National Republican., 1883-11-23
ARMY AND NAVY.

The United States steamer Portsmou tn was put
in dry dock at Norfolk yesterday to have her bot
tom scraped and receive other repairs
DR.. p. s. Corrington. Of the marine hospital
service, has been ordered to Norfolk, Va, for
temporary duty during the illness Of Passed
Assistant Surgeon Irwin.
Hospital Steward II. H. Won .Falkenstein. U. s.
Of the Platte and win proceed to Fort Leaven.
worth, Kan, and report in person to the com.
manding general. department OF Missouri, for as
signment to duty.
Cant TIL omas b. Hunt assistant quartermaster,
U. s. A., having been found by an army retiring
board ncapacitated for active service Is relieved
from duty IN the department Of Dakota, and will
repair 10 his home, reporting MS arrival thereat To
the adjuant general ofthe army.
Capt. John q. Thompson, sd cavalry now on
leave of absence at ST. Louis, Mo-, viii report in
person TO the superint endent mounted recruiting
service, Jefferson barracks, Mo-, TO conduct de-
tachment of recruits TO the department OF Arizona
on the completion Of this duty he will join his
troop.
Hospital Steward william Be thon, U. s. A., will
be relieved from duty in the department of the
east, and will report in person TO the superintend-
ent mounted recruiting service jefferson barracks
u S. A. Hospital Steward Pesh, upon being thus
relieved, win proceed to- Little Rock barracks,
Ark reporting upon his arrival by letter to the
commanding general depa rtmOnt Of the east for
assignment TO duty.
| A general court martial has been ordered to
meet ut Fort Smelling. Mimi, Dec. next, for the
| Lrlul OF Nupt CuuLuDeIa iOth .
on charges of duplicating his pay accounts. The
detail for the court Is as tollows Coils. George i.
| Andrews and q. @. Gilberti Lieut.. Coils 7. T.
| Swaine, w. A. Rucker, and James M. Moore; Majs
Samuel Breck, w. G.. Spencer, and George NJ,
| Brayton, and Capt @. b. Penrose, with Capt John
X. Myrick, as judge advocate.
| general court martial is appointed to meet at
| Willet's Point, New York harbOr, at IL o'clock a.
| m on Monday, the 26th day of November, 1888, or
as soon thereafter as practicable for The trial OF
| such prisoners as may be brought before 1t. The
following is tho detail for the court Capt Joseph
| H. Willard corps of engineers First Lieut.. Oscar
| Il. Crosby, corps of engineers; Second Lieut. Ian
sing H. Beach, corps of engineers; Second Lieut.
Graham ID. Fish, corps of engineers; Second Lieut.
| Eugene j. Spencer corps of engineers Second
| Lieut.. William c. Langtitt, corps of engineers Sec
ond Lieut.. Henry e. Waterman, corps of engi
neers; Second Lieut.. George A. Rim, corps Of en-
glneers, judge advocate.
Lieutenant Commander q. F. +. Wilde has beer
ordered as assistant inspector OF the seventh
lighthouse district, and on the thirty-hrst o
December, as inspector OF that district; PaymaBte
G. II. Read to'duty in charge of the mAnufactor!
Of clothing for the enlisted men OF the navy a
New York Dec. /; Lieutenant Commander j. X
Minu has been detached from duty as inspecto
of the seventh lighthouse district Dec. l. ant
| ordered to settle accounts and wait orders; Assist
| ant Naval Constructor George II. Mallet from tn
| navy yard New York. and ordered to take charg
| OF the repairk to the Constellation at Norfolk
under Navai Constructor Varney; the leave {
Chief Engineer Edward Phythian (reuired), q
) present in Milan Italy, has been extended on
, year from Dec. 81.