Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-01
The Artillery School at Fortress Monroe,
TRANSFERS IIRIrrRNI NrS

The following transfecs OF lieutenants OF arttl.
lery to and from the batteries stationed at Fortress
Monroe, Va, are Ordereito take effect May l. 1881:
First artillery-First Lieut.. Joseph s. Oyster,
from battery to batteryG, vice First Lieut. Allyn
Capron, from battery TO battery F; First Lieut..
Albert Todd, from battery to battery G. vice First
Lieut.. John T. Wiser, fpOm battery q to battery f.
Second Lieut. Frederick Marsh, from battery b to
battery G. vice Second Lieut.. Sidney L. Stuart,
from battery G to batter b. Second Lieut. Charles
II. Hunter from batteryH to battery G, vice Second
Lieut.. William c. Rafferty,, from battery to bat
terry Fl.
Second artillery-FirstLieut. Geo. s. Grimes, from
battery ii to battery K,vice First Lieut.. Ephraim
T: c. Richmond, from battery X to battery II;
battery X, vice First Litnt. VIM. A. Simpson, from
battery to battery c; second Lieut. Geo F. Bar
ney from battery II TO bttery X, vice Second Lieut.
Hamilton Rowan, from battery X to battery H:
Second Lieut. VIM, p. Stne. from battery to bat,
terry X, vice Second Lieu. Edward H. Catlin, from
battery X to battery Z.
Third artillery-First Lieut.. Henry r. Lem1v from
battery 10 battery A,glce First Lieut.. COnstan-
tine Chase. from batteryA TO battery f; First Lieut.
John r: Williams from httery to battery A, vice
First Lieut.. SedgWick Pratt from battery to bat
terry X; Second Lieut.. Clas. A. Bennett, from bat
terry E to battery A, vie Second Lieut. VIM W.
Gibson, from battery A battery E; Second Lieut.
Edward A. Millar, from httery to battery A, vice
Second Lieut. Wilbur L0erdge, from battery A to
Fourth arttlerv-F,s 1,eut Montcouerv n
Macomb, from battery to battery /, vice First
Lieut.. Joseph Garrard, frm battery to battery II
Second Lieut.. Ormond M.Lissak, from battery II to
battery |, vice Second Mmt. Frederick S. Strong,
from battery to battery II; Second Lieut. Abel,
bert CrOnkhte from battsry X to battery I. vice
Second e. Lieut. Clarence P.Townsley, from battery
Fifth artillery-First LETT. John Mcclellan, from
Dattery TO battery c, v1ct First Lieut. Anthony
W; sogdes, from battery c % battery l; First Lieut..
Thomas K Adams, from bttery A to battery c,
vice First Lieut. VIM. b. Mc'allum, from battery G
TO battery A; Second Lieut-SolOn F. Massey. from
battery A to battery c, vic Second Lieut. VIM. ".
Galbraith, from battery to battery A; Second
Lieut.. Albert c. Blunt, from battery to battery
c, vice Second Lieut. j. Walker Benet, from bat
terry c to battery b.
The officers OF the new ietail, except First Lieut.
Albert Todd, 1st artilerl. and Second Lieut. Or
mond NJ Llssak, 4th artillery, will report for duty
at Fort Monroe May /. 1874, when those transferred
from the batteries serving at that station, who are
not On detached service, VII proceed to join their
new batteries Leuts. Odd and Lissak viii report
Tor duty at Fort Monroe soon as practicable after
July /, 1884.
The following named officers will be relieved
from duty at the ARTILLERY school, Fort Monroe Va
May ], 1884, by the commanding officer OF the
school, and Will join tier proper statiens First
aaam Sa Iker H BS st artillery First Lieut.
Rumbough, Sd artillery.
CONDITION OF Mr.. sMrH.-Mr. VIM Smith, who
was so seriously injuredby gunshot wound and
other assaults by a tenlnt at his farm In Vir-
ginia, is still lying at Rrndon very i'll and unable
10 be removed TO this cit! Several physicians from
this city have visited hin
RIVER lRADE.-HafDOulaSg6rS sutton reports ar.
rivals at the river frontaS follows :-Pungy Mag
gle, Adams, 400 bushels GSters, MARKET schr. John
Francis, Evans, 500 busieis do, do; schr. Glance
Price, 600 do do; and scr. Anna LAURA, Simpson,
GOO bushels do, do.
THE SOUTHERN ExPRES SUIT-To-day, in the
Circuit Court, judge Haner, the argument in the
case OF Glenn, trustee, against Busey, on demurrer
was resumed The suits to recover amounts due
from stockholders, and the demurrer questions
Glenn's right OF action.
HOMEOPATHIC HOsPITA.-The ladies' of the
board OF lady managers IN charge of the house
warming on the first OF February report the net
proceeds of that entertainment as $299.57 exclusive
OF money received as v0tS on the screen and fancy
who contributed to the success Of the OCCASION
both by donations and lalor.
THE EMANCIPATION cEIEBRATIoN.-A preliminary
meeting was held at ersOn's hotel last night to
arrange for the coming emancipation celebration;
Mr.. John w. Freeman prssiding. IL was decided to
have general SS-nHdtng at the armOry OF Co.
b, Capital City GuartS, next Tuesday evening, to
elect chief marshal Ind appoint committees, in
stead OF calling conNntion to represent the DIFF
felent districts OF the ~, as has been customary
heretofore
RKsrGNRD.-Prof Ernst r. Shafhirt, ;anatomist
and scientist Of the ARM medical museum, has re-
signed
APPOINTMENT AND sa0M0TI0Ns.-Geo W. Hall
has been appointed a 200 clerk In the Surgeon
Generals Office, q. 8, A., and Oliver NJ. Atwood
and M. r. Hall, OF thaaame Office, have been pro-
motel from Il ono tn q IN