The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-14

Major Joseph G. Breckenridge takes the
place of Gen. Schriver, retired, as Asst. In
spector General on the Pacific coast.
Capt. M. G. Wilkinson, U. S. A., in
charge of the Forest Grove Indian school, re-
turned from Washington on Friday even
ing.
w. Joel Moran, paymaster's clerk, left
for Washington, ID. c., on Friday last, I'M
der orders The garrison boys will miss
him.
Two of the paymasters recently appointed,
Comegys and Whipple haye been assigned
to duty in the military division of tho Pa
ci!ic.
Lieut.. H. L. Bailey, 2lst Inf, has been
ordered to report at Fort Meyer, Virginia,
Signal Corps.
Lieut.. G. H. Bonesteel DIST Inf, and Lit.
John S. Mallory, I'd Inf, departed yester-
day for Fort Candy, where they go on court
martial duty.
Chaplain Tousaint Mesplie, now stationed
at Boise Barracks has been given months
leave of ABSENCE and he will arrive i'll Van
couver next week.
Capt. Henry Bendire, lst Cav, was offered
q scientific position in connection with one
of the Arctic expeditions being organized
but declined the honor with thanks.
Gen. G. B. Dandy, Chief Quartermaster,
will in few days remove his family from
Portland to the garrison, occupying the
house vacated by Gen. q. G. Sawtelle.
Com Sergt. Ernest Stacer, recently in the
Office of the Commssary of Subsistence, has
been ordered to duty at Fort Verde, Arizona,
for which post he will depart next week.
| There was music in the air on Monday
| evening, the DIST Infantry Band serenading
Gen. Sawtelle and family at the residence of
Col. L. G. Mason, prior to their departure
| for the east.
| Lieut. Ot~, L. Helm, lst Cav. came down
| from Fort Walla Walla Tuesday, on his way
to Washington, having been assigned to duty
in the Signal Corps near that city, and sailed
for San Francisco yesterday.
| Major d. II. Larned, Paymaster U. S. A.;
has reported atheadquarters. and is assigned
to duty at Portland. Major Larned, accom-
panied by his clerk. Mr.. John Treadwell,
were at Vancouver Barracks on Monday.
DR.. Sternberg U. $. A., formerly sta
toned at Walla Walla, recently gave very
interesting account OF the fossil deposits WIS.,
tied by him in 1879 in Washington Terri
tory, before the Maryland Academy of Sci
ences
On Thursday the 18th of April, Capt. J.
A. pennell, who was sent to Yaquna bay
by Col! c. l.. Gillespie, Engineering Corps,
L. $. A., in charge of the government tug
Gsa. Wright, in attempting TO cross the bar
in a small boat was capsized and drowned,
along with three seamen.
Gen G. b. Dandy, Disbursing Q. NJ of
the Department of the Columbia takes Gen.
G.. G. Sawtelle's place as Deputy Q. NJ. Gen.
OF the department, and has already entered
upon his duties. Capt. A. $. kimball, A.
Q. NJ, has been ordered from Boston to re-
port st Portland, relieving Gen. Dandy as
Disbursing Q. NJ.
Under the supervision of DR.. Corcoran
the prisoners at Fort Walla Walla are en-
gagged in converting the ice pond into 4
breeding place forcarp. Col Cuver Grover,
LIST Cav, has sent for carp to stock the pond.
la few years the streams Of the Walla
Walla valley will he stocked with this valu-
able fish, thanks to the efforts OF Col. Grover
and DIR. Corcoran.
From Sept. lst, to Dec 3lst, there have
been los assertions from the seven regiments
serving in the Military Division OF the Pa
ciiic; 90 from the LIST Cav; 80 from the 9th
Cav; Is from the 4th Art; from the md
| Ill.,, II itpsi lilc OIL lhi., - iIolu tIe l-I1
LAT, and from the 2lst Inf OF these, is
deserted before they had been three months
III the service-l7 others before six months
-22 others before year-23 others before
two years, and 2S others before three years
| and over.
Gen. c. G. Sawtelle, assigned to duty as
| Chief Quartermaster of the Department Of
the South, yesterday sailed with his family
for San Francisco, en- route to his destna-
ton at Newport Barracks, KY. During his
career in this department Gen. Sawtelle has
made warm friends both in and out of the
army, and our people regret the departure of
Gen Sawtells and his good wife more sin
cerely than that of any one connected with
the army for many years A thousand
wishes for future prosperity follow them.
The CLARKE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY. Inquiry having been made by
persons living in Cowlitz county ~ to
whether they would be permitted to take
stock in the organization and participate in
its annual exhibitions, We are authorized to
state that all persons in Cowlitz and all
other counties Of this Territory have the
same privileges in this respect a. the cit-
zens of Clarke county have. The trustees
aud officers Of the society will give them
hearty welcome at all exhibitions. with all
articles and stock they desire to place in
competition, and would be glad to have
them subscribe for liberal portion of the