The Washington critic., 1885-08-01
ARMY AND NAVY.

Lieutenant Sabrcc Smith, quarter
master Second Artillery, Il rejoicing
over little son who was born last Sun
day at st. Augustine, Fla.
Licutcnant-C Commander John G. Mo-
rong has been granted three months
leave from the Wabash, at Boston,
with permission to go abroad.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Perry, the mother
Of Lieutenant Commander Thomas
Perry, u. s. NJ, died last Tuesday at
her home at Port Deposit, Md.
Colonel Allan II. Jackson, and Lleu-
tenant James A. Goodln, Seventh ln-
fantry, arrived at Fort Omaha last
Tuesday to take part in the depart
ment rife contest.
Hon. G. II. Train of Boston, the
father OF Commander Chas.
j. Train, on duty at the Navy Depart.
ment, died last Tuesday at North Con-
way, in the White Mountains.
Captain Calvin De Witt, assistant
surgeon, has been promoted to major
and surgeon In the vacancy created
July 81 by the death OF Major Joseph
II. Bill, passing over Captain j. V.
De Hanne.
The death Of Captain Otsemus b.
Boyd, Eighth Cavalry, July %, pro-
NOTED First Lieutenant IIeniy w.
Sprole TO captain OF Troop X, aud
Lieutenant William A. Skunk to first
lieutenant, Troop ID.
First Lieutenant $. Allen Dyer,
Twenty. third lnfantry, has been re-
lieved from duty at the Fort Leaven.
worth Army School aud ordered to
join his company (Smith's) Mt Fort
Porter, Buffalo, n. Y.
General Howard has been informed
by the War Department that the maxi
mum for Cavalry regiments IN the De-
partment Of the Platte Is SOD, sixty. five
men to troop, and for infantry regl-
ments 800, or forty.eight men to each
company.
Colonel william Il. Gibson, paymas-
ter, left Fort Leavenworth last Monday
with Mrs. Gibson. and accompanied by
his clerk, Mr.. W. w. Thrall and Mrs.
Thrall, from san Antonio, to report
for duty as chief paymaster OF the De-
partment Of Texas.
General Andrew J. Smith, late
colonel Seventh Cavalry and formerly
commanding the SiXteontli Army
Corps. has assumed command OF the
new Volunteer Soldiers Asylum. rear
Leave where he was Joined
this week by his fa nily.
Commander Robley ID. Evans, u. s.
N, leaves here this morning for his
tnt nj IL IL nf a h.,;.f ,,i,it
During the past two months he has
been almost constantly ailoat in the
Chesapeake and North Carolina waters
inspecting and supplying the light house
stations.
The following enlisted men have
been placed on the retiroi! list: S,r
geant William Murchy, Ordnance De
tatchment; Sergeant George Knoll
Company A, Thirteenth Infantry; Ser
geant John Meaghcr, Company ID
Thirteenth Infantry, and Private Harry
Sn0wden, Troop G, Third Cavalry.
Hospital Seward Frank Criss, re-
Gently appointed from private, battery
ID, First Artillery, and VIM. Nuzem
recently appointed from private, trooI
E, Fifth Cavalry, will report for assign
ment to stations in Arizona. Hospita
Steward Charles Comes, recently ap
pointed from private, battery J., Fiftl
Artillery, has been ordered to temper
ary assignment to duty at Fort Tram
bull, New London, Conn, where he l.
now serving.
Private William Wilson, formerly o.
troop f. Seventh Cavalry, but now {
recruit at Columbus Barracks, wa
taken to Cincinnati under guard las
Wednesday to enable him to marry s
young lady OF very respectable family
there, with whom he had becn too init
mate before his recent re enlistment
This was done by direction of Lieuten
ant-Genernl Sheridal. Wilson has
served two enlistmenls, aud has fn'
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