The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13
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:, Col. Alexander McD. McCook whom the
President has nominated to be brig. gen., was
born in Ohio and is a member of the ssFighting
McCookn family. He graduated from West
Point In 1852. He has since held successfully
the titles of capt, COL, brig. gen., and mai
gen. of vols. In 1865 he was appointed 1t. col, -,
and in 1850 col. of the 9th Inf He was
brevetted maj. gen. near the close of the war
for gallant and meritorious services in the
ield.n Since May, 1856, he has been in com
mand of the Inf. and Cav School at Fort Leav-
enworth His total service is IS years. He
relative rank in the army was 18th, in the line
10th. He also held higher rank during the
war than any of his ranking officers.
By direction of the President, the Army Retir-
ing Board at ST. Paul and Minneapolis, Mimi.
appointed by Dept. order dated Jan. 10, 1885,
sisting of Brig. Gen. T. H. Ruger, 1t. Col
Horace Jewett, Sd Inf Maj Merritt Barber
asst. adjt. gen.; Capt. c. X. Winnie, asst. surg
and Capt e. A. Meadus, asst. surg. The re-
corder for the board is to be detailed by the
comdg. gen. Dept. Oak.
Brig. Gen. T. II. Ruger, 1t Col. Horace
Jewett Sd Inf; Maj. Merritt Barber, asst. adit
gen., and Capts. c. X. Whine and E. A.
Meadus, asst. surgs., have been appointed re-
tiring board to meet at st. Paul to examine I'd
officers as may be ordered before it.
First 1t. Herbert Cushman, Goth Inf. has
been ordered before the Army Retiring Board at
Governors Island, n. Y, for examination.
First 1t. Charles Braden (retired) has been
relieved from duty at the New York Military
Academy, Cornwall, N. Y.
Second 1t. c. d. Townsley, I'd Inf, has been
ordered to report to the retiring board at st.
Paul, Mimi, for examination.
First Lieut. H. D. Reed, 25th Inf, and 1st 1t.
r. A. Lowell, 14th Inf, have rendered their res
ignations to the Secretary of War.
Private Jos. Welsh, 1st Art, and Private
Henry Smith, 10th Inf, have been placed on the
retired list
Capt John Drum, 10th Inf, has been granted
months additional leave of absence.
Capt Jos. NJ. Kelly, 10th Cav, has been
granted leave OF absence for months, with per-
mission to go abroad.
Col c. NJ. Smith, 10Th Inf, has been ordered
to attend the encampment of the Michigan Ma
tional Guard at Cognac Lake, Mich, July 23-2S
Second Lieut.. R. B. Watkins, Signal Corps
has been granted l months leave of absence.
First Lieut.. II. S. Foster, Goth Inf, has been
ordered to duty as instructor of military science
and tactics at the University Of Vermont at Bur-
lington, to relieve 1st 1t. A. S. Cumming, 4th
Art
An extension of 2 months has been made in
the leave of absence granted 1st 1t. Charles B.
Gatewood.
E. W. Van c. Lucas, 2d It,, Corps of Engs.,
has been ordered to report to the Supt. of the
Military Academy, West Point, for temporary
duty.
Lieut.. Col. Jos. P. Farley, Ord. Dept, has
been ordered from the New York Arsenal to the
West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, n. Y.
Capt. Stanhope E. Blunt, Ord. Dept, has been
ordered to proceed from the National Armory,
Springfield, Mass, to Hartford Conn, on busi-
ness in connection with the inspection of Colts
revolVers now in process of manufacture.
By direction of the President, I'd 1t. Horatio
P. Van CleVe is placed upon the retired list of
the Army.
Brig. Gen. b. II. Grierson has been placed on
the retired list on account of age.
Second Lieut.. Beverly w. Dunn, Sd Art, has
been nominated to be 1st It, in the Ord. Dept.
Leave of absence for months has been
granted Capt. Henry s. Howe, nth Inf, to
take effect on the expiration of his sick leave.
Leave of absence for l month has been
granted I'd 1t. Robert b. Watkins, Signal
Corps.
The nominations of 2d Its F. F. Eastman,
14th Inf, and j. O. Green 18th Inf, to rank of
lst It,, have been confirmed by the Senate
Hosp Steward Patrick O'NeiIl has been or
dered TO Fort Brady, Mich.
The court-martial held at Tucson, Ariz., on
the cases of Majs. Wham and Towar, resulted
it is believed, in an honorable acquittal for
both. No grounds whatever were found for the
charges preferred against them, the trouble be-
ing over items of Office rent.
Col. Batchelder, lately nominated to be O.
Nj. Gen. of the Army received his commission
and took the oath of office Friday, the 18th,
A French scientist has discovered a rapidly
volatilizing liquid, which he calls ''la nouvelle
balistique," adrop of which falling into the
barrel Of a gun from receptacle beneath it