National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-04

Marine Corps. Suppose be should enlist In the
Corps would that help break the quarter century
dead lock 10 promotion from the rnksY Praps
Private Pat Bu6y, First Artillery, stationed at
the Preside Of San Francisco. thought that his
battery 10 be sent to Arizona to take post aud
- stole gold pen from jewelry store In order to
be arrested aud get lett behind. His idea about
the movement Of the battery was erroneous but
all the same he was arrested, and so got len any
way. still, he won't have guard duty 10 do for
some time and will have ali pight in6
Lieutenant. Commander George r. Durand,
Passed Assistant Surgeon William q. @. Wilson,
and Passed Assistant Enc 1eer Nicholas II. lam
din, y. 3 ~, who have been tried recently ut the
Norfolk Navylnrd, were each sentenced 20 be dis.
missed, but the sentences have all been mitigated
by President Arthur to suspension IRON rink and
Secretary OF the Navy in general orders.
The recent order from the War Department d.
recting Colonel Charles s. Stewart, Corps Of Engi
neers, 10 relieve Colonel Robert s. Williamson as
light house engineer for the Pacific coast, stated
that the change was made on account Of the long
continued Illness Of the last. named officer. IL
now appears that serious defhcuiiQn has recently
taken place in the office at san fpncisco. aud
that caused Colonel Millinmsou's relief The dc
faulter IL Chief Clerk John \. Best, OF the Office Of
the twelfth lighthouse district and the amount
Is nearly $1,000 Best changed the combination
the safe three yeats ago, and his superior officer
never know Of II until Bcsts arrest The latter "
In jail. IL will be remembered that Col mel
Charles T.. Blunt, Corps Of Engineers, was tried
several years ago for similar neglect OF duty, aud
sentenced to suspension by a court martial.
General John Pope, commanding the Depart
ment of the Missouri, len Fort Leayenworth last
Saturday for Santa Pc on an Official visit. lie was
accompanied by General Judson D. Bingham,
| chief quaJtormaster OF the command; Colonel
| John j. Copplnger, major Tenth Infantry, iu'
| spectOr general; Colonel David L. Magrudcr, sur
| geon, medical director; and Captain Daniel N.
Taylor Ordnance Corps, chief ordnance otficor.
general court. martial convened last Tuesday
Mt Fort Wayne. Detroit, TO try Lieutenant Edwin
Il. CLARK, Tenth Infantry, and rs witnesses were
/ a.
familiar with the previous history Of this officers
habits can hardly fail 10 understand what the
charges probably are. The president Of the court
ttlloty, with Lieutenant James r. McAulific FINN
| Artilley, as iudge-adyocate.
Last Friday afternoon Lieutenant Randolph
Dickens, Marine Corps entertained a number OF
his friends at lunch mt his quarters Marine Bar.
racks, in the yard Mrs. semmos, wife Of Captain
A. A. Scmmes, the captain of the yard, received
| for him. Among those present. were the Misses
| Thom Miss Murdoch, Miss Sewcll and Miss Cam
den, daughter of the West Virginia senator. Lieu.
tenants Harber Cowles, Wood, aud sewell were
| the gentlemen present
The Senate Committee op Military Affairs ON
| Tuesday considered recommendation received
from the Secretary of War and the General Of the
| Army for congressional authorization to establish
a fort in the northern part OF Washington Terri.
tory, near the boundary line to take tho place Of
| old Fort Colville which Is now in decay. The
| committee agreed to refer the matter 70 the Com
mlttce on Appropriations, with their own recon-
| lnenUhllOn tIAt slO,UOD DC hDprOpIlhteu LOT tne
| purpose named.
General Nelson A. Miles has forbidden the Sun
| day afternoon concerts at posts In his command,
| the Department of the Columbia. As these were
very popular both with the troops and with citi-
zeus living in the ncighborhood of posts, an or
| ganiZed effort was decided upon recently by the
| people of Walla Walla, Washington Territory to
plead with the General when he VIII make his eX-
pected visit to Fort Walla to revoke his order.
The fine band Of the First Cavalry is at this post.
The death of Master Thomas s. Plunkett was
announced to the Navy Department last Wcdnes-
day. lie was drowned at Erie, Pa, where he was
| attached to the Michigan, while skating on the
| bay He was native of Tennessee, and entered
| the Naval Academy June 81, 1867, under appoint
| ment from President Johnson graduated in 1871
| well up in his class, and became master Septem-
Der o, 1876. His last cruise ended in July, 1879,
| and since May 8, 1880. he has been on duty on
board the Michigan. He was about thirty years
| of aye.
sergeants William D. Wright and Frank Green
have at last been nominated to the Senate for pro-
motion to second lieutenants in the Signal Corps.
| These soldiers were selected last May for promo
/ ton according to law, but were kept out of their
promotion all this time by the strange and obsti-
| the opinion of the Attorney General, which he
asked for, had been given TO the effect that the
promotions recommended were in accordance
with the law. This delay has caused the nominees
the loss of eight months date in rank, besides the
difference In pay of the grades
The Omaha Republican OF january % says: ut Is
1
military life generally set down soldiers lot of
idle, worthless men, incapable of doing anything
Ssna e1 5 s lie as na
| there is TO be found in the rank and file men of
remarkable ability in almost any art of to-day, as
| may be verified in the person OF Private Frank p.
Thornton, Company K, Ninth Infantry, Fort
Omaha. This young man has undoubtedly u fine
baritone voice of good range, clear tone and sweet
ness on last evening at the weekly meeting of
well rendered by Miss Il. Purtell aud Mr.. Thorn
| ton, which was deservedly encored Miss Purte
| sings well, and with more culture will in few
years possess u very fine voice. Mr.. Thornton de-
votes his leisure hours to practicing which leads
us to suppose he may be fitting himself for the pro-
fesson while serving mis- time in the United States
| army. This is but one instance of many common
| among the enlisted men of which citizens are
sadly ignoHnt
The coast-survey steamer Bache is at the Nor
folk Navy-Yard.
Fifty recruits are ordered to Santa Fe New
| Mexico, for the Fourth Cavalry.
Lieutenant Frank Del. Darlington, First In
fintry, arrived at the Ebbitt House Thursday.
Lieutenant Commander Charles w. Kennedy
was here Thursday from the Naval Academy
General Townsend. late Adjutant. General, Is
still taking music lessons but 1t is denied that he
Is taking lessons in dancing.
| Commander Henry l.. Howson, U. s. NJ and
Mrs. Howison arrived at the Ebbitt House Thurs
| day morning from Newport, r. i.
| Lieutenant Hugo Osterhaus u. S. N, who has
| been on duty with the Coast Survey since August
| 1879, arrived at the Ebbitt House Thursday
Colonel James f. Gregory, captain Corps of En-
gineers, aud aide.de-camp TO Lieutenant General
Sheridan, arrived at the Ebbitt House Thursday
| evening. =
A bill has been introduced in Congress to give
Mrs. Frederick Collins, widow of the late Lieu
tenant Collins, U. s. N. special pension Of $50 a
month. For what? That has only been given
| heretofore TO widows oil Nag and general officers
and then only by special enactment.
Commodore Oscar G. Badger, U, S. N. and Mrs
Badger will not leave here for Boston until Mon
day, February 10, for their new home at the Bos-
ton Navy. Yard. Their daughter Mrs. George f.
Elliott wife OF Lieutenant Elliott, Marine Corps is
now at Boston with her husband, who is attached
| to the Alliance, and will remain there with her
parents when the vessel goes TO sea this month.
DR.. Thomas b. Chase, acting assistant surgeon
U. s. A., who was visiting at the Ebbitt House
with his pretty young daughter, returned to An
napolis last Saturday TO ROMAN few weeks be-
fore going to his station at Fort Gibson, Indian
Territory, DIR. Chase is brother of Mr.. Richard
NJ Chase, who for many yenrs, even "befo' dc
wah," has been the secretary Of the Naval Acad-
envy.
Lieutenant Charles c. Cornwen, detached from
the Coast Survey steamer B0che and ordered Ia
the fTigate Powhatan; Lieutenant Clayton S. Rich
man is detached from his present duties at the
Mare Island Navy Yard and ordered to duty us
assistant to the captain Of that yard Passed As
sistant Surgeon John A. Tanner is ordered to the
Wachusett, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon
Ernest Noraeet, who is ordered 70 return home and
wait orders.
The President transmitted to Congress yesterday
a communication from the Secretary Of War, with
estimates for new buildings for the General Re-
cruiting Service at Dnvids Island, N. Y,
and Columbus Barracks Ohio. The esti-
mates call for an appropriation OF Sl29,7Zl
70 construct the necessary buildings at David's
island and sl3, sos for those needed nj Columbus
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