William H. H. Benyaurd to be major. Woe
First Lieutenant George M. Wheeler to be captain.
Vice King. promoted.
First Lsutonan. James B. Quinn to be captain. vice
Second Lieutenant Smith s. Leach to be frst lieu
tenant. Woe Wheeler. promoted.
Second Lieutenant Daniel g. Kingman to bo Arst
lieutenant, vice Quinn, promoted.
Ordnance Department.
First Lieutenant Charles Shaler to be captain vice
First Leutenapt Henry Aetcalfe to bo captain. vice
The officers Of tho Medical, Engineer and Ordnance
departments must bc passed BY examining boards
before promotion.
Captain Edwin v. Summer. First cavalry. to be
major Fourth cavalry, vice Gordon, deceased.
First Lieutenant Albert G Forse. First cavalry. to
bo captain. vice Sumner, promoted.
Second Lieutenant Thomas T. Knox, First cavalry,
to be nrst lcutcnant. vice Forse. promoted.
airy to be rst lieutenant he being rcgimcnal quar-
termaster.
Lieutenant Colonel William r. shafter, Twenty.
fourth inf.ntry. to DO colonel First infantry. vice
Pitcher. retired.
lieutenant colonel wcnty-fourth infantry. vice
Shafter. promoted.
Major zenas r. Bliss Twcnty-Afth infantry. to be
lieutenant colonel Nineteenth infantry. vice Lewis.
deceased.
Captain Caleb r. Layton, Sixteenth infantry. to be
major Twentieth infantry. vice Yard promoted.
Captain Melville a. Cochran. Second infantry. to
DO major Twelfth infantry, vice Dunn, rctired.
Captain Charles A. Webb. Tweutyseecond infantry,
70 be major sixteenth infantry. vico wainwright.
dismissed.
csptsin Joseph Bush, Twenty second infsatry, to
b major Twenty y-nfth infantry. vico Bliss. pro-
noted.
First Lieutenant Merritt Barber Sixteenth infantry
70 be captain, vice Layton. promoted.
First Lieutenant samuel McKcever, Second il
fantry, to bc captain. vice Cochran. promoted.
First Lieutenant Plat NJ. Thorne, Twenty second
infantry. to be captain. vice Webb, promoted.
First Lieutensnt Thomas H. Fisher Twenty second
infantry. to be esptA1n, yios Dnsh. peomoted.
First Lieusenant J0hn ". Beau. Fiftaenth infantry
| to be captain. vice Blair. dismissed.
Second Lieutenant SamuclR Whitail, Sixteenth In
fantry. to be rst lieutenant, vice Barber promoted
second LiGutcnantiW William v. Wolfe, Second infan
try. to be hrst Lieutenant vice McKeever. promoted.
Second Lieutenant John McA. Webster, Twenty
second infantry, to be first lieutenant vice Thorne
promoted.
Second Lieutenant Thomas F. Davis, Fifteenth In
fantry to be first lieutenant, vice Beau, promced.
The vacant second cutcnancies. of which there an
thr,y-eght will no doubt bc reserved for the wcs
Point class