The Washington critic., 1885-07-02
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes: of Interest to tho Service From
All Along the Lines.


Naval Cadet John p. McGunncss ar
rived in San Francisco June 25 from the
East.
Captain Moses Harris, First Calvary IS
in New York, from Fort Custer, Mon
tana.
Lieutenant William Winder and Cadet
A. II. Dutton, Z, $. ~, were in New York
yesterday.
First Lieutenant Thomas Lincoln Casey,
ir., Corps of Engineers, has been stationed
in san Francisco
Colonel James n. Whelan and Captain
Randolph Norwood, Second Cavalry,
have been ordered to join their troops.
Major Theodore Schwan, captain
Eleventh Infantry has been granted two
months leave from Fort Leavenworth.
Captain Almond B. Wells, Eighth Cav
airy has been granted one months leave
from July from Fort Mcintosh, Texas
Captain Fred c. Ainsworth, assistant
surgeon and Mrs. Ainsworth are visiting
in Kansas City, from Fort Mcintosh Tex.
Captain Daniel f. Callnan, First In
fantTy has been transferred to Columbus
Barracks from the Cincinnati recruiting
rendezvous.
Major Joseph F. Sanger, captain First
Artillery, aide-de-camp to Major-Gcneral
Schofeld, has been granted two months
| leave from July ].
Post Quartcrmaster Sergeant Charles
| Harvey has been granted six months fur
Tough from Fort Custer, Mon, to so
abroad after re.cnlisting.
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Defrccs, Fifth
| Infantry, son of the late John d. Dcl'rees
| of this city, has gone from Fort Custer,
| Montana, to Hot Springs, Ark, for his
| health.
Captain j. Scott Payne, Fifth Cavalry,
| is temporarily commanding at Fort Riley,
| Kan, pending the arrival of Colonel Chas
| Il. Compton with the companies to garri-
son that post.
Major w. II. II. Denyaurd, Corps of
| Engineers, arrived in Chicago last Sunday
| from Fort Monroe to resume his former
| duties. He has been on sick leave since
last December.
First Lieutenant John p. Thompson
| Third Infantry. has been granted one
| months sick-leave from Fort Missoula
Montana. He has held his present rank
since July, 1867.
Colonel Elisha l. Baily, surgeon, has
been directed to act ms medical director of
the Division of the Pacific during the ILL
ness of Lieutenant-Colonel Basil Norris
at San Francisco.
Captain William A. Rafferty,, Sixth Cav
airy, left Fort Bayard, n. NJ, last Sunday
with his troop (M) for Fort Leavenworth
| to take station at the army school there,
and arrived Wednesday,
Colonel Nathan A. NJ. Dudley, recently
Ninth Cavalry, was in st. Paul Sunday on
the way to Fort Custer, Montana, to as.
sumo command of the First Cavalry, to
which he has just been promoted.
First Lieutenant Frank Taylor, Four
tccnth Infantry, and Mrs. Taylor arrived
here this morning from Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio, and will go to New York to-
morrow to sail Saturday for trip to Eu-
rope until September.
First Lieutenant Arthur l.. Wagner,
Sixth Infantry, arrived in Chicago last
Sunday with Mrs, Wagner, from Gaines
Vile, Fla, where he has been on college
duty, en- route to Join his company at Fort
Douglass, Salt Lake City.
The competition for places on the rifle
team Of the Department of the Columbia
will take place August 3-S at Vancouver
Barracks, Washington Territory. Colonel
Frederick Il. Trotter, captain Twentieth
Infantry has been detailed in charge o.
the range.
Captain Stephen Il. Stafford, Fifteenth
Infantry, has been relieved from duty at
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and has gone
to take charge of the recruiting rem
devious at Cincinnati. Mrs. Staflord'S
departure is greatly regretted by the Col
umbus and barracks people.
Naval Orders: Naval Constructor Sam
ucl ii. Pook is detached from the League
Island yard and ordered to duty at the
New York yard; the resignation of Ensign
Wilson l.. Todd has been accepted; As
sistant Engineer John l.. Cow ordered tC
duty July l6 at the Naval Academy.
Colonel Daniel d. Wheeler, assistant
quartermaster reported to General Pope
on June 10, and is assigned to duty as
assistant to General Judson d. Bingham
chief quartermaster of the Division of the
Pacific, relieving Captain Charles f
Humphrey, who has reported al
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Secretary Mannng's appointees to ex
anime and weigh the bullion in the Assay
building of New York began work yes
terday. There are $4,000, 600 in gold bull
lion and 100000 in silver bullion to bc
handled. The examiners say it will takC
two or three days to finish the job. The
scales can be adjusted to weigh from ;
hundreth part of an ounce to 1000 ounces
Mrs. Elwell S. Otis, wife of Colonel Otis
Twentieth Infantry, returned to For
Leavenworth last Monday from a visi
to her mother Mrs. Bowman, at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, and left Wednesday with he
children for their new army home at For
Assinniboine Mon. Colonel Otis reported
to General Terry at Fort Smelling las
Monday, where he awaited Mrs. Otis.
Captain John G. Bourke, Third Cavalry
was relieved from duty on Genera
Crooks staff June 25 and in general or
der General Crook highly compliment
him for "zeal, fidelity and intellgenc
rarely equaled' during the many year
he has been on the personal staff, ant
thanks him for many personal services
Captain Bourke will join his troops Il
Fort Stockton, Texas.
The army authorities at Fort Leaven
worth are certain that General Rolneyn II
! Ayres colonel Second Artillery, will b
promoted to brigadier-general and sue
ceed General Augur in command of th
Department of the Missouri. If this prove
to be the case it will promote Lieutenant
Colonel Alexander Piper First Artillery
to colonel of the Second Major La Rhet
l.. Livingston, Fourth Artillery, to lieu
tenant-colonel ofthe First; Captain Franc
Il. Taylor, FIRST Artillery, to major of tn
Fourth First Lieutenant Lowell r. Cham
berlin to captain, and Lieutenant Dayi
Price to first lieutenant First Artillery.