National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Boalswain Edward Hughes was placed on the
retired list last Wednesday
The Alliance Commander George II. wadleigh,
arrived at Boston yesterday.
The nagshp Tennessee and the Ynhtlo arrived
In New York Hnrbor Thursday.
Midshipman John H. l.. TIolcombo is ordered 70
examination for promotion TO ensign.
Lieutenant David Price, First Artillery, arrived
at SAN Francisco June s from the East
Forty recruits arc ordered to be sent " Fort
Smelling for assignment to the Flnh Infantry.
Lieutenant Thomas $. Phelps IT,, is ordered to
duty at the Mare Island navy-yard, where his
father, Commodore Phelps, is commanding.
The dismissal Of Lieutenant Henry o. Flipper,
as lieutenant Tenth Cavalry takes effect June 30.
Lieutenant Adds NJ. Henry Third Infantry, has
been granted one months leave from Fort Shaw,
Montana.
Surgeon. General Philip s. Wales u. s. N, visited
the Norfolk navy.yard anu hospital Monday ON
official business.
General Galu.ha Pcnnypacker. colonel Six
teenth Infantry, has been granted three months
extension of leave.
Captain Charles d. Hail. adJutant Nineteenth
Infantry, now ut Fort Brown, Texas, is granted
| six months sick leave.
Colonel john Mendenhnll major First Artillery
Is ordered to San Francisco August l. TO report
| for assignment TO station.
Passed Assistant Engineer Charles p. Howell, U.
g. N, is ordered TO be detached from the Ranger,
| and placed on waiting orders.
Lieutenant William A. Dinwiddie, Second Cav
airy, has been granted six months further extern
| siod OF sick leave from June ID.
Lieutenant Walter l.. Fisk, Corps of Engineers,
U. s. A., is granted two months leave, with per-
mission TO apply for one month extension.
Captain Thomas Sharp, lieutenant Seventeenth
| Infantry has been granted one month leave from
Fort Yates Dakota, to take effect from July o. 1852.
Major James Mcmillan, Second Artillery, was
before the special retiring board at the War De-
pnrtmcnt yesterday for examination for retire
mont
General oliver D. Greene Adjulant. General Of
| the Department OF Columbia has returned TO Fort
| Vancouver from trip to Fort Boise, Idaho, on
duty.
Colonel William Smith, paymaster, U. s. A., left
here last week with his family for their new home
ut st. Paul, MIMI. whore tho Colonel is ordered
| Oh duty.
Colonel John A. Kress, chief ordnance officer,
Department of Columbia, and Mrs. Kress, arrived
| at san Francisco June from Fort Vancouver en-
route East
Lieutenant George p. Colvocoresses, U. s. N,
who has been on duty for two years at the Hydro
graphic Office, is ordered tO the irigate Hartford,
| July l, at Boston.
Captain Frederick Robinson, lieutenant Fifth
Artillery, has been granted six months sick leave.
He has been lieutenant for twenty years, and no
hope is ahead for promotion for ut least half a
dozen years more.
The Vandalia, Captain Rush r. Wallace, arrived
| at the Portsmouth navy yard yesterday, and will
be overhauled there for needed repairs, which will
| take about six weeks.
Captain James A. Haughey, Twenty-nrst In
fantry, with Mrs. Haughey and their daughter
| arrived at San Francisco June from Fort Van
| couver, Washington Territory.
General Henry G. Thomas, major and paymas-
ter, U. S. A., is granted forty five days extension
| of the leave for one month granted him from
Denver Col, May 81, by General Pope.
Lieutenant William ]. Nicholson, Seventh Cav
airy has bought that famous gray horse from the
government. Perhals there VIII be some more
good running races at Fort Leavenworth.
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Deirees, Fifth Infantry
who is now in the city attending at the bedside
of his dying father Hon John ID. Defrecs, has been
granted one month further extension OF leave.
Captain William Holman, lieutenant Eleventh
Infantry, has been granted four months leave
TO take effect in September or october next will
permission TO apply for two months extension.
Lieutenant Frederick G. Hyde, u 8, N, who 4;
to be detached from duty at the Naval Academy
soon intends to resign in n short time. He ha.
recently came into possession Of II fortune Of
S2j0,OOO.
Captain Alexander B. MACEDONIAN, Twelfth In
fantry, has been granted four months leave, t
take effect when hi, services can be spared, by
Brevet Major-General o. ID. Wilcox, commanding
the Department of Arizona.
Mr.. Augustus l.. Case, jr., recently master
United States Navy, the son of Admiral Case, wal
a visitor at Annapolis at the graduating exercises
He resigned only Il short time ago, and is engaged
in studying law In New York city.
Lieutenant Joseph s. Oyster, First Artillery, is ii
the city on leave from West Point, where he is OIL
duty as acting assistant professor of chemistry
mineralogy and nd , geology ana Is visiting nj
Engineer-in. Chief william IL. Shock Chief o
the Bureau of Steam Engineering, U. s. N, re
turned to the city Thursday from his tour of in
spection. He visited the Norfolk navy-yart
Tuesday, and received the commodores salute Of
thirteen guns
Captain John L. Glen, assistant quartermastcr
U. S. A.. returned Tuesday afternoon from New
Castle, Delaware, where he went last Saturday L
visit his wife, and has taken quarters with hi
brother-ln.law, Captain William IL. French
formerly U, ). a.
1t is Captain Richard II. Pratt w'1 I, at tn
Ebbtt House from Carlisle Barrack .,tead O
) Chaplain Pratt as typographical error made
paragraph read yesterday morning. Captain
Pratt says that he Is " only wicked cavalry lieu
tenant" and not chaplain.
I The following candidates were admitted int
the Naval Academy Monday us cadet midshipmel
in addition TO those already published: ]. T. Nc
Milan, California; $. w. Irwin, Indiana; w.
! Allen and L. A. Lewis, New York; s. ID. Winrar
Missouri; e. NJ. Stone, lndiana aud H. d. Wood
, Massachusetts,.
, Chief Naval Constructor Theodore D. wilso,
returned to the city Tuesday from an official tou
of Inspection TO the Portsmouth, Boston, Ne,
Z York, and League Island navy. yards. The tor
pedo vessel Intrepid was inspected ut New Yor
) has not yet inspector the Alarm.
/, Mrs. Mary Adele Clark, of jacksonville, Fla
J died at her home Tuesday last of malarial fever
| after two weeks painful illness She was tn
, youngest sister of Colonel Charlie, A. Reynold,
quartermaster, u. s. A., who is now in Baltimore
i. The remains Of Mrs. Clarke will be brought her
Q and will be buried at NJ unt Olivet Cemetery
The bill to place Colonel Thomas Worthingto
; Ia West Pointgraduats OF 1879 formerly command
ing the Forty-sixth Ohio Infantry, on the Arm
retired list as colonel, was reported adversely b
b | Senator Grover, of Oregon. Tuesday from III
a Military Committee, and further action indehnitel