The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

War Department, shows that the court found
the accused guilty OF the charge OF drunken
neos on duty and sentenced him to dismissal
from the service. The proceedings of the
court have yet to be acted on by the President.
First Lieutenant Francis j. Herman, Twenty
first Infantry, will be relieved from duty at
the United States Military Academy, West
Point, n. Y, September l, 1891, and will join
his proper station after leave of absence for
two months, TO take effect September l, 1891.
Major William NJ. Maynadier, paymaster,
will, upon the completion of the payments as
signed to him, proceed to Los Angeles, CAL,
and report to the commanding general De-
partment of Arizona for temporary duty as
chief paymaster Of that department.
Second Lieutenant Frank Dew Ramsey,
Ninth Infantry. has been detailed as pro-
fessor of military science and tactics at the
West Virginia University, Morgantown, re-
lieving First Lieutenant Edward s. Avis,
Twenty-fifth Infantry.
First Lieutenant Isaac w. Littell, Tenth IL
fantry, now on duty at Fort Leavenworth,
will repair to Fort Stanton, N. NJ, and report
in person to the commanding officer of his
regiment with view to his appointment as
regimental adjutant
Leave of absence for two months on sur
geons certificate of disability, to take effect
upon the return of Captain William III. Cor
buster, assistant surgeon, to do duty at Fort
Wayne, Mich, has been granted Major Henry
r. Tilton, surgeon.
Lieutenant Commander Henry E. Nichols
has been ordered as member of the board of
inspection and survey at San Francisco; Lieu
tenant j.. M. Bowyer, has been ordered to
duty at the Naval Academy on the 1st of Sep
tember.
Colonel Charles NJ. Terrell, deputy pay
master-general, is detailed as member of the
Army Retiring Board at San Antonio, Tex,
vice Lieutenant Colonial James P. Martin,
assistant Acknowledgement, hereby relieved
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Farley, Ord
nance Department. has been ordered to make
monthly trips from his station, New York
Arsenal, to the West Point foundry, Cold
Springs, N. Y, to inspect dynamite guns.
Second Lieutenant Ellwood w. Evans,
Eighth Cavalry, has been relieved from duty
at Austin College, Sherman, Tex. Second
Lieutenant Carl Hoops, Thirteenth Infantry,
has been detailed to succeed him.
Lieutenant Bullock, Fourth Cavalry, upon
the expiration of his leave, has been ordered
to rejoin the Seventh Cavalry at Fort Riley,
Kans., and remain on duty with that regiment
until further orders.
The following transfers in the Fourth
Cavalry have been made First Lieutenant
Hugh j. McGrath, Troop G to Troop g.;
First Lieutenant John M. Neall, Troop G to
Troop G.
Assistant Engineers Louis McC. Mutton and
Robert E. Carney, have been ordered to duty
in the steam engineering department of the
New York Navy Yard on the LIST of August.
Second Lieutenant George o. Squire, Third
Artillery, will attend the encampment of the
First Regiment Light Artillery, Ohio National
Guard, from August to 10, 1891.
The following transfers in the Sixth
Cavalry are made: Captain Henry P. Kings
bury, Troop d to Troop M; Captain George l..
Scott, Troop M to Troop d.
The Navy Department has been advised
that the Iroquois sailed from Honolulu on the
14th instant for Samoa, where she is expected
to arrive about August 4.
The order relieving First Lieutenant Samuel
d. Freeman from duty at the United States
Military Academy in August next has been
revoked.
Leave of absence for two months from
September 1, 1891, has been granted Second
Lieutenant George B. Davis, Twenty-third
Infantry.
The Navy Department has been informed
that the Tallapoosa is now at Buenos AYres,
and that the Essex has gone up the river
Platte.
Two months leave with permission to go
beyond sea, is granted First Lieutenant George
L. Anderson, Fourth Artillery.
Leave for two months from September l,
1891, has been granted First Lieutenant James
A. Goodin, Seventh Infantry.
Leave for six months has been granted
First Lieutenant Francis e. Eltonhead,
Twenty-first Infantry.
Leave of absence for one month has been
granted First Lieutenant John A. johnson,
Eighth Cavalry.
Naval Cadets II. j. Smith and Horatio G.
Gilmore have been ordered.to the receiving
ship Vermont.
Ensign w. w. Gilner has been ordered to
the Naval Observatory on the 9th OF August
next.