The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-24

The marriage OF First Lieut.. T. u.
Steeyer, Sd cavalry. to Miss Julia Beau
mont Collins, niece OF Maj. Z. b. Beau
mont, 4th artillery. took place in Scran-
ton, Pa, September Is. The couple
will make their bridal trip to Fort San
ders, Wyoming territory. the lieutenant
being ordered TO join his company sta
toned there. His former station vas
acting assistant professor Of mathe-
matics at West Point.
Army and Navy Journal.
Lieut.. G. A. II. McCauley, Sd caval-
~, was elected n member OF the Amer
lean association for the advancement
Of science Mt the annual meeting In
Boston last week.
Lieut.. Geo. A. Webster, 4th infantry,
has just reported for duty at the Allie
gheny college, Meadville, Pa. A cor
respondent at Fort Sanders writes that
the engagement is announced there Of
Lieut.. Webster and Miss Mary Lane.
daughter OF Col. Lane, OF that post.
Gen. Fare has at length issued the
order enforcing the execution Of the law
abolishing military chaplaincies. The
French war minister reminds officers
and soldiers that they are prohibited
from belonging to the mixed clerical
and military clubs formed to advance
ultramontane principles; not, however,
on religious, but on military grounds.
Major VIM. II. Powell, captain 4th
infantry, has obtained leave Of absence
for twenty days, for the purpose of TAX
ing his daughter Maud to school. Miss
Powell Is to take a full collegiate course
at Highland hall college, Prof. N. NJ.
Butler principal, on Lake Michigan,
about twenty-five miles from Chicago.
A recent 81 day go-as-you-please race
in Chicago, in which a biped won the
first prize, quadrupeds the second and
third, a biped the fourth, and SO on,
reminds u writer in the New York
Times that sin 1S47 Gen. John G. FIRE.
mont, and two companions, covered
800 miles across a roadless and noun
famous country in 15s hours, only 100
of which we're spent in the saddle. OF
course they had q frequent change Of
horses, those not under saddle being
driven ahead and lassoed when wanted.
This Is perhaps the most remarkable
ride on authentic record'' adds the
writer.
A West Point newspaper correspond
ent says: writing Of Whitaker re-
minds me that he has gone away on
what is called q furlough, but nobody
believes that he will aver return. The
new trial ordered by the war depart
mept is not destined to take place In a
hurry, and the general impression Is
that the whole matter will be allowed
to drop, and, perhaps, die out. 1 have
failed to find any one outside the mill
tary academy that believes Whittaker's
injuries were self-inficted. Who did
1t is still, and may always be, an open
question. Whitaker has apparently
the sympathy Of all the country people
about here, and they are not by any
means shy OF expressing their opinions
and convictions on the subject. As
for the officers and cadets, they avoid
conversation on the case, and are as
reticent as u sphinx" Whitaker is
now now at Prof. Greener's in Washing
ton.
Army and Navy Register.
Col. Albert p. Morrow, major 9th
cavalry, who has for the past eighteen
months been continuously in the saddle
in command Of troops, riding hard
through the mountains Of New Mexico
chasing Indians, arrived here last Sat-
urday from the frontier, with Mrs.
Morrow and their two children. Col.
Morrow. who is under orders to pro-
coed to France to officially witness and
report upon the fall maneuvres of the
French army, was in some doubt after
arriving here whether there was still
time for him to reach France and ac-
complish this object, and General Sher-
man was te~legraphed to in regard to
the matter. The general replied urg-
ing him by all means to 60 and he left
for New York on Tuesday evening. We
understand that Col. Morrow will in all
probability be appointed colonel and
aide-de-camp IN the staff Of Gen. Sher-
man, Immediately on his return from
France in December.
Capt. George A. Armes, 10th caval-
ry, has again been sentenced to be dis
missed-this being the fourth time, we
helieye. The naners In hia casa nre