The Washington critic., 1885-05-27
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes of Interest to the Service From
All Along the Lines.


Major Marcus p. Miller, Fifth Artillery,
is granted six months sick leave.
Captain George Il. Beknnp passed his
examination to-day for promotion to COM
modore
Commander George w. Hayward, U. $.
~, is at the Ebbitt House from his home
in Buffalo.
The Hartford has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Honolulu, and the Marion ar
rived at Alden.
Five more enlisted men have been
placed on the army retired list for over
thirty years service.
Major Culver &. Sniilin, paymaster (who
was one of President Grants sccretaricsl
has been relieved from duty at Omaha.
Chaplain j. A. Potter (recentlv an.
poiutcdD has been detailed on Il court
martial sitting at Fort Lowell, Arizona.
Lieutenant Thomas l.. Casey, ir., Corps
Of Engineers has been ordered from san
Francisco to Fort Castor, Cal, on special
duty.
Captain Philip H. Remington, Nine
tccnth Infantry, is granted one month :
extension of leave from Fort Clark,
Texas.
Lieutenant John T. Thompson, Second
Artillery, is ordered to inspect the camp
of the Alabama Militia at Montgomery
next month.
Lieutenant William V. Richards, rcgi-
mental quartcrmastcr, Sixteenth Infantry,
has been ordered 10 his post at Fort
Concho. Texas.
The monitor Wyandotte is TO be taken
around to the monitor fleet at City Point,
Va, when she is relieved here by the Dale
as recciving-ship.
The Second Artillery band will be greatly
missed here, but it is claimed that that of
the Third Artillery, which will replace it,
is also very fine one.
lieutenant James NJ Smith retired is
detailed as military professor at Pough-
kcepsic, n. Y, to relieve Captain Henry
B, Hendershott, retired.
Colonel Samuel n. Benlamin,s Assistant
Adjutant-Gcneral, has been laid up since
Sunday with a recurrence of his old
enemy, the rheumatism.
Assistant Paymaster $. Lawrence Heap,
who is on duty on the irOn-clads at City
Point, James River, is in the city, visiting
his home, No. 2l0S q street.
Lieutenant Robert ID. Walsh Fourth
Cavalry, has been detailed to inspect cat
tie delivered by the contractor ut San Car
los Indian Agency, Arizona.
The San Francisco papers announce
that Lieutenant John Stafford Eighth In
fantry, is engaged to be married to Miss
Nellie Gibbs of that city in July.
Captain Allen Smith, Fourth Cavalry,
has relieved Captain John IL. Dorst
Fourth Cavalry, aS member of the court
martial sitting at Fort Apache, Ariz,
Lieutenant John NJ. Neall Fourth
Cavalry, has been designated as recruiting
officer at Fort Bowie, Arizona, relieving
Lieutenant Wilbur Il. Wilder Fourth
Cavalry.
General George b. Dandy, chief quarter
,,.rt ..rt I.
has been ordered to Forts Sidney, Ncb..
and Bridger, d. A. Russell and Laramie,
Wy, on special business.
Major Charles b. Throckmorton. Second
Artillery, who has been assigned to the
command of Jackson Barracks, at New
Orleans, will not move with the troops,
but will go with his family June s.
Lieutenant William NJ. Irwin has been
ordered to duty in the equipment depart
ment of the Washington Navy-Yard.
Chief Engineer i. A. Wilson has been
George Bright has been detached from the
Naval Academy and ordered to the Con-
stellation.
First Lieutenant Victor II. Brdgman.
Second Artillery, is relieved from duty rs
military professor at Amherst; First Lieu
tenant Arthur l.. Wagner Sixth Infantry
from Gainesville, Fla, and Lieutenant
George \. Chase, Fourth Infantry, from
Wisconsin University and ordered to
their regiments.
Colonel Edward Il. Knox, retired, Z. S.
A., is colonel of the First Regiment Hi
nois Guard, and some Of his men have
been growing ut him through the press.
Colonel Knox served three years during
the war, from lieutenant to major of Il
New York regiment, and then enlisted in
the ranks in the regular army, in which
he was promoted from sergeant to first
lieutenant, and was retired in 1870 for
wounds received on the Peninsula cam
paign. He was three times brevcttcd to
lieutenant-colonel for gallantry i'll action.