The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-01-26
military and Personal.


Fort Ceur dAlene is to have daily mail
in short time.
Balls and sleigh rides furnish the chief
winter amusements at Fort Colville
Capt. Frank D. Baldwin, 9Th Infantry,
went to San Francisco on the last steamer.
1t. H. H. Benham, 2nd Infantry, on
leave, is at present stopping in New York
City.
1t. j. s. Parke, 2lst Infantry, is spend
ing part of his leave of absence in New York
City.
1t. w. r. Abercrombie, 2nd Infantry,
stationed at Ceur 'Alehe, has been granted
six months leave of absence
A bill has been introduced in congress to
restore to the army Thomas f. Riley, late
Captain in the 2lst Infantry.
Capt. Thos. McGregor, LIST Cavalry, ar
rived down from Walla Walla, on Monday,
and will pay flying visit to San Francisco,
leaving here on the next steamer.
Jan. 10Th 1t. Fred Schwatka delivered a
very interesting lecture on the Esquimaux,
at the Unitarian Chapel, in Portland, which
was attended by a very large concourse of
people.
The War Department has directed that
Major j. A. Kress be assigned to the COM
mand of the Vancouver Barracks Ordnance
Depot to be established under the change in
the Arsenal.
1t. Thos. w. Symons, Engineer Corps,
left here on the last steamer en- route to
Washington, under Geographic instructions
of the Adjutant General He will probably
be absent three months.
Major Theo. j. Eckerson has met with a
great success in his very neat book of
.tRhymes of Camp and HEARTH" over 600
copies being sold by one Boston bookseller
during Christmas week.
Sergt Frank B. Jones, Of Co., 2lst In
fantry, will lose one finger from that wood
saw accident The accident is much re-
GREETED, as he Is one of the best men of the
regiment, and crack marksman.
A. A. Surgeon Geo. f. Wilson has been
assigned to duty at Vancouver Barracks. He
recently passed the army examining board,
and awaits his commission. DR.. Wilson is a
son of DIR. r. b. Wilson of Portland.
Died, at the residence other grandparents,
Brooklyn. N. Y, on Jan. 9th, 1882, of pneu.
monia, Emily Fredrika. only child of Jean.
ME V. and Lieut.. Fred. H. E. Ebstein,
2lst Infantry, aged years, months and IL
days
| Vancouver Arsenal as an arsenal is thing
of the past. 1t is now officially announced
as Vancouver Barracks Ordnance Depot,
and we are pleased to announce that Major
John A. Kress retains command. The ship
ment of stores to Benicia Arsenal has com.
menced. Some of the buildings have al
ready been transferred to the Quartermas
ter's Department, and the transfer will be
completed when the stores to BIO sent away
are forwarded.
The official order concerning the Vancou
yer Arsenal reads as follows:
| By the direction of the Secretary Of Wal
the arsenal at Vancouver, Washington Ter
ritory, is discontinued. and the building'
and grounds pertaining thereto will Returned
over to the Quartermaster's Department fol
the use Of the line of the army, as part o.
the post of Vancouver Barracks.
An ordnance depot as provided for il
par. 25l6 of the Regulations will be estab
Gshed at Vancouver Barracks.
The Chief of Ordnance will give the nee
essary instructions.
BY command of Gen. Sherman:
r. G. DRUM. Adjutant General.