National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-03
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Captain William f. Dougherty, First Infantry
was in Chicago last week from Texas
Colonel Daniel Huston, jr Fifth Infantry, has
been granted four months extension of leave
The late Colonel Charles I. Larned was buried
at st. Louis, Mo-, where Mrs. Larned's relatives re-
side.
Lieutenant David ]. Gibbon, Ninth Cavalry, has
been granted years further extension of sick
leave.
Captain Henry Metcalfe, Ordnance Corps U. s
A., was in san Francisco last week from the Benica
Arsenal,
Major Louis T. Morris, captain Eighth Cavalry
was in San Antonio March 81 from his post at Fort
Clark, Texas.
Mnjor Cyrus A. Earnest, lieutenant Eighth In
fantry, was recently tried at San Francisco before
n general court martial.
Mrs. Alice Dunnister, wife of Lieutenant John
Monro Bnnnster, assistant surgeon, U. S, A., died
last month AT Pulaski, Tennessee. 90
Mrs. Hannah !. Thorne, the mother of Lieuten-
ant II. Clay Fisher, Marine Corps, died In Phila-
dclphin recently after long illness.
Rear Admiral PeIrce Crosby is permitted to de.
lay leaving until May |, to proceed 10 Brazil to
command the South Atlantic station.
The band Of the Twenty second Infantry plays
every Saturday afternoon when the weather per-
mits in Travis Park, San Antonio Texas
The station of Colonel Richard +. O'Beirnc,
major Twenty fourth Infantry, has been changed
from Indian Territory TO Fort Elliott, Texas.
Lieutenant Colon Augur. Second Cavalry,
aide de camp to General Augur, was recently or.
dcred to Fort CLARK, Texas, for duty with the
Eighth Cavalry.
special medical examining board will con.
vene at the Navy Department to-day to re.cxam-
ime Surgeon Stephen ID. Kennedy for promotion tC
medical inspector. He was found disqualified by
the former examiners, but the proceedings were
disnpproNed.
Major George NJ. Downey. captain Twenty.frst
Infantry, was recently granted two months leave
from Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, by
General Mcdowell, who also granted permission
| to ask for SIX months extensl lon. Major Downey
will be in Washington some time this month.
Colonel William Thompson, captain retired, who
has become thoroughly Identified with the. inter.
ests of Dakota, having settled at Bismarck wher
placed on the retired list. arrived In ST. Paul
Mimi, last Friday in the interest of the Bismarck
section in inducing settlers to locate in tina
neighborhood. He can induce them If any onC
can.
Colonel George F. Towle, captain Nineteenth
Infantry, was detailed last week to report to Gen
eral Alfred II, Terry, at st. Paul for duty as aide
de.;;camp; This order, with the recent one de
failing Major John X. Myrick, captain Third Artil
| lcry, makes, with Colonel Robert r. Hughes, cap
tain Third Infantry the three aides to which Gen
| eral Terry is entitled.
Lieutenant william W. Rhoades, U. s. N, will
be relieved from command of the Bellevue uaya
magazine opposite Alexandria, Va, April 10, anC
| will report At Newport May l. for instruction il
torpedo service. He will be relieved at the maga
| zine by Lieutenant william W. kClSenger, who Il
| now on ordnance duty at the Washington Navy
| Yard The Navy Department kept the initials II
| hand for the magazine, at any rate.
| Captain Thomas II. French retired, U S. A., det
at the Planters House, Leavenworth, Kan sud
denly on Monday afternoon, March q, and wa
| buried at Fort LeaYeuworth with military honor
| alongside Of n number of his brothers In. arms
who were killed in the battle Of Little Big Horn
| Montana, June 20, 1876. Few light-rideTs Wer
ever in the service who had SO strong a hold oil
the affections of his men, or Of brother officers,
| did "Tom" French. He was native of Mary
land, aud entered the service January 49, 1861 us
| private in the Tenth Infantry, but was promoted
10 second lieutenant May Is following and TO iirs
lieutenant the next month. On tho increase q
the army In 1866 he was offered captainoy In tht
| Forty. fourth Infantry Veteran Reserye) but de
cllued II, and attained that rank In the Tentl
| March 26, 1868 When the army was reorganizet
| he was unassigned until January /, 1871, when h'
| was transferred to the seventh Cavalry, iron
| which he was placed on tho retired list February
| o. 1850 lie was distinguished for galantry us
| soldier, having been breyctied captain August Is
1864, for bravery at the battle around the Weldon
| Railroad, and was wounded at the custer massacre
| lie was nephew Of General Aarlu Burke, anC
| has sister living near Baltimore.