National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

The Ossipee was at Port Said, Egypt, July 8 |
en- route for China and Japan
Maj, Samuel N. Benjamin, assistant adjutant
general, has been granted leave for three |
months
The orders of Lieut. Col. Alfred J., Hough,
10th infantry, TO command the recruiting depot
at Dayid's Island, New York harbor, have been
modified to take effect Sept. l.,
Capt. John b. johnson, commanding troop
i, Sd cavalry, has promoted Private Maurice
Franklin bay expedition, 70 be corporal Of
troop u, 3D. cavalry, now stationed at Whipplo
barracks, Arizona territory.
The Labrador dog Sinner which was brought
back in the Loeb Garry from the Arctic
regions, has been lost or stolen from the Brook.
lyn navy yard. The dog was brought home by
Lieut.. Chambers US n present TO Capt. Kirk
land the captain of the yard.
Tho Pinta, Lieutenant Commander A, G..
Caldwell, left the Mare Island tCal) navy yard
Saturday morning for Alaska, 10 relieve the
Adams, on that station. Lieutenant Com
mander Caldwell will DO relieved at sitka by
Lieutenant commander Henry L. Nichols.
| Capt. Thos o. Selfridge, jr,, U. S. N, who Il
| to be succeeded In command ofthe torpedo sta
tion, at New Port, by Commander William II
| ordered to the Omaha, which will be read,
early in September, and will be the flagship
Of the Brazil squadron, ;under Cos modorcJ. q
I; DeKrat. who viii relieve Commodor,
Phelps.
Capt, John A Howell, u. 8. N, ordnance Off
Ger at the navy yard here, has been detached
from that duty, but will be continued as
member of the naval advisory board. Lieut.
| attached TO the torpedo station, will be ordered
temporarily as ordnance officer Of the yard
bending pending the ne arrival Of the Essex, when he
Ii. Mccormick, will BIO assigned to that duty
The naval board appointed to attend tho IN
nuni graduating exercises at the torpedo sta
Won az Newport met and organized Friday
morning n with comInodore Franklin as presf,
gent. salute or eleven torpedoos wali fired
In honor of the commodore. The mcnbers OF
the class and officers of the station were intro
duced TO the board at Capt. selfridge's quar-
inspected The examinations Saturday were
in theoretical and practical electricity.
The following changes In the stations and
duties of officers of engineers, u s. A., were or
dcred Saturday Capt. Frederick A, Mahan to
II. l.. Abbot for duty with the battalion of en-
gineers; Capt Ernest II. Nunnor, Willets
lcve Maj, Alexander Mackenae Capt Eric
Bcrgland to ViCksburg, relieving MAI. A. NJ.
Miller Capt. ", 7, kossell 70 Jatksonyille.
a ES0E Gang f TRcGns %HTG o N% Gap Rd&aTG
| l.. Hoxic TO Montgomery, Ala, relieving Mai.
W, II. King and Maj. pamrell; Cnpt, W. Il.
Bixby to Wilmington, \, @, relieving Capt. i.
cisco, relieving Mai a, A, Jones, Mai Jones,
on being thus relieved, will proceed TO and
! take station at Portland, Orig, relieving Capt
| G. +. Powell; Lieut.. g. Mob. Townsend to
| Washington and report 10 the engineer com
missioner; Lieut.. L. V, Abbot 10 New York city
| aud report TO Col quincy A. GilmOro Lieut..
| NJ Carrier TO New York city and report to Col.
| o. Gilmore: Lieut., G, q. Warren to ChHtta,
nooga, Tenn, aud report to Mai, King,
The following naval orders were issued on
| Saturday: Iieuts Charles RI Miles nud George
| W. Tyler, 10 the naval academy lRt september;
| Lieut.. j. NJ. BowyCr, TO the Michigan; Lieut.,
| Frank s. HotChkins, 10 the training ship Min.
ncsOtn; Ensigns VIM. IL. Fletcher and MlTbury
johnson, to the tmiuing.ship Portsmouth; Pay.
master X. r. Lisle to the rOceiVlng-ship 81,
Louis 9th Instant; Assistant Engineer Emil
Thesis, to the Ranger; Ensign John NJ. POycr,
to the Saratoga; Guuuers John Gaskns, ThOs.
r. Wilson, John j. Walsh, VIM, 4, Terrier, and
Vim, Wilson, 10 temporary duty for instruction
at torpedo station. Lieut. Charles o, All.bOuc,
from the Minnesota and granted one years
Minnesota 2Sth instant, and ordered To the
naval academy lSt uf September; Lieut.. w. J,
BarnCttC, from the Saratoga 2sth instant, aud
ordered to naval academy Sept 1; Ensign u, 7,
Walling, from the Ranger proceed home, and
wait orders; Ensign Beni. Tuppun, nom the
New Hampshire uud ordered 10 the SHrGt Igg;
Ensign JOhull shiploy, from the Saratoga aud
| placed on waiting orders; pUynu,tcr &. H.
| Mcdaniel from the reCCiviugship -, Louis
settle accounts, and wait orders; Naval Cadet
w. T. WluChel rom the Ranger and ordered
home for final graduation; NQvnl Cadet a, >,
Keith, from the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass,,
and ordered to Hot Springs, Ark for medical
treatment