The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-10

The steamer San Jose sailed Monday from
San Francisco to Panama, having on board 40
sailors of the Nipsic brought by the Adams from
Samoa.
Ensign j. w. Oman has been ordered as asst
to the equipment officer in the installation of
electric plants at the Navy Yard, New York.
Some trouble has been experienced in the
construction of the Texas at Norfolk, and it
will probably be year before she can be
launched.
Plans are in course of preparation in the
Dept. for large torpedo-boat, to be used pri-
marily for attacks upon the smaller torpedo
boats. She will be 260 feet in length; breadth,
26 feet, and speed 23 knots, and will cost $780,
000 Another torpedo boat, similar to the
Cushing to cost $l25,000, will shortly be ad-
vertised.
Lieut.. Comdr. j. n. Hemphill has been de-
tached from the Jamestown, and placed on
waiting orders.
Chief Eng. c. Z. De valin has been detached
from the Pensacola, and ordered to the Balti-
more
Chief Eng. B. b. H. Wharton has been de-
tached from the Baltimore, and ordered to the
Pensacola.
The new revenue cutter Winona was launched
from the yards Of Pusey & Jones, Wilmington,
Tuesday afternoon. The Winona is a twin
screw propeller, las feet inches long, &c feet
% inches beam, and feet % inches hold. She
will go into service in the fall on the coast of
North Carolina.
Lieut.. Comdr w. H. Webb has been ordered
to temporary duty on board the monitors at,
Richmond, Va.
Lieut.. w. P Ray has been ordered to the
Michigan.
Surg. G. A. Bright has been ordered to the
practice-ship Constellation.
Commo. McCann has hoisted his flag on the
Pensacola at New York, and assumed command
of the North Atlantic Squadron.
Lieut. S. G. Lemly has been ordered to regu-
lar duty in the Office of the Judge Advocate
General.
Lieut. w. r. Rush and Ensign NJ. X. Eyre
have been detached from the Boston, and
dered to regard themselves under suspension
for period of two years. The reason for this
action on the part of the Dept. is that these two
officers, while the Squadron of Evolution was
in Brazilian waters, stayed on shore over night
in direct contradiction to orders Yellow fever
at the time was prevalent in Brazil, and for
that reason stringent rules had been laid down.
Surg B. S. Macke has been ordered to med-
cal treatment at the Naval Hospital, Philadel-
phia.
Surg. E. Z. Dore has been ordered to the
Minnesota
Lieut.. w. G.. Cowles has been detached from
the Kearsarge, and ordered to the Boston.
Lieut.. j. E. Roller has been detached from
the Yantic, and ordered to the Kearsarge
Lieut.. w. d. Rose and Ensign NJ. L. Bristol
have been detached from the Monongahela,
and ordered to the Yantc.
Ensign r. O. Bitler has been detached from
the Monongahela, and ordered to the Yantic.
Ensign W. o. Hulme has been detached from
the Yantic, and ordered to the Pensacola.
Comdr. j. &. Green has been ordered to duty
connected with the 9th Lighthouse Dist. Sept.
l, and as nsp. Of that dist. Sept. 10.
Ensign G. w. Kline has been ordered to duty
as insp at the Homestead Steel Works Aug. 13.
Chaplain Donald McLaren has been ordered
to the receiving ship Vermont 10th inst. re-
lievng Chaplain c. II. Parks, who is detached
and ordered to the Philadelphia.
Chaplain j. X. Lewis has been ordered to the
Mare Island yard Sept. 6.
Lieut.. Comdr. ". T. Swnburne has been de-
tached from the Naval Academy 10Th inst, and
ordered to the Boston 21st inst, relieving 1t
Wainwright Kellogg, who is granted leave for
months
The Navy Dept. has been notified by N. j.
Palmer & Co., Of the Quintard Iron Works,
that the new gunboat Concord will be given a
| preliminary steam trial at Chester, Pa, next
Monday.
Chief Eng. B. B. II. Wharton and 2. A. Eng.
G. p Howell, of the Baltimore, are under sus-
! pension, on the charge of negligence in obey
the Baltimore with the Dolphin at Bar Harbor.
! The charge will be hard to substantiate, as the
tide swung the Dolphin across the track of the
| Baltimore as she was coming on, and the acci-
dent is attributed to that rather than to negli-
! gence on the part of any one.
Ensign w. II. &. Bullard has been detached
from duty on the coast survey, and ordered to
the Philadelphia.
Naval Cadet n. 4. Coleman has been de-
tached from the Pensacola, and ordered to the
Kearsarge.
Surg. j. X. Waggener has been detached
from the Minnesota, and ordered to the Kear-
sarge as the relief of Surg, A. NJ. Moore.
Gunner Andrew Harman has been detached
| from the Vermont, and ordered to the Chicago.
First Lieut. F. l.. Denny, Marine Corps, has
reported here for duty in the Office of the Judge
Advocate General of the Navy, in the place OF
1t. Stayton, who recently resigned.
Asst Secretary Soley has sent a letter to Real
Adm. j. L. Wordeu, at Quaker's Hill, n. Y.
who commanded the Monitor during the Rebel
lion, inviting him to participate in the embarka'
tion of the remains of Ericsson the 23d inst.
Lieut.. w. j. Barnette has been ordered to the
receiying-ship Minnesota.
Lieut.. Comdr. r. d. Hitchcock has been or
dered to examination for promotion
Paymr. j. A. King has been detached from
duty at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Sept. 10, and
placed OIL waiting orders.
Nearly $50 members Of the crews of the
White Squadron have deserted since the fiee
dropped anchor in North River, little over
week ago. Fully two-thirds of these crews arr
foreigners-Germans, Spanish, English, French
Italians, and SWedes.