Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-20

The REGULAR ARMY AND THE STATE MILITIA
Several applications having been made to
the Adjutant Generals Office by general OFF,
GERS Of state militia to be regularly furnished
copies OF the general orders of the War depart
ment, Adjutant General Drum has issued a Cir
cUiar letter to the ad1utant generals OF the sew
eral states, In which he says: I" While desirous
to do all that lies In my power to aid In bringing
the highest degree OF efficiency, knowledge of
military details, ETC., 1 am equally anxious to
avoid even the semblance of interference, the
vary from the regulations of the stats code VIII
you. therefore, do me the favor to state-frsU,
whether you deem 1t advantageous to the sew
our ORDERS and second, If So what distribution
TO general commands would you advise? /
trust that you will appreciate the motives
which dictate this letter. The defensive power
OF this country is formed, as you well know, OF
three component parts-the regular army, the
militia and volunteers; the first two, permanent
organizations, the last only called on in great
emergencies. l know OF no reason why the
friendly official relations which exist between
officers OF the army and of the state militia
should not be sedulouSly cultivated, and hope
can properly do to foster or increase those rela-
tons Will afford me sincere pleasure"
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon Judge
French, Gen. Brady, Solicitor General Phillips
Col. Hay, Assistant Secretary Bell and Commo-
ment, Post Office department, Department OF
Justice, State department. Interior department
and Navy department, respectively. Secretary
Ramsey was was st6son the only Cabinet officer
thirty minutes. The President said that
never since he had been in of1ice had
there been SO little business before him. Some
minor court martial cases were disposed OF.
The Interior department had information, which
was laid before the Cabinet, that Spotted Tail.
OF the Sioux, had removed his children from she
school provided for the children OF his band.
The other Indians were indig nant at his course,
and applied to the President to appoint a new
eh.eL They want, they say, to be educated
TIE BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS des gnated @
revise the codification Of the army regulations
met In this city to-day but transacted no busi-
ness or the members OF the board Generals
Meigs, Sacket, Upton and Nickerson were
present. The absent members were General
Augur and Col HaZen, who are expected to
arrive in day or Two.
THE RICHMOND P. o. DEFALCATIoN MADE
GooD-Postmaster Forbes, of Richmond, who
was defaulter to the amount OF 81, 800, has
settled with the department., and made good
his deficiency. He had on hand s7O0 in internal
revenue stamps, for the sale OF which he was
the agent Yesterday, Com'r Raum telegraphed
10 his agent In Richmond who took the stamps.
Upon an examination OF Forbes account with
hts bureau the Commissioner discovered to-
day that he was In arrears S2l6. He again tel
10 Ills agent tQlS morning ana re-
ceived reply shortly afterwards that Forbes
had made good the deficiency.
MRS. SHERNAN.-General McCook received a
telegram to-day from Mrs Sherman stating that
she left Oakland this morning for Berkeley
Springs, West Virginia
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF QUARTERMASTERS.
By direction OF the secretary OF War; the fol-
lowing changes in the stations and duties Of
officers OF the quartermasters department are
announced: Major James j. Dana, quarter
master, I. 5. army, now chief quartermaSter
dlStllct OF New Mexico, is relieved from further
0uty In the department OF the Missouri and
VII report oy letter TO the Quartermaster Gen.
eral L. 5. army for duty at Nashville, Tenp.,
relieving Lieut.. Col. James A. Ekin. deputy
QGaTtermaSter general or the duties pertaining
10 the lnvest1Satlon or war claims for quarter
masters stores filed in the Quartermaster Gen.
ERALS Office by citizens In Tennessee funder the
provisions OF section 800, A. Revised statutes,
sct OF July 4, 1864, and acts amendatory ther>-
Of. Major j. G.. c. Lee. quartermaster U. S.
army. Is relieved from duty In the department
of Dakota and will report to the lieutenant
general, commanding military division OF the
Missouri, for duty as chief quartermaster OF the
district OF New Mexico.
ARMY OR )RRs.-By direction OF the PreSi.
dent and In accordance with section 1925, Re
vised Statutes, First Ltsut. George S. Hoyle. 1st
cavalry, Is detailed as profe sser of military
Scle nee and tactics at the North Georgia Agri-
cultural College, Dahlonega. Georgia, vice First
Lieut.. Joseph Garrard, 4th artillery hereby ro-
neyed. and viii report for duty accordingly.
Lieutenant Garrard will join his battery. The
superintendent general recruiting service will
cause one hundred and six recruits to be pre-
pared and forwarded under proper charge to
Bismarck, Dakota territory, via Chicago, iliioo-
is, and st. Paul, Minnesota, for assignment to
the 18th infantry. Leave OF absence for six
months. on surgeons certificate OF disability,
with permission TO leave the department of Da-
90 CQntQfH Y.
Infantry. The leave OF absence granted First
Lieutenant X. A. Williams, sth cavalry. Is ex.
tended three months. The leave OF absence
Captain James e. Wilson, I'd artillery, Is ex-
tended two months on surgeons certificate Of
disability