The Washington critic., 1885-07-29
Amy AND NAVY.

The division rifle contest for the Di-
vision OF the Missouri will take place |
this year at Fort Smelling, Minn.
First Lieutenant Stephen Y. Seyburn,
Tenth Infantry, was at Fort Leavan-
worth on Sunday from Fort Union,
New Mexico.
Naval Constructor George +. Nal |
let left the Norfolk Navy-Yard Mon
day for n visit to the Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs.
The army brown canvas fatigue
clothing will not (under instructions
from Lieutenant. General Sheridan) be
issued for stable duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon William z.
Kendall, recently appointed, has been
assigned temporarily to duty at the
Presidio OF San Francisco.
First Lieutenant Henry l.. Harris,
months leave from July 30 from the
Presidlo Of San Francisco.
Major David Krause, Eleventh Infan-
try, who has been visiting recently at
st. Paul, returned to his station at
Fort Sully, Dakota, last week.
Colonel James Forney, major com
manding the Marine battalion at the
Norfolk Navy-Yard, has been granted
one months leave from August 10.
Lieutenant Robert +. Ames, Eighth
Infantry, has been appointed recruiting
officer at Benicia Barracks, Cal, in
place of Lieutenant John Stafford,
Eighth Infantry.
Captain William j. Lyster, Nine
tcenth Infantry, has been detailed as a
member of the court martial sitting ut
Fort Clark, Texas, in place of Captain
Jacob II. Smith Of the same regiment.
General Benjamin II. Grierson, col
onel Tenth Cavalry, is president, and
First Lieutenant Samuel l.. Wood
ward, adjutant Tenth Cavaly, Judge
advocate, of courtmartial sitting at
Whlpple Barracks, Arizona.
Lieutenant Carter p. Johnson, Tenth
Cavalry, has been detaile as judge-ad-
vocate Of The court-mnrtial sitting at
Fort Grant, Arizona, relieving Licuten-
ant Charles II. Grierson, Tenth Cav
airy, who is granted leave for month.
The rifle competition for places on
the team of the Department of the Mis-
souri, will begin August 8, and will be
completed August 10. The men and Of
licers competing are ordered to report
at Fort Leavenworth by or before
August 8.
Lieutenants William N. Hughes,
Thirteenth Infantry, and j. ii. Duvall
and David G. Shanks, Eighteenth In
fantry, have applied for orders to enter
the Department. rifle contest at Fort
LeavenwOrth. A number who wOuld
take part will remain with their COM
mands in the field.
Captain John w. Bubb, Fourth In,
fantry, First Lieutenant George Palmer,
Ninth Infantry, and Lieutenant Charles
II. Noyes, Ninth Infantry, and Lieu
tenant John S. Parke, jr., Twenty first
Infantry, now in the field ut Crissiield,
Kan, have been ordered to Fort Omaha,
to take part in the department. rifle con-
test there.
Colonel Llcwcllyn Baber, formerly
additional paymaster, and known to a
very large number Of officers, died last
Saturday morning in the Ohio Insane
, Asylum at Columbus, where he had
been confined for the past three months.
He was born in Jefferson County, Va,
, in August, 1923, but had resided in
Ohio since graduating at Princeton in
1913.
Naval orders Lieutenant Il. ID. Bos-
tick, detached from duty at the Artillery
School at Fortress Monroe and ordered
to the alliance; Ensign r. w. Kellogg,
, detached from the coast survey steamer
I Gedney aud placed on waiting orders;
Passed Assistant EngineerI X. Reeves,
detached from the Fish Hawk and or
dered to special duty at the Smithsonian;
Assistant Paymaster John A. Mudd,
placed on waiting orders.
Colonel John W. Dllenbsck, captain
First Artillery, has been detailed in
charge Of the rifle contest OF the Diyi.
sion of the Pacific next month at the
Preside Of San Francisco. First Lieu.
tenant Edward j. McClernand, Second
, Cavalry, will report to Colonel Dillen.
; back for duty as statistical aud financial
officer, and First Lieutenant Frank s.
, Rice and Lieutenant Millard f. Har,
, mon as range officers.
7 Battery II, Secon Il Artillery, Captain
9 James E. Wilson, and Battery B, Cap
, tain Frank T.. Grugan, arrived at At
lanta last Saturday from Fort Barran.
cas-, Pensacola, and went into camp on
Q the grounds occupied last year by the
5 batteries of the Third Artillery. Bat
terry M, Captain Joseph Gales Ramsay
and Battery ], Captain william =
a Vose, arrived at the same camp Sunday
i, from New Orleans, with Major Charles
= p, ThrockmortOn,