National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-16
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Carpenter Robert A. williams was registered
March in San Francisco.
Colonel Fred. d. Grant, late u 8. A., lefl Hous.
ton, Texas last Saturday for New York.
Lieutenant. Commander George T.. Ido did not
arrive at san Francisco until March from the East
Captain Henry Wagner First Cavalry, arrived
at San Francisco March 7, from Fort Huaohuca,
| Arizona.
Captain Frank B. Hamilton, Second Artillery,
arrived at the Ebbitt Tuesday from Fort McHenry,
| Baltimore.
The official period of mourning for President
Garfield in the Army Navy, and Marine Corps ox-
| pires Monday next
Civil Engineer Christopher c. wolcott U. s. N,
formerly lieutenant Third Artillery, registered at
| San Francisco March6,
| Passed Assistant Engineer Joseph McC. PiCkrell
U. S. n, arrived In San Francisco March 10, from
the East, over the Union Pacific.
The funeral of the late Commodore John james
Glasson took place yesterday morning at st. Johns
Episcopal Church. New York city.
Assistant Naval Instructor William H. Varney
LEFT the Norfolk Navy Yard Monday evening for
the Pensacola Navy Yard for duty.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Theodore c. Heyl who
was formerly ON duty here, was in San Francisco
March T. from the Mare Island Navy Yard
Captain Horatio b. Lowry, assistant qualter.
master Marine Corps. arrived at the Ebbitt Tues.
day afternoon from his station at Philadelphia.
General Wager swayne, colonel retired, visited
his old home at Toledo Monday and Tuesday,
/ MhllS Ou hlS way W NSN lOrR CITY, from the
| West. .-
Captain George +. Price, Fifth Cavalry, the his.
! toran of his regiment, arrived at the Ebbtt House
| Tuesday evening on leave from his post at Fort
| Sidney, Nebraska,
Captain Henry NJ. Kendall Sixth Cavalry, is or.
deed to jefferson Barracks to conduct recruits to
Arizona for his regiment, after which he will join
his troop at Fort Grant, Arizona.
The steamer Plymouth was placed under the
shears at tho Kittcry Navy Yard Tuesday where
| her machinery nnd armament will he rpmoypu
preparatory TO an examination of the vessel.
Colonel Caleb II. Carlton, major Third Cavalry
will be relieved from special duty in connection
with the national cemeteries, Quartermaster- Gen
erals office, April !, and Will be placed on sick
leave.
Major Phineas p. Barnard, lieutenant Troop T.
Fifth Cavalry, has been transferred to Troop H. In
place of Lieutenant Charles d. Parkhurst, who
goesto L, at Fort Sidney from Fort Robinson, Ne.
braska.
Major Theodore schwan, captain Eleventh In
fantry, arrived at San Antonio, Texas, March D
from David's Island, New York Harbor, with a de
tachment of recruits, aud left next morning fol
his station.
Major General Samuel sprlggl Carroll, retired
who has been living with his mother in this city
during the winter will remove with his family Il
his country home, at Brghtwood, about the mid
die ofneXt month.
The Essex, Commander Alexander II. McCor
mick, which is en route to the Pacific squadron
arrived at Cape Vincent Cape Verde Islands
March /. She sailed from Santa Cruz February
| 49, All well on board.
The Coast Survey steamer Bacbe Lieutenant
Commander Eugene B. Thomas, which has re-
Gently been thoroughly overhauled at the Norfoll
Navy Yark, will soon leave there for Il surveying
| cruise In Southern waters,
Colonel Edmund G. cambridge, major First Ar
tillory, who was promoted from captain Fifth Ar,
tillcry by the death last week of Major LorenzC
IOrain, arrived here Tuesday from San Francisco
and is Rt the Ebbitt House.
Cadet Charles G. Walcutt, jr., fourth class, Il
granted sick leave from West Point until Angus
%. He is q son OF General Walcutt, of Columbus
Ohio, who was appointed Lieutenant colonel Tentl
Cavalry in 1866 but resigned December 1 of tn,
same year.
The garrison at Fort Thornburgh, Utah, com
prises companies ID, Captain ID. II. Murcock's
Captain Jacob f. Munson's; q, Captain Hamilton
Hawkins and c. Colonel James W. Powell jr's
Captain William C. shannon, assistant surgeon, /
post surgeon. Mail for the post should be ad
dressed Fort Thornburgb, via Park City, Utah.
The torpedo vessel Alarm which was to hav
gone down the river last week to make some ex
periments, but was prevented by the heavy storm
from so doing, will leave the navy-yard to.day fo
that purpose. She will go down about Aqu
Creek and will have on board Admiral David L
Porter, the members Of the Naval Committees Q
the Senate and House, and number of distin
| f1tia lad ono