National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-15
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

First Lieut.. Alfred NJ Raphall. 18th inian
try has been granted leave for one month.
Capt Samuel NJ whitcsldcs, 9Th cavalry,
has been granted sick leave ior one month.
Fifty mounted recruits will be sent to Fort
Smelling, Mimi. for assignment to the list cav
airy In Montana.
Fifty general service recruits will be sent 10
Fort Smelling for assignment, forty TO the I'd
infantry, and ten To companies q and l, 18th
infantry,
Mai Joseph r. Gibson, surgeon, U. S. A,
has been granted leave for one month and f.
teen days from st. Francis barracks ST. Angus
tine, Fla.
Lieut., Ben jamin Alyord IT,, Goth infantry, Is
granted two months further cNttntion of the
leave for two months granted him July IL by
Mai Gen. Schoield.
At the first days competition Mt Fort Leav-
enworlh for places on the ride team for the
department of the Missouri, SerBt. GreasJn,
9th infantry, took the lead.
Capt. Edwin ]. Stevens 2jth infantry, has
boon granted leave for one month from Fort
Smelling, Mimi, and has permission to apply
for an extension of one month.
The navy department Is informed that the
POwhHtau was expected to sail on the 2lth of
July for New York from Lisbon, arriving be-
tween the 10Th and 9th OF August.
~ court martial will convene Aug is at
Fort Lewis. col Can't, Mott Hooton oh In.
y !
Lieut. william j, Campbell, 22d infantry, Is
judge advocate.
Lieut.. Edward l. Grnmlcy, 18th infantry, who
10 now at Fort Smelling competing for place
on the Dakota department rife team, has been
granted leave for one month, to take effect
when the com petition Is completed.
The con tract Of Acting Assistant Surgeon J..
C. Martin nc Fort koogh Mont, has been nm
nullcd nj hi7 own request, ana Acting Assist
ant Surgeon d. $. Sniycly hus boon ordered
from Fort Custer to duty at that post,
The order directing that Capt William r.
puruell lst cavalry, shall he relieved from
| temporary duty at Je tierson barracks, st. Louis,
! sept 80, Is amended to relieve him Aug a.,
when he Will Join Il is troops at Fort Maginns,
Mon.
The following naval orders were issued yes.
tcrday; Lieut.. VIM, II, Jacques, ordered to tom.
pornry duty with the ordnance committee Of
which Senator !. r. Hawloy is chairman;
Lieut.. H. l.. Reamoy, TO duty nj the naval OBJ
servntory Sept / Passed Assistant Engineer l..
W Wooster, 70 the pGsSaic; Passed Assistant
Engineer A, f. Dixon, TO special duty in the
bureau OF steam engineering; Assistant En-
glneor J. u. Wilmer, to the iantic, 9lth IN
siant Ensign Hero Taylor detached from tho
naval observatory, 18th instant, and ordered to
the training ship New Hampshire, 18th Instant;
Assistant Paym0ster J, G, Kerr from the naval
station Port Royal, 10Th instant, aud ordered 10
settle accounts and wait orders,
Tho following transfers are ordered for In
struction Of artillery officers with the light
batteries ; Second artillery First Lieut., r. n.
e, Richmond from battery II TO light battery
A, vice First Lieut. Mednrcm Crawford ir,
from A to II; Lieut.. Edward II. Catlin, from L
| TO light battery +, at Fort Lglyenworth, vice
| Lieut., Edwin 81, John Grrbc from 4 to Il.
| Third artillery First Lieut. Edward Davis,
| Rock, Ark, vic1 First Lieut.. Horny D. Osguol,
! from & IN X, 40 Fort BuIraucas, Fla; Fist
| Lieut. John r. Mycrs, from d 10 light battery
| Christopher W Harold, from + TO u, 10 81.
| Augustine Fla; Lieut. Wilbur LOyCHlgo.
! from % light battery c, vice Lieut. Charles
/ q, Woodward. from Cto Z, at Fort Barrancas,
| and Lieut. David J. Rumhnugh from ! 10 light
] battery r vice Lieut. George 4. Bartlett, from
! i " !, at Mt, Vermont arraCks. Ala,