National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-11

NtlAtltl iyiNtIN ltNflt NolOntl NInlh cavalry,
went to New York city Tuesday
Major Jacob T. Burbank, retired formerly pay.
MASTERY, Is living at Falls City Ncb.
sixty recruits are ordered 10 Fort David s. Rus.
sell Wyoming, for the Third Cavalry
Lieutenant. Commander George w. Ide arrived
al San Francisco March from the East
Commodore Clark II. Wells Is here on a visit
from the Portsmouth Navy Yard, New Hampshire
General W. T. Sherman and his party crossed the
Rio Grnde NJ Laredo into Mexico Thursday on a
brief visit.
Assistant Naval Constructor william II. Varncy
has been ordered from tho Norfolk Navy. Yard to
Pensacola for duty.
The Fortune went 10 City Point, Va, last Thurs
day from the Norfolk Navy. Yard, with stores for
the monitors at that place.
The order Of Lieutenant Lea Fobiger, Twenty.
third Infantry TO accompany cavalry recruits TO
Santa Fe has been revoked.
Midshipman Percivnl l.. Draytou arrived at New
York Thursday In the Ameriquc from navre. He
has been on leave In Europe
Naval Constructor Robert w. steele has been de.
tachcd from duty at the Pensacola Navy Yard,
ana ordered to the Portsmouth yard
Colonel Simeon Smith, major retired, U, s. A.,
formerly Of the pay. department, is residing Al
ORdensbutg N. Y. He was retired In 1879
MI Richard p. Neider, a nephew OF Colonel
Nicholas Veddcr, payIpaster, Z. S. A.. has removed
10 Leavenworth Kan, from Whitehall M.
Admiral Clit2 reports that although affairs re.
great activity In increasing her armament
Major Green Clay GOodloe paymaster Marine
Corps, paid on the Marines Wednesday at the Nor
folk Navy.fard, and then went TO Philadelphia.
General Henry Prince, lieutenant. colonel re.
tired, formerly deputy pHymnster. general makes
MS home az the Commonwealth Hotel, Boston.
Sixty recruits arc ordered West for the First Cav.
airy. Seven go 10 winnemucca, New, for Troop
g, at Fort MCDermit and the rest 10 San Francisco.
Lieutenant Winfield s. Edgerly Seventh Cav
airy, has been granted three months extension Of
Terry,
The Alert, Commander Louis KempiT, lefi Hong
Kong January l6 and arrived nt Saigon Cochin
China, January % leaving that port January 20 for
Bangkok, Siam.
Major William +. Tucker, paymaster, u. s.A.
who was very recently appointed from civil life
has been ordered to duty at the Paymaster gen.
erals Office for instruction.
Chief Engineer Cipriano Andrnde, u. s. N, ar.
rived at the Ebbitt House Thursday evening for
examination for promotion 70 chief engineer. He
sentin China, on board the Ashuelot, on duty
Master Walter c. Cowles wns detached from duty
at the photographic ONCE, Navy Department, on
Thursday and placed on waiting orders. lie had
been on this duty exactly the two years allowed
by custom for shore duty.
Lieutenant Thomas W. symons, Corps OF Engi.
neers, U. s. A., who arrived here recently from
Washington Territory on special service has been
authorized TO make Washington his station for
quarters while on such duty.
Captain Jesse NJ Lee, Ninth Infantry, who was
sent to Memphis by General Sheridan on duty dis
tributing relief 10 the sufferers from the recent
Hoods, reports that 100000 ratiOns will be required
for distribution for thirty days
Assistant Engineer William X. King, y. S. N, ar
rived Mt san Francisco by the last steamer from
Japan, where he has been serving on board the
SwatarR, In the Asiatic feet. He has been in
yalided home, and is daily expected at his resi-
dence NJ Baltimore.
The officers attached 10 the Brooklyn Navy Yard
are making arrangements to give grand farewell
reception March 81 10 Rear Admiral George IL.
Cooper, on the OCCASION Of his retiring from com
mand OF That yard, preliminary TO assuming COM
mind of the NOrth Atlantic 0eet.
Tho Boston SiGr has just begun the review of
General James II. simpsons e. journal of Mill
tary Reconnaissance from Santa Fe to the Navajo
County which was published by the Lippin-
colts IN lsiN, when the author was only first leu
tenant OF the geographical engineers Such en-
terprsc should be commended.
Colonel Franklin +. Flint Fourth Infantry, who
has applied to be placed ON tue retired list, having
served over forty years, has been ordered to
change his station from the headquarters of his
regiment Fort sanders. Wyoming, to his home at
Highland Park, H., where he is at present on sick
leave, which will expire April Z, 1889.
Genera. George d. Ramsay, who recently ceC-
brated his eighteth birthday, after over sixty
years service, IL is said, was the first child vac.
cinncd In the United States north of the Potomac.
The virus for his arm was sent from London by
bf. Jelncr himself lie Is now Ill ROOu health,
with the exception of the inilrmties of his ad.
vanced age, which now connne him TO the house,
Rear. Admiral Clitz reports under date of Feb
ruary 10, from Yokohama, Japan, that the Mo-
nocNcy Commander Charles S. Cotton. was still
flying his flag. January 80 the MonOCaCy dressed
ship in honor OF the birthday of the Emperor of
japan, and February IL dressed ship and fired
salute Of twenty one guns In honor of the ami
versary Of the accession Of the first Emperor of
Japan, Jumna TennO, to the throne. All the sa.
luting ships In the harbor joined in the functions
General John c. Fremont, while military gov
ernor of California in ls47 purchased for the Gov
eminent the island of Alcantra in the harbor of
San Francisco, perceiving that II was the key to
the port. The Government repudiated the pur-
chase, and in 1856 Fremont secured the title TO IL
in his own name. But the Government has taken
possession of the island, built fort and light
house on II, and quietly assumed ownership. The
Pathnndcf demands compensation, and the facts
are fairly presented in his petition to Congress.
The House Naval Committee made favorable
report Thursday on the bill TO restore Captain
Thomas g, Corbin TO the active list of the navy
from the retired list giving him the rank he
would have now held (rear-admiTal from Novem-
Der ], 1881, next after Rear Admiral J. w. A.
Nicholson had he not been retired December ~,
1873, The bill provides that he shall be paid the
difference ofpny for the several grades above that
the Senate,
The Secretary OF tho Navy yesterday received
| the following dispatch from MIR. James Gordon
Bennett at Paris my correspondent intends
| HaNlOE ltkuthk VI once Tor the lena mouth, ana
tclcgraphs that 1t would be of the greatest adyan.
| tngo IN following up the search il Noros Zone of
Danenlowers crew could be ordered to accom-.
| pany him. He says Harder will get there too late
| 10 search tho Lena delta on sleds WIN you kindly
send the necessary permission for Noros?" Sccre.
| tary Hunt telcgraphed 10 Lieutenant DauenhOwer
| at lfkntSk giving the authority requested
General J. Watts dc Peyster, of New York city,
formerly Of the Army of the Potomac, gives "A
grand dinner each year to old chums in the serv-
| ice, commemorative OF the friendships formed
| during the rebellion, Al the seventeenth ami.
veTsaTy dinner, given Thursday night, the follow
| Ing well known officers were among those present
| Major. Generals James b. Fry, &. w. Cullum, Alex.
ander S, Webb, Ahuer doubleday, q. X. Warren,
Daniel L. sickles, Joseph y. Carr, s. w, Crawford,
| Alexander Shaer, ana John L. HnTtIanft, Briga-
| der. General Vogdes, and Commodore Charles H..
| Baldwin.
| The Secretary ofWar has decided that Brigadier-
| General William A, Hammond and Major Philip
| W. Stanhope must be included on the army rec
ords among the four hundred officers allowed by
law on the retired list. Both of these officers were
restored TO the army on the retired list by special
acts of Congress, and the Adutant- General has
heretofore held that they were In excess ufthe au.
thOri2ed number, This action leaves only two
vacancies on the retired list, much 10 the indigua-
ton Of officers who are disabled by wounds or long
service and desire retirement General Hammond
was dismissed from the army in August 1864, and
Major Stanhope was mustered ont of service jan
uary !, 1871, when the reduction OF officers took
| place
The corvette swatAra, Commander Philip II.
Cooper, len Kobe, Japan, February ~, and arrived
| ut Yokohama February 10, Rear Admiral Clitz
| commanding the Asiatic squadron, writes to the
ruaty 49, that gives great pleasure to report that
| the Swatara was enabled TO rescue nom drowning
wh on fhc way 10 2cge pT vessel SpS he
| harbOT Of Kobe, Japan, ana that the Governor of
| KiOgO Ken addressed letter TO the United States
| consul at Kobe ON the subject, conveying his
|