National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-30
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.


Passed Assistant Engineer Sidney l.. Smith
has rendered his resignation to the secretary
OF the navy.
All the officers on duty on tho practice ships
Dale and Constellation will be detached Sept
j and ordered TO resume their duties Mt the
naval academy
The United States steamer Adams arrived at
San Francisco Thursday from Sitka. She has
been relieved from duty on the Alaska station
by the United States steamer Pinta.
Ensign L. l.. Capehart, u. S. N, who was
taken sick with yellow fever at Key West,
having fully recovered, has been ordered to
TO Join tho United States steamship Galena, ut
Portsmouth, N. II.
The United States tug Nina, Lieut.. Com
mander Hitchcock, has arrived at Wood
lloll and assumed charge Of the wreck of the
TallapooSa. Lieut.. Il. Il. Beatty and Passed
Assistant Engineer N. p. Towne, who were on
the latte vessel when she sank, have been
ordered to duty on the Nina.
Lieut.. t. D. Howard has been detached from
the Naval academy Sept. and ordered to tho
Saratoga; Ensign w. s. Benson has been de-
tachcd from the Yantic and ordered to duty on
The he advisory board; Chief Engineer George \.
Johnson has been detached from special duty
at Wilmington, Del, and ordered TO the Lam
caster European station.
Anaval examining board has been appointed
TO meet at the navy yard, Washington. to ex-
anime Assistant Paymaster John Corwine for
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spector A. J. Pritchard and Paymasters g. II.
| Griiiing and ]. X. Carmody, with Passed As
| sistant Paymastcr G. M. Ray as recorder. A
medical board composed of Medical Inspector
n. l.. Bates and Surgeons G. III. White and
Daniel McMurtrie has also been appointed to
examine the same officer.
Tina acting secretary Of the navy has ordered
| q court-martinl, to meet at the navy yard, New
York, for the trial of some enlisted men. The
| detail for the court Is us follows: Commanders
j. Q. Watson and william Whitehead, Lieuts
| G. @. Cornwell, L. $. Prime, and +. s. Hotch-
kiss, and First Lieut. l.. X. Robinson, U. s. NJ.
O., with First Lieut.. A. g. Kitson, U. s. M. g.,
as recorder. naval court-martial of which
Commander Charles S. Cotton is president, is
now In session at the navy yard, Norfolk, en-
gagged In the trial of some enlisted men.
| The following changes in the stations of of
ilcers of the medical department are ordered :
| First Lieut.. William ID. Diet2, assistant sur
geon, will BIO relieved from temporary duty at
| the United States military academy, West
Point, and will proceed to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, and report in person to the command
| Ing general department OF the Missouri for as
signinent to duty. First Lieut.. Robert J, Glib
| son, assistant surgeon, Will be relieved from
| duty In the department OF the Missouri and
Will proceed to report in person to the conf
assignment to duty.
| Commander NJ. II. Farquhar, Lieuts. J. 81
Mcigs, L. Ii. s. Gheen, ]. c. Colsap L. b. Barry,
and II. o. Rittenhouse and Ensign Culver
have been detached from the Constellation,
and Commander c. ID. Sigsbee and Lieuts. Al.
bert Ross, +. NJ. Wise, II. T. Jasper, Theo. Por.
ter, a. 9. Dillingham;. Ensigns ". #. Fulton
and II. s. Knapp. and Passed Assistant Sur
| geon ID. M. Bertollettc detached from the Dale
and ordered to resume their duties ut the
naval academy Surgeon J.. c. Wise and
Passed Assistant Surgeon J. NJ. Murray, from
the Constellation and placed on waiting or
| ders: Assistant Paymaster t. V. Rogers, from
the Dale and ordered to settle accounts; Pay
| master T. s. Thompson, from the Constellation
| and ordered to settle accounts; Passed Assist
ant Paymaster +. IL. Clarke from the Adams
and ordered home Paymaster ii. @. Matchett
| has reported his return home from the Asiatic
station and has been placed on waiting or
ders: Chief Engineer X, N. Bartleman has re-
ported his return home from the European
| station and has been placed on sick leave; AS
| sstant Engineer j. D. Sloan has reported his
return home from the Pacific station and or.
dered to the naval hospital at Washington for
treatment; Passed Assistant Paymaster @. w.
Littlefeld has been ordered to the Adams
| Sent II.