National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-11

The flagship Hartford and tho sloop-ofwar
Shenandoah sailed from Callao last Friday for
Molindo.
Lieut.. Commander Bowman II. McCala, u.
s. N, was ordered Saturday for examination
for promotion.
The North Atlantic squadron will rondez-
vous at Hampton Roads next week before pro-
ceeding to New Orleans.
The Powhatan, Can't Lester A. Beardslce, Is
anchored OIL Alexandria, the depth of water
| not permitting her to goto the navy yard here.
The Iroauols, Commander Yates Sterling,
| arrived at Apia Samoan Islands, Sept. u, and
| left Sept. "a for Page Pago, The health Of all
| on board is reported as excellent.
Lieut. Henry W. Lyon. U. S. NJ, has been
| ordered to examination for promotion to lieu
tenant commander, and Lieut.. Benjamin Il.
Rinehart Ounior gradc) for promotion to lieu
| tenant.
The retirement of Brew. Mai. Gen. Henry T.
| Clarke, colonel and assistant cOmmissary
general, which took effect Monday on his
| becoming o. years of age, promotes the follow
| ing officers OF the subsistence department:
Gen. william W. Burns to colonel, Gen. George
| Bell to lieutenant colonel, and Col. jeremiah
| H. Gilman to major, leaving u vacancy for APP
pontment by the President as captain and
| commissary. Col Gilman has been captain
since May IA, 1861.
petition is being numcrously signed in
| army, which Will be presented to congress at
the, coming session, praying for an act that
will enable any officer on the active list who
served in the rebellion rs an officer or soldier
| of volunteers, or the regular army, shall, upon
his own application, be retired with the rank
und pay of the next highest grade above that
| which he holds when the application Is
made These retiTGments to be IN addition to
the number now authorized by existing law.
The following navy orders have been issued:
| Lieut., Comdr. Jacob +. NOEL, ordered to the
| League Island navy yard; Lieut. Chauncey
| Thomas to the Nautical Almanac office, Nov.
| 10; Chief Engineer BENJAMIN Il. Wood as tenn
| pOrary inspector of the new war cruisers at
| Chester; Passed Assistant Engineer Robert w.
| Gait detached from the coast survey steamer
| Gedney and ordered to temporary duty ut the
| Norfolk navy yard; Assistant Engineer VIM.
| N. Little detached from the New York navy
ward and ordered to the coast survey steamer
| Gedney; Passed Assistant Engineer James H.
| Chasmar, to the navy yard, New York; Carpen
ter John 5. Waltmeyer to the navy yard, Nor
| folk, Va; Naval Constructor W. S, Mntoyne,
| TO temporary duty In the bureau of Construc-
| ton and repair, Nov, IL; Lieut. Comdr John
| MCGOwen, granted leave of absence for thirty
| days,
Capt. George X, sanderson 18th infantry,
| has been granted six months further extern
| sion of sick leave; Capt William j. Wilson, as
slstaut surgeon now ut Fort Meade, Dak,) Is
| granted four months leave, with permission TO
80 abroad, TO take fleet when he can be spared
/ by Brig. Gen. Terry, his department com
| mander First Lieut.. Hugh n. Reed, LIST in
/ Mntry; IN granted two months extension of
sick leave; Lieut., william A. skunk, Sth cav
airy, now on leave at Westyillc, Ind, Will re-
| port to conduct recruits from Columbus bar
| racks Ohio, to san Antonio, Texas Cupts,
| Robert IL, Montgomery, 9th cavalry Adam
| Kramer 9Th cavalry, and samuel NJ Swgert,
| "a cavalry, and First LiGuts 7, w Jones, 10th
cavalry r. W. sibley, % cavalry and A, H.
| Smith, 18th cavalry, Will report for duty at the
! Jefferson barracks cavalry recruiting depot,
| Missouri; First Lieut. Stephen H. Grocsbock,
| Udiutant 9Th infantry, Is granted month fur
| lnnNO. Ill.
| 10Th infantry, Is granted further extension Of
! leave uutil Jan, O. 1885; Lieut.. Richard NJ
| Batchford, nth Infantry, Is granted one month
| further extension Ut leave,