The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-12
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NOMINATIONS

ANoMlN1NlIONS.
The President to-day sen, to the Sen
ute the following nominations:
Capt. William II. Sampson. L.. S. N. TO
be CHIEF OF the Bureau of Ordnance.
Commander Joseph b. Coehlan. can
tain; ant-Commander William
/. Moore. commander; Passed Assistant
Engineer William II. Little. chief cnri-
neer: Assistant Engineer Offley, passed
assistant engineer
NAVAL NOTES.
Admiral Beardslee in the nacship
Philadelphia left Valparaiso, Chic. yes
terday. where the officers and crew OF
the American man-of-war have been
most Hospitality treated during the
past week. en- route for Callao. Peru
The Admiral VIII cruise slowly north
ward. touching at all South and Central
american ports. and Will be Ut San Jose.
Guatemala, March II. when he will at
tend the opening OF the Guatemclan EN-
position.
The United States steamship Minnea-
polls has sailed from Tripoli for Il
cruise westward as far as AlEicrs.
Yesterday the Newark reached Port
Royal, :. c., and the Essex Newport.
The training ship Alliance left St.
Thomas to-day for Newport News.
Lieut. j. NJ. Helm has been ordered
to the Puritan. Ensign II. ii. Cristy
has been detached from the proving
ground at Indian Head and ordered to
the Constellation.
IINAAlI NATION AT NORFOLK.
An examination will be held by the
United States Civil Service Commission
at Norfolk Va. on February 10, for the
position OF spccia! laborer in the Office
OF the inspector OF machinery OF the
United States Navy at Newport News,
the salary of which Is $2.4S per diem.
The examination will include simple
tests In spelling, plain copy. letter writ
Ing and arithmetic. Applicants must be
able To write neatly and lcGibly. must
De able 10 Keep record of weights.
tests, etc. of different parts of marine
machinery, must be familiar with the
simple phraSeoloGy OF marine engineer
Ing, must be able to name the different
PARTS of marine machinery, from a
drawing. describing their uses on board
ship ana their relative positions. must
have a practical knowledge Of the gene
raj construction of u modern naval vcs-
sci, i'll Il navy-yard. on rcpIir work on
board snip. or ut private establish
ment building vessels for the United
States Navy. and having been directly
connected herewith.
Persons desiring TO take this eXnmina-
! ton should write At once 10 the United
| States Civel Service Commission nj
| Washington, ID. c., for the necessary APP
plcation blanks, and should file theh
| applications ut the earliest possible
date.
AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
! The monthly crop bulletin OF the De
! partmcnt of Agriculture, which is us
ually issued on the 10th of each month
! did not appearso-dny owint; 10 delay in
receipt of reports from some uf the de-
partmcnts correspondents. II will he
sent out during the week.
RETIRED OFFICERS PAY.
| The United States Court Of Claims to-
! Low =. .l,at l,. ont = : 2
| 1895. regulating the pay Of retired navy
officers. was not retroactive. Tn" case
| i'll which this point was decided was
that cf d. NJ. Fuller ~, - United
States for back pay as a retired passed
assistant engineer % the t1nitol States
Navy. The decision will serve as Il pre-
! cedeni in many similar cases arising
| under Nd. game law