National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Passed Assistant surgeon Jonn ,. bhBBi W o
N, IS ordered to duty at the Brooklyn marine bar
racks.
Lieutenant Charles A. Stone, U. 8. N, is ordered
TO the sloopof. Constellation for the practice
cruise.
Passed Assistant Engineer Ralph Aston, U. s. N,
has been ordered to the torpedo vessel intrepid at
New York.
Lieutenant Timothy Dix Bolles, U, s. N, and
Mrs. Bolos arrived in sau Francisco, June ? for
Washington.
Lieutenant John II. C. Coffin, U. g. N, now at
the Washington navy-yard, Is ordered to the
Laokawanna.
Surgeon Edward s. Dogert, U. S. N. is ordered
from tho Brooklyn Marine Barracks TO the Nor
folk navy.yard.
The leave Of Major George NJ Downey, captain
Twenty. first Infantry, Is changed TO sick leave ny
the War Department
Captain Charles g. Ilslcy, Seventh Cavalry, VIII
soon start on n tour which is 10 extend around the
world, to the Eastward.
Lieutenant washburn Maynard. u s. N, has
been detached from the flagship Tennessee and
placed on waiting orders.
Lieutenant Perry Garst U. g. n, is detached
from command of the Coast Survey genmer Earn
est and ordered to HIS home.
Passed Assistant Engineer George Il. Tower has
been detached from the Tallapoosa, and ordered
to the Adams at san Francisco.
Master Jesse NJ. Roper. U. s. ~, has been ordered
to the Lackawanna, Pacific squadron, by the
steamer Of June 30 from New York.
Chief Engineer Stephen d. HILBERT has been or
dcred to hold himself in readiness for duty rs oet
engineer of the European squadron.
Cadet Mi !sh !pmon Wiley II. NJ. Field and Edwin
A. Anderson are ordered from the Naval Academy
TO the Kcarsnrge, North Atlantic fleet.
Lioutenans Duncan Kennedy and Royal X.
Ingersoll, U. S. NJ are ordered to be detached from
the flagship Pensacola, and TO return home.
Lieutenant James N Allison, Second Cavalry,
who Just arrived here from Fort Keogh, Montana,
Is granted one month further extension OF leave.
Lieutenant Theodorus Bailey NJ. Mason, U. S,
N, who is now on duty at the Naval Academy, is
ordered to special duty in the Bureau of Naviga-
tiou.
Lieutenant. Commander Richard p. Leary is de-
tnchcd executive officer of the Vandalia and
ordered TO Washington for examination for promo
| ton.
| Post Chaplain Jeremiah Porter, U. S. A.. who
| has been on sick leave for so long. has been
granted six months further extension of his sick
leave.
| Cadet Midshipmen Ledru r. Savage, Walter T.
| Paine, Finley A. McNutt, and Clarence Martin,
are ordered from the Naval Academy 10 the ALI
| ancc, North Atlantic fleet.
| Cadet Midshipmeu Nathaniel NJ Hubbard, Mar
| bury Johnston, Jacob q. McWhortcr, and Eel on
| Parker are detached from the Naval Academy,
aud ordered to the Yantic North Atlantic neet
| Passed Assistant Surgeon Frank d. Stephenson,
U. $, N, Is ordered TO duty at the Norfolk navy
heet tn the Passaic, at the Washington navy-yard
| Lieutenant Commander Oscar +. Heyerman is
ordered 10 the Pensacola by the steamer of June
so from New York. as executive officer, to relieve
Lieutenant Commander SUctutes HUBBARD, VINO
| is ordered home
| Lieutenant William Il. Abercromble Second In
flntry is ordered to Jefferson Barracks TO accom-
pauy a detachment Of recruits to san Francisco,
and then proceed TO jOiu company at Fort Occur
d'Alcnc, Idaho.
Cadet MidShipmcn Joseph L. Jayne, Harold II.
Eamos, and Herman II. Kcnkel, who belong 10
the class of 1882, are detached from the Naval
Academy. ana ordered TO tue flagship Tennessee,
North Atlantic fleet.
Lieutenant Fletcher s. Basset, U. s. N, is de-
tached from the u ston navy-yard, and Leuten-
ant Francis II. Dclano from command~ef the In
trepid, and bath ordered to the Pensacola by
steamer Of June 80 from New York.
General Orlando NJ. Poe, major of Engineers and
aide de camp TO General Sherman, and who, in
addition to his other duties, is a mcmlcr of the
Lighthouse Board, received four OF the nine votes
cast last Tuesday for chairman of the board.
Cadet Midshipmen W. ]. Maxwell, Edward
Simpson, r., Theodore G. Dewey, p r. Alger, NJ. c.
| Gorgas and william Truxton having reported
their return home from the Asiatic fleet, arc or
dercd to Annapolis for examination Tor gradua'
ton.
Commodore Luce, commanding the training
squadron abroad, reports this week to the Secre
tary fthe Navy that the Saratoga and Portsmouth
have gone from Plymouth, England, around Z
require some repairs. All are reported well oil
board both ships.
| Master Frank W. Nabor U. :. NJ, Is ordered fo
examination for promotion. His promotion will
date from December /, 1881, but he was then at hi
home at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County
Ohio on sick leave aud could not report for ex
animation. lie is rated already on the Navy Reg
ister of January as lieutenant, but starred US
subject to examination.
Major Lawrence b. Babbitt Ordnance Corps, ant
Mrs. Rabbit, left Fortress Monroe yesterday TO
West Point, where their son, Edwin s. Babbtt, &
just completing his third class year. They will
sail very soon for Europe, to be gone year, on'
| will be accompanied by Cadet Babbitt, during Iii
I cadet furlough, aud by Mrs. George H. Weeks
= wife of Colonel Weeks, quarlermaster 3. A., VIII
! is the sister Of Major Rabbit and by Miss Weeks
who has just finished school.
The Grand Army of the Republic post at War
: rington, near Fort Barrancas and the Peusacol
navy yard, is known as IN. b. Woosey Post,
named after Commodore Melancthon b, Woolsey
U. 8. N, who died i'll October, 1874, while com
manding the Pensacola navy 'yard This post o.
: | Decoration Day paid special attention 10 III
| graves of Captain D. d. Baker and Lieutenan
| Kingman Flint, who died in 1868, and Captain W
J., II. Hale in 1867, all of the Marine Corps, and o
that of Mrs Sherman, daughter of the late Captain
= A. N. Brcvoort, Marine Corps.
The following named officers have been ordere,
: to the Hartford, in addition to those named 4
k another paragraphs Medical Inspector Stephen
k Kennedy, from duty at the Norfolk hayward
the PaSsaic, ut Washington; Passed Assistant Sur
: geon Emlyn H. Marsteller, from the Norfolk navy
C yard aud Cadet Midshipmen Samuel A. W. Pat
= q. Doyle Phlo n. McGritlin, Albert L. Key, job
]. Bandn, William b. Whittlesey, Thomas
!. Prince and William Il. Fletcher. All Of the mid
y shipmen are Of the class Just leaving the NayG
Academy.
u sHra. Lnngtry to mn Edinburgh Audience
y When Ms. Langtry closed her engagement
: Edinburgh on Saturday night, May 90 the Thee