National Republican., 1882-01-21
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
MovEMEnrs or rAE oFFIoERs.
Latest from the Camp, Garrison, and Field--Nsui
from the Navy.Yards and Quarterback
Gossip Among the Men who
Wear Epaulettcs

rived at the Ebbih House Tuesday.
Assistant Paymaster Richard 7. NJ. Ball was atthe
Metropolitan Hotel here during this week.
Lieutenant WILDER Il. Wilder, Fourth Cavalry, is
granted month further extension oflcave.
Passed Assistant Surgeon, Richard A. Urquhart
u S. N, arrived In San Francisco last Saturday
from the East.
The frigate Powhatan, Captain Edmund o.
Matthews, has been ordered from Boston TO the
Major simon C. vedder, lieutenant Nineteenth
Infantry came 70 the city last Tuesday from Fair.
fax County, Virginia.
Surgeon Henry Stewart, u, S, N. who recently
returned from the Swatara Asiatic fleet, arrived at
the Ebbiu last Tuesday.
Pay Inspector John H. Stevenson, U. g. N, ar.
rived nt tho Ebbitt House Wednesday morning
from his home in Brooklyn.
Captain David A; Irwin, retired, y, S. A.: for;
merly Fourth Cavalry, arrived" at the Bbbitt
House several times this week
Lieutenant David Whpple, Marine Corps, has
been detached from the flag ship Tennessee and
ordered to the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Passed Assistant Surgeons James H. Gaines,
Emlyn H. MRrsteler and James g. Byrnes, u. s.
N, all registered at the Ebbitt last Tuesday.
Major Curwen b. Mcclellan, Tenth Cavalry ire
Gently promoted from captain, Sixth Cavalry, is
ordered TO Texas for assignment TO station.
Lieutenant Nathaniel Wolfe, Second Artillery,
was In the city some days this week. and lcft on
Wednesday for his post at Fort AciIenry, Balu
more.
Thirty recruits have been ordered to be sent to
Fan Frapcisco for the Eighth Infantry and thirty
i've to San Antonio, Texas, for the Sixteenth In
fantry.
Lieutenant. Colonel George w. soho6eld, Sixth
Cavalry Gust promoted from major Tenth Cav
slry), is ordered TO Arizona for assignment to
station.
Pay Director James D. Murray gave german
last Tuesday evening at the Naval Academy in
honor of the Misses Robinson who are yislting his
family. 80
? Commander william T. Sampson, who recently
commanded the Swatara in the Asintic feet, and
Miss n. Sampson, arrived at the Ebbitt Wednesday
morning
The Senate Military Committee has again recon-
mended that Captain Mark Walker, late lieuten-
ant Nineteenth Infantry, be placed on the retired
list Of the army.
Commander Allan D. Brown left Newport. R. l.,
yesterday for Ban Francisco, to take command of
the Jamestown for his cruise around Cape Horn to
the Atlantic coast.
The Government has accepted for the use OF the
navy the Lay Haight torpedo, which was expert
mented with by officers OF the torpedo station last
summer at Newport
The Senate Military Committee recommends
the passage of the bill TO pay Surgeon Edward r.
Nolinm u g. A., for property lost by wreck in 1855
on the Oregon coast.
General winfield Scott Hancock arrived at
W0smiey,s Hotel Wednesday morning M and si called
TO visit California in the spring.
Lieutenant Samuel W. Founaine, Eighth Cav
airy, is ordered to conduct recruits from Jefferson
barracks to Ban Antonio for this regiment and
then Join his troop. He Is now ut st. Louis.
The House laval Committee has unanimously
recommended the passage OF the bill TO advance
Captain WilliaR ID. Whiting TO the rank OF COM
modore on the navy retired list on account Of the
loss of his sight in the service.
Colonel Mahlon Chance brother of Captain
Josiah Chance, lieutenant seventeenth Infantry
and Lieutenant Jesse c. Chance, Thirteenth In
fantry, arrived inhe city last week from his home
in Fremont Ohio, for lengthy visit.
The bill TO pay Lieutenant Frank p. Gross re-
burning of his quarters at Fort Clark, Texas, April
Bsnste by the Committee on Military Affairs. '''
Lieutenant Thomas W. Symons. Corps of Engi-
neers who is the chief engineer officer, on the
Washington on public business, after the compile
tion OF which he Will return to the Department OF
the Columbia.
A dispatch has been received at the Navy De.
partlnent stating that the United States steamer
Naehusett left stka Alaska, on the nth instant
and arrived a. NanaimS, =. q, on the ism @ instant
San Francisco.
Lieutenant Commander Henry II. Gorrnge, u.
York and placed 1t in POSITION, arrived at the
Riggs House Tuesday from his recent trip TO Ore
gon and Washington Territory with Mr.. Nbbard,
ofthe Northern Pacific Railway.
The present leader Of the band Of the Second
Artillery at the Washington Arsenal, signOr
TerraIa, was brought from Europe TO Mexico by
the Emperor Macmillan when that ILL iated
victim of Napoleon assumed the Mexican throne,
and was the leader of the Imperial Band.
Assistant paymaster Eustace B. Rogers, U. s, N,
was married at Hartford Conn, last Tuesday to
daughter of the late General Barton S. Aexan-
der. OF the Corps Of Engineers The ceremony
took place at the residence of Mrs Jackson Bolton.
Colonel Byron Q. Carr, the United States super
vising inspector of steam vessels for the Louis
vile district, who is now at the Ebbitt House in
attendance at the annual session of the board oil
supervising inspectors, is brother of General
Eugene A. Carr, colonel Sixth Cavalry, and was
chief quartermnster on General Carrs staff in the
southwest during the war.
Colonel Henry W. Lawton, captain Fourth Cav
airy, was married at Louisville December 10 to
Miss Mamie Craig, niece of General James Craig,
of Missouri. The wedding was q rather mclan- :
choly one as II took place at the bedside of diving
RiStpr of the bride at whose the
was hurriedly performed, The sister, Mrs. Peay,
died few days later from paralysis.
The relatives of General Carr, of Galesburg ILL.,.
who was placed under arrest at Tucson, Arlz, by
order OF the President, have received telegram
from him stating that he is ready for any kind of
trial or investigation General Carr further tele-
graphs that the charges against him disrespect,
misstatements in complaints TO a higher author.
1ty, dsobedience of orders, and misconduct of the
Indian campaign,
The House Military Committee has recon-
mended the passage of the bill to amend the
statutes which provide against the election OF any
person OF the army or navy TO any civil office in
any Of the Territories The statute was passed be
fore there was retired list of the army or navy,
and the amendment is TO allow retired officers
funny OF whom have settled in the Territores) to
! seligiblc for election TO civil office.
The Yantc Commander Edwin r. Woodward,
now at Kingston, jamaica, has been ordered by
telegraphto proceed To Aspinwall for the better
protection ofAmerican interests at that place and
u remain til the arrival Of the Vandala Captain
Richard w, Meade) which Is also on her way To
Aspinwall; The future movements of the two
vessels viii be determined by the result of the dis
tuTbances which are reported to have arisen
among the laborers on the canal near Aspnwall.
United States District Attorney Tonney of New
York, has filed u libel against thesteamshp West
em Texas, which came into collision with the
g-ship Tennessee, moored of Ellis Island, IN
New York Bay December 27. IL is claimed by The
nbelant That the Western Texas had no pilot that
no whistle was blown or bell rung; that there was
no lookout, aud that the general management Of
the Western Texas was improper and unskillful.
IL Is estimated that the Tennessee was damaged To
the extentof $4,000.
The following naval orders were issued Wednes.
day Ensign Henry $. Mayo has been detached
from the coast survey seHmer Earnest and placed
on waiting orders, Assistant Paymastar ]. A.
Mudd has been detached from duty in the Bureau
Of Provisions and Clothing and ordered to duty at
the naval hospital At Yokohama, japan. Assist
ant Puymaster H. t. Drury has been detached
from duty at that hospital and ordered 20 return
home. Mate j. NJ. Creighton has been ordered 10
the receiving ship Franklin.
Commander Sas Terry, commanding the Mar.
ion, writes to the Navy Department, under date OF
Cape Town, South Africa, December 49, 1881 that
the Marion arrived there that day en route TO
Heard Island to rescue the crew Of the American
bark Trinity, supposed TO be there. lie says he
will take coal and provisions and make some es.
Bential repairs 10 the machinery at Cape Town and
sail for Heard Island about tile 10th OF December,
hoping 10 return 10 Cape Town about tho 10Th of
February next
Secretary Hunt has issued the following general
order: "Commandants ofnRvy- yards comma I'd G rs
OF stations and OF vessels acting slngy will report
direct 10 the chief OF Bureau OF Navigation and
Once Of Detail whenever any officer under their
respective commands Is istransierTod to naval hos.
pital, and when snch ofiicer returns to duty. fa
medical survey should be ordered, copy of the
order for the survey, and copy of the report of
the medical officers in the case, will also be for
warded TO that bureau. This order is not in
tended TO dispense with the report required In
such cases by regulation TO be sent 10 tho Bureau
OF Medicine and Surgery"