National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.

A general court.martial has boon ordered to
convene Nov. 20 ut West Point
The Dolphin has been ordered locked at
the Brooklyn navy yard as soon as the Talla-
pOosa can be taken out.
The officers will be detailed this week for
the Omaho and Marion, both of which are at
Portsmouth. n. H., ready for sea.
Col. Richard !, Dodge, nth infantry, and
Capt. James NJ Bell, 9Th cavalry, have each
been granted leave by Gen. Terry for one
month,
The Nipsic commander Henry Is. Soely was
at Rio de JaneirO, on which date she dressed
ship and salutcd In honor of the visit of the
Emperor Dom Pedro and Il suite of scientists
TO the coast survey steamer Carlisle Patterson.
The training ships Portsmouth, Saratoga, and
will be surveyed this week. ThcneCessary re-
pairs to the ships VIII take about six weeks,
after which they Will make winter cruise In
the West Indies, returning to the United states
about May next
Lieut. Edward w. Very, U. S. ~, has ro.
signed, to take effect April 80, 1850; the rGslgua-
ton has been accepted, and he Is granted leave
until that date. lie Is widely known as Il
writer on ordnance and modern ornaments
and leaves the service To accept very luura.
tive position with the llOtChkiss Gun company.
Secretary Chandler did not designate an
officer yesterday TO command the Brooklyn
navy yard, as II was expected lac would. Com
mudOic Lewis A. Kimberly and Capts. Daniel
J.. BralnG and James II. ellis have been most
prominently named rs applicants for the de-
tail, and navy officers believe the chances are
IN favor Of the lirst named. The detail will be
made to-day probably.
The case of Lieut.. Comdr, Robert T.. Impey,
U. S, NJ, who WIS promoted from lieutenant
Subject to ONamlnHtlun) oct. l. 1851, whilU
serving in the AsiUliC squadron, Is still uudO-
Cided, alter two examinations, The first tlmo
he was obliged" On scaIuunBhip Nut nRyiga-
ton but passed Otherwise ON rg.CNamlnn-
ton he has passed the professional eXamlua-
ton, hut Is not recommended by the board
morally, the board acting ON Undergraduates
thHt We're passed upon iHVurHDly By tho first
| board. Navy officers are lntCrCBtGdly waiting
Secretary Chambers action.
Thcll0llowing naval orders have been issued.
! Commodore Edward Y. MCCuulGy to command
! lhC LEAGUE Island navy yard, Nov. 20: Can't
navy yard, NOV. 70; Commander George W.
| Coffin, detached from command of the Alert
and the charge Of the Thetis and Bear aud
| placed on waiting orders Lieut. Commander
| pOOSu and placed on waiting orders; Lieut..
| William II, Emory, from the command OF the
| Bear and placed on waiting orders: Surgeon
| William j, simon has reported his return
| having been detached from tho Shenandoah,
| TuCiie station, Oct, 20, and ordered tu tho
| Passed Assistant Paymastcr O, G, Tiffany,
| from the lAllapOOsa and ordered to settle nc
counts and wait orders; Chief Engineer Geo
| w. Melville, from tho Thetis aud placed on
waiting orders Lieuts, John q. Culwell and
| Nathaniel X. Usher and Chief Engineer John
! Lowe, from the Bear aud placed ON waiting
| orders; Mates james w. Baxter, l.. b. Gala.
| CHER, and Hugh Kuhl, from tho 1alupO0sa
| and placed ON waiting orders; Ensign James
! u, Cahoon, granted leave lar three months.