The National tribune., 1890-02-27

ers, Second District of Georgia; George Baidey,
! First District of Louisiana; t. Il. Terrell,
Eighth District of Texas; o. i. Avery, Fourth
District of Illinois; J. J.. Lnderman, Fifth
| District of Wisconsin; John Kelly, First Dis
trict of Oregon III. T. Clark, District of Okla
homa.
w. L. Stabler, Of Washington, Agent for In
dams of the Yakima Agency, Wash; A. ID.
Thomas, of North Dakota. to be United States
District Judge for the District of North Dakota.
ARMY AND NAVY.
| Secretary of War Proctor last week trans
mitted to the House letter from Gen. b. III.
! Grierson, Colonel, 10th Cav, commanding Do
! partment of Arizona. and petition from GER
tain officers of the 10th Cav, protesting against
the reinstatement of Edward Byrne to the Army
as Captain as is proposed by bill pending i'll
| the House. The protest, which was used on u
| former occasion in opposition to n Senate bill
of similar nature, says that Byrne was dis
charged from the service in 1871; that he was
unfit TO command his troop, was VIGOROUSLY
| vindiCtve and brutal TO his men, and that he
! was insubordinate.
The leave of absence granted Mai John M.
Hamilton, lst Cav, has been extended two
months.
Capt Charles i. Humphrey Assistant Quar-
| termaster, has been relieved from duty at
Cheyenne, Wyo., and ordered to duty ut Omaha,
Neb.
Lieuts. G.. A. Merriam and II. o. Rittenhouse
have been ordered to duty at the Naval Acad-
cmy. Paymaster James A. Ring has been or
dered to temporary duty as Assistant to the
General Storekeeper Mt the Navy Yard, Nor
folk, Va.
ar-Admiral Jouett and the Inspection
Board arrived at Fortress Monroe, Va, from
Washington Thursday morning and inspected
the Alliance. They were six hours Mt sea.
Senator Butler on Thursday last introduced
/ Il hot . la. - a hA
Engineer Corps Of the Navy shall bo composed
of IL Chief Engineers with the rank of Cap
! tain, 10 Chief Engineers with tho rank of Com
| mander, 30 Chief Engineers with the rank OF
| Lieutenant Commander, % Passed Assistant
| Engineers with tho rank of Lieutenant, so
| Passed Assistant Engineers with tho rank OF
Lieutenant, junior grade; 30 Assistant Eugi-
ncers with the rank of Ensign, and numbr OF
Cadet Engineers with the rank of Naval Cadet.
The appointments of Cadet Engineers shall be
made from the graduates of the Engineer Divis-
ion OF the United States Naval Academy Mt tho
end of afour-years course, and from grad uates Of
technical schools whose course of instruction in
mechanical engineering may be considered sat
isiactory by the Secretary of tho Navy.
VETERANS IN THE CITY.
Col. Peter u. Vroom, Major and Assistant
! Inspector General. u. S. Army Col. Yroom
went into the army ms First Lieutenant and
| Adjutaut of the lst n. j., but resigned and was
appointed Major Of the ID n. J. Cav, aud left
the service as Colonel of that regiment. lie
was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Regu-
| lar Army in 1866, aud Assistant Inspector Gen
| eral in ISIS.
| Gen. i. w. Hyde, ono of the Board of Man
! ayers of the Soldiers Home Mt Bath, Me, was
! in Washington last week.
| George Elwell. First Brigade Band First Di-
vision Twenty second Corps Welisvillo, n. Y.
! Comrade Elwoll is nn extensive farmer, aud
also holds the position of superintendent Of
Public Highways.
Isaac L. Kress, seth N. Y. Wellsvillc, N. Y.
Comrado Kress Is ON the staff of the Depart
ment Commander, and member Of Dexter
Post, No, 336. He does a thriving business In
sashes doors and blinds
w. J. Richards, 4th Del, Harrington, Del.
| Comiade Richards is Commander Of Post No.
~, aud deals largely in pianos and organs,
George III. Pcttis Lieut. Co. X, lst Cal, and
| Lieut.. LIST ~ NJ South Providence, X. /.
This comrade has held many positions Of re-
| sponsbility aud honor in q ffercut Posts, is at
| present Assistant Mastering Officer OF his De-
| partment. and belongs to Arnold Post. No. 4.
| d. X. Wright A. q. NJ, 18th u. $. &. T., and
| l4th Mich, Alton. Iowa.
Alonzo Wardall, 30 Iowa, Huron. s. ID.
/ Comradc Wardal Is the President Of the Al
| lance Insurance Department, aud one Of the
/ Legislative Committee of the National Farm
| ers Alliance aud Industrial Union Of South
| Dakota. lie has q good military record, aud
| since tho war has earned the reputation Of a
sound business man.