The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-28
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Lieut., E. NJ. Green, attached to the Naval Academy,
is at the Ebbilt
Lieut. w. d. Rose, of the Alliance, is in town, and
is stopping at the Clarendon.
Lieut.. b. A. Fisk, of the Navy, is in New York. at
tending to the electrical appliances OF the Atlanta.
The Enterprise, Capt. Baker, cabed the Navy
Department yesterday ts safe arrival at Barbados.
Ensign r. A. Mayer has been ordered to report at
the Naval Observatory this city, for duty by March
10.
Passed Assistant Engineer Lawrence, attached to
the Juniata, was In town yesterday, and is at the
Ebbitt.
Rear Admiral Franklin will retire from the COM
mand of the Norfolk Navy Yard early In March, and
will be placed temporarily on waiting orders.
Commander Francis 4. Cook, Of the Navy, !. Wis
iDg In this city on leave OF absence from Detroit,
Mich, where he ia lighthouse inspector.
Lieut.. Commander J. II. Newell, Of the naval tor
pedo station at Newport Ia In the city looking after
Important matters In regard to torpedoes.
Capt: How!son, commander Of the vandalia, was
at the Navy Department yesterday, In consultation
about matters pertaining 10 his command.
Chief Engineer John Lowe, Of the Navy, now on
leave In this city and stopping at 2ss First street,
will return to his station on the Dolphin Monday.
Commander Chaderck, United States naval at.
offlcer In his particular line OF any man In the SER
vice.
The Secretary OF the Navy yesterday made two
Higgins, Of the Detail once.
The Naval Bureau Of Ordnance will push forward
the work Of finishing the steel guns for the new
cruisers with all possible despatch upon the passage
Of the deficiency appropriation bill.
Lieut. Charles E. Fox, of the Navy. has been de.
tached as aid TO the Admlral and ordered TO proceed
y f re- New xos March 10 and
1t respected that Surgeon George w.wood, Of the
Navy, recently returned from the Asatic Squadron
IN the Junlata will be ordered 70 Mare Island Navy
Yard, to relieve Medical Inspector W. X. Schoneld.
Lieut.. B. H. Buckingham, who is the naval attache
TO the United States Legations 10 France, Germany,
and Russian has performed valuable services Of late
that have convinced the Department that he Is the
right man In the right place.
Commander Slcard and the chief clerk OF the
Ordnance Department Of the Navy were before the
subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
twice during the past week In regard to the dea.
cheney estimate for carrying on the work OF armng
| the new cruisers.
The Iroquois, Of the South Pacific station, which
was to have made cruise to the Samoan and
count Of sickness on board. Surgeon Bransford and
several Of the men are down with typhus fever and
| unable to leave the ship.
The prospects now are that cocoa powder Will be
manufactured Of as good quality by the Messrs. Du.
pont, of Wilmington, as any manufactured abroad.
They have already satisfied the naval officers of this,
and other manufacturers are interesting themselves
In the same matter. tits believed that cocoa powder
Will soon be an article OF commerce In this country.
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs have ar-
pointed subcommittee who are inquirng into the
| feasibility of building new dry docks for the
Brooklyn, Norfolk, and Philadelphia Navy Yards.
circular has been issued requesting the various
dock builders OF the country to submit plans and the
probable cost of their construction. The circular
calls for nothing but the latest Improvements In
| every particular.
The following officers have obtained leave of ab.
sence from the War Department: Maj. John s.
Witcher, paymaster, for four months: Lieut.. Col
months; Lieut.. ": w. Tyler, thirteenth Infantry
| for six months; Lieut.. Charles F. Roe, adjutan
nc Gaya nn s Lieut. Hay
". MacMurray. First Artillery, three months; Lieut.
Thomas ". LORD, Twentieth Infantry. three months
Capt. John c. Mallery, Engineer Corps four months
Post Chaplain o. c. Nave, two months.
| A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette nnds in the way 10 which the President hal
overruled Gen. Crook in the Of Lieut.. Chase
indication that Crook will hardly reach one of the
vacant major generalshlps Chase was courtmar
tailed by Crook, with whom he had quarreled, and
sentenced to dismissal: the President revoked the
changed the sentence of the second to suspension
one year on half pay This was pretty
courts, the last disgrace and ruin of soldier, to
twelve months suspension on half pay. Crook or.
suspension The President ordered him released lea,
with permission to 90 where he pleased; Chase i'm
Inedlately came 10 washington ana look good quar-
tiers at the Ebbitt House, and being social favorte
proceeded to have vacation and good time. Now
| came the death of gallant Capt. Emmett Craw-
ford, of the Third Cavalry, who was killed BY
the Mexlcans. This left vacancy in the rank OF
captain, for which Lieut.. Chase was rendered incl
igble while under sentence Of suspension, and
there good deal Of nutter In the regiment, and au
expectation that Chase would have to remain In hill
present rank while some one below him would gel
the vacant captaincy. Now the President came for
| ward again at once and relieved Lieut.. Chase
from any further suspension and restored him t
full rank and emolument This, Of course, put hin
back In line of promotion, which was evidently tht
purpose of the President This would appear to bt
piling the thing upon Gen. Crook and his friends
but 1t did not stop even there, for few days after
ward Chase was ordered to duty, and instead OF be-
ing sent back to the frontier is given a soft plac,
over In st. Louis. where he now Is.