The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-18

MED, DIR. l. D. herWltZ Is granted y months
leave.
Ensign L. j. Clark is ordered to the New
Hampshire.
1t Comdr j. E. Craig is ordered to examina-
tion for promotion.
Comdr. n. VI. Dyer is detached from comd of
the Marion, and ordered home to await orders
Lieuts. c. f. Limerick and W. S. Hogg Surg
Paul Fitzsimmons, and Carpr. Henry Davis are
detached from the Marion, and placed on wait
ing orders.
Evidently the 4th of July will be handsomely
celebrated at Portland, Me-, this summer. as
the vessels composing the North Atlantic
Squadron are ordered to arrive there not later
than July 2, in order to participate in the cere-
monies.
A change in the orders of the Baltimore will
cause her to report to Rear Adm. Gherardi at
Key West, Fla, as flagship of the North At
lantic Squadron.
Asst. Paymr. Thomas j. Cowie arrived last
week from Newport, r. l., with orders to pay
off the officers and crew of the Cushing.
During the illness of Chief Constructor Will
son Naval Constructor Hichborn is acting as
head of the Bureau of Construction.
The Marion, recently returned to San Fran
cisco from China, is to be inspected by a board
of survey, Comdr. Kempff president.
Lieut.. NJ A. Shufeldt is detached from the
Yantic, and placed on waiting orders.
The President has appointed the following as
a board of visitors to the Naval Academy: Rear
Adm. L. A. Kimberly Hon. Marshal NJ. Muir
dock, of Wichita, Kan: Hon. William A:
Newcastle, Ind; j. A. Gallinger, Concord. n.
H.; A. w. Campbell, Wheeling, w. Va;
Stuart w. Wolcott, Utica n. Y. The Congress
sonal visitors are Senators Hale and Black
burn and Reps. Boutelle, Wallace, of New York,
and Rusk.
1t is thought that Capt Phythan, the pres
ent Superintendent of the Naval Observatory,
will be appointed the successor to Capt. Samp-
son as Superintendent of the Naval Academy
The changes take place in June, when Capt.
Sampson will depart for the Pacific Coast to
take command of the new cruiser San Francisco.
The sentence of the court-martial in Comdr.
B. II. McCalla's case suspends him from rank
and duty for three years. and to retain his pres
ent number on the list of comdrs during his
suspension. The sentence was approved by the
Sec.
The following nominations in the revenue
cutter service were sent to the Senate on We'd
nesday: I'd It. Charles I. Brian of Va, 1st 1t.
The following Sd Its. to be I'd It's: James L.
Sill, Byron l.. Reed, Johnstone H. Quinan,
Kartland W. Perry, David II. Jarvis, j. Charles
| Harris, and Daniel j. Ainsworth.
The resignation of Paymr. Gen. Thomas H.
LOCKER as chief of the Bureau of Clothing and
dent, and the nomination of Pay Insp. Edwin
| Stewart as his successor with rank of commo-
dore sent to the Senate.
The Dept has issued advertisements for bids
for the construction of steam tugs for the
| Navy. The bids are to be opened at the Dept
| at II NJ. June ~. The cost of each tug, in
| cludfng equipment, OUTFIT and furniture, is
! limited to S35, 600.
Ensign William j. Maxwell is detached from
the Galena and placed on waiting orders
The resignation of P. A. Surg \. r. Went
worth is accepted, to take effect Nov. IA, 1890,
and he is granted leave until then.
The report of tie board of inspection and
survey ordered to inspect the Charleston has
been received at the Navy Dept.
Lieuts. R. R. Ingersoll, Herman F. Fichbohm
Samuel c. Lemly, Richard T. Mulligan, Per-
cival j. Worck, Ensign g. w. Klene, P. A.
Surg. G. j. Herndon, Chief Eng. James En-
twistle, and Asst. Eng. F. NJ. Bennett are de-
tached from the Enterprise, and ordered to pro.
ceed home and await orders; Asst. Paymr. j.
| A. Mudd is detached from the Enterprise, or
dered to settle accounts, and then await orders.
Lieut. Thomas NJ. Brumby is ordered to duty
as asst. to the lighthouse insp. of the Sd Dis
! trict.
The Despatch, with Attorney Gen. Miller and
party, arrived at Fort Monroe Friday afternoon.
Lieut. George T, Emmons is ordered to the
Pinta, July 21.
Ensign William j. Maxwell is ordered to ord.
instruction at the Washington Navy Yard
Lieut.. a, c. Hodgson is detached from the
Pinta, July2, ordered home, and granted 8
months leave from the date of arrival.
The Enterprise will shortly be put out of
commission, but after some slight repairs are
made will be recommissiOned and very likely
placed on the North Atlantic station. Those of
her crew whose terms of service have not yet
expired will be sent among the crews Of the
other ships of this station
Nearly 10000 sight seers, most of whom did
not know how to behave themselves took DOS
session of the Baltimore at Baltimore last Sun.
day. The vessel was literally iammed from
stem to stern, and great deal Of damage was
done by the disorderly visitors, who, not con
tent with invading all the private quarters
broke skylights and carried away telescopes
and various small articles.
, The Sec, accompanied by Commo Ramsay
appeared before the Naval Com. of the Senate
Thursday with regard to the appropriations tC
be made this year for future work in naval con.
struction. The com. are disposed to limit ap
propriations for navy yard plants to wha
already exists to enable private contractors tC
receive much of the Nayy's work, while it is
the Secs ambition to build up each of the
larger yards in order that it may be possible t.
accomplish any work in them that cannot bt
given to outside contractors on account of higt
, bids.