New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-09
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

| A NUMBER OF OFFICERS TO BE EXAMINED FOR
PROMOTION THE WEST POINT GRADUATES AS
sIGNKD-VACANCIEs.
WASHINGTON, July S.-COlOnels L. b. Tower
and JOhn Newton, and AFOREMENTIONED q. r. Warren
Corps Of Engineers. constituted board to meet
IN NcwYork City at the call Of the senior officer to ex
anime for promotion the following Officers OF the corps
Captains c. W. Howell, Ct. j. Lydecker, Amos Stickney,
j. W. Cuyler and Alexander Mackenzie First-Lieuten
ants ID. W Lockwood, Z. H. Ruffner j. G. Maery, C. D.
Sears Thomas Turtle and Eugene Griffin; and Second
Lieutenants Willard Young ~ NJ. Back. W. L. Fisk and
s. W. ROeSser. The report Of the board will be for
warJed through the Chief of Engineers the Adutant
General of the Army
Surgeon A. X. Smith Is detailed for duty an add
topal member OF the general courmartal appointed TO
meet at Davds Island. NewIOrk HarD0r June 90 last
The general order has just Oeen issued at the
War Department;
First-By direction Of the Secretary OF War, the ap
pOintments in he Army of the United States with the
rank OF SecOndLutenants 10 date from June - 1879,
OF the following named cadets, graduates OF the Military
Academy. are announced:
Corps Of Enqnesrs-Csdet Frederick V. Abbott, vice
sym6us promoted Cadet Thomas H. Case, vice Leach pro
NOTED; Cadet Theodore "A Bingham vice kmgman pro-
F,yf Cararr1-Cadet Frederick 5. Fo- vice Knox pro
noted Company H. Cadet samuel C. Robertson. vice Futh
H5;ylef pTolnoted COMPANY b.,
second Clsatrg-Cadet Aonzo r. oBHen vice Jerome
promoted COMPANY AZ Cadet Thomas j. Lewis vice Nc
' TSjT$ tGiSatSs-6ads5 ohn vice schEats.
agis pr6HoteR COMPANY k cadet Alien r. Jordan vice
nv clnstai Quartz asteT TO DC appointed Company
foltF Cqrliry-Cadet George H. G.. Gale vice lf'per.
mot@G CCmpsny ~ Cade; Mcan jenkins, vics Mason,
! mental GUAR eIinastoT 20 De appointed Company =
dyt' Saay G Cs amt ta or = W6oT vic, london
promoted Company n; cadet Lorenzo L. C. Brooks, vice
Si Thomas Cruise vice Carter appointed
SscSaf1 CGraiyCaaet Ar, HE Gibson wee Carrow, de-
'trsgIM CiTGIi3-Cale VIM A. skunk, vice Phelps, pro
NOTED company h Cadet John A Johnson, wee Hickey
TlStS caSGrs~Gadej Walter L. Finley vice Richards
transferred The Am Cavalry COMPANY ~ Cadet Chas' W.
Taylor. We mas IT, GIisrng Wee Glass trans
ter rTad 10 the 6t2 CaYalry Company ID.
ssSoaS HVaarg~Cadet lllory, Choc pro
2,ra Isiaat2yZCadet Horny D. II Waite wee Kendall
! Anmey vice Reade. promoted COMPANY 10.
F0ur Hdntrg-Caaot James A. L9yden wee " brien pro
son. promoted (Comrany FJ Cadet Nathaniel j. Wheae'd
EFfb I"Tqhtrg-tadc WIN. y Gibson. vice Borden, pro
molS Grc.SsSd COMPANY IL cadet Hunter iigget vice
Rousseau, promoted Company o. Cadet samuel W. Miller
Sr" iaJaa,rg cadet Daniel Howellv Walden pro
T.ai& 7ajTnir-cadct Percy Parker vice Cunningham
EntS iSfaaG9~cai.t Frank Harlow vice SLEEVELESS,
promoted COMPANY BE Cadet Prank L. Dodds vice erriil
trans erred to 81 Artillery COMPANY Cadet Charles r.
ICompapy-: Cadet Christopher Q. Miner vice Regimenta
Aqutant TO De appointed COMPANY C'rc., - vce N.ns.
field. promoted Company d., 49,. =, s.y,,, Ito ,
f0lJt,enM Tltutrg- cadet WIN. b. Reynold vice Han
signed COMPANY AZ Cadet Frank Eastman, vice the kegI.
mental Oua icruaster. 10 be appointed Company }.
FSGeeaiR Hay-Cadet Will I. May, vice Kinzic, promo
| F..
SirteeaG I1nr-Water A. ThurstOn, vice whital. pro
S5@aSsn TaJiniry-Cadct Robert W Dowdy vice Roach
pggiSs6 Iajanfr~Cadet Charles McClure,
promoted Company cadet CHARLES L. Steele vice I0dd
Eiet.erta TarItrg-Cadet Francis II French vice VIII
afos promoted Company Cadet Edmund ID. smith, vice
smith transferred h Cavalry COMPANY u Cadet Alfred
/ Nee. Og,e, Gnard, promoted Company O. 49,
rescTed COMPANY F. cadet James Irons vice Kendall
| trans erred The 9Th Cavalry COMPANY -.
nTomotei COMPANY DE- Cadet John RaDEe tr.
| ilegimental AdJutant Company y
Webster promoted Company T. Cadet Frank b. Jones vice
Regmenta Quarteruaser 20 be appointea Company y
ringt.n transferrel the lst Infantry Company D.
TireftgJOHT iAdatTy-Cadet Benjamin W. Leayell vice
| Wygart, promoted Company o..
The following named cadets graduates Of the Military
Academy been attached 10 the Army OF the United
states with the rank OF Additional Second Lieutenant
! In conformity with section ~ the at of April 20
1872 aud Section 10 OF the act OF July 10, 1870 l23
| Revised Statutcs 10 date from June 10, 1879:
Corps Of Cadet Curtis Med. Townsend; Cadet
| Gustav J. E1eOeger
The general regulations paragraph 18U allow three
months OF absence TO tue graduates or the Mill
tary Academy entering service. In accordance with
TINS regulation all the graduates above named Will
port person 1T their proper stations on the JOh OF
\ September next
There exists up 10 closing hours to-day thirtyive
vacancies the grade OF Second Lieutenant IN the
United states Army. IL il anticipated by the War
Drpartment officials that portion OF the appointments
10 IN the same will be made from civil life and the
balance reserved for the next graduating at the
West Pout Military Academy. Tue list OF vacancies
together with the numerous applications which have
been filed by civilians for the places has been referred
TO the President and II is expected that he Will act
them at All early dare.