The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06

ceive the comd of the North Atlantic Squadron.
In few weeks the Squadron of Evolution will
return home.
The Alliance arrived at Malaga Thursday, en-
route to China.
P. A. Surg. A. G. Hoflinger is ordered to duty
at the Navy Yard Portsmouth, n. IL.
Paymr. W. w. Barry is ordered to the Essex
on the 22d instant.
Paymr. j. G. Hobbs is ordered to special duty
in connection with the fitting out of the Con-
stellation.
Ensign Lewis j. Clark is detached from the
Ranger and ordered home to await orders.
Ensign George r. Clark is detached from duty
connected with electric lights at Philadelphia,
and ordered to the Michigan.
Lieut.. Frank A. Wilmer is detached from the
ord. proving ground and ordered to the Essex,
22d inst
Lieut.. John T. Newton is ordered to the Es-
sex, 22d inst.
P. A. Eng. II. Schuyler Ross is ordered to re-
port for duty on the Essex, 22d inst.
The com. appointed to investigate the charges
of cruelty and intoxcation against Capt Healy,
of the revenue steamer Bear, find that the
capt.'s conduct has in every instance been faith
full and have exonerated him. The men 'trced
up" the com. found, were in state of mutiny;
the vessel was in an exposed condition, and all
reasonable efforts were maze TO lnuuCe the men
to resume their duties before this means was
resorted to. The charge of drunkenness was
wholly unsustained.
Lieut.. Clinton r. Curtis is detached from the
receiving-ship Franklin, April Is, and ordered
to the Essex, 22d inst
Lieut.. George B. HOLMAN is detached from
the torpedo station, and ordered to the Essex,
22d inst. ~.
Capt. Byron Wilson is ordered to the comd
of the receiving-ship Independence, April 3O
Surg. N. W. Fenebee is ordered to the Essex,
April %.
Some or employees of the Navy Dept.
have been busily engaged during the past week
upon the report of the com. appointed to in
vestigate the charges against Comdr. McCalla.
1t is said the court reported only the facts Of
the case, and made no recommendations what
ever 1t was evident from the testimony that
charges might be sustained against. Capt. Nc
Gala and his immediate subordinates of
separate violations of the regulations in their
treatment of the crew of the Enterprise-frst,
in failing to read the Articles of War every
fourth Sunday; second, in gagging men; third,
in placing them in straight jackets, and
fourth, in confinng them in the coal bunkers
of the ship, which are prohibited by the regu-
lations. The general impression seems to be
that Capt. McCalla and Lit. Ingersoll will be
court-martialed. The crew of the Enterprise
will not be discharged until it is decided
whether or not there will be trial Chief
Eng. Entwstle and Ensign Klein will very
| likely be eXonerated
Bills were presented yesterday by the Colum-
bia Iron Works, Baltimore, for the first pay
ments on the cruisers and 10, now under con
struction there. Twenty equal payments will
be made as the work progresses.
Cadets B. H. Fuller, Thomas p. Magruder,
r. E. Carney, and w. G. Cole arc detached
from the lroquois, and ordered to the Charles
/ ton.
Civil Eng. NJ. T. Edincott is detached from
the Navy Yard, New York, and ordered to duty
! in the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Civil Eng. f. c. Prindle is ordered to the
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. III.
The Triton, Mate s. F. Lomax comdg., ar
rived at the naval proving ground, Annapolis,
Thursday, with guns and ord. stores from the
Navy Yard, Washington.
Capts III. A. Bartlett and James NJ. Z. Young,
! u. s. M. c., will be continued on duty at the
! Marine Barracks, Naval Academy, until April
| l, 1890, unless otherwise ordered
Orders have been received by the commandant
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard to put the Enter
prise out of commission.
Capt. Eric Gabrielson, revenue service, at
present experimenting the construction of the
| fumigating steamers for the marine hospital
service by Busey & Jones, Wilmington, states
that the first one on her trial trip made nearly
9 knots as an average, with strong southwest
gale and an ebb tide, on 2 hours trial. These
steamers will be stationed at New York, Della
ware Breakwater, Chesapeake Bay, and in the
Gulf of Mexico, with hdqrs probably at Key
| West.