The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-07
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Pay director Cunningham is At the Ebbitt for the
winter.
Capt. George A. stevens, OF the Navy, is in town,
and is stopping at lIO1 street.
Lieut.. II. c. Gearing, OF the Navy, attached to the
Naval Academy, is visiting friends In this city.
Lieut.. Charles A. Churchill, Fifth Infantry, now
on leave Of absence, has had the same extended one
month.
On December Is, 1855, a divorce was granted in
san Francisco TO the wife OF Lieut.. W.P Ray, OF
the Navy.
Chaplain James c. Laverty, Twenty.fourth 1nfan.
try has been retired under the act OF congress OF
June 80, lSSe.
The leave of absence granted Col. Henry c.
Merriam, Seventh Infantry, in October last, is eS-
tended one month.
The leave Of absence granted Lieut. Edwin r:
further extended fourteen days.
Lieut.. James Parker, adjutant, Fourth cavalry
has been appointed recruiting oficer at Fort Hua-
chuca, A. t. relieving Lieut.. j. r. Richards, OF the
same regiment.
The swatara was to have left the Norfolk Navy
Yard yesterday for Fortress Monroe to take hoard
ammunition, etc. and then sail for her cruise In the
Windward Islands.
Lieut.. A. W. Greely is a property-ovner and tax
payer IN orange County Fla. He has tract OF 100
acres of land situated al the south end OF Lake Con-
way, about six miles south OF orlando.
First Lieut. George +. Chase Third cavalry. now
In this city, was yesterday directed TO report In
Service st. Louis, Mo-. FOR assignment AT Jefferson
Barracks, Mo.
Capt Joshua w. Jacobs, assistant quarterIpaster,
has been directed to proceed from Atlanta, Ca, TO
Chattanooga, Tenn, to attend the sale OF condemned
property for which Mai. Ezra u. ARK, quarterm0s-
ter, is responsible.
Secretary whitney will go TO New York on Mon.
day, accompanied by Chief Constructor Wilson, TO
examine the Junata before ordering repairs TO be
made TO that vessel. The survey recently had on
the Junista calls for an expenditure OF about twenty
live Thousand dollars, and the Secretary wishes TO
make personal investigation Of the vessel before au-
thorizng so large an expenditure.
Acting Secretary OF the Navy Harmony, under
date Of February l, has issued a circular to the va
rious commanding officers Of yards and vessels, call
ing their attention to the abuse that prevails of
transferring enlisted men from one station TO an
other for hospital treatment discharge, confinement,
or other cause without n having their accounts with
Their neglect In this matter Will call forth tebuke
from the Department.
The Philadelphia Record says; 1.-THE newly.ap-
pointed United States naval pay director for this
city, Joseph c. Edredge, has assumed the duties Of
his ONCE, succeeding Paymaster Alexander w. Rus
sell, who was recently retired. For number OF
years MIR. Russell served paymaster in this city
with INFINITE credit to himself and the Government,
among all with whom he was brought into daily con-
tact He has passed the legal age for active service
Fay Director Eldredge is native of New York, and
began his naval career in 1s4i.n
There seems TO be little no chance Of Col. Lud-
lows being reelected to his $1,000 Philadelphia
position. Taggarts Times Rep last week said
"a caucus Of the Democratic members Of Select and
Common Council will be held tomorrow afternoon
for the purpose, 1t is supposed, of standing by Col.
Ludlow as chief engineer OF the water Departmental
the last dying kick II is doubtful II the Democrats
will be reinforced by even one Republican council
man In support OF Ludlow, as the latters most init
mate friends in councils have given up all hopes Of
reelectng him. 1t is probable, however, that the
Democrats will undertake to boom their party by
protesting against Ludlow's defeat"