The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-03

Clark NJ Carr and John II. Lynch, adj
ditOnai paymasters, United States Vol
unteers. are under orders TO accompany
Paymaster George r. Smith 10 Havana.
Cuba. FOR duty at that station. They Will
repair 10 Washington and thence 10 New
York TO embark.
In connection with the case Of Frank
y. Siayton. the following army order
dated Monday has just beenrnade public
20 BY direction Of the Assistant Sec
rotary Of War, the telegraphic instruc-
tions ~ November H. 1875. from this office
directing the discharge without honor
from the service Of the United States
by the commanding officer OF his station
of Private Frank y. Slayton. Company
X, Twenty-second New York Volunteer
Infantry. are hereby confirmed. This sol
der is not entitled 10 travel pay"
First Lieutenant David Price. First
United States Artillery. is under orders
TO appear before a board of officers APP
pointed TO meet at the call Of the Presi-
dent thereof, for examination as TO fit
ness for promotion. The board will meet
az Fort Monroe. Va, and will be com
posed Of the following officers:
Major Calvin Dewitt. surgeon. United
states Army; Major John L. Tiernon
FIRST United States Artillery; Major
James NJ. ingalls,. First United States
Artillery. Major Samuel NJ Mills Sixth
United States Artillery: First Lieutenant
Eugene n. Hartnett. assistant surgeon
United States Army: First Lieutenant
Charles l.. Phillips. Fourth United States
Artillery. recorder.
In addition 10 Lieutenant Price. who
IS so well known I'm Richmond. the fol-
lowing officers viii be examined for nro-
motion: Captain Abner IT, Merrill. First
United States Artillery; Captain William
Ennis. Fourth United States ARTILLERY
lieutenant colonel and chief ordnance
officer United States Vounteers: Cap
tain George s. Grimes Second United
States Artillery; Captain John NJ X
Davis, FIRST United States Artillery
tmajor and inspector general United
States Nolunteers); First Lieutenant
Frederick Marsh. First United States
Artillery; First Lieutenant Frank S.
Harlow, First United States Artillery:
Second Lieutenant Frank +. Harris,
First United States Artillery.
Orders have been issued for Paymaster
George w Baird and Additional Paymas-
ters Coffin and Stevens 10 pay troops
az Fort Myer and Fortress Monroe. Va.
Fort Macon and Fort Clsewell, n. c.
Captain Joseph + Willard has been
ordered 10 report to General Lee for as
signment for duty as assistant quarter
master in tho Seventh Army Corps.
Second Lieutenant Charles p. Summer
all. Fifth United States Artillery. has
been appointed aide-de-camD 10 Brigadier
General Alexander G. NJ Pennington.
United States Vol nteers. commanding
10 %
Summcrai is a native Of Florida ana is
ono of the brightest young men in the
service He Is a personal friend Of Cen
eral Butler but made many friends
among the Nirglnians at Camp Alger by
his perfect fairness IN questioning wit
nesses in the Third Virginia Court Of
Inquiry last August He was recorder
of the court. and while having no vote.
his position was one OF much importance,
as 1T devclved upon him to do most of the
questioning.
The following changes in stations and
duties OF officers Of the medical depart
ment have been ordered:
Acting Assistant Surgeon r. f. Cald-
well. from Richmond TO Camp Forse,
Huntsville. Ala.
Major Edwin f. Gardner. surgeon.
surgeon. Third Division Second Army
Corps. to Josiah Simpson General Hos
pital. Fort Monroe
Acting Assistant Surgeon Ralph L.
Taylor from Josiah Simpson Hospital TO
Huntsville, Ala.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Frederick
W. Fabricus from Josiah Simpson Hos
pital to Santiago, Cuba, via New York.
The following transfers have been or
dered:
Private II. II. shafer. Company X. First
West Virginia Infantry to Fourth Yir-
gina.
Musician II. NJ Quesenbery, Company
-. Fourth Virginia. 10 United States Vol
unteer Signal Corps, as hrst-class pri-
Vate.
Hospital Steward Allen II. Bowie. Sec
ond Virginia. now in Washington. 10
Fourth United States Volunteer Infantry
Gmmunes) and will be sent to the sta
ton of the immunes at Manzanillo Cuba
The discharge Of Private Augustus l..
Gorren. Company +. First North Carolina
Infantry. on November %. is confirmed.
Fourth class postmasters were APP
pointed in Virginia to-day as follows:
Oma. Culpeper county. w. V. Spicer.
vice =. H. Jackson. resigned: Oranda,
Shenandoah county. A. Grandstaff, vice
J. X. Cleaver. resigned; Taggart. Buck
ingham county. W r. Taggert, vice NJ.
w Taggart. resigned
A new pOstofiice has been established
at Birdeye. Haywood county. n. c., with
Jesse Smathers postmaster.
Mr. and Mrs. W w Barbee. Of Crewe.
Va. Mrs I. Hersberg. Of Charlotte, y. c.: |
J. NJ Alexander. Of Charlotte: Charles |
4. Holt and wife and Mrs. NJ c. Mar |
quise Of stanton; A. u. Wright and |
Miss NJ Van Vranker OF Lynchburg. are |
at the Metropolitan.
National: =. A. Triplett and wife |
FauOuier county: @. NJ. Withers. Lexing |
ton: J. L. Jeneries. Cuipeper: w. ID. |
Schleif Richmond.
ST. James: r. d. Greenwood, Richmond; |
r T Durham. Richmond; G. W. s. Tur- |
ner. Nidd.eburg: Rev job Turner. staun-
ton. J. l.. sloan and wife. Stateswlle y |
c. A. ]. Free. Charlotte. " C: and one |
man from Virginia whose name no one |
could translate.
Howard House: l.. L. Smith, Strasburg: |
: G. Fa'rbank and wife. Richmond. r. |
+. Wayland. W. \. Gentry. Crozet; j. |
II lanes Norfolk