The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-07-17
ARMY AND NAVY


Major William II. Powell Captain
Fourth Infantry, who commanded the
battalion sent from Fort Omaha to the
Kansas border at Crossfeld to protect the
settlers from the prospective Indian raid
reported as follows last Monday by tele-
graph to General Samuel Brock arrived
here last night about IL o'clock. There il
not stick of wood to be had here. II
must he hauled by wagons orsent on the
cars from Harper, nineteen miles distant.
No water near the place except at aspring
two miles distant, which is private prop
erty. We have to buy water at % cents n
barrel for hauling TO us. II will be hard
work to supply twelve or fifteen COM
panies here. We have difficulty in sup
plying three companies"
A Grand Army of the Republic post ut
Columbus, Ohio, is named the James G..
Mccoy Post, after Colonel Mccoy, for
mcrly of General Shermans staff
A post of the Grand Army of the Re
public was organized Tuesday night in
New York 10y cX-rcgular soldiers of the
late war, and * known as civilian G..
| Mitchell Post" after General Mitchell,
formerly assistant acknowledgement on
General llancock's staff.
Commander Ridley d. Evans, light
house inspector arrived at the Norfolk
! Navy-Gard "Wednesday from here, and
has gone to the York and James River
stations.
Pay Inspector Rufus Parks, L. S. n,
who returned to his home in Norfolk
during the adjournment of the trial of
Paymaster General Smith, will leave there
Sunday night, to be here on the rcas-
sembling of the court on Monday.
The War Department has decided that
horse purchased by an officer from the
United States under the customary author
ity cannot be transported at public ex-
pense when an officer changes station. II
is not known which Quartermaster raised
the question that called for such de-
csion.
Lieutenant William A. Glare, Ninth Cav
airy, who was promoted from the ranks two
years ago, will be known hereafter in the
| Army Register M Lieutenant William ID.
McAnancy, he having enlisted, served, and
been commissioned under the former name,
but now presenting proofs to the War De
partment that the latter is his proper
name.
Lieutenant William Il. Abercrombie
Second Infantry, has been relieved as aide
de-camp to General Miles, and First Lieu
tenant Allison, Second Cavalry, has been
detailed in his stead.
The last general order of promotions
appointments, casualties, &c, in the army,
formally announces the restoration of First
Lieutenant Charles f.. Nordstrom, Tenth
Cavalry, to the position on the regimental
and lineal list held by him before he was
reduced two files in 1882 by sentence of u
general court-martia. This order places
him in the regiment next after Lieuten-
ant Davis, and was brought about last win
ter by protest from Lieutenant Nord-
strom, to the effect that sentence to be
reduced in file or rank is illegal; that the
date of commission fixes rank, and that
cannot be altered by any official action
while the officer remains in the service. II
was only after a long fight that the War
Department officials took action in the
case, and then by little only, there being
no special or general order issued until
now This action affects, or should Il num-
Der ofother cases, and Colonel Albert T..
Morrow, Sixth Cavalry, who was SEN
fenced last wiAter to hold his present
(then) number on the list of lieutenant
colonies of cavalry for two years, must in
law still hold his number on the list, senior
to Lieutenant-C Colonies Brisbin and Green,
recently promoted
General Ruger, at Fort Leavenworth,
has followed the example of General Glib
son here, and the regimental band of the
Eighteenth Infantry gives concert on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday even
ings.
General Nelson A. Miles, formally as
sumed command of the Department of the
Missouri last Sunday, in a general order,
dated from Kansas City, where he met
Colonel Martin, the assistant adjutant-
general, while passing through with Gen
eral Sheridan.
Naval orders: Assistant Paymaster
Deering has been ordered to the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing; Naval Con-
structor Boush us II member of the board
of inspection of foreign ships; Ensigns
Sweeting, Thurston, Ellicott and Field to
the Coast Survey The officers temporarily
ordered to the Dolphin have been de-
tached. Naval Constructor Steele de-
tached from the board of inspection of
foreign ships.
Late War Department orders are: To
send twenty-five recruits TO the Seventh
Cavalry; Captain William ii. Gill, mill
tary storekeeper, granted one months
leave from July 20; Chaplain George D..
Croker, granted two months leave; First
Lieutenant James O. Green, Twenty-ffth
Infantry, granted four months leave from
August 10.
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