The Sunday herald., 1886-11-21
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Recent private advices from the Atlanta, now un- |
dergoing speed and power trial OF her machinery |
are 10 the eject that the performance Of the engn
GERS has been quite satisfactory the slight defects
noticed not being of nature TO give rise 10 any |
anxiety rs 10 their capacity or reliability. In con
vcrsallon with an onlcer OF the Navy we learn that
all OF the accidents and mishaps which have hereto
fore prevented full speed trial Of six hours, are
snch as are likely to- ami do occur In any chip and
with any type OF machinery, and Notwithstanding |
the error in computing her dispacemenis, 1t Is more
than probable that the Atlanta will rather exceed
than fa short OF the contract speed.
The next retirement in the line Of the Navy viii
he that OF capt Richard l.. Laws, Of the Navy, who
will he slSty.tw0 on the 18th OF December As
he is commander OF the League Island Navy
Yard, his retirement will afford opportunity Tor
the assignment OF commodoreor captain TO that
available officer OF his RANK, and, as the Exam
than probable that one will he dei lchcd for as
sgnmcnt TO League Island
Lieut.. Commander Thomas Nelson, OF the Navy,
Is by the recent promotion of Lieut.. Commander
Pigman, number l on the list of lieutenant com.
manders, and his promotion to the next grade
vii be the trst OF ten ex-vonnleers who now head
OF tho Palos, china Station aud will probably not
return TO the United states before next spring,
especially II his ship winters at rien-Tsn.
The detail OF officers OF the Army aud Navy for
attaches at American consulaes Is n move in the
right direction is about time that our Govern.
ment able TO inform itself as military affairs
and questions through more accurate channels than
legation. Although Lieut. darlington has declined the
post rendered. probably some other olicer will he
found more anxious tnan he TO "take In the beauty
and novelty OF "Santa Fe de Bogota,n as military
attache.
Miss Summers, daughter OF Dr. j. +. Summers, OF
the Army, retiredl left Omaha last week for a
visit to friends at Fort Russell.
Capt J: a. sladen, Fourteenth Infantry, ieit Van.
couver Barracks last week for trip to the East for
The purpose OF procuring an artificial limb.
Capt. Alligood, Quartermasier's Department. wasat
the Paxton Hotel. Omaha, with his daughter, the
18th, on the way TO his station at San Francisco.
Maj. w. Z. Creary. paymas,er, stationed at Chey-
enne is on the sick list having been badly bitten by
dog. II is thought that one OF his fingers will have
| to be amputated.
Mrs. Raymond, wife OF Dr. II. !. Raymond, post SUR
| geon Fort CASTOR, Cal, who has been visiting AT
Indianapolis, left last week, accompanied by her sis
| ter, Miss Boobs, to rejoin her husband
| Misses X. and F. Elliott, daughters Of Col. W. L.
| Elliott, OF the Army who have been spending some
| time at Carlisle, Pa, were In Chicago last week
visiting relatives, en- route TO their home In San
Francisco.
Bishop Quintard, the we'll known Episcopal Bishop
| of Tennessee, was at Fort Omaha last week. the
guest of Lieut. Rowell, adjutant Second Infantry.
He Is one OF the most genial and popular clergymen
| OF the church.
Moi. MacMurray, First Artillery, was in Omaha,
| with his family last week, on his way to Portland,
| returning from a sick leave OF nearly year. His
eyesght which was seriously affected, has greatly
improved under the care of DR.. Stevens, OF New
| York, and other well-known oculists.
Lieut.. r. W. Dowdy. Seventeenth Infantry, lately
on duty at the University OF the South, sewanee
Tenn, has reached Fort Russell with his family for
the winter. OF his administration of military affairs
at Sewanee the highest compliments have been paid
by Bshop Gallaher, of Louisiana. aud Bishop Qun
tard. OF Tennessee, who were very 10th to have him
relieved
Lieut. Col. Peter c. IIains, Corps of Engineers, ha.
been substituted for Mai. William A. King as {
member OF the board appointed to report upon de
signs for the wharf to he built at Fort Monroe.
Lieut.. Col. Bernard u. Irwin, Assistant Medca
Purveyor, has been relieved from temporary duty II
New York and ordered to San Francisco to tax,
charge OF the medical purveyng depot there
| Capt. Henry johnson, Medical Storekeeper, in add
ton to mis- present duties has been ordered to as
sume charge of the medical purveying depot In New
York as Assistant Medical Purveyor
Capt. Jesse n. Lee, Ninth Infantry, has been re
lieved from special duty in the Interior Department
in connection with Indian affairs, and after thre
months leave OF absence, ordered to proceed to hi
proper station.
Lieut.. BENJAMIN I. Handiorth, Eleventh Infantry
now on Sick leave at Hoboken. N. J., has been d
rected to conduct detachment of recruits TO Da
kota, and then join his regiment.
Ndudi orders: Commander j. d. Graham, detach
i, ed from special duty In the Bureau OF Ordnance
Navy Yard, this city, and placed on waiting orders
Passed Assistant Paymaster j. A. Ring to the Ports
/
detached and ordered to settle accounts: Lieat.
HfTyler to the Receiving ship franklin stationed a
q Norfolk; Lieut.. Commander Francis N. Barber
= granted three years leave TO go abroad; Lieu
a Richard II: Townley, detached from the jamestown
and placed on sick leave Ensign W. G. p. Nun
: tn the Naval Academy; Naval Cadet Edward E
Clement, second-class man, granted leave until Ma
10, 1881.
Lieut Commander r. p. Leary, having 1nishe,
his course OF torpedo instruction at Newport, is II
this city waiting orders.
Lieut. Downs l.. Wilson will soon he the possesso
OF one Of the most stylish residences In West Wash
ington, for the honse he is building Twentynin
: street Is nearly completed. Mr.. Wilson's house
y on the same side of the street, hut farther up tn
HILL with the comfortable residence of Professt
= Josheph Z. Nourse, U. S. N. retired.
,, Second Comptroller Maynard has made decsio
that Lieut.. William II. Schuetze, of the Navy, is e
, titled the highest rate of sea pay attached to h
N grade for the period he engaged In the
y for Lieut.. chpp and party on the Lena Delta. al
" also while engaged In transporting tine remains
le Lient. Commander DeLOng and his associate fro
Northern Siberia to the United States.
ID Lieut.. Mark. connected with the Judge Advoca
Ofice, Navy Department, has taken quarters at l2
4, G street for the winter.
A. The appointment by the President on We :nesda
IT last of Pay Director James Fulton OF the Navy,
Chief OF Bureau OF Provisions and Clothing, Is OF
g. more evidence, II more were needed, of the cal
* Judgment and good sense which have characterize
~, the greater number OF his important appointment
vi Paymaster Gen. Fulton was born In Tennessee
ne the eth OF May 1885, and was appointed from tn
ed state Purser November 20, 1853. and his fit
cruise at sea was on the Saginaw in the Pacin
H. His commission bears date of August 2S 1876.
-. has been special duty In Washington since Jan
s airy 1855. his last cruise hay ng been Fleet Pa
to master OF me European Squadron, on board I
10 steam frigata Wabash. Mr.. Fulton is at prese
TX. | residing at the Portland fats.
Ia The detail for temporary duty at the Bure
iii Steam Engineering of Passed Asst. Eng. II
schel Main. of the Navy, brings back to the Dlstr
yill a gentlemen well known for his skill a draugh
lg, man and ability as scientific engineer.
last duty senior engineer OF the co
mn survey steamer Bache. Mr. Main owns and oc,
" plies a fine house OF his own design at No. q
io' Massachusetts avenue.
:, The recent severe Illness OF Admiral Port
and from which he has but just recovered,
~, left him In a weaker condition than his frier
'7' are willing to admit. His indomitaDe ener
however, enables him to bear up well under
md weight OF years and sickness 40 often fatal
for those who look life In the face less brayely than
er- Admiral.
OIL Rest Made Clothing
In Washington for men and boys. Eiseman Br,