The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-30
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The Galena arrived at the Portland IN. H.) Navy
Nal. William II. Pcnrose. Twelfth infantry, Is
again on sick leave
Lent Rarnetic, Of the Navy and family are guests
at the Lenox, Asbury Park.
Iaeut. A. L. Bresler, OF the Army, sailed for Liver
pool saturday In the Etruria.
Paymaster Cunningham, Of the Navy, Is a guest
at the Ocean House. Newport.
The Tennessee arrived on Whitestopc. /. L., on
the 2eth. WIN go to the Brooklyn Yard.
Lieut.. John r. Finley, OF the Signal Service. Ia In
specting signal stations In the New York district
Mai. John n. Kecfer, paymaster, OF tho Army, has
been ordered to Newport Barracks, Ky., for court
martial duty.
Capt. George $. l.: Ward, Twenty. Infantry,
has gone 10 Albany to inspect the penltentary there,
which Is used as military prison.
Assistant Surgeon Rudolph q. Ebert, OF the Army
has been ordered 10 Riverside Park, N. w. to report
10 the camp OF United States troops at that point.
The general service men OF the crew OF the Con-
steatOn, Put ont OF commission at Annapolis, are
70 he transferred TO the receiving ship Franklin,
Norfolk.
Lieut.. g. H. Tottcn, Fourth Artillery, has left
the city and returned 10 Garden city, Long Island,
where he IL detailed military Instructor ut the
college Of that place.
The Fourth Cavalry has among Its officers the
youngest captain Of the cavalry In the Army, j. II.
pSrs VINO at Yves, Point IN ss and has
Brigadier Gen. Nelson A. Miles, of the Army, COM
mandlng the Department OF the Missouri, leaves
Fort Leavenw0rth, Kansas, early In September for a
visit to California Hewill DO absent about month.
The friends OF Lieut.. Col. Samuel N. benjamin,
Assistant Adjutant General OF the Army, recently
transferred from the War Department to serve on
the stan OF MAI Gen. Hancock at Governors Island,
New York Harbor, will be pleased TO hear that he
has recovered from the illness which AFFLICTED him
when he left washington.
Lieut. Thomas II. Barber, First Artillery, who last
week resigned from the Army was the second wealth
lest oficcr In the service, en.W ~ Harvey being the
first IN point OF fortune. At the time Of his resigna
ton MIR. Barber was aid-de-camp on Gen. Uancock's
stan. Among Mi. BarberIs belongings Is one OF the
nnest sugar plantations In the island OF Cuba.
The sudden death of Lieut.. Qel. Carl A. Freuden.
burg, OF the Army, at the Portland on Friday. will
be deeply regretted by his friends in and out OF the
service. No oficer better illustrated the characte,
OF soldier and gentleman than he AMI none win be
more missed IN washington society. Col. Frcuden
burg nad been a'ng Tor long time, but his
physicians did not expect 30 sad and sudden ter.
mination Of hls illness.
Capt. and Brevet Lieut.. Col. Herman schrener, Of
the Army, retired late Of tho Ninth Cavalry, has
concluded to make his permanent home at Salisbury
Col. Schreiner Is very well known In Washington,
where he was on duty during the latter years OF the
war as captain and assistant commlssary of subsst-
he has seen much hard service, and was retired be.
canse Of disabilities Incurred while on arduous and
severe duty In the field.
Leaves Of absence have been granted to the follow
ing-named offlcers Of the Army: Maj. Richard IL.
jackson, Fifth Artillery, one month from August 22
on surgeons certificate Of disability; Col. Daniel
Mcclure, assistant paymaster general, Governors
Island. for ten days, and during mis- absence Mai.
John E blaine will perform the duties OF chief pay
master; Patrick IT. BrOdrick, adju1Ant Twenty third
Infantry, for two months from August "a, on sur
geons certificate; Capt. James u. burbank, Third
t ArtIery one month Sextensionl First Lieut. An
August 20.
The following items are CLEANED from the Norfolk
Landmark Of the 2sth instant: "Naval Constructor
Mallett continues to improve. lie has been granted
leave OF absence to go North about the LIST of Sep
TENDER The Alliance is expected at the Norfolk
Navy Yard tomorrow from EasipOrt, Me. She will
at once go out OF commission for repairs and to re-
ceive new boilers The leave of absence granted
paymasier 4; T. Rodney, OF the Navy treired list
months from September 49,. The orders to Lieut. b.
7. Walling to the Naval Academy and to remain on
board the Vermont have been revoked"
Wide circulation has been given to the story that
"Mr Alfred r. COnkling, of New York." at Bar
Harbor, Me-, had challenged lieutenant of the
United States Navy, serving the fagship Tennes-
see, which is now In Maine waters. because OF some
remarks the officer had made derogatory TO Gen.
authority for stating that no such incident ever DC.
curred;: that "Mr. A. L. COnkllng, Of New York, In
young bumptl0ua, lfassertlng full Of ideas Of
his own Importance, and that some wicked practical
1okers induced him TO believe that something had
been said which he, an ultra wOuld-be defender
o. Gen. GRANTS memory, ought to resist, and from
this grew the circumstance out of which no many
stories have been concocted."
The following naval orders were issued yesttr.
day: Detached from the practlce-ship Constellation
end ordered to resume duties at Naval Academy:
Commander g. L. Huntington, Lieuts. X. II. Inger-
soil, George w. Tyler, Edward b. Barry, John W.
panenhower, II. c. Gearing, Ensigns John q.
Assistant Surgeon John NJ. Steele, paymaster j.
Porter Looms, Chaplain A. A. McAlisier; Surgeon
John NJ. Bright detached from Constellation, pro-
coed home and walt orders; Civil Engineer X. t..
Peary, detached from duty at Coasters HarhOr
Island, and to resume duties under Civil Engineer
Menocal IN connection with Nicaragua survey /;
Commander Il. r. Leary, detached from command
OF the Dale, and ordered to command the Wyandotte.
The following officers have been selected TO take
part in the annual rine competitions this year at
Crecdmoor, N Y, to report to Capt. Henry q. Itch
field, Second Artillery, September 4. The detacll-
ment Will DO placed In camp: Capt. William II.
vose, Second Artillery; Second eni. John COnkIin,
Jr. Second Artillery; First Lieut. George +. Scriven
Third Artillery; Second Lieut.. Beverly W. Dunn
Third Artillery; First Leuf. Joseph Garrard, Fourth
Artillery; First Lieut.. and AdJuant Elbridge L.
Hills, Fifth Artillery; First Lieut. Edward r. Brown
Firth Artillery, First Lieut. ami Adjutant Frederick
A. smith, Twelfth Infantry; Second Lieut.. Willis
Q. Clark, Twelfth Infantry; Capt. Greenleaf A.
3oodale, Twenty-third Infantry; First Lieut. Edwin
ohcer OF the Fourth Artillery viii be detailed here
after.