The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-27
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Secretary Endicott and Gems. Newton and Parke,
accompanied by Senator Kenna have gone TO in
spect the Great Kanawha River improvement
and Will return tonight.
Gen. Sheridan and Col. NJ. v. Sheridan have gone
to Chicago.
Pay Inspector Francis II. Swan has been ordered
to examination for retirement.
Lieut.. ormond NJ. LssaI. Fourth Artillery, is or
dered TO duty at West Point August IS.
Lieut.. Eaton A. Edwards. Twenty nflh Infantry,
10 detailed as military professor at Knox College,
Galesburg, Ill.
In the First Cavalry, First Lieut. Otto l.. Helm Is
Transferred 10 Troop I, and First Lieut.. Herbert K.
Tutherly to Troop NJ. Lieut.. Helm Is resident Of
Georgetown.
First Lieut.. Allyn Capron, First Artillery; Lieut..
Charles g. Treat, Fifth Artillery and Lieut. Isaac
N. Lewis, Second ARTILLERY, WIN be relieved from
torpedo instruction at Wiets Point, N. V, July |,
and Join their batteries.
Army Leapes.-The leave OF Second Lieut.. A. l..
O'Brien, Second Cavalry, extended six months that
Of MAI. N. q. Thomas, regimental quartermaster,
extended one year; Maj. Charles q. Rawn. Twenty
fourth Infantry, nye months, sick D. leave; Lieut.,
months extension; Lieut.. Col. Charles Page, sur
geon, Fort Leavenworth, ten days extension
Many Orders.-Passed Assistant Paymaster John
N. Speel, TO special duty AZ member OF tile Navy
Yard Inventory Board at Washington; Lieut.. I.andol
p Jouett, to the Brooklyn to relieve Lieut. kidgely
Hunt, ordered 10 DE ready for orders 10 the steel
cruiser Boston.
The retirement, July 10, OF COl George Lea Febi-
ger, assistant payInaster general, u. s. Army, on
reaching sixtyfOur years Of age Will promote Lieut.
Col. Rodney Smith TO colonel and Mai. William Il
Gibson TO lieutenant colonel. These promotions vii
bring about changes Of station Of officers Of the
Pay Department, aa Maj. William smith, who II
now under orders 10 Chicago, Will become
chief paymaster OF the Division OF the Missouri IN
place OF Col. Febiger. Col Smith Will report al
Chicago about July.
The following are the assignments Of the West
Point graduates second lleutenants In the army
IL. q. Newcomer, corps OF engineers; Chas H. Pot
ter. eth cav; Jno. A. Towers, ist art, Arthur
Thayer, sd cav; X. L.. Hirs, 18th INF; L.. O. Berry
4th ART; Frank Mcintyre, 18Th INF; Jno. X. Nc
Mahon' Attn arr; W. N. T.. barrow, 18th art. Jno H.
Haines, 9th cav; A. ID. Andrews, 9Th ART; Cecil
Stewart, "a eayi chas T. Menoher, lsi art SslnGe
Camp 18TH in; Jn0 II. Nance, "a cav. Harry Free
land, so lnf. II. q. I'rocior, oh art; Geo j. De-
shon, 2sd mi; ., NJ. Petit, sh int; A. y; Nskern
18th cav; Vim. II. Bean, I'd cav; ID. j. Baker, IT,
18th inf; Jno. J.; reIshlng, GU cay. +. 4, Tranb
Ter, so cav: \. Is. Fowler, an cav; II. q. front
9Th cay. Y. G.. Brooks, STU cav; G.. u. Baker, 7t
inf.; NJ. H. Barnun, 80 cav; I.eicher IiardeInan
4th cav; u. $. Wright, sth cav; H. II. Clayton, I'm
mi; Vim. II. Hay, Sd cav. Jas Il. Nolan. Atm cav.
JAS II: Mckae. 81 INT A. Is, snaituck, On ini.
j. l.. Druen, iIth int; A. L. Iasseigne, It'll INF.
II. Frier lllh INF George j. Godfrey, lslh INF. II
G. Kesns, ,r ztih M George b. Davis, zsd inf
h. l.. VIM, ,st inf.; Chas. q. BaOu, 10Th iDf.; Il
v, smith, 30 INF; George Is. Duncan, 9th lnf.; Il.
William iSia mt !" l., Du,Iee, I'm iaf g. g
Lewis nth lnf; H. q. CrOfton, 9TH inf E. N. Jones
jr., sth inf; d. Il. iioey, LIST Inf; WIN. q. Elliott
~ iaf Marcus n maxwell ss a M lsoa snh ID
ants W await Vacancies: NJ. N. Patrick, Chas
Richie, and 4. II. Rees, eng. corps; Thomas H. Mot
and q; ", s. Stevens, art, and s. II. Elliott AM