National Republican., 1882-04-29

| N.Y. WI NeNth AitN Nv
Major Edward D. Baker, auartermaster U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Baker, arrived at San Francisco April q
from Arizona.
Captain Henry c. Pratt Thirteenth Infantry,w was
In Chicago last Saturday from his station at Fort
Stanton, New Mexico.
Lieutenant Frederick sohwatka, Third Cavalry,
aide ede. camp, has been granted two months
further extension Of lohve.
Lieutenant Henry Clay Fisher, Marine Corps
and wife, arrived at San Francisco April 90 from
the New York Navy Yard
Lieutenant Colonel John D. wilkins, Eighth In.
fhntry, has been granted eight months leave and
will soon come 10 Washington.
Lieutenant George S. Wilson, Twelfth Infantry,
aud Mrs. Wilson, ar ived at San Francisco April
! u from Fort Mcdowell, Arizona.
Tuesday last was the twentieth anniversary of
Farreguts battle at Fort Jackson and st. Philip,
ana the prize-money Is not all paid yet
Lieutenant Henry J. Goldman, Fifth Cavalry,
was married Thursday, April 20, at Albany, N Y,
to Miss Jennie Keenan, of that city.
The torpedo vessel Intrepid, Lieutenant Francis
II. Delano, which is now at the New York Navy
| Yard has been ordered TO Newport for tho SUM
mer.
Medical Inspector Archibald G. Rhodes, u s..
NJ reported for duty last Saturday at the Naval
Academy, relieving Medical Inspector Albert c.
| Gnrgas.
Colonel Henry B. Reese, paymnster, U. 6. A., has
been relieved from duty in Texas, and ordered to
return to his home at Lancaster, Ohio, for medical
| treatment
Major Montgomery Bryant, Fourteenth Infantry,
who is now at the camp on White River, Colorado,
was granted leave for month by General Pope
last week.
Captain John Simpson, assistant quartermnster
u 8. A., is TO be relieved soon as post quartermas
| ter at Fort Clark, Texas. His successor has not
| yet been designated
Cadet Engineer Pierre o. Reilholtz has been
granted short leave from the Naval Academy TO
enable him 70 visit his father, who is seriously Ill
/ home HaltimOrA
| Five indictments have been returned at Annapo.
lis against persons for selling liquor to cadets Mt
the Naval Academy and warrants are out for ten
| others charged with the same oliense.
Major Justus NJ. Brown, surgeon U. s. A, was
last week relieved by General Pope as post surgeon
at Fort Lewis, Colorado, to enable him to proceed
to Cincinnati, as ordered by General sherman
Captain Josiah Chance, Lieutenant Seventeenth
Infantry has been stationed in the vicinity of Bis
marck, Dakota, so long that the Tribune of that
place says that he seems like one Of us tax.
| payers"
General George Stoneman, colonel retired, and
Mrs stoneman, arrived at San Francisco last week
| from their great vineyard home at San Gabriel
California. General Stoneman is State ruilroad
| commissioner OF California.
Major James X. Wasson, paymaster, arrived
at San Antonio, Texas, April II, from Galveston
He will sail soon from San Francisco for Yoko-
| hama to escort his fnmily home, they having been
III Japan on an extended visit.
| Judgo-AdyOcate-G General David q. Swain has
recommended that Colonel Thomas r. Barr, Judge
adyocate.be relieved from duty at the War Depart
| the West Point Military Academy.
| General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the De-
| partment of the Columbia, arrived at San Fran
cisco April 20, from Fort Vancouver, accompanied
| by Mrs. Miles and their little girl and Lieutenant
Oscar II. Long, Fifth Infantry, his aide de. camp
Captain David Porter Heap, Corps of Engineers
| U. y. A., and Mrs. Heap, who recently returned
nom an extended visit to Europe are visiting Cen
eral Benle, who is the father OF Mrs. Heap. They
will leave soon for Captain Heaps station at De-
| troit
First Sergeant Robert Anderson, of Captain
Miners company (G) Twenty second Infantry,
has been granted six months furlough by General
Augur, and by authority Of AdjutAnt- General
Drum he Ia permitted to go abroad while ON fur.
Tough.
Captain Marcus E. Taylor, assistant surgeon u.
.. A., was ordered by General Pope last week to
| be relieved as post surgeon at Fort Bliss, Texns
TO enable him to proceed TO St. Louis, whence he
y under orders to report by letter TO Surgeon
| General Barnes.
Lieutenant William t. swinburne, U. 8. N,
sailed for Santa Barbara, Southern California
April 10, from San Francisco, accompanied by his
wife, child, and nurse. He Is duty on the Cali
fornia coast, commanding the coast survey
| steamer Macarthur.
Mrs. Caroline X. Nininger died at st. Paul,
Mimi. last Sunday aged fifty-six years. She was
a sister Of the Hon. Alexander Ramsey ex Sec
FpStary pasy oi WsG and the aunt Of Passed Assistant
JOun N. Spoel, U, b, NJ, and Colonel
Leib, formerly Fifth Cavalry.
Commodore Samuel r. Franklin was only gone
a couple days last week OH leave from the city
and was considerably amused at the noise created
from the mere fict that Captain Philip g. John
son was detailed porarily in his place the ex-
| amining board even for SO short a time,
| Colonel Henry Goodfeow, major and Judge
advocate, u. s. A., will be relieved from duty in
the Bureau of Military Justice about September /,
when Colonel Liober reports here and is ordered
| "A Ian nNyaNN Fs,Hfl.s
Judge. Advocate of the Department. OF the Mis-
| souri,.
Mis- Marie seager, daughters Professor Edward
Seager, retired, U. s. NJ, was married at St. Mar
tins Church, Baltimore April 20, 10 Nr. Frank X
Hale of that city. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. John Foley, ID. D. Professor Seager was
for years the professor Of drawing at the Naval
Academy,
Major Thomas II. Norton, captain retired U. S.
A., has been in the city on private business for
week, but hopes to get away tonight. He Is en-
| gagged In mining IN the Sangre de Christie Noun.
talns saguaehe County, Colorado, aud will 20
West after few days visit at his home in Wheel
| ing, w. Va.
Assistant Paymaster George NJ Allen, U. S. N,
and Mr.. Harry G. Thompson, son of the ex -Secre-
tary of the Navy have bought the Daily Express, at
Terre Haute, Ind. and will take possession Mon
| Thompson city editor They paid $1,000 for the
paper, which will be Republican in politics.
Captain Edward p Lull, U. s. N. arrived at Pan
| anna April from Nicaragua, where he went on
business connected with the plan TO construct an
interoceanic canal by the Nicaragua route, which
he thoroughly surveyed some years ago. This is
the plan III which General Grant aud Rear Ad-
miral Daniel Ammen are 80 enthusiastically in
terested.
The hjgate Shenandoah, Captain William A.
Kirkland, arrived at Aspinwall April IL from
Monteyideo, and sailed April 15 for New York
En route to Asplnwall she touched at Curacao,
savanilla, and Carthagena. At the latter port the
ship was Waited by Tie President OF Bolivia, at
tended by the governor Of the province and the
commandant OF the forces.
Colonel Guido N, Lieber, major and Judge adyo-
cate, is ordered 70 be relieved as professor of the
Law Department, at West Point whero he has
been on duty since August 2s, 1875 and ordered to
duty here Us assistant 10 Judge Advocate General
Swain. Colonel Lieber, who was formerly of the
Eleventh Infantry, was the son of the late Dr.
Francis Leber, the celebrated writer ON inter-
1882, ~
Colonel Thomas f, Barr, judge. advocate, who
was recently assigned TO duty iu charge OF the
Division Of Accounts In the Office OF the Secretary
Of War, is entitled, under the law, while holding
that position, 70 the rank and pay oflieutenant
colonel but under the circumstances he declines
to avail himself of the rank or pay. Major Brad
ley, Lieutenant Twenty first Infantry, while In
charge OF faecounts, procured the passage OF the
law referred to, which gave him the rank and pay
OF captain mounted
Colonel William Winthrop, major and Judge ad-
yocate, who has been on duty In the Judge Adyo-
cate e-Genenls office since 1868, at which limo he
was captain in the First United States Sharp.
shooters, has been relieved and Is ordered tO re-
port ior duly as Judge advocate of the Military
Division of the PncihC at San Francisco. He was
made major and Judge advocate Of volunteers In
September, 1851, and was transferred to the regu.
lar army In February, 1867, on the establishment
Of the corps of judge advocates.
Troop A, Captain Myles Moylan, and Troop O.
Captain Henry Jackson, Seventh Cavalry, have