The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-01-03
Military and Personal.

Advices are received that the health Of
1t. E. b. Rheem, 2lst Inf, is much i'm.
proved since he went abroad.
The retiring board closed its sessions as
far as regards the cases of Captains Whip
pie, lst Cav, and Evans, 2lst Inf.
Chaplain Toussaint Mesplie, tried and
guilty found OIL charge of duplicating pay &C.
counts. is dismissed from the service
1t. F. j. Patten, 2lst Inf, after a consid-
cradle leave of absence, spent in the east,
returns to Fort Boise, where many Idaho
friends welcome him home.
2nd 1t. J. B. Aleshire, LIST Cav, came
down from Walla Walla in charge of a mil
itary convict returning to his station on
Friday last. He has been granted three
months leave.
Capt. &. G. Smith, now on duty as Dis
bursting Quartermaster in Portland has been
ordered by the War Dept. to be relieved by
Chas. c. Barnett, Q. Nj. Dept, and then to
await orders in Portland.
| In another column we publish poetical
gem from the pen of Major Thee. j. Ecker
son, now stationed at Fort Missoula, which,
although referring to his own family, will
be of interest to many old acquaintance of
his in Vancouver.
1t. Fred G. Schwatka is writing for For.
est and Stream a series Of articles descriptive
of his expedition down the Yukon. II the
following papers are written in as happy
vein OF humor rs his first they will prove
most decidedly interesting reading.
Fort Townsend Christmas day was duly
observed at this post, but owing to the rain,
which came pouring down all day. the men
remained in their quarters. Both companies,
b aud ID, had excellent dinners, and about
40 turkeys disappeared in very short time.
In the evening the men had genuine stag"
dance in the new amusement hall, the music
being furnished by the garrison string band,
under the leadership of Professor Horne.
The new hall is not quite finished, but when
it is the boys expect to give several grand
military balls during the winter. The post
school is now in excellent running order, and
Private I. Low is the efficient teacher.
The Army and Nary Journal says "lst
1t. Thomas w. Symons, of the Engineer
Corps. has recently been assigned to duty
with Major Garrett J. Lydecker, the Engn.
Ger Commissioner of the District of Colum.
hia, who has charge of the work of extend.
ing the Washington Aqueduct. 1t. Symons
last summer represented the United States
in the examination of the boundary line be-
formed that duty in the most satisfactory
manner. aud his examination of the line was
very thorough. His colaborers were a gen.
eral of the Mexican army and several other
Mexican officers representing that govern
ment, who made a very superficial examlna-
ton. 1t is reported among U. 5. Army of.
icers that the Mexican general who was as
signed to this duty has since been court mar
tailed aud dismissed from the army for neg.
l,gence OF duty on that occasion.
The second concert of the Orchestral
Union in Portland took place Friday, Dec.
2lst. The concert afforded two features of
unusual excellence. i. e. the singing of Miss
ldabelle 5. Hsughey, daughter of Mrs. and
Capt. Haughey OF the 2lst Infantry, and the
performance of the string qnartette. that it
will be looked back to with pleasurahle
emotions The Daily Ne,cs says: ITO Miss
Haughey the honors of the evening are pre-
eminentlv due. Possessed of an unusually
clear, rich and sympathetic mezzo soprano
organ. improved aud cultured by the best of
schooliug. AS she is. the appearance OF this
lady marks an epoch III the musical annals
of the city. Her rendition Of LA Stella
Contideute" betrayed an amount Of feeling
and Inherent appreciation of the beauties Of
the song that characterizes the true artist.
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would have done credit to any of the lead
| ing cantatrices of the period. The admira.
BILE combination of the registers was especi-
ally noticeable"
| In our last issue we briefly wrote of an
event that well merits extended men,
ton. On the Friday preceding Christmas
Gen. o. d. Greene, accompanied by Capt.
Cleav Gland Rockwell of the Coast Survey,
aud our young fellow citizen Henry Jaggy.
went down the river in the Dispatch bent
upon securing wild ducks. geese, etc, es-
pecially some Canvas Backs, for their own
Xmas dinners, as we'll as for as many OF
their friends AS possible They returned on
Monday morning with such a show OF game
as has seldom, If ever before, been landed
on the government wharf 1t was beau.
tful sight for sportsman's eye, and glad
dened many one as well as the hearts OF
maLy of the friends OF the successful shoot |
ers. who were rec,epients of launches" of
the game. After Capt. Rockwell had taken
out from the general pile GU the wharf such
portion as he wanted for himself and friends
in Portland, the remainder constituted a
good load for the government dray. In the
bag we're tive. magnificent specimens of
the American swan. weighing some 25 or 30
pounds each, about 20 ''old bankers. nearly |
the sause number Of canvas backs, the fat
test aud best specimens OF that noble bird |
We have ever seen. aud some three or four
hundred Of all sorts OF the various other
kinds of wild ducks which feed in the Co
lumbia river bottoms. The party was most
Hospitality and generously entertained by
Mr. Geo Tysckiewcz on Bachelors Island. |
Our editor was not forgotten.
YEA, VERILY.-Man that is married to |