National Republican., 1882-07-06
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,

Ensign John II. Fillmore, U. S. n, was registered
| a. San Francisco June 26.
Colonel John T. Head, surgeon, U. S, A., now on
duty at Boston, is granted fifteen days leave.
Midshipman William ]. Maxwell is ordered to
ordnance instruction at the navy -yarl here.
Passed Assistant Engineer Robert w. Galt U. s.
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The Enterprise. Commander Edwin NJ. Shepard,
dropped down from the Norfolk navy. yard l. st
Monday to the naval anchorage, and after taking
in her powder sailed the same evening for New
York 10 join the flagship tennessee.
The Powhatan, Captain Edmond o. Matthews,
and the Talapoosa, Commander Augustus g..
Kellogg, arrived at Key West Tuesday afternoon,
en- route for the Pensacola Navy. Yard, towing a
section of the floating dry dock from Philadelphia
1t is the idea at the War Department to institute
he plan hereafter of changing the details of
commanding officers of light batteries each ten
years, as lieutenants are now changed. This is to
give all captains of artillery opportunity to COM
| mand light batteries.
Lieutenant Herbert E. Tutherly, First Cavalry,
who is professor of military science and tactics of
the University of Vermont, at Burlington, has been
commissioned colonel and aide de- camp on the
stall of the governor of the State.
The LeavenwOrth Times says, but does not pres
ent proof of the fact, that the two Piue Indians
who are confined as prisoners in the guard house
a bath occasionally" Rather doubtful story for
any one who has served on the plains.
A general court-mar ial will convene at Fort
Boise, Idaho, next Monday, to try Colonel Will
lam Il. Parnell, captain First Cavalry. General
Curer Goyer, colonel First Cavalry Will be presi-
| dent of tho court, ald Lieutenant John S. NAL
lory, Second Infantry, judge advocate.
Lieutenant Andrew II. Russell, Ordnance Cops,
U. S. A., is relieved from duty at the Rock Island
Arsenal and ordered to command the Fort Lowell
Ordnance Depot, Arizona, and also to superintend
breaking up the Fort Union Arsenal, and distrib-
utng the ordnance stores and property now there.
Major Alfred E. Bates the post paymaster here,
is ordered to pay troops at Jackson Barracks, New
| orleans Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama Fors
| Barancas, Pensacola; st. Augustine, Fla; Fort
| Brooke, Tampa Bay; and Augusta Arsenal, Ga.
| After these payments he will return to Washing
| ton.
Tho frisate Hartford now at the Boston navy :
yard, will probably be made flagship of the North
Atlantic feet TO take the place Of the Tennessee,
which, in that case, will go out to relieve the Pen
sacola us flagship OF the Pacific station. The lat
ter vessel is in very urgent need Of extensive re-
pairs
The Lackawanna, Captain Henry Wilson, was
due at Calluo June 90. The Pensacola, Captain
William +. NcCdna, flagship of Rear Admiral
George b. Balch, was expected to leave Callao
June % for Panama, and the Alaska, Captain
George E. BelGnap, was at Callao June IA, when
| the latest dispatch from Admiral Balch was dated.
The Secretary of the Navy is said to have written
an official letter to Lieutenant Commander Henry
H. Gorringe, in which that officer is sharply raped
| over MS official knuckIeS Tor MS hcuVe cN ruOns
in endeayOriug 10 procure the sale OF the Book
lyn navy yard. When Mr.. Gorrlnge has sugges-
tions to make he is requested to address them to
his superior officers,
General Henry r. Miner, lieutenant colonel
Tenth Infantry, will relieve General John s.
Mason, lieutenant colonel Twentieth Infantry IN
command of Columbus Barracks Ohio, next oc
lober, at which time Lieutenant Colonel Robert S.
| laMotte, Twelfth Infantry, VIII relieve Colonel
| Henry NJ. Black, Twenty third Infantry, in COM
mund of the Duvid's Island recruiting depot
Orders will soon be issued from the War Depart
ment giving two light batteries to each artillery
regiment, instead Of one, as at present There art
now six Of these batteries IAN additional one of tn,
Second Artillery being at Fort Leavenw0rhl, ant
the four additional Will he stationed al Fort Van
couver, Washington Territory Fort Smelling
| Minnesota; Fort Omaha, NeDraskai ana AZ Sal
Antonio, Texas
The trial of Chief Engineer Charles Z. De Valin
U, $, ~, at the Norfolk navy-yard Is for al'egeC
violation Of Navy regulations. The full court en-
gascd In trying him is as follows: CommCdo''
William X. Mayo, Captain BushEod B. Tay ylor
Commanders George Is. White aud Charles L
Huntington, Chitf Engineers Thom Williamson
and William q. Bueher aud Paymasier heonarS
a. Frailey, with Lieutenant Theodore Il. Wood.
S. n, as judge-advocate.
The effort to enlist crew at San Francisco 70
the Iroquos, which Is ut that port, Is disma
failure, The vessel has been ready for sea 70
over three months, but is unable to ship singh
man but landsmen aud a Few old-lime seaman
who have re enlisted as petty officers from ship
coming home. Seamen get much bstter pay IRON
merchantmen and u bounty besides, and also &c
plums in their "duf," which they don't get an.
more in man -of-war. The Mohican also wants
crew to 90 TO China.
Lieutenant Wallis o. Clark, Twelfth Infantry
has resigned TO take effect January l, 1885, and
has been granted leave until that date He grad-
ted in June, 1871 aud was assigned to the Suv
euth Cavalry as additional second lieutenant anC
was promoted 10 second lieutenant Sixth Cavalry
December 81, 1877. Last spring he was trans
1erred TO the Twelfth Infantry, with Lieutenan
H. Farnsworth Wi cox. Of tho class of 1873, whit
is son aud a.de-dv cInp OF General Orlando B
Wilcox, colonel Twe.Ita Infantry.