The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-17
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lie Leave Of absenee efsHtS1 Second
Lieut.. Frank L. Dodds. sth infantry, has
been eItsaded tSo months.
Lieut.. Col Charles 7. LaFnei deputy
psymastsT7gensrzI. has been instructed
70 make payments W ths Oneers cadets
and troops in the Department Of West
Point.
Gen. Sheridan arrived home from his
visit to Colorado. He expresses him.
self well satisfied with the condition Of
military affairs in that section, and says
he has settled on the location Of q new
post, bat declines TO make the location
public at present
The following are the latest special
orders issued from headquarters depart
ment Of the Platte, Fort Omaha, Neb.
FoRT OMAHA. Neb., Sep. II, 1880.
A board of survey, to consist Of Lieut..
Col. John z. Summers. surgeon. U. 8.
army, medical director Of the depart
ment; Maj. Marshall 1. Ludington,
quartermaster, u. $. army, chief
quartermaster Of the department, and
Maj. VIM. H. Forwood, surgeon. U. s.
army, will convene at this place to-day,
10 examine into the condition Of two
t2) mules and n ~ horse, the pro-
perty Of the United States, for which
First. Lieut.. Earl d. Thomas, 9Th
cavalry, A. A q. N. is responsible, and
which are reported IS suffering from
''glandersn or ''farcy."
The board will recommend what dis
position shall be made Of the animals.
Under the recommendation of the
post commander the u~nexecuted portion
Of the sentence awarded Private John
7. Hammock, company X, Sd cavalry,
by a general court martial, promul-
gated In general court martial orders
No. 81, current series, from these head
quarters, Is RENTED.
Army and Navy Register.
Lieut.. John L. Glen, oath infantry,
with Mrs. Glenn, left here last Sunday
evening for Galesville. Wis, to resume
the duty Of professor Of tactics at the
university there.
Col. Frederick Van Vliet. captain Sd
cavalry, arrived here last Sunday on
leave, and took quarters with his
brother, Gen. Stewart Van v1iet, u. S.
army, at No. $40 Fifteenth street.
Cadet Whitaker is said to be hesitat-
as to whether he shall 60 into politics
or the ministry. He made a political
speech in New York to some colored
men the other day. He is said to be
''lionized" by the colored people wher-
ever he goes.
Lieut.. John G. Bourke, Sd cavalry,
aide-de-camp TO Gen. George Crook,
arrived here Wednesday on leave from
the department of the Platte, and is
the guest Of his old comrade on the
staff, Maj Azor II. Nickerson. ; Lieut..
Bourke has been Oh the stan Of Gen.
Crook for a number Of years, and like
all Of that officers staff, distinguished
himself in the Arizona, Oregon and
Sioux campaigns.
ENGLISH MILITARY suooTISa.-The
score made in the United Seryicematch
at the recent meeting at Wimbledon
will be interesting, as affording n COM
parison with those which will be made
In the International Military match to
be shot at Creedmoor on the 18th OF Sep.
The distances were the same, 200, 500
and 600 yards, seven shots Mt each dis.
tance. While any position was allowed
at 200 yards, the target at that distance
was slightly smaller than that used at
Creedmoor, the main difference, how
ever. being the size of the outer. The
totals were as follows for teams of eight
mot twelve) men:
Volunteer team. $50
Regular army team ........... 65l
Royal marines team. 637
Royal navy team. 597
Militia and yeomanry team...... 527
1t will be seen that the volunteers
made an average Of 81 points a man
and the regulars five points less. The
three best scores were made by two
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