New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19

.... L., cAamnauoa Will bc practical III It's
character, having reference exclusively 10 the ~,
order The beard detailed to conduct the eSamln NINA.
oa consists Of Captain G. : Mort H. , senior Com
mander j. H.. DAYTON ard Lieutenant D. A. H.
Nickels recorder r,c,,
hon-e Bcard being built at Elrabe,hp2rt j. Is 81, so
far advanced that the vessel VIII be rcau' r,yai
an"cnps awn as carry o hnh pa' to pecnd
struction Of the vessel The boat Is ioV iey y
prct.d TO make a speed OF from twelve to fourteen
knots an hour She will be used In the , ngno
house service her special duty being 10 carry lnspec
iors and supplies 10 llghtships around Chesapeake
Fay aud other shoal places along the Aonhuc
The settlement Of the ease OF Commander frcd e,
rick T.. smith. who ~ the head OF the nSs .,
his Sade the n'2rma T,hun roo gave some
relief TO the ANXIETY of those who have been w;i, .
Ing for promotion 10 The higher grdaf Of f"e captains
But until the ease OF Commander j. d. Grahan IS Us
disposed o no PT0m"Oda e Graham was next b.
low Commander smith, and was recently ,he SUD
ect OF court martial me si,en' Tro %. "a" and the
President In the case Of Commander sm'h me
s SaS c poyfS Sat P' da F
mander Smith for promotion, but dSapProseu TIE NE
finding as to certain moral Of ths act Of
August D. 1882 which makes the dismissal on an
officer obligatory when the President gives officer S "P
unit for promotion becapse Of his own rs or" Rs
and brought the within section l,f4' OF ui NJ
vIsed statutes. which permits the retirement OF an
officer on half pay when not recommended f1r promo
ti0n Commander smith has been on waiting or
ders since ls-2 or nearly since his prom9ton 70 the
grade OF commander. Commander smith was
court mnrtalled at the New York Navy iaT IN
October 1873 and was found guilty Of treating
with contempt his superior officer while in the exc
cution of the duties OF his flee and was sehtchSrd
TO he reduced in seniority TO number for,y oil Ms ~
grade and 10 be rcprmandcd In general ORDERS. NJ
was again tried in 1883 on the charge OF " sean
dalous conduct tending to the dcStr'cil1 N 81 eoH
morals and was found guilty and sentenced 10 be
dismissed from the service further inquiry as
closed the fact that there were reasonable gronndS
FOR doubling the wilfuness and Intent OF the en-
mission Of the act and the sentence was mohlicn
70 sl -rension from rank and duty for one year In
fact there is very large percentage OF the omccrs
OF the service who feel that Commander smith has
received n great deal moro Injustice than he "oulh
had his case been thoroughly understood
The following local changes In the Navy perS0nncl
havr been made I'm the last week: Lieutenant WliUam
II Turner has been detached from the Hnnri OF IN
spcc,Icn nj the Yard and ordered ~ the hagSnlp
Newark a. navigating officer b succeed Lieutenant
commander II. y. Mannev, who l. given thr'c
months leave. Lieutenant g.. y. ColvoccrcsseS
hccn detached from the Atlanta and Ordered 10 the
concord and the order delaching Lieutenant COM
mander Hugo Oscrhans from the Atlanta and order.
Ing MIN 70 the Concord ha, been revoked. Assistant
Pavmastcr Thomas Hicks has been ordered to the
Navy Nnrd.