New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-03
ARMY And N4TY NOTES.

| Washington Jan. CSpeciaD.-Secretary Herbert
| has detached Chief Engineer y. II. Wharton from
| duty at the New-York Navy Yard and directed
! that he be placed on the retired list Ensign H. L.
Russell OF the flagship Chicago will be transferred
20 the San Francisco her arrival on the Euro
| petn station.
The following Army orders have been Issued
| BY direction OF the President the retirement from
active service OF Colonel John G. Chandler assist
| ant quartermaster- general, is announced. captain
| Edward r. Hardin. Eth Infantry Is relieved rom
| duty pertaining TO the National Guard. state OF
New York and will proceed to join his proper sta
| tlon CAPTAIN william Crozier. ordnance depart
mont will proceed 10 Watertown Arsenal on Official
business pertaining to the manufacture OF gun car
riages and on completion OF this duty VIII return
| Is Sandy Hook Proving ground. The leave OF az
sonce granted Second Lieutenant Charles W. Fen
ton I'm Cavalry. is extended two months cap
tain James b. Burbank, Sd Artillery Will proceed
| Immediately to Albany. and report In person to
| the Governor OF New-York FOR duty pertaining TO
the National Guard Of that state. captain paVd
| 4 LYLE ordnance department, Will proceed from
,tdvale steel Works. Philadelphia, to Watertown
Arsenal on official business pertaining TO the manu-
facture OF gun carriages and on completion Oh 'h's
duty will return to his proper station.
Naval ordnance officers had trial or the fletch-
or three inch rapid-ire gun at Indian HEAD TO-
dav This form OF arm is needed in the Naval
service for landing purposes, the Hotchkiss ana
other weapons not having proven an '""' N'"'' ~
desired Lieutenant +. f. Fletcher designed the
carriage and breech tried for the first time To-Day
The tests not conclusive.
The President has awarded medals or honor tor
DISTINGUISHED gallantry TO William H. wilmington
OF Jackson. Mich, brevet acknowledgements III
voluntarily remaining the field under heavy nre
mt Bull Run In July 1861. to aid his superior oicer
General O. b. Wilcox resulting In the capture OF OF
both officers; and TO Julius G Langnein aat,r os
Zouaves In voluntarily going to the ad OF a
wounded officer under heaSxsy hre at the oa'''e %
The President has approved the report Of the
Examing Board which found Lieutenant g. r. Mau,
hams Surgeon Parker and Assistant surgeon SION IN
eligible for promotion to the next higher grades II,
the Navy. The OF Lieutenant Wadhams mas
' The cruiser Castine left Castine Me, where she
had been to receive punch from ne cha ers
for NewYork this morning TO nave SOM ~ these
made in the position OF her boats sim ad 10 tSa, th
the Maehiss II hay r See eer Iodu gums
ahout two weeks the Castine will go to the South
Asnc sa'S or the Ncwar and the
The Minneapolis will probably leave League Soir
and for the Ho aportmen to get the vessel
from Philadelphia before too much Ice ao0"i"'"'e
IN r me BsItmore mas left the Taku forts below
TsnTsin and joined Ihe shSngSaI to-day after
spending month up the YangIse h IA ,a lVv wv
The Detroit and Machias are now on Port said
on M haS heen well understood in Army circles FOR
III h A. ,bat the President would sieze the EARL
est onportunity MI the vacancy IN the pos go o
indre-advocate general by the nomination Oh noro
III caodo n Ticber soon as congress ASSEM-
bIes again Colonel Lieber has been acting iuns
Ia IL, tssI and there has been no opposition 10 MS
n mo General Swaims sentence was re-
p,n I'm uuted bv the President to enable him 10
re,ire on december %. and II was announced IN
,Losa disnatches at the time that Colonel LeperS
thess az, ~ vacancy His appointment would
have been made earlier had not Congress taken n
recess. = ,,.oo,,s ., tho pureo,
Of Tonstructon L. S. ". has resigned. and ac-
cented the position of superintendent or construC-
ZION at Cramps shpyard. TO succeed Lewis Nixon
Mr. Nixon recently bought q shipyard ana re-,
sirnad az stIrerintendent ar Cramps. but ne VIII
maintain his connection with the company In
consulting capacity.