National Republican., 1883-05-05
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The United States steamer Powhatan left
Key West yesterday morning for Carthagena.
Tho United States steamer Wachusett
sailed April II from Honolulu for the Samoan
islands,
The general courts martial appointed to
meet at David's island, New York harbor !;
Columbus, o., and Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
have been dissolved.
Com. Stephen b. Luce commanding the
training squadron, has arrived here from
Newport, r.. l., and yesterday morning had an
interview with Secretary Chandler.
During the temporary absence, on the
fourth and fifth instant, of the paymaster
general, Maj Asa b. Carey, paymaster, will
take charge Of the office Of the paymaster
general.
Col. Albe rt P. Morrow, aid d-de-camp to the
general of the army, lieutenant colonel 9th
cavaly, has been relieved as aid-de-camp, to
take effect June 1, 1888, and will then proceed
to join his regiment, now in active service in
the field.
The following medical officers have been
relieved from duty in the department of the
Missouri and ordered to report for assignment
to duty, as follows Maj. Henry II. Tilton,
surgeon, to the department of the east First
Lieut. Victor Biart, assistant surgeon, to the
department of Dakota.
The United States frigate Con stitution, re
Gently reftted at Portsmouth, N. H., will be
put into commission here within two weeks,
Comdr Higgnson, commanding. She will
have small complement of line officers and
a small crew. 1t expected that the work of
reiitting the United States steamer Marion
will soon be commenced.
Mai Joseph G. Bailey, surgeon, has been
ordered from the department of California to
the department Of Texas; Capt. Charles b.
Byrne, assistant surgeon, from the depart
mont of the south to ihe department
of Missouri; Capt: VIM. G. Spencer,
assistant surgeon, now waiting or
ders TO the department. of the east, aud; First
Lieut.. Carter N. b. Macaulay, assistant sur
geon, from the department of the east to the
department Of Dakota.
A general court martial has been called to
meet at David Island May 10. A similar
court, composed of Lieut.Col Edwin f, Town
send, 1lth infantry; Capt. William G..
Wedemeyer, 10th infantry; Capt. Charles l..
Heizmanu, assistant surgeon, U. $. A.; Capt.
Charles l.. Davis, 10th infantry; Capt. Charles
A. Booth, assistant quartermaster, u. s. A.;
First Lieut. John Murphy, 14th infantry
Second Lieut.. John S. Mason, jr., LIST infantry,
and Second Lieut.. James b. Goe, 18th in
fantry, Judge advocate, has been called at
Columbus barracks May Z, and a court COM
posed of Mai. John A. Wilcox, Sth cavalry
Capt. Joseph X. Corson, assistant surgeon, U.
S. A.; First Lieut.. Samuel l.. Woodward, 10th
cavalry First Lieut.. John w. Pullman, sth
cavalry; First Lieut.. Louis A. Craig, 9th
cavalry First Lieut.. Francis ii. Hardie, Sd
cavalry, and Second Lieut.. James ID. Mann,
9TH cavalry, judge advocate, will convene at
Jefferson barracks on the same date.
Comdr. N. IL. Farquhar, detached from the
naval academy, fourteenth instant, and Or
dered TO command the practice ship Constel-
lation, fifteenth instant; Lieut.. Comdr.
Horace Elmer, Lieuts. John p. Merrell, Dun
can Kennedy, Robert G. Peck, William p.
Clason, and Frank IL. Holmes, Ensign A. u.
Culver, Pay Inspector l.. G. Billings, Assist
ant Surgeon Oliver Diehl, and Chaplain A. A.
McAlister, from the naval academy, four
teenth instant, and ordered TO the practice
ship Constellation; Comdr. Charles ID. Sigs-
bee, from the naval academy, fourteenth in.
slant, and ordered to command the practice
ship Dale, fifteenth instant; Lieuts. Harry
Knox, Uriel Sebree, William Ii. Turner John
IL. Bull, and Thomas B. Howard, Ensigns ii.
@. Gearing and William Fullam, and Passed
Assistant Surgeon W. A, McClurg, from tho
naval academy, on the fourteenth instant,
and ordered TO the Dale; Ensign Il. p.
schwerin, ordered TO duty in the coast survey
Chaplain William IL. Stewart, to the training
ship Minnesota fifteenth instant.