The Washington critic., 1885-06-29
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes of Interest to the Service From
All Along the Lines.

The military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth has now SOB convictS.
The Galena arrived at Portsmouth, n.
H., last Friday, from Key West.
Captain Frank d. Garretty, Seventeenth
Infantry, is granted six months leave.
Lieutenant Vim. c. Wren, Tenth Infan-
try, has been granted one months leave
from Fort Bliss, Tex.
The yard tug Standish is to be docked at
the Norfolk Navy-Yard to have her bot
TEN cleaned and painted.
Lieutenant Edward Il. Hatch, Eigh-
teenth Infantry, has been appointed re-
cruitng officer at Fort Hays, Kan.
Hospital Steward W. w. Dali at Fort
Townsend, Wash. r., has been granted
three months furlough from July 10.
Fort Niobrara, Ncb., is to be increased
TO twelve troop post. II now accommo-
dates four troops of the Ninth Cavalry.
First Lieutenant John J Haden, Eighth
Infantry, is granted one months leave
from July /, from the college at Columbia,
Mo-
Medical Director Thomas NJ. Potter, u.
s. N, and General James b. Fry, u. S. A.
Qormerly provost-marshal-general), arcat
Newport.
MAJOR Harvey T.. Brown, surgeon, who
reported to General Augur, Monday, has
been assigned to dutyat Fort Reno, Indian
Territory.
General Joseph II. Potter, colonel
Twenty-fourth Infantry, has been recom-
mended by General Augur as member
of the Cheyenne Commission.
Lieutenant William Il. p. French Third
Infantry, is granted two months leave
from Fort Leayenworth, with permission
TO apply for two months extension.
Lieutenant Charles S. Fowler, Nine
teenth Infantry, was married last Thurs
day at Kansas City to Miss Violet ].
Walker, and is now back at Fort Leavcn-
worth.
Captain Jacob A. Augur, Fifth Cavalry,
is president, and First Lieutenant Will
lam M. Black, Corps of Engineers, judge
advocate of court-martia TO convene
Wednesday at West Point.
First Lieutenant Tasker II. Bliss, First
Artillery, adjutant of the Artillery School,
arrived at the Ebbitt House yesterday
morning from Fort Monroe under orders
from the War Department.
First Lieutenant Charles b. kinton,
Eighteenth Infantry, has been detailed
us recruiting officer at Fort Gibson, |. T.,
in place of First Lieutenant w. ii. IL.
James, Twenty-fourth Infantry
The Eighteenth Infantry troops, ordered
to Fort Reno, hired wagons at Caldwell,
officers and men Clipped in q dollar each,
which was very sensible scheme.
Lieutenant Fernando =. Gilmore, U. S.
N, who has just returned from the Tren-
ton, Asiatic squadron, is visiting his sister,
the wife of Lieutenant Butler d.. Price,
Fourth Infantry, at Fort Omaha, Neb.
Miss Bessie Hatch, the daughter of Gen
eral Edward Hatch, is visiting the family
of Colonel Guy V. Henry, Ninth Cavalry,
at Fort Omaha. pending the arrival of her
father in the Department of the Platte.
Major Francis S. Dodge, paymaster, is
acting as chief paymastcr of the Depart
ior VIM. II. Gibson at San Antonio. Major
Charles NJ. Terrell was relieved June %.
Lieutenant Edwin st. John Greble
Second Artillery, who was married last
week to Miss Poland, arrived at Newport
on Saturday with his bride. They will
leave for Europe soon for an extended
trip.
Captain Frank d. Baldwin, Fifth Tnfan
| try, of General Miles staff, and Captain
Charles A. Curtis, retired, formerly Fiftl
Infantry, were in st. Paul on Wednesday
Captain Curtis now lives at Faribault
| Mlnn.
| There are now fifty-six vacancies as sec
ond lieutenants in the army as follows
Engineers, 2; cavalry, 16; artillery 7, anC
infantry 81; and there is one vacancy il
the Ordnance Corps to be filled by trans
fer from the line, which will add on,
more. The class just graduated from
West Point numbers thirty nine Gncludinj
Davidson, who will not be commissioned
until August 2s), leaving seventeen va
cancies. 1t is thought only six ofthe en-
listed men examined passed which vii
| leave eleven vacancies, which, it i
thought will be filled from civil life.