Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-21
The u. S. Engineer Carns.

CHANGES OF STATIONS AND DErIEs OF OFFICERS.
The following changes have been made in the
station and duties of officers in the engineer
corps of the army. Col. John Newton will take
temporary charge of the works of river and har-
improvement recently in charge of Lieut.. Col.
Nathaniel Michler. now deceased Maj. G. l..
Gillespie will transfer all his present duties in
Guiding those connected with light houses. tenn
porarily, to Capt. c. F. Powell and will then
proceed to New York City and relieve Col. John
Newton of the charge OF works of river and
harbor improvement recently in charge of Lieut..
Col. Nathaniel Michler. now deceased. Maj.
Amos Stickney will turn oyer to Mai J. 4.
Smith the charge of the Improvement of the
Des Moines Rapids and the operation of the Des
Moines Rapids canal. and will then proceed to
Portland, Oregon and relieve Capt. C. F. Powell
OF the works temporarily in his charge and will
report by letter tothe Secretary of the Treasury
for duty as engineer of the 18th lighthouse
district; Capt. C. w. Raymond on being relieved
from duty at the US. Military Academy. will
proceed to Willets Point, New York. and
report in person to Lieut. Col. II. L. Abbot for
duty in command Of company Of the engineer
from duty at the U. S. Military Academy. will
proceed to Fort Smelling. Mimi. and report in
person to the commanding general department
of Dakota for duty as engineer officer of that
department. relieving Capt. Edward Mcguire.
lst Lieut.. ID. c. Kingman. on being relieved
from duty at the U. S. Military Academy, will
proceed to Fort Omaha. Neb. and report in per-
son to the commanding general department Of
the Platte for duty engineer officer of that
department. The fOllOwing-named officers will
report IN person: at the expiration of their grad
uating leave of Absence to Lieut. Col II. l..
Abbot, at Willetts Point. n Y. for duty with
the engineer battalion: Cd Lieuts. John Mills.
John biddle, =. o. Brown H. F. Hodges and
additional I'd Lieut.. J. G. Warren.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. j. W. Easily is at Asbury
fark, n. IA. P. Dunlop is at Governors
Isiahd, n. ~. G. Robbins is at Manchester.
VI. ). Connell is at the Hotel Aauidneck.
Newport.-Dr. A. H. Glennon and Mrs. Glen
non are at the Atlantic hotel. Ocean CITY. Md.
mrs. u. r. Knapp and Mrs. Wm n Peck. of
TINS CITY, with their children are temporarily
soJo1rnlng near Berryville. Clark county. Va
-Sount beust has arrived at Newport from
Washington, and is the guest of Count Lippe
,e' Mleselleio' charge daffaires Of the Austrian
iegatlon.-John W. Garrett. president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company: Frank.
IN b. GoWen, OF Philadelphia: Galusha A. Grow.
oI rehhsyiVanla Chief Constructor j. w. Easbv
United states navy, and Gen. 7. L. Clincman'
oi NDI.n D. tarolna, were in New York last night.
expected to return On Tuesday ofnext week -
Second ASSISTANT Postmaster General Elmer is
yisiting at MS Old home in Wayerley, N. y
Ex.Audltor McGrew was taken quite i'll at his
residence IN TINS city to-day There are pre-
montory signs of paralysis.-E J. Dallas.
Chief OF the dead letter division of the P. O. d..
left this morning for Cambridge,N Ny, for short
vIslt.-Rev Dr. John R. Paxton, pastor of the
New York avenue Presbyterian church, is sum-
mering with his family at Block Island.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
L. W. Worster, to the Tallapoosa; Assistant En-
gineer Robt. S. Derug, to the navy yard, Mare
Island, California; Cadet Engineer Benz. c.
Bryan, to the Kearsage; Lieut. Willie Swift, from
the navy yard, Boston, 3lst inst, and ordered to
duty at the naval station, New London, Conn.,,
1st August; Lieut.. Louis Kingsley, from duty at
1st of August and placed on waiting orders The
orders of Midshipman Frdncis w. Kellogg to
the New Hampshire have been revoked; also the
orders OF surgeon Daniel AeafHtrie, to the re-