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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

Capt. David b. Harmony, U. S. N, is at
Richiield Springs
Maj. Charles 4. Reynolds. quartcrmaster, U.
Post CHAPLAIN sherman ". Merrill, U. S. A.,
is granted two months extension of sick leave.
Gen. and Mrs. W. S. Hancock will go to Sara
tOga some time this week. Mrs HnncOcks
health Is again poor.
Mai. Green Clay Goodloe, pnymastcr. marine
corps, has returned from his pay trip to the
eastern navy yards and stations.
Col. Asa i. Carey U. s. A., and Mrs Carey,
are at their cottage Mt Vineyard Haven, where
quite a colony of army and navy people are
located.
Commander Richard p. Lcary, who is com.
manding the monitor WyandO,tc at the navy
yard here, has returned from brief leave Of
absence.
The pay Office of the coast survey has been
removed from Washington to Gloucester Mass,
Passed Assistant Paymaster Josiah Il. Stanton,
U. s. ~, In charge.
Lieut.. Henry II. Benham, I'd infantry, now
on leave in New York city, is ordered to tenn
porary duty at the recruiting depot at David's
island, New York harbOr.
Passed Assistant Surgeon GeOrge'P. Lums-
den,u $. n, who returned home last night in
the frignte Pensacola, has taken quarters at
No. llO7 q street northwest.
Lieut. Gen. sheridan, with Coils. Gregory
and Nolkman, his ulds-de.camp, wi II return
tomorrow from the tour of inspection of posts
along the northern frontier.
Lieut.. Col. Orlando II. Moore, 18th infantry,
and Mai. Alfred NJ. Raphael, lieutenant llth
infantry, are ordered before the retiring board
at Fort Leavenworth for examination for re-
tircnent.
First Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka, Sd cavalry
has resigned to take effect Jan. 81 1885, and Is
granted leave to that date, with permission to
go abroad. He proposes to devote himself
hereafter to literature and studies of Arctic re-
search.
The new coast survey steamer, Carlile Pat.
terson, Lieut.. Richardson Clover, U. $. N,
commanding, left the navy yard here Saturday
morning for Rio de Janciro, en- route for San
Francisco and Alaska where she is to take
station,
Maj William P. Atwell, U. S. A., who has
been here for month on leave, will sail
Thursday next with Mrs. Atwell for Schiedam,
Holland, where he Is consul for the United
States. They will sail on the Inman line
steamer City of Montreal.
Capt. Henry McEldeny, assistant surgeon, U.
S. A., is ordered TO duty In connection with
surgeon General Murray for service with Col.
S. Z. LyiOrd u. :. A., the president OF the
board of commissioners for the United States.
An army retiring board Is ordered.to con-
vene at Fort LeaYenwOrth Brig, Gen, Chris
tOpher c. AuguT Is president, with Col. Elwcll
surgeon; Mai. James i. Martin, assistant adiu.
| tant general, and Mnl. Johnson, V. ID, Mid
dlelon, surgeon, as mcmbers, Gen. Augur
Will detail recorder for the board.
Lieut.. James D. J. Kelley, U. s. N, one oft
abcst young officers of the navy, VIII shortly
be ordered to duty nt the navy department as
assistant 10 Col. William B. Remcy, Judge I'D
yocatc general Lieut. Kelley in addition to
his high reputation for ability in his profession,
is noted as n student In military affairs, whose
writings have attracted great attention abroad
as well as here, lie is now on duty In New
York ON the board 10 Inspect incoming foreign
steamers.
w. W. Vanderbilt, late superintendent for
Mes,rs. Burgess ~ SecDr, has purchased the
celebrated monitor Monadnock from the
above named firm. The purchase was made
ON Tuesday Of last week tile conditions OF sale
being private. 1t viii br remembered that
Senator Miller, of California, made II most
gallant fight TO secure IN appropriation for the
completion of the monitor, but was defeated.
This Is the rebuilt vessel which was contracted
for IN 1870, by Secretary kObeson and Is now
on the stocks AZ Vallejo, Cal. opposite the
Mare Island navy yard.
The postscript" editor of the Sunday Herald,
who Is unusually well posted in navy matters,
says that Secretary Chandler has decided 10
ask the Prcsidept 10 appoint Commander Win.
field Scott SChley us chief of the bureau OF
equipment and recruiting of the navy depart
mont, to succeed Commodore English, who
resigns when he Is promoted in September TO
rear admiral 1t Is understood that the selec-
ton has been made IN recognition of the energy
with which Commander SChley prosecuted his
successful search for and rescue Of Mai. Greedy
and his men.
A board of officers TO consist of Col. Thomas
G, Baylor, ordnance department; Col. James G.
Duane, corps of onglnecrs Maj. Van, Il. King,
corps Of engineers; Maj. George w. Mckee,
ordnance department; Capt, Charles Shaler,
ordnance department, and Capt, Edwin Ma.
mlre, corps OF engineers, has been appointed
I a 10 81
| bore, greatest and least admissible weights OF
guns for each caliber together with the great
ost ind lcGst weights Of pr0ectilcs Tor each
oahbCr Of all the various Calihers required fOT
! the service, together with the number of each
CRlbcr Of gun required" Tho board will be
assembled on the call of the president thereof,
and will make It's report to the secretary of
| war, The junior member viii act Us recorder.