The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-26
MILITARY MATTERS.

IN Whlcn they fare now serving, will
proceed to join their respective regi-
ments or companies in the departments
indicated herein. The officers whose
stations are not designated will report in
person or by letter to their department
commanders for assignment:
! 1st cavalry-1st Lieut.. II. E. Tuth.
erly, Co. I, Fort Halleck, New, dept.
of Cal.
I'd cayalry-Col. John ". Davidson,
Fort Custers Mont. Ty., dept. of Da-
kota promoted from Lieut.-Col. 10th
cav,) Lieut.-Col. A. j.. Alexander, dept
of Dakota (promoted from major, 9Th
cav.)
Sd cay-Col. A. G. Bracket, Fort
Laramie, Wy, Ty., dept. of the Platte
promoted from Col, I'd cav
alry.)
4th cav-Capt. H. w. Lawton, Co.
B, Fort Elliott, Texas, dept. of the
Missouri; Capt. H. B. Crews, Co. q,
Fort Sill, Ind. Ty., dept. of the Mis-
souri,; Capt. Henry Sweeney, Co. Z,
Fort Duncan, Texas, dept. of Texas;
LIST Lieut.. NJ. Leeper, Jr., Co. K, Fort
Clark, Texas, dept. of Texas; 1st Lieut.
s. A. Mason, Co. H, Fort Reno, Ind.
Ty., dept. of the Missouri.
9th cav-Lieut. Col. Charles E.
Compton, dept. of Platte promoted
from Maj, 9Th cavalry; Maj. E. v.
Sumner tnow on leave of absence),
dept of the Platte promoted from
Capt, LIST Cav.)
9th cav-Lieut.- Col. William r.
Price, dept. of Arizona (promoted from
major, sth cav; Maj. David Perry,
dept. of Arizona promoted from Capt.
LIST cav.)
9Th cay-Col. Thomas H. Neill, dept.
of Texas promoted from Lieut. Col,
9Th "a Granted leave of absense for
six months, from July 1, '79); Maj. S.
S. Sumner tnow on leave of ~abesence),
dept. of Texas promoted from Capt,
9Th cav.)
I'd artillery-Lieut.- Col. A. P. Howe
dept. of the east promoted from Mai.
4th art.
4th artillery Maj. La Rhett L. Liv-
ingston, dept. of Cal. promoted from
Capt, Sd art.)
LIST infantry-Col. VIM. r. Shafter
(now on leave of absence(, Fort Randall
D. T. , dept. Of Dakota (promoted from
Lieut.. Col, oath inf.)
10th infantry-Maj. John J. Coppin-
ger, dept. of TIE east promoted from
Capt, 23d inf.
II tn infantry-Lieut.- Col. Edwin F.
Townsend, dept. of Dakota (promoted
from Mai, 9th inf.
18th infantry-Maj. NJ. A. Cochran,
dept. of Arizona promoted from Capt,
I'd inf
18th infantry-Lieut.- Col. R. E. A.
C%rofton, dept. of the south promoted
from Maj, 18th inf
18th infantry-Col. Geo. P. Buell.
(now on leave of a~bsence), Fort Win
gate, N. NJ, dept. of the Missouri (pro-
NOTED from Lieut. Col, 18th inf.
18th infantry-Maj. Joseph S. Con-
rad, dept. of Dakota promoted from
Capt, I'd inf
18th infantry-Maj. r. II. Ofley,
dept. of the Missouri promoted from
Capt, LIST inf
Goth infantry-Maj. o. r. Layton,
dept. of Texas (promoted from Capt,
18th inf
21st infantry-Col. II. A. Morrow,
Vancouver bks., Wash. T., dept. of the
Columbia promoted from Lieut.. Col,
18th inf
22d infantry-Capt. Platt NJ. Thorne
Co. D, Fort Gibson, Ind. T., dept. of
the Missouri; LIST Lieut.. John MICA.
Webster, Co. G, Fort McKayett, Tex,
dept. of Texas.
The officers named in the foregoing
order who are on leave of absence will
will join their proper commands upon
expiration of their respective leaves
Is. O., June 16, w. d.
Upon the recommendation Of the
medical director of the department of
the Platte, Acting Assistant Surgeon
E. B. Cannon, U. 8. army, having re-
ported at these headquarters, will at
%proceedto Fort Sanders, and report
to the commanding officer for duty at
that post.
Capt. JOHN V. Furey, assistant quar-
termaster u. 5. army, is appointed
special inspector to inspect at the Oma-
ha depot such damaged subsistence
stores and unseryiceable commissary
property for which Major John p.
Hawkins. G. s., q. S. army, is respon-
sible, as now require the action of an
inspector.
The enlisted men selected under gen
eral orders No. 2, current series, head
quarters military division of the Mis-
souri,, as the best marksmen in the
command, and ordered to report to the
commanding officer, Fort 0maha, viii
be sent by him as soon as practicable,
to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with
to report to the assistant
.adjutant general. department of the
Missouri, for further orders.
Everybody and their sisters and their
and their aunts will go to- see
Pinafore.
Furniture.
A handsome bedroom set and other
furniture for sala chann at