National Republican., 1882-03-27
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS,

General Thomas j. Haines, major and commits
sary, is granted six months extension of sick leave
Assistant Surgeon Junius L. Powell, U. S. A.,
arrived at San Antonio, Texas, March 20, from
Fort Stockton.
Lieutenant Thomas J. Lewis, Second Cavalry, is
granted four months leave to take effect as soon
after May as he can be spared.
Captain Blair r. Taylor, assistant surgeon, U. s.
A., was granted twenty days leave from Fort
Ringgod Texas, March 10, by General AuguT.
The Tennessee, Captain Joseph Fyffc, flagship
of Rear. Admiral Wyman, commanding the North
Atlantic fleet, sailed from New Orleans Saturday
for Key West
Colonel George l.. Febiger, assistant paymaster-
general L. 5. A.. will leave here to- morrow for his
new station at san Francisco, to which he was re-
Gently ordered.
Commander Alton A. Batcheller is ordered to
command the Galena, relieving Commander
James O'knne, who Is ordered to return home and
report his arrival.
Commodore Edward Y McCauley is ordered to
the command of the Pensacola Navy-Iard to
relieve Commodore $. p. Quackenbush, who is
placed on waiting orders.
Chief Engineer James W. Thompson, jr., U. s. n,
is ordered, as a member OF the naval board ofin-
spectiOn to relieve Chief Engineer John W. Moore,
who is placed on waiting orders.
Real AdmirGls John l.. Worden, Thomas H. Pat
terson, and John G. Febiger have been ordered as
a special board to examine Commodore Pelrce
Crosby for promotion 10 rear admiral.
Major William Mckee Dunn, jr., captain Second
Artillery, and aide de camp to General John Pope
has been visiting his father, General Dunn, for
some days, aud Will leave tomorrow evening for
Fort IenYenWorth.
Master Asher c. Baker had n grand house.
warming recently at his elegant Queen Anne cot
tnge on the hill, just beyond the boundary. 1t is
Il girl, weighed the usual average and Mrs. Baker
is well. Beware Of Queen Anne cottages,
Captain Alexander A. SHINES, Commander
George H. Perkins, and Lieutenant Commander
Charles V. Grldley are ordered 10 examination for
promotion. Each OF these officers advances Il
grade contingent on the death of Rear Admiral
SPOTS,
Chief Engineer Alexander Henderson, u g. ~,
is ordered to bo detached from special duty here
March 81 and TO take station at the Washington
Navy Yard, relieving Chief Engineer William B
Brooks This order was foretold last week in THE
REPUBLICAN
Lieutenant Douglass Scott, First Infantry, who
came here on leave from the Fort Leavenworth
military prison when General Drum teegraphed
him ofthe serious character of his fathers illness,
will return TO his station about the last of this
week. Mrs. Scott did not come East with him.
General William B. Hazen, Chief Signal Oflicer,
| o. s. A., is informed that Il steam whaer under
command of Captain L, Il, Smith will leave San
Francisco about April 10 for the Arctic regions,
and will deliver any mail intended for the officers
apd men OF the signal station ut Point Barron,
| Alaska,
Commodore Theodore D. Wilson, chief of the
| Bureau OF Construction and Repair, is now living
ut the Mcpherson House, corner Fifteenth and /
Streets but will remove April to the corner of
Fourteenth aud K streets (Mrs. Grants), where
| Mrs Wilson will join him, 10 remain u mouth.
Commodore Wilson has four children. the eldest
| being a boy of fifteen.
Commander Augustus G. Kellogg, who has been
very seriously Ill irom rheumatism, which dc.
yeloped into an attack ON the heart, has so much
improved in health that the medical officers at.
| teuding him declare that the danger point had
been passed. lie has been attended by Surgeon
| Adoph A. Hoehlingand Passed Assistant Surgeon
Presley NJ, RiXey, U. S. N
II was stated yesterday to representative OF
THE REPUBLICAN that the retirement of Major
General Mcdowell win be made as early as We'd
nesday of this week, and that General John Pope
| will be promoted thereby, The informant, who'is
an officer Of high rank in the army further stated
that General Pope VIII retire July, next
when he viii have completed forty year:
of active service, and this will give the oppor-
tunity to promote either General Alfred II. Terry
or General George Crook to major;general It {
believed in the army that General Ranald Sldel
Mackenzie, colonel Fourth Cavalry, and General
Edward Hatch, colonel Ninth Cavalry Will win
the brlgaders stars of the two vacancies which
Will be created.