National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-22

Island, Cal.
Commander sl'as Terry, U. g. N, will report at
the. Washington Navy Yard May l, for duty in
equipment Office.
Lieutenant Frank v. Green. Signal Cops, re-
Gently promoted from sergeant, is stationed at
Dayton. Washington Territory.
ChiefEngineer @. l.. NJ. Maccarty reported at the
Mare Island Navy Yard April for duty on board
OF the sloop- of war IrOquois
General Pope returned to Fort Leavcnworth last
week from Indian Territory, where he went TO
look afler the Cheyennes and Arrapahoos.
General Petor V. Hngner, colonel retired, form
erly commanding the watervlet Arsenal has
gone to Kingston N. c., for three weeks visit
The Nipso, Commander Henry h. seely, now
attached To the European feet, will sail for the
United States about May 10, to go out Of commits
sion.
Captain Joseph N Miller, U. 8. NJ will assume
command of The fdgate Tennessee. Hng+hip North
Fyfe.
Lieutenant Thomas c. Woodbury., sixteenth In
fantry, has been granted three months extension
Of leave granted him from Texas by General
Augur.
The recent order directing Major Henry NJ BEN
son, lieutenant Seventh Infantry, TO Join hs regi-
ment at once, has been revoked by the War De-
partment.
Lieutenant william G. Muhlenberg, Second In
| fantry and wife arrived at San Francisco April
IL from Fort Spokane Washington Territory, by
sea from Portland, Oregon.
Capt ain Louis NJ. Maus, assistant surgeon, U. 8
A., with his family. is visiting relatives Mt his old
home at Rockville, Nd. Dr. and Mrs. Maus were
| In Washington last Saturday.
Lieutenant Colonel Rodney Smith, deputy pay
Muster general, chief paymaster of the Depart
| ment Of the Columbia, has been authorized to
take station Mt Portland, Oregon.
Lieutensnts Charles A. varnum and Lloyd 3.
| Mccormick, Seventh Cavalry, were in Bismarck,
| Dakota, last week. on q visit from Fort Meade.
They drove across country In a light wagon.
| Captain Paul r. Brown, assistant surgeon, now
post surgeon at Fort Davis, Texas is relieved from
duty in Texas and ordered to New York city, and
| TO report by letter to Surgeon-9eneral Barnes.
The Quinnebaug, Commander william w.whte-
| head, arrived at Naples, Italy, March 80 but In
tended to sail April 3 for Leghorn; whence she
VIII join the flagship Lancaster at Vilefrauche.
Colonel Cyrus A. Earnest, lieutenant Eighth In
fantry, who was recently tried by general court
martial at San Francisco, was acquitted, and has
been returned to duty at his station at Port Bid
well, California.
Pay Director James H. watmough has been de-
tailed ss general inspector of the Bureau Of Pro-
| Visions and Clothing, relieving Pay Director
| Thomas II. LOCKER, who has been on that duty
| nearly three years.
General Rufus Saxton, assistant quartermaser-
general, who is visiting in Washington, has been
granted one mouth extension of the leave for a
| month granted him from San Francisco, April4,
| by MajOr-G General Mcdowell.
| DR.. William Martin, of New Orleans who was
nominated last week as assistant surgeon United
| States navy. and confirmed Friday arrived at the
| Metropolitan Friday morning from New York, and
| expects to leave for home to-day.
! Lieutenant Samuel II. Gibson. Marine Corps, has
reported for duty at the Marine Barracks, Ports
mouth Navy Yard New Hampshire, relieving
Lieutenant David Whipple, who went on leave for
q month April 70 Qast Wednesday,.
Professor Wright Merrick, graduate of West
Point, distinguished Odd-Felow and Mason, one
of the oldest and most renowned educators in
America, his pupils residing in every State and
Territory, died at Lexington. KY, a few days ago.
The following naval orders were issued on
Wednesday: Master William @. Babcock, detached
from the Hydrographic Office and ordered to duty
in connection with the Fish Commission; Ensign
| Robert G. Ray, from the Vandala and ordered to
duty at the photographic ONCE.
Miss Susie worthlngton Russell, daughter of
Pay Director Alexander w. Russell, and niece of
Captain John II. Russell, U. s. N, was married in
| Baltimore last Wednesday, April r. TO Mr. John
q. Van Horne, of Jersey City. Pay Director Rus
sell Is visiting his brother at No. 1908 De Sales
| street.
General John s. Mason, lieutenant. colonel
Twentieth Infantry, has been relieved from duty as
deputy-governor at the Soldiers Home, and is
ordered to command the recruiting depot at Column
bus, Ohio: Many people here will be sorry to lose
General Mason and his charming wife, who was
formerly Mrs. Peter T. Wilson, Of this city.
Rear Admiral J. W. A. Nicholson, commanding
the European feet, will leave the Mediterranean
in May IN the flagship Lancaster, Captain Ban
croft Gherardi for summer cruise northward,
panied by the Quinnebaug, Commander White
head, and the Galena, commander James O'Kane.
The youngest son Of General and Mrs. Oliver d.
Greene Master Auguste Cardevielle Greene died
Sunday night, March ~, at Vancouver Barracks
Washington Territory, of diphtheria and was
buried the next day. The Vancouver Independent
of March 30 stated that another OF the children
was affected with this terrible disease, but 1t was
hoped the case would DO mild.
Lieutenant John A. Norris u s. N, who was
connected with the parties engaged under Lieu.
tenant Commander James q. Green on the Asiatic
coast in determining longlt by telegraphic
measurement, arrived here wednesday oflnst week
from Japan via Europe, and Is at his homo, No.
1921 Thirteenth street. He is the first of Lieuten-
ant Commander Greene's parties to arrive home.
The following naval officers arrived at San
Francisco April 0, from the East under orders to
the Iroquois at the Mare Island navy yard Passed
Assistant Paymaster James E. Cam, Passed Assist
ant Engineer Harrie Webster, Master Julius G..
Freeman, Assistant Engineer Charles G. Kleckner,
Ems gus James z, Gilmore, Albert w. Grant, and
Simon Cook, and Midshipman Perciyal L. bray
ton
The following naval orders were issued last
Saturday: Surgeon w. q. Farwell, detached from
duty at New London and ordered to the Norfolk
Naval Hospital Surgeon A. M, Moore, from the
Norfolk Hospital 10 New London; Passed Assist
nnt-surgeon J. II. Hull, from the receiving ship
Wabash, at Boston, to the Chelsea Hospital, ex-
Changing stations with Passed Assistant. surgeon
G. q. Herndon.
The Coast Survey steamer Bache Lieutenant
| Commander Eugene b. Thomas, which has re-
Gently been thoroughly overhauled and repaired
at the Norfolk Navy Yard, dropped down to
| Hampton Roads Monday to swing compass prior
to leaving for the Southern coast on survey work.
She will be employed South until June, amer
which her work during the summer and early fall
| will be in Northern waters
Rear-Admiral J. W. A. Nicholson, command
ing the European Beet, reports that
March % he paid an official visit to, King George
and Queen Olga ofGreece. at Athens, accompanied
by the members Of his personal and general staff.
The king and queen, with members of the Greek
stan, returned the visit March 2b, on board the
flagship Lancaster, when the usual military cere-
monies prescribed by regulations were observed.
Secretary Hunt issued Navy Department gen.
eral order Saturday afternoon which provides that
hereafter payniasers' yeomen and apothecaries
will only be allowed q second class railroad ticket
while travelling under orders, and in the case OF
detention Subsistence allowance not to exceed So
per day. Sleeping expenses will not under
any circumstances, be allowed The ticket Is to
be procured from the nearest navy pay -ngent.
Heretofore these appointed men received actual
expenses.
First Sergeant Hampton NJ Roach, Troop +
Fifth Cavalry, and First Sergeant Michael
Lundy, Company X, Sixth Infantry, were
examined last Monday at Fort David A.
Russell, Wyoming, before a board of OH
board comprised Colonel Albert G, Bracket, Cap
tains Peter ID. Yroom, Emmett Crawford, John g.
Thompson and Lieutenant Edgar 2. steeyer, jr.,
Third Cavalry.
Rear.Admiral George II. Cooper has been o.
dered to assume command Of the North Atlapli,
heet, hosting his flag on board the frigate Ten
nessce May l. and relieving Rear. Admiral Robe It
u. Wyman. Lieutenants Benjamin f. Tilley and
William S. Cowles and Ensign Richard T. Multi
gan will report on the Tennessee the same date for
duty on the personal STAFF Lieutenant Tilley Is
now at the Naval Academy, but will be detached
April %, The Others are waiting orders.
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