The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-01-27
Military Items.


delays military business verv much, and
this state of affairs 10 detrimental to the ser.
vice.
Col. G. L. Gillespie, D. 8. Engineer Corps,
has advertised for proposals To remove some
rocks and boulders from the Columbia river
below the Cascades.
Gen. Edward Schriver, who visited this
Department last summer in his official ca.
pacity as Asst Inspector General, has been
placed upon the retired list.
Col. E. l. Baily, late Medical Director,
was in Washington few days ago, and OBJ.
tanned two months leave of absence before
being again assigned to duty.
Gen. Frank Wheaton, in command of the
Department. arrived at headquarters Tues
day at noon. He was received with salute
of eleven guns, according to his rank.
Gen. N. A. Miles and COL H. A. Morrow
of this department are officially announced
as members of the Whitaker court martial,
ordered to convene in New York on Thurs.
day last.
Lieut.. w. E. Berkheimer, Sd Artillery,
late in charge of the military telegraph line
in this department, is now acting signal Off
Ger in charge of the instrument room at
Washington, D. G.
ornI;sd 70 CONGRESS- 70 h. ra.;nb nr.ed for ner.
sonal losses sustained through the burning
of the government storehouses at Vancouver
Barracks, w. T., March 8, 1880.
d;,,.+,,, .,,.. .oo.;u.d IN s.+r-d.v
&C.. sp~'II T W p;"."o st,t;nc 49, ~
,ro,,id ,at,,rn how: fro,,, San Er.nc;.co this
WI, wouu '1 Tha oa,sa sf ~. smddan ond unax'
, ~SS 49,, 4. rot Lno,r,, har.
Lieut. n. II. Dennam, Ina Inianerys ar
rived at vancouver Barracks from oan iran.
CISCO on iuesday, ana mas Deen asslgneu 70
DUTY WIN the detachment OF recruits ioH 'le
md infantry now ~ the barracks.
Gen. j. H. Eaton, who has for years Wis
tied Vancouver Barracks in the official ca
pacity as paymaster, on Monday last was
placed ON the retired list. By his courteous
demeanor Gen. Eaton has made many last
ing friends in this department.
Ma;or II N;cL.rso, for,,er,v ~ q
this department, to report at Little Rock,
Ark, as assistant adjutant general head
quarters 1epar1men o, Oh A fn was re-,
Aim Ad;u.ant.G GENERALS Office and directed to re-.
port to Gen. VIM. B. Hazen for duty with
the Signal Service, where he has already as
sumed the au'les ~ executive onncsr Oh 'ne
"'g gu ''e''''''
=. Vanoo "~o RorrocEs on SATURDAY. night
fonr nr;,oners taking leave of absence with.
out waiting TOR orders. O4e arresceo oe,
hn "rdsr o st tho Intsr;or nsnt Constitute
the party. They bored and cut through the
floor with anger and chisel, which they had
stolen from tne carpenter' b, =. css"u
son,. weeLs sno Thav oust h.vs heen
some time at the work, as the holes in the
floor had been filed with grease and dirt to
CONCEAL tnem. Iarties sent out IRON tne
9av n;cbt late thew tool = farmers boat al.
miles below Vancouver, and crossed the Co.
lumbia to Sauvie's Island, and now they are
way to their friends at Siletz.
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ioca'ea an ar''S.' II We may Judge oy .he
posi- "'", ~. o" 's''o'' .eoe''eu from '"".
pace, Inc '''.'e''..s stamps ."e "gure .,
= "'''e rampant "''" MS 'o'e ,eo' p'A"'s0
n."'y upon .ne green ring around 'ne s'a"p'
-, "ee'' "''''" :" "A', o'e"o'" o, "eoree
y. "".",,S'o" no''' ".' MS ,'''' !" '"e .Se y.
'ne i"'ner Vi HIS country. Inc execution o'
'ne ue''s" - soo"' '"' ''S ene'' Is if'e'er'
en'' -----
SUDDEN DEArH.-The Oregonidn says Mr..
Louis Spencer, living near La Center, w. T.,
aroPpeo deao rr'oay' 'ns @is. ih'''' Oh
near' disease lie was above sixty years
DID, one OF the pioneers OF clarke county,
good citizen ana neighpor' KIND husband