National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The steamer Yosemite left Portsmouth. M
H., yesterday for New York.
The general court martial, in session at Fort
Lyon, Colorado, has been dissolved by order
OF Gen. Augur.
First Lieut.. Charles T. Bottsford, 10th infan.
try, has been detailed as recruiting oficer at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
Col. Joseph p. Wright, surgeon, U. 8. A., has
been granted sick leave for one month from
San Antonio, Texas
Mai. william Mckee Dunn, IT., aid de camp
TO Gen. Augur, is acting as adjutant general of
the department of the Missouri during the tenn
porary absence Of Col. James p. Martin, assist
ant adjutant general.
Maj Jesse A. p. Hampson, captain 10th in
iantryi has been ordered with his company (K)
Uncompahgre, Colorado, and to command that
post. A company will be sent TO Fort Bliss
from Fort Union to replace company X.
Commodore Stephen b. Luce has been ap-
pointed acting rear admiral for the time he
will be IN command of the North Atlantic fleet
until the latter part of September. This ap-
| pontment can only be conferred upon officers
who distinguished themselves for gallantry,
and received letters of thanks from the secIe-
| tary OF the navy therefor during the rebellion
Pay Director James II. Watmugh, U. s. NJ,
who was formerly paymaster general of the
| navy, will be placed on the retired list next
Wednesday, July 30, on reaching the age of 81
years. This will promote Pay Inspector Rich.
ard Washington 10 pay director, Paymaster
sistant Paymasters Lawrence q. Boggs to pay.
master.
The following named officers will compete
at Fort Clark for places on the rifle team OF the
department of Texas Capt. Charles 4. With
| Grill and First Lieut.. Christian @. Hewitt, 10th
| infantry: First Lieut.. Frederick Il. Phelps aud
Lieut.. Henry Y. Kendall, sth cavalry FRS
| Lieut.. Thaddeus w. Jones and Lieut.. Carter p
| johnson, 10th cavalry, and First Lieuts. Samue
r. Whitall and Thomas @. Woodbury., 18th in
fantry.
The quartermaster's depot at st. Louis, in
| GLIDING that for clothing and equipage, IL an
nounced as general depot for Issues TO tn,
army and placed under the direction OF tn,
secretary OF war Mai. Charles w. Foster
| quartermaster is assigned In charge of the de
pot, relieving Capt, Edwin y, Atwood, assistan
| guartermaster who will relieve Capt. VIM. z
| Martin, military storckeeper there, takinI
charge OF the building, grounds, and public
property. On being relieved as ordered Capt
| Martin Will settle bis accounts preparatory L
going upon the retired list.
The monitor Passaic, Commander Edwin I
Woodward, and the torpedo boat Alarm, Com
mander William Starr Dana sailed from
Hampton Roads on Thursday afternoon 70
Huntington, Long Island sound, via New York
where they will by joined by the monitor Nan
tucket, Commander Charles McGregor. Thes
vessels which cruise along the sound about tw,
weeks, practicing at gunnery and the working
of the monitors, aud the torpedo booms AMI
the gun Of the Alarm. They will afterwart
Join the North Atlantic feet Mt Newport, wheI
| II goes there nom Portsmouth for fleet tactics
The following changes In duties Of officers o
ordinance, u. S. A., are ordered. Capt. Willlau
$. Starring, rolieyedns assistant 10 the ordipns
board ut New York, and ordered 10 tho ~
field armory; Capt, James G, Ayres
Springfield aTmory TO Benlola arsenl
mia, reporting by Sept S0 First ~
IL. Clark 10 the Springfield armC
lieved from duty at West Point
Lieut. Vim, NJ. Medcalfe, froi
armory, to duty with the
take effect when he com
duty on which he II now
VIM, Crozior 10 duty
Mass, when relieved A