National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-11

Commander Allan d. Brown arrived IN San
Francisco January 80 under orders TO command
the sloop Of war Jamestown.
Colonel Ebenezer W. Stone. captain Twenty
first Infantry, has been laid up recently at Boise
Barracks Idaho, with an attack of the jaundice.
The side. wheel frigate Powhattan is expected to
leave Norfolk to-day for SANTANA Bay, and cruise
in the West Indies and the WindwarS Islands,
and TO the Venezuela coast
Passed Assistant Paymaster Lawrence G. Boggs,
u. s. N, who came here on leave from the Sara
toga at Boston, TO visit his family, is the sick
list and so prevented from returning to his ship.
The death is announced in England of Major
Sir william Palliser, Q. b., the inventor Of the
"Palliser projectiles" and improvements in the
construction of heavy guns. He was born in Dub
lin June is. 1880.
The officers at the Boston Navy Yard are arrang-
ing to give grand ball next Tuesday night in
honor of Commodore George NJ. Ransom, the out
going, and Commodore Oscar g. Badger, the in
coming commandment Of that yard.
General w. s. Hancock. attended by General
William G. Mitchell. his assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, arrived in 81. Louis last Friday on private
business. General Hancock has written TO friends
in California that he will he in San Francisco in
few months.
General Nelson A. Miles proposes a scientific ex-
poration of Alaska, and he will endeavor to bring
20 bear important congressional influence IN
furtherance of that purpose. Collector Norris Of
stka, heartily indorses in letter to the General,
the idea.
The Omaha Republican says: Lieutenant
Hayes who lost hts life In the General Custer mas
saere left two orphan sisters. who are ROW in
Washington, destitute. They have been making
underclothes for ten cents apiece 10 buy bread"
Who was Lieutenant HayesY
Passed Assistant Paymaster Reah Frazer, who
has been on duty on the Alliance since the death
OF Passed Assistant Paynaster George L. Baugh-
man in 1880, Is In such poor health that he has
been detached Assistant Paymaster NJ. O. Nc
Donald has been ordered to the vessel,
A board OF officers was ordered last week at the
Boston Navy Yard to inspect the training. ship
Saratoga, md determine what additional repairs
are required Lieutenant Commander Charles
q Eslll, Naval Constructor william l.. Mintonye,
and Assis,ant Naval Constructor John +. Hans
corn compose the board
special from 81. Paul says: "Adyices from
Colonel John p Hatch, OF The Second Cavalry
stationed at Custer, Montana, say that the Crow
chiefs complain that the whites are cutting their
timber for ties for the Northern Pacific Railroad
The railroad authorities say that nobody has au-
thorlty from them to infringe upon the rights Of
the Indians.
A correspondent OF the New York sun IN COM
planning OF the food given to the four batteries Of
the Flth Artillery stationed at Fort Hamilton
| thus describes II: Breakfast-cold salty, greasy
! fat pork a piece Of bread four by eight inches
| and bowl OF wishy. washy coffee. For a change
! half pound OF baked beans Is given The dinners
are but little better and supper, well--bread and
cofIee, and that served at four p, m"