The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-06-12
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes OF Interest 60 the Service From
All Along the Lines.

Boatswain Andrew Milne who has been
at Norfolk some time on sick leave, arrived
here this morning.
Captain George Brown returned to the
Ebbitt House yesterday evening from the
Norfolk Navy-Yard.
Lieutenant John A. II. Nickels and AS
sistant Engineer John l.. Cow, u. $. n,
are at the Ebbtt House.
The Mohican was examined June 4 at
the Mare Island Maynard by the Pacific
Coast Board of Inspection.
Captain Samuel NJ. Mills, Fifth
Artillery, is acting Chief Signal Officer
during the absence of General Hazen.
First Lieutenant George Andrews,
Twenty-iifth Infantry has been granted
twenty days leave from Fort Smelling
MINI.
The court-martial at Fort Smelling,
Mimi, of which Captain Charles Bentzoni,
Twcnty-ffth Infantry, was president, Is
dissolved.
Sergeant William Warren, Marine Corps
died June at the Mare Island Navy Yard
of consumption, and was buried there
next day.
Colonel Asa u. Carey, paymaster is in
Kansas and Western Missouri paying back
pay and bounties due colored troops or
their heirs.
First Lieutenant Frank del. Darlington,
First Infantry, was granted twenty-eight
days leave from June 3 from Whipple
Barracks, Arizona.
This is the anniversary of the battle at
Berryville, Va, in 1868, Cold Harbor in
1864, and the second day at Trevillian
Station, Va, in 1854.
Lieutenant Carter n. b. Macauley, assist
ant surgeon has been relieved from duty
at Fort Sisscton, Dakota, and ordered to
Fort Abraham Lincoln
Commander William Bainbridge Hon
and Mrs. Hotf sailed Wednesday on
board the steamer Lord Cough from
Philadelphia for Liverpool.
Captain Henry j. Farnsworth, Eighth
Cavalry, is detailed to inspect and report
pasas, reporting there June %.
The Powhatan, Captain Lester A.
Beardslee, now at Key West, will arrive
at the Norfolk Navy-Iard about July
TO be overhauled and repaired.
Lieutenant Edward f. Qualtrough, u.
5. n, arrived in the city yesterday morning
with Miss Qualtrough, and is visiting ut
Mr.. Ross Rays, No. 1901 Il street.
Captain James NJ. Marshall, assistant
qualtermaster, ON being relieved at st.
Paul by Colonel Rockwell will be assigned
to post by Brigadier-G Terry.
Captain Charles A. Alligord military
storckeeper, is relieved from duty at Fort
Monroe and ordered to report TO Major
General Pope for assignment as post
qnartermaster.
First Lieutenant Victor II. Bridgman,
Second Artillery, will not be relieved as
military professor at Amherst College
until October |, instead of July /, as
ordered May %.
First Lieutenant Frank Taylor, Four
teenth Infantry, now at Columbus Bar
Is ig ntta ttvn
months and fifteen days from June 80,
with permission to go abroad
Captain Clarence T.. Bennett, Sixteenth
Infantry, is president, and Lieutenant
| James d. Nickerson, same regiment, is
| judge-adyocate ola court-martial convened
| yesterday at Fort Totten, Dakota.
Light Battery A, Second Artillery, Ma
| ior Frank b. Hamilton, arrived at its new
station at Little Rock last Sunday from
here. Lieutenants Il. II. c. Richmond
and NJ. {. Richards arrived with the bat.
terry.
First Lieutenant John b. Rodman, adj
iutant Twentieth Infantry, has been ap
pointed recruiting officer at Fort Assini
boine Mon, in place Of First Lieutenant
Robert +. Bates, adjutant Eighteenth In
fantry.
Rear-Admiral John ii. Upshur, who
went on the retired list June |, at his owI
request, visited his son, Assistant FISH
Commissioner G. =. Upshur, at Astoria
and left there Thursday of last week 10
this city.
Major John w. Williams. surgeon
Major Daniel Il. Larned, paymaster; ant
First Lieutenants Daniel C. Pearson ant
Charles +. Roe, Second Cavalry, have beer
detailed as additional members of the
general court-martial sitting at For
Walla-Walla, Washington Territory.
The Eighteenth Infantry, Lieutenant
Colonel John j. Coppinger commanding
arrived at Minneapolis, Wednesday even
ing, en- route from Fort Assiniboine
Mon, to Kansas. The command wa
laid up several days at Poplar River, OF
the Missouri, on account of severe storm
General James S. Brisbin has written
two-column letter to the Portland Ore
gOnian describing the Little Big Horl
disaster of 1876, in which he acquit
Colonel Reno of all blame in the massacre
and, further, credits Reno with saving hi
own command from the fate that over
whelmed Custer,
First Lieutenant Thomas H. Barry, regi
mental quartermaster First Infantry, /
appointed recruiting officer from May
at Fort Grant, Ariz., relieving First Lieu
tenant Louis Wilhelm, adjutant First In
Eggeston, Tenth Cavalry as recruitin
officer at Fort Verde Ariz,, relievin
Lieutenant Edward Il. Benjamin, Firs
Infantry.
Ensign George II. Stafford is ordered
the Bureau Of Navigation; Lieutenant
Commander Il. l.. Amorys orders to tn
Lancaster have been revoked; Paymaste
Stephen Rand, ordered to temporary dut
at the Navy Department. Passed Assis
ant Engineer II. Il. Prick. detached fror
months sick leave; Naval Cadet p. Il
Uberoth has resigned.