National Republican., 1882-11-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Thursday morning.
Commodore John Lee Davis, U. s. N, has re.
turned from New York.
Sixty recruits are ordered to San Antonio, Texas
for the Eighth Cavalry.
Medical Director Albert L. Gihon, U, 8. N, has
gone TO New York on duty.
Lieutenant Theodore Smith, Fifteenth Infantry
who Is on sick leave, is still in the city.
Assistant Surgeon Oliver Dlehl, U. 9. N, re-
ported at the Naval Academy for duty last Tues
The Juniata Is expected to sail Saturday from
New York, via the suoz Canal, for the Asiatlc sta
ton.
Tho Montauk, Commander Albert s. Barker.
will be back at tho League Island navy yard next
Sunday
Ensign Do witt Coffman, U. 8. N, is detached
from duty with tho Fish Commission and placed
on waiting order.
The frgato Plymouth was hauled up on the
ways at the Portsmouth (Kittery) nayy-yard
Thursday morning TO bo repaired.
Nidshipman Albert p Niback has been do
tached from the Yantc, and ordered to special
duty at the Smithsonian Institution.
Captain John T. Rodgers, military storekeeper,
U. s. A., who is on duty at the Qunrtermaster-qe Gen.
erals Once, Is living at No. l70S street.
Lieutenant James d. J. Kelly, U. s. N, one of
the officers Oh duty to examine foreign vessels is
living at No. 81 Madison avenue Now York city.
Master John w. Stewart, U. S. N, who was re.
Gently detached from the Despatch, has been
here.
Lieutenant william b. Reynolds Fourteenth
Infantry who arrived here last Tuesday from
Colorado on leave, is visiting at No. 2O6 A street
southeast.
Sailing orders will be sent next week to tho
vessels of the North Atlantic squadron for win
ter cruise in the West Indies aud TO the Wind.
ward Islands.
Commander Frank wildes, U. S. N, is ordered
TO command the Yantic, November 30, relieving
Commander Edwin Il. Woodward who is placed
on waiting orders.
Lieutenant Adds NJ Henry, Third Infantry,
has resigned, to date November %, next Wednes-
day. He graduated in 1872 and got disguised at
waiting for promotion.
| Mrs. Mary Norman Kellogg, wife of Colonel
Josiah II. Kellogg (retired), u S. A. died last Sum
| day at Mount Vernon, Ill. She was the daughter
| OF Nj. 5. Norman, esq, of Baltimore.
1t is stated at the Navy Department that another
court martial of an officer is likely to occur grow
| ing out Of the case of Captain Alfred Hopkins,
who was dismissed from the Navy on Wednesday.
Lieutenant Bernard A. Byrne, Sixth Infantry,
who is here on leave is at No. 52i Twentieth
street. While on his way from Utah he stopped at
| Fort Leavenworth to visit his brother, Lieutenant
| Charles Byrne, Sixth Infantry VINO Is on duty ut
| the Army school there,
Lieutenant George L. Converse, Jr., Third Cav
| airy who was wounded so badly last july by the
Apaches in Arizona, has returned to the city with
his bride, and is visiting his iather-inlaw, Rear
Admiral Thornton A. jenkins, U. s. NJ, NJ 21l5
Pennsylrania avenue.
| Lieutenant John A. Dapray, Twenty third In
fantry, formerly well known journalist here,
has been granted one months leave from Fort
Union, New Mexico, and has permission to apply
for two months extension.
Captain James c. Post, Corps of Engineers, U. s.
A. is ordered to take charge temporarily of the
works under charge of General Quincy A. Gil.
more while the latter Is absent from New York on
| the Mississippi River Commission.
The command of the Fish Commission steamer
Fish Hawk has been transferred to Lieutenant
| nJ LA
| manding the Commission steam yuCnt Lookout.
| The vessel Will do duty a.ong the New England
coast next season.
| The new United States Fish Commission steamer
| AlbatroSs has been placed in commission at Will
mington, Del, with Lieutenant Zera l.. Tanner
Y. 5. N, in command; Lieutenant Seaton Schroe-
| der, U. S. NJ executive officer, and Paymaster
George II. Read, Us. n.
| Mr. Edward C. Fuller, who graduated at the
| Naval Academy, and resigned September 9, 1874,
reports to his father, General John w. Fuller, of
Ohio that his earnings last year would buy up the
| professional income of couple of rear admlras.
As he would now only rank US u master ii still in
the service 1t looks ms though he took far wiser
course than his classmates.
Rear Admiral Cltz, commanding the Asiatc
station, reports 10 the Navy Department under
date of Yokohama, Japan, October 2j, that the
Richmond was docked Oh the 23 of that month
at that place. and that the repairs 10 her propeller
would probably occupy wesk. The MonoCacy
| arrived from Chefoo on the 23l of October. The
Ashuelot and the Monocacy Were at Iokoaama
and the Palvs ut ,bc. The latter will winter at
| Tiensin.
Captain Douglas G. Ri.ley (rctircd), u s. A.,
| died last Saturday, November IS, at brunswick,
Maine. lie entered the volunteers in April, 1861,
becoming q captain, and was mustered out May,
1858 He aiterward served from November, 1868,
| to May, 1860 as captain Of n cOlored regiment Of
| volunteers, aud was appointed in the Regular
| Army July 2o 1866. He was retired December 81.
1870, on account Of his wounds, with the rank of
crp,ain.
Lieutenant William p. Vosc, Second Artillery Is
| transferred from Light Battery to Battery L, in
| place of Lieutenant Henry A. Reed, who goes to
| Light Battery +. and Lieutenant Edwin st. JOAN
Greble Battery b, IS transferred to Light Battery
| +, with Lieutenant William 4. Howard, who COS
| 10 Battery q. Lieutenant Vuse will join his new
battery at Fort McHenry, Lieutenant Reed at
| Fort Leayenworth, aud Lieutenant Greble at Fort
Lenvenworth.
Chief Engineer Robert L. Harris, U. S. n, will
| be detached from :he Enterprise November So
and placed on furlough, when his place on the
vessel will be filled by Chief Engineer Henry d.
| McEwan, who is now at the New York navy yard
| This change WAS made at the request OF Chief
Ensineer i Harris, US the Vessel is bound for
50 long, her lealth being so eNtrem ly critical as
| to demand his presence.
| A naval general court martial convened Thurs.
day, November 23 at the New YORK nav! -yard
Tor the trial of Assistant Surgeon james N. Muir
| ray, u. S. n. The following .namel officers COM
| los. the cuur,: Captain David Is. Harnouy, Ned
| iral Director Albert l.. GinOn, Captain EdTard r.
| Potter, CommhLuer Alfred 4. Mahan, Commander
1heodoie 4. Kane, Commander William H. Whit.
| ing, aud Surgeon William a. Corwin, U. s. N,
witt Lieutenant james D. j. Kelly, U. 5. NJ us
| judse-Adyvca,e.
Commodore Edmund II. Calhoun will b. pro-
noted January 5, 1883, to admiral, on the re-
tircment OF Rear-Admiral George b. Balc the
retirement on Tuesday of Rear Admiral Crcigh-
ton making the two vacancies NECESSARY. lie
| will not be o derei to sea. however as his own
| retirement follows May g. 1885, when Commodore
| Charles IL. Baldwin, who is To command the
European feet ea, ly in the spring, will also be
| Al in tn Hna A,Is