National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-24
THE ARMY AND NAVY
MOVEMENTS OF OFFICERS AND MEN.
Latest from the Nsvy.Yards, Men.ofWar, Forts
Arsenals, and Frontier Posts ofthe Army
and Navy-Gossip About Onieers
aud Their Families.

Commanderwillam c. Wise will leave the Nor
folk Navy. Yard this week.
Lieutenant Frank l.. Shoemaker. Fourth Cavalry,
was In Chicago last Tuesday.
Captain Charles s. Norton, U. s. N, and Mrs.
Norton. are in sam Francisco.
Thirty men aud boys arrived at the Norfolk Navy
Yard last Tuesday for the Essex.
Captain william II. Heuer, Corps of Engineers,
was in Galveston, Texas, last week.
Assistant Engineer Joseph II. Wilmer arrived at
Gan francisco last Saturday from the East.
Passed Assistant Engineer Charles W. Rae is one
OF the committee for the Tuesday germans.
General Cyrus B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers,
Is visiting at No. 1907 Rhode Island avenue.
Chief Engineer Charles II. Baker LEFT the Boston
Nnvy-Yard last week on leave for two weeks
Lieutenant William w. Gabraith, Finh Artil-
lery, was at the Metropolitan Hotel "Wednesday.
Lieutenant William A. Nichols, Twenty third
Infantry, and wife were in Kansas City this week.
Lieutenant W. II. Roeder U. S. N, has been or
dered to duty at the navy yard, Portsmouth, N. H.
Commodore Francis ID. Ellison, retired was In
Chicago last week from Boston, eli route TO Kansas
City.
The Junata will be ready for sea some time In
March next, and is expected TO go to the European
fleet
General Samuel W. Crawford Is living near York,
Pa. lie was in Philadelphia for a few days last
week.
Captain Peter Assessor, civil engineer, U. S. N,
Is here from the Norfolk Maryland on oihcial
business
Civil Engineer A, q. Menocal of the navy, has
been ordered to special duty ut the navy-yard
ntM loIhs
The Essex. Commander Alexander II. McCor-
mick, has been taken olt Of the Norfolk Navy
Yard dry.dOck.
Captain @. Il. Haycock, Of the marines, has been
granted leave Of absence for three months on ac-
count Of III health.
NJ, iol Alexander Moore, formerly captain Third
Cavalry, y running large stock farm at CapOtc,
near san Antonio, Texas
Lieutenant Commander Leonard Chenery has
been placed ON the retired list by reason of inca
pacily for further service.
Lieutenant william II. Kell Twenty second In
fantry, and family arrived at San Antonia, Texas,
last week from the North.
Leave Of absence for two months and twenty
days has been granted First Lieutenant William
I. Rossell. Corps of Engineers.
Captain A. A. Semmer. U. s. N, has been ordered
TO report for duty us amember OF board to survey
the gun deck of the Portsmouth.
Lieutenant Joseph S. Powell, Signal Corps U. s.
A., was at Buffalo last week inspecting the signal
station, and is now in New England
Major Harry G. Cushing, captain Fourth Artil-
lery, is president of court-martial now in session
at Fort Trumbull New London, Conn.
The leave Of absence granted Major Richard r.
OBirnne, Twenty fourth Infantry, November p,
1881, has been extended three months.
Lieutenant William Maxwell Wood, u. s. NJ,
commanding the Fish Commission yacht Lookout,
was at Annapolis recently with his vessel.
The wife of Colonel William Arthur. paymaster,
U. s. A. the brother of the President, is sister of
Captain James ii. Spencer, Fourth Infantry.
Major Q. a. Reynolds, ,quartermaster United
States army, has purchased the residence ofRobert
g. Blaine, esq, In Grant Block on Capitol HILL
Lieutenant Joseph W. Pinder Eighth Cavalry,
who was appointed from Georgia In 1876, is being
tried by court-martial at Fort Mcintosh, Texas.
Lieutenant Joel T. Kirkman lieutenant Tenth
Infantry, arrived at San Francisco last week in
charge of n detachment of recruits from the East.
Colonel Charles H. Tompkins chief quartenas-
ter Military Division of the Missouri will be here in
few days from Chicago to attend to some private
business.
Commodore George NJ. Ransom loft the Boston
Navy Yard Wednesday for Norwich Conn, to
RDlnu the HOLIDAYS with his lin .lu IIpulpn-
ant Swift.
General Alfred Pleasanton, formerly United
States army, the celebrated cavalry commander
went to Philadelphia Wednesday to remain over
Christmas
President Arthur has disapproved the sentence
ofdsmissal of Captain james Egan, retired, United
States army, who was tried ut GOyern0rs Island
New York Harbor
The standing rigging of the sloop- war Sara.
toga' COMMANDER HAIRY Z. taylor ~ be replaced
Boston Ntvy-yard.
General John r Hatch colonel Second Cavalry
was at Minneapolis last week en- route from Wash.
ihgton TO Fort Custer, Montana, TO resume com
mand of his regiment
The frigae Tennessee, flagship OF Rear. Admlra
Robert Ii. Wyman, is still in the dry. dock ut tn,
Brooklyn Navy Yard. She will sail about New
Years Tor the West Indies
First Lieutenant George r. Smith, Twelfth In
fantry, now ut Jamestown N. u, has been ordered
TO repair TO this city and report In person TO til,
Adjutant- General OF the army.
Commander William Bainbrdgc HoG com
muHulUE VIC lThlllb-snlp PORTSMOUTH, Ut llS
imvy-yard here, has been ordered to open u re
cruithg Office for boys ut Baltimore.
Seneral Ambrose L. Hooker, captain Ninth Cav
airy, Colonel William W. Rogers, captain Nimtl
Infantry and Lieutenant James D.Mann, Seventh
Cavalry, were in Chicago last week.
Lieutenant Robert J. c. Irvine, Eleventh In
fnntfy arrived at st. Paul, Mimi, last week From
Poplar River, Montana, en- route u report for dut!
ut lie Fort LcavenwOrth Army School.
Colonel William c. Rawolc, captain secon,
Caviar" who has been recruiting in New York In
been transferred Ia the Jefferson barracks npnnt
command one of the permanent companies
Colonel Frederick W; Benteen, captain Seventh
Cavalry, has returned TO New York from tn
Springfield Armory. Mrs. Beneen aud their son
Frederick w. Benteen, Jr., are now IN 81. Louis.
Lieutenant Thomas Glover Fillette Marin
whose case is now waiting action by the Secretar
ofihe Navy, arrived at the Metropolitan Hotel yes
ierday. He nephew of Senator NJ. e. Butler, q
South Carolina.
The steam dredge deepening the water at tn
wharyes Of the Norfolk Navy Yard, while ut wor
last Saturday, took out two large iron hawse pipe
belonging 10 the irgnte Mcrrimac, burned at thu
yard In April, 1861; The pipes were buried undo
sixteen feet OF mud.
Lieutenant Isaac Hazett and Master Joseph
Hunsicker, u. S. NJ have been ordered to cXaminu
ton for promotion, and Assistant Engineer Geory
s. Willis IL ordered as instructor n steami- eli
gncering aud ship building in the Franklin In
stItutc, Philadelphia.
The leave OF absence granted to Lleutenar
Theodore A. Bingham, Corps OF Engineeis Noyem
granted Captain John II. Coster, Eighth Caviar,
January A. 1881, extended one month";
MnjorG schoneld has returned fror
France where he went us one Of the army repre-
seniaIiYes to witness the French corps mannuvr,
AT The camp at Aulon, to the United States, an
WAS In San Antonio Texas, last week.
Captain Frank ID. Baldwin, Fifth Infantry, al
rived In San Francisco December o. over III
Southern Pacific Railway, en- route 10 Fort VaI
couver Washington Territory, under orders I,
outy as Judge Advocate of the Department
the Columbia, oil General Miles staff.
Lieutenant Gilbert Edmund overton, Sixth Ca,
airy fna | @ HSSeGn and Srss %G S9iGs
Mis-. oveTiOn was Mis- Watkins, of Detroit, and
the sister OF Mrs. sebree smith, wife OF Lieutenal
Smith, Second Artillery, who Is ON duty at II
Washington Arsenal.
Lieutenant Arthur l.. Wagner, Sixth Infantr
hus been relieved from duty at the Louisiana Sta
College, Baton Rouge, louisiana aud detailed
professor of military science and tactics at n
East Florida Seminary, Gainesville Florida al
ordered to report for duty accordingly,
Troop l. Major Louis 4. Morrls) Eighth Cavalr
arrived at Fort Clark Texas, December 10. Con
pany D. Twenty second Infantry (Licutenant u
ward o. G. Ord, jr, cOmmanding), arrived AT Il
same post December ~ from Fort Duncan NJ
Company 9 Captain Plat NJ Thorne) will go
Fort Clark from Fort Duncan MS soon as Cuinpnl
ID Captain William Conway arrives at the latl
post from Fort Mcintosh
The leave of absence on surgeons certificate
disability granted to Captain Edward NJ lie,
Fourth Cavalry, November II, lssl has been q
tended TWO months on surgeons certificate
John @. D. Knight, Corps Of Engineers extend
sS months, and that granted First Lieutena
vember ~, 1881, extended ten days
The Foo Chow Herald announces that Comm
dore Robert W. sehuieldl has been made admin
of the Chinese feet The French commando
who were such white elephants on the hands
the Vceroy Ii, have been removed, says the Cl
nese paper. Commodore schuleldi, VINO was e
merly Chief ofthe Bureau OF Equipment and II
cruting of the Navy Department. Is borne on /
navy register as on special duty in China"
1t is no especial wonder that United States m
rlnes are using congressional influence wi