National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-09-29
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The Powhatan, Capt. Lester A. Beardslee,
arrived at Norfolk Saturday from Now York.
The new converted s.inch steel tubed rife
has already been fired over 500 times, and
gives excellent results so far.
1t is understood that Commander Allen d.
Brown will be ordered to duty at the naval
observatory us the relief OF Commander w. II.
simpson.
Mai John Green, lst cavalry, who is now
commanding the post at Fort Maginnis, Mon,
has been granted leave for eight months from
December by the secretary OF war
Cup. Robert W. shufeldt, assistant surgeon,
U. S. A., when relieved from duty here as as
sistant attending surgeon, will be ordered TO
New Mexico as post surgeon Mt Fort Wingute.
Commodore W. $. schlcy, U. 3. N, chief of
the bureau of equipment and recruiting, has
returned from his brief vacation, and Is en-
gagged busily on his report of the Greedy relief
expedition.
Brig. Gen Nelson a. Miles has been de-
tailed as member of the court to convene
here NOV. Is to try Brig, Gen. David q. Swain,
judge advocate general of the army, by gen
cral court martial, in place of Col. Elwell 5.
Otis, 10th infantry, who is relieved nom the
detail.
The fish commission station at Woods Holl
will be closed about the middle of next month,
when the AlbatrOss, Fish Hawk, and Look
out will return to this city. Lieut., SeatOn
Schroeder at present first lieutenant of the
Albatross, viii be ordered 70 the command of
the Fish Hawk, relieving Lieut.. w. NJ Wood,
The following navy orders We're made Sat
urday Rear Admiral CLARK ii. Wells, de
tached from the command of the Portsmouth
navy yard, sept 3D and transferred 10 the re-
tired list from that date; Ensign James &,
Drake, from special duty In the navy depart
mcnt, Oct IA, and ordered TO the luntiC, Oct.
IS; Chaplain Frank Thompson, from the
training ship Portsmouth, and placed on
waiting orders,
The Pensacola, which recently returned 10
| the United states from duty as flagship OF the
| Pacific squadron, wiz be itted out as soon as
| the slight repairs necessary are completed and
| rcCUmmissiOuud 10 20 to the South Atlantic
! squadron 20 relieve the Brooklyn as flagship,
| IL WAS at first intended to send out the Omaha
as the flagship relief, but theplan was changed
| on finding the good condition in which the
old Pensacola remains.
The following changes of stations of officers
| of the cOmlnissGry department. were ordered
! Saturday under direction of the secretary oi
| war: Capt, samuel I. Gushing Is ordered as
ut San Antonio, relieving Maj. Thomas Wilson
! Mai Wilson is ordered us chief cOmnissory oi
| the department OF Missouri, and depot aud
| purchasing commisSary at Fort LeaYenWOrth
| relieving Mai. George He'll; Mai. Bell is ordered
depot cOmmiHBary Nt New York city, relieving
Mai Michael 7. Small; Mai. Small Is ordered
as Commissary at Baltimore relieving Capt
William II Nash, who Is temporarily on duly
there, In addition TO his duties as depot com
mlssary In this city Capt John J. Clague will
close up his duties at Helena, Mont, by Oct
20 transferring his funds to the department
chief commissary and his property aud store
to the post COmm5sNry mt Fort Ellis, Mont,
and then report at santa Fo In person b!
Nov, for duty as chief commissary Of tn,
district ID New Mexico relieving Capt, Charlie
A. WoOdrutf; Capt, Woodruff will report a.
Vancouver barracks, w. r., for duty az chic
commlsslry Of the department Of Columbi
and depot cOmmissary al Vancouver barracks
relieving NCapt. W, a, Elderkin; Capt. Elder
kin Is ordered 20 duty rs depot C0mmissary a
Newport barracks KY relieving Maj, william
II. Bell; 1aj. Bell is ordered as depot commits
Sary at Cheyenne, depot WyO., relieving Firs
Lieut. John J.. O Brlen, itb infantry, who
the acting commissary there.