National Republican., 1882-07-21
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Twenty-Five recruits are ordered TO Maricopa,
Arizona, for Troop II, Sixth Cavalry.
The jamestown, Commander Allan D. Brown,
has arrived Mt Boston from NewT OFT.
Passed Assistant Engineer Richard Inch, U. g.
NJ is detached fr ON the Passaic, at the navy-yard
here, and is placed on waiting orders.
Major Louis II. Sanger, captain Seventeenth 1n-
fantry, Is granted twenty days leave from August
from the recruiting station at New York.
Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder u. s. N, has been
detached rom the Dispatch and placed on special
duty at the Bureau of Navigation, Navy Depart
ment.
Gunner james Hayes, U. 8. N, who was de-
tached from the Onward at Calao June "a, has
reported his return home and is placed on waiting
orders.
Captain Joseph X. Corson, assistant surgeon. u.
s. A., is ordered from Fort Yuma, California, to
Philadelphfe, and to report by letter to the Sur
The Alert, Commander Louis Kempf, has ar
rived at the Mare Island navy.yard from Yoko-
hama, afer having been nearly four years ON the
Asatc station.
Chief Engineer william s. Smith, U. s. N, ar
rived here Thursday nom Norfolk on ship leave
from the sloop- of-war Kearsarge, and is visiting
his t'mily at No. 1913 Eleventh street for few
days
Captain Carlos Carvallo, assistant surgeon U. s.
A., who is now on sick leave at Atlantic City, New
Jersey, is relieved from station in the Department
of the Platte and ordered TO report by letter to the
Surgenon- General at the expiration OF his sick
leave.
Colonel Daniel Mcclure. assistant paymaster-
general, is ordered fro Louisville to duty at Gov
ernor's Island, New York harbor as chief pay
master, Division OF the Atlantic to relieve Lieu
tenant James j. NJ. Potter, deputy paymaster-gen-
eral, who will resume his former duties at New
York
The many friends of Lieutenant Seaton Schroe-
der, U. S. N, and Mrs. Schroeder will sympathze
deeply with them in the death Of their infant son,
Winston Schroeder, which occurred Tuesday
evening at Oakland, Maryland. where Mrs
schroeder had gone for the summer The little
fellow was one day less than uine months DID,
General George W. Getty, colonel Third Artil.
lery,is transferred to the Fourth Artillery, an
General Gustavus A. De Russy recently promoted
to colonel Fourth Artillery, is transferred to the
Fourth Artillery. This is done at the request of
the officers, and restores General De Russy to the
command he has held for the past four years. The
transfer places the command of the Fourth Artil-
lery under Colonel Clermont L. Best until October,
1881.
Captain Wells willard, commissary of subsist-
ence, will remain here several days at present,
and then go to Brooklyn, where Mrs Willard is
visiting relatives. On his return he will take
charge of the commissary depot, relieving Colonel
| Charles u. Penrose, and when Mrs. Willard comes
| here he will probably take house. Mrs. Willard
is in much better health than last winter, when
| she was much worn out nursing sister, who is
now happily convalescent.
| The naval court of inquiry which convened at
the Mare Island navy-yard and of which Com
modore Thomas S. Phelps was president, TO inves-
tigate the circumstances attending the loss of the
Rodgers last November in st. Lawrence Bay, has
| submitted lengthy report to Secretary Chandler.
The result of the Investigation is given follows
| 1--WE do not find that there should be any blame
attached to any for the unfortunate loss of the
Rodgers, but, on the contrary, all hands deserve
praise for their untiring aud continuous efforts o
save the ship. In our opinion no further proceed
| ings are necessary in the matter.