The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Lieut.. W. II. W. James, of the Army, is at the
Ebbit.
Lieut.. J. A. Dapray, aid to Gen. Hancock, is on
duty at Governors Island
Lieut. Samuel Beden has been ordered to the naval
station at New London, Connecticut.
lieut.. E. de !. Head is at home, spending the holi-
days with his family al 1929 Nineteenth street.
Lieut.. II. ]. Gallagher, sixth Cavalry, now on
leave of absence, has obtained further leave Of
fourteen days
First Lieut.. c. c. Hewitt, Nineteenth Infantry.
now detached service at San Antonio, Texas, has
received orders 10 Join his station at Fort Clark.
Texas, Immediately.
First Lieut.. William NJ. Black, Corps OF Engineers,
was yesterday relieved from duty at the Military
Academy and ordered to report TO Capt. W. F. Ros-
se Corps of Engineers, at Jacksonville, Fla, for
orders.
First Lieut.. Eugene j. Spencer, Corps of En-
gneers will be relieved from duty with the Battalion
of Engineers and will proceed to Prescott Ariz, and
report for duty as engineer officer Department Of
Arizona.
Capt. Philip NJ. Price, Corps of Engineers will be
relieved from duty at willetts Point n. Y. and re-
port for duty at the Military Academy as Instructor
of practical engineering and TO command Company
f, Battalion oil Engineers.
Assistant Paymaster Nj. r. Calvert has been de-
tached from duty at Port Royal and ordered to settle
accounts. Assistant Paymaster John b. Lowell,
from the Torpedo Station, is TO succeed Assistant
Paymaster Calvert at Fort Royal.
First Lieut.. NJ. j. jenkins, Fourth Cavalry, having
rendered his resignation as an ofncer of the Army,
has been directed to proceed to Fort Mcdowell for
the purpose of transferring to the proper officer the
public property for which he Is responsible.
The Superintendent General Recruiting Service
yesterday was ordered send ffyone recruits TO the
Department OF Arizona for assignment as follows
Twelve TO First Infantry. twelve 10 Twenfy-second
Infantry, and twenty-seven TO Tenth Infantry.
despatch from Jacksonville, Fla. says Adolph
Rose first sergeant in Battery L, Second Artillery
stationed at st. Augustine, committed suicide yes
terday in Ct of temporary insanity, by shooting
himself through the head with Colts revolver.
board OF survey has been ordered TO meet at
whipple Barracks, Prescott, Ariz TO report upon
the delays in the delivery of stores at San Bernar-
dino. The board will consist OF Capt; r. $. smthers
and Lleuts. NJ. II. MaXon and j. B. Hughes, of the
Tenth Cavalry.
Col. Charles a. Stewart, Corps OF Engineers. was
directed yesterday to proceed from San Francisco to
San Diego, Cal, on public business. Upon compile
Lieut.. Col George IL Elliott Corps Of Engineers
received similar orders from Newport. Il. l., TO
Clark's Point, Mass.
The name of Lieut. E. w. Remey has been dropped
from the Navy Register for 1856, which is now ready
for the printer. Lieut.. Remey, while serving as the
executive officer Of the Portsmouth, disappeared
February IL 1882. All efforts to discover his where
abouts have failed, and it is supposed by the Navy
Department and his friends that ne was drowned.
The war of the spoils Republicans in the city
councils of Philadelphia against the retention Of
Col. Ludlow, Of the Engineers as superintendent Of
the water works goes merrly on, though with but
little chance OF success. The difference in point Of
ability between the accomplished Colonel and any
candidate that has yet appeared for his place 10 SC
evident that the spoilsmen's chances disappear a;
soon as their mans name is disclosed. cManus
Of the Gas Trust, and perhaps the most Influential
individual Republican in Philadelphia, has declared
in favor OF the reelection OF Ludlow, on the ground
Col. Lydeckers tour Of duty in Washington expires
there will be general desire to secure the services
of Col. Ludlow, especially as the extension Of oul
water works, a subject on which he Is an expert, II
the most important Of the duties OF the Enginee
Commissioner.