National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-03

The effort 10 bring this matter up again Is the
mero,t bubble, and VIII meet the fate OF y SIG
nal Corps matter, which held fire so long last yea.
Colonel George W. steele, Representative in Con-
gress from the Eleventh Indiana District, served
during the war In an Indiana regiment, aud in
1866 became Lieutenant In the Fourteenth United
States Infantry, where he served until February,
1876, when he resigned. During nearly the whole
time he was IN the Regular Army he was quarter
master of his regiment.
Lieutenant George @. Greenough Fourth Artll-
lcry, was registered in San Francisco last week.
He has been a first lieutenant for II years,
and yet even the compulsory retirement law won't
give him promotion, although, on account OF the
injustice OF the system of tegimental promotion,
he will be ono OF three officers Of his grade over
slaughed by juniors In rank.
Major Forrest II. Hathaway, assistant quarter
master, U. s. A., arrived ut 81. Paul last Sunday
from Fort Keogh, Montana to receive instructions
from General william Myers deputy quartormas-
ter.general, chief quartelmesler OF ne Depart,
new post Of Fort Mnginns, Montana, Of which
work Major Hathaway is to have charge.
Tho Powhaan, Captain Edmund o. Matthews,
and the vandnlia Captain Rush r. Wallace, will
go to the League Island nayy.yatd aftcr some
needed repairs at the Norfolk yard to tow another
section OF the sectional dry dock to Pensacola.
The repairs to the Powhatan's machinery ere TO
be so extensive that 81 900 extra has been allowed
for the purpose by the Bureau Of Steam Engineer
| ing.
Captain George NJ. White, retired, US. N, who
died Mt his home at somcrvile, Massachusetts,
May u, WINS n native of Georgia. from which State
he was appointed mdshipman November /, 1898,
| by Hon. Samuel l.. Southland, who was then Sec.
| rotary Of the Navy. He was promoted to passed
ant February %, 1911, which rank he held when
he was placed on the reserved list, September 10,
1855, under the l"w Of February p, 1850 reducing
| the Navy. Under the act of April, 1867 he was
promoted to captain, but still with the pNy OF
lieutenant. His last cruise was completed In 1852.
The details to the vessels for the annual practice
cruise of the cadet midshipmen and cadctengi-
ncers has been made up aud arc as follows: Con-
stellatlon-Commander Henry b. Robson, Lieu.
tenants c. s. Spcrry. Edward T. Wood, John II.
Melgs, I. Il. NJ. Mason, John Il. Briggs, and Alex
ander McCracken Surgeon William A, Corwin |;
| raymnster Luther G. Billings and Chaplain John
| s. Wallace Dale-Commander Purnell i: Hnr-
rlngtou; Leuenants Henry n. Manney, Walton
Nelson +. Houston; Master John +. Parker /;
| Passed Assistant Surgeon Francis s. Nash, and
Assistant Paymaster Thomas J. Cowie. Standish-
| Lieutenant Eugene, ID. +. Head; Passed Assistant
| Surgeon Richard Ashbrdge Passed Assistant
and Assistant Paymasicr Edwin d. Webster.
| ayhower-Lieutenant Commander Joseph Il.
Craig; Lieutenant Joseph G., Eaton; Passed AS.
| Engineers Robert W. Migau and George j..
| Ransom, and Assistant Paymaster Madison II.
| Calvert.
One hundred aud seventy-fve of the military
| convicts confined at the Fort Leavenworth mill
tary prison mutinied Friday morning oflast week
and refused to go to work. They claimed that the
food furnished was wholly insufficient to enable
them to do the work required that the breakfast
| furnished was not fair one, being only thin
| hash" principally of stale bread, and that the
ordinary supply of potatoes was only about a
bushel TO 100 men. The prisoners made no riot lot,
Gus demonstrations, but refused TO work, nor did
they; some were confined. and the rest worked
The Leavenworth Times says all went to work Sat
| urday, when the ratiOns were improved 1t being
| found that the commissary sergeant was in fault.
The mutlncering prisoners were of those who
| worked IN the harness. shoe, aud broom shops.
With an officer Of less good Judgment in charge
| as military governor than General Asa 7. Blunt
| captain and assistant quartz master, U. s. a.
| many lives might have been lost without good
cause for the reason that beside the prison guard
of general service men, sufficient troops are neal
tho prison to have quelled any outbreak, even n
the expense of the life of every prisoner