The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-01

Capt. Calvin ID. Cowles, to the Twenty y-third
Infantry, Company B; First Lieut.. John Cot
ter, to the Second Infantry, Company G.; First
Lieut.. Benjamin Alvord, TO the twenty second
Infantry, Company IL: First Lieut.. William
II. Sage, to the Tweuty-third Infantry, Com
pany Il; First Lieut.. George H. Patten, to the
Sixth Infantry, Company |, and First Lieut..
Magnus o. Hollis, to the TweDty-third In
fantry, Company X.
Capt. Henry p. Perriene, Sixth Cavalry,
has been ordered to report in person TO Col.
Elwel s. Otis, Twentieth Infantry, president of
the Army retiring board at New York City, for
examination.
First Lieut.. Hugh j. McGrath, Fourth Cav
airy, has been detailed as recorder of the board
OF officers appointed to meet at Fort Walla-
Walla, WASH, in place Of First Lieut. Abel l..
Smith, Fourth Cavalry, relieved.
First Lieut. Beverly w. Dunn has been re-
lieved from duty at Thurlow, Pa. and assigned
to duty at the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock ISL
and, ILL.,
The leave of absence granted Capt. Alonzo r.
Chaplin, assistant surgeon, has been extended
one month.
Second Lieut.. Robert H. Watkins, First Cav
airy has been ordered from this city to Fort
Leavenworth Kan, for duty with his troops.
Leave until further orders, on account of
sickness, is granted First Lieut.. Dillard H.
Clark, Fifteenth Infantry.
Secretary Proctor has selected the following
officers for duty in connection with the survey
and location of the proposed intercontinental
airy; First Lieuts. S. NJ. Foote, Fourth Artillery,
and Arthur Williams, Third Infantry; Second
Lieuts. A. s. Rowan. Ninth Infantry; A. T.
Burlington, Seventh Infantry; G. A. Hedekins,
Third Cavalry, and Samuel Reber, Fourth Cav
airy Three other officers are yet to be Sc
lected.
Cadet appointments to West Point have been
issued during the week to the following:
Francis M. Chaplin Catlin Fifteenth District, J
H.; Cornelius E. Cain, Gains Store, eleventh
District,) KY: Anton Springer, Jr., Rome,
(Twenty-thrd Dstrict,) N. Y; Fred L. Reynolds,
(alternate,) Vernon Centre, (Twenty-third Dis
trict,) N. Y; Philip G. Living, (alternate, J
Batavia, Seventh District,) Ohio.
The Ninth Cavalry is to receive formal recog-
milton from the War Department, and there
will be rejoicing among the colored troopers.
The name Of troop belonging to Henry's bat
TALON, which distinguished itself in the recent
Sioux campaign, is to be submitted to the War
Department for detail at Fort Myer, in recogni-
tion of gallant services rendered in the field.
This is n handsome compliment to the colored
troops. 1t is generally understood among
Army officers that Col. Guy V. Henry will be
detailed to command Fort Myer when the ar
rival of one of his troops causes the transfer Of
Col. Carpenter and some of his men.
An order issued on Wednesday places the
following named officers on the retired list of
the Army: Capt. Philip H. Remington, Nine
teenth Infantry; Capt. Thomas II. Logan, Fifth
Infantry; Capt w. III. Miller, Eighteenth In
fantry; Capt James M. Ropes, Eighth Cavalry;
First Lieut.. Robert H. Young, Fourth Infantry:
First Lieut. Frank S. Rice, First Artillery;
First Lieut.. Francis Woodbridge, Seventh In
fantry; First Lieut. George r. Burnett, Ninth
Cavalry; First Lieut. Solon f. Massey. Fifth
Artillery; First Lieut.. George n. Chase Fourth
Infantry; Second Lieut.. Julius II. Weber, Eighth
Infantry, and Second Lieut.. Charles d. Towsley,
Second Infantry.
The President has signed the act granting a
pension to Gen. n. p. Banks.
Cyrus Buckland, who contributed most i'm
portant part to inventions which have perfected
gun-making at the National Armory at Spring
field Mass, died Thursday. His inventions are
used all over the world.
The following officers have been ordered to
report to the examining board at the Presidio Of
San Francisco for examination for promotion:
Second Lieut.. John A. Perry, Tenth Infantry;
Second Lieut.. James b. Hughes, Tenth Cav
airy; Second Lieut.. Powhatan II. Clarke, Tenth
Cavalry; Second Lieut.. John z. Finley, Nine
teenth Infantry.
An army retiring board having found Capt.
Matthew Marlland, First Infantry, incapaci-
tated for further service, the leave of absence
granted him has been extended until further
orders