The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-07-07
Military Items.

irOiH Wallt Walia yesterday.
Hospital Steward G. H. Howard took his
departure yesterday en- route to Arizona.
Lieut.. C. IL. Bonesteel, 2lst Inf, arrived
from San Francisco at headquarters on the
5th
Gen. 0. d. Greene, Adjt. Gen. of the De-
partment arrived down from the upper
country on Saturday.
The wife of Paymaster MAORI. B. Keefer,
Walla Walla, mas been visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lieut.. j. w. Duncan.
Mr.. G. A. Holman, late of Co. D, 2lst In
fantry, has been appointed as Topographic
cal assistant at these headquarters.
The recent survey of the Dalles military
reserve made under the supervision of Col.
Lang, was accepted by the government au-
thorities without question.
Lieut.. Thos. w. Symons, engineering
corps, will leave for Colfax in few days, to
complete his scientific investigations now be-
ing made under orders of the War Depart
ment.
Lieut.. Virgil J. Brumback, who has just
graduated from West Point, arrived home
in Boise City, June Doth He is the first
Idaho graduate of the military academy
Lieut.. Brumback has been assigned to the I'd
Infantry.
The military road between Fort Candy
and llwaco is now completed for carriage
drives. This has been the work of many
years, and none are more deserving of credit
for its success than Lieut.. Sam r. Jones,
4th Art, who has taken lively and active
interest in the work for seven years past.
LIST Lieut.. Thos. w. Symons, Corps of En-
gineers. Chf. Eng. Dept. Col, has prepared
volume containing complete itineraries of
routes and distances in the department of
the Columbia. 1t is work that will be
quite az valuable outside of military circles
! as in them, and reflects credit upon the au-
thor.
| Battery G, 4th Art, in command of Capt.
| Arthur Morris. leaves Fort Candy to-day on
the outgoing San Francisco steamer, en- route
to its new station at Alcatraz. Lieut. VIM.
| Everett has been temporarily assigned to
this battery for duty. and accompanies it.
Lieut.. s. r. Jones will remain at TT. Candy
for time before Joining the battery, to set
tie Q. M. and Commissary affairs.
The Indian prisoners, some forty of the
"Sheap-eaters" captured by Lieut.. Z. s.
Farrow's expedition in the Salmon river
mountains last year, who have been at Van
couver Barracks SINCE left to-day on the
San Francisco steamer, en- route to the Fort
Hall reservation, where they will be kept
hereafter They are in charge of Lieut.. A.
:. Mills, LIST Cav, and detachment of four
privates. DR.. Ahnsr Snead, A. A. Sur
geon, accompanies them as medical officer
The officers and detachment will return to
this post after completion of this duty
Officers at headquarters have received
daily information regarding the condition OF
President Garfield, and we are permitted &c
publish the following dispatch
WASHINGTON, April s.
To Gen. Mcdowell, s. F.
The president Is reported so much bette,
this morning that am more than ever con
| vinced that he will recover. He has stood the
first shock OF the wound admirably and now
after Il hours the only danger is from sec.
ohdiry Inflammation Of the peritoncun.
| Had full conference last night with Surg
Gen. Barnes, and the above is my OWL infer
ence. The surgeons in charge are all able
| men aud duly cautious in giving expressions
| uf opinion as to the future VIII keep YOU
thoroughly advised and you may construe 81
lence Us favorable. The most perfect order
has been maintained and in any and every
event believe will continue.
Signed, W.T. SHERMAN,
General
A telegram received at headquarters al
noon yesterday states that the president
passed a comfortable night. pulse 9S, tenn
perature IS, respiration %, and genera
symptoms more favorable.
The following general order was issued or
the departure of Lieut. Col. Edwin c. Ma
son for Fort SAUNDERS
In compliance with paragraph s, special
orders No. lis, Adjt. Generals Office, cur
rent series, Lieut. Col. Edwin c. Mason, 4tt
Inf, (recently promoted from Major, 2lst
Inf 10 hereby relieved from duty III this de
partment, and from his duties as Acting As
sistant Inspector General. Lieut.. Col. Ma
son was assigned to duty in the department
Of the Columbia as Major of the 2lst Inf, in
July, 1872 He commanded with conspicu
Gus gallantry abattaion of the 2lst Inf. in the
field during the Modoc war, and served with
credit and distinction in the Nez Perez cam.
paign Of 1877 and the Bannock campaign o,
1878. He was assigned to duty as Acting
Asst Inspector General of this department
in February. 1877, and has continued in that
capacity up to the present time. He has
discharged the duties of this Office with
marked zeal and ability, and the several de
partmcnt commanders under whom he has
served have invariably given great weight
and consideration to his forcble and intelli
gent recommendations. While congratulate
ing Lieut.. Col Mason on his well earned pro
motion, the General commanding expresses
his profound regret that it is the occasion OF
the department losing the services of SO eff
cent and valuable an officer, who bears with
him to his new field of duty the best wishes
Of this entire command.