National Republican., 1882-07-11
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Fifty recruits ordered for the Second Cavalry.
Lieutenant Oscar ]. Brown, First CIvalry, has
been granted two months leave.
Lieutenant Solon f. Massey, Fifth Artillery Is
visiting his homo at Saudusky, Ohio.
Lieutenant Solon L. Massey, Fifth Artillery, Is
transferred from Battery L to Battery A.
Lieutenant Wright p. Edgerton, Second Artil-
lery, has been granted four weeks leave.
Colonel Carle A. Woodruff captain Second Ar
tillery, is visiting relatives at Raleigh, N. q.
Captain James II. Spencer, Fourth Infant ry, has
been granted two months extension Of sick leave.
The Dispatch, Commander William r. Bridg-
man, arrived at the Norfolk navy-yard Monday
morning
Lieutenant S. A. Roberts, Royal Navy, reached
San Francisco July l. to visit the wonders of the
Pacific coast.
Colonel Edward R. Platt, assistant adjutant-gen.
eral, is granted leave from Fort Leavenworth from,
July 10 TO October /.
Lieutenant Samuel Churchill Robertson, First
Cavalry, son of General Beverly Robertson, was in
Paris the middle of June.
Master John w. Stewart, U, s. N, who is on
leave from the Despatch is visiting at his home in
Danvile, in Central Indiana.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Daniel NJ Guiteras, u
s. NJ, is detached from the Philadelphia Naval
Hospital, and ordered to the Naval Academy.
Lieutenant Calvin Esterly, Tenth Cavalry, re-
ported to General c. c. Augur June 20, and was
assigned to temporary duty at San Antonio, Texas.
Lieutenant Colonel Orlando II. Moore, Seven
teGnth Infantry. assumed command of his new
| post, Fort abraham Lincoln, Dakota, July .. He
spent the Fourth ut Bismarck.
Lieutenant James w. Watson, Tenth Cavalry,
has been granted one months leave from Fort
| Concho, Texas by General Augur, with permls-
| sion TO apply for two months extension.
Lieutenant William j, Campbell, Twenty-Sec-
ond Infantry, has been granted one month leave
| from Fort Clark, Texas, by General Augur, with
| permission TO apply for three months extension.
| Captain William p. McCanu, U. s. N, is ordered
to he detached from the command of the flagship
Pensacola, Pacific squadron, when an officer
| arrives TO relieve him, and TO return home and
| report arrival
The frigates New Hampshire and Minnesota,
now attached TO the training squadron, and the
torpedo vessels Alarm and Intrepid will not be
considered rs in commission for sea service after
the end of July.
General william r. shafter, colonel First Infan.
tryleft Fort Grant, Arizona, Friday afternoon, fol
this city, and will arrive some day this week
He is ordered to duty as superintendent of the
general recruiting service.
First Lieutenant Cermont l.. Best jr., First Artil-
lery, has been appointed regimental quartermas.
ter to succeed Captain John w, Dillenback, pro,
NOTED. Lieutenant BestiS son of Lieutenant.
Colonel Best, Fourth Artillery.
Secretary Chandler yesterday morning received
q cable message from Rear-Admiral Nicholson
commanding the European station, who is now al
Alexandria, Egypt, with the flag ship Lancaster,
stating that hosulitieS between England and
Egypt were likely TO begin to-day
| Fort McKayett and Fort Stockton, Texas, are 10
be broken up and abandoned as itary posts
The garrison at Fort McKavett will 60 to Fort
| COncuo and that at Fort Stockton, to Fort Davis
General Benjamin II. Grerson and the headquar.
tiers OF the Tenth Cav airy will go to Fort DAVIS,
The frigate Brooklyn, Captain Aaron W. Weaver
flagship South Atlantic station, sailed from Mont,
yideo, May "A, for Rio de Janeiro, AT that date
the Marion and Essex were ut Monteyideo, but
the latter vessel. Commander Alexander III. Nc
COrmck, expected to sail June 10 for Valparaiso
and Ca.luo.
The Arctic relief expedition sent out by GEN
eral Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, 10 communicate
with and take supplies TO the party under Major
Adolphus w. Greely, lieutenant Fiji h cavalry al
Lady FRANKLIN Bay, smiths Sound. left 81. John's
New FOundland, Ju,y 10, on the sailing steamer
Neptune. The vessel will return i'll october,
The general court martial which tried Captain
John 7. Walker, Third Cavalry, at Fort Fred
Steele, Wyoming, sentenced him to be dismissed
the service, The record Is now being reviewed b!
Judge Advocate General swain, who VIII pIesen
the case, with his report, TO the Secretary OF Wa
to be laid before President Arthur for his action.
Lieutenant Robert NJ G. Brown, U. s. N, at
tached to the flagship Lancaster, European station
met with severe injury in the breast recently b!
the dropping of whale boat while the vessel wa
at Malta. The injury was SO severe that he wa
removed to the hospital on shore dispatch Il
the Secretary OF the Navy July 10, stated that ht
is invalided and on his way home
The recruiting detail OF officers this year. in ad
diton to the superintendents, whose orders hay,
already been published, will comprise the follow
ing; For the mounted service Major John A. Will
Green, First Cavalry, October l, Jefferson Bar
racks, Missouri, aud there will be one line office
from each Of the First, Third Fihh, seventh, ant
vice. one line ocer from each Of the thirteen ode
numbered regiments will report TO Colonel Shafter
First Infantry, October j, ut New York