The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-03-23

at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, and will be
attended by number of officers from this city.
1t is thought that Sec. Proctor will be unable
to attend. Gen. Crook was 81 years old last
September.
The following changes are ordered in the
Eng. Corps: Capt. Edward Mcguire will turn
over his present duties temporarily to Maj.
Charles w. Raymond, and will proceed to
Louisville, KY, and relieve Maj Amos
Stickney of the work in his charge. Maj Stick
ney will proceed to Buffalo, N Y, and relieve
+. A. Mahon, who is ordered as eng. of the 4th
lighthouse dept, relieving Maj. Charles w.
Raymond.
The extension of leave granted Capt. William
A. Miller, 18th Inf, on surg.'s certificate, is
still further extended on surg,'s certificate
Capt james NJ. Ropes, Sth Cav, having been
found incapacitated for active service, is granted
leave of absence until further orders on account
of disability.
Capt John &. Butler, Ord. Dept, is ordered
from the st. Louis Powder Depot, jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, to the works of the King Pow
der Co., Warren County, Ohio, for the inspec-
tion of powder for the Ord. Dept, and on com
pletion of the duty will return to his proper
station.
Gen. Francis H. Smith, late supt of the Nir
ginia Military Institute, is dead.
James c. Stanford, Eng Corps, now in New
York, will go to st. Louis, Mo-, and report to
It. Col Charles A. Suter, Eng. Corps, presi-
dent of the Mo. River Commission, for duty as
secretary and disbursing officer of the Mo.
River Commission
The leave of 1t Lorenzo P. Dawson, 18th
Inf, is extended 81 days.
Capt. James c. Ayres, Ord. Dept, at present
in Europe on leave, is assigned to temporary
duty at the works of Sir Joseph Whitworth &
Co., Manchester, Eng, for the purpose of wit
Messing the assembling and test of the 12-inch
mortar carriage in process of manufacture for
the Ord. Dept, and on completion of this duty
to revert to status of leave. His leave is eX-
tended to June l.
Maj. John l. Rodgers, 1st. Art. on duty at
the headqrs. Div. Pacific as div. insp. of art
practice, is appointed to duty as insp. of art.
Second Lieut. Samuel D. Sturgis. 1st Art, is
ordered to report without delay at West Point,
for duty in place of 1st 1t. Henry 7. Allen, I'd
Cav, who is relieved from duty at the Academy.
Lieut. Col Joseph P. Farley, Ord. Dept, is
ordered from the New York Arsenal, Govern
or's Island to the Benham Motor Works, Provi-
dence, r. l.: the West Point Foundry, Cold
Spring, n. Y; the New Jersey Steel and Iron
Works, Trenton, n. j., and the Spiral Tube
Co.'S. and the Meade Machine Co.'S Works,
Detroit. Mich, after which he will return to his
station.
Col. William r. Shafter, 1st Inf, is granted 2
months leave.
Capt William S. Patten, A. Q. NJ, is ordered
to David's Island, Forts Hamilton, Wadsworth,
Schuyler, and Columbus, and to Willets Point
on business connected with the Q. NJ. Dept.
Lieut. H. S. Bishop is ordered to duty at JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo-, and on his arrival Will
report by letter to supt. recruiting service at
New York This detail is made with view to
duty until Oct, 1891.
Lieut. j. H. II. Peshine, 18th Inf, is detailed
to duty at the Ohio Normal University, reliev-
ing 1t. John Baxter, Jr., 9th Inf, who is or
dered to join his co.
Sherman d. Calender, Harts Grove, 10Th
| District Ohio, and Charles F. Smith, Chilicothe
18th District Ohio, are appointed cadets at
West Point.
Lieut.. Charles G. Morton, 9th Inf, is relieved
! from duty at the Florida State Agricultural
College, and ordered to recruiting duty at New
| York
Lieut.. Robert H. Noble, 1st Inf, is detailed
| to duty at st. Johns College, Annapolis, Md
relieving 1t NJ. F. Gamas, 18th Inf, who is or
dered to join his co.