National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-18
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
MOVEMENTS OF THE OFFICERS.
Latest from the Camp, Garrison, and Field-News
from the Navy.Yards and Quarterback
-Gossip Among the Men who
Wear Epaulettes.

Secretary Hunt Is still confined to HIS house by
Illness.
sailmaker John c. chevalier has been placed
on the retired list.
Captain James Remington Fourteenth Imam
try. was in Chicago last Monday.
Lieutenant Fred M. symonds, U. n, is ordered
to the ship New Hampshire at Newport, II. l.
General Cyrus d. Comstock, leutenant colonel
Of Engineers, u g. A., was in New York Thursday.
Major Green Clay Goodloe, paymaster Marine
Corps, paid off at the Boston Navy Yard last Tues
day.
General oliver o. Howard, superintendent OF
the Military Academy, LEFT here Thursday night
for West Point.
Ensign Clifford J. Boush is visiting his father
Naval Constructor George r. Boush at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard.
Lieutenant Commander Henry c. white, U. g. n,
was in New York city Thursday from the League
Island Navy Yard.
Lieutenant william T. swinburne. commanding
the Coast Survey steamer Macarthur was in San
Francisco March o.
The MeXicans intend to build a 100000 mill
tnry post at Laredo, opposite Fort Mcintosh, on
the Rio Grande, Texas.
Surgeon Stephen ID. Kennedy, U. g. n, was IN
the city during the week on official business from
the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Commodore Edward Terry and Mrs. Terry
rived In San Francisco March s from the East. en-
| ronte TO Santa Barbara, Cal
Lieutenant Henry 1. Raymond, assistant surgeon,
y. S. A., and wife, were registered at the Baldwin
Hotel, San Francisco, March Q.
Paymaster l. Goodwin Hobbs, U. 8. n, returned
| to the torpedo station at Newport last Wednesday
| from visit to his home in Maine
Captain John II. Russell, U. s. N, now naviga-
tlon officer at the navy-yard here, is ordered TO
special duty at the Navy Department.
General William Myers, chief quartermaster of
| the Department of Dakota, returned to st. Paul
last week after a weeks visit to Washington.
| The steamer Kcarsarge sailed from New Or
leans Wednesday for Kingston, Jamaica. She
| goes thence 10 SANTANA Bay with coal for the Dcs-
| patch.
Colonel B. F. Grafton, of this city, formerly
| United States army, arrived with his son at New
York city wednesday, from six months visit to
| Europe.
Colonel Charles g. Bartlett major Eleventh In
| faniry, is president of a general court martial
which convened last Wednesday at Fort sully
| Dakota.
The House Naval Committee Thursday reported
fayorably ON the bill to promote Lieutenant Will
lam P; Randall to leutenant.commander on the
| retired list.
Lieutenant Commander Felix McCurey, who is
executive officer of the receiving-ship Wabash, at
the Boston Navy Yard len the ship last Wednes-
day on leave.
Major John r. Myrick, captain Third Artillery,
1t is said, is TO be designated to fill one of the
vacancies as abide camp oil the stan OF General
Alfred H. Terry.
A general court. martial, of which Captain Ran
dolph Norwood Second Cavalry, will be president,
will convene April at Fort Assinniboine, MIX
River Montana.
Lieutenant Commander French E. Chadwick
was in Newport, II. L. this week, and on Monday
made an official visit TO the Brenton Reef light
| ship He is on special light house duty.
Major William b. Slack. quartermaster Marine
Corps, has been ordered TO Annapolis to inspect
and report upon the Marine barracks and quar-
tiers just completed at the Naval Academy.
Lieutenant Edward $. Farrow, Twenty-f first In
fantry; was presented with son February ~ at
Laurel, Del. Lieutenant Farrow is now on duty at
West Point as assistant instructor of tactics.
Lieutenant Commander George Talcott has been
ordered as navigation officer AT the Norfolk Navy
Yard, relieving Commander Charles l.. Hunting
ton OF that portion of his present duties there.
Lieutenant Samuel Mercer, Marine Corps now
sick at the Marc Island Navy Yard, CAL, has
been ordered to the Iroquos at that yard April TO-
when the vessel is ordered to go into commission.
Colonel Harvey A. Allen retired, who was an
officer in the Second Artillery, from second lieu
tenant to lieutenant colonel, the whole of his ac-
tive service, arrived in New York city Wednes-
day
Chaplain John woart. U. s. A., and Mrs woar
arrived at San Francisco March 10 from Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. Chaplain Woart has gone
West under orders to report for assignment to
post in California.
Lieutenant David r. Burnham, fifteenth In
fantry. left Columbus Barracks last Sunday AFTER
noon for Fort Vancouver, w. IT, In charge of one
hundred recruits. Major william NJ. Notson, sur
geon accompanied the party.
The Talapoosa collided with the fishing schoone
Willie Erdix on the morning of March IA, while
the latter was at anchor Off Nantucket shoals. The
schooner was badly stove, aud the Tallapoosa
lowed her into Boston harbor
Lieutenant Frederick schwatka, Third Cavalry
aid de camp to General Nelson A. Miles, arrived
in Chicago last Tuesday to visit General John L
Smith, retired, who lives at the corner of Sanga.
mon and Van Buren, streets, in that city.
I After n protncted and not very creditable de.
, bate, the Ohio Legislature voted to pay the Ma.
tlonal Guardsmen who served at Cleveland da,
and night during the week of mourning for Gar,
field, what the soldiers asked-S2 per day.
The torpedo vessel Alarm was again prevented
by the stormy weather Thursday from making
her proposed trip down the river for experimental
work, but left at noon yesterday, having OH board
Admiral Porter and the House Committee OF
Naval Affairs.
Mrs. George S. Young, wife of Lieutenant Young
Seventh Infantry, is lying very Ill at Louisville
KY, and Monday telegram was sent to For
Smelling, summoning Lieutenant Young TO he
, bedside. General Terry at once granted the lieu
: tenant leave for month.
/, Captain Jesse NJ. Lee, Ninth Infantry, who is on
special duty In connection with the relief OF tho
> food sufferers, told Memphis reporter last sat
urday after his trip down the river that II Is i'm
possible to imagine the extent OF the floods or Tho
suffering created. IL must be seen to be realized
l The Powhatan, Captain Edmund o. Matthews
i arrived at San Juan, Porto Rico 18th, seven day
I out from Norfolk. The Powhatan sailed Februar
n Is, with deck load of coal for the Despatch n
: SANTANA Bay. Captain Matthews reports that al
is quiet at Porto Rico, and the health of the IslanC
excellent.
Colonel Ezra b. Kirk, captain and assistant
quartermaster depot quartermaster at Bismarck
Dak., has been ordered TO st. Louis to superinten
the repairs and fitting out Of the quartermaster'
steamer General Sherman. and TO arrange for he
departure for Bismarck as soon as the Missouri /
/, | open for navigation.
a Lieutenant John b. Guthrie, senior lleutenan
Thirteenth Infantry is being tried at Fort Levi
Colorado, before a general court. martial whic
convened there last Wednesday. Major James
Van Horne, Thirteenth Infantry is president
! the court, and Major Justus NJ. Brown surgeon
: U. $. A., is judge advocate.
4 Thomas w. Lock- the murderer of the lat
Q Lieutenant Samuel A. Cherry Fifth Cavalry, Ma
!, H. 1884, at Rock Creek, Dakota, while chasin
i desperadoes, pleaded guilty Of manslaughter la
1 Saturday in the United States Court at DeadwooC
OH tho fourth day of his trial. The evidence take
= failed 10 disclose any motive for the murder
q Mrs. David G. Farragut. widow of the great ad
miral, ia visiting in Norfolk the guest of her siste
Il Mrs. George Newton. Commodore Aaron X
It Hughes, commanding the Norfolk Navy Var
II made her formal call last Tuesday and oficiAll
rendered her for herself and the other officers sd
: TONED there, the courtesies OF the navy-yard.
II Naval Constructor William L.Mintoyne len III
d Boston Navy-Yard last Tuesday evening for III
!. Brooklyn Navy. Yard, where he is member of III
board engaged In examining the frigate Trento
10 determine the repairs necessary to III her for SCI
During his absence Assistant Constructor John
y. HanscOm will have charge OF the constructo
Office
> The training ship Portsmouth, Commander VII
lam cambridge HoG, is now all ready to proceed
the Norfolk Navy Yard TO DO locked before goin
To NeWpOrt, but will hardly be able TO get over IN