National Republican., 1883-06-04
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Secretary Chandler left the city Saturday
evening for brief visit to Annapolis.
Leave of absence has been granted to Com
more VIM. G.. Temple for ono year from
June 1.
Lieut.. Chas. L. Callahan has been detached
from the Tallapoosa and ordered to the Ten
nessee on the fifth instant.
Lieut.. w. +. Low detached from duty un-
der the fish commission and ordered to the
training ship New Hampshire.
Leave of absence for four months, to take
effect Aug. 2S, 1888, is granted Second Lieut..
John II. Philbrick, 1lth infantry.
Leave of absence for six months, with per-
mission to go beyond sea, is granted Maj
Eugene B. Beaumont, 4th cavalry.
The extension of leave of absence granted
Second Lieut.. f. S. Foltz, 1st cavalry, has
been further extended four months.
Leave of absence for four months, to take
effect after July proximo, is granted First
Lieut.. Christian Q. Hewitt, 10th infantry.
The leave of absence granted Col. John
Gibbon, 7th infantry, April 12, 1888, depart
ment of the Platte, is extended two months
The leave of absence granted Capt. Otis w.
Pollock, 23d infantry, April 81, 1883, do
partment of the Missouri, is extended three
months.
The superintendent of the mounted recruit
cruits to Fort Smelling for assignment to the
Cd cavalry.
Tho United States steamer Tallapoosa, up-
der command of Lieut.. John F. Merry, will
leave the Washington navy yard to-day for q
visit to the northern navy yards.
Second Lieut.. Stephen l.. II. Slocum, 18th
infantry, is, on his own application trans
ferred to the Sth cavalry, with rank as second
lieutenant of cavalry to date from June 81,
1882.
The order of April 10 relieving Maj. Chas.
F. Alexander, surgeon U. S. A., from duty at
tho West Point military academy Aug. 2s
has been amended to direct that he be re-
lieved on Oct. l.
During the absence of the chief of engineers,
Lieut.. Col. John G. Parke, corps of engineers,
will, by direction of the President take
charge of the office of the chief of engineers
and perform his duties.
SO much of paragraph six, special orders
number eighty-two, April 10, 1888, from this
Office, as relates to Maj. Charles T. Alexander,
be relieved from duty at the United States
military academy, West Point N. Y, Oct. l.,
1888.
peIBJ. Wlllldlu COIpduy II,
14th infantry, now at camp on White river,
Col, will repair to Fort Monroe, Virginia,
and report in person TO the commanding off,
Ger of that post for examination for promo
tion by the board of officers ordered TO con-
vene there ON June 10, 1853.
Lieut.. John 1. Roller has been ordered to
the United States training ship Minnesota, at
New York. Lieut.. Albert Mentz, to the
United States steamship Alliance at Norfolk
navy yard; Lieut.. William +. b. Delehay
has been detached from the Alliance and
placed on waiting orders; Paymaster Jona-
than Q. Barton has been ordered to duty in
the bureau Of provisions and clothing
Passed Assistant Engineer N II. Lardin, to
tho United States steamship TallapOosa !;
Passed Assistant Engineer George w. Hail.
to the United States receiving ship Franklin;
Naval Cadet Walter X. Addicks, to
the United States steamship Yantic /;
Passed Assistant Engineer l.. A. b. Smith
has been detached from the Tallapoosa
and placed on waiting orders Passed Assist
ant Engineer jefferson Brown, from the Ali
ance and placed on waiting orders. Assist
ant Engineer William f. Durant, from the
Tennessee and ordered to duty in the bureau
of steam engineering. Assistant Engineer
William N. Little, from the Monocacy on the
Asatic station, and ordered TO proceed home
and report his arrival. Naval Cadet Otto O,
Gsantner from duty In the bureau of steam
engineering and ordered to the Alliance.
Naval Cadet Harry G. Leopold, from special
duty at Washington and ordered TO the Ten
nessee.