The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-04

sea- What has caused this is not positively
known, but it is generally believed thatitis due
to bad docking.
Lieut. Col. Anson Mills, 4th Cav, is relieved
from temporary duty at Fort Bliss, Texas, and
ordered to report to the comdg. gen. OF the DIV.
of the Pacific for assignment to station
Lieut. Simon c. vedder, 10th Inf, is granted
l months extension Of leave on surg.'s certiti-
cate.
Capt John de B. w. Gardiner, is ordered be-
fore the retiring board at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, for examination.
A general court-martial met at Benica Bar
racks, Cal, Friday, April 25, consisting of the
surg; 1st 1t. Frank de l.. Darlington, lst Inf;
1st 1t. Charles B. Vodges, 1st Inf: I'd 1t.
Everett f. Benjamin, 1st Inf; 2d 1t. George
w. Kirkham, 1st Inf; I'd 1t. Sydney \. Cloman,
1st Inf, and 1st 1t. John S. Mason Jr., 1st Inf,
judge advocate.
The Fish Commission steamer Albatross has
been placed in thorough repair at Mare Island,
Cal, and will shortly sail for the Aleutian Isl
ands The Ranger was placed in dry-dock at
Mare Island Tuesday, and the work of refitting
her will be pushed night and day.
Lieut.. Comdr. Henry w. Lyon has reported
his return home, being detached from the COM
mand of the Nipsic April t. and is placed on
waiting orders.
Surg. H. P. Harvey is detached from the
Ranger, and ordered to proceed home and await
orders.
P. A. Eng A. C. Hef1inger is detached from
the Portsmouth On. H. Navy Yard, and ordered
to the Ranger.
The Pensacola, with the African eclipse expe-
dition on board, will shortly arrive at New York.
The wife Of Chief Eng William S. Smith, the
eng. lately detached from the Charleston, died
Tuesday, at Cheyenne, Wyo, on her way with her
| husband to this city. A surgical operation had
! been performed upon her recently at San Fran
cisco, and as she seemed improving they started
| East in the hope the trip would prove beneti-
cial. The remains were brought to this city,
and the funeral took place yesterday from AS
| cension Church.
Lieut.. John G. Fremont is detached from the
Washington Navy Yard, and placed on wait
! ing orders.
Lieut.. Allan G. Paul is ordered home from
| the North Atlantic Squadron to act as Sec
Tracy's naval Sec, taking the place of It.
Mason.
The Baltimore has returned to Norfolk, and
is preparing for her trip to Baltimore.
A letter received from Asst Eng Gustav
kaemmerling at present stationed at Glasgow,
Scotland announces the birth of son April II.
At the Rock Island Arsenal Tuesday $4,000
worth of damage was done to the Golfer dam by
an overflow.
Ever since his appointment as chief of the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Paymr Gen.
| LOCKER has been working night and day to re-
duce the financial system OF this dept. to more
busness-lille basis, and consequently is at pres
ent serioutly i'll of nervous prostration. He is
under the treatment of DR.. RiXly
The final horsepower trial of the Vesuvius
takes place some time this week. The vessel
will run over five-mile course and be required
to develop an average OF 3,2OO indicated horse
power. If this speed is obtained she will with
out doubt be accepted at once.
The Marion arrived at San Francisco Thurs
day from China, having been ordered to report
at that city on or about May !. She is in good
condition, and likely will be recommissioned
for duty in the Pacific.
The run of the torpedo-boat Gushing OF
Thursday from Newport 10 New York, in spite
of strong winds and heavy seas, was the tastes
on record between those cities. The run wa
made in hours and 81 minutes, or minutes
quicker than any other vessel.
Proposals for the construction of cruiser No
6, a vessel of $500 tons displacement and twin
screws, will be opened at the Navy Dept Jun
10. The ship will have boilers, which vii
be the largest ever built in this country.
The Baltimore is ordered to Baltimore no
later than May 10, and must leave there Ma!
: IA for Hayti, where she will report TO Rea
Adm. Gherardi, comdg. the North Atlantic
Squadron, as his flagship. The board of inspec
tion report that the vessel, on her recent Sc
cruise, made an excellent showing, making i
knots under natural drausht and 5 knots wit
l boiler, propeller, and the other propelle
! dragging.
EnsignsWalterS $ Burke and Creighton Churcl
+ | III are detached from the Ranger, and ordered
>, the Charleston; Ensigns j. J.. Jaynes and A. NJ
Beecher are detached from the Charleston, an
q ordered TO the IroquOis; Ensgns \. I. Lon
I and Francis BOughter are detached from Ia
y Portsmouth, and ordered 10 the Asiatic station
:, per steamer May 81.
Il Ensign Fitz 4. Huntoon Is detached from th
coastsuryey steamer Macarthur.
The official details Of officers al the Nayi
y Academy for the summer are as follows: Fir
r detail dune 10 July BIT Comdr. SwiI
i burne Its. Garyin, Howard, {. Is. I. Moor
Potts. and Walng; Ensign Hood, Asst. Ensigr
Wood and Alderdice, and Ensign William
v Second detail duly Is 10 August 22l-Lt
e. Ensigns Barton and Denig, 1t. Gearing, an
Ensigns Stafford aud Capehart. Third deta
august 90 10 September 30)-Lts. Bowman
e Potter, Briggs. Low, Merriam, Hosley, an
Y Orchard, p. a. Ensign Little, and Ensg
Phelps The following is the detail for II
ne practice cruise: COmdr. Glass, commanding; /
70 Comdr. Gilpatrick; executive officer, 1t. Harbo
instructor in navigation, 1t. Clason; navigator
Its. Cutler, Daniels, and Dodge; ensign, Min
~ Dressed; chaplain, 5. PawsOn Paymr. HODb
y Surg Mackier and Asst. Surg. Lowndes.
- The orders received at the Norfolk Nay
> Yard to prepare the Petrel for sea within
week can hardly be fulfilled, as the damai
l done to her machinery upon her trial trip W
require much time to repair.
to 1t is expected that the Iroquois, now unde
ps going repairs at the Mare Island Navy Var
e. will make her second attempt to reach SAM
es and relieve the Mohican in about two week
en- by the way Of Honolulu. The Mohican, up'