The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-24

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in any corps or arm of the service who may
be transferred on his own application to
vacancy In his grade of the corps or arm will
take rank next after the junior officer of the
corps or arm to which he is transferred, and
will be nominated for reappointment with
new date of rank IL necessary to fix his
proper position, and upon confirmation will
be recommissioned accordingly. These new
appointments and commissions will deter
mine the rank of transferred officers in their
regiments and corps as well as In the Army"
Why do drink Tannhauser beer? Because
1t is the best in the market.
The practice vessel now building at Eliza
beth, N. j., for the use OF the naval cadets is
as yet without name, although rapidly ap-
preaching completion. Some naval officers
have suggested that she should be named the
George Bancroft, as fitting tribute to the
memory of the great historian who was the
founder of the Naval Academy.
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ths market.
Col. Richard /. Dodge, Eleventh Infantry,
having been retired, the following promotions
result: Lieut. Col. l. ID. De Russy, Four
teenth Infantry, to be colonel Eleventh In
fantry; Maj. G. E. Head, Third Infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel Fourteenth Infantry Capt.
j. I'll. Patterson, Twentieth Infantry, to be
major Third Infantry, and First Lieut.. w. II.
Kell, Twenty second Infantry, to be captain
Twentysecond Infantry.
s'Faust Beer' is pure.
Ensign Ford H. Brown has been detached
from the Coast Survey steamer Endeavor and
ordered to the Chicago. Ensign Edward T.
Witherspoon has been detached from the Chi
cago and ordered to duty on the Coast Sur
vey. Ensign George F. Hawk has been de-
tached from the Chicago and ordered to duty
on the Lancaster. Ensign Phillip Andrews
has been detached from duty on the Coast
Survey and ordered to the Chicago.
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The following changes in the stations of
officers of the Pay Department has been or
dered. to take effect as soon as practicable
muster rolls of May 81, 1891: Maj. De Witt
| G. Poole. paymaster, is relieved from duty at
| San Antonio, Tex, and will proceed to Gin
cinnati, Ohio, take station there, and relieve
/ Maj. Sohn s. Witcher, paymaster. Maj.
Witcher, on being relieved by Maj. Poole,
| will proceed to Salt Lake City, Utah, take
| station there, and relieve Maj. William E.
| Creary. Maj. Creary, on being relieved by
| Maj. Witcher. will proceed to San Antonio,
| Tex, and take station there.
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| The following assignments to regiments of
officers recently promoted are ordered: Col.
Isaac d. De Russy, to the Eleventh Infantry,
vice Dodge, retired. Lieut.. Col. George E..
| Head, to the Fourteenth Infantry, vice De
Russy, promoted. He will be assigned to a
station in the Department of the Columbia.
| Maj. John H. Patterson, to the Third Infantry,
! vice Head, promoted He is relieved from
duty on the recruiting service, and will report
to the commanding general, Department OF
Dakota, for assignment to station. Capt.
William III. Kell, to the Twenty-second In.
fantry, Company A, vice Irvine, retired
Capt. c.. W. Whipple, Ordnance Department
detached from duty at Fort Leavenworth, and
ordered to duty in New York in connection
with the Worlds Fair.
'Faust Beer' is guaranteed to be strai gh
lager and six months old.
1t is understood that the changes contem
plated on the Dolphin, which were to fit hel
for use in blowing up wrecks ON the Atlantic
Coast, and for the pleasure purposes to which
the Despatch is now assigned, will not be
made. About month ago the Dolphin was
detached from the Squadron of Evolution and
ordered out OF commission at the Norfolk Yard
in order that the changes contemplated could
be made. These changes included the build.
ing of a deck-house instead of poop deck
This house will reach from the manmast clear
aft to the taffrail space that is almost half the
ships length. In it are to be located mum
Der of state-rooms. These changes it has
been charged, would, if made greatly inn
prove the Dolphin's value as war vessel
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
| more San says: "About week ago Assistant
Secretary Soley and Chief Constructor Wilson
of the Navy, were at the Norfolk Yard looking
after the Dolphin's fixing up To these
officials, it is understood, Commander Stirling
spoke his mind freely, and warned them that
if they did as proposed the Dolphin will be
ruined. 1t is stated he also told them that
the changes could not be made without violat-
ing Congressional law. as Congress, in ap-
propriating the money for the Dolphin's con
struction, stipulated what style of boat she
should be-a war vessel to be used as des
| patch boat bya squadron commander. Per-
haps the Commanders warning will save the
Dolphin from being botched up"
DISTRICT MILITIA.