National Republican., 1882-04-08
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Ensign Frank W. Toppan is ordered tu report tr
duty April II, on the recciying-ship Wabash, at
Boston,
Major George NJ powncy, captain Twenty.first
| Infantry, has been granted four months extension
Of leave.
Naval Constructor c. g. Lundborg, Swedish
navy was at the Hoffman House, New York, OH
Thursday
Midshipmnn Wilson l.. Todd has been ordered
70 the receiving. ship Colorado, at the New York
Navy-Yarl.
Major Frederick Mears captain Ninth Infantry,
and Mrs, Menrs arrived at San Francisco March
Colonel Daniel Mcclure, assistant paymastcr-
general u. s. A., has gone to the Arkansas Hot
Springs with Mrs. Mcclure.
General william N. Greer, colonel RETIRED =.
A., arrived at the Ariprton during the week and
will remain several days longer.
Mr. Park benjamin, the well known New YORK
| Journalist. formerly an ensign, arrived at tue
! Ebbitt House yesterday morning,
Assistant Paymaster Henry X, sullivan, U. s. ~,
who has been sick for some time, was living atthe
! Palace Hotel San Francisco last week.
Major IiezCkiah Gardner, captain, retired, U. ;.
A.. and Mrs. Gardner sailed Thursday from New
York IN the steamer Orinoco for Bermuda.
Medical Inspector John G. Spear, who Is mem
lcr Of the naval medical examining board, ar
rived at the Ebbtt House late Thursday night.
The Yuutic, Commander Edwin r. Woodward
arrived at Key West last Wednesday from Vera
Cruz, and sailed yesterday for Port Royal, $. G,
MhlOT JOSnNH W. JHtODS TtCtlNlN NppNllNth
captain and assistant quartermnster, has resigned
bis commission as lieuteosnt In the seventh IN
lautry.
Colonel Dewitt G. Poole, captain Twenty. second
Infantry who is in charge Of the general recruit,
lug stations in New York city, was In the city last
Wednesday.
The lrigate Lancaster, Captain Bancroft Gherordi,
! flagship Of Rcar.Admiral J. W. a. Nicholson,
| Eurotean fleet, arrived ut Lcghorn, Italy, Ir1m
| the Durdanelles and Greece.
Colonel Samuel Woods, retired, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Woods arrived in san francisco MarGh 80
| from the East. Colonel WOODS was formerly
| assistant paymaster-gen
| Circulars have been issued from the War and
Navy Departments this weeks, announcing the
| changes I'm The service sinCe January l. When inc
| annual registers were made up.
| Colonel George L.. Febger assistant paymastcr-
gcucral, arrived at San Francisco April from
| Washington under orders TO duty as chief pay
master Of the military division Of the Pacific.
| Lieutenant Adolph Mark, U. S. N, formerly Of
this city, has been detached from the receiving
| shin mt thcNcw York Nnvy-Hard and ordered to
! the flagship Brooklyn, South Atlantic station.
| Lieutenant william English, Seventeenth In
f,ntry who is now here from Fort Abrnham Lin
colu, with his MOTHER Mrs. Thomas English, has
been granted three months extension of leave.
CAPTAIN Charles s. Norton L. g. N, and Mrs.
Norton were in san Francisco March so from the
Mare Island Nnvy-Yard, where Captain Norton is
| in command of the receiving ship Independence.
Paymaster Milton i. Gushing, o. S. N, who has
been under medical treatment for several years,
, mas been retired, to date April l. He is the only
surviving brother Of the late Commander William
y. Cushing.
Major John c. G. Happersctt, surgeon, who was
ON temporary duty at Fort Rnggold, Texas was
ordered March 90 to reoin his station at Fort
Brown on the return of Captain Blair D. Taylor,
assistant surgeon.
Colonel Edmund C. Bainbridge major Fir.t Ar.
tlcry, recently promoted from captain Fifth AR.
tilcry has been ordered to report in person Ia
Major. General Mcdowell at San Francisco for as
sgnment TO n station.
Captain Thomas B. Hunt, assistant quarter.
master United States army who has been waiting
orders at Fort Union, New Mexico, has been
granted permission to so to his home in Minnesota
to wait further orders.
Major Lawrence S. Babbitt, Ordnance Corps
$ u s, A. arrived here Thursday from his station
at Fortress Monroe, and Is visiting his flther in
law General Charles McDougall, retired, at No
. 1424 Third street, Georgetown.
GenCNGl Sherman has telcgraphed to II friend in
this city that he reioces over the passage of the
bill for compulsory retirement Of army officers al
r the age of sixty. two, and on no account does hC
desire any exception made in his interest.
a Lieutenant William L. Marshall, Corps of En-
gineeIs, .. S. A., is ordered for examination fol
o promotion, at some point along the Mississippi
0 The board to examine him viii consist Of General,
Quincy A. Gilmore and Cyrus b. Comstock
d Qieuteuant- colonels) and Major Charles X. suter
1 Corps of Engineers.
. Major. General Irwin Mcdowell and General Al
u bert v Kaut2 colonel Eighth Infantry, and Com
modore Thomas s. Phelps were guests at th'
:, grand banquet given at the Palace Hotel, sar
e Francisco, March 80, in honor of Hon Aaron 4
q Sargent Minister to Berlin. General Mcdowell
. responded to the toast, The Army and Navy"
J. Passed Assistant Surgeon John L. Nelson is de
c tached from the training ship New Hampshire ant
/ ordered to the Wyoming; Passed Assistant Surgeon
. John S Barg detached from the Wyoming anC
s placed on waiting orders, and Assistant Surgeon
Y James D. Gatewood, detached from the receiving
ship Franklin and ordered to the Now hampshire
+. Lieutenant. Commander Roswell D. Hitchcock
v who returned to Washington couple of week
:. ago from the training fleet at Newport, has beel
ordered to duty as executive officer of the Monoc
G acy, in China, leaving San Francisco by th
Of May q HG GoSa %i IeeyS ySars ioS I
:. be about completed by the time he returns to th
. | United States.
= Captain william A. Kirkland commanding tn,
n sloop. OF. war shenandoah which was recently re
lieved as flagship of the South Atlantic Station
IS has reported by telegraph from Barbados to SeCrc
. tary Hunt that that vessel took fire under he
:. boilers March u, and burned some OF the frame
NJ partly through. The fire was extinguished will
/, but slight damage, and the ship proceeded on he
: voyage to Aspinwall
The many friends in Washington will regret +
~ learn Of the severe loss recently experienced b
=, Colonel Lewis Johnson, captain Twenty fourt
i. Infantry and Mrs. Nellie Il, Johnson, in the deaf
n Of their little SON. Frederick Charles johnson, age
three years aud fourteen days. The death, whic
IL, was from capillary bronchitis occurred March q
~ at Fort Supply, Indian Territory Mrs Johnson
$ well knowh here, where she was raised and maj
rs ried.
e The Chinese officials are industrously buyin
:. arms but II Commodore Robert w. Shuteldt
~ correct European nations need fear nothing frOl
=. these martial preparations. II is only when I'll
- Celestials learn to handle their heavy artillery au
u their mandarins no longer steal the brass wor
nc from the imperial guns that lhey Will becoH
nc formidable. Judging from the progress they hay
~ made in twenty years, this will not soon come
G, pass.
+. The death last Wednesday of Major Charles
Howell, Corps Of Engineers, United States arm
g. promotes captain Alexander Mackenzie TO majo
u First Lieutenant Albert II. Payson to captain Sc
rs, oud Lieutenant Curtis McD. Townsend to fir
m lieutenant, and Additional Second liGutena
to James G. Warren to second lieutenant The las
nd named officer was nominated March 20 aS SeCOl
ly Lieutenant, Third ARTILLERY, TO date November
> 1881, but that nomination has been Withdrawn.
4. Rear. Admiral John NJ, b, Clitz commanding II
re Asiutic station, reports TO the Navy Depar
Is ment under date of Yokohama, March g. Il
is following disposition of the vessels Of th
r. squadron The Richmond arrived NJ iok'
Id hama, March |, from Pago Pago; the Ashuelc
,h upon the opening Of navigation, viii procet
II from T!cutsn to Nagasaki TO be docked for n
pairs; the Alert which has been ordered HON
IN viii probably leave Nagasaki March 20; the Pal
4, 18Th instant the flagship Richmond and. q
III SwatNra and MonoG4cy win proceed to kob
In where the Richmond is to be reiitted,
g The following naval officers are ordered to
c. detached from the duties named and ordered
W W the torpedo school at Newport May for iustru
tion in torpedo service: Commanders Mortimer
nd Johnson from the Portsmouth NnVy-Iard An
~ " Reed, william Gibson, and Villa
to Lloue9ants . William (. Morgan al
mt Edward r. Mcclellan, and Robert Is. Pee
~, from photographic; Joseph J.. Hunsicker, recei
ri iug.ship Colorado; Charles W. RusuhcnbergeT,
/. ] .ghi Edward r.