National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

81. Paul Minn last Monday.
General Eugene A. Carr, colonel Sixth Cavalry,
has been granted one month further extension Of
leave
Lieutenant Edward Lloyd, Fifteenth Infantry,
Is granted six months sick leave, with permission
to go abroad
Naval Constructor George r.. B,ush las had his
orders revoked, and he will remain ut the New
York navy yard
Surgeon Edward s. Bogert, U. s. ~, reported at
the Norfolk navy yard Tuesday for duty as sur
geon OF the yard.
The United States steamers Pensacola, Alaska,
aud Onward are in Callao. Steamer Essex is re-
ported Mt Valparaiso.
Cadet Engineer Clarence II. Matthews, who was
detached from the Ranger, Asiatic fleet in April,
has been placed OH waiting orders.
The military telegraph line from Spokane Falls
to Fort Spokane, Washington Territory, was com.
pleted May l6, by Lieutenant Green.
Lieutenant Thomas Garyey, First Cavalry, with
his wife and daughter, returned to Fort walla.
Walla, Wash. Ty,, Muy %, from leave.
Lieutenant Freeman II. Crosby Is detached
from the Despatch June 16 at the Washington
navy-ynrd and placed on waiting orders.
Lieutenant William Nice. Little, U. S. ~, has
leased his cottage on Everett street, Newport, for
the summer to Captain William Pratt, of Boston.
Passed Assistant Surgeon James NJ Murray Is
detached from the receiving ship Wabash at Dos
ton and ordered to the marine rendezvous at New
York.
Captain Clarence f. Dutton, Ordnance Corps,
who is ON duty with the United States Geological
Surveys, arrived in San Francisco May 81 fom
washington,
Major John b. Kccfer, paymas;cr and his clerk,
NJ. H. Paxton, returned to Fort Wulla- Wnla
Wash. Ty, May %, from Fort Lapwal. Idaho, from
paying troops.
Lieutenant John NJ. Ross, quar,crmasor Twenty
fint Infantry, arrived at Sun Francisco two weeks
ago from Fort Vancouver accompanied by his
wife and child.
General Lewis Cass Hunt, colonel Fourteenth
Infantry, has been granted four months further
extension OF the sick leave which was granted
him last November.
Lieutenant. Commander Leonard Chenery sails
very soon for Europe for an extended visit to the
German and French medicinal springs for the
Naval. Constructor Thomas +. Webb has had
his recent orders revoked and left the Norfolk
navy yard Thursday for New York, where lie will
remain under special orders
President Arthur has approved the sentence of
dismissal of Lieutenant Henry o. Flirper, Tenth
Cavalry, whose lengthy trial last year in Texas
was so fully reported in the press.
Lieutenant Conn ander George w. Wingate hos
been detached from navigation duty at the Bottom
navy yard and ordered 10 the flagship Brooklyn,
| South Atlantic station, as executive officer.
The trial of Lieutenant David b. Taylor,
Eleventh Infantry before general court martial
has been concluded at Fort Sully, aud the mem
bers of the court have returned to their stations.
Majors Daniel w. BcnhHn and Henry b. Free
man, captains Seventh Infantry, returned to Fort
| Smelling June 2 from Fort Sully, Dakota, where
they went On duy as members of general court
martinl.
Major George NJ. sternberg, surgeon, U. 8. A., re-
Gently delivered an interesting and instructive
lecture before the California Academy of Science
ut san Francisco recently on the " Physical Basis
| OF Life"
Commodore Oscar C. Badger WIS elected prcsi
dent of the branch of the Naval Institute at the
Boston hayward recently. Rcar-Admiral
| George Henry Preble was elected as one of the
| vice. presidents.
| Lieutenant. Commander Charles II. Pendlcton,
now executive officer of the Brooklyn South At
| tantic, has been ordered to be detached, and to
| take passage OH board the Marion when that shin
| leaves the station for home
Captain Frederick W. Ebrey, assistant surgeon
U. S. A., will be relieved from duty in the Depart
ment of Missouri July (he is now stationed al
| i'll person To Surgeon-General Barnes in this city
Lieutenant Joseph Marthon, U. s. N, who wa.
recently commanding the monitor Catskill at City
Point, Va, has been ordered to the frigate Hart.
ford, at Boston, June q. He will be promoted tc
| lieutenant soon, and has already
passed his examination.
Captain Charles Bendire and First Lieutenant
Flank A. Edwards, First Cavalry, left Ford walla
| Walla, Washington Te rritory, May 25 with Troor
X, for Fort Klamath, Oregon, TO take station
Lieutenant George w. GOode, of the same troop
preceded them 10 Klam ath.
General oliver d. Greene, assistant adjutant
| BSHeThl, anu EDWARD ~. BAKER, Cnlet quar-
ternaster, DEPARTMENT of the Columbia, on Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles's staf were at Fort Wnlla
Wala, Washington Territory, June 8, from Fo
| Vancouver on Official business.
Navy regulation circular No. 80 declares that
paragraph a. page "a, Navy Regulations, does no
authorize fleet commandans to detach officer
from vessels when they have completed tire,
years cruise aud order them home at public ex
pense, nor to send home enlisted men at the ex
pralion of their terms Of enlistment except il
public vessels.
Major James NJ. Bell, captain Seventh Cavalry
arrived at st. Paul June 9, en- route to join hi
troop at Fort Buford, Dakota. He was returnin.
from leave, much of which he passed visiting a
the Ebbitt House with his wife and her sister bu
intended TO remain in st. Paul several days. Mrs
Bell Is at Cleveland.
Lieutenant Samuel c. Robertson, First Cavalry
son of General Beverly Robertson, formerly of tn,
United States Army, who has been spending O
year at the French Cavalry School ut Saumur, ha
been authorized TO remain abroad four month
longer to enable him to witness and report upoI
the August man9uvres of the French Corp
d'Armee.
The Powhatan, Captain Edmund 0. Matthews
arrived at the League Island navy yard YESTERDAY
from the Norfolk yard and the Tallapoosa, Com
mander Augustus G. Kellogg, arrived at the sam
yard late IN the evening for washington, boil
being detailed TO tow the sections of the Pensacol
floating dry. dock to its destination. The ITALIA
poosa goes Instead OF the Vandalia, rs first in
tended.
Rear-Admiral John NJ b, Clitz commanding tn
Asiaic station, reports, under date of Kobe, Japan
May II, that the Monocacy Commander Charlie
s. Cotton, arrived at Nagasaki, May II. TIL
advices, was still at Chefoo, China, awaiting III
movements of Commodore Robert W. shufelt VIII,
| is endeavoring to effect treaty which will opeI
up the Corean ports.
The Leavenworth Times OF last Tuesday says
"Lieutenant George d. Wallace. commander,
troop g. Seventh Cavalry, stationed at For
LeavenwoIth, which troop lost heavily In the re
cent fire at the fort stables Is still busy buyin,
horses; He has yet nineteen TO buy, and will q
down to Kansas City this week to see what he cal
get there The color of his old troops was chestnu
sorrel but us these horses are very scarce, he ha
been buying bays He can only buy up to the 3Otl
instant, as the fiscal year ends then. The lieu
tenant is a good judge of horse flesh, and when Ii
the city yesterday, after deserier, was riding
magnificent young bay recent purchase"
The Cavalry and Infantry School of Applica
ton at Fort Leavenworth completed the frs
school year last Tuesday June 49, and next weeI
the officers and troops attached will go INTO sum
mer camp on the reservation. The officials ar
} greatly pleased with the progress made TIL
Leavenworth Times thinks the managers may wei
pride themselves ON the success Of the first veal
and says. at THE success Is so great thntit
thought by some that eventually the Militar
Academy at West Point will develop intO II schoo
Of preparation, aud the Fort Leuvenworh schoo
tho one for the finishing courses and the rea
school for preparing Officers for the Army"
TIE flagship Tenro see, Vandalid, Alliance, an
Yantc went TO sea yesterday from Hampton Road
for four days exercise in fleet tactics Al the con
cluslon of the exercises the fapshlp and tho Yar