National Republican., 1883-09-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.


The leave of absence granted Lieut.. Josiah
H. King, 9Th cavalry, is extended two months.
The leave of absence granted Assistant
Surgeon Aaron "A. Appel is extended ono
month.
geon's certificate of disability is granted Capt.
John Lee, 4th cavalry.
The Vandalia arrived at Arachat, Madame
isle, ON the thirteenth instant from George
town. Prince Edward Island. All we'll.
Lieut.. William p. Stone, I'd artillery, is
transferred from battery l to battery L Of
that regiment, to take effect Oct l. 1888.
John p. Story, 4th artillery, will be relieved
fr ON signal duty upon the completion of the
tour of inspection on which he is now en-
gagged, and will then proceed to join his bat
terry.
Capt George A. Armes, 10th cavalry, hav-
ing been found by an army retiring board
incapacitated for active service on account of
disability incident to the service is retired
from active service.
Comdr. Charles L. Clark has been ordered
to command tho steamer Ranger Oct. 6 (;
Lieut.. Joseph l.. Hunnicker and Ensign e.,
L. Capehart, to the Galena; Comdr. John W..
Philip, detached from command of the
Ranger, Oct. 6, and ordered to proceed home
Engineer Charles Il. De Nalin, and Passed
Assistant Engineer William Rowbotham, from
the Miantonomah and ordered to the Galena |;
Ensign III. G. Wakenslaw and Assistant En-
gineer j. A. Henderson, from the Manto-
nomah and ordered to the Alert, Oct. g. Cadet
Engineer J. l.. Wood has reported his return
home, having been detached from the Lacka-
wanna Aug, "a last and has been placed on
waiting orders.
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artillery for the course of instruction indi-
Gated in general orders, No. ii, series of lS49,
and special orders, No. 141, series of 1870, are
announced: 1st artillery--First Lieut.. Henry
T.. Harris from battery l. to light battery X,
vice First Lieut.. Lowell A. Chamberlin, from
light battery X to battery l.; Second Lieut.
John J.. Chamberlin, from battery ID to light
battery 4, vice Second Lieut.. Frederick
Marsh, from light battery X to battery ID
First Lieut.. John Il. Honeycutt, from battery
| ID to light battery u, vice First Lieut.. Robert
| IL. Patterson from light battery u to battery
| ID. I'd artillery-First Lieut.. Frank O.
| Grugan, from battery ID to light battery a
vice First Lieut.. Edwin S. Curtis, from light
battery A to battery b; Second Lieut.. Melloi
| G. Richards from battery Il TO light bat
terry A vice Second Lieut. Erasmus NJ, Weaver
jr., from light battery TO battery Il; First
Lieut. George +, Il. Harrison, from battery N
to light battery +, vice First Lieut.. Henry A.
Reed from light battery f to battery NJ
Third artillery--First Lieut., VIM. i. Birk
himer from battery X to light battery C,vict
First Lieut.. J ohm b. Eaton, from light battery
G to battery X. Fourth artllery-First Lieut.
Richard p. Strong, from battery IL to ligh
battery B, vice First Lieut. VIM. Everett
from light battery b to battery II; Seconi
Lieut.. Walter S. Alexander, from light bat
terry b to battery q. Fifth artilery-FiIs
Lieut.. Selden A. Day, from battery Il to ligh
battery Il, vice First. Lieut.. John Mcclellan
from light battery + to battery 3D. First Lieut.
John NJ. Baldwin, from battery X to ligh
battery ID, vice First Lieut. Thomas r, Adams
from light battery ID TO battery X. Tn
officers of the new detail will report for dut
with tho light batteries to which they ar
transferred Oct. /, 1888 when those relieve
who are not ON detached service will proeee
to join their respective batteries.