National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-14
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

First Lieut.. Henry II, Adams 18th infantry
has been granted sick leave for six months.
Capt Jacob H. Smith, 10Th infantry is
granted two months further extension ofieave.
Forty mounted recruits are ordered to be
sent to the Pacific for troops A, c. X, and NJ
I'd cavalry.
Capt Charles steelhammer 10Th infantry, is
ordered before the retiring board at Fort
LcaycnwOrth.
Capt, J. Scott Payne, 9th cavalry, is granted
two months further extension OF the sick
leave granted him July II by Maj. Gen. Scho.
field.
Lieut.. Guy Howard, 10Th infantry, aid. de.
camp to his fnther, Gen. O. o. Howard sailed
last week with Mrs Howard for Europe tojoin
his father in Paris.
First Lieut.. Alfred NJ. Raphall 1lth infantry,
having been found incapacitated for active
service, by the retiring board, is placed on sick
leave until further orders,
Lieut.. william H. Sage, 9TH infantry. led
with u score of 81 per cent, in the first days
shooting ut Fort Smelling for places on the rifle
team of the department of Dakota, One hun
dred and four marksmen took part.
Mai. Alexander NJ. Miller, corps of engineers
Y. S; A., Is relieved nom duty as member of
the board of officers on the levecs of the Mis-
sisSippi and will turn over the work from
island No. 40 TO the mouth of White river, un-
der his charge, to Capt. Clinton b. Sears.
Col. Elwell $. Otis, 10Th infantry, command.
ing Mt Fort Leavenwonh, has ayailed himself
of the leave granted him last week, and will
not return to the post until just after the court
martial to try Brig Gen. Swain and Col
Albert L: Morrow, 9Th cavalry, here Is through
with its labOrs. He Is a member of that court.
sergt. Chaplain, III infantry, led all the
contestants In the three days shooting for
places on the rifle team of the department Of
the Platte, at Fort Omaha, making total of
26S out Of Il possible 3lj, which an Omaha
paper claims Is the best score over made with
IN army rifle. Lieut., Lewis Merriam, ith in
Mntry, and Lieut., Augustus Q. MacOmb 9TH
cavalry, secured fourth and ninth places,
respectively, on the team.
The following officers have been ordered to
Fort Smelling to compete for places on the
rifle team of the department of Dakota Capt.
Louis NJ, Maus, assistant surgeon; First Lieuts.
John G. Gresham aud Iloratio q. Sickel, jr.,
7th cavalry; Lieuts. Frank T.. Avery and Frank
H. Mccoy, I'd infantry; First Lieut., William II.
G, Bowen and Lieut.. William II. Sage, 9th in
iantry; First Lieut., Ralph W. lIoyt, rcglmentll
qUartCrmaster, and Lieut.. Jonas A. Emery,
nth infantry; Licuts samuel $. Payne and
VIII 7. May, 10Th infantry; Lleuts, Corwin
S9ge and James 2 KerT l5th infantryi, Lieut.,
Lieut., George, Andrews and Lieut., Eaton A.
Edwards, 10Th infantry. All of the above
named officers have already reported.
An exchange says; "Or the West Point class
Of 1853, which graduated Gems Mcpherson,
Sheridan, SchOfcld, Hood and Bowen, only
eleven are now alive, and of these four are
stationed NJ the same army post in Texas"
! The four referred to are stationed at san An
tonic, and are Gen Thomas NJ. Vincent AS
| sisunt Hdiutunt general; Gen. George Bell,
cOmmiSsary; Col Elmer Otis, S,h cavalry, aud
Gen. Nelson b, SwetZer, Lieutenant colonel sth
| cavalry, The paragraph Is In error little,
| however, rs to the number living, us there are
| thirteen of the class now IN the United States
| service, These are, besides Gems sheridan
and schoheld and those In Texas, the follow
| ing Col. John q. Chandler deputy quarter
missary Col, William +. Craighill, corps of
engineers; Col. La Rhelt l., Livingston, ith
| artillery; Col Matthew NJ Blunt, 10th Infantry;
| DIST infantry, and Maj Alfred H. Latimer, re-
| tired list.