National Republican., 1883-04-28
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The Powhatan left Aspinwall for Key West,
April 20.
The Lackawanna left Honolulu for Callao,
March 81.
Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby assumed COM
mand of the Asiatic squadron at Hong Kong,
April 81.
Com. T. d. Wilson, chief constructor of tho
navy, has gone to New York to visit that
yard officially.
Commodore John G.. Walker, chief of tho
bureau of navigation, has gone to New York
for few days.
Leave of absence for nine months from the
thirtieth instant has been granted Assistant
Engineer Charles Il. Marving.
Capt Benjamin f. Rittenhouse (retired) has
been assigned to duty as treasurer of tho Sol
diers Home, District of Columbia.
The repairs to the Essex at Callao, Peru,
are nearly completed, and she will soon be
ready to join tho Asatic squadron.
Lieut.. Col. Marshall ]. Ludington, deputy
quartermaster general, has been directed to
report to tho quartermaster general for tenn
porary duty.
Leave of absence for five months, with per-
mission to go beyond sea, to take effect in
June, has been granted First Lieut. j. Est
court Sawyer, 9th artillery.
Mai. James NJ. Moore has been ordered to
the department Of the Dakota, where he will
be assigned as chief quartermaster, with head
quarters at st. Paul or Fort Smelling.
Capt.W. G. Beach, 11th infantry, will be re-
lieved from temporary duty in the depart
ment of the cast, and will join his proper
station under the requirements of paragraph
2i2l of the regulations.
First Lieut.. Thomas L. Casey, jr., corps OF
| oin has hpan OruOrp1 IN philnunlnhin
to resume his duties under Lieut.. Col. God
| frey Wetzel, and rs secretary to the commits
sion advisory 10 the board Of f>harbor commits
sioners.
Ensign Charles c. Marsh has been ordered
to accompany Prof. Thompson of the geologi-
cal survey to Fort Wingate, N. NJ, on special
duty, on the first of May, and on the COM
pletion of that duty to return and resume his
present duties,
First Lieut.. John w. Pullman, sth cavalry
has been detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at Allegheny college
Meadville, Penn, to take effect July /, 1883
relieving First. Lieut.. George o. Webster, 4tE
infantry, who, on being relieved, will proceed
TO join his company.
The orders Of Lieut. Sidney A. Staunton "a
torpedo instruction have been revoked, and
he has been detached from duty at the Wash
ington navy yard and granted six months
leave Of absence from May i. The leave OF
absence heretofore granted Assistant Pay
master George Nj. Allen has been extended
three months from the twenty-first instant.
Ensigns L. Il. Wright and Benjamin "
Hodges have been ordered to the United
States training ship New Hampshire; Passed
Assistant Engineer j. p. l.. Lawrence to spe
cal duty at the Navy department, Washing
ton; Naval Cadets Thomas ii. Mathews, Rob
ert p, Fisher, James Il. ByTne Clarence II
Mathews, aud Samuel Bryan to examination
for promotion; Assistant Engineer Isaac s
X. Reeves has been detached from the Talla
poosa and granted six months leave ofabsence
Lieut., George w. Menty has been ordered
to special duty at the Navy department May
II; Lieut., Comd'r Isaac Hazlett has been de
tached from the United States steamship
Kearsarge on the eighteenth instant ant
placed on wal ing orders Lieut., Aaron Ware
from the training ship New Hampshire MAY
/, and placed ON waiting orders; Ensign Ed
mund f, Leiper, from the Tallapoosa and or
dered TO the coast survey; Naval Cadet viii
lam Ii. Hayton from tho Despatch on th
thirtieth instant, and ordered to examina
tion for graduation Sailmaker M. w. VIII
Jams from duty as member of an inventor!
board at the Boston navy yard, and placed OF
waiting orders,