The Washington critic., 1885-06-25
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Notes of Interest TO the Service From
All Along the Lines.

Captain William b. Davis, assistant SUR
geon, is granted three months extension
of leave.
Acting Assistant Surgeon II. r. s. Har-
ris, recently appointed, is ordered to Texas
for assignment to post
The Kearsarge, Commander William r.
BIidgman, arrived ut Gibralter on Sunday
of last week from the Congo.
Captain Robert g. Armstrong, First In
fantry, is granted two months extension
of leave from Fort Leavenworth.
Lieutenant John $. Mallory Second In
lantry, is at the Ebbitt House from Col
lege Station, Brazos County, Texas.
First Lieutcnants George W. Goethals
and John Biddlc, Corps of Engineers, are
ordered to duty August % at West Point.
Captain Woodruff s. Schenck, assistant
quaTtermaster, Marine Corps, is returning
East leisurely over the Northern Pacific.
Lieutenant Robert l.. Robertson, as
sistant surgeon, will report at Columbus
Barracks by July to conduct recruits to
Texas.
Lieutenant Joseph Kuhn of the graduat-
ing class at West Point was given grand
banquet last Friday at his home, in Leav-
enworth, Kansas.
Captain Robert Mcdonald Fifth In
fantry, has gone to Ashevillc, n. c., to
spend the summer, ON leave from Fort
Keogh Montana.
Captain John G.. Balance, Twenty
second Infantry, acting judge-advocate on
General Stanley's staff at San Antonio
is at the Ebbtt House
The rifle competition for places on the
Missouri department team will take place
August 5-l5, instead of August $40, as
heretofore announced.
Captain Henry Seton, Fourth Infantry
has rejoined his company (A) at Fort
LcaVenworth, from Emmitsburg, Nd,
where he was on leave.
Lieutenant X. Il. Carmody, executive
officer of the Yantic, has been condemned
by medical survey and ordered to the
naval hospital at New York.
The battalion of the Eighteenth In
fantry, under Captain w, III. Mclaughlin,
arrived at Fort Reno, Indian Territory,
last Monday from Fort Leavenworth to
take station.
Naval Orders: Naval Cadet IL. H..
Whittlesey, ordered to the Alliance; AS
sistant Engineer Edward Acler, ordered
to temporary duty in the Bureau of fSteam
Engineering.
Master Robert Goodfellow, who is a
student at Notre Dame University. South
Bend, Ind, is spending his vacation at
Fort Leavenworth with his father, Major
staff.
The sailing sloop-of-war st. Mary's,
nautical school-ship at New York, arrived
at Madeira, June II, from New London
May q. Commander Edwin NJ. Shepard
is commanding, with Lieutenant Robert
NJ. Bensy as executive.
General David S. Stanley, commanding
the Department ofTeXas, and Mrs. Stan
ley are at the Ebbitt House for short
Nic tn ntn 10
from West Point, where General Stanley
delivered the annual address this year to
the graduating class Of cadets.
Rear Admiral Jouett reports June If
the flagship Tennessee at Savanilla, New
Grenada, to remain until affairs are more
settled; and the revolution is still prevail
ing The Yantic will be sent to Aspin-
wall to relieve the Swatara. Advices from
the Pacific report the Shenandoahs arrl-
val at Callao June g from Panama. The
Omaha was taken out of dry-dock at New
York yesterday.
General Howard seems to have recently
opened campaign against the guard
house bummers" who avoid duty by get
ting drunk, and in three late general
court-martial orders six of this precious
class, who were charged with repeated
| drunkenness, prejudicial to discipline re.
| ceived sentences varying from four years
~ 'ho h,i,it"iS PiiSoh uoMh W piuiii
dishonorable discharge with forfeiture
| of pay and allowances.
In relation to the reported relief this
| year of General Wesley Merritt as super.
intendent at West Point and his transfer
to Fort Riley to take charge of the new
cavalry school, which was first published
in THE CRITIC, but denied by other papers
here, the Kansas City Times has advices
from Fort Leavenworth to the effect that
"The change will be made, nevertheless.
Mr.. Quinton Campbell, formerly Fifth In
fantry, handles the military news for the
Times and usually knows whereof he
speaks
The graduating exercises at the Fort
Leavenworth Army School were to take
| place to-day, when General Sherman wa.
| expected to deliver an address In the
| first class the following are the stars: FRS
Lieutenant HenryL. Ripley, Twcnty-fourtl
| Infantry; Lieutenant John +. Morrison
| Twentieth Infantry; Lieutenant James ID
| Mann, Seventh Cavalry; Lieutenan
| James A. Irons, Twentieth Infantry
| Lieutenant Walter NJ. Dickinson, Fourth
| Cavalry. Second class-Lieutenan DAME
| L. F.Anglum, Twelfth Infantry; Lieut.. JOIN
| J.Shaw, Sixth Infantry; Lieutenant Charlie
b. Hardin, Eighteenth Infantry; Frs
Lieutenant Robert A. Lowell, Fourteenth
| Infantry, and Lieutenant John s. Mason
| jr., First Infantry. The first class ha
twenty-one, and the second class nineteel
members. All the graduates will hav
two months leave.