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——e'7O Ms transactions in crookea whiskey. NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE PEOPLE AND TOE RING. Bold Attempts of Politicians to Avoid the | Whiskey Prosecutions. THE INFLUENCES BROUGHT TO BEAR. The Proceedings Taken to Prevent Babcock’s Indictment. VICTORY OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT. Searching Questions To Be Asked by the House Committee. | [FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT. ] Wasnixctox, Fob. 26, 1876. 4t is not extravagant to tell you that the press has, by alarming and arousing the people, in the last two weeks achieved a very notable victory over the Whis- key Ring and its powerful political adherents, A week ‘go it was highly probable that Secretary Bristow would be before this out of office. More than two or three Senators and numerous lesser politicians were quietly jubilant over what they considered a sure thing. But to-day Mr. Bristow seems to be more firmly seated than ever; there is no more talk of his going out, and it is among the possibilities, and, in- deed, probable, that tho President yvill now let the politicians meet their fate, and will cut adrift {rom the | ces which wore dragging him down into the | 4 REVIEW, It is worth while to review the past few months and The prosecution of the whiskey trials under the President’s famous order, “Let no guilty suau escape,” went on as smoothly as any one could have expected, sonsideriMy the degree to which politicians have here- Lolore er 1éd such triais up to the time of the order assembling the military court of inquiry in Babcock’s — tase, Thequestibn of bis indictment was pending at that ‘ime in St. Louis, and the pressure from all disreputa- ble political sources about that time and the influences which General Babcock’s friends were naturally able | ¥ exert was too much for the President, and from that | hour his surrender for the time being may be dated. The first open difference with the Secretary of the Treasury occurred at that time, though the President — was almost immediately brought to see the false posi- | ion he was bent upon assuming. His propos:tion was wo take (he whole case from the jurisdiction of the | sivil courts in St, Louis and transfer ft, with all the svidence, to the military court at Chicago, and this was | insisted upon, even though it was known that at the | time the Grand Jury at St. Louis was discussing the question of indicting General Babcock. The President At first insisted that the Attorney General should take means to discontinue all civil proceedings at St. Louis — in this case and order the evidence sent to Chicago, The matter went so far that such an order was given by | the Attorney General and, to his surprise, it met with a bold and flat refusal from District Attorney Dyer. There were two Cabinet meetings over this matter. | At tho first the President was positive and insisted ‘upon taking the Babcock case out of the civil courts, The Secretary of the Treasury, howeyer, promptly pre- vented the legal difficulties in the way, and did this with such force and cloarness that the suicidal policy of such course began to appear. The Attorney General, who, even defore this time, had ceased to give candid sup- port to the whiskey prosecution, was then asked to take the matter under consideration and give a legal opinion thereon. Thus called to face the question at » issue as a lawyer, there was bat. one course open to him, and he felt constrained to aavise the President that a military court could not, under the circum- stances, supersede the proceedings at St. Louis. The President himself, upon more mature thought, accepted this view. TUR ATTORNRY GENERAL'S EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT, | * Previous to this Mr. Pierrepont had shown his will- Imgness to aid in blocking the course of justice in St, Louis by ordering Mr. Dyer to send the evidence upon | which it was proposed to indict General Babcock to the Department of Justico betore it was given to theGrand | Jury, mn order that he might examine it and determine whether it was sufficient. This ts probably the first | imstance of such a proceeding in the history of the gov- | ernment This attempt to get the full evidence to Washington under these circumstances failed by the refusal of Mr. Dyer to comply with the request, and it was not a matter to put into the form of an order and insist upon. So this move failed. THE WHISKEY RING RUSHES 1x, The knowledge of the President’s course in regard to the military court ond of Mr. Pierrepont’s feelings and attitude encouraged all the friends of the Western whis- key rings, and trom that moment the President was be- set by the whole unscrupulous and disreputable array, and to an extent which is very far from creditable he has been undor its control. Before this it was almost impossible 10 approach him in the interest of any of the inculpated or suspected parties. But the moment the outer works were carried a per- fect horde poured in upon him and began to poison bis mind toward the Secretary and all his agents here | and the officers of the lawin St. Louis. First came the politicians, and chief among them honorable Senators of high standing, and urged that Secretary Bristow was working with ambitious pur- poses to undermine him, and that, to make sure of de- stroying the President, he was forcing the indictment of a mémber of his family. This view was presented constantly with all the variations whieh the cunning of practical demagogues could devise. To say that the President was at length strongly impressed with this style of talk is to make a statement quite within the bounds of trath. Among these politicians were those who desired that the fires whieh the Secretary had lighted about Chicago | and Milwaukee might be put out before either they or their friends suffered more. These were all, of course, nightly indignant over General Babcock’s case, and at a Cabinet officer who would dare to “enter the President's family.”” They were all speaking one word for Babcock ind several for themselves. Next came a still more fisreputable class. Emory Storrs came here from Chicago as General Babcock’s counsel, and at once began such work to arrange a defence as has not been performed in Washington since the days of the safe burglary. As his right hand mam he had W. A. Cook, 2x-District Ring Attorney, and these gentlemen, with the whole gang which they employed, had for several weeks free access to the White House, and made themselves entirely at home there. Their chief object’ appears to have been to keep fetectives at work to manofuctare evidence | and frame lying reports in regard to Secretary Bristow and Solicitor Wilson. To support them and secure them full countenance from the President they received the applause of the District Ring and of prominent politicians, ‘The result was that in afew weeks the President's attitade wholly changedy and instead of the | watchword being “Let no guilty man escape,” it be- came nearly the exact reverse. Injected mto the midst of such a condition of affairs as this came the Attorney General’s letter to district attorneys, written solely to deter informers from making further advances. The offence of the Attorney General im this matter consists chiefly in the fact that be was fully aware when he wrote it that no such con- dition of affairs existed as he assumed in the letter did | exist, He was folly acquainted with all that had been done in the matter of which he was writing, and he had also given his sanction to it and clearly indicated his concurrence. Therefore while it was bad enough to write the letter even if the reasons he assumed for preparing it bad existed, it is dificuit to find a.name severe enough to characterize his act in view of the inct that he knew no such ¢ of affairs existed as he assumed. It is true that he wrote it by the direction of the President, and that the latter was not satisfied with it when it was finished and thought it might have been stronger. But perhaps the worst feature in the whole case is that | Babcock’s counsel first suggested the printing of the letter, At any rate, no one but the Attorney General and the President know of it up to the time that it ap- Peared in print, The Attorney General says over his own cignature that it was a gross act of impropriety or gross breach of confidence to make It public. And yet the fact is known here that it was first furnished for publication by one of General Babcock’s counsel. When it appeared it seemed as if there was no doubt but General Bristow would at once leave the Cabinet. It was so apparent that the purpose was to cripple him in the further prosecution of the whiskey cases that | his first impulse was to resign, for the reason that the Dyer letter of Pierrepont showed an unmistakable dis- position to take away from him that control of these | whiskey cases which the law plainly imposed upon | bim. This, however, was promptly disclaimed, and | the President gave no indication that a resignation — from him was desired, After the discussions began to which this letter re- garding informers gave rise the relations of the Presi- | dent and bis Secretary became those of an armed neu- trality, The Secretary felt the coolness and the an- noyances to which he was subjected keenly; but he did not feel, in view of the great responsibility resting upon him to push his war against thieves vigor- ously and in the interests of the people and of honest , government, that he could justify himself in abandoning the'work, unless the President should give him to un- derstand in language admitting of no mistake that he | desired a yesignation, or unless by some direct act of the President it was made perfectly clear that the in- tention of the act is to cripple him im the pending prosecutions. Such an act would have been the removal of Solicitor Wilson. This move was urged upon the President by the crew surrounding him, in the belief on their part— & pretty well founded belief it is—that General Bristow would in such an event promptly tender his resigna- | tion, All this has now changed. The country has spoken, and the politicians are brushed aside. The President seems at the last moment to have seen the pitfall toward which ho was being led by men who cared neither for him nor for the republican party, but who hoped only to save themselves at his expense. | On the whole it is here felt to be well that General j Babcock was not convicted. Few people doubt that | his rélations with the political leaders of the Whiskey | Ring were of a character too intimate and too long con- | tinued for his fair fame, and the real sentiment about him appears on the general conclusion that he will not demand a military court of inquiry, before which all documents and evidence throwing doubt upon him would have to be brought, and wiiere he would have to explain many things which the civil court excluded. | He will, it is understood, leave the White House, and if he is sent to the far West he may outlive the present misfortune. The Attorney General will, it is said, send in to the House on Monday his answer to the resolution asking him by what authority he wrote the Dyer letter. But | the House will not rest there, It will ask him other questions—for instance, by what authority he de- manded of Mr. Dyer the proofs against Babcock be- fore they should be submitted to the Grand Jury in | St. Louis; by what authority he requrred the evidence | against Babcock to be transferred from the civil court at St. Louis to the military court at Chicago; and, | farther, the House will, it is believed, inquire into the effect which toe Dyer letter had upon the prosecutions: in the West. Indeed, itis intended to demand all the papers of every kind, trom the Treasury, the War Department and the Attorney General’s office, relating to the whiskey investigations and prosecutions; for it is felt here that mystery has lasted too long and that | light must be thrown upon all these maticrs, COLLISION IN THE BAY. | THE STEAMSHIP KEW ORLEANS SINKS THE SANDY HOOK PILOT BOAT CAPRICE. Yesterday afternoon a Heratp reporter paid a visit to the veteran Captain Dearborn, of the steamship New Orleans, belonging to the Cromweil line, which vessel ran down and sank Sandy Hook pilot boat No. 15, bet- | ter known as Caprice, yesterday morning off Bay Kidge, L. I. Fortunately no lives were lost. Captain Dear- born was found in his cabin in the rear of the pilot house, The captain told the following story of the collision :-— This morning, sbortly before daybreak, and while it was still very dark, I was on the bridgo of my vessel, and, as were all hands, keeping a bright lookout. Sud- denly I discovered a green light about three points on the port side, an4 then ared one. As well asf can judge tho vessel, which the lights told mo was a sailing vessel, was about 500 feet distant I instantly gave orders to back and then stop the engines, which was dviie. In addition to this, I ordered anumber of blasts to be given with the whistle to notify the sailing craft that we were in her immediate proximity. The sailing craft failed to flash a white light over her side, which it was her duty to do acoord- ing to the rules of the road. She still came on toward us and came across our bows, when the collision took place. No shouting or calling out from her deck took | place till we struck her, which we did amidships while | we were still backing. The crew then lowered their boat and we took them all on board. The vessel was too close on my port bow for me Jo starboard the helin to prevent the collision, The crew numbered five, to the best of my recoilection, They told me that the vessel which they had just abandoned was the Sandy | Hook pilot boat Uaprice, No. 15; that they had put | all their pilots, on vessels and were returning to port. While we were speaking the pilot boat sank, 1 think the time was about ten minutes after the collision, The hour when ibe accident happened out half-past tive o’ciock, | asked the ship keeper, or captain, if you choose, why he did not bout ship when he saw’ t vamer’s lights. He replied ‘that he thought we were at anchor waiting for the visit of the Quarantine officiais. Others of the crew told me that they thought our vessel was atug boat, and they thouget I wouid give them a tow up to tho city. They were nearly all foreigners, Germans and Danes, and [ had great difficulty in understanding them. My own impression is that there was only one man on deck keeping a look out, the others being tired and below after their nigut’s work in bringing tho. vessel into port. One of the crew was a Danish lad, who had no money, and who asked for some to pay his terry home, and 1 willingly gave the poor lad what he asked me for, I did my it to have the othors made comfortable till we reached our wharf, when they went ashore. When the collision took place we were about a quarter of a mile off the Long Island shore, and opposite, on the Staten Island shore, a point drawn between the Quarantine estab- | Jishment at Clifton and the third or Vanderbilt d- ing of the Staten Isiand ferry. When the collision oo- curred we were going very slowly. Iam firmly of the opinion that if there had been ‘a pilot on board t sunken vessel the collision would pot have happene I shail mako a report this morning of the occurrence to the United States Local Inspectors of Steamships. I regret the affair extremely, and if a proper lookout bad been kept on ‘the. pilot boat she could hare bouted, and the Caprice would still be , afloat. This is all the information I can give you on the subject, and | now want togo hometo my family | and say how do you do and good by, for we leave for ew Orleans again to-morrow morning. We ought to bave Jett here last week, but aro several days overdue on account of being detained at anchor off the barat New Orleans, through the English steamship San Marcus not being able to cross it, we having to wait till she had gone out. THE SUNKEN CRAFT. The pilot boat Caprice was built in 1871 at ton, fur Mr. MeEnany and others, Sandy lots, | of vhis city. The foitowing are her principal dimen- sions:—Length, 89 feot; broadth of beam, 20 feet, and depth of hold, Oteet, She was built of oak, copper fastened, and Was metailed in 187L. She was surveyed by American Lloyds, in this city, in Octuber, 1874, and iwas marked as AL She was a swift sailer, and es- teemed as one of the best vessels im the fleet of tho Sandy Hook pilot boats. PROBABLE WRECK ON THE SOUND. | ‘There is apparently good reason to fear that some vessel has, during the prevalence of the recent gales, — been sunk, with ail on board, in the Sound, off Peconic | Inlet, town of Southold. A lady’s aniachild’s muff have been washed ashore, and a mast, fastened at the bottom, and having spars, blocks and in tached, bas been discovered’ at a distance ot shone mniles from snore and nearly opposite the inlet, whil boom, gafl and sail, measuring some 50 feet iv tl Jeach by 40 on the boom, were found afloat some half mile to the eastward. Ina fold of the sail was a copy of the New York Tribune of Febroary 1. Everything which could be separated from the mast was secured, and it appears probable that the | ris fastened to vessel's hall. The watermen ofthe neighborhood are awaiting suitable weather for making furbher investi; tion, A SCHOONER ASHORE. On Friday morning the schooner Alice P. Higgins, Noah P. Higgins master, from Chesapeake Bay for Boston, went ashore on the point at Jones Inlet. The launched crew from Lite Saving Station No. 28 their lifeboat, boarded her and carried off he and, with stance Of crews from stations 2 20, threw over! about 600 bnsheis of oysters, alter which tue schoouer was hauled off and proceed -d on her voyage. The Captain lett a pote of thanks for the assistance render THE NICKEL COUNTERFEITERS. John and Thomas Loughery, who were indicted, tried and convicted tor counterieiting live cent nickel pieces, and who subsequently broke jail in Brooklyn while sentence, will be arratgned in the United urt, before Jadge Benedict, at noon today. epee. It is said that their counsel, General will move for a new trial, awaiting | Masters, William H. Drig: | Commander, Horace Elmer; Lientenants, A. 3. +R. J. Perry; Assistant Surgeon, ©. G | C. Reiter: Past Assistant EB | NAVAL AFFAIRS. . THE COMING CONCENTRATION OF VESSELS AT PORT ROXAL—LIST OF VESSELS AND THEIR OFFICERS—THE EYFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE NORTH ATLANTIO SQUADRON. Norvoux, Feb. 24, 1876 The command of the North Atlantic station has for many years past been considered the most important in the service, owing to complications which have several times threatened to precipitate war with Spain and to the disturbed condition into which our commertial | Telations have been thrown by the chronic revolutions | in the States of Hayti and the United States of Colom- bia. The force on the station has many times been in- creased as occasion required, being reduced again when tnis had passed, but the squadron has for a long time been numerically our strongest, and is now receiving frequent additions to its strength, some of the vessels being new, and, though sinall, excellefitly well adapted for cruising on our coast and in the West Indies, The following named vessels at present constitute THE FORCE OF THE STATION :— The Hartford, Plymouth, Huron and Catskill at Norfolk The Congress, Oss Swatara, Dictator, Pawnee and Pinta at Port Royal, 8. C. othe Shawmut at Key West and the Canonicus at New leans. Besides the above named there are four monitors at Pensacola—che Mahopac, Manhattan, Saugus and Ajax— not actively employed, but kept in’ commission ready to move at short notice. The following is a list of the officers attached to the several vessels of the squadron, excepting those at Pensacola, LIST OF OFFICERS, Rear Admiral J, R. M. Mullany, commanding. Personal Sta; Captain S. B. Lace, Chief of 31 Licutenant W. T. Burwell, Mg Master Hugo Osterhaus, Mi Hutchins and E. L. Reyno: aids and signal officers, | Walter G. Jones, Adipiral’s Secretary. T. B, Brittumgham, Admiral’s Clerk. General Staff. B. Kimbail, Chief Engineer. eet Surgeon S. F. Cowes, Medical Inspector. Fleet raymaster Edward May, Pay Inspecto' Fleet Marine Officer Charles’ Heywood, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel United States Marine Corps. PLAGSIUP HARTFORD. Captain, 5. B. Luce; Licutenant Commander, George | W. Cofflin, executive officer; Lieutenants, Charles 1 Black, W.’ Tf. Swinburne, Benjamin F. Tilley, F. M. Wise, ‘Conway H, Arnold,’ Webster Doty nda. 'P, Naz- ro; Midshipmen, York Nocll, W. R. A. Rooney, Charles Laird, M. L. Wood, John’ A, Shearman, James 7. Smith, F. B. Vinton and W, B. on; Medical Inspector, 8. F, Cowes, t Surgeons, Howard Weils and Charles T. Hibbett; Pay Inspector, Edward | May; Chief Engineer, J. B.’Kimballp Past ‘Assistant | Engineer, C. A. Strange; Captain and Brevet Lieuten- ant, Colonel Charles Heywood, United States marine | corps; Second Lieutenants, W. F. Zotlm and Henry Whiting, United States marine corps; Chaplain, W. 0. Holway; Boatswain, Edward Bonsall; Gunner, John Gaskins; Carpenter, N. H. Junkins; Sailmaker, J. C. Herbert; Captain’s ‘Clork, G. E. Hyatt; Pay Clerk, C. C, Pearson; Fleet Clerk, A. F. Perkins, UNITED STATES STEAMSIUP PLYMOUTH. Captain, Edward Barrett; Lieutenant Commander Joshua Bishop, execauve olficer; Lieutenants, Will- yam Welch, Charles H. Judd, ‘Nathan H. Barnes; » Richard Mitchell, Chauncey’ Thomas; Ensign, Walter 8. French; Mid- shipmen, Jacob Medary, Milton K. Schwenk and J. W. Beane; Surgeon, Somerset Robinson; Assistant Surgeon, D. 0. Lewis; Paymaster, D, A, Smith; Chief Engineer, Robert L. Harris; Assistant Engineer, Henry Herwig; Assistant Engineer, Horace E. Frick; Cadet Engineers, William L. Cathcart and William B. Boggs; First Lieutenant, H. C. Cochrane, United States | marine corps; Captain’s Clerk, Gil. J. Marbury; Pay- master’s Clerk, J. A, Smith; Boatswain, Peter Jchnson; Lieutenant. dshipmen Hamilton Fleet Engineer J. Gunner, William Wilson; Carpenter, Charles W. Humphreys; Sailmaker, Nicbolas Lynch, UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP CONGRESS. Captain Earl English, commanding; Lieutenant Com- mander RD. Evans, executive officer; Lissienaye | now, E. C, Pendleton, J. R. Selfridge and C, A. Adams; Mas- ter, E. J. Arthur; Ensign, Jolin Downes; Medical In- spector, R. C. Dean; Past Assistant Surgeon, William A. Corwin; Assistant Surgeon, P. M. Rixey; Paymaster, P, Thompson; Cuiet Eugineer, J. W. Whittaker; Past stant Engineer, C. R. Koclker; Assistant Eugineers, . Ogden and G, H, Kearney ; Chaplain, D. H, Tribon ; Sbcond Lieutenant of Marines, 8. H. Gibson; Captain’s Clork, T. H. Caswell; Pay Clerk, B. H. Harris; Boat- swain, A. M, Pomeroy; Gunner, A. Harman; Carpenter, S.N. Whitchonse: Acting Sailmaker, A. W. Stephens UNITRD STATES STEAMER OSSIPRR. Commander, 8. L. Breese; Lieutenant Commander | ©. H. Pendieve ecutive officer; Lieutenants, Lou: Kingsicy, BE. W. son, F. G. Hyde and ©, T. Forse; | Master, J. B. Hobson; Surgeon, B. H. Kidder; Assist | ant Surgeon, F, B. Stephenson; Paymaster, R. 8. | McConnell; Chief Engineer, P. A.’ Rerick; Assistant’ | Engineer, R. R. Leitch; ‘Second Lieutenant, L. . Web- ster, United States Marine Corps; Captain’s Clerks, rge L Foreman and W. F. Lee; Boatswain, James Farrell; Gunner, C. Cronin; Carpenter, James Burke; Sailmaker, C, C. Freewan, ; STRAMER SWATARA. 1 A. P. Cool Lieutenant Commander TL C. White, executive officer; Lieutenants, George M, Totten, W, MeCarty Little, i. M. G. Brown, John P. Merriil and t. M. Etting; Midshipmen, F. W. Coffin, CM. McCartney, George Stoney, H. J. Hunt and Ridgely Hant; Sutgeon, kdward Ki or; Assistant | Surgeon, E. I ant Paymaster, George H. Read; Chie Engineer, F, A. Wilson; Assist: ant Engineer, John A. Tobin; Cadet Engineers, W. N. Little and T. F. Burgdor!; ' First Li D Porter, United States Marine Corps; Capt BF. Boley 5 Paymaster’s Clerk, W. B, Boatswain, William A. Cooper; Gunner, C. 'C. Neil} | Carpenter, P. T. Ward; Sailmaker, John Martin. } UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP SHAWMUT. | Commander, G. C. Wiltse; Lieutenant W. W. Mead, | executive officer; Lieutenants, Jobu Garvin and A. P, | Osborn; Master, W. E. B, Delabay; Ensigns, F. E. | Green and 0. D, beptige Past Assistant surgeon, H. | F. Eckstein; Assistant Paymaster, N. H. Stavey; Past | Assistant Engineer, J, Van Hovenberg ; Captain’s Clerk, W, C. Jirdinston; Pay Clerk, George W. Salter. | UNITED STATES STRAMSHIP HURON, Commander, C. C. Carpenter; Lieutenant M. B. Buf- ford, executive ollicer; Lieutenants, W. 5, McGunne- gle atid L. G@. Palmer; Masters, W. P. Conway and G, W. Mentz; Past Assistant Surgeon, G, 8. Cuibreth; Past Assistant Paymaster, RP. Paulding; Chief Engineer, Edmund Olson; Assistant Engineer, R. G. Denig; Cadet Engincors, &. 7. Warburton, C, C. Kleckner and’, U, Loomis; Captain's Clerk, McKeown; Pay Clerk, G. ©. Wilsou; Boatswain, T. W. Brown; Carpenter, Henry Davis. UNITED STATES IROXCLAD DICTATOR, Commander, A. W. Weaver; Licutcnant Contmander, executive oitict Lieutenant, J. B, ; Masters, fl. T. Monahan, ©. F. Emmerick and A.J. Dabney; Surgeon, J. ©. Spear; Assistant Sur- geon, A. A. Austin; Past Assistant ‘Paymaster, F. C. Alley; Chiet Engineer, W. H. King; Past Assistant Engineer, L. T. Salford; Cap n’s Clork, A. D. Jenny; Pay Clerk, T. J, B. Frank. IRONCLAD CANONICUS. UNITED STAT! Commander, ©. A. Babcock; Lieutenant, W. H. Mayer, Jr., executive officer; Masters, J. W. Graydon and ‘L. P, Jouett; Assistant Surgeon, J. W. Dill- man; Past Assistant Paymaster, H. 0. Machette; Past Assistant Engineer, G. M. L. Maccarty ; Captam’s Clerk, F. K. Moore. UNITED STATES IRONCLAD CATSKILL, Commander Henry Wi/son, commanding; Lieutenant Henry Chenery, executive oflicer; Lieutenants, Daniel | Delclianty and Newton Mason; Assistant Surgeon, John M. Steel; Assistant Paymaster, Z T, Brown; Passed | ‘Assistant Engmeer, W. L. Batlle; Assistant Engineer, | A. V. Zane. " | UNITED STATES STEAM TUG PINTA. Lieutenant Commander, N. Mayo Dyer; Mates, J. M. | Creighton and H. Neilson; Acting Assistant. Surgoon, T. Chiola; Assistant Engineer, N. H. Lamain. UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP PAWNEE. Liouterant, J, K, Winn; Actung Assistant Surgeon, Herndon; Assis- tant Paymaster, William C. McGowan, Mates, Willam Boyd, J. Odendhat and W. N. Smith; Captain's Clerk, BE. A. Winn; Pay Clerk, E. F. Pinner; Boatswain, F. A. Dran; Gunner, Charles Stewart. In addition to the above named vessels there are the Juniata, now at Port Royal, and the Vandalia and the Marion, both on their wuy to Norfolk. The monitors Lehigh, Passaic, Montauk, Wyandotte and Nantucket, now in the y Yard, are aiso in commission, but have not been attached vo the ileet. The Powhattan 1 also lying there, on special duty, and the New Hampshire is preparing jor a trip to Port where she is to relieve the Pawnee. The , Vaptain Cushman, is anchored off the yard, haying relieved the New Hampshire as receiving ship. ‘The following is a list of the officers of the different Vessels at ths ‘y Yard:— > STATES STEAMER POWHATAN. Captain James EB. Jouett, commanding; Lieutenant Commander F E. Chadwick, Executive M. Forsyth, Navigator; Lieutenant, E. 5. K. Carus, W. ikiey, O. E. Vreei ; Ensigns, Robert H.'McLean, J. R’ Miles and Lucien’ Young 6} Cap- tain’s Clerks, ©. H. Williameon and Calhoun Wood; Paywaster’s Clerk, Charlos Dalcy. UNITED STATES RECKIVING SIP WORCESTER, ©. H. Cushman, Commander, commanding; Yates Lieutenant Commander; Lieutenants, EB. W. Bridge and Frank Ellery; N. erebec, Past | Assist- ant Surgeon; James Pbiilips, Assetant Surgeon; Wm. N, Wetmough, Paymaster; H. Dickinson, Boat: swoia; James Thayer, Gunner mes Mactartand, Oar- pentor; Henry © Jordon, Paymaster’s Clerk; Prank Scott, Second Lieutenant United States Marine Vorps. UNITED STATES MONITOR LENION, Commander, George A, Stevens; Lientennnt, George gineer, D. M. Fulmer; As- | sistant Surgeon, L. B. Baldwin; Assistant Paymaster, | Joseph T. Addicks; Assistant Engineer, H. T. Cleaver; Ensigns, Colin MeDonald and Frank Guertin, | UNITED STATES MONITOR MONTAUK, Commander, E. P. MeCrea; Lieutenants, William A- Magan and John ©. Irvine; ‘Master, J, A. H, Nickels; Past Assistant Eusign, A. B. Bates; Assistant Engineer, A. B. Wallets; Assistant Surgeon, Frank Anderson; Post Assistant Paymaster, C. H. Bartiett. UNITED STATES MONITOR NANTUCKET, Commander, E. C. Merriman: Lieutenant, Edward Woodman ; ter, A.C. Dillingham; Ensign, Henry Morreli; Master, C. J, Richman; Assistant Sa n, P, A. Lovering; Passed Assistant Engineer, ©. ingle; Passed Assisiant Engineer, C. J. Habighort. UNITED STATES MONITOR WYANDOTTE, Commander, A. Hopkins; Lieutenant, Washburn , wyuard; Master, Charles-H, Lyman; Ensign, Fred. erick Tyler; Assistant Surgeon, F. HL Terrill; Passed Assistant Engineer, William A, Mintzer; Assistant En- gineer, G. C. Neilson. UNITED STATRS Mt Commander, ©. 8. Norton; Licutenant, Walter Good- win, Exewutive; Ensign, J. M. Robinson; Assistant Surgeon, Robert Whiting; Passed Assistant Engineer. S. Gragg; Assistant Engineer, L. W, Wooster, TOR PASSAIC, | missals, &c., are as follows:—Colonel William McKee | at West Point, _ ral, on special daty in Europe. THE ARMY. Its Present Condition as Shown by the Centennial Register, * RECORD OF PERSONAL CHANGES. Officers on Detached Service and Leaves of Absence. ean premnniene LINEAL RANK OF FIELD OFFICERS. W Wasuinatox, Feb, 25, 1876. In the “old army’ times, when the late Major Garesché had charge of the “Army Register,’’ the little pamphlet of sixty pages used to be compiled and revised with as mach care and secrecy as if it had been the plan of a campaign. Then a single line sufficed for so much of an officer’s record as it was considered necessary to publish. Now many officers require from ten to thirteen lines for a skeleton record of their mili- tary history, consisting of the dates of all commis- sions they have held, by brevet or otherwise, eitner in the regular or volunteer force, and the “Register” has accordingly expanded to 260 pages, General Thomas M. Vincent, the senior assistant adjutant general on duty here, has supervised the preparation of the “Centennial Register,” of which a | few copies have been struck off for use in the War De- | partment only. The principal changes in the | PERSONNKL OF THE ARMY, growing out of retirements, resignations, deaths, dis- Dunn has succeeded the caustic Holt as brigadier aud Judge Advocate General, and will have the pleasure of overhauling the original records of all general courts martial, of which he is the legal custodian, and of | 1 which the stock is rapidly increasing year by year, THE SUNSISTENCE DEPARTMENT is now presided over by General Robert MacFeeley, vice Shiras, deceased, who held that coveted position for ten months only. IN THR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT the death of Surgeon Weeds having reduced the num- ber of majors below fifty (the limit fixed by the act of June 28, 1874), the senior assistant surgeon, Charles B. White, has been gdvanced a step after fourteen years army practice, THE PAY DEPARTMENT has had its number of paymasters (majors) filled to the maximum allowed by the act of March 8, 1875 (fifty), by the appointment of five line officers, four ex-olficers, and four civilians, There are two vacancies in this de- partment (deputy paymaster generals, with the rank of lieutenant colonel) which cannot be filled until section | 6, act March 3, 1869, so far as it relates to these vacancies, shall have been repealed. Majors Franklin E. Huntand Henry Prince, both West Pointers, and old officers, the former of forty-six and the latter | of forty years’ standing, are entitled to promotion if | they can get it, and tg retirement if they cannot; but | the effort that is being mado to render these promo- | tions feasible will unquestionably be ‘bluffed” by the | proposed reduction of the army, as will also the renewed attempt to make the Paymaster Gencral a | brigadier. The present Paymaster General, who was President Grant’s commanding officer some thirty years ago, was promoted over the heads of two assist- | ant and two deputy paymaster generals in 1872, and is the only head of a war bureau with the rank of colonel, all the others being brigadier genorals, except “Old Probabilities,” who, however, is scarcely a “bureau,” | as he has no permanent staff, his assistants being line officers specially detailed as “acting signal officers,'” THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS | has lost by resignation one captain of twelve years’ ex- perience (who was under suspension for disobedience | of orders), and gained four cadets of last year’s growth, one of whom is a son of Brigham Young. } IN THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT, | the retirement of Colonel Whiteley, after forty-five years’ service, resulted in the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Laidley to be colonel, Major Silas Crispin to be lieutenant colonel, Captain Francis H. Parker to be major and Lieutenant Joseph C. Clifford to be captain, — the latter being one of the six out of fifty-five ordnance officers who are not in the order of West Point, THE CHAPLAINS have lost three of their number by death and one by resignation. There are also four absent on surgeon’s certificate of disability, and the Secretary of War states in his annual report that ‘a marked improve- | ment has taken place in the morale of the army.” | IN THE CAVALRY ARM | of the service Lieutenant Colonel Cuvier Grover, Third | cavalry, has been promoted to the colonelcy of the First cavalry, vice Gillem, deceased, which carried up Major W. B. Royall, Fifth cavairy, to be lieutenant colonel of the Third, and Captain Verling K. Hart, Seventh cavalry, to be major of the Fifth, Captain — James Curtis, Third cavairy, has also been promoted, | vice Major McKibben, Tenth cavalry, retired. Major W. R. Price, Eighth cavalry, having rendered himselt amevable to military law by disobedience of orders and neglect of duty, has been sentenced by general court martial to be reduced in lineal rank, and will step down irom number seven to number twenty-seven on the list of cavalry majors, unless tho President shall be pleased to mitigate or remit his sentence, / IN THE ARTILLERY, | the doath of Major R. V. W. Howard, Third artillery, | caused the transfer to that regiment of Major James M. | Robertson, supernumerary major, Second artillery; | Captain William Silvey, of the First, was promoted to | the Fifth, vice Major Hays, deceased, and was soon | afterward retired, which promoted Captain Richard | Arnold. Captain Alexander Piper, of the Third, is now | entitied to promotion to the Fourth artillery, vice | Major Morgan, deceased, which will carry him from the | Aulantic to the Pacific coast. INFANTRY. There have been no changes among field officers of infantry, but companies G of the Second, A and K of | the Fifteenth, I of the Sixteenth, H of the Seventeenth | and H of the Twenty-fifth have exchanged their old | captains for new ones. | APPOINTMENTS. | In addition to forty-three West Point graduates who | received their parchments, sixty-three candidates for military honors and emoluments were appointed last year, of whom six formerly held commissions either in the regular army or volunteer force, seven were pro- moted from the ranks and fifty from civil life. The civilians are credited as follows:—To the District of Columbia, five; to New York, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio, four each; to Maine, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Mississippi, three each; to Massachusetts, West Vir- ginia, Kentucky and California, two each; to Iilinois, | Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Louisiana, Florida, Kansas and Oregou, one each; appointed ‘at large,” | one. There were also two reappointments under | special acts of Congress, viz. :—Nathaniel H, MeLean, — formerly major and assistant adjutant general, to be | Heutenant colonel on the retired list, and Lowell A. Chamberlain, lave first tenant First artillery, to be | first lietitenant in iment, with rank from | August 28, 1867. The statio the ‘Army Register, Scopt in the case of those who aro is professors of military science and tactics or in command of armories aud atsenals, This omission 18 supplied in part by the following list of staf and field officers who are ANSENT FROM THEIR “APPROPRIATE COMMANDS. "? Brigadier General M. C. Meigs, Quartermaster Gene- Colone! William H. Emory, Fifth cavalry, Presiaent of Retiring Board, Washington, D. C. Colonel Jobn H, King, Ninth infantry, superintend- ent general recruiting service, New York city. Colonel William ¥, Barry, Second actiliery, com- mandant artillery school, Fortress Monroe. Colonel Thomas G. Pitcher, First infantry, governor of Soldiers’ Home, D, CG, Colonel! Thomas H. Ruger, Eighteenth infantry, superintendent Military Academy, West Point. } Colonel Samuel D, ane Seventh cavairy, supor- intendent mounted recruiting service, St. Louis, Mo, Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Merritt, Ninth cavairy, special inspector of cavalry, Department of the Mis- sourt. Lieutenant Colonel Elwell 8, Otis, Twenty-second in- | faniry, acting assistant inspector general, Department of Dakota. Licutenant Colonel Alex. McD. McCook, Tenth in- camp, with the rank of colonel, to Gen- jo the of MoUoy, deceased, Tewtopant Colonel homes H. Nell, rach cavalry, commandant of cadets, West Point. Licutenant Colonel William P. Carlin, Seventeenth intantry, inember of Retiring Board. Lieutontant Colonel Jota P. Hatch, |, Fourth caval on temporary duty, 8t. Louis barracks, Mo, reounted recruiting service) | P. Lieutenant William B, Lieutenant Colonel Jobn 8. Mean, Fourth bE ry Acting assistant inspector general, department of Te: Liéutenant Colonel Peter T. Swaine, Fifteenth in- faniry, disbursing officer, Freedmen’s branch, Adjutant General's office, 5t. Louis, Mo. Lieutenant Colonel Oscar A. Mack, Twenty-first tn- antry, on duty in the War Department. Edward G. Beckwith, Second artillery, on duty > b Major Andrew W. Evans, Third cavalry, sistant inspector xeneral, Department of U Major A. K. Arnold, Sixth cava ry, disbursing officer, ere branch Adjutant General's office, New Or- jeans, Major James P. Robertson, Third artillery, command- ant of Military Prison, Fort Leavenworth, Kan: Major 8. C. Lyford, Ordnance Department, chairman of departmental Centennial Board. Major Verliug K. Hart, Seventh cavairy, on duty | with Major Lytord, ON LEAVE OF AUSENCE. Eighty-six officers, and an unusual number, are on extended leaves of absence for periods varying from ‘three months to two years. The absentees above the rank of vaptain are;—Colonel De Lancey Fioyd-Jones, Third intantry; Lieutenant Colonels George A. Custer, Seventh cavairy; Emory Upton, First artillery; Matthew M. Blunt, Twenty-fifth iniantry; Majors Cler- mont L. Best, First artullery (on surgeon's certilicate of disability); Joseph G. Tilford, Seventh cavalry; A. R. Buflington, Ordnance Department. The other officers | absent on leave are twenty-two captains, forty-four hheutenants, five medical officers, two storekeepers, one ——_ and four chaplains. In twenty-six cases the leaves were granted on certificate of disability. PROFESSORS OF “MILITARY SCIKNCE ANP TACTICS. Many of the officers detaiied as Professors of Military Science and Tactics having been relieved, the following correetod roster ix published, In future none but frst lieutenants of artillery will be w | | able for this special | service. First Lieutenant Loui Second artille Bowdoin , Brunswick, Me.; First Lieutenant James M. Lancaster, id artillery, | Bishop Seabury Mission, Fairbault, Minn.; First Lieutenant Thomas Ward, First artillery, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y.; First Lieurenant William Van Ness, First artillery, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.; First Lieutenant Frederick Robins Fitth arullery, University of Vermont, Burlington, First Licutenant Eamund L. Zatinski, Fifth ar- Mass; First Lieutenant C. A Y i Hillery, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Jailuin, Fifth artilles ern University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Pa.’; First Lieutenant Alexander PD. Schenck, Second artiliery, a State University, Jowa City; First Lieutenant versity, Fayetteville, Ark.; First Lieutenant Charies K, Barnett, Fifth ‘artillery, Pennsylvania Mill- tary Academy, Chester, Pa; First Lieutenant E. ', Richmond, Second artillery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.; Second Lieutenant J, Sumner Rogers, First infantry, Detroit High School, Detroit, Mich.;' Second Licutenant Benjamin D,’ Roswell, Eleventh infantry, State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. RETIRED OFFICERS, The act of March 3, 1875, under which Colonel Samuel W. Crawtord, retired, was made a brigadier general on the retired list, reduced the status of the following officers:—From major generals to brigadie generals, Thomas J. Words, Richard W. Johnson, Long; from brigadiers Vo colonels, Joseph B, Kidioo, William F. Lynch, Samuel Ross; from colonels to lieutenant colonels, George W. & John Pulford; from colonel to major, Henry 'Freedley; irom colonels tv captains, “Theodore Yates, Albert W. Proston; from licutenant colonel to captain, mounted, Thomas’. Maley; from majors to first heutenants, mounted, Pauli Quirk, David H. Cortelyou; trom captains to first leutenants, Robert Davis, Henry H. Kubn, James B. Sinclair; from first lieutenant, | mounted, to first lieutenant, Edward B. Knox; from second lieutenant, mes Davison. The only retired officer on duty under the orders of the War Department is Major Joseph C. Clark, who 1s Deputy Governor of the Soldiers’ Home, OFFICERS UNDER SUSPANSION. mounted, to second dieuienant, Vt tillery, Massachusetts Imstitute of Popeckar, Boston, | 8. Curtis, Second artillery, Arkansas Industrial | | Three majors, one surgeon, two captains, four lieu- | tenants and one cadet are under suspension for periods ranging trom six months to five years. In eight of these cases sentence of dismissal was inflicted by court martial, but the President mitigated the penalty to sus- Pension dros rank and command and partial forieitare of pay. CASUALTIES, Since the last reduction of the army in 1870 the an- nual average of casualties has bee ignations, thirty-four; deaths, thirty-nine; dismissals (including three “wholly retired”) twelve, and desertion, one, Last year there were forty-two deaths, filteen resigna- tions, twelve dismissals and one deseftion, as shown by the following list. The number of RESIGNATIONS are fifteen, as follows:—Major James W. Nicholls, Pay- master; Captains Asa H. Holgate, Corps of Engineers; Henry A. Du Pont, Fifth artillery; Frederick E. Camp, Second mfaniry ; Frederick KE. Grossmann, Seventeenth infantry; ¥. Le Baron Monroe, Assistant Surgeon; First Lieutenants Quintin Campbell, Fitth infanury; Charles F. Loshe, Eighth infantry; George W. Stecic, Fourteenth infantry (to take effect February 1, 1876); Second Lieutenants Eugene 0. Fechét, Second artil- lery; Theodore H. Eckerson, Sixth infantry; Thomas M. Willey, Sixth iniantry; Henry A. Irgens, Seventh infantry; W. J. Ross, Twenty-first infantry; Gustavus Von Blucher, Twenty-second infantry; Chaplain John N. Schultze, Twenty-iourth infantry, The number of . DEATHS were forty-two, as follows: — ' Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas, retired; Alexan- | der E. Shiras, Commissary General of Subsistence. |. Colonels—Aivan C, Gil First cavairy; Caleb O. Sibley, retired; James C. McCoy, aid-de-camp and eutenant Fourth artillery. Lieutenant Colonels—Benjamin 8, Roberts and Seth Eastman, retired, Majors—William Hays, Fifth artillery; R. V. W. Howard, Third artillery; William Silvey, retired; Gur- den Chapin, retired; David M. L. Taylor, commissary of subsistence; Charles I. Morgan, Fourth artillery; James F. Weeds, Surgeon, Captains—William H. Brown, Fifth cavaly; James P. Brown, Fifteenth infantry; Augustus Wiggin, assist ant surgeon; Elias B. Carling, assistant quartermaster; Samuel C. Groene, retired; Verpiank military storekeeper; Alired D, Wilson, geon. First Lieutenants—Dominick Lynch, Jr., Fourth cav- alry; Allred F. Pike, Third artillery; George W. Di ler, First artillery; Jacob H. Counselman, First ai lery; John A. Campbell, Second artillery; Alexander Grant, First cavairy; Irwin M. Starr, Ninth cavalry; Joseph 8. Stafford, Twentieth infantry; Walworth W. Wood, Twentieth infantry; A. Benson Brown, retired; Horace L. Pike, retired. Second Lieutenants—Richard H. L. Alexander, Sev- enth cavairy; Rovert T. Lyons, Seventeenth infantry ; W. R. Hoag, Twenty-first infantry; Andrew T. Miller, Twonty-thira infaniry; C. Geddes Smith, Twenty-third infantry; Daniel Flynn, retired, Post Ghaplains—Mark L. Chevers, Zachariah Ragan, C. L. Hequembourg, Joseph Hurlbut, retired, The number of DISMISSED were nine, as follews:— Captain—John A. Irwin, Sixth cavalry. First Licutenants—Thomas J. Spencer, Tenth cavalry; Edward Newkirk, Fourth artillery ; Francis 5, Davidson, Ninth cavalry; John Little, Filteenth 1 fantry; Martin E. Hogan, Twenty-second infantry; Patrick H. Moroney, retired. Second Lieutenants—Edwin P, Eckerson, Fifth be James H. Winters, Twenty-third infantry. casi there were three, T. Robinson, Tenth cavatry. First Lieutenant—Johan W. Cbickering, Sixth cavalry, Second Lieutenant—J. Will Meyers Tenth cavalry, DESERTER, First Lieutenant Ocran H. Howard, Fifth artillery, is oe as a deserter, 0 TRANSFERS there were nine, as follows :—, ‘Major James M. Kobertson, from Second to Third artiliery. Firat Lieutanant Joseph Keeffe, Fifth artillery to Fourth infantry; First Liewtenunt Anthony W. Vogdes, Fouth infantry to Fittn artillery; Second Lieutenan: Charles W. Mason, Thirteenth’ to Fourth infantry; Louis A. Craig, Ninth infanury to Sixth cavalry; Joun . Ballance, Sixteenth to Twenty-second infantry; F. Beers Taylor, Kighteenth infaniry to Ninth cavairy; Daniel H, Floyd, Ninth eavairy to eighteenth infantry} Charles G. Ayres, twenty-fifth mfancry to Tenth cav- alry. There were ten RETIRED as follows: Brigadier General—Joseph Holt, judge advocate gen- Colonel—Rovert H. K. Whiteley, ordnance depart- ment. Licatenant Colonel—N, M, McLean, assistant adju- taint general (act March 3, 1875). Majors—John P. Bruce, Jacob E. Burbank, James R. Mears and BrantzeMayer. Paymasters—David McKib- William Silvey, Fitth arullery LINEAL RANK OF FIELD OFFICERS, Colonels of Cavalry. 1—Wm. H. Emory, 5th, 6—James Oakes, 6th. 2—Jos. J. Reynolds, 3d, 7-R. 8. Mackenzie, 4th, 3—Jobn J. Gregz, 8th. $—Innia N. Palmer, 2d, 4—Edward Haren, 9h. 9—S, D. Sturgis, 7h. 6—B. H. Grierson, 10th. —16—Cuvier Grover, Ist. Colonels of Artillery, 1—Horace Brooks, 4th. 4+-—Geo. W, Getty, 34. 2—Israel Vo; 6—Heory J. Hunt, 5th. s—Wam. F, . of Infar 1—John H, King, 9h. 2—Thos J. Pitcher, 1st. 3—Gordon Granger, 16th. 4—John Gibbon, 7th, b—Jeil, C, Davis, 23d, 6-.0, B. Wilvox, 12th. 7—David 8. Stanley, 224, 8—Wm. B, Hazen, bth, 9—Thos. H. Kuger, 18th. 10—Nelson A. Miles, Sth, 23—J. H, Potter, 24th, 1i—John E. Smith, lath. 24—A. V. Kautz, 8th. 12—G, Pennypacker, 16th. 25—Frank Wheaton, 2d. 165—T. L, Crittenden, 17th, 16—DelL. Floyd Jones, 3d. 17—George Sykes, 20th. 1 F. Fiint, 4th, 19—Henry B. Chea, 15th, 20—William H. Wood, Lith. 21—Geo, L. Andrews, 25tn. 22—Allred Sully, 2ist, 1a—P, t Jo Trobriand, Lieutenant Colonels of Cavairy. 1—Weasley Merritt, 9th, A G. Brackett, 24. /2—George A. Custer, 7th. 7—Thomas HH. Netil, 6th, 3—Thos. C. Devin, 8th. 8—Ragene A, Carr, 6th. WL Ti:liotk, tt o—John P. hope og b—J. W. Davidson, 10th, 10--Win. B. Ro} Colonels of Art jllery. 1—Joseph 4b, 4—Emory Upton, ist. 2—Wm. H. French, 2d. 6—Frederick T, Deut Sth a—R, B, Ayres. ad | 10 Chation H. Smith, 19th, | | New York. The girl subsequently returned to Ne Lieutenant Colonels of Infantry. 1—G. A. Woodward.l4th. 14. —D. Huston, Jr., 6th. 2—Wm. RB, Shatter, 15.—Thos. C. English, 2d, 3.—John R. Brooke, id. y 16th, 4—L. P. Bradiey, 9th. b—Geo Lith. H. Lewis, 19th, —Jobn$, Mason, 4th, —J.N.G, Whistier, Ste -M. M. Blunt, 26th, . T. Swaine, —Osear A. Mack, 21st, 9.—P. Lugenve 10.—A. D. Nelson, 12th. 1L—L, GC. Hunt, 20th. 12.—Chas. C. Gilbert, 7th, 1&—Hy. M. Black, 18th. * "Majors of 1.—Elmer Otis, 1st. 2—N. A. M. Dudley, 34. 3. B. Sweitzer, 24. 4.—Jas, W. Forsyth, 10th 5.—James F, Wade, 9th. Alexander, 8th, bth. 0. A. Forsyth, 9th, 9.—G. W, Schofield, 10th. 10.—D. RB, Clendennin, 8th. Ml Cavairy. 16.—Jas, 8, Brisbin, 2d 17.—Jobn Green, 1st. 1 ‘Lewis Merrill, 7th, no, 7th, zner, 4th, Eugene M. Baker, 2d, —Joha ¥. Dubois, 3d. A. K. Arnold, 6Un, G. Huntt, Ist Bankhead, 4th, j. James Biddle, 6th. .—Wm. R. Price, 8th. 28 —Jobn J. Upham, 6th 29.—James Curtis, 10th #0.—V. K. Hart, oth, 8 of Artillery. - ‘o-Jotn Hamilton, Let k. Laumer, 4th, A. Gordon, 5th, 16,—J. G. Tilford, Tth, Mi 1—J. M. Brannan, 2—HL. A. Allen, 2d. 10—C, L. Best, 1st. 8—A. P. Howe, 4th. 11—H. G. Gibson, 34. 4—E Beckwith, 2d. 2—J. ©, Tidball, 2d. 5—Joseph Stewart, 4th, 13-—J. M. Robertson, 34, 6—G. A. Russy, 3d 7—Geo.P. Andrews, Sth. 8—T. Seymour, 5th. Majors of Infantry. 1—Henry Douglass, The Wek HL Brown. 2—Hy. 6. Merriam, 1 Mason. 3—Ailex. Chamber: Wainwright 4—Jonn E. Yard, Dunn. 5—Zenas R. Bljss, chipman, 6—George Gibson, Sth, 7—T, M. Anderson, 10th. ‘ownsend, 9th. 14—Richard Arnold, 6th. 15—A. Piper, 4th, 17. 1s—Hy L. 19—Guido liges. W, Osborne. ery Bryant, H. A. Hambright, 19th, ock —Alex. J. Dallas, 25d. 13—Hy. R. Mizner, 12th. Senior Captains, Sheldon Sturgeon—Sixth cavairy. Henry W, Closson—First artille Charles G. Bartlett—Fourth infantry, A CENTENNIAL HOSPITAL. Hy. M. Lazelie, A SPLENDID BUILDING TO BE OPENED NE FIFTH AVENUE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY— DESCRIPTION OF THE EDIFICE. The New York Hospital Society, founded in 1771, when George TIL was King, will! commemerato th centennial of American Independence by the opening of their new hospital, on Fifteentn street, near Fifth avenue, on the Fourth of July next. The walls of the structure are all up and the slating of the roof ts far advanced toward completion. Itis about seven years since the old building on Broadway was abandoned and demolished, but the Society has maintained one insti- tution in Bloomingdale and another in the lower part of the city, However, its original object is now to be more fully carried out “by the new edifice, work on which was commenced last May, The administrative building, on Sixteenth street, is to remain intact, and will be connected by broad eries with the new hos- pital, which, when finished, will constitute a fine archi- tectural ornament to the quiet locality in which it is situated, The cost of the building 1 estimated at $400,000, and it is intended to accommodate 160 pa- tients. In respect to ventilation, heating and ether Sanitary considerations, nothing will be overlooked. THE UUILDING DESCRInED, The hospital is built on something of a peculiar plan. The front covers 175 fect on Filteenth street and con- sists of a central building 60 fect front by 64 feet deep, which sets forwartt on a line with tho street from two main wings, on either side, which recede three feet. The latter are each 62 feet front by 37 feet deep. Thero are, besides, two detached wings, each 20 fect by 17 fect, extending from the main wings in a northerly direction. The two yards thus created within the walls of the edifice are each 47 feet wide and strevch back to Sixteenth street. Before giving any particulars of the interior arrangements of the building an outline of its front elevation will be in place. It is six stories high, with two small stories in the Mansard root. The material used is brick, trimmed with Nova Scotia stone, nd produces ite a light and pleasant impression o: f ain feature of the porch is a large arch of brick and freestone, the keystone of which 1s to have as an emblem the wand of Mercury. The spandrels are to be of polished granite, mented with incised work rep- resenting a te or camomile flower, NTWINED WITH LAUREL AND OAK, and bearing the inscription, ‘Founded 1771; erected 1875.” On each sid to be polished pillars, white handsome marble ¢: d bases. These carry a cor- nice which has the legend, in bronze letters, “Now | York Hospital.” The porch is to be surtuounted by two handsome lampposts. On the second, third and fourth stories there are to be balconies three feet wide. ‘indow sills are not of the ordinary construction, e cut down 0 as to enable cushions to be used bs convalescent patients, The central building ana end of the main wings are to be annexed with hip or wedge roofs furnished with corner towers and ventl- Jators that, from the street below, will closely resemble towers, Descending five ste is entered. On one side is a large room 77 feet by 17 feet, which is to be used a8 a dispensary ; four consult. ing rooms, besides lavatories. On tlie other side are apartinents for attending physicians and two offices tor the Coroners. In the basement of the west detached wing are located the dead house and an autepsy room, taking in two stories in height with a gallery for stu- deuts. In the rear of the central building are the oificers’ dining rooms and cells specially constructed for the confinement of insane patients. Two elevatora are to ascend from the basement to the top story, one of which will be large and commedious enough to con. vey on stretchers sick persons to the wards above when necessary. In the east detached wing provision ts to be made for horses, ambulances, &c. THE WARDS, : The first floor contains spacious apartments for visit. ors. Each wing of this story ts to be eccupiod by five rooms for the accommodation of special pa tients, with apartments for physicians, apothecary and sundry other officers. Inthe rear of main buiding are dining room for patients, nurses’ room. and officers dining room, Both detached wings are fitted up om each story with bath, water closets and lavatories, and are connected with the wards by long corridors.’ The second, third and fourth stor! are practically ali There are two wards, each 77 feet by 30 feet, with dining room, nurses’ room and the necessary arrangements for the comfort and imprayement of the sick in the wings. On the fifth floor there is only one ward, bu it is of the same dimensions as the others below. Thi operating theatre or lecture room is, however, on thia story. It is 48 feet by 30 feet, and will be furnished with ascending benclies for the benetit of the students, The sixth story 1s confined to the centre building, the wings stopping at the fifth floor, and is to be arranged fot a large kitchen, 16 feet by 30 feet, coal room and refrig A dumb waiter connects the kitchen with the diverent wards. There is also pro’ drying and ironing. The laundry to be operated by steam. The attic large tank capable of containing 2,500 gallons of wator, and will also contain sleeping apartments for servants, HEATING AND VENTILATION. The heating in the wards will be effected by aig warmed in the cellar and forced to the wards by fag blowers. The architect, Mr. George H. Post, in ordes. to obviate tho evil common to large hospitals by the absorption of poisoned air into the walls, will have the Jatter finished with marble cement, which will render them impervious to the contamination. The floors are to be covered with tiles throughout and all woodwork is dispensed with except for doors and sashes, An unusually large number of cubic feet of alr isto be allowed each patient, and the arrangement ef beds will be such that each ono will stand between two win- dows. All foul air 18 to be conveyed from the building by an exhaust fan which connects with the ventilating dacts and forces it through the central ventilator in Ae roof. THE MALPRACTICE CASE, The allegea betrayer of the young German girl, Christina Brecht, whose death ocearred in Newark, N. J., on Monday last, has been arrested by Detective Roche, of the Third precinct, Brooklyn, in Baltimore, and will be taken beforo Superintendent Campbell ag the Central office to-day. It appears that Miss Brecht, who was rather prepossessing, was twenty-two yeare of age, and came to this country but a few months ago, Sbe resided m Newark for some time alter her arrival when she went to live with a Mrs. Anderson, in Henr; street, Brooklyn, which was in September or Octobow last. ‘While there sue made the acqdaintance of « young man named Jobn Stabr, a Germany who is of wealthy and respectable parentage, The police allege that two weeks ago the young mag Look deceased to the house of a female physician ig where sbe went to board with an acquaintance of her's Mrs. Moos, of No. 73 Morton street, There she be- came very iil, and was attended by Dr. Gruber till her death, which’ occurred on inst Saturday week from the effocts of treatment received at the hands of the female doctor. The doctor who attended her at Newark gave a certificate of burial, bat Coroner Vree jand bad the body disinterred. The post mortem which was held revealed the fact that she had beea dealt with improperiy. The police are now endeavor. ing to find the woman who performed the operation. A young man named E. Fritz bas been detained in the Butler street station house asa witness. The Brook- lyn police ascertained that the man, Stabr, had fled to Balunore, and be was arrested in that city, THE MURDERED SAILOR. Tho Jersey City police aro on the track of the sup. posed murderers of Jobn Masterson, the sailor who was beaten to death and thrown under the trostio the Delaware ana Delieved that the deceased was tracked from Hobokem ailer he ceceived the money from Captain Slocum, wy