The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-21
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.

Secretary Proctor to collect exhibits in South
and Central America for the Chicago Exposition
of 1892: Capt G. P. Cotton, 1st Art; Capt.
Alex. Rodgers, Attn Cav, and 1st 1t. &. z.
Scriven, Sd Art They have been assigned to
Honduras, Salvador, Brazil and Guatemala, and
Yucatan, respectively Each officer is made
military attach6 to the American Legation at
the country to which he has been assigned
The Secretary has ordered that bread baked
at military posts shall be sold only to persons
connected with the posts, so as to avoid coming
into competition with private bakeries.
The principle new features of the military
Academy Appropriation bill, which has been
completed by the House committee, are: For
repairs of quarters for enlisted men, $1,000; for
two sets of officers quarters, 100000; for twenty
sets Of quarters for enlisted men and their fami-
lies, $4,000; for enlarging the storehouse and
workshop of the cadet quartermaster's depart
ment. $4,000; for repairs to the riding hall,
$4,000; for improvements in plumbing and
sewerage, $4,000; for repairs to tha bathrooms
and dsewerage of the West Point Hotel, 81, 500.
number of minor appropriations are also made
for new apparatus recommended and for i'm
provement of the grounds and buildings.
The President has approved the act for the
relief of Maj D. n. Bash, paymr., I. 5. a.
Maj Gen. a. H. Terry, U. S. A, retired, died
at New Haven Tuesday morning. For 3 years
Gen. Terry has been q sufferer from Brlght's
disease. \. H. Terry was born in Hartford
Nov. 10, 1927. He was educated in the schools
began the practice of his profession in 1S49.
He was active in the militia, and when the Civil
War began he was in command of the I'd Regt.
of State troops With that regt he responded
to President Llncolns first CALL and commanded
it at the first battle of Bull Run After the eX-
piration of the months service he organized the
9TH Conn Regt., and commanded it at the cap
ture of Port Royal, S. c., and at the siege Of
Pulaski. He commanded the action of Chester
Station and was engaged at the battle of Drew
ry's Bluff, the various combats in front of the
Bermuda Hundred lines the battle of Fusselps
Mills, the action at Deep Bottom, the siege of
Petersburg the actions at Newmarket Heights,
on the Newmarket road, the Darbytown road,
and the Williamsburg road On Jan. Is, 1865,
acting in concert with Adm. Porter, the Union
forces under Gen. Terry captured Fort Fisher,
which commanded the approaches to Will
mington, n. G.. For this Gen. Terry was pro-
NOTED to be brig. gen. in the Regular Army
and maj. gen. volunteers, and Congress passed
vote of thanks. He was in command of the
Dept. Oak. at the time of Gen. Custer's mas
sacre by the Sioux under Sitting Bull Gen.
Terry was promoted to the rank of maj. gen.
March 8, 1886, and was in charge of the Dept.
of the Mo. until his voluntary retirement in
1855.
Col. A. R. Burlington, Ord Dept, now at the
National Armory, Springfield, Mass, has been
ordered here for consultation with the Chief Of
Ord.
The leave of Maj j. c. Gilmore, asst. adjt.
gen, has been extended one month.
The leave of Maj. w. A. Rafferty,, I'd Cav,
Dept. Ariz., has been extended 20 days.
Mai Gen. Schofeld has made a ruling that
Sec 2 of the act approved June 16, 1890 pro-
viding for furlough and discharge of certain en-
listed men, applies to every soldier, without
any limitation whatever whose antecedent
years service has been faithful.
Second Lieut.. F. H. Beach, 9th Cav, has been
ordered to join his regt. in South Dakota.
Capt. G. B. Russell, 9th Inf, has been granted
3 months extension of sick leave.
Capt. Cullen Bryant, Ord. Dept, has been Or
dered to examination for promotion.
Capt. Walter Reed, asst. surg, now on duty
in Baltimore, has been ordered to temporary
duty at Fort Keogh, Mont.
Capt. W. o. Owen, Jr., asst. surg, has been
ordered to report at once to Col. L. a. Carr
9th Cav, at Rapid City, ). D., for duty with the
troops in the field.
Post Chaplain w. j Larkin has been ordered
to examination for retirement.
The following changes in the stations and du.
ties of officers of the Corps of Engs are ordered
First Lieut. G. d. Fitch will relieve Maj j. b
Quinn, temporarily, of the charge of the works
now under his directon Maj Quinn will pro
ceed to New Orleans, La and relieve Capt. w
l. Fisk Of the charge of all works now under
his direction, and of his duties as eng. of the
7th and Sth Lighthouse Districts; Capt. Fisk
will proceed to Duluth, Mimi, and take charge
of the works now under the direction of Mai
Quinn, relieving Lieut.. Fitch, who will then re
port to Capt. Fisk for duty under his orders
Capt. Fisk will also serve in place Of Maj
Quinn as a member of the board Of eng. officer
on harbor lines of Portage Lake.
The decrease in desertions from the Army
continues. In 1888 the desertions for the mOntl
of NoY were 1S9; for the same month in 1885,
they 1854, and for Nov, 1890, they wer
90. The percentage of desertions to the strength
of the whole Army has been for the past year
per cent
The following have been appointed cadets a
West Point; Z. Ec Flanders, IIayerhill, Mass.
G. b. Pritchard, Savannah, Ga.
Maj. G. VI. Sternberg, surg; Maj. j. II. Lord
Q. NJ, and Capt. c. y. Woodruff, c. s., hay
been ordered TO meet in San Francisco as
board of survey on certain stores for which Capt
6. A. Hull, military storekeeper, is responsible
Post Chaplain S. S. Merrill has been ordere'
to examination for promotion.
Lieut.. Col. q. B. Dandy, deputy @. NJ. gen
has been ordered TO visit the National Cemeter
at Sharpsburg, Nd, on official duty.
Col. and Asst. Surg, Gen. Glover Perrin die
in St Paul, Mimi, Monday He served 40 year
and was retired in 1887,
The extension Of leave granted Mai. S. G
Cowdny, surg, has been extended 10 days OF
account Of sickness.
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