National Republican., 1882-11-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The United States ship Nipsic will sail from
Gibraltar Tuesday for New York via Lisbon.
The Montauk arrived at tho League Island
navy yard Sunday afternoon from Cape May.
The railway tunnel under the reservation at
the West Point Academy was completed on Mon
day
Assistant Engineer George W. Snyder U. s. N.
arrived at San Francisco November 81 from the
East
Surgeon Jerome II. Kidder, U. s. N. has been
relieved from special duty at the Smithsonian In
sttution.
General William Myers, deputy quartermaster-
general, U. S. A., has been granted six months
sick leave.
The Nipsc, Commander Henry B. seely, u S.
N, sailed Tuesday from Gibraltar for New York,
Captain Archibald II. Goodloe Twenty.socond
Infantry has been granted sick leave until fur
ther orders.
Medical Director william 7. Hood, U. g. N, has
been detailed as q member of the medical board
in this city.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Talleyrand ID. Myers
u s. N, has been ordered before the retiring board
for examination.
Captain Thomas Ward, First Artillery has been
made acting assistant inspector general on Gen.
eral Hancocks staff.
Colonel John ]. Coppinger, major Tenth In
fantry, Is in New York on leave from Fort Leav-
enwortb for month.
MAJOR Henry Clayton, paymaster, U. s. A., has
Deen ordered TO Wnlpple DhTTuCksJ Nv IItoSott,
Ariz, inste ad of to Tucson.
Major William v. Richards, regimental quarter.
master sixteenth Infantry. has been granted four
months leave from next New Years.
Major Louis r. stille, captain Twenty third In
fantry, has been granted lea We for c month, with
permission TO apply for three months extension.
General John NJ. Schofeld, commanding the
military division OF the Pacific, will go to Ari-
IONA very soon to make an official tour Of that de-
partment.
Lieutenant George W. Mentz, U S. N, has been
detached from the Coast Survey steamer Blake,
and granted six months leave, with permission to
go aboard.
Lieutenant Israel II. Washburn, United States
Marine Corps, has been ordered from the barracks
at Portsmouth, N. H., 10 the United States steamer
Powhatan.
Lieutenant Alonzo L. o'Bren, Second Cavalry,
now at Fort Assinnaboine, Montana, has been
granted sick leave for one month. His home is
IN West Virginia.
Captain John l. Rodgers, Second Artillery, has
been transferred from Battery L to Light Battery
| A, in place OF Captain Rein q. Howell, who has
| just been promoted.
General John NJ. schoaeld, commanding the
military division of the Pacific, took formal pos
session of his quarters at Black Point, San Fran
| cisco, November Ia.
| Lieutenant Hamilton Perkins, U. s. N, has
| been ordered as assistant to Commander Winfield
| Scott Schley, U. s. N, lighthouse inspector o
| the Boston district.
| Commodore William N. Jeiiers, U. s. NJ, ha!
been ordered TO hold himself in readiness t.
| command the Asiatic fleet, Rear Admiral Hughes
preferring the Pacific station.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon James NJ. Murray, U.
$. NJ has been detached from the Juniata and is
ordered TO await the result of his trial by court
martial at New York last week.
Surgeon Horatlo N. Beaumont, U. s. N, who wal
| recently attached to the Colorado at New York
reported for duty Wednesday on bSard the Enter
prise, at the Norfolk navyyard.
The total cost of preparing and housing the
limited plyrnOuth which was N
| complished at the navy-ynrd, Portsmouth, N. IL.
| Thursday, is estimated at 100000.
Commander William c. Wise, U. S. N, is or
| dered to hold himself in readiness to command
| the training. ship Portsmouth, relieving Com
mander William cambridge HoH.
General William w. Averill, the wel-known cav
airy commander. formerly U. S. A., is an applican
! for the appointment of inspector-general OF New
| York on the staff of Governor Grover Cleveland
Mrs John B. Rodman, wife of Lieutenant Rod
man, adJutant Twentieth Infantry, arrived at For
| Leayenworth last Monday from her home at 81
Paul, where she had been detained by EXTENDED
| illness
Mrs. John ]. Crttenden, wife of Lieutenan
Crittenden, Twenty-second Infantry, arrived u
Fort Leayenworth last Monday from her home a
Port Huron, Mich. and is the guest of Captain
| Thomas M. Toman, First Infantry.
The United States monitor Miantonomoh LEI
Philadelphia yesterday morning for the Delawar
Breakwater, where she Will be met by one of th
North Atlantic vessels, probably tho Vandalia, an
| lHe TWO Will pTOCecu lOSetHcT 10 hampton hOuui
Lieutenant Edward o. G. Ord, jr., Twenty. sec
ond Infantry, who was recently stationed at Fol
Clark, Texas, has been granted one months leav
| on authority of General Sheridan. His compan
(B) Is under orders 10 take station At Fort Lewis
Colorado,
Major William II. Johnston, paymaster U. 8. A
Is detached from the Department of Arizona (chit
| paymaster) and ordered to duty at New Yorl
city. Major Charles Mcclure, paymaster u. s. A.
is detached from Fort LeayenworIh and ordered
to duty ut Boston.
The funeral of the late Commodore Henry Eagl
(retired), U. s. N, who died last Sunday, too
place Wednesday morning at his late residence
No. l29 East Thirtieth street, New York city. III
services were largely attended by naval office
and by members Of the Military Order OF III
Loyal Legion of the United States.
The Army post at the south side Of the entranC
to San Francisco Bay, known as Fort Point, hi
had its name changed by President Arthur to Fo
Winfield Scott, and the post known as Fort Poil
San Jose. In San Francisco harboT, will be know
as Fort Mason, in honor of the late General Ricl
ard b. Mason, colonel First Dragons, and Wi
was military governor of California.
In the recent paragraph entitled "a Bit
Legislative History" which detailed the narro
, escape (irom being raced to fifty per cent OF 81
| pay of the whole naval retired list through Il
mertorious conduct Of PaymRster Robert BurtC
Rodney, who discovered the danger, the date
July Is was Inadvertently written instead of Ju
81 Another error was that the change happi
} procured by paymaster Rodney should have bee
| described as not interfering with the seveni.
five per cent as well as not with existing r
rements" The escape OF the existing list was
| the utmost importance, but Rodneys opportui
} | work also saved tho seventy -hYe per cent rate
1 nj her a