New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
DIR Big SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
. prror,ze the Local Republican Party-Changes in
c,. p.,road Managemens- Plymouth Church's Rebuilt
@ux,nvorous Items of General Interest

and soon aferwaId became clerk to Admiral Colds
borough During the North Carolina expenluoh o'
General Burnside ne was one of the hundred men WHO
with eight howIzcrs bravcly held stiatcgical point
under a four hours fire. after which only eight OF
the hundred answered to roll. He was specially
commended for bravery obtained commission ana
the charge OF neglect OF duty Is the first OF any KIM
In service Of nearly thIry-ive years
An officer In the Navy Yard yesterday, In speaMhS
OF the subject OF courts martial IA general pointed
out some fault IN them as they now exist that
should be corrected In order that all things may be
perfectly fair and there may be no chance even OF
making charge Of injustice. One OF Ohese Is a
matter that has recently been taken up In The Army
and rcctined. The tudgcadvocste Ii. court martti
Is in reality the prosecuting attorney, but at the
same time acts the prisoners counsel II he has
no other. thus acting IN dual capacity and on SIDES
that are directly opposed to each other. When the
trial OF the case Is finished. the court practically
resolves itself into jury that Is, the officers VINO
belong 70 the court and have heard the proceedings,
not as Jury to DECIDE what action shall be taken In
the case This is done In secret session beind closed
doors The judge-advocac is permitted to be present
s this secret session. and although he has no vote
and IS supposed 10 be neutral and not TO say any
thing and generally does not say anything ne hear'
the whole proceedings and might do something to
influence them.
But the counsel Of the prisoner II he has one other
than the udgeadvocate Is not allowed 10 attend TINS
THIS question: and has abolished. by act OF Congress-
the practice OF permitting the judgeadvocate 10 be
present at the Jury session In which the court oe
cldes on the guilt Of the accused ana ndludgeS tho
punishment TO him. The other iauit In courts "iar
tia! at present Is In court that Is formed 10 ry
any case on a squadron; that Is, court suihmo"eo
BY the admiral commanding squadron. and not one
summoned By the Secretary OF the Navy. In such
a court It is the custom Of the admiral TO appoint as
Judge advocate his flag Lieutenant or some oCher OF MS
staff officers When the court has reac'ed us oe'i
sion n report Is sent the admiral Tor MS apPr'"'
without which It woud not so into enect. No" 'no
same officer who hns been acting as )udge'aoVo'",e
In the court becomes. as being one OF the ad'i.'a
staff officers his adviser TO whether he shall ap
prove the findings OF the court THIS mahHes,Is
makes n wny for a charge Of injustice. whether u
Justice does ever actually come from 1t or not pn'
II (, certainly true that the judgeadvocate can har"F
holm becoming ba ed ono way the other. and when
becomes the ndml1s adviser he nas seH"oe
Influence him according 20 hls own pr'Juuite', H..
The Navy Yard Is now hlled with beautiful ssipsi
OF tho finest representatives, 81 r ,e 20, sh,ago
war vessels OF the new Navy Inc nassnP on'"s s
Of the Norrh Atlantic squadron which recently d re
turned north from leneiur where her, va" went TO
the Navy Yard on Friday, II was ho,i,ed .aiau a.
She Las at her moorngs the adnra, D'r P'i rat
With two white stars Was noa'lhs rom N'' =, Sa.
heod 10 Indicate that she was n flagship IL wa,
Admiral Ghcradi to lower his admirais p"nnant,
when his ship was living In The Navy r.rL oui %,
respect 10 The commanding oncer OF Nr nay! ,a,u
and station whose p,nnant 1les on the Vermont
although AimIral Gherasi ou'rankcd him -, -
The Chicago needs con 'iae'ap.e 'ioTnr d. drain
pairs the most important being those 10 mPr "r"..
axe system. and hose 10 her engines. wAich arc
badly out Of Inc The fact Is that inc vess'i ai mr.
active or that length OF time sAs need ac AZ,
extensive overhanne ana r'panhs Se I've u wn,
on the vessel Friday. TO find what she docs need
soTe rSpairs are st bGng made to the Philadelphia
intending work on her engines and canlmng net
In thorough repair. and she also receT.ns vei nn
latng system. Up 10 this time sns has had no
yentane sytG ana as & neccs @S
put down the matches and have ever, on" p'yS 'I
IN o, a""s crcat Improvement in the ,hlp When she
Ia put into drydock she Is To receive u ne" "e' ~
newly Rr'pTG s GovC 8" ANN ho w to incose the
eallcy The deck a. the monitor Mian'onomol an!
the Other work In the various departments OH '""'
TSc cruiser Atlanta did not leave the Navy Yari
m. original order was coun;ermanded. There Is
stll work To BE done on her the whal'na,h, OF
then coated with red lead a icw weeks ago. II Is
now lie coated with cement: before 1t receives .he
officers OF the vessel are duty on The court
martial that has been trying the case OF NSSst'nt
Engineer Danf0rth. and orc Of the men that are
be ricd before tn" court IN he petty cases that
now come mp, IS attached TO NE ship. 40 $500 49,.
Navy Nard next SATURDAY. and II +. understood that
she viii 90 to rGrt h@Fni: on , "nr ms smaI,
The training Ship Portsmouth Is now IN the dry
dock where her llddcr Is being repaired. she Is 10
be- taken from he dock IN f@w days. and II Is ex-
pcct,d that she win son start for The south TO
remain while before starting for htr winter cruise
with a new body OF apprentices.
The practice ship Bancroft wlich Is now at EDA-
be,hpori " j. where she was Mili, IS soon TO come
to tie %avy Yard to be cited for sea and put into
commission December q. After mat the rtilnS
Of her VIII continue until she T. made ready 70 60
away sea duty. 1t + rumorcd uiai >he WI not
wl be- attached 10 the Nolth atlantic squadron and
continue In II doing duty NTH after the raVal irNd'h
you4 ard r., lew next April Two other new naval
these Is the Machlas which will be commissioner on
January 10 nj Portsmouth. y. H.. ana the other Is
the New York. whlch ms been built by the cramps.
ana which Is Ia be put into commission on January
81. These three vessels VIII soon be- followed by
CAicf Engineer r. II. IInc is now In the Naval
Hos pial SICK with disease which threatens 10 result
In paralysis. lie ha, on'y recently returned to the
I'ni'rd states th,cf Engineer !. H. u. BoSwl Il has
detached from duty at She Navy Ward and ordered
~ temporary duty board the Mch;an. Passed
AeSS Engineer Il. : Gr'An received his final orders
Yesterday morning. dcnclinC him from duty on the
Phlladelpha ma ordering him "a The Bancroft; his
rcile Passed Assistant Engineer W. \. Little reported
for duty on the Philadelphia before he left.
Eight Of the curved steel plates for the turrets OF
tho monitor Terror started from the bethlehem
works Friday and will probably arrive nj the Navy
Yard to morrow Tho two port plates. those through
vlpch the I3lnch Will prorlIce. not vet
and The parlo'e IN each feet long and feet While
which IS practically n vertical 'lpSe. difficult
10 form thnt they coun be finished In time to send
With the clrht II l2inch plates.
officer Of the ward Will b. relieved nv Captain VIII
lam whitehead on SATURDAY next. II Is reported that
Captain Is 10 he ordered 10 duty the arnored
cruiser Maine In anticipation Of having command Of