National Republican., 1881-12-10
AFLOAT AND ASHORE.
ARMY AND NAVY PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Orders for Changes Among the Oniccrs-Courts
Martial-Probablc Appointments During tho
WcCk-Movcmcnts of War Vessels
News from Frontier Posts.
The NIrslc Is al AlcxnndrIn. reynt

NJ. 10
s. A., has arrived at the Ebbiu House.
Midshipman Simon Cook, at Norfolk, received
official notice Of his promotion to ensign last Mon
day.
Lieutenant william L. English, Seventeenth In.
hntry, was in st. Paul Mimi, for few days this
week.
Pay Director John 8. Cunningham. U. s. n, has
arrived at his home from Philadelphia, to remain
a few days.
Lieutenant Walton Goodwin, U. s. N, reported
at the Naval Academy Wednesday for duty. Now
let the exercises go on.
General George Stoncman and Mrs. stoneman
arrived NJ san francisco November from their
home at San Gabriel, Cal
General John u. King colonel Ninth Infantry,
Detroit, Mich, on two months leave.
Captain Chambers McKibhn, Fifteenth In
faniry len here yesterday morning for his station
at Fort Marcy, Santa FC, New Mexico.
General Edward S. Meyer captain retired who
Is United States District Attorney for Northern
Ohio, Is attending the December term Of court at
Toledo, Ohio.
Lieutenant Allyn Cnpron, First Artillery. with
his family, arrived at Fortress Monroe last Friday.
Lieutenant CaprOn, who graduated from the
school In 1873 has been ordered there for duty,
Captain Harry L. Haskell, lieutenant Twelfth
Infantry, arrived in san FrruCico November 2S
with his bride from Fort Whiprle, Arizona: where
be is on duty rs aidc.dc camp TO General WILCOX
General Sir Edward Harris Greathed, K. c. h., Of
the British army, is dead, In his 10th year. lie
served throughout the Indian muuiny and distin-
gui.hcd himself at Delhi Agra, Cawnpore, and
Lucknow
General and Mrs. Robert s. Granger have de.
Cidcd TO remnin in the city for some time nnd have
secured quarters ut the Ebbitt. When they arrived
Monday evening they expected to remain only a
couple OF days.
IS commanding the Wnchusutt aud her mother,
Mn. johnson, are keeping house in san Francisco
during Commander Glass absence in Alaska, at
No. 1H Post street.
nccrs, L. s. A. assumed charge ofthe tenth light
house district at BunUio last Monday. A Buffalo
GrcincTs building"
Major Fronck t. TAYLOR. First Artillery, has en-
Fared quarters Tor the winter for his family at
with his battery tu Fort Candy, Washington Ter
ritory Mt the mouth ofthc Columbia River.
=, The Wilmington tpcll Morning Mars says that
Three companies of the Thirteenth Infantry passed
through there late Saturday night cu route for
New Mexico. They were probably recruits for the
regiment from Dayids Island, New York EIarbor
Captain Javau II. Irvine, with his company, A,
Twcnty-second Infantry, and hcrcgimcntnl band,
arrived at san Antonio Texas, lat Sunday to take
station Captain Irvine relieved Company L. six.
tcenth Infantry, which LETT Monday for Fort Nc.
KavCtt.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Clarence f. Black. u.
=. N, has relieved Surgeon benjamin s. MnckiC us
examining surgeon at the naval recruiting
rcndezvous at Seventeenth and Market streets,
summer.
The training shin Portsmouth, Commander A.
Schuyler Growninshied arrived at the navy.
yard here Wednesday morning TO be overhnuiG,l
aud repaired, and to remain until spring. She
was delayed coming up the Potomac by the
weather.
After the Jnnunry thaw the Kearsargc Com.
mundcr George Il. White will make II cruise up
the Mississippi River as far as her dram will admit
stopping at all the principal towns en- route and
examination.
General George W. Getty colonel Third Ar.
ullcry the commandant of the artillery school ut
Fortress Monroe, went to New York last week,
where he is on duty as member of the board on
gllnnery. During his absence the post and school
commanded hy Colonel In Rlptf l.. 1iyfpust,n
major Fourth Artillery
General Iiazen has issued the following bul.
egraph line VIII at once arrnroc and send 10 the
a.4Ia ."-iHE oNice,s ol military pusts on e
frontier, u daily Telegraph s,DHna.', morning and
SSahlng' o. The Ioiyst press news 70 lc known ug
Frontier Press hu sis. otcers charged win
special duties will take the necessary u9..on"
Lieutenant Francis d. Rucker, Eleventh Infan.
Daniel II. Rucker. colonel and assistant quarter
master-general. He was n brother of Lieutenant
J. A. Rucier Crony), Sixth Cavalry, who lost his
life so gallanty three years ago in Arizoma in a
brse cndeavor to save the life ofa brother officer.
AT the meeting Tuesday, at New York, of the
National Rifle Association, the subject of sending
representation of American rinenlrn to England
to shoot with English volunteers Gt Wimbledon
was discussed. General Wirgate on behalf of the
committee appointed to take charge of the matter,
reported that the great trouble likely to arise will
be the adoption of a rifle. Most ofthe rIhemen in
this country are accustomed To n wind gauge, and
In England the wind gauge is not in use
The sale Of the Boston Navy Yard is mooted---
probably in the interest of some band of specu-
lators but this scheme should not be permitted TO
Buccced The Boston yard is one of the best in the
country, and n man of. war fitted out there can
generally be depended on; but If any navy. yards
are TO be sold let them be those at Pensacola and
philadelphia. The latter may justly be called n
den ofthieves, and naval officers dread It both
Providence star.
General Philip II. Sheridan has forwarded to the
Soldiers Bazaar at Boston the sword he carried on
his famous ride from Winchester, twenty miles
away, TO his struggling army at Cedar Greek, Octo-
Der rlesGi II 4 The same sword Sheridan carried at
Appomattox, Five Forks, Winchester, Cold Harbor,
Chickamauga, Wilderness, and in over forty other
battles and engagements during the war. 1t will
be on exhibition during the Soldiers Bazaar, and
VIII be regarded as one OF the most valuable relics
OF the rebellion.
One George W. Davis kidnapped his own child
recently, near Perrysbufg, Ohio, but was finally
released, only TO be snapped up byR deputy United
States marshal on the charge Of descrting IRON the
regular army several years ago. Since the recent
opinion by the Attorney General that the period
OF the statute of limitation for the crime of deSer-
lion does not begin until the surrender arrest of
the prisoner, the officials are looking sharn afrer
lots of deserters throughout the country. Ticket
est pointl"
The following naval orders were issued wedncs
day.: Commander William r. Hridgman. to COM
mand the Despatch, at the Washington Navy
Yard; Commander Charles T.. Clark, detached
from the command Of the line. of battle ship New
Hampshire, at Coasters Island HurbUr X. l., and
placed on waiting orders Ensign De Wit Con-.
man, ordered TO the Colorado, at New York Gun
ner William W. Carter order to special duty at The
Norfolk Navy Yard from December "a; Gunner
Gcor2e !. Cushman, ordered to ordnance duty at
the Norfolk Navy Yard Carpenter Joseph L..
Thatcher, ordered TO the Washington Navy Yard /;
Carpenter George w. ConOver, detached from the
Washington Navy Yard and ordered to the Naval
Academy.
General John s. Simonson, colonel retired, died
Tuesday evening, at the residence of his sonin-
law Judge Hauk, New Albany Ind, at u very ad-
Nanced age. General simonSon was a native of
Pennsylvania and served sergeant in a New
YORK volunteer company during the war of 1921
RpInOVinn N Inninnu a. NyaQ nm nta1
IN the Mounted Rinemen In lSi6 on the orgnniza-
lion OF that regiment NOV the Third Cavalry, and
remained in service until his death. During the
Mexican war he distinguished himself for gall
anlry, and was breyetted major for the battle of
Chapultepec, September 49, 1917, the day the City
Of Mexico was taken. He was promoted to major
OF his regiment September 1G, 1853, and became
lieutenant aud colonel May l3, 1861 by the resigna.
tiun OF MS seniors to go South, and was placed on
the retired list September 2S, 1861, for disability
resulting from exposure in his long service. He
was breYelted brgudicr-genera March l3, 1865.
Tho late Captain William A. Webb once U. S. NJ
Nuo died last week IN GOuchlRnd County, Vir.
Einia, was native of Norfolk, and was a son of
INST went TO sea, when h was only twelve years of
age. lie was master ~ the navy, in the Gulf
squadron, during the McXican war, and was
modore Matthew c. Perry IN 1916 aud WAS com.
mcnded In general orders for skin and courage at
the attack on Fort Ilurbidc. When the Rebellion
broke out he was n lieutenant, but followed his
State III inc struggle aud was made a commander
a the rebel navy; lie commanded the gunboat
iChser during tho battles of the MerrimuC in
Hampton Roads, aud nnerwnrd commanded tie
rebel iron clad Auanin, IN which he was captured
while trying to run Out Of the savannah River 10
orcnk up the BLOCKADE oil Wilmington lie
was IN Europe whca the war ended. His
brother was formerly collector oi the port of Nor
iolk and one Of his sisters Is Mn, James A. Greer,
She wife OF tCsp'a'n Gs"cr, v. :. y,
The nGyy-yard people aEe in high feather to.
day over ih" Nsilrrrets NGi"1 thryprofcss 10 have
tIum Washington .hhi ~ RECOMMENDATION of the
Naval ADVISOR y 'Srd, hd1gCd w aS H. Is now by
the Secretary 81 .hg Navy mId President Arthur
VIII speedily DtcGlRF lnlLw Tn."h means much.
needed revival ~ .ulsrHA in oui lust now rather
dNnpidated iIy"'nin"n' Shp.yErGs Tie Brook
lyn NaNy' is"i for tH0 or THREE year past has
bcrn almost ~ a. 1T a''|rcUwood Cemetery, and