The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1876, Page 8

8 THE NAVY. The Herald Register for tember, 1876. Sep- EFFEUT OF REGENT RETRENCHMENT. ————--_ Shrinkage of Rank in the Command of the Various Yard Edward T. Nichols, Commandant Navy Yard, Boston, tl. Wymaa, ta charge hydrographic. office, UB Balch, Member Light House Board. Stevens, special duty in relation to Nor- meni 0! grad edge and inf as loilows | orde sea doctors are distributed on sbore duty, 63; waiting sick, 4; om leave, 3, The seniors are:— — | Medical snrectors—L6. Jo eph Beale, Chiet Bureau of Meaicine and Surgery; | William Grier, President Kxamining Boord; J. Win | | throp Taylor, Waiting orders; Samuc! Jackson, Naval Hospitu, Cbel Mass.; Lews J. Willams, Naval Laboratory, New’ York; Marins Duvail, apecial dui Joseph Wilson, special « 1,’ Maceoun, member of Examining Boar Lausdale, feet surgeon, European station; eas J. Horwits, speetal duty, Phil | ty, Centenutal | Philip Phir Marin, Naval Hospital, Norlol; ¥ veil, Naval Hospital, Wastin, ames Suddars, | wailing orders; Kaw Naval Hospital, Phiadelphia; Samu Hospital, | Brookiyu. Medical Inspectors—15. n, Heet surg Jacob 8, Du Pacific sta- th Pi A. Nicholson, Commandant Brooklyn Navy ard. George H. Cooper, waiting orders. wo C, Beaumont, Chief Signal OMe 25, Ctarlea H. B. Caldwell, commanding South Pacific station. Jonu C. Febiger, to command Washington Navy Yard, October 10, Pierce Crosby, ting orders, J. Blukeiey Creighton, Commandant Norfolk Navy rd, Aaron K. Hughes, waiting orders, i RK Coihoun, speciai duty, Centeanial Exhi- ton, Charles H. Baldwin, waiting orders, CAPTAINS —00, ommanders James A. Greer und Aaron W. Weaver have been advanced to the rank of captain, vice Col- houn aud Baldwin prosoted. Wilham ¥, Spicer, Paul shirley and Homer C. Blake have been relieved from the command of the Naval Renuezvous at Boston, San Francisco aud New York, Tespectively, bar) English has beeu detached from the command of the Congress and piaced in charge of the Horts- , Septem: NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, ships of war. 1876 classes sufficiently explain their condition and value as Hartford... Richmond, Powhaian..... Omani Piymou Lackawann: Oseipee Saratoga. Vandalia. . Alnska......++-+ 18/Flagabip North Atlantic station, 4\Flagship soutn Pacific’ station, Urdered to return home. 17|Speeil service, North Atlantic ation, 2)(2}Returping from European sta- ton, South Pactfie station. North Atiantic elation, LIST OF NAVAL V! ‘BLS— CRUISERS, => Name. ea 3| Station, ets | Franklin....... 1/89 Returning, trom European sta- | | tion, Tennessee. 2/23) Flagship Asiatic station, Pensacola,......| 2/22/ Flagship North Pacific station, 2 2! 212 + +[ 2)10|North Pacific station. 3} 5\North Atlantic etation, +} 8} S|North Atlantic stauon, 3) S/AUNew York. 10 be attached a at European station, Flagship 3) 7|European station, -TRIPLE SHEET Vesseis on ine Stocks, Conuectient—Screw steamer, second rate, 21 guns, Commenced at Boston tm 1863 as the Pompanoosuc, first rate, 19 guns Name changed August, 1569. Java—serew steamer, second zl guna = Com- menced st New York in 1864 as 25 guns. New York—Screw steamer, second rate, 21 gans. Commenced at New York tn 1864 a8 the Ontario, first rate, 26 gus. Name changed August, 1869. Vennsylvania—Sorew steamer, second rate, 21 guns. Commenced at Bos 1864 ube Kewaydio, irst Tate, 25 guns. Nate chinged August, 150% # a Nipsic—Serew pteamer, third rae, 3 guns Re- ported in the Navy Megister tor several years as ‘re- airing at Wash.ngton.”’ The old Nipac was built at Portsmouth in 1862, and has deen out of use for years. Another Nipsic, new tn everything but name, is being built in the Washington y: New Orleans—Wooden sailing vessel. Commenced s Sucketi’s Harbor m 1515 as an 54 gun suip of the ine. Cologsus—Iron-elad, second rate,«10 euns Com- menced at Now York in 1863 as the Kalamazoo, 4 guns Name changed August, 1869. Massachusetts— lron-clac, second rate, 4 guns, ‘need at Portsmouth ip 1863 as the Passaconaway, York Athletic Club grounds, Mott Haven, on Monday, October 9, under the management of Mr. James Wat son, The races, which are open to ail amateurs, yet toliows:--100 yards, 215 yards, 600 yards and 1, yards, and a two-mile Walk,’ open to those whe have never won a prize in any walking race excepts match or club competition, The distances of the rin ning races are made to suit the size of the track, and ia Engiand 600 and 1,000 yards are favorite distances for handicaps. The Jast handicap meeting, held on July 29, was an immense success, and they are now fully e& tavlished in the good opinion of the amateur athletes, who meet their opponents on equal terms, thus afford: ig poor men an opportuaity to win a race which they aro unable to do if all start from the same mark. The entries close on October 4, with Mr, James Watson, box 673 Post office, New York, from who all particur lars cau be had upon application. THE CUSTER MASSACRE. GENZRAL MILES’ REPLY TO THE RECENT LETTER O¥ WENDELL PHILLIPS. Movi or Powprr River, M.T., 4 say manuel ini a tion; George Peck, member Examining and Retiring | mouth yard, Name changed to Thuoderer in May 1869, and to Massa- LIST OF OFFICERS AND POSITION OCCUPIED, | vowris! Johu Mt. Browne, Navai Hospital, Mare Island; | George £. Belknap is engaged in making out Instruc- | of temporarily. chusetts it tho following August, August 15, 1876, ’ Thomas J. Turner, fleet surgeon Asiatic station; Jou | tons for deep sea soundings. ’ 3 capes ee as Oregon—Lrou-ciug, second rate, 4 guns, Commenced | yon Wryoxi. Pariiirs, Boston, Mass. :— Y. Taylor, we Board of Examiners; Wiliam. he Tennessee, Powhatan, Worcester and Pensacola | SF SF seranieatng a. Boatpec at Boston in 1863 ns the Quinsigamond. Name chaoged | “1. nese sin—f notice im an: Zastera paper an ex Hord, Navy Yard, Boston; Abert L. Gibon, Naval | have received new. captains, mn the persons of Jona. a al: Sq Hercules. in: Mag, 2808; Ao te: Opeganin August, i in whieh you assail the ‘i a Conditi ft Unitea ; Richard ©, Dean. fleet surgeon, North At- | than Young, Johu H. Russo, Waiter W. Queen and BI 4/asiatio starion, 1564, tract from a letter of yours, in whieh yt Station an ondition o nited | tion; Philp $, Wales, 8 y, Washing- | John Irwin 3) bbe vemos station, Enterprise—Serew steamer, third rate 6 gun% | samo of the gallant Custer, and in your communica Siaten Wewanle: ‘ [Sons Albers OO entree aerate Ronee eaten Cheat et Danco 5] djAsiatic station, sullaucecScrew steamer, third, rate, 6 guns, Build- | tion to theGeneral of the Army you a very grave ; Leach, memb rd ot Examiners; Wiliam M. King, | and Recruiting. 3} 3) North Atiantic station, ipg at Nortoik, and what 4 consider a very unjust and unwarranted we | Navy Yara Nortolk Benjamin ¥. Gib fleet eurgeon, Alexander C. Rhind, lighthouse inspector. ffoipe ger ona Ann nore steamer, third rate, 6 guns Build- | charge against the offieers of the United States Army. ; South Pi station; David Kindleberger, member George M. Ran) g ordi 0 vt ‘ tng at Wilmington, iy ferene . miNGTON, Sept 23,1876, | Examniming and Retiring boards i WIKInKLIR dilesatealtion Aeteue 4) {South Atlante station, | “the Enterprise, Alliance and Ranger are the last ot | 1» your reference to what you call the ‘Custer mas. Though there has been cons! bly more thao the | ft 8! ou the list for promotion is Merville Nicholson, under suspension, 4] 6] Asiatic station, cight sloops-of-war authorized, per act o! Febraary 10, | sacre,”” you assert that in 1868 he attacked a *‘peaco i William #. Taylor, Navy Yard, Mare Island, . Hopkins, wailing orders, n-clad Vessel! 1873, to be built at a cost pot exceeding $3,200.00, and | +41 Choyunne village near Fort Cobb, whose inbab average run of important naval changes since January PAY corr 4, Paul Shirley, waiting orders. AJOX.....+00+4.[ 4] 2)North Atlantic station, Port | to have an aggregate capacity of not more than 5,000 | h isoners or our guests, dwelle Jast—upward of 1,500 orders ng oilicers The retirement of Pay Director Calvin C. Jackson | ‘Thomas Paitison, commanding receiving ship Indo- of Rovat apa tons, The reported tonnage is only 6,383—viz., the | itunts were either our pr nis See Deen issued—the Navy Pepartm leading poverty | 80d the disinissal of Pay luspector Rufus C. Spalding | pendence, Canonicus......) 4) 2/North Atlantic station, Now Or- | Trenton (liuncued January 1, 1 30; tho Adams | ing there by our order, At midnight, without the iio i nr a ‘Y | jod to promotion of James Fulton to be pay di- William N. Jeffers, Chiet of Bureau of Orenance, 1s, and Essex (in commiasion), 615 ; the Huron and | senrest warming, his shouts wake this quict settle as an excuse, will not publish the semi-annual Register, | rector, Houry M. Denniston and Richard Washington | Euward Simpson, commanding Omal Catala cr id Atlantio tation, Port | Alert (in commission) 541 each; tho Enterprise and tent, and as the terrified sleepers rush from ther which, since 1862, officers of the navy have been accus- | ay inspectors, Henry T. Skeiding and Charles | Wiliam G Temple, Brooklyu Navy Yard. ol ole orale Allianee 615 each, and the Ranger 541. mg half aales) tomed to receive some time between July lo and | m to be paymasters and Nines ay ¥. og Samuel T, Carter, waiting orders, Dictator........] 2} 2 ape. Asante ation, Port fc cS A A rc huts Custer shoots down scores of women, hal i na age sed assistait paymaster. Henry mith, | Thomas S. Phelps, Mare Island Navy Yard, - . armed, peaceful men.” In this brief sta tember 30. Tho following Regisior has therefore been , Was appointed assisiant paymaster, vieo | Kdward Davrets commanding itil Lebigh......+e./ 4) 2/Norih Atlantic station, Port} NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB. | and wa? MRA Hc Baa WeattLaS Re carefully propared for the naval readers of the HeraLo F, Kaston, deceased. This corps lacks only two | Homer C. Iilake, waiting orders. | | Rovat — 2 Ali Daan iON RB act iiage: 18. was, heir triend: id-with. tho ba ont 40:6 _ | Of ts full complement ot 126 oMcers, Shore duty ab- | Clark H. Wells, Commandant Leaguo Island Navy | Mahopac,. 4] 2|North Atlantic station, Port rors, viz. :—It was not a Cheyenne village; and thelr triends, and will also 0 fe and to contain in- | oo rie 40 pa rs, 46 ary on vessels in commission, | Yard. Royal, The seventh annual fall games of the New York Ath- long distance from Fort Cobb; its inhabitants, or formation acceptable to all who take an interest imthe vers, Tare settling accounts, 4are on | 8, P. Quackenbush, waiting orders. Manbattan......) 4) 2|North Atlantic station, Port | jeti¢ Club/and first annual amateur championships | (004 Cisne Mum FON Ms rises secet Came ? welfare and movements of our gallant litile national er suspension. Tho seniors ar Earl English, Commandant Vortsmoutn Navy Yard. 3 _ Royal. B fi 50th 4 and Mort | He savages, : hich, if the late cutty 4 slashing , : Pay Directors. Reigart B. Lowry. Montauk.. «| 4] 2lNorth Atlante station, Norfolk. | Wili be held at their grounds, 150th sree! they were in a moving camp and not in huts; the fleet, which, he late cutting and slashing and econ- George F. Cutter, pay olfice at New York; James H. William W. Low; on sick leave, Passaic. 4] 2[Nort' Atlantic station, Norfolk. | avenue, Mott Haven, on Saturday, September 30, 1 women were not o much asleep as to prevent thelt omizing are permitted to continue, will not much | Watmough, acting cliet Bureau Provisions, &.; John | John H. Upslur, waiting orders. Saugus. 4) 4] surch Adantic station, Port | commencing at fifteen minutes past two P. M. a Vaneeteiairiinshehimilincanaeent ease longer be entitlod to the dignifed appellation of “Oar | O. Bradford, chiet Bureau of Provisions, & ward Francis A. Rov, waiting orders. _Ro: cutting the throate o: capsives Navy.” In looking over the numerous changes that | ©. PoTan, Waiting orders ut San Francisco; ph C. Samuel B, Franklin, commanding Franklin. Wyandotte.....| 4) 2 North Atlantic station, Norfolk. PROGRAMME. hands betore the troops could reach them;- Custer {ole ba ps changes that | Pidridge, iuspector provisions, Brooklyn Navy Yard; | Wilham D. Whiting, Naval Asyium, Philadelpbia Nantucket......, 4| 2/Schoolship for cadet engineers, ONE NUNDRED YARDS—FIRST TRIAL HRATS. lowed tho trail of thelr warriors into this camp, and havo recently been made the idea of a John 5. Guiick, 1 Asylum, Philadelphia; ‘Thomas ward ¥. McCawiey, Navy Yard, Bosten. Pa {Naval Academy. 2:15 P.M —First Heat. Wd. GgbUS was savetodouads Galiinn sbaterDlnnes GENERAL SHRINKAGE OF THE NAVY Hi. Looker. pay office at Balumoro; Caleb J. Emery J.C. P. De Krall, waiting orders, Receiving, Training and Other Ships, 1. Stephen Young, Dartmouth Coilege. after the fig ras, 1s forcibly suggests itself, In the tirst placo C cosy | tv be Telieved trom doty at Navy Yard, Boston, Sep- Oscar C. Badger, Washington Navy Yard. Colorado. 31)46| Receiving stip at New York, 2 Aaron S. Pennington, Bourd of grade, Paterson, | such articies as iresh white scalps and United States nee See ogee place Congr tember 30; Charles W. Abbott to be ‘relieved from | Stepuen B, Luce, commanding Hartiord, Minnesota 46| Training ship, New York. N. J. | maik The menwere neither ‘unarmed’ nor ‘peace: cut down the force ot enlisted men trom 8,500 to | duty at Boston, September 30; John 5, Cunningham, Joun Lee Davis, member Lighthouse Board. Wabash .. 45) Receiving ship at Boston. 3. E. D. North, Harlem Athlotic Club. ful,” as they killed a score of Custer’s officers and 7,000, which necessitated the closing of nearly atl naval | Pay office at San Francisco; Robert H, Clark, waiting Alexandi Senmes, commanding Alaska, Antietam. Storeship at League Island. 4. Frederick Ruhl, New York Turn Verein. Ll i Aiea rendezvous. This was followed dy the relief of many | OFde!8i James D, Murray, onloave of absonco; James William T, Tracton, waiting ordei Worcester 14|Receiving ship at New York, 5. Heury Lauterbach, New York city. | men before they were overcome, r i Fullou, inspector of provisions, Mare tsland, Jonathan Young, commanding Tennessee. Janata, 8) §)fraining stip, on a crutse, P.'M.—Second Heat. It would seein but Christian charity to allow Custor oMcers trom epecial avd other duties, and by the pig Pay Inspectors. Wiliam K, Mayo, waiting orders, Tallapoosa, 4| 2|Despatch boat, 6 Robert, Pearson, Toronto Lacrosse Club, bai blegile bastat qvent’ erieee: Ratu ane Placing of unemployed oficers on ‘furlough’ instead James N. Carpenter, suspended ilve years; Alexan- James E. Joueit, waiting orders, Despatch, +| al 4[sp 7. John H. Ferguson, Yonkers, N. Y. to rest on that bleak, barre 5 of “uniting orders. chy” he. ottect af tis der W. Russell, pay office, Philadelphia; George Leon- | 7, scott Fillebrown, wailing orders, i Wooden Sa 8, Joba J. Dutt, Dauntless Boat Clu rounded by his galiant kinsmen and faithful comrades, y 8 ard Davis, on leave of absence; Augustas H. Gilman, Jon H. Rassull, commanding Powhatan, New Hampshiro| 2/15|Permanent —storeship, Port |_ 9, W. 0, Wilkinson, Young Men's Christian Associa- 1 fear the character and real merits of Custer are as ing process was shown in the Hxeatp ot tho 2istult, | waiting orders; Cuthvert P. Wallach, waiting orders; | ‘Andrew W. Jouuson, commanding Minnesota, Royal tion Gymnasium, little undersiood and appreciated by the good peopie of Bince that date Admiral Porier, not relishing the ro- | ¥Aspar Schenck, Navy Yard, Mare Island; Cuarl Walter W. Queen, commanding Worcester. Independence. Receiving ship, Mare Island. 10, James G. Lathrop, Union Atblette Club, Boston. tee: nee PP iz. P @uction of his pay from $1,083 33 to $541 66 per | Pitrige, fleet paymaster, South Pact Raiph Chandler, commanding receiving ship Wabash, | Potomac, Receiving ship at Philadelphia, 2:25 P. M.—Third Heat. the New England States as your own alung the remote i ie Bey o s p bert BE. Thornton, purchasing *paymaster at Boston; Philip G. Johnson, on sick leave, Santee... 3}48)Gunnery ship, Naval Academy. | 11 William B. Curtis, New York Athletic Club, frontier settlements; and could you have known him month, has obtained an order from the President | Wiliain W. Wiliams, pay oifice at Washington: K. Randolph Breeze, commanding Torpedo station. | 24mestown. 8/16! Nautical schoolship, San Fran- | 12° William J. Murphy, Brooklyn, N. Y. ‘ , le, lished and exempting him from the provisions of Robeson’s | Ward Foster, Bureau of rovisions, &e.; Edward May, | Lewis A, Kimberly, waiting orders, cisco. 13 R. La Montagne, New York city. yeu would bave found him an able, accomplis! turiough-pay order No, 216, so that he is 1 ° Taster, North: Avante ‘station; Haney M. Bancroft Gher.rdi, under suspension, St. Loute. +1 3l—{in use at League Island, 14. Frederick C. Saportas, New York city. whole-souled man, whose whole life had been devoted furiough-pay ©. 216, so thas he is now waiting | Henniston, Navy Yard, League Isiand; Richard Wash- | Daniel L, Braine, commanuing recuiving ship Colo. | St Mary +| 3/16) Public marine school, Now Yorr. 0 P.M. —Fourth Heat.” to the service of bis country in its darkest hour of orderg on {ull pay, the law not making any distinction | ington, Nu! ard, Boston rado. Dale.. +++] 3) &/ Instruction ship, Naval Aca- ew York Athletic Club, is defe T \d suffer. between the “sea pay”? “shore dut and “waiting | |, The semior paymasters in the line of promotion aro George E. Belknap, on special duty, x al o(iemy: i 16. Henry E. Buermeyer, New York Athletic Clab, peril, and in the defence of the defenceless and suifel orders pay” of the Admiral of the Nav | Rufus Parks, Frank ©. Crosby, Edwin Stewart and David B, Harmony, waiting orders, Pawneo........| 3, 2{Hospital ship, North Atiantle | 17, William T. Livingston, Hartem Athletic Clad, ing scattered over the vast territories of the West, ~~ cog | ¢oeval yee A. KE. K, Beaham, lighthouse inspector, station. 18. Harry M. Howarg, Union Athletic Club, Boston, His official and private communications havo boct Following up the generzi plan of contraction the | ENGINEER CORPS—220, John Irwin, commanding Pensacola, Onward...,....| 4] 3|Storeship at Callao, Peru. 2:35 P.'M.—One Mile Run. he gil wees status of certain commands have been reduced, ad- he organizati¢ this corps calls for 70 chief j Jamus A. Greer, commanding Lackawanna, Supply. +| 4] 2]Special service, New London, 1. E. G Stimson, Darmouth College. (gue scites of solsinn protests) against he Manne th miving -way (o. ‘edmueabionan.ada dani a | engineers, 100 passed assistant engineers and 100 us- | Agron K. Weaver, commanding Dictator, Constollation...| 3]10| Practice ship. 2 Cornelius A. Maboney, New York Athletto Club. tration of our Indian aflairs, No one bas had more mirals giving commodore : nd captains, and | sistant engineers; also such cadet engineers as may ‘COMMANDERS—90, See no & Wan, Smyth, Wood's Gyumnasinm, New York city. | experience or studied this Indian question commanders and lieutenants rotieving captains | graduate from tho Naval Academy. ‘The list of chief | qne promotion of James A. Greer and Aaron W. Tho twenty-cight boats classed os “tugs, &c.,” ine | 4 Charles riot, Yonkers bedash fully; and while he knew the strength and and commodores, The only navy yard now | engineers 8 juil but there are vacancivs for three | Weaver, the retirement oi Kits K. Owen and tho death | clude the practice ship Mayflower (in commission), the | 6 R. R. Colgate, Wood's Gymuasium, New York city, | more carefully; considered entitled to a rear admiral as ing | Vasred assisiants and dity-six assistants. Three cadet | of Churies A. Babcock and Edward A. Walker caused | torpedo boats Spuyten Duyvil (laid up at New. York), | 6. Cornelius Vought, Yonkers Lyceu numbers of the enemy, he, in obedience to the orders 4 ‘ d eee eT Toet Tuney and. Tg aseiatant englaeete wag | the following heutenant commanders to be advanced a | Nina(in commission at Newport), Alarm ava Intrepid | 7. C.J. Williams, chicago Foot Ball Cinb, of bis government, cheerfully took nis place at the commandant is the Pacific yard at Mare | graduated Inst une, and two aeaidtadt Bag nett ina | Ste alter the usual examination:—Louis Kempf, | (both im commission at New York), tho. purchased | 8 Harold Lambe, Argonaut Boat Club, Toronto. ‘i Lebovoolitie and, died’ wivaroie dems: Wiha Island, Cal, where the flag of the veteran Jobn | &ppeinted trom ervit Me viz, J. A. Henderson and | Simigh W. Nichols, Francis J. Higginson, George W. | steamer Rio Bravo liu. commision o& he Ro Grane, | & W. Hk Robertson, Brooklyn, N. Y. ront 0 pane ee een Rodgers, a hero of forty-eight years’ active ser- | peon retired anid Assistant It wineor Gorge G. Netleun, | Sumact and Benjamin F, Day. Horace £. Mulian, the | and the Wyandank, store hulk, at the Naval Academy, | 10. Benjamin ©, Williams, New York Athlotic Club. he wielded his sword for the honor o! Ye . rico, has waved since June, 1873. Though this yard sannot compare in completeness and importance with our Allantic yard at Brooklyn it retains its rear ad- miral, while the latter has been reduced from a vice admirai’s command to a commodore’s, The Portsmouth yard 1s now elassed asm naval sta- tion, making it the appropriato command of a captain instead of a commodore, as herevofors, The naVal station at League Island, which, with the exceptiun of afew months in 1872, has always had a Commodore's services, has recently been placea under the supervision of a captain. The naval station at New London seems to have ebrunk into suck comparative tnsignidcance that when the commodore commandant was relieved a warrant Officer was left im charge until a licutenant could be assigned to it, The Pensacola Navy Yard is in charge of a junior eommander, who reiieved a junior commodore, The South Paciite fleet sails under the broad pennant of acommodove instead of the plain blue rectangular flag of a rear admiral, aud even the Little navai pairol on the Rio Grande takes its orders irom a leutenant @ommander instead of a comm The following Register, besides giving the names, duties and stations of ali the senior officers in the ser- Vice, contains & summary of the personal changus that bave occurred during the last cight months :— Ls—Li. relieved from the “special duty” on which ne bas been engaged since 1870, und Placed on waiting orders, {his will make no prac- lical difference 10 the service, ax the nominal head of the navy bas no recognized Voice in its maua, Uniike tho General of the Army, who uot on Orders himselt, but through whom, since the exodus of Belknap, ali orders to the army have been promul- gated, the Adtiral of the Navy can neither assign an officer to duty nor relieve him trom it, wor even grant One day’s leave to a petty officer. Vice Admiral Rowan has also been relieved from Sctive service and is on leave of absence. Under the act ol June 30, 1876, these ollicers, together with the senior rear admiral, Charles H. Davis, und two others Dot yetselectev, will be appomted a board to deter- Wine Whether any of the vavy yards can be dispensed wiih, and whether any naval revdezyous shall be es- tablished at Tybee Isiind, Cockspur Islund, or at any Other point on the coast of Georgia or South Carolina, Rear Admiral Pennock, who with Captam J. 1k Ka fell has been for some tine past engaged in revision the Navy Kegulatious, sadly in need of revision, has been transierred to the waiting orders list aud will be retired Ocicber 1. Kear Admiral John J. Almy, who goes on the retired Jest in April, 15 © command of the North ia uiral Murray, pro- moted from Rear Admiral Le Roy, who last Janu Mand of the South Atiantic qmiral Mullany of the charge of th Station and in his turn was superseded by Rear Ad- miral Trencbard on the Ltn ult Admiral Mullany was then detailed as Governor of the Navai Asyluin at Puiladelpbia, vice Commodor: der, Apai Admira! Porter has been ry was in com- ation, relieved Rear Ad- Balch, a position somewhat analogous to the Governor | Bhip of the Soldiers’ Home near Washington, which is considered to be equivalent tv a sea capiain’s com- mend. On the South Pacific station Rear Admiral Reed | Werden hauled down bis flag in favor tho & Pennant of Commodore Caldwell, and the salutes ti Ob that and similar occasions cost about as much as an ordinary edition of the supplementary ‘Navy R fer” which the department cannot afford to publish, The toliwing is the sull jist of Admura: Admiral, David D, Porter—Waiting orders, View Adiniral. Stephen C, Rowan—On leave o! absence, Rear Admira Charles H. Davis, Superiutendent S ose Rodgers, Commandant Navy val. Alexander M. Pennock—Waiting orders. Joha L, Worden, commanding Ruropean station. Joun J. Amy, returning trom North Facile st ition, William Keynoles, commanding Asiatic staauu, val Observatory. ard, Maro Istaud, Wiliam orders J. RM. jovernor Naval Asylum, Philadelpoia. C. RP. Rodgers, Superintendent Naval Academy. Reed Werden, waiting orders. stephen D. Irenchard, commanding North Atlantic Btacion. Alexander Murray, commanding North Pacific sta- Bion. commoponns—25. Capiains Edmund K Colhoun and Charles H. Bald- Win have been added to the list of commodores, vice Murray promotea and Clay retired. rge Hl. Preble as been placed on special duty coliecting material for & detailed history of the old Kiitery Yard, irom ita establishment to the present time. Thomas H. Patterson will turn over the command of the Washington Yard to Jolin ©. Febiger ou the loth prox. George H. Balel ship of the Pb & member ot Murray. Thomas H. Stevens has been relieved from the com. mand of the Norfolk Yard, but continues on duty there if relation to the urbor. John M. B, Clitz vas been transferred from the wait 1g orders list to the command of the storeship New umpshire, at Port Royal, where, in tho absence of Admiral Trenchard, he is the senior naval viliver. Joun Guest, Andrew Bryson and George il, Cooper are waiting orders, having been relieved As follows — Guest from duty as senior member of the Board of Inspectors; Uryson as commandant of the Portsinouth Yard, and Cooper as commandant of the Vensacoia Yara, Foxall A. Parker, chief signal officer since July 1, 1875, will be relieved from that duty on the 28th ost. by Commodore Beaumont, and will assume command i the Bostoa Yard ou October 2, relieving Commo- Gore Edward T. Nichols, who bas been there since April, 1878. J. W. A. Nicholson, relieved {rom duty as President Of ibe Examining Hoard,bus been sent to the Brooklyn jet of Vice Admiral Rowan. with their respective sta- Mons and duties, follows :— Edward Povaldson, waiting orders at Baltimore. George H. Preble, special duty. ‘Thomas H. Patterson, waiting orders, J C. Howell, Chief Bur Yards and Docks, Danici Ammon, Chici Bureau Navigation, jum, was appomted the Lighibouse Board, vice Alexander North Atlantic | resigned. There are 104 engineers on vessels, 58 on shore duty, 55 waiting orders, 10 on leave, 4 sick andel suspended.” The senior chiet’ engineers are: | Relative Rank of Captain—10. William W. W. Wood, chief Bureau Steam Engineer- ing; Benjamin F, Isherwood, on leave of absence; George Sewell, waiting orders; William H. Shock, on specia; duty; James W. King, general inspector of en- | gineering works; Theodore Zeller, on leave of absenci Eibridze Lawton, waiting orders; Robert Danby, war ing orders; Benjamin F. Garvin, waiting order: Heury H. Siewart, president Board of Examiners. Relative Rank of Commander—1i, Harman Newell, special duty, Poiladeiphia; Edmund 8. DeLuce, waiting orders; Edwin Fithian, temporary duty Bureau Steam Engineering; Montgomery Flevcher, Mére Isiand Navy Yard; Caries H, Loring, special duty; Alexander Henderson, Navy Yard, New York; Steplien D. Hibbert, deet engin ton; Francis C, Dade, in charge of stores, Nortolk; David B, Macomb, Ni Portsinouth; Edward D. Robie, Navy '¥) Thom Wiltamson, charge ot store: Yard; Wilham 8. | Stamm, fleet engiveer, North Pacific stition; William | J. Lamudin, on sick leay pecial duty, Wilmington, Del ; Wilham 8, Brooks, fleet engi- neer, European station. © NS, PROFESSORS AND SECRETARIES, The list of these oflicers remains unchanged, except that Professor Henry H. Lockwoud was retired’ August 1S aud James R. Soley appoivted to Hill the vacancy. Out of twenty-lour chaplains only lourteen are on duty; the others are waiting orders (seven) and on sick leave (tnree). Dr. Eamund C. Bittinger, ot Philadelphia, is the senior ¢! essor Jolin H. C. Coffin, well known in protessional circles as the Superintenaent of Both the Nauucal imanac,’’ 18 the seuior professor. have the relative ra aun, TORS AND CIVIL no promotions or other changes among these oflicers, who number 27—viz,, naval con. | assisiant naval constructors, 5; civil ENGINEERS. on engineers, 10, WARRANT OFFICERS AND MATES. | Boatswains, 67; senior, John Burrows, Gunners, 61, rge Sirian, Carpenters, 62; senior, Henry Sailmaker senior, Stephen Seaman, ‘These vilicers are arranged aipbabetcally jnateai of according to length of service. Robert Silver is the senior, Lavin been appointed in 1861. ‘ THE MARINE CORPS. After seven years’ comparative stagnation in the matter of promotions the Marine corps found its two | Senior captains, who had held that rank since 1861, promoted to majorities—viz., Clensent D. Hebb and } Philip R. Fendall, vice Lewis, resigned, aud Graham, reured. us made captains ot Henry J. Bishop and Robe Meade, first lieutenants of Green | | Clay Goodioe ané pard Wallach and second heuten- ants of citizens Wood and Randolph Dickins, The staff and senior jiue officers ar Stuy and Senior Line Officers. Jacob Zeilin, brigadier general aud commandan’ Willan B. Slack, major avd quartermaster; Jobn Cash, major and paymaster; Wilbam A. T. Maddox and Horatio B. Lowry, captains and assistant quartermas- ters; Matthew I 'Kintaing, colonel; James H. Jones and Charles G. McCawley, Heutenant colonels; Thomas Y. Fielu, John L. Broome, Clement D. Hebb and Pailip KR Fenaail, majors, Charles Haywood and Lucien L | Dawson, semor captains; William Wallace and Charl F, Willits, senior lieutenants; George C. Retd, lieu | tenant and aide-de-camp. | VOLUNTERR OFFICERS, One acting master, one acting ensign, three acting passed assistant surgeons and eighteen acting assistant | surgeons constituie the volunteer foreo of the navy, the dates of appointment ranging irom 1833 to 1870. CASUALTIES. In addition to the resignations, deaths, &e., recorded incidentally in the foregoing register,’ the following casualties have been reportea:— j Resignations, | Lieutenant William 8. McGunnigle, to take effect October Midshipman Frank 5. Collins; Guoner | James Thayer; ing Assistant Surgeon W. J. Cronyn, Cadet Miasuipmen Herman F. Grabo, Augai tus C. Macomb, William B, Osterbout, Pr | William Crosby, John G, Mason, Andrew ntiee Bar 3. Rowan, David Ba. rancis L. Berkiey, Herbert Bliss, Howard C. Henry D, Boutn, Joun B. Boyd, J & noridge, Edward D, Fitzgeraid) B Franklin, A-exander ©. Gilmore, James | Gray, Samuel Le i.” Jackson, Edward F. Kimball, Leonidas Leviseo, Frederick P. Meares, Alirod W. Morey, Wilt Otley, Eawar: Porter, George H. I. Prebi 2 Morse, James O'Connell, Edward H. 0, 6 Old, Frank Bo arsons, John P. Nut Saunders, James A. um, and Edward ©. upson; Cadet Engineers Ciareuce A. Miler, Heury O'Conner, William Morse, Deaths Rear Admiral Silas A. Striugham (retired) ; Com. modores Joba Pope and Stephen Decatur (retired Captain Augustus 5. Baldwin (retired); Commander | Raw aiion (retired); Medical Direciors Rovert J. Dodd and William Johnson (retired), Pay Directo rroit R. Barry, H y Ktung and A.’ Eugene Watson Cadet’ Midsuipman John P. Arnold; Boat Morria (retired) and Michaet hiexe: Cook (drowned in the Potomac); Ox (retired), (retired) swans John Mate Lewis Joha Schermerhorn, marine cv Dismissed. | Acting Boatswain Jonu Crowley. | hevoked. Acting Carpenter Henry 8. Ubabb. | STATION OX CONDITION OF VESSELS. The subjorned list has been arranged with reference | to tho siation oF condition of the Vessels of the navy. | Tt wil be seen that twenty-six Vessels, carrying uO guns, are ed as cruisers, of woieh three—the Frankie, Ricuwond and Alas © returning (rum their stations to be pala off and pat out of comission. At present the Marion is the oly national vessel in Buropeau waters She will shoriiy be joined by the Vandalia, now at New York, ana ps by the Tren- ton when timished, The North Atiantic Fleet, or Home Squadron, as it was formerly designated, has eight cruisers, eleven iron-ciads, one hospital ship and one store ship, carrying’ altogether 115 guns. The ironclads are in charge of subaitern oth cors, With four assistant cngineers and sufticient- men to Koep every thing shipshape and ready for im- mediate use, On the North Facile station Admiral Murray bas two crusers carrying 32 guns, and on the South Pacific station Commodore Cadwell bas two cruisers, one stoze ship and 29 guns. On the Asiatic Station, under Admiral Reynolds, there are seven cruisers, With 64 guns, the stores being kept at the naval depot, Nagasaki, Jap Twenty Vessels, with « guns, aro employed as rec Jolk Harbor. Foxnall A. Parker, to command Boston Navy Yard, Ocrover 2. John Guest, waiting orders. Jobe M. B. Ciitz, commanding New Hampshire and senior naval officer at ort Royal. Andrew Bryson, waiting orders. Dunaid MeN, Fairfax, waiting orders, 1 dames H, Spords, waiting order mibal armament of 38 ing and store sips, (rains senior lieutenant commander, would have been’ en- titled to promotion in February, .875, had ne been recommended by the Examining Board, but having failed on a second examination Le was dropped trom the rolls August 18. Since January last twenty-ono commanders have been placed on waiting orders, leay- ing filty:seven on duty, of whom nine have recently becn piaced in command of vessels, viz.:—Josoph N. Hiller, commanding the Portsmouth; Chester Hat- field, the Nantucket; Edward Terry, the Constellation; Heury £, Howisou, the Mayflower; John W. Philip, the Adams; Charles H, Custiman, the Michigan (tem. porarily); Willam Whitehead, the Yantic; Heury B Robeson, the Vandana, and’ Georgo P. ‘Ryan, tho Huron. The ten seniors are:—Willlam T, McCann, lighthcuse inspector; James H. Gillis, equipment duty, Brooklyn Navy Yard; William K. Fitzhugh, inspector ot ord- nance, Mare island Yard; Charies H. Cushman, com. manding Michigan (temporarily); Henry A. Adains, commanding rece:ving ship Potomac; George Brown’ inspector of o.dpance, Boston Yard; Jonn G. Waiker, secretary Light House Board; Francis M. Ramsay, int Spector of ordnance, Brooklyn Navy Yard; Richard L. Law, waiting orders; Milton Haxtun, waiting orders. LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS—UL, The number of lieutenant commanders has been re- duced from 98 to 91 by the promotion of 5. officers already named, the desih of Wiliam K. Wheeler and the discharge of Horace FE. Mullan, There cau be uo promotions to this grade unul the number shail baye been reduced below 80, which, in the ordinary course of things, will be about January 1, 1878. The Jieuten- ant commanders are accounted’ for ag toliows:—On vessels, 33; on shore duty, ting orders, ; sick 'and on leave, ‘3; od and Suspended 20, The ten seniors are: Gra- ham, waiting orders, William Ro Bridgman, waiting orders; Alexander MeCermick, steamer Pensacola; Henry’ L. Jounson, epecial duty on the Rio Grande Albert 8. ‘Banker,’ Naval Academy; Morion W. san? ders, Lackawanua; Charles 8. Cotton, receiving ship Worcester; Joun 'R. Barlett, Hydrograpnic office; Oliver 8. Batchelier, steamer Franklin; Silas W. Terry, Constellation, LIRUTENANTS—277, Fight masters, viz :—William H. Driggs, N. J. K. Patch, Thomas % Pheips, Karl Robrer, John A. H. Nickels, Clinton K. Curtis, EliottJ, Arthur and Emory H. Taunt have been added to the hist of heatenants. Licutenant Wallace Grabam died Marcu 6, and Richar G Hooker resis The number of oificers of this grado 18 now within three of the tmaxiinum allowed by law—viz., 280—so that the promo- tion of masters will Shortly depend entirely upon casualtios among the livutenanis. At present a vacancy occurring in the grade of Heutenant com- manders leads to” the promotion of a master to. Ure rank ot Hicutenant, The lieutenants are employed as follows :— Ou vessels, 152; on snore 50; waiting orders, 60; «ick, 10;'on leave, 8; suspended, 1. The ten senivrs are:—George R. Durand, command- ing monitor Mahopac; Charles A. >ebeiky, returning home via British volumbia; Joba K Winn, wang orders; Thomas M. Garduer, waiting orders? Charles H. Rockwell, Adains; Churies M. Authony, waiting or- ders; James M. Forsyth, Powhatan; George F. Wile Ashueiot; George A’ Converse, torpeuo stauion; Al B, Bradtord, torpedo station, MAST EKS—100. The following ensigns uave been advanced to the rank of master to lil eight vacancies caused by promo- tion:;—Martin E. Hall, Frederick H. Lefavor, Charles A. Foster, Willam E. Sewell, Heury McCrea, James M. Wight, Edward F. Quaitrougn aud Joel A. Barber. Marshal C. Dimock has resigacd, to tako effect Decom= ber 81, 1876. The others are borue on the books of the Navy "Department as follows:—On vessels, 72; on shore duty, 5; waiting overs, 15; sick, 2; suspended, 1; on turivugh, I—viz, Zera'L. ‘Tuxner, for one year, from September 1, wit permission to accept serviced from the Pacitie Mail Comphny, waose steamer Cily of Peking he cowrsands. ‘The ten seniors are;—William H, Leehler, sick leave; Joseph B. Hodson, Osipec; William kB. Delanay, sick ieave; Frederick &. Upton, under sas- yonsion; Theodoric Porter, Swatara; Daniel D. V Stuart, Ashuelot; Dennis Hf. Mahan, Waiting orders; Jolin H. Moore, Kearsarge: Kossuth ' Niles, command: ing Const Survey schooner Suliman ; Charles A. Clarke, Worcester. EXSIGNS—5d. ‘The authorized number of ensigns fs 100. There aro, therefore, 46 vacancies, 27 of which will shortly be filled if those midshipmen who are entitied to promo. tion, and who have been ordered before the Examining Board, shail be found quaiified, Ensign Thomas C, Wood, resigned May 31, and William H, E. Masser, bas been retired trom active service, There are 37 ensigns serving on vessels, 6 on shore, 9 Waiting orders and 2 on jJeave. Toe ten seniors are as follows:—Colin McDonald, waiting orders; Walter 8 French, monitor Catskill; Thomas S. Plunkett, nautical schoolship Jamestown; Downes L. Wilson, Hydrographic office; James C, Cree sap, waiting orders; Alphonso H. Cobl, Coast Survey hooner Earnest; Asher «. Baker, steamer Brooklyn; Juiue ©. Freeman, waiting orders; Frank Guerun, ‘waiting orders; William H. Sisck, Franklin. MIDSHIPMEN—105, Forty-one cadet midsoipmen, who graduated last June, are » entitled to be enrollet on the active ais. Of the bavy, Which Will make the (otal 105, as given above. The members of the ciass of 1874 have been ordered to report at Wwe Naval Academy (or examina+ ton for promotion to the rank of ensign, Thero are twenty-eight of this class, also one ot the class of 1871, two of 1872 and one of 1 entitied t ivancement provided they can pass the Exomining Boord, OF (he older micshipmen fifty-four are at sea, six are waiting orders and four are sick. Of this year’s graduates only filteen bave received their sea ord . eleven to the Asiatic station and four to the flagship of the North Atlantic statio: The foliowing 18 a list of the officers of the Stafl De- partment:— MEDICAL Conrs—171, Medical Directors James McCiciiand and Thomas M. Potter and Surgeon Edward D. Payne have been ro- ured. Assisiant Surgeons James W. Baei), William F. Waugh and Wiliam J, Riggs have resigned. The consequent promotions have been :—Medical Inspectors Edward Shippen and Samuel F. Cones to be medical directors; Surgeons Benjamin F. Gibbs and David Kindieverger Ao be medical inspectors; Passed Assistant Surgeons Hosea J, Babin, Jerome H, Kidder and Joseph B. Parker to be surgeons; Assistant Sur- geon Henry P. Harvey to be passed assistant surgeon. ‘The following civilians have been appoimted assist- ant surgeons, With the relative rank of eusign:—Ar- thur G, Cabell, Nelson H. Brooke, Henry G. Beyer, Charles J, Nourse, v, E. Gardner, R. Ashoridge. The authorized numer of medical oltivers 18 180, so that here are nine vacancies to be tiied by the ‘appomt- ing and nautical se! ships, itch buats, practice ips, &c.—all necessary to Whe service, but not form. ing any part of 18 available belligerent capacity. Forty-seve eteis, with SYN guns, are reported as “aid ap,’ “in ordinary,” “repairing,” &¢., and twelve vessels, supposed to carry 123 guna, are on the stocks, The remarks opposite the vessels in tho ia.ter two the Pinta, laid dinary at Ports: Name. Niagara........ Florida. Delaware. Susquehanna. . Lancaster Congress. Severn... Trenton. Beneci Monongahela. Shonandoah. Quinnebaugh.. Galena ....0645 Troquois.... Wachusett .... Mohican. ...... Tuscaroze Wyoming... Narragansett, . Saco. Vermont. Constitation. Sabine ..... Portsmouth ... Cyan Guard.. Relief. Comanche..... Jason. Miantonomoh . Monadnock. ... Nabant........ Poritan.......+. Roanoke. ...... Terror, ++. don; the Fortune and Triana, lard up at Towa...e.eseeee Brooklyn. ..... Ticonderoga.... Canandaigua....| 2|10 ONIO. pee. eeeees Amphitrite... The tugs proper are in use at the different yards and stations, except the Blue Light, laid up ab New Lon- ‘ashington; in or- up at Norvolk, and the Portiire, mouth, Vessels Repairing, Lard Up, de. Condition, de. 3 3 i i at y In ordinary at Boston. Last cruiso, special service in Eu. Tope, 1865. At New London. Built as tho { Wampanoag. Went on snal trip in 1868. Laid up ever since, J[Built as the Amonoosuc, Com- pieted in 1868, Laid up at Bos ton ever since, In ordinaty at New York. Last used tor quarantine inisva ateaetaiee In ordinary at Now York, Last used on special rervice in 1867. Since altered from paddle to screw. Laid up at Portsmouth. Last cruise, fagship South Atlantic station, 1875 In ordinary at New York. Last cruise, flagship North Atlanuc + | station, 1876. Laid up at Pourtsmouth, Last cruise European station, 18 In ordinary at New Loudon. 4 | | cruise, fingship North Atlantic fleet, 1871. Keported to have been sold. Launched at New York January \_ 1, 1876, Laid up at Mare Island Last mt , North Pacific station, \Laid up at Portsmouth. Last || ban » South Atiantic station, In ordinary at Norfolk. Last | | | grutse, North Atlantic station, Out of commission at Norfolk. Last cruise, South Atlantic { station, 1876. In ordinary at New London. Last cruise European station, 1sT4. Repairing at Philadelphia. Last cruise, South Atlantic station, 1870. ‘Reported rebuilds «| 2]22| 8 8 1 «| 3) 8 repairing ever since. +] 3] 8)Reparimg at Norfolk. Last eruise, North Atlantic station, 1863. “Condemned {a 1871, and reported rebuildmg or repair- |. ing ever since, 3] 6)Laid up at Mare Island. Last cruise, Asiatic station, 1874. 3] 6]Latd up at Boston, Last cruise, European station, 1974. x | §|Repairiog at Mare Island. Last craise, North squadron, Pa- | | cite’ fleet, 1872. 3] 6/Out of commission at Maro Island, — Last eruise, North Paeitle station, 187 3] 6|Laid up at Washington. Last eruise, North Atlantic station, 1874. «| 3] [Navy Yard, Maro Island. Last used on surveying service in the Pacitic, 18:5, 8] 3|Lald up at ‘Portsmouth. Last cruise, North Atlantic station, 1875. Laid up at Mare Island. Last cruise, Atlantic station, 1876, Nyack..........] 3{ 3)[n ordinary at Mare Island. Last cruise Pacitic fleet, 1871. Gettysburg..... ‘fe Laid op at Washington. Last ured a8 special service bout, Wasp . 4] 1]At Montevideo, Condemned and sold, bat sale not yor con- firmed. Wooden Sailing Vessels q In ordinary at Boston. Last ured as receiving ship, 1875. In ordinary at New 5 used as receiving | in 1876, Jon exhibition at Philadelphia. Out of commission at Ports. mouth, Last used as receiy- ing ship in 1S74, orwnary at Nortolk. Last used as practice ship, Naval Acadi my, in 1870, jvutot commission Mare Is- . Last used as training tp, 1875, In ordinary at Mare Island. Last cruise, Facite feet, 1871. Waiting repairs at Washington, Last used for ordnance pur- poses near Annapolis, 1 jLaid up at New York. Last used in connection with Vienna Ex- J.J), bosition im as74 i ‘ 2]Out of commission at Washing- J 3} «| spd +13) 2 | aba 4) 2 ton. Last used ag receiving ship in 1876, Lron-clads. Ropuiring at Wilmington, Last coos at the Naval Academy, 274, Repairing at Maro Island, Built at Jersey City tn 1863 and sent to San Francisco in 1864. Never in active service, aid ap at League Island, Last 1m commission as the Sanga- mon tn North Atlantic squad. Ton, 1865. - Repairing at Chester. Last cruise, European station, 1867, Repairing at Mare Islang. Last crnise, South Atiantic squad. ron, 1366, Laid up at League Isiand, Last Soutu Aulanuc squad- a 4 «| af 2 | ape sf 3} 4 «| 4) 2 -| 2} 2|Lata ap at League Island, Never tted for active service, Keel | | ind at Greenpoint, L. 1, 1862 | |. Sent to League Isiand jn 1868, Gjlu ordinary nt New York, Jaat used ns Vice Admiral’s flags ship, 1875. «] i] 4] Repniring at Philadelphia, Last in commission on North At- lantic station, 187%, 1 i j | ONB HUNDRED AND TWENTY YARDS HUKDLES—TRIAL MEATS. 2:45 P. M.—First Heat, 1. Cola M. Sterling, New York city. 2 James Pearson, Toronto Lacrosse Club. & E, B, Foote, Jr, New York Athletic Club, 2150 P. M.—Second Heat, 4. James G. Lathrop, Union Athletic Club, Boston, 5. Goorge Hitcticock, New York city. 6 George A. Waiker, Unton Athletic Club, Boston. 2:55 PL M,—Third Heat. 7. P. La Montagne, New York city. & 0. L Richard, New York Athietic Club, 9, Frederick Rubi, New York Turn Verein, ONE HUNDRKD YARDS—-SECOND TRIAL HEATS, 3 P, M.—First Heat, Between first and second in first and second trial heats, 3:05 P. M.—Second Heat. Between first and second in third and fourth trial heats. ONK MILF WALK. 3:10 P.M. 1, James V. Wolcott, Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation Gymnasium. 2. Charles C. Snaw, Yonkers Lyceum. 3. Richard Berger, New York Turn Verein, 4. D. M. Stern, New York Athletic Club, & Harry Lilly, Manhattan Club, Yorkvtile. 6 Reginald H. Sayre, Wood’s Gymuasium, New York city. 7. E, C. Holske, Harlem Athlotic Club, & H. Hamilton Gates, Young Men’s Christian Asso- ‘eration Gymnasium. 9, Charies M. Shaw, Yonkers, N. Y, 10. Waiter 1. Grittin, Wood's Gymnasium, New York city. FOUR BUNDRED AND FORTY YARDS—TRIAL HEATS, 3:20 PB. M.—First Heat, 1, James Pearson, Toronto Lacrosse Club, 2, GW. 8. Robertson, Montreal Athletic Ciub & C. J, Williams, Chicago Football Ciub, 4. Isaiah Frazier, Yonkers Lyceum. larry M. Howard, Union athletic Club, Boston, 3:25 PP. A. —Second Heat, 6, John H. Ferguson, Yonkers, N. Y. 7, Stephen Young, Dartmouth College, 8. Edward Merritt, New York Athletic Club, 9. James G. Lathrop, Union Athietic Ciub, Boston, P. M.—Third Heat, 10. Jobn Grassick, Scottish-Americun Athletic Club. UL Aaron 8. Pennington, Board oi Trade, Paterson, N. J, 12, Alexander Brown, Princeton Athletic Ciub, 13. R. R, Colgate, Wood's Gymnasium, New York city, HURDLE RACK— FINAL HRATS. 3:38 P.M. Between winners of the three trial heats. THREE-MILE WALK, 340 POM. 1. D. M. Stern, New York Atnlotic Club, 2 Reginald H. Sayre, Wood's Gymnasium, Now York city. 3 Charl 2 C. Shaw, Yonker’s Lyceum, 4. James D. Freeman, New York cry. FOCR HUNDRED AXD FORTY YARDS—FINAL BRAT, e 4:10 PM, Between first and second in the three trial heats, ONY HUNDRED YARDS—FINAL HEAT. 4:15 P.M. Between first and second in the two second trial heats, THROWING THE TAMMER, dour MM George A. Walker. Union Athletic Club, Boston, James G. Lathrop, Union Athietic Ciub, Bor Henry E. Buermeyer, New York Athletic © Witham B. Curtis, New York Athletic Ciuo, SEVEN-MILE WALK. 403 P.M. Frank E. Lenardson, New York city. Wiliam J. Brown, Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles Conner, Young Meu's Christian Associa- ion Gymnasium. E. ©, Hoiske, Hariem Athletic Club, D, M. Stern, New York Athietic Club, Charles W. Brace, Scottish-American Athletic Club, Jobn H. W. Killeen, Manhattan Clad, Yorkville, Wiliam W. Cornish, Scottsu-American Athletic club. 9. Thomas Buckley, Brookiyn, N. Y. Thomas H. Smith, Scottish-American Athletic Club. Charlies Canniogham, New York city, During the seven-mile waik the following competi- tions will take place:—Running high jump, putting the shot and running broad jump. RUNNING HIGH sem, . H. Edwards Ficken, New York city. Goorgo A. Waiker, Union Athletic Clad, Boston, James Pearson, Toronto Lacrosse Ciup. Stephen Young, Dartmouth College, . Isak Frazier, Yonkers Lyceum, PUTTING SHOT, |. Henry £. Buerme: New York Athletic Club, George A. Waiker, Union Athictic Club, Boston, John Grassick, Scottish-Amertonn Athievic Club, CXSING BKOAD JUMP. HL Edwards Ficken, New York city, George Hitehuock, New York city. James G. Lathrop, Union Athletic Clab, Boston, Froderick Ruhl, New York Turn Verein, Stephen Young, Dartmouth College. George Hl. Parker, Now York Athletic Club, Isaiah Frazier, Yonkers Lyceum, Thomas C. Duily, Hariem Athletic Cluo. HALP-MILE REN, 5:60 1. Mt. Oliver T, Johnson, New York Athletic Club, Alexander Brown, Princeton Cotlege Athletic Clab. Frank Banham, Now York city. Haroid Lambe, Argonaut Boat Club, Toronto, Thomas ©. Duty, Hariem Athletic Club. Corneli Manonoy, Now Ycrk Athletic Club, Robert Pearson, Toronto Lacrosse Club. W. 8, Robertson, Montreal Athiotic Club, James G. Lathrop, Union Athietic Cla. George Clamp, Scarboro, N. Y. Heury G. Keoier, Harlem Athletic Cind, C. J. Willams, Chicago Football Club, Jotn L. O'Brien, Yonkers, N. Y. Wiliam J. Dufty, New York oa Stepnen Young, Dartmouth Col fee FASE R woe fern erases SAP PRP Bee a ee PESEESeeuepeowm ATHLETIC NOTES, ‘Tho Plainfield (N. J.) Athletic Club hold thojr annual meeting at Piainficld on October 5. The games aro open to ali amateurs, and are ag follows:—Ten-mile waik; 100-yard, 40-yard, hali-mile and one-mile rans; broad jump, standing and running; three-milo wall vaulting with the pole; hurdle race, over six hurdles; throwing base ball; sack race, and two handicap races, 100 yards and 440 yards. Entries close September 25 with J. A, Demarest, Park Ho! Plainfield, N. J. Handicapper, Mr. Jamos Watson, of York, The Union Athletic Clah, of Boston, will bold an ath- Livy) meeting on October 7. Several yames are cpon to amateurs, 4 handicap athletic meoting will be held at the Now for the protection of his defenceless countrymen, ie without justifying the atrocity of their crimes, wielde his pen as leariessly in exposing the great wrongs in- tlicted upon she red men by unscrupulous and corrupt whites ; and one of his last and strongest protests was made #gainst the invasion of land ceded to the Indians by solemn treaty by a party of white men. ‘As to his last’ battle with non-treaty-making and hostile Sioux, it will stand in history as one of th most heroie engagoments ever fought, and his name will be respected so lung as chivalry 1s applauded aud civilization battles against barbarism. ‘Asto your address to the General of the Army, that official 1s eunontly qualified to speak for himself should he feel so tnehned; yet when you insinuate that the oflicers of the Repubiic are below the level of humanity, you insult the brothers, sons, relatives and iniencs of many of the best families in every section of our iand, ‘the army is in no sense responsible for that dark page iu our bistory which records our relations ship with the Indians of this country, and whica, next to Alrican slavery, has done more to dis; our government, blacken our fair name and reflect u our civilization than aught else, For the puss titty rs it fas not beén confined to any one political party, administration or class of individuals, but bas been a source of corruption and a disturbing element which should now have an end. Wath scarcely an exception the officers ot the army have dealt fairly and houestly with the Indians. The Commission that made the treaty with the Sioux nation and secured the right of way through their country for our Pacitic ratiroada was largely composed of distinguished army oflicers, ‘The treaty bas since been violated and their territory overrun by gold hunters and adventurers. When other efforts failed, an officer of the army, Genera: 0. O, - Howard, went, at the risk of bis lie, into the moun- ting of’ Arizona, mot the cruel and dreaded Cochise, and made terms which have since been complied with” by boih parties, The novle Canby gave up bis lile while withholding bis troops and eudeavoring to use peacetul measures. 1 could give you almost number. less instances where army officers bave had the s control and management of Indian affairs and given eminent satisfaction to tho Indians. They do not ad- vocate exterminauon, neither do they desire anmbila- tion, Soult the army disappear to-morrow this In. dian would not cease, but be taken up by such he loliowers of Chivington, who bad for years and it is not supposed that they would deal more leniently with them than the army has done, Now, ny dear sir, no service is more laboriogs, thankless or dangerous than contending against these treacherous savages, and if you will come out and learn the reai sentiments of the army you Will tind the of cers of the ariry the strongest advocates of avy peace policy that suaii be just and honorable, You will tind us out bere, 400 miles from railroad communication, in as barren, desolate aud worthless a country as the sun shines tpou—volcame, broken and almost impass- able; so rugged as to make our granite hilis of Vermont and New Hampshire appear, in comparison, as pleas- ant parks. Jagged and picctpitous chills, narrow and deep arroyos filied with jmassive boulders, alka water, OF maybap tor miles and miles noue at’ all; vegetation, cactus and sage bushes—will represent to you feebly, indeed, the trie scene of the present campaign, io which We ure contending against the most poweriul, wariike and best armeu body of savages on the Ameri- can continent, armed aud mounted, partly at the ex- pense ol the government, and fuliy supphed with the | most smpreved magazine guns and tons of metallic am- munition, lam pleased taat you have becoine inter- ested in this question, lor the more tt 18 agitated the more quickly will 1t be understood and the evil abated. No one admires your philanthropy and high sense of justice more ‘than myself, yet I am forced lw velieve that when you become familar with the subject your ideas will be ima- terially moditied, for 1 bave yet to see an astern man who has had personal observation of these wild, carvivorous, Piams Indians who has not changed his opinions of them. Now, let me give you y opiuion of some of the causes of the I in dis affection and of this endless trouble:—First, our vactl- lating policy and the diMeuity of adherence to any treaty or terins made with the: Indi again, we either cater to their savage tastes by annually making them presents of horses, rifles, fancy blankets, beuds, red paint, &G, which on.y encourage them to continue in barbarism, of we altempt to suadenly change their natures and make them tillers of the soil, au occupa. tion to tem both degrading and distastetul. In-this way they are kept ima state of idleness and depen- dence, and too frequently they are treated without meres. Their agents are frequently well meaning men, Dut too often are either inexpercuced or tacompetent, the dupes of unscrupulous contractors or men con venient and useful to political managers, Now, I vo lieve, the remedy 1s to first disarm and dismount them vy the strong arm ot the government; make them sud ject to the government and laws of the State; issue their ‘sapphes and annurtics through the supply department of the government, where rigid uccouutabitily 1s en. forced turongh a well estabtisned system. In place of their thousands of war ponies give them domestic stock, First, make them a jastoral people break up all their barbarous modes of lile, such as hving in tents, carrying arms, wearing the paraphernalha of savages or nothing, as their tastes dictate, Place in charge of their affairs men of acknowledged character and known inte.rity and business capacity. Banish from their territory all the Indian traders who have received from them the traits of the chase, amounting to inudreds 0: thousinds of dollars annually, and supe plied them With munitions of war with which they nave cut down battalions of United States troops und taid Waste the sedtiements Of our pioneers. 11 the mo- ney wiieh bas been expended jor worthiess article: ‘6 grauty Wage tstes had been saved it wou! dhave made a schoo! fund sufficient to educate a major. ity of the youth of the different tribes; and here is where the work of reformation 4nd civilization should ve applied. And there ts an ample and rich field for the good people of the Bast. It seoms aimust idle tompt to civilize these old warriors through the me dium of some uareliabic aud unintelligent halt breed ‘The hope of every nation rests with its youth, and the sooner the rising generation are taught the English longuage and the advantages und benetts of civilization the sooner will this problem that bas cost us millions of money annually, and beon the disturbing eloment to the Western States and Territories, be solved. In fact, establish a permanent pian of civilization, the founda: tivns of which snail be firmuess and humanity, honesty and durability, and you iay then save and race that now appears to ve doomed, and you will also free our vast lrouuer stretching from the British Pos. sessions to the Rio Granae, from the territyimg and devastating presence of these uncivilized peopie. | re main, wilh the highest seapect, very traly yours NELSON A. MLLES, United Staies Army, FALL OF A BUILDING, About half-past six o’ciock yesterday morning the building, occapied by Horton & Co., lumber dealers, on the corner of Clarksor A West strocts, ground, No one was ijured, ba flo tee | :