The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-09-21

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Comdr. C. j. Barclay has been detached from
duty at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., and
ordered as insp Of the 9Th Lighthouse Dist,
relieving 1t. Comdr. G.. b. Livingston, who has
been detached and ordered to settle accounts
and await orders.
The Philadelphia left New York Monday for
Newport to take on her store of powder pre-
paratory to her target practice and regulation
speed trials in the harbor.
The following changes have, been ordered in
the academic board OF the Naval Academy for
the term beginning Oct. i: In astronomy,
navigation, and surveying, 1t. G. g. Bowman
will take the place of 1t. Comdr. Walker; me-
cchanics and applied mathematics, 1t. j. P.
Merrell, in place of Prof. j. NJ. Rice on sick
leave; mathematics, 1t. Comdr. Harry Knox, in
place of Prof. Hendrickson; English studies,
history, and law, Comdr. j. Z. Craig, in place
OF chaplain Rawson; modern languages, 1t. R.
4. Peck, in place OF 1t. Comdr. Leutxe; me-
chanical drawing, 1t. H. o. Rittenhouse, in
place OF 1t. Calvocoresses.
A gold chronometer watch and chain was
voted Comdr. Dennis w. Mullan, of Maryland,
by the Legislature Of that State at the last ses-
sion for heroic conduct at Samoa, and will be
presented to him in a few days.
P. A. Eng. G. T. willetts has reported for
duty at the Naval Academy.
Hereafter the Marine Corps will receive naval
rations, worth fifty cents, instead of Army ra-
tions, twenty-five cents, which they have
hitherto been allowed.
Ensign 8. NJ. Strife and P. A. Surg. F. NJ.
Olcott have been ordered to the Alert on the
7th of Oct.
Comdr. N. NJ. Dyer has been ordered as asst
to the insp. of the 18th lighthouse insp.'s dis.
trict on the 1st Of Oct. and insp. of that dis
trict on the 31st Of that month.
Lieut.. w. P. Ray has been detached from the
Michigan, and ordered to duty on the coast
survey.
Lieut.. R. Wainwright has been detached from
the naval observatory, 30th inst, and ordered
as executive officer Of the Alert on the 7th Of
Oct
Lieut.. D. H. Mahan has been detached from
the coast survey steamer Macarthur, and or
dered to the Alert on the 7th Of Oct.
Lieut.. w. H. Allen has been detached from
duty in the Navy Dept. Library, 30th inst, and
ordered to the Alert on the 7th of Oct.
Ensign E. A. Anderson has been detached
from the Coast Survey Office on the 3Oth inst
and ordered to the Alert on the 7th of Oct.
Lieut.. Comdr. w. 7. Bulwell has been Or
dered as insp. OF ord at the Navy Yard, Nor
folk, Va.
P. A. Paymr Arthur Peterson has been or
dered as asst. to the general store-keeper, Navy
Yard, N. Y, on the 1st of Oct next.
P. A. Eng. J. P. s. Lawrence has been de-
tached from duty at the Navy Yard, Norfolk,
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per steamer Of 1st Oct. from San Francisco
Ensign j. F. McGuinness has been detached
from duty in the coast survey, and ordered to
the Alert.
Ensign H. B. Wilson has been detached from
duty under the photographic Office, and or
dered to report for duty in the coast survey.
Asst. Paymr. NJ. R. Calvert has been detached
from the Navy Yard, N. Y, Both inst, and or
dered to the Alert on the 9TH of Oct.
P. A. Eng. J. D. Ford has been detached
from the receiying-ship Independence on the
9th OF Oct, and ordered to the Alert
The order Of 1t. Comdr. R. D. Hitchcock to
the 18th light t-house district has been revoked,
and he has been ordered to command the Alert
on the 7th Of Oct.
Comdr. +. w. Dickens has been ordered to
duty at the Washington Navy Yard, Sept. 90.
Comdr. R. P. Leary has been detached from
duty at the Navy Yard Washington, and or
dered to duty as equipment officer at the Navy
Yard at Norfolk.
A. G. Hensley, of Frankfort, KY, has been
appointed chaplain in the Navy from Sept Q.
The Dept has been informed of the ar
rival OF the Kearsarge at Aspinwall, PAN
anna, to which place she was sent to pro-
tect the interests of Americans threatened in
the disturbances on the isthmus.
Lieut.. Comdr, w. T. Burwell has been or
dered as insp of the Ord. Navy Yard, Norfolk
Va.
Comdr. +. j. Higginson has been ordered to
examination for promotion.
Pay Insp. James Hoy has been detached from
the Richmond, and ordered to settle accounts
T. A. Eng. j. p G. Lawrence has been de-
tached from duty az the Norfolk Navy Yard
and ordered to the Monocacy, Asiatic Station
per steamer of Oct. from San Francisco.
P. A, Paymr, Arthur Peterson has been
ordered as asst. to the general storekeeper at
the New York Navy Yard Oct. /.
Paymr /, S, Thompson has been ordered to
Richmond.
Naval Instructor Hchborn returned from Bos-
ton on Wednesday, accompanied by his sister,
Mrs. Francis Hopkins, and niece, Miss Hadley
poth OF whom will reside here this winter
Orders have been issued to the Thetis, now at
san Jose, Guatemala, to proceed to San Fran
cisco.
Capt, W, n. Sage, 1lth Inf, has been placed
ON the retired list.
An important business meeting of Co. A, 9th
Bait, has been called for Wednesday, the 24th.
The steel armor plate tests which were made
at Annapolis on Thursday from a 6nch gun,
demonstrated pretty cOnclusiyely the superior
lty OF the French over the English armor-plate
metal. The French plates stood the test very we'll
put the English Cammell plate was destroyed by
The shots which it received. Tomorrow shots
VIII be fired in order TO complete the test from
an o-inch rifle. The official board in charge of
the test was as follows Rear Adm. l.. III. Kim
bery, Capt L, O, Matthews. Comdr, w. r.
brdgman, II. Comdr. w Maynard, Its j. f.
Meigs, G. II. Strone, f. K. Fletcher, and r.
Miles, and Ensigns +. II. Alger, A. A. Acker-