National Republican., 1882-04-08
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
MOVEMENTS OF THE OFFICERS.



Major Samuel # Whitcsidc, captain sixth cav.
alry. was i'm the city during the past week.
Assistant Paymaster Eustace B Rogers u N,
has been ordered to duty ut the Boston Navy Yard
Paymastcr Henry r. SHIELDING, U. s. N, arrived
here last Monday from New York on official busi-
ness.
Captain Thomas NJ. McDougnll, Seventh Cavalry,
uIS tiiicryp '''' ''' " ''''''''' "''' ''
Naval Constructor Thomas E. Webb is reported
rs being quite i'll at his residence at the Norfolk
Eayy-Yard.
Major Edward b. Grimes quartermaster, U. 5. A"
len Saturday night last for his new station at Fort
1eavenworth.
ign Richard n. Mulligan has been detached
from the New York Navy-lard and placed on
waiting orders.
Fny recruits have been ordered to he sent to
Fort Smelling, Minnesota for assignment to inc
Third Infantry,
Captain Charles p Eagan, commissory U. s. A.
returned to the Ebbitt Thursday morning from "
NisittO New York city.
Passed Assistant Payma stcr IL Trumbull stan.
cli9, 4. 5. n, has been ordered to examination Tor
promotion to paymSstcr.
Colonel Horace b. Burnham major and judge
adyucatr, U. s. 49, has been granted leave for
three and half months.
Captain Blair d. Taylor, assistant surgeon, u S.
A., and family We're at san Antonio, Texas, last
week from Fort Mcintosh.
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Woodruff, Fifth Infantry
was in Bismarck, Dakota, March 30 en- route cast
from Fort keugh, Montana.
Lieutenant George NJ. Mcclure, retired, U. s. N,
arrived at the Ebhilt House 1hur,day morning
from his home at Youngstown, ono
Captain Andrew v Chcrbonnlcr, medical store
keeper, L. S. A., has been granted four months
sick leave from his station at 81. Louis.
MIR. Calvin smith, of Valley Falls, Kan, is inthe
city visiting his son, Lieutenant Scblee Smith
Second Artillery, stationed nj the arsenal
Mujor william =. Howell retired, arrived here
lat Saturday from is former station at Ogden,
Utah, and expects to remain several weeks.
Colonel Ezra b. Kirk, captain aud assistant
uuartermaster u. $. A.. arrived at his station at
Bismarck. Dakota, last week from ST. Louis,
Paymasicr Frank II. Hmman, U. s. N, LETT here
Wednesday for his home at Erie, Pa. His well
known clerk, Mr.. Luflin, was with him while here
The Coast Survey steamer Buchc, which has re.
Gently been engaged in rcsurycying the harbor at
Norfolk, will sail for the Southern coast this
week.
Captain William X. Mayo U. S. N, aud Mrs.
MAYO arrived at the Ebbiu House last Saturday
fr IN Norfolk, aud left Monday for visit to An
nHpOlis.
Assistant Engineer William r. King, U. S. N,
VINO was detached from the ,swaara, Asiaiic
station February IL, hHA reported his return home,
and has been placed on sick leave.
Commander Smith w. Nichols, who was re-.
Gently ordered to hold hinscfiu readiness for sea
service, Is now ordered To- examination for retire
mcnt. He IL an Ctcd with deafness,
Puylnaster Milton y. Cushing, u. 5. ~, who has
been under treatment for many months in an asy,
lum for the insane, has been placed on the retired
lis, to daie from the lst Of the month";
General Bcekmun Du Barry, ,Commissary Depart.
ment L. $. A., with Mrs. Du Barry and their four
children are located ut the Ebbitt House for the
present, until II house can be selected.
Major william s.. Worth aud Captain Charles
Porter Eighth Infantry, in san Francisco
March ~ in attendance on the trial of Major Cyrus
a Earnest, of the same regiment by court martial
Captain James 4. Leavy, lieutenant retired, 4. s.
A.. was in the city Wednesday, from Bladensburg
where he has been residing since last summer
lie has suffered considerably during the winter
from rheumatism.
The House Military Committee has agreed 10 al
adverse report on the bill to authorize the build
ing of new hotel at Fortress Monroe, and alsC
against the bill to restore Captain Orville Burke tc
the army and retire him.
The complement of aides de-camp on the staf
of General John Pope has been filled by the detail
OF Lieutenant Robert T. Emmett, Ninth Cavalry
who graduated in 1877, and "won his spurs" IL
the New Mexican campaigns.
Assistant Paymaster Willis b. Wilcox, U. S. n.
who has been under instruction ut the Navy De
phrment, has been ordered to duty on, The
receiving ship Colorado, ut the New York Navy
Yard, as assistant TO Paymaster George X. Watkins
Brooklyn man the other day made his spree
iitcrestng by stOning marines who were on post n
the Navy Yard there. stern Justice grabbed him
fun 1t isn't safe to fool around marine at an!
time.
Colonel John W. Steele, who was an aide de
during the war, is visiting the city, and has quar-
ters at No. 6lS Ninth street He Is the cor espOnd.
ing secretary Of the Society Of the Army of the
Cumberland.
The reception to be given by President Arthur
next Tuesday evening to the army and navy Of
fceTs in the city and their fNhlles is to meet tn,
members Of the foreign Legations here. All guest
will be expected tope IN tull dress the officers II
dress uniforUL.
A Western srecial dispatch from here think
that Pay Director John s. Cunningham, u S, n
has the best chance for nomination as Paymastcr
General of the Navy, instead of Pay. Directo
James II. Watmuugh, who was rejected last Mon
day by the Senate
Lieutenant James Mob. Stembel, Ninth Infantry
and Mrs. Stembe who have passed most of tn
winter at ST. Paul left there last Monday after
noon for their station at Fort Omaha, Neb. Lieu
tenant Stembe Is the son of Rear. Admiral ROge
N Slembel, who is now nj the Ebbtt House.
The naval officers on duty mt the Hydrographi
Office are busily engaged in working UP the dis
tances of various routes passed by officer
travelling under official orders, for use in tn
Fourth Auditors onicc in preparing mileage at
counts under the recent supreme Court deCisiO
in Commodore Temples case
Lieutenant William English, Seventeenth In
fantry, who was commissioned in 1879, has apple
TO be transferred to n cavalry regiment At tn
time he was commis STONED there was only on
vacancy in the cavalry, and that was secured b
Lieutenant Parker, Ninth Cavalry, whose uucl
General DevcnS, of Massachusetts, was the AttOI
ney-Gcneral in Mr.. Hayes Cabinet
A smart Western paper thinks that the Spring
field Armory would "be gooi field for vaccine
ton, because there are so many arms there" Ye
They are "nations arms" and most Of the
"small arms" And if any of them tried
"kick" you could put them in the stocks;" al
besides, there's the "bTeCCh." But we won't sa
anything more. Let some one else " turn loose. u
Mr. Hal l.. Gosng, who was formerly mid
shlpman in the navy (class of 1870, arrived hei
last Sunday from Casroville, Texas, where he
the owner and editor of the QM Mr., Gosling
an applicant for the posi- sion Of United States MAJ
shal for Western Texas, which was recently hel
by Colonel $. II. Russell. He expects only to pus
for the place iu case his friend Colonel Russe
fails for reAppcanlmenL
Captain Joseph n, Miller, U, S. N, who is S
well known in Washington, and who Is now com
mandng the receiying-ship Wabash at the Boslo
Navy-YGrd has been ordered 10 hold himself /
readiness to command the trigHe Tennessee, nRl
shin of the North Atlantic fleet He will he suI
eeeded in command Of the Wabash by Command,
Francis NJ. Buncc who Is also well known her
and who Is now at Hartford Conn.
The following transfers Of officers in the secor
Artillery have been ordered Lieutenant nami
ton Rowan, from Battery d, AT Washington,
Battery X, at Fortress Monroo Lcutcm
Charles A. 1inge, Battery ], AZ Fort MCllcT
Baltimore Md, to Light Battery i, at the FC
IeRyenwOrth Army School, and Lieutenant Wi
fam A. simpson, Battery H. to Battery !, LieutH
ant Rowan win report May al the artillery sCno
aud Lieutenant Simpson, on being relieved
Fortress Monroe, viii he allowed thirty day
delay in reporting at Fort Mcllcnry,
Lieutenant Commander Charles d, Sigsbee
s. NJ, Is well known as considerable Of aninYentC
When he wants to do anything that no proper a
planes are made for he iuyents himself right o
OftrOube. lie patented the deepsea soundii
apparatus improvements that shamCd the Brt
Nnarinel lion; IL parallel ruler that Will run a
jump or throw Il SonicIshult over q lhumb-l IA