The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-09-06
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
ARMY NOTES.

Major Frank G.. Smith, promoted from cap
tain, Fourth Artillery, to the Second Artillery,
vice Campbell, deceased. He will be assigned
to station by the commanding general, De
partment of the East.
Captain Peter Leary, jr., promoted from
first lieutenant, Fourth Artillery, to the
Fourth Artillery, Battery d, vice Smith, pro-
moted
First Lieutenant Harry l.. Hawthorne, pro
NOTED from second lieutenant, Second Artil-
lery, to the Fourth Artillery, Battery l., vice
Leary, promoted.
Additional Second Lieutenant Thomas b.
Lamoreaux, Fourth Artillery, assigned to a
vacancy of second lieutenant in the Second
Artillery, Battery b, vice Hawthorne, pre-
noted He will remain on duty with the
Fourth Artillery until further orders
\ board of officers has been appointed to
meet, at the call of the president thereof, at
Fort Mcpherson, Ca, for the examination of
officers for promotion. The detail for the
board: Major John g. G.. Happersett, sur
geon; Major Frank G. Smith, Second Artil-
lery; Captain Edward Field, Fourth Artillery
Captain William +. Stewart, Fourth Artillery
First Lieutenant William F. Lippett, ir., as
sistant surgeon, and First Lieutenant Clar-
ence P. Townsley, regimental quartermaster,
Fourth Artillery, recorder. The following
named officers will report to the board: First
Lieutenant Sydney w. Taylor, adjutant
Fourth Artillery and First Lieutenant Will
lam Everett, Fourth Artillery.
A board of officers has been appointed to
meet at Fort Hamilton, n. Y, for the exami-
nation of officers for promotion. The detail
for the board: Major Charles d. Throck-
morton, Second Artillery; Major William l..
Haskin, First Artillery; Major Ezra Wood
ruff, surgeon; Captain John w. Dillenback,
First Artillery; Captain Robert d. Benham,
assistant surgeon, and First Lieutenant Henry
T. ArfillnrV-
lowing named officers will report to the
board: First Lieutenant Alexander d.
Schenck, Second Artillery and Second Lieu
tenant Elmer w. Hubbard, First Artillery.
The pay station at Cheyenne, Wyo., has
been discontinued, and Major William II.
Comegys, paymaster, relieved from further
duty at that place. He will repair to Omaha,
Neb. and take station there, relieving Major
John P. Baker, ,paymaster, from duty at that sta
ton. and reporting to the commanding gen.
eral Department of the Platte Major Baker,
on being relieved, will proceed to Albu-
guerque, n. NJ, and take station there.
First Lieutenant Hugh j. McGrath, Fourth
Cavalry. has been detailed as professor of
military science and tactics at the State
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis,
and viii report in person for duty accordingly,
relieving First Lieutenant James A. Cole,
Sixth Cavalry, who will retain station at
Madison for fifteen days after being SO re-
lieved, and then proceed to join his proper
station.
First Lieutenant Beverly W. Dunn, Ord
nance Department, on duty at Watertown Ar
sena!, Watertown, Mass, will make six visits
during the next thirty days to the Nashua
Iron and Steel Works. Nashua, n. H, on
public business connected with the Ordnance
Department, and on completion of the duty
contemplated in each instance will return to
his proper station.
First Lieutenant Edgar 5. Dudley, Second
Artillery, has been detailed as acting judge
advocate of the Department of Arizona, and
will report in person for duty accordingly to
the commanding general of that department,
relieving First Lieutenant Hobart K. Bailey,
Fifth Infantry, who, on being relieved, will
proceed TO join his company.
Captain George L. Pond, assistant quarter
master, will proceed to Ma olson Barracks, N.
Y, on public business, and upon the COM
pletion Of this duty will proceed to Platts-
burgh Barracks, y. Y, and take station as
constructing quartermaster at that post
under the direction of the quartermaster
general.
First Lieutenant Douglass a. Howard of the
Ordnance Department, has been relieved
from further duty in the Office of the Chief of
Ordnance, this city, and will report in person
to the commanding officer, Watervliet Ar
senal, West Troy, n. Y, for assignment to
duty.
Major Samuel NJ. Horton, surgeon, has been
relieved from further duty at Fort Adams, r.
l., to take effect on the expiration of his pres
ent sick leave OF absence. and will report in
person TO the commanding officer at San
Diego Barracks, CAL, for duty at that post.
First Lieutenant Charles G.. Starr First In.
fantry, will report the commanding officer
at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, October Z, for
duty al that depot This detail is made With
view to :our of duty until October l, 1898
First Lieutenant ohm S. Parke, ir., Twenty
hrst Infantry, has been detailed for duty as
professor Of military science at the Virginia
Military Institute, Lexington, Va, and will
report IN person for duty accordingly.
The foliowing-named persons have been ap-
pointed cadets at West Point: H. P. Jordan
(alternate,) Beaumont, Texas; r. F. McMil-
Ian, New York; G. w. Moses, Eremtown,
Ohio, and E. A. Feazel, Lodi, Ohio.
Captain William W. Daugherty, Twenty
second Infantry, will proceed to Springfield,
III, and report in person to the Governor of
Illinois for duty in connection with the
National Guard of that State.
The following transfer in the Fifth Cavalry
have been ordered: Second Lieutenant John T.
Haines, from Troop to Troop NJ, and Sec
ond Lieutenant Andrew q. G. Quay, from
Troop NJ to Troop D.
The following transfers in the Sixth
Cavalry have been ordered: First Lieutenant
Thomas Cruise, from Troop G to Troop M.
and First Lieutenant HughJ. Gallagher, from
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