National Republican., 1880-06-17
COMBINATIONS and Reflections.


The senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations
Army omotions--Coloncl Richard C. Drum,
to be adiutaut-gcneral Licutcnant-Colo
John G. Kolton, to be assistant adiutant-gen-
eral with the rank of colonel; Major George d..
Ruggles, to be assistant adjutant-general with
the rank of lieutenant colonel; Captain Henry
G. Corbin, to he assistant acknowledgement
with the rank of major; Colonel Nathan W..
Brown. to be paymaster-goncral; Lieutenant
Colonel Samuel Woods, to be deputy paymas-
ter'general with the rank Of colonel; Major
Charles t. Larned, to be deputy paymastcr-
general with the rank of licutcnant.coloncl.
Medical parment-Lieutenant Colonel
William S. King, to be- surgeon with rank Of
colonel; Major John Il. Summers, to be sur
gcon with rank of observation-disclosures; captains
George A. Otis. George P. Jaquell, William L.
Waters and Edwin Bentley, to bo surgeons
with the rank of MAJOR Randolph G.. Ebert
of Oregon, Robert j. Gibson of Connecticut,
Robert B. Benham Of Pennsylvania, William
c. Gorgas of Alabama, Norton Strong of Michi.
gan, aud A. w. Taylor Of New York. to be as
sistlnt surgeons.
The Revs. William T. McAdams of Iowa,
John II. Macomber of Minnesota, NJ c. Blaine
of Pennsylvania, David Wilson and =. II.
Weaver Of the District of Columbia, to be
post chaplains in the army.
First Lieutenant i. A. Abbott, to be captain
IN the Sixth regiment of cavalry Of the United
States army; Second. .Lieutonant r. A. Tarrey,
to be first lieutenant in the Sixth regiment of
cavalry Of the United States army; NJ.
OBrien, TO be first lieutenant in the Fourth
artillery of tho United States army.
Colonel Albert J. Myer, chief signal officer
United States army, to be chief signal officer
United States army, with rank of brigadior.
general, to date from July 16, 1880
Ordnance Department-Secoud Lieutenant
Charles III. Clark, of the First artillery, to
be first Lieutenant; First lieutenant Max
WcsCndorff, to be captain of First regiment of
cavalry of United States army; Second Lieu
tenant r. p p Wainwright, to be first lieu-
todant of First regiment Of cavalry OF United
States army.
Frank H. Clark, to be passed assistant pay
master United States navy
To be Assistant Paymasters-Jac0b d. Doyle
| OF the District of Columbia Charles S. Will
inms of Wisconsin, Iced c. Kerr of Maryland,
Thomas j. Cowie of Iowa. Richard Il. NJ. Bali
of Virginia, aud Harry Il. Sullivan of Ohio.
To he Second Lieutenauts in the Marine
| Corps-SamuCl l.. jackson of Massachusetts,
James Ashley Turner of Texas, l.. w. r.
| Waller of Virginia, Frank l.. Denny of In.
diana, Carroll Mercer of the District OF COlum.
| bia, Il. G. Fillette of South Carolina and How.
ard X. Gilman of Maine.
George r. Benson, to be first lieutenant In
the marine corps
Nicholas II. Lamdin, to be passed assistant
engineer in the navy.
| To be Assistant Engineers in the Naty--
Cadet Engineer William Il. Dunning, Cadet
Engineer IL. ii. Stivers and Cadet Engineer
K. |. Reid.
| To be Indian Iuspcctors-Isa L. Mnhan oil
| Wisconsin, and Robert S. Gardner OF West Vir.
ginia.
Richard II. Fay, TO he agent for the Indians
at Umatlla agency in Oregon.
To be Postlnasters-AIies H. Spauding, at
Suncook N, H.; Alfred %. Long, at Ashland
Ohio; Katharine w. Hanresi.-a London, Ohio
Hugh b. Wilson, at Greenfield, Ind; Charles
II. Davidson, at Austin, Mimi; Edward W
Walsh, at CrOoIsiOn, Mimi. Thomas Chestnut
at Silvcrton, Col; Alexander NJ. McElhnney
at Silver Cliti, Col; Horace Cole, at Wilbcr
Ncb,; Spencer NJ, liilIebert, at Humboldt, Neb.
Julius II. Hale, at Spencer, Iowa; Nathan S
Gilbert at Central City, Dakota.
| REJECTED.