The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-02-23
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Items from the Journal.
The president on Thursday sent to
the senate a communication asking an
appropriation for the completion of the
new barracks and quarters at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, in connection
with the school of cavalry and infantry.
Among the papers accompanying the
communication were letters from Gems.
Sherman, Sheridan and Pope, strongly
urging the need of an immediate ap-
preparation. The estimates are for the
competition of the new barracks S47, 900,
three sets OF field officers quarters $685.
900, four sets of captain, two under
one roof, sI7,685.
From September to December 31st
there were II assertions from the eight
regiments serving in the Pacific div: LIST
cavalry twenty-five, 9th cavalry four
teen, LIST artillery one, 4th artillery
fourteen, I'd infantry four, 9Th infantry
ten, 18th infantry two, 21st infantry
two. In the first four months of 1881
there were 103 assertions, in the sec
ond four months 143, in the last four
months II; total during the year 1923.
(G. o. l, Jan. 81, NJ. d. P.)
The secretary of var decides, in re-
gard to the issue of fur caps and gaunt-
let's to the officers of the army, that
"oficers should buy and pay for their
own clothing of all kinds. They have
no right to use caps and gloves fur
nished to enlisted men," (Letter, q.
NJ. G.. o. Feb. 8, 1882.
The Lyons Journal reports the find
ing of the heart of the celebrated army
surgeon, Baron Larrey, at the bottom
of an opening in the wall of the mill
tary hospital in that city. Baron Lar
rey bequeathed his heart to the soldiers
among whom he had lived. 1t has been
decided that it shall be inclosed in an
urn and placed in the chapel of the hos
pital.
Items Cleaned from the Register.
Capt. P. d. Vroom, Sd cavalry, has
been at the Ebbitt for two weeks. lie
will return to his station next week.
A Paris dispatch of Feb. 3, says: Mr..
9. d. Hotchkiss, the American inven-
tor of the revolving cannon adopted by
the principal governments, received the
decoration of Chevalier of the Legion
of Honor on account of his services to
the French marine. The Danish gov
eminent has also conferred upon Mr..
Hotchkiss the Cross of Denmark for
similar services rendered to its artil-
lery.
A Hartford correspondent says: "Dr.
Calling of machine-gun fame, has just
brought out a new implement of scien-
tifc warfare, whose object is to destroy
the usefulness of submerged torpedoes.
1t is a lo~ng-range gun of great penetra-
ton, carrying a stell sheel which is in
tended to penetrate the easement of a
torpedo and interfere with its power of
explosion. The gun is in the works at
the Colt armory.
Gen. Sherman has planned a very ex-
tensive tour in the west, which will
take him to a large number of army
posts. He will leave here in a special
car on March /, and will be accom-
panied by Gen. Poe and Col. Morrow,
of his staff, Chief Justice Waite, Miss
Sherman, Miss Poe, and three or four
personal friends. Gen. Hancock may
possibly be a member Of the party. The
party will travel in their special car
during the entire trip. They will 60
first to st. Louis, where they will spend
one day; thence to Little Rock, Ark.
San Antonio. Laredo, and Corpus
Christi, Texas, returning to San An,
tonic, and proceeding to the line OF
posts along the Southern Pacific rail.
road to Yuma, thence to the Yosemite
valley and San Francisco. The party
will return by way Of Fort Defiance,
Santa Fe and Denver.