The Washington critic., 1885-08-04
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Lieutenant John Cotter, Fifteenth
Infantry, at Camp Poplar River, Mon
tana, has been granted one months
leave.
Major William Smith, paymaster, has
been granted one months leave from
st. Paul, with permission to apply for
one months extension.
Captain Clarence e. Bennett, Seven
teenth Infantry, Is on leave from Fort
Totten, Dakota.
First Lieutenant John L. Bulls,
Twenty-fourth Infantry, has been
ordered TO Fort Leavenworth from Fort
Supply, Indian Territory.
Captain Charles G. Hood, Twenty
fourth Infantry, has been designated
by Colonel Joseph II. Potter for the new
recruiting detail Of that regiment.
Captain James f.. Macklin, lieuten-
ant Eleventh Infantry, who has been
confined to his quarters at Fort Leaven-
worth for several weeks with bad leg,
is out again, but Is still very lame.
The following officers have been de-
tailed for special duty during the an
nual rifle contest Of the Department of
the Missouri, at the Fort Leavenworth
range, from August 8 to August IL:
Captain Jacob Kline, Eighteenth In
fantry, in charge; First Lieutenants
George +. II. Harrison, Second Artil
lery, and Charles II. Cabanss, Eigh-
teenth Infantry, and Lieutenants John
S. Mason, ir,, First Infantry; Edward
FL. Catlin, Second Artillery, and Will
lam Il. Wood, Eighteenth Infantry,
range officers, and Lieutenant James V.
S. Paddock, Fifth Cavalry, statistical
and financial officer.
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Hugh
Conn, recently appointed from sergeant,
Company |, Sixteenth Infantry, Is as
signed to duty at Fort Mcintosh,
Texas.
Captain and Mrs. John Il. Greer re-
turned to Fort Lcavenworth last Friday
from the Uncompahgre River, Colorado,
where Captain Greer went on official
business as acting chief engineer officer
of the Department of the Missouri.
Colonel Elwell S. Otis, Twentieth
Infantry, reported in command at Fort
Assipniboine, Montana, July %.
1t Is understood that the appoint
ment to lieutenants in the Signal Corps
will not be made until the non-com-
missioned officers, now undergoing
final examination ut Fort Monroe, have
been appointed.
Lieutenant Edward II. Catlin, Sec
ond Artillery, has been granted leave
for month when he can be spared from
Fort Leavenwortb, with permission to
apply for one mouths extension.
General order No. 80, Just issued
from headquarters OF the army, amends
paragraph 10 of the Army Regulations
relating to the order Of rank OF officers
and mono commissioned officers. The
changes made are to place regimental
saddle sergeants next in rank below
first sergeants, Qrom formerly ranking
with regimeutal quartermaster ser
geanD; and placing post quartermaster
seIgcants IA new grade) with Ordnance
and oommissary sergeants aud first
class hospital stewards.
Colonel Edmund Rice, captain Fifth
Infantry, will be relieved from duty at
the Fort Leaven worth Military Prison
September | aud join his company at
Fort Keogh, Montana.
The charges against Sergeant Michael
McGauran, Signal Corps, for his con-
duct in refusing to accept the colored
Signal Service man as his assistant at
Pensacola, were forwarded yesterday
to the Secretary of War. He is charged
with disobedience of orders, iDsubol di.
nation and conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline.