The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-24
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The Yantic was reported at Barbados wednes.
day last
Ensign j. NJ. Jordan yesterday received orders TO
the Tallapoosa.
Medical Inspector C. 9. Beardsley has been granted
one weeks leave OF absence.
Assistant Engineer 7. K. Kincaid is detached from
the Alliance and ordered to the swatara.
Adjutant A. S. Nicholson, Of the Marine Corps
was visiting the Norfolk Navy Yard last week.
Mrs. Campbell, Of Fort Leavenworth, has been
visiting Lieutenant and Mrs. Andrus, of Fort Omaha.
Lieut.. c. ". Bartlett, OF the Naval Academy, ia
the guest OF Lieut. Paine at his home, 2lsS street.
Lieut.. Hutchinson Ninth Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Niobrara, has been visiting friends at Fort
Omaha
The families of lieuts. Bush and Newcomb, Fifth
Artillery, left Omaha last week for their station, Fort
Douglas, U. I.
Capt. Potter, commanding the lancaster has re.
ported his arrival at Cape Town. Per date OF January
a. AL well on board.
Capt. John G. Balance. acting Judge advocate of
the Army, has been ordered TO prOceedt Fort Davis
Texas, on public business.
The Reading Ns,os says: "Lieut Greely's friends
will try 10 have him placed on the retired list Of the
Army with the rank OF colonel"
Pay Director John S. Cunningham, retired has ar
House. 1t Is probable that he will remain here
all winter.
Lieut. Nathaniel R. Usher was yesterday detached
from the Bureau OF Equipment and Recruiting,
board the Juniata
Lieut.. Commander G. R. Durand, executive oficer
OF the Alliance, who was seriously assaulted by the
Japanese steward recently, has been granted e two
weeks leave of absence.
Lieut.. Samuel Belden, now on duty at New Lon.
don, Conn.,. is in town, and is quartered at VIII
lard's Hotel. BE will appear before the examining
board for promotion 10 lieutenant commander
Chaplain Richard Hayward, of the Navy, stationed
oMare Island, Cal, has resgnedto accept rector
ship OF St Marks Church, Evanston, Ill, where he
Will take charge Sunday next, 3lst instant. Mrs.
Hayward's father is Judge Otis, millionaire Of
Chicago.
Assistant Naval Constructor Richard Gatewood
was yesterday detached from the Navy Department
and ordered to Chester, Pa. Mr.. Gatewood will act
IN conjunction with tie other naval officers now al
Roach.
at large banquet given last week by the
merchants Of Omaha, members Of the Omaha Club,
to MI. P. P Shelby, general trafnc manager of the
Onion Pacific Railway. on the occasion of his de-
parture for Salt Lake City, Capt. McCauley, depot
qusrtermaster, was called on by the Mayor of the
city TO respond TO military toast Mr.. Shelby served
during the Civil War In argument from Ohio.
Surgeon 7. 4. McParlin, of the Army, has arrived
at Omaha, where he was orderedto relieve Surgeon
Summers as medical director Department of the
Platte, the latter resirng on the oath instant. Dr.
after his retirement, having had an once for his
private practice there for some time past His son.
Dr. "Ned" summers Is associated with him, and II
gaming quite valuable practice among the best
citizens OF the city.
When the light battery of the Fifth Artillery was
ordered TO Fort Douglas from Fort Omaha, Deem
Der there stables for the protection of the
horses OF the battery on arrival. The animals have
been sheltered as well as possible during the wintry
storms and to provide proper protection and shelter
stone stables be Immediately erected for them. This
is move In the right direction, wooden buildings
THAT post would be waste Of money, endless
quantities of red sandstone OF excellent quality and
most easily quarred being found within the limits of
rhe reservation and very 10 the buildings Of the
post.
lecture on the "Nayajoes. their Priests and
Prophets was given Thursday night at steinway
Hall, New York, before the General Society OF
Mechanics and Tradesmen, by DR.. Washington Mat
thews, q. s. Army, OF this city. DR.. Matthews was
o New Meas 90 sa a.
Try Of the Nayajoes and his lecture was devoted
chiefly 10 the details Of Indian mythology, with de-
scrpiion Of the Navajo paintings, dances, and re-
lgious ceremonies Thirty pictures OF Indian huts,
men and women, symbolical drawings, canons, and
mountains with burden of legend, were thrown
apon large screen from Etereopticon to illustrate
the talk.
The party who SHIELD up" the stage-coach between
Chadren and Fort Robinson, Neb last week, is still
at large. The robbery was committed by one per-
son, at point some sixteen miles distant from the
post, and about nine miles ont from Chadron, the
railroad station, some $1,000 being secured. The
money had been shipped by Capt. NcCauley, depot
quartermaster at Omaha, who was en- route to Fort
Robinson 10 pay the troops. Wells, Fargo d Co.'S
Express will have TO make the loss GOOD the Gov
eminent, unless detectives succeed In catching the
robber and recovering the booty. Collision is
thought 10 have occurred between the agent at Cha
dron the stage driver, and the road agent who held
up the stage. Troops were ordered out from Fort
Robinson, but their search was unsuccessful.