Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-10

DAKOTA
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

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ihe !.ase Of absence granted Fra, Li.ot.
-. Ma'on, fourth infantry, has been cx.
ne wife vi Ca tain Payne, who f,u.h,
ue we Indians after Tholna urg was xiii.
81 ~ w'il spend the winter a. Warren,on.
Va, near Washington, with he, bro,her.in'
LAWS family.
lhe general cGurt.nDartial convened ~,
ror, clark, II xa., IL ordered not to re,,.
'taoie until February 16, to enable The
s1f'val at Fort Clark Of certain Witnesses
deemed necessary by First Lieutenant AIer.
shner Wislart, twentieth infantry In III,
defense. '' !" us
First Lieut.. John Conline, ninth cavalry.
~ relieved from duty at Fort Union. Ne.
Mexico, and directed To proceed wi,hon,
Delay to Fort Stanton. New Mexico. and
report to the commando ing officer of that most
Tor duty WIN his company GAY.
Col. and Mrs. c NJ. McGhee have is.ued
Ga!os OF invitation to the marriage of their
daughter, Margaret, to Lieut.. George w.
oaxter, third regiment Of cavalry, United
states army, Wednesday, January 4. at .
o'clock P. ~, ST. Johns Episcopal church.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Captain William J. Volkmar, fifth iufap.
Try, Is temporarily relieved ~ recorder of
the board Of officers convened at Chicago.
Tor the purpose of considering anv diff.
ence of opinion that may exist respecting
the positions of troops at the battle of
Chickamaugs. and directed to return IN h,s
station, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming.
Gen. Hancock, commanding the Division
Of the Atlal tic, issues a circular giving the
record OF target practice of certain artillery
companies in his division, and expresses
his pleasure at the excellent practice of the
men, and trusts that those who have not vet
attained a similar degree of excellence NAV
De melted to persistent effort to achieve like
results.
Maj. o. D., Greene. adjutar, generals
department.; Major Edwin Z. Mason,
t"enty-f1rst infantry. acting inspector gen.
eral department. of Columbia, are members
and First Lieutenant Edward b, Rheem.
'wenty.first infantry, recorder of a board of
officers ordered to meet at headquarters
department Columbia, to examine and
report upon the facts connected with the
ejectment OF Mr.. H. A. Webster, q citizen
II the United States, from claim made by
him under the laws of the United States.
The subcommittee of the house military
OF which Gen. Joe Johnston is
chairman, has mstured a bill for the reor.
ganization OF the army, which will be
reported at an early day. 1t provides for a
reduction of the staff officers, and for an
increase OF the enlisted men to 2 5000. The
rcgimental organizations of artillery are to
Ne abolished. and the batteries consolidated
INTO q corps, the commandsnt Of which will
the rank OF brigadier.general. A
bureau is to be attached to the adiu.
ant generals Office, with a chief, who will
the rank of colonel. and twelve in.
who will each have the rank Of
colonel, four of them to be taken
rom the regular army and tour from the
military organizations. The signal
service is to be made a separate corps, with
+, chief who will have the rank of colonel,
Jour majors, six captains. four lieutenants,
aud an increased number of enlisted men.