National Republican., 1882-08-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

The station of Lieutenant Frank Greene, Sig
nal Corps, Is designated as at Dayton, Washington
Territory.
Lieutenant Commander James C. Green U. S.
N, has been granted one months leave from the
photographic Office.
Captain Frank L. Shoemaker Fourth Cavalry,
has been granted six months sick leave, with
permission to go abroad.
The Kearsarge, Commander William b. Bridg-
man, arrived at Portsmouth, N. H., on Tuesday,
from the Norfolk navy-yard.
The training ship jamestown, Commander Allan
D. Brown, left Boston OH Wednesday in tow for
Newport, she being short of hands.
Lieutenant James N. Jones, Fourth Artillery is
assigned for duty to the department of mathe-
mates at West Point next Monday.
Secretary Chandler is expected at the Navy De-
partmeut next Monday as important business
demands his presence on that date.
Colonel james NJ whittemore, Ordnance Corps,
U. S. A., is Acting Chief of Ordnance during the
absence Of General Stephen V. Benet.
Lieutenant Daniel H. Floyd, Eighteenth IT,
fautry, now at Fort Maginnis Montana, is granted
six months leave from the 1st Of october.
Assistant Surgeon Lloyd w. Curtis, U. S. N, is
detached from the Philadelphia Naval Hospital
and ordered to the Adams at San Francisco.
Lieutenant John w. Pullman, Eighth Cavalry,
arrived at St. Paul last Thursday with fifty seven
recruits for the Second and Seventh Cavalry.
Brigadier- General Oliver o. Howard is assigned
to duty with his brevet rank of major general
while commanding the department of the Platte.
The monitors Nantucket and MontGuk, which
were recently placed in commission for sea- are
receiving stores at Norfolk for three months
cruise
| The monitor Canonicus which was recently
towed up from the Pensacola navy yard, has been
taken to City Point, where several other monitors
| are moOred.
Cadet Engineers Harry L. Hawthorne and
! Charles II. Rowland, U. S. N, have been ordered
10 the Iroquois, at Panama, per steamer Of August
! 80 from New York.
General William Myers, U. S. A., chief quarter.
master OIL General Terry's staff, has returned tc
Fort Smelling from his recent visit to this city
New York, aud the seaside.
Assistant Surgeon james D. Gatewood, U. S. n.
who has been visiting relatives mt Norfolk on two
weeks leave from the frigatc New Hampshire
left there Saturday evening to rejon his ship a
Newport.
Lieutenant Benjamin f. Hancock, Second In.
| fantry q nephew of General w. S. Hancock, who
was recently here ON leave, arrived at San Fran.
cisco last week in charge of detachment of re-
cruits, aud has gone to Idaho to join his company
ut Fort COeur d'Alene.
Lieutenant samuel Cnurcnlll NODertSOn, FITS
Cavalry, who is now visiting his father, Genea
Beverly H. Robertson in this city, has been or.
dered to Jefferson barracks, Missouri, to accom-.
pany recruits to San Francisco after which ht
will proceed to join his troop at Fort Boise Idaho
The general court martial of which General C
c. Augur was president, at Newport Barracks
Kentucky, to try Colonel Joseph Ii. Taylor, majo
and assistant adjutant- general U. S. A., com
plet.d its labors and adjourned Wednesday alter
noon. The findings and proceedings will be sen
to General Sherman.
Lieutenant Charles w. Ruschenberger, U. s. N
son of Medical Director william w, 6. Ruschen
berger, retired, U. s. N is ordered to conduct
draught of men to Panama by the steamer of Au
gust 80 from New York for the lroquois. lie vii
then take passage In the Iroquois, aud on falling
in with the Iackawanna will report oil board tia
vessel for duty.
The practice. ships Constellation, Commando
Henry Is. Robson, and Dale, Commander Purnel
! f. Harrington which are now in the Chesapeake
are not expected at Annapolis until Monday next
August, 2S. The naval cadets ON board will b.
granted furlough until September 80, which vii
flood Washington with foul anchors and bras
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