National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-12-31
THE ARMY AND NAVY
MOVEMENTS OF THE OFFICERS.


Wear Epaulettcs.
General JohnR Brooke, colonel Third Infantry
was in the city Thursday.
Acting Assistant Surgeon g. A. Thompson, U. s
A., is ut the Soldiers Home.
Commander Colby NJ. Chester and family are lly
ing at No 1925 COrcoran street,
General Lewis c. Hunt, Colonel Fourteenth In.
iantry, Is visiting at No. 1921 l. street.
Passed Assistant Engineer Charles w. Rae, 4
living at No. 1927 Rhode Island avenue.
n! Surgeon on George A. Bright, Us N and Mrs
Assistant Engineer Charles Leslie Wight and
| bride, are at the Ebbitt House, from Boston.
=, Commander Frederick Rodgers was here durlnS
The week from Philadelphia, butrcturned Wcdnes
Lieutenant Francis Nusbro, U. s. ~. who is OIL
duty with the U. 8. Fish Commission, isvisting a
| Brentwood.
| Lieutenant. Commander Bowman H. McCalla Il
| sylYania avenue
There is letter at Colonel Corbln's room, Adju.
tant- Generals Office, for General Henry A. Morrow
| colonel Twenty first Infantry.
Lieutenant Henry 4. Greene. Twentieth Infantry
| and Mrs Greene, arrived ut the Riggs House las
| Monday and len on Thursday.
| Lieutenant BENJAMIN IT. Randolph, Third Ar.
| tillery, arrived here Tuesday on leave, and will
| remain until Monday evening.
| Master John l.. Hnnsickcr, q. 8. N, arrived here
this week from Buffalo, TO appear before the board
| Passed Assistant Engineer Absalom Kirby, u. s
| n, IS here on leave from the Powhatan Visiting
| his family and will leave Monday.
-, william Redwood Price, lieutenant. colonel Of
| Sixth United States Cavalry, died ut his home IN
! Germantown, Philadelphia, yesterday.
Lieutenant Edward J. McClcrnand. Second Cav.
airy, arrived at the Ebbit House last Tuesday Oh
| leave from Montana, and lcit last night,
Medical Director Richard c. Dean, U. s. N, mr..
| rived here Wednesday, on leave from the Naval
Asylum at Philadelphia, and returned yesterday
Lieutenant Frank +. Hobbs, Second Artillery
has been on leave during the holidays, and visit.
ing his father, Major Thomas J. Hobbs, at No. 1872.
| street.
Lieutenant Henry W. schaofier, U. S. N, Is here
| ON legve from the Naval Academy for n few days
and is visiting at No. 1922 Thirty third street
| (Georgetown)
Lieutenant George r. Smith, Twelfth Infantry
arrived here Wednesday under orders to report To
| the Adjutnnt. General OF the Army and Is at No
| $40 Twelfth street.
Captain Eugene D. Gibbs, assistant quartermas.
ter .. :, A., and Mrs. Gibbs arrived here Tuesday
| on leave from 81. Paul, and is visiting General
/ Benjamin G. Card.
| General John p. Hawkins, major and com
missary Y, s. A., Is visiting General r. D. Town.
| until next Tuesday.
In matching quarters at the navy.yard now all
coins with holes N them are barred out OF the
game. They won't buy anything but beer and
| the dealer growls, even then.
Paymaster Leonard a. Frailey, Z. s. N, will re.
ieye Peymaster Charles W slsmm at the Norfolk
|
| completed his tour Of service.
Surgeon Alfred VI. owen. U. s. N, who recently
returned from the Ashuelot, Asiatic feet, arrived
her wednesday on sick leave, and is quartercd
at No. 800 Pennsylvania avanue southeast.
Captain Jacob A. Augur, Fifth Cavalry, returned
| last Tuesday from Texas, where he went to con-
duct recruits for the Tenth Cavalry, and is still
| living at No. 1884 Twenty-eighth street, George
| town.
| Lieutenant. Commander George F. F. Wilde. U.
| S. N, who was recently detached from the Van
| uAlia which he executive officer will
ordered to duty at tho Boston Navy-Yard in n
| few days.
-, "a sailor on the Tennessee" writes to New
| York paper that he has been In the navy nearly
| two years and has not had n square meal In that
time. His Christmas dinner was hard. tack, salt
junk, and scouse
| Lieutenant Thomas H. Stevens L, s. NJ has 70.
ported for special duty under Captain Thomas
| scott Finebrown, in preparing the Naval History
of the Rebellion. lie is living at No. 1914 Con.
| nectcut avenue.
The Navy Mutual Aid Association will hold It's
| third annual meeting Tuesday at haf-past seven
| 2, m III the board room at the Navy Department.
The meeting Is for the election OF officers and for
| general business.
Lieutenant Lea Febiger, Twenty third Infantry,
arrived here on leave lastweek from Colorado, and
visiting his father, Colonel Lea Febger assistant
paymnster. general, at No. lilG q street. He will
remain until January 30, 1882
Thirty recruits are ordered TO be sent to Fort
Smelling, Minnesota, for the Fifth Infantry a nd
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ i. Price is ordered to
report TO Major. General Mcdowell, at San Fran.
ciso for assignment to duty In Arizona.
Commodore Charles w. Pickering and Mrs
Pickering accompanied hy their dnuchter. Mrs,
Arthur q. Heninger wife Of Passed Assistant Sur
geon Heihngcr) and Der child, LEFT here Thursday
evening for Atlanta, 10 pass the winter in the
South.
Captain David A. Irwin, retired, U. S. A., and
Tb 10Y vsIg cdp s HAND
Captain Irwin is post trader at the Umcompagre
Agency post, IN Southwestern Colorado, and will
leave soon for Denver.
Orders will IN isauad nj m II f,op, ,i,o
War Department disseminating the arsenal ut Van
couycr Barracks, Washington Territory, and di-
recting that the buildings be turned over by the
ordnance department for the use of the garrison
and headquarters at the post.
The Army Mutual Aid Association yesterday
numbered $40 members, an increase in ten days Of
eleven, which makes benefit Of over g., 700 The
increase since January J. 1881, was 2l7. The an
nunl meeting Of the association will be held the
evening Of January 10, at the Army Medical
Museum.
Commander Allan D. Brown will be ordered to
command the Jamestown on her cruise from sun
Francisco to HAMPTON Roads. Lieutenant Com
mander Abraham II. Vail viii be ordered as ex-
ecutive officer and Lieutenant Jacob W. Miller Is
TO be NAVIGATING officer. The orders for the full
detail will be made next week.
Assistant Engineer Charles Leslie. Wight U. s.
A., was married in Boston last Tuesday % Miss
Of Honolulu, Hawaii The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev, George l. Clancy, assisted by
Rev. John westhall Mr. Wight has recently re.
Pacific heet during which his vessel, the Adams
was twice at Honolulu. They arrived at the Eb-
bit House Friday to remain n few days
1.-THE following naval orders were issued yester.
day: Passed Assistant Engineer William Row
bOthan is detached from the Norfolk Navy Yard
and ordered TO the League Island Navy. Yard,
pennsylvania Passed Assistant Engineer Thorn
j. W. Cooper is detached from the League Island
yard and placed on waiting orders; Assistant En-
Navy-Yard, and Assistant Engineer Frank W.
Bartlett is ordered to the Boston Navy yard.
The sailing Soop;. of'war Jamestown, which is
under repair at the Mare Island Navy-Yard, viii
be ready fol sea by, or about FebTuaryl. She will
take on board the crew Of the WHch,Isett which is
expected at san Francisco about January IS from
Alaska, aud will sail as as possible after Feb
runry as She can be ready, for Hampton Roads
via Cape Horn Much interest is shown in the
navy to see whether the jamestown can beat the
famous cruise of the Portsmouth, which made the
trip nom san Francisco to Hampton Roads in llO
days from port to port without touching between.
The naval board Of inspection, consisting OF
Commodore Alexander c. Rhind, Captains john
Lee Davis and James A. Greer, Medical Director
Albert l. ,Sihon, ray Inspector Henry NJ, Dennis
and cSpam ReEMrd 'V Com MARI erI;nS a. S r NJ
inspected the Essex, Commander Alexander H.
Mccormick, at the farewell buoy, below Norfolk,
Wednesday ana pronounced her in excellent con.
dtion and ready for sea, The vessel passed out of
the Chesapeake Friday noon to exercise her guns
but will return to Hampton Roads and expects to
sail Wednesday.
The old sloop- Of war Portsmouth. which is I'm
commission undor Commander William Balm.
bridge Hony viii be extensively repaired ut the
ging and sails, top. gallant and top. masts and
spars have all been sent down aud are stored in n
temporary rigging Ion over the galley shop, where
spar-deck Will be torn away enough to let the
wOrkmen put IN u new gun-dech, as the present
one is 80 old and leaky that II cannot be repaired
by caulking, and her bow viii be rebuilt. The old
side wheel steamer Froic, which has been
moorcd on the flats OF the eastern end ofthc yard,
has been hauled alongside the Portsmouth, OF the
western ship. house, aud the officers and crew OF
the latter ship viii be quartered OH board the
Frolio while The repairs are under way, There
are now about eighty men OH bonrh.
chief OF bureau Of the Navy Department has
under preparation the dram Of bill, which he will
endeavor 10 have introduced and passed. TO restore
the grade Of clerks and secretaries 10 commanders
of vessels aud flag officers lie thinks the present
system lisa farce and prevents the commanding ofi-