National Republican., 1883-10-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The leave Of absence granted Acting Assistant
Surgeon Walter Whitney, United States army, is
extended twelve days.
The United statos steamships Tennessee, Van
dalia, Alliance, and Portsmouth have sailed rom
New York city for Newburg
Leave of absence for six months, with permits
sion to 90 beyond sea, Is granted Assistant Surgeon
Charles l., Heizmann, United States army.
Leave of absence for three months to take effect
Dec. s. 1885, or as soon iheTeatteI az his services
can be spared, is granted second Lieut. John L..
Barbour, eth infantry.
Recruit Charles Med. Carter, mounted service
United States army, now at the recruiting rendez-
vous in tnis city, is transferred TO the general SER
vice United States army.
First sergt. Thomas McClane, company il, .23d
infantry, having performed the special duty
assigned him, Will return 10 that station, with
permission TO delay five days en- route.
A Number of naval officers OF high rank have
been ordered to duty ON the United States steam
ship Hartford, now az Panama for the purpose OF
organizing court martial for the trial of Medical
Inspector S. d, Kennedy against whom charges
his commanding oihcer.
Ordnance Sergt. VIM. Rowlcy, U. S. A., will be
relieved from duty at Fort Niagara, New York,
and will proceed to Fort Knox, Maine, and re-
iieye Ordnance scrgt. VIM, DuflGy U, S, A., of his
duties at that post, reporting upon his arrival by
letter 10 the commanding general department. OF
the east, Ordnance Scrgt, Duiley, upon being
thus relieved will proceed to Fort Niagara, New
York, and report to tho commanding officer OF
that post Tor duty.
Rear Admiral Baldwin commanding the Eu
rOpeuu station, reports 10 tho navy department
under date of CadiZ, Spain, oct. H. that tho Lam
caster lett Cadz Oct for Tanglers, Gibraltar, and
Malaga The Quinne6ang sailed ~ from poTt Ma
| paired. The Kearsargo arrivedat Cadiz Sept 80
| The supcrnumary assistant engineers and naval
cadets who went out ON the Kearsarge have been
| transferred to the Lancaster, The Lancaster
sailed on the third instant for cruise along the
| coast OF Morocco
Commodore L. Y McCauley and T. 8. File
| brown, Capt. William p. McCann, Commander IL
| b. Robson, aud Medical Director W. i. Hood
! have been ordered to duty on board the Hartford
ut Panama, per steamer OF lMenlleth instant from
| New York: Lieut. George Talcott has been or
| dered to the Shenandoah, Nov. liPassed Assistant
| Engineer l.. W. Robinson to examination for pro,
| motion; Capt James A. Greer has been detached
| from the Washington navy yard, TO take effect or
| the nineteenth instant, aud ordered to the Hart
| ford ut Panama; Lieut. e. W. Ruschenberger ha,
been detached from tho League Island navy yard
and ordered to tho lHnuc; Lieut. Henry McCrei
from the Colorado, and ordered TO the lantic
Leuls, r. T. Greene ana T.; ;, frlncs IRON tn' m
spector c. G. j. Clayborn from the navy laboratory
al New YORK, and ordered to the Hartford; Lieut.
| W. H. H. Southerland from the photographic
! oniee and ordered to take charge of the branch
| photographic Office ut Philadelphia.
The following named second lieutenents, re
Gently appointed from civil life, will join their re
| speCtiye companies and stations under the pro
| Visions of paragraph 2i29 of the regulations
| Lieut. william ii. Johnston, jr,, 10th Infantry
company d, Concho, Texas Lieut. Richard y
Paddock, 18th infantry, company b. Fort Seden
New Mexico; Lieut.. John Adams Perry, 10Th in
fantry, company d. Fort MGcknac, Michigan
Lieut.. Charles p, George, 10th infantry, oompan,
Il, Fort Stockton, Texas; Lieut.. Charles n, Cllnch
Path infantry, company c. Fort Sill, Indian terri
tory Lieut. Benjamin w, Atkinson, 9th infantry
company b, Fort Douglas, Utah territory; Lieu
Gonzalez s. Bingham, 9Th infantry, company q
Fort Fred steele, wyoming territory; Lieut.. Joh
l.. Sehou, 4th infantry, company G, Fort Robinson
nntry company L, Fort Sully, Dakota territory
Lieut. Charles d. Clay, 18th infantry, company X
Fort Custer, Montana territory Lieut., Sedgwie
Rice, 22d infantry company ., Fort Lyon, Col'
RADIO; Lieut. ]. Harry DuYall 18Th infantry, con
pany A, Fort Assinaboine, Montana territory,