National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-10
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Commodore and Mrs. Charles II. Baldwin are Mt
Wormley's Hotel.
Captain s. Livingston Brcese, U. s. NJ has
moved into his new house ut No. 1915 street.
General Franklin d. Calender Colonel retired),
formerly Ordnance Corps, was in Chicago last
Friday.
Lieutenant Lewis c. Heilner, U. S, N, was mar
rieed at san Francisco February 2l to Miss Susie
Coffee, of that city
Lieutenant Colonel Roger Jones, assistant in
spector. general, U S. A., made the usual quarterly
inspection Mt West Point last week.
Miss Mary Dana, daughter Of General J. ]. Dana,
deputy auartermaster general, U. s. A., died at
Nashville, Tenn, March last Wednesday.
The Richmond, flagship of the Asatic feet ar
rived at Yokohama Wednesday from Panama,
where she went last fall to exchange officers and
crew.
General william b. Rochester is out of the city
temporarily, and Colonel Asa II. Carey has been
ordered to act as Paymaster- General during his abb
sence
General william b. Rochester the new Paymas-
ter. General of the army called on President Ar
thur on saturday, In company with the Secretary
of War
The steamer Tallapoosa left for the Northern
nayy-yards yesterday Lieutenant j. II. Merry in
command, The genial Commander Kellogg was
too i'll to go.
Lieutenant Daniel c. Pearson, regimental quar-.
termaster Second Cavalry, arrived at Bismarck
Dak., last week on leave, and will probably land
in Washington this week.
The torpedo vessel Alarm viii make a short
cruise down the river, wednesday evening with
the Senate and House Naval Committees on board
as guests of Admiral Porter
Lieutenant W. L, Finley. Ninth Cavalry, who
has been visiting Washington several weeks on
leave has been ordered 10 conduct recruits to Fort
LeayenwOTth and then Join his troop.
| Assistant paymaster Edwin b. Webster, U. 8. N
who arrived at the Ebbitt House Friday night
from Meadvile, Pa, n isncCompancd by his mother,
! and they expect to be here several weeks,
,g1an q
the army Is having a handsome residence built
i ON street on the lot adjoining the residence OF
| the Secretary ofState, Mr., Frelinghuysen
| Colonel George II. Cook, recently promoted to
captain aud assistant quartermaster from lieuten.
| ant, Nineteenth Infantry, isordcrcd from Browns.
| vile, Texas to duty at Fort Union, New Mexico.
Surgeon Dwight Dickinson, U. S, NJ now at.
tached to the Adams, Is to be married soon al San
Francisco to Miss Syria Browne, daughter of the
late Ross Browne, who was at one time Minister to
i China.
Tho Vallejo Chronicle says that "the general
feeling OF the regular army is strongly in favor OF
Fitz-John Porter and he will be warmly well
coined In any regiment to which he may be as
| signed"
Mrs Oscar c. Badger, wife Of Commodore
Badger. the commandant ofthe Boston Navy Yard
| has been quite III recently, buS her many friends
in Washington will be glad TO hear that she is now
| out of danger,
Colonel Frederick Moars captain Ninth In
| mntry, has been granted five months extension OF
| the leave granted him by General Crook from
\ Fort Mckinney, wyoming, Colonel and Mrs
1 Mears are now here,
Captain Henry A. Bartlett, Marine Corps, who
has recently been on special duty at the Navy De-
partment, left here last week for New York for
| duty on board the irigat0 Colorado the receiving
! ship at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard
| Mrs. David MoRitchie, jri the daughter Of the
well. known pilot Captain Reynolds, Is living on
I board the Montauk at the nayy.yard, with hei
husbands father Lieutenant David O. MoRitchie
WhO Is commanding that monitor.