National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Cadet Engineer c. II. Matthews, to the
Ranger.
The training-ship Constitution has ar
E"ed Mt Newport, r. l.
Passed Acknowledgment r. +. Urquhart
90 1c Naval Hospital, Norfolk.
captain Henry Wilson to the command
Of ,Le Lackawanna, October !.
The Tallapoosa arrived at Portsmouth,
N. H., Saturday night from Boston.
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. ID. Myers
to the Marine Barracks, Washington.
Passed Assistant Surgeon j. M. Steele,
nom the Passaic and placed on waiting orders.
The Lackawanna sailed from Vallejo,
CAL. Saturday for San Francisco. to await orders.
Chief Engineer III. S. Elsefer and G. M.
Plckere from the Ranger and ordered to return
home.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieutenant NJ r. Waltz, Twelfth Infantry, has been
extended one month.
Master N. A. Shufeldt has been de-
tached from special duty at Washington and or
dercd to the Dispatch.
Passed Assistant Surgeon George Ar
thur, from the Marine barracks, Washington, and
ordered to the Passaic.
Captain Ralph Chandler has been or
dered to report to the board Of harbor commits
sioners, Philadelphia, for duty.
Passed Assistant Paymaster j. G. Boggs
from the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing and
ordered 10 the Saratoga. Assistant Paymaster c.
J. Lewis, from the Saratoga and ordered to settle
accounts
The training-ship Saratoga is ashore
ON the north end OF Prudent Island, Narragansett
Bay. Word has reached the torpedo station, and
the steamer Nina, belonging TO the station, has
been ordered 10 her assistance.
Captain Calvin De Witt, assistant sur
reon United States army, now on leave Of absence,
ernor OF the soldiers Home near this city for duty
as attending surgeon Mt the home,
The superintendent General Recruiting
Service has been directed TO prepare and forward
twenty five recruits ior tho Fourteenth Infantry
third Infantry at Fort Dodge, Kan.
The superintendent General Recruiting
Service has been ordered To cause hfly recruits to
be prepared and forwarded without delay under
proper charge, 20 Pen Hns.huf. MINI. iot assign
and twenty dive 10 the NcveG;h infantry
MAORI D. l.. Huntington, surgeon U. S.
A. has been relieved tom duty attending sur
geon at the Soldier Home. EeRr thia city aud Or
dcred TO report iu pafsoc " The einRson. General
for duty as curator NJ nc Army Medical Museum,
and TO take charge Of bA division 81 The surgical
records OF the surgcou' 1enssAfa ONCE
Second iieGtopAntFrancisW Woodbridge,
Seventh Infantry, uow 81 FthSsfJri Arsenal,
Pennsylvania, tLs hesh uts-a: 70 ptoeeef 10 JEFF.
fcrson BgHaeks Mo. and report ~ she T!per!nten
dent OF the honute6 Rnrr1itinR sAivtce N condnci
dRtAohiuent ~ rs0fuitA tos thp sesDnd Cavalry n
Fou Smelling Nitp. I'm Lha couap!euOu OF this
duty be viii lsin HE eoInpaey.
Rear-Aimirai Edwart =. Sicho!s. c. 3,
NJ, was appointed " PreEidsr, AnAni IN rhrr.
day afternoon TO -, ~ SscrstsJT " Las Saw aur'
ing the absence Of NsNyetAry HINT Thb sppo,nt.
mont preRanB tntl ~ 1nRlflaf coinei0enco' This
last otciAl Gci performed by President 0Atneld. eE
cept signing 20 etuudi,an pAper was the ap.
poluisneug o. Admiral Nlchuis v act a. SECRETARY
and 10 leAppoint1neAi made Thursday was The
second odhciL action of Pezidant Arthur, the Gn
be,ag mo proclamation appointing Monday as I
day Of humiliation aud prayer