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CAMP THOMAS SOLDIERS. FOtTR afOEl RKGIMRNTS TO GO FUR? THER SOl-TH- ABINDANT BUPPUES FOR HVKKY OOMMANU. ;i,v raaJBBBUPU -o ma Taiitrxnl Chattan.-Oga, Tenn.. J'i::e 7. From the most authentlc Bource to-d?y lt la learaed 'hai at icast four more regtmenta wlll soon b<- ordered fr.,m cyekamanga to Tan.pa or Jackaonviiie. At Oeneral BTOOka'B h'-.idqu.Tt'ts everybody 1?< Bllent thla aubjeet, ar.d no ordera have been recelved aa yt. but Oaaeral Brooke has an ln aimatlon of what ls comlng. Several regiment? ,re belng eOJUl] ped frr serv'.-o in the fleld, ar.d aii their roqulsltlona are honored Immedlately. The 9th New-Tork, 14th N'ew-York. 6th Ohlo and lr' Pennsylvanla arlll donbtleoa be the repi ments to go, They j.ave been dlreeted to order aii the aboea, underclothlng at:d campalgn hnta they need. and the Ordnanee Department la fur riishin? them with a full auppry of ammalnltlon. c |( oel Channcay, of the ^tu New-Tork, has been Instructed to flll all his oompanles up to 1<>7 Pien, plactng them on a w.ir footlng. Thla be has been stea.'.ily do'.rg for two days. telegraph lnp IO tr.en at home from whom he had applic:; tions for enlistment. The f'th Illlnols Healmcr.t may ba BUbetatntnd for one of the above named, posslbly ln place of the 1st Pennsylvunla. It is belleved that orders for these ropinumts to po t.. the front Wlll be recelved thls week. M'KNINO HOt'RS FOR PRILL. Wtott dayllght T111 noon to-day reglmental drllls were in progress all over the encampment, extendlng over a radlus of fourteen BQUare mlles. Some of the commanders changed the daily propramme to-day, and had thelr harde'U drilis ln the early mornlng. Thls was done be cause of the excesslve heat. Itecent report.-; sent from Camp Thornos say that not a dozen cases of serlous Qlneaa exist ln camp. Just ex aetly 801 caaea have been reported ln the dlvi? slon and r>ther hospltals These slck soldiers are belng nobly cared for by the people of ChattanOOga, who have opened thelr pnmea and hearts freely. RatlOOa and supplles are now shlpped dally from .'hattanonga to Tampa. Jaeksonvllle and Jloblle. A week ag:> there were enough ratlons at Chattanooga ln the Government storehouses to supply the army here for six months perhaps. Tn-o-thir ls of these hive been shlpped away THF. VITAL QUESTION OF SL'PPLIES. In talklr.g of the trouhle ln lssulng supplies and the ecmplalnt of the soldiers about not get tlng er.ouph to eat, Major Nye. ln oharpe 0f the comrnisso.ry. sald to-day: "The ?,,]e trouble wlth the BOMtera ls that the man in charge of the brigade and reglmental commissarlats are new men, rather ornnamental that useful Just at thls Ftage of thelr experience, and they have not >?< : g ,t tha hang of furnlshlng the food auppllea properly. "The bread baked ot Camp Thomaa Is of BflU perior qualltjr, and ls better than I get at my boardl.-.p-place. It ls fresh. and made of the beat quallty o? flour. ond ls thoroughly palatab'.e and wholesorr.e. A regiment of say one thou? sand men well eonsume from seven hundred to elght hundred loaves of bread a day, but aa many of them do not eonsume twenty-two eur.cea of bread a day. they recelve the prlee of the other two hundred or three hundred loavea lr. cash. whlch ls added to the company funris fe.r the purchase of rther food artlc.es. The Fiine rule holds pood ln oth'. r ratlons Each man wlll eonsume so much. and the dlffarenoe, when managed by a skllK-d commissary, goes to the reglmental or compory fuitd .".nd may ba uaed ln the purchaae of other food, such thinga r.s ollve oll, pick'.e? nnd i ther additlons to the ratlons oonstituting the atapla arttelea pur? cbaaafl bf the Regu'.ara. "If the men do not pet a suffle'.ency of food lt ls the fault of their onmmissaries. Fresh meal ls shipped dlreet from a bip Chlcatro estahll-.h kjw} ta refrls-erator-cars. and when it arrlve^ Ir cstnp the meat ls un!oaded and placed in a cold BnsrtjisV ?rnrenouse at tho Park. whence U [a drawn on requlsltlona from the commlssarlea of ?'?? varlona ivrlgadeB. Thls meat i.i ef tha fTr.o?t quallry. and Is superior to the bcef eoi.i ln Chattaaa oga, but ir it is alkrwad to lie out in the open alr for a day or two by the Inexperienced company cooks lt, of eourse. becomea talnted and touph. and ls r.ot as good as It Bhould be. lf i: ls c^-oked immedlately by cooks wh,. under btaad thelr buslness there ls ii" flner beef ob? talnable any where "There ls no trouhle whatever in fup;>);> ;.ig tha troops w.th ample provtalona The only dlfflcul* ty Ls that Inexperlenced men have had charge of the d:str!butlon of the food. and as a conae (]u?r,-f aome of th*- troops have suffered. AMPT.n RATIONS I8SUED. "The idea of any of the reairr.ents belng foreed to llv<- upon bread and coffee la prejj.,ster<.iis There !;. ^n ample supply of ratlona laaued to tl ?? brigade ooanmiaaaiiee on demand) and if it is property distrlbuted there is notblng lae); ? the daily food BttppJfed. la the way of fresh vegcttbles we issue a ration of 80 per cent ef pot.'itoes ar.d 20 per cent of onlona, when the latter are ot.talna.ble, or, In lleu of that, 70 per cent potatoea and 80 per ,-ent eannej tomat"cs. Thls gives an aoipla aupply of vagetabl* food, ir fact more than the men conenaaa. The Army ls abundantly BUpplled wlth the neressail?>s r,f Ufa, and out of their snvlnps, wlth a akllled man :., tha oeeiitnlaaary department. they may enjoy many of the luxurlea aa svell." The 1st South f'arollna Replment arrlved to day. it conelsta <>f twelve eompaualea, recruited from a.ll paj-ts Of the State, and the palmetto hadgea were consyilcuous upon the young so! di'.rs. They are without arms or aoooutre tn-r.ts. ar.d have no uniforms axoepl the <,;fl aara, w-i-.o aranr the rearulatlon Nataoaal Ouard aalform a?d side arms. Hut they nta a cou rac''us-looicinp lot of jroung faHoare, and aeem lo ba fllled >vltti the old S?uth Caroilna oplrlt of ehtvalry and bravery, nnd arlll s'K>n make th< r Ir.fluer.ce felt among tiie soldiers encamped Bl the Pork. A number of the older and well-known fam llies of South Oarollna are repreeented In this rcKl.-n. nt. There are In the ranks lili'ai ,!e Bter.dants of the Rntledges, Calhouna, Blasella, Ra\-nels and other famlll<-s oonnected with the hlatory of the Natlon. Tliey are as patrlotio a l^^ly of men as could be found. ('olonel Till man, the crmrnand?-r, la a nephew of Senator Tiiiman. and p.n azcallanl aoldien it '..4 more than probable thnt the Western and Atlantle Ra!ir"ad wlll bulld a line Into ChtcauUMUBga Park. as it has contemplated t?r some time. The une (,f anrvey hai= been made from Ohlckamaupa. Tenn., to Chickamau? ga, la Chlekamauga, Tenn . ls nlKiut i ight mlles from the clty, on the line of the Wcntern and Atlantle Kailroad: the dlstance from that polnt. runnlng K'Utn to Mlsst 'nary Rldge, ls abouf ten mlU-s IJ Chickamauga, Oa. There wlll be llttle <iifll euUy in eonstroctlng the Une, ns lt runs elong a lavel raJley route the entlre dlatanoe, ar.d a ***} forre of men wlll be able to eompleta tha wrrkin a short tlme. The 12th N'ew-York has the honor of posenoa* JJVw* younKr'sf man enlisted in the Bervlce. He ' vfank Kr'.ft't'. s?-venteen vears old, and la a g< od eowier. WATKH AT CAMP AI.GEU. ^'ashington. June 7 The War Department ta-day mada publle the fpllowlng lettar from Colonel Pamuei m. Weleb, Jr., of the 68th Nnw Tork volunteers, bearing on the food and water BUppiy at Camp Alger, Va.: -?"?dijuartera fjBth Regiment Infantry, N. Y. V.. Camp Russell A. Alger. June 1. 1886. ... (Beapectfully forwarded.) , ini" r?airnent has suffered aomewhat from eaci. nr proper supply of water. I f.ok BCtlva .e-.sures to procure a supply, and have been "orting to that er>(] smcr f)Ur airlval ln camp. ?<^e 8'in?: threo wella. whlch fumlsh a llberal B(uCf"ntr ?f "at*r whlch our aurgeona pronoun"e r I ". ? ?'der to be certaln, have sent sam ., .t0 s'-irgeon-Oeneral V. S. A.. for analysis. du- S5*M#* f,f preeaution, have purchased Pj'P, plpe and tools and am drrring another Ia?iinin*?t0 * m)'!jr.d"rstand!ng betw.en the 'aarurng Commlasary at Camp Hiac.k. Long lal shor. 4 th" A- c- s- f'' thla eommand, we are I?.r. i on*-^ird of one ration. Otharwlae food ?uP.'Iy haa been. and Is. ample. ?nakaT* ma<1,? no p?mplaints. If I had nny to t!'-,' ',i ul<1 nav,~ ,rif,fl to fonrnjlate them ryperiy and forward through me channela, SAMT'KI, M. WKLCH. Jr., ColonaL VIORIS Violet-Orris A8B1GNED TO TBE F0RT8. DKTAIL OF VOLUNTEEH TROOPB IN' OEN? ERAL PRANK'8 DEPARTMEHT. Tho formal aaalgnment '.?>? Brlgadler-Qeneral Royal T. Frank of the volunteer troopa ln his eommand tn thr rarloua coaal delencea which ln hl* Judgmi nt neeiled gaiTlaonlBg was annoiin. ed yeaterday. it tnk. = away all tha raajlmanta arhlch have remalned at Camp B'.a k. Hampetead, *lnr-p al tha riiTht regtmenta muatarad ln there were ordared to Beutharn polnta. The details of thoge troopa Inrlud* placlna betta.tona ,.f the '.st 3?rei ment at Porta Hamllton an I Wadaworth, whi^h gui rd 'ho Narrowa, detachmenti .' the _Sd Regl ment at Wiiiet.-. r..-.nt and Porta Bchuyler and Blocum, ut tha antranoe to tho Eaal Rlver from tho Boond, aad the 17th Regtmenl in the vlclnlty of Nawport, R. I. Other troup.a ln tho Department, atattoned .it the Stnt* rum; s, ln Delaware, Peanaylvanla and Con nooilout. nre also placed al fortlfl Bttoni on the BSabOard. The troopa 4vlll bo traneported lo 'helr n?w j.oats as soon as t!io Quartermaater* Pepnrt menl can supply the aacaaaary iranaportatlon. Tho ot.ior isaiH i i.y General Prank la as follows: The lai Regiment, New-York Volunteera, Colonei Thomaa ll flarber. atatloned nt Hempatead, L ? : to take atatlon as followa: Colonei, head qunrtera, two rompcnlea and unaaalgned Hold of". cera, nt Port Columbua, Oovernor'a laland, to re :>p\e Battery B. 6th Artlllery. which wlll ko to Foi t 8 ? um, leavlng detall ??{ r> aergeant. corporal, ten prrvatea, one cooh and ? ufll. lenl meaa furnlture for iletai'hinent to ai-t as piis.,'i guard; the 11. I tai ini 'olonel, a major an.l Av* companlea to pro cei i to Port Hamllton. b major -,r:.l rlve rom i .-.. i io Fort Wadaworth. The 22d Reuiment. Sew-York Volunteera, Colonei !'? ? ',, take atatlon as followa: . . ? tned fleld offlcera and three com? panlea to Fori fl - im, on Davld'a laland; tlie lleu tenant-colonel. n major and four companlea to Fort 8 i yler; a .or and I - r companlea to Wllleta Po'nt: me u ompany io report to Major john 'J D K- ? ':???' Englneera, at Wllleta i'..;?-,?. for .' ity under hla oi lers The ?7th Sew-Yorh Volunteera, f'olono] john (j Eddy, :? take atatioi ? ? Colonei, hea.1 quartera, n aalgned fleld ,fflc*n ntid four com pan'.ei to the Stati .'a!:.,1, at Quanaett. R. I . ?"? a iej.er-.-e,; III itenanl i ilonel, ., major anrl six rom panlcs, at Forl A'lnnis. Rhode laland, nrvi twor-om .... ? . ^ tn Dutch laland, R i The eolona . I eadq lartera, un.i*stfrn.-,l fleld offl mpanlea of the '.st Regiment, Connect Volunteera, from Nlantlc, Conn., to Kort Knnx. r:?-T Bu kaport. M* Tho ltth P nnaylvanla Voluntearn, fnionei win !am J .;'.:,.-). ii..\\ al Mount Gretna. Penn.. to Mk* al i lonel, h< idquarteri , . lai . a ofll ? and ala inlee, to Fort M ...? New-.1er*ey lleutenant-eolonel^and two oom ea lo t l>( i.' ? The 18th Peni j ? V ilunteera, Colonei Nor ..1 8n "i ' Oretna, to iioinwnrr Clty, to take i - '? amp ground la ? ? [__ nne company I ? I Mllance, (>hlo, to '..'?,? ? . .. report to lha general ? the I ? i rtmi ni of the Lakea, at Chl :ago The ir.'.h Pmnaylvanla. Coloi el \V ::iam A Kroj.s to take atatlon i -i >l ??-? hi tdquartera unA* ? anad ''? " mlee to Bhei __?:'?. Point. V nd tWO <-oni parl* to Porl v. a*hli gtor Mai j i Tha is; l >. >1a ? n mteer 1 fantry, Colonei p ?? m etoa Del., lha Ihrce t- oopi of i Pei lunteer Cav? alry, al Mount fi ? a. Pei . Li| Ban rj \ an-i T-;. -. y Battery C, of * I mni llcut Volun tc*r Cavalry, al Slantlc, Cn ? iin ln camp intll furthei Tho ?? . looala ara lo deetgnata the majora aad ri pectlva companlea thal ar* to hn ?er.t; tei ta ? ? ilpmoni n-.-.ri fiv* rla;-s' ratlona to aerompanj aarh detall Th^ or.lf-r was re et\. ,1 at tho Quartorma*ter'* Depnrtrnar.t too i-to yeaterday afterroon to ar range for ih.- neaded ti im rtal an, bui it wlll ?? af.ftle'l to-fljy. B ??' lhi companlea, ?-*r.*o!al!} ?aaaalgi '?' :- Poini nd Porl rfamllton, wlll prol eatlnal ,na lt | not 1 ? eaterd w G< neral Pen ? ?? - ? of Ina . ommand leavi He , tead 1 ? COSTRACTB FOR LIOBT UNIFORM8 !_? ryi.vG I't;i,avi:i> awar_r> IO pr: matik ttv I'lT BTBAVY sii!l'Mr..\'T ny OIUMfANCE The a?vard of tne contract for Um llght-weia-M vmlform* for t'-,e troopa wh>. ,.r>. awei'erlng In ih? South in heavy irln!ar-watg_! woollaa g.-r int-r.ls wll! >.f ir_i.]o :d-i:_> Bl th?: 8*9844 of tha AotinK Chlef Qoart?r_?ater, in th<- Armr Bulldlng : Tho rXfLer.^r.-i'lM' <}. :.,y BUII l.f-'tl dU8 to VailOUl 1 rati^os. the flnal compUcatlon h4vinrr re.a.iito.i fr m tho effort to eubetltut* cotton drllllng lor canvai Tho raaull haa been I it tha graatai pul of l i | sul'a wlll ba mada of cotton diKk. whi.;h h.-ia been I fotml si:;.?-rlor to both of t1 leaa, nnd la aome ro ! sper-ts better than tha Impotrtad Ehakl ,-ioth, which has l.een hlghly ro.-omme:..!. .! U'h'-n the questlon of aqulpptag tho t.lpt vol;n teor army after it was of4!i,,] by tho Preetdenl aaa Prs' ooiiald'-red, tho aubjecl of rlothlnir w.-, , ro fTre.i to tho Clothlng Buraau, in Phlladelphla, whir-h had heen :n tho haMt of turnlng ? alx ?? ? ? ? : Regular Army unlforma In i year, ? of them b' iru- ra ida I ?? the aldowa and dnu-h ?<-rk ? f ?-);,!lers of tho Clvll War. fnr whom thls orn ploymani w-is furnlehed by f4n art of Coagreaa Tl." only -u!ts known were tha heavy an-1 llghl blue keraey elolh, the formei twenty-two ouncea to tho yar.i un ; Ihe lattei alxtean ouncaa Tho preaatng demandi were flrst auppllad hy the Iss'jo of thlrty thouaand sultu en hand, an.l thim ootitra.-t- were ma le, . hlefly In thla rlty, for h largo quanllty Of the llghter-welghl s;ilts Bui General Mllea had aeen ln Germany n llght-welghi eanvaa ui.if'.rm whlch h< deemed tha t.est poa? alble thlng f'.r Bommer ar< aapeclally ln h hot cllmate. a aample aull waa obtalaed nnd nn efr-.n waa made to have ? large namber made through th<- Phlladelphla Clothlng Bur. iu. But the delay and the lownesa wtti, whl'-h th*; attempl le aecu ?? lhi lettlng >.f h oon trac-t wa* made were ao greal thal flnally the m.-,t;.-r waa turnad over to the Daputy-Quarter n_aata*>Gaoaral, ln thla clty Hla t'.rst or.ier -.vk,< to ohtain blda for forty thouaand eanvaa enits But when the nids were aecured in^t week, it w?,s a?f-ertalno.i that they were not 4<hnt waa wanted, ani nll tha t>:.is wera rejected and new onea s<>'i4-)it for cotton drllllng, technlcally called "drlll weave." The \ii-fx of tha suit* aubmltted In reaponae was not drinir.jr al Hii. bui cotton durk. . queatlon ?.vhh lafl <.j .-:i untll after a conferenee held In Waahlngton on Monday, al whlch Quariermaal i ,;.,.. ral Klmball, of thls <-ity. araa preaent, Thi tost t,, whl h tha dlfferenl materlal*, Includlng oaavaa dri.iinK, Khakl cloth and duek, wera aub? mltted ahowed concluslvely thal lha duck waa tho baat l'. it Btrojigiir, more lmper4*toua to raln and mora flexlble than tha othera, undor tha s.-,..). The i eaull ???? ? ? il lalon to order l ind ,-u.;e f cotton i:u k, i and a half ouncea to ihe yard ln a ??"?' nnd ?' i an olor To a f.Ur fl< ui '..-st -.. the "drlll weave' tbera wlll b. t arenti I ? la of It ordered and pul i _i ba othera. Il ( ? pected lhal t1 >???? 4\ 111 .... |_rtj u o .... I n ' ? f the duek ? ms contracted lor. 'i'n<- contract wlll <...) for the dellvery ?f ovo .. da ?? II -.'.. flva .lay.: after the .?. i fa ? ai made ihei .. m be ? to 'he troopa, ih. ? furtheai Bouth K'-ttiii? flrat lt Ih believed lhal tha delny la nuw ? |, . .; befon ?? 'n.i of thla month eaeh aoldler wlll hava ? llght-welghl unlform. Bidi i d '?' iterdey for tba traoaportatloa ol elevi ?'?? Ing In thi aggre ? 7j . - i ,i , \. hl. :i have i ? ? t? t. .1 at 11 <? Ing < Iroundi Tw o ot 12-lnch bora ? s i Icel ll' io. two ol ? Inch to llllton Head, Pon Royal, fi C: two of l-lneh t., Jarry'a j-,,;.,, Portan ,uih, N. H.; on? of i: Inch to Porl Bchuyler; <.r.. each of 8-lnch. lo-lnch and IS-lnch t.> Ohlo, one ".r k-.h ta l levelar.d. Ipmcni is the largeal k:'!;:1*- .,:;< m-or nn.le from Pandy Hook. Ti o r illowlm addltlonal appllcanti for rornmiH .,,,...- ln Ihe J:i.?::i< * r Brlgade wero examln'-d ... h A. it" ii, of Beaver Palla Pann., ., e|, rtrlcal enrlneer nnd n gniduat* of Lahlgh , Ivoralty; FT. H '?.yn, ?n arehttaei anil a gradtiati of Itutgera Cnllege; Abner J. Haydal, an archlteet of thla clty: VTarrcn D Bi iwn, an eloc. ? i!.;-ii.f,r. who h.is h'-nn ' mr loyed ln Kdlaon* laboratory, and Wllllam H. Wllaon, a miniug ?n clncor. of t!ii? clty. Armv orders hav, r?en li-s'ie.l nilowlng all or dalned cleraymon the prlvjlogo of condnotinp re ligii ia aerx'lcea ut the varloua campa whara they ?re atatl med ai haplalnB. Finest Flavor. Falrest Pflce. WAR8BIPS AT NEWPORTXEWS THE BUFFALO ARUIVES FROM RUAZIL THE HARVARD JODffl THE YAI.H. [nr TKLuOiiAi-ri to tht TBisrxE.l Newport Newa, Va.. June ".?The T'nlted states dynatntta urulaar BtiaTnlo, formeriy ei cul. of the iforgan Line. and later the Nicthe roy, of the Brazllian Navy. arrlved at Old Polnt this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and dropped anchor off Fort Monroe. The Ruffnlo comea from Rio Janelro, and travelled the entlre dlstance with? out a Bton Two hours later th? l'nlted States BCOUtahlp Harvard, formeriy the New-York, of the Amerl? can Llrie. and a sister shlp of the Yale. now- at O.Ib port, propped anchor off the Chamberlln Hotel, and wl'.l prohably come up here tO-moiTOW m irnlng to take on about (our tho4tsaad tona of coal. The Harvard eame dlrectiy to Hamp t ifl Ronda from the Wlndward Passape, where <-hv was do;ng scout duty for the Flylng Squad ? : untll the arrlval of Admlral Sampson at Bantlago The BoffalO ls In a fllthy condltion. and she ls now held up at Old Pomt by Ihe N'atlonal Quarantlna authorities. wh<> refaaed to let her paaa untll after communlcatlng with Dr. Ilam Hton. at Washlnpum. Dr. Pettus, the oflVer at the Polnt. has not yet heard from Pr H.mi llton. bul lt is thought likeiy that Inotructtona Wlll eom" to allow 4-aptnln Melssner nnd his slilp to proceed to ihe ahipyerd after the Iat - ter is thoroughly cleaned ahonrd and fumt gated. The Qnarantlne ofneer al this porl says he Wlll no; paaa the Buffalo to the shipyard un l, aa she is flrst cleaned bialde at oid Polnt. Burprlaa is sxpresaed by thoae who are ac qualnted wlth -he Buffalo'a condltion that the Unlted states Conaul at Rk) should aceepl tbe ahto as fllthy as she ls. TIIK rnTfTALO BAI A BMALL BAtTBRT. The Buffalo now- enrries a ?mall battery. and dld not leave Plo as defenceleaa as aome thought. When purrhased by thls Oovernment. however. she was without armament of any klnd. on account of the neutrallty obllgatlona of Braall. the Oovernment 'alled In Ita purpo?e t-. buy the shlp wlth her dynamlte guna aboard Th? battery wrs removed. and the NlCtheroy was manned by an Amerlcan crew. under Cap tain Melssner lt Is reported that th- eaptaln eucceeded ln smugpllng aboard the vessei three rapld-flre runa capable of flrtng dynamlte pi^ectllaa,_ and a number of ordlnary rapid-flre rliles When the Nlctheroy was well "ut at aea. th? guns were broughl up ?a decb and placed Inpoeltlon by her crew The Buffalo win come up to the l ard In the mornlng, and tbe work of con verllng here into nn auxlllar) erulser. after the pattern ofthe Toaemlte. wlll begln "t once - - wlll carry ten fl-lnch puns and a sec ondary battery of ?'? "nd 1" poundera. II lt poasible lhal her dvnamite guna wlll be retalned ln poeltl o When oompleted, the ituffalo wlll be commanded t>v Coratnodore J. H Hcmph s on duty at the Bureau of Navlgatlon. and will be manned by tha Vlrglnla Naval Reaervea, who wlll go aboard the trainlng-ahlp Pranblin to morrow mornlng They wlll remaln In traln inp untll the Ituffalo Is ready t"T sea TilE TALE Tn HAVE NEW AllMAMENT The scoutshlp Yal- welghed anchor thls af? ternoon and proeeeded to the shipyard. where, !? la stated. she arlll be consldernbly strength ?ned. and made ready to recelve nn armament of slxt'-en fl-lncb guna The ernleer was towed to the drydo.k and sent In en tha high Uds Sh? wlll bave magaatne Boata out ln her aldea beneath th? water-llne, and wlll then i* taken ,,-.? i' deek and fltted with rangnalnefl and gnn -r. it 18 . _ . ... Before leavinr, Newport Newa the rale wl recelve forty flve hundred lona of roa anl win ;.e provlalonad for an unuaually lonc rruise I- lonaeetlon arlth 'he alteratl to be maaa tn th? V?n, there is an Intereetlng Btory . ?>. formatlon of another Flylng Bquadi ?n. t ? one to l"uve the Ameriran eeaal In - two. dlrectiy '..* ihe enhet ofT8i ?ln, for Uie peraoaa of ke-imp an eye ,-n tt? Kparrta i Re serve Sqoadron. and att^k'ng Ra shtp* ? aver reaelbbi ... ., The report ha* lt IhsAtlile Bfluadron Wlll M composed of th- Yale ths Harvard. the Bi Paul. the St Loula th- t>ti*, the Clnclnmiti. tbe Newark and tl,'- San Fra-:,.:*, ., I Tale Ihe Harvard and the Pixlearraln these watei the Clndnnatl nnd the Newark at tl Yi.rd V>o St Paul nnd IB> San '"' Northera wetera, and the st Loula, II la aald is oa the way to Hamptori Roada it ti ntated that tbe Han i I and tl - Bl Loula ?? ay come ??? the ahl] rard to be d ehed and ur. nished wiiii armament. ? now THE BUFFALO ETILL Bl aBMED. Waahington, June 7 rfpeetal) Another nne auxlllnry cnilser ls nddfd tO the naval f'.rce hy tha urrival thls mornlng ln Hampton Roa I the Brazllian warsidp Ifletheroy. now named ?h? Buffalo, and the property of thla 0< ment Her arrlval relte'vVa tt,.- nfflelalfl of Boma anxietv whlch baa been entertalned f'.r her biifeiy ?inee -he departed from Rio Beveral weeka ngo. in company arlth tha rrregon and the llttle Mar'.etfa. The blg hattle-ahlp proved tor> faat tor her r-,,.,?..rtf. and aoon lefl them fo mahe the beat Of their way tO BOflM Unlted States port, >it,d later the Morl'tta sh-.we.l her iie.'ls to Ih8 Braslllan reaael and eame Intc Key Weet alona Years ago the Nlctheroy flew the flag thal Ut to float fr^.rn l,er iifl<-r t-iffiail il." remaln.Sm of li'T career. Bullt nt Newport Newa aboul tha same time tbal lha Tankee, tha Dlale, the Pralrte and ,,-h'-r merchant shlpa now <>n scout duty were, i,e aoon became hnown for faat ateamlng quall tlea, and when the lnsurgenta aelaed tha Braall lan Navy and blockaded Rio Harbor this shlp was at once purchase.l. fltted wlth ordnanca and a lonr. dvnamite gun, and m nt to Rio, where she arrlved too late to operate agalnat the belllger entn. (tn thelr eurrender the Nlctheroy was r" fltted, and be, nme one of the b.-st crillseia Braall poaeaaeed. Now she Ig to have 8 battery that wlll place her along Blde tha Kaieiph and tba Clnclnnatl .vpr. in polnt of effeetlveneaa, and. wlth a pro tectlve l.elf of three Inchea of steel. sh" wlll be m.-ro formldable thnn a V88881 <>f th?i Newark or San Kranclsco class. Although oriplnally a merchant vessel, she li fast, and after conver slon wlll reeemble much more a war vessei than ? coau t ateamer, Tlils mornlnp. as soon as her rurlval was re? ported. ordera were e?nt to Newport Nawa to h'-ciii the work of overhautlng her for aervtce with the f|r.^t, ;.nd to place her In n-adlii'SH with oii poasible baete. The pimi of the Department is |f, bell the uhlp well hel'.W and aboVe Ih"' a/atei line wlth b band ol 8-tnch Bteel, an.l t., mount a. battery on her deck that piai.tically rendera her a Becond-claaa eruisvr in Aghtlng . fflciency, The armor plate is "n hand. havlng been pur- [ chaaed al the heglnnlng of the war tor ?h? siden of the auxlllary crulu"rs Harvard and Yal" and th>- Iforgan Hnera, i'in there was no 11ni?? to c-irry out thls Bcheme on aecounl of the urgenl necesslty of Beeurtna 'be aervlcea iif these vee- , sels for scout iluty around Cuba Bacbed by her Ihlcb-plate aldea, the Buffalo ! wlll present a aolM l-lnrh maaa of ateel lo pi-- j Je.-tilen. and thls wlll make her nlmosl aa well armored as the New-Torb, Her maln battery , tt to comprlae ten 6-lneh guna "ne forward, ona nft. and ihe i4*malnder "n broadalde. ln addl tlon, she ls tO have a large number Of ?'. and .'! poundera macblna and Coll puns. Coenpleted the Buffalo Wlll be praetteally a new warshlp and as flne as most of our S.OOQ-ton ve.isels. If the aurlllary .-rulser Yal" meets any more I Spanish t'hlps while crulalng ln Southern wai. rs she will not be foreed to flep, as she had to recently from the warshlp Alfoneo XIII, whlle procoe.ilng around tlu.- .-ast end of Cuba. Her commander wants a battery that Wlll en able hlm to flght his way out, and he ha:' se e.ured It, and the ordnanee ordered to be put "ii board before the shlp leav.-s Newport Newa EK'ht R-lnch rlfles, and four 3-pounders wlll he the Kuns that are expe. ted tO take eare "f tbe Ynle If she en<"unters anythlnR- except armored I vesseis. -44 onOERS TO NAVAL OPTICEP.S. WaaadniTton, Junr T.?Ll4mtBnaBt-40aaaaaand8r B. R. Ingrrso!'. has been ordered to eommand the fiupply. and Uestenaat-49eBajatander H. O. o. Coihy to commniid the Hannlbal. LleutenanU J. O. Por ARE YOU WORiN OUT? wirJE-Ttie Famous fooic foi Bcdy and Brain. General, Sir EfClyi Wood. "lUgardlni tlM Infantry m.-jr.-hln-, tn th* reoent manor'ivr'a. II * ll 'he boat ee?n rtnr na; my mmmar ! Bl a: !??:-h't ifaaj IRe*n avalla. themaelvea of ta* I i .-.ni r*eon*tliu**u pmpertlei .-f the w*n-known Martanl Wln*. the m-*f .-eit;nn aa wel! a* the moal pAU'al/ m? h ?! of tnou-in* rtnlefane* to fatlg-ue." ProBI "Th* I/.n^-itl Sketoh ? Matianl Wlne rlvee power to th? hraln. atrength ami alaatlclt*f to tlie muscles nnd rlch nesfl tu the blOOd. It ls B promot.r of good health and longevlty. Marlanl Wlne ia mdOTBBd hy more than 8,000 American phys! !ans. It ls spcclally In dloatad for General Deblllty, Overwork. Pro found Dapreaalon aod Bahatiatlon, Throat and Lung Dlaaaa*?, Cooaumptloo and Kadaiia. Maiianl win* ia InvalttaMa for over worked nvn. delleata arotnan and slckly chll dron. If soothps. ftronjrthens and sustalns the gyatam, and bra.-es bodv and brain. To tbOM ?rbe wIH ktnflly wrlt* to MARIANI a 00 Bl Waal I?18 8?rr*t, J**w Tork Clty. arlll be aent free' b-,>k eontalBlBg portmlta wlth erMoreementB of Rm parora, Bmpreaa Prtnoaa Ca-dtoal* 4-o_Mea_?a and nther intereatln* nitfter co ,, ..?,?.. o,r??f \iontrenl--_H-?v> Hospltal 8t. Parta -11 Uoulevard HluuDlUin; L*?ndr>n-jj3 Mortlmer Streot, Montr ai i-_____ ter, <: H Oardlaar nnd O. B. Reifrids* hav? baan ordered to tha i ataklll; Lleutenanta P. Rouaa aad y a Ballai to the Aileen; Lieutenant H. M, Scalea to ihe Flah Hawk, u-uten.int H. Bryant. to the Hai nlbal Ui I l S. A McCully lo the Yale. Lleutenanl P L Chapln to tho [ndlan. _ieu ,, ? .ili, :.-,.,. |.. tlio Kat.lh.lli:. .ind I.leilten ;i- t r, n pinckney to tako .-harRe of the r-oast siknni aervtce at Cnarleaton. S. C. ? THE PRWONBR AT fort MONROB. Hl-; IP r .1 J1M1NF.S. FOKMF.ULY OF NBW y. ihk. Newport Newa, Va., June 7 (Speclal).?The Tribune correep indant riattad Fort Monro* to Aay ami aakad Adjutant Phflllpa as to the ldontlty of tho Spanlsh offlcer ln custody there nnd tha reaaona Ibe biinglng him all th.- way from Key vPeal tot eonflnemont. The adjutant says that the nansa Klvon by the prlaoner I* F J Jlmlnea and tha' he wa* elther captured with the I anama or waa apprehended at Tampa. u i. -n -isk.-d lf this man waa Llauteaant Bobral, Naval AttachU of the Bpanlah Brobaaa-y bafore lha war, heanewered in thi Dafativa and Ml.ie.l that h<- fe;t snre- the man a aa nevi* an attacbd al Waahlngton. As fnr aa he kn.,?s Jlmlnaa I* no offlcer ol rank. noither is he a *py. Tho only lr, 11 nel lons whlch can.8 tn tha fort \\?re to prepare for tho rerrptlon of a prlson^r of wnr. No curt-martlal has b->en arrar.aT?d for, and It la not knoun how long Jlmlnea wlll remaln at fort Moi roe "Than aueattoned about th* plan* that the rnan Is irnl.l to have oarrted When oap turod. Adjatanl Phllllp* ataf-ri that no plar.s or any artlelaa of a suaploloua natur* are now on the prtanner i r In hla poaaeaalon An :h-r oltleei ?' th? fort 1* authorlty fir the ata-o.. mt that I ? ? tho War Depi ti ?- l ? ..,??> v ;Hr?:.or of Downtng, who hangad hlmaelf al ? Washlngton Marine Bar : ' ild n ake tlie pi a lha . ?> . r apj ?? I raa i imed In tha famoua lettar aecun . il M ntraal by Ser-r?t s?r-.-i. ? oflloara Whlle J" ? h !??? goi o from S*e? on the Panama, ha la eertalnly not Bobral Tho er i .,... -... ? ,te aevei tl lettera. whlch he I and I l havi mallad for nlfln. tikv ?.,:;; i ol - i l i bui wlll he op?n?<l ar.d t*a1. nitho!i>.-? ti.fflcara al *h* fori do noi ba I va the prieoner would be f olhardy enough to put anythlng Importanl ln wntlng. ? * WAR IVSTKAP OF VAPATION. NAVAL CAPSTB 4I--OWBD t<. TAKB ap BIONMBNTfl ON WARSHIPi YVaaTltrigton. June 7 The Nnvy Pepartment ha* d'.otded to glve th< naval eadeta at Anrap olla an opportunlty to *.?? t-oai warfara by tak i ilffitmenta on the warahlpa in iieu of th? nistoinary' BUmmer vacatlon. As a result al i* haif of the aeeond claaa men and ? number of tha thlr i i :&??. m-n hav i.een aaelgned to duty oi 'he fndlai i thi New-York, the lowa and . thor ahlpa In w. al indinn watera Tha assiirn . ? ?* ,.-.. not general, applylng to nn ent!'* claaa. but ar" entlrely *l*etlve by fhe cadata thantaelvea The) are ahowlng much eagerneea for t_o aervlce, aa dlaeloacd by Ihe tari.'.- num h*r of appllcatlona thua far mada The Pej ? ... ? i .. appro ed ihe appllcatlon In all raaea. unleaa aome peraonal or famlly objectlon waa ; ? enta are made I ? the larger ahlpa, aa th< afford tho beal B?*ommodatlon. tha BRialler gunboata and auxlliary cinft rtot havlng the r,,.-rti for extra men The eadeta wlll i.o made uaeful malnly aa algnal offlcera Among ihe eadeta al Annapolia la a your..; Japaneae who i? recelvlng Inatructlon there by the rourteay if the Unlted Btatea Governn His fatmiy la of hlgh noblllty. He waa among the flral '?? volunteer for acllv aervl a on the \. . . in |n the preaent war wlth Bpaln. and wai pi >mptl) aaalgned to a dealrable i? ,;), ai aoon ai th* newa reaehed tho Jap? aneae l.- gal ?? !'? re ? Blei n i eto waa Intei poaed lt waa all well enough lo aducate a youth theoretlcally ln the nrt of warfare, bui the Mlnlater fell lhal he had no authorltj to Blloa hlm io leopardlx* hi- ;ifo wlthout hla fam ii\ s cnnsenl ? THK ARCADIA Al A TRANBPORT. Waahlngton, Juna 7.?Aeeletanl s,-,-r.-tary Malklejohn expei ta lo aeeure the ateamahlp Ar . idla, now al New-Tork, for tranapoii purpoaea in th>- v7i t indlaa ? ?>???;? ilfa Hw charter by ihe Government i? contlngenl upon ,'crtain changaa belng made to the veaael by the com? pany ownlng har, The Arradla wlll accommo date ..ne thouaand iii.-i.. FIUBV8TBRIWG CA8EB 0I8MI88ED. THir tniTTBI) BTATaBi rOWRT Bf?BDILY DIBPOeEB Ol" T.\>'.i'T IVI.|. ?TMKNTJ>. Th<- Cuban blibUBterlng caaea were .-aiio.1 yeater? day afternoon ln the Crlmlnal Branch of tho tinlted Btatea Circuli Courl before .ih.Ik^ Brown, by order of Attorney-General Orlgga, and tha proeeedlnga ,,4,-alii-- th. so nien. who have be.-n un.Ior P.800 hall furnlahed by ihe Cuban Junta, were dlamlaaed: iptaln John G*Brlen, Captaln Qootma W. Berry, Wr. l-'r.ir.k Agramonte, Joaquln Coatlllo. Jamea M ? ^lllaiei < harlea B. l?i kman, .i<,""'i>;. J. Lul . Ed ward Murphv, John l1 Harl and Kmlllo Nuner. XI ? Indlctmenti ngalnai Oeneral CallxtoGarcla ... d Carloi Roloff, who aklpped Iheli bal . wera bo( dla ml**< .1 Th. flllbuatera were repreaented hy Horatlo B. Rllhen ni'it'-.'l f'T th'- Junta Th" tn.-i !<.:??' \ '??' ih? men were tho** who were ..,i ihe Tlllla when iti, foundered c.ff Montauk i'olnt In January, bui ., i i.-.v were on th* Bermuda expedltion O'Brlen, H.,r;. Murph* and N.? were board the Laura ,l,i All bad been under caBh ball, ?lii> h the Junta furnlahed. BIOBTED A WAB8BIP AXD FRIEB. The iforweglan Bteamar Aifrrd DumoU, whi.-'i ar rivf-ci hero yeaterday afternoon, r.-p..rto,i that ah.? i?ft Port Maiia ? a May r.o. aad aa the followlng day al I n. m p.isse,i a large warshlp painte.i ? |eu,l rotor. towltur n stenm. r, evldently a transport or t prlzo When aeked for a desi-riptton of the t4v<> reaaela paaBBd. tho .lrnt n.ate of the Dumota *nld: ??Th* mnn-,.f-w?ir looked like aa BngHehaaaa. she was palated a daU i-a.i .-.-.lor. eomethtng Hk* tho Unlted Btatea eaaeat*, carrled three lowar aaaata and bad no topmaata The Bteamar in tow hvi two I,. lata, nn.l wa* palnted black, aad looked like un ordlnary mer. hantman." w ben Capl iin Hanaen, of the Dum..'s. was *..:e,r lf Im knew ol nnj Bpanlah othi er or ageni purchaa \r.f niunttlort* ..f war i.t ji.y Brltlah ot Donlsh ',','(.:.: i.-.f!i. :i ix.rf. h? repll. <l thnt !.e had heird uf :... mch ? .ise Tiu- captaln of the Anttiia. whlch arrived bera rcalerda) from Naaanu, bJjo rcportod k.-"i:is on May U 8 Fnl ed Htat.'? warahlp towlng a small . ii er, prolMbly thf *amo _hlp ilghted by the Dumota NA Y 1 /. MILITJA BJA MIVA TIO XS. mkmhkrs nr TRI BsWOKTJ BATTAUOM to go BBPORE THE BOARH TO-DAT. i Meutenant-Comman.Ier Belknap. V. S. N. asstst I sd hy Burgeon Baldwln and Naval Coaatructor ! Bobla arlll begln to-day tbe examinatlon prepara t..rv to the muatertns bi of tbe New-Torh Naval Miiifla. The membera of the 2d Battallon. under Commander Stayton. wlll he examlned flrm. at tha old 18th Heglmetit Armory. ln Brooklyn. Lleuten ant-Commander Belknap aald yesterday that lt would probably take a week to eonduct the exam lnatlons. Commander Pleld began tba examinatlon of the ConneCtlCUt men at Nlanttc yeaterday. It ls underatood thnt there la a lack In the ranks of the Naval BfllltlB of men who are Sttad for or rleslrous of performlnp the dutles of enarlneer?. flre min, coel-paaeera nnd watermen on t.oard the. vea iein'to he Bunned for coaatwlae or harbor dafenoa Whlle lt 1-4 belleved that tno men can pn?a the phyaleal anl ir.ec.t.*] aaamlnatlona, there arlll be a ? iperfl ilty <?: thoea for tha worb of scamen and nfll ? ia, but too few for duty belOW deeks. Aa one 00 ".- expr.*.*.! It yesterday. "There are many m-n irho can baadle i catboet, anl ieeause they have bad a ai-n-ner crulbe in tv,* N*TBJ btUlttB tblnb thal they are flt to take eommand ef ?hl{,s of rar. They forgat thal tha Oorernment instruotu ita naval , BJ ara for four years, ?:.J rh*n dves than twemy years "f ksa aervlc* l( nti Bb la before 'her Baa laka eommand of warablpa Tbsre are many bual? neaa men of gool aduaatlon In the Naval Mllltla, and it would not be fa<r for them to be tased arlth tha ? itlea of tha ordlnary waman arbo anllat ln tha ., , ...,. ,. n?vo re men for tbase auuas o ? ? ' ^Sk^odMr. rawmadhkidil^aa :., : ,,f -h, NH-.a: Auxi i Roard f4Mterday. en - ' V f'l ^ vi hta i pso and * I ? i e.e anu l. iome tuga axaoilned to :?? h -? red for the use of tne ????'" ' <--<?!. ?>'* - ? ? ' ' **4ht . .. tO I ? - '? .???-?. mei ' -?' "'/' . . .:- ? ...... .44 been to practlcall) ? - irkat, and do t-jsa -r traasporu :.;-.Tte the Oovernmeni i a rl n ?w avaflabla ? ? ii rter, \U. VOLUNTBER ARMY PLACES FII.LKD. Bfaahlngton, June 7.-All the ratlons ln the rolunteer army under the Prealdent'a flrst call elther hava been Bllad or tbe placaa promlsed. und the remainlng nommntione to them win Konn be aent i i the Benate as a reault of this the pressura - n the 8< cretary and tha other Army . . .... t so great aa heretofore, and then: falllns "fr ln tha number of tha Department The Department .,? ,,.- coi ildered the aelectton of the offl ,...,, f.,r the . itlona to be formed unaer the call tor 7 .'?""" men Pully 50,000 of the .-?. DOO , i, n wlll be needed to r-rruit tl. ? xi :?!: (r legal maxlmum whlch wlll leave but 25.000 to ba i into "i ? inlaatlona, the formatlon ol :, a t t take placs for ? me tlme NO BXTRA-DUTT PAT Wsnhlnarton, June 7 ?The War Department haa declded thal the provlslona of the aet of vrii 28, [808 abollshlngextra-duty pay Ib ttm* ? ir, appllea tn Bnltated men ln avery depart? ment ef tba army, and as war axlsted when the n t was pasaed enllated m-n ceased to he tn ? ??-, i ' , ura in'-. pay upoa tii* date of ita ap proval A ? tha eommand Of B reKltnent ln the absenoe , ? ? . rn< ? ra by foi of la ?? pai 84 * dlre ttly to the nlor l ipl iin on duty (herea 1th tha War Department ho l ? that tha perntanent o mmand baiialioi -l ild i ?? va '? i ??' the *e?f.>r offl? cera "!' ihe regtmenta preaen' n.-xt In ratik to the reglmental commander * APPOINTMENTfl TO BTAFF DUTY. PTaahlngton, Jnns 7 By dlrectlon of theCom mitte*. of Milltary Affalra to-day Chalrman Hull Introduced ln the Houae e. blll to emend Beetlon ln of tbe Voluntei r aet, "temnorarlly tnorensing iho milltary establlahment of tha L'nlted states Id tlme of war." if repeala ihe provlso that offl? cera aj polnted or asalgned to the utuff ..f eom manders of ?rmy oorpa, dlvlalona or brlgadea l irve only ln su.-h capaeltp, and that when reileved from such Btaff aenrlce Bueh appolnt ments or asslgnmenta ahall termlnate The bill provldei thai asslgnmenta of offlcera of the -. iiunt?ei Btaff shnll ba govarned by the aame i |, , ii d ref ilctlona aa tha Regular Army. The actlon i- taken on tha racommcndatlon nf Becrotary Alger, -vh.i saya tha: under a atrlct eon tructlon ofllcera are reatralned from per formam.t any other duty than that of the poat i" whlch appolnted. Th- ]?., ? ?? of the amendraenl wlll be ex nedli -d The commlttee alao aareed to report favorably a blll provldlnR t ra milltary Becretary v jtii tii>- rank of II r nanl "";"n' i t.i the Se. .,f War rh" aet t.> provlde for the am . nl of retln d offlcera of ihe l'nlted Statci Army not above the rank "t .-.''..ri"', ln tlme of war, whlch haa paaaed tiv Benate, -.-.-.is eon ? idered and lald on the table, Thla kiiis it untll lt i.-4 Btibaoquentl) called up NEW-TOBK*8 QUOTA OP NAVAL MTT.tTIA Albany, June 7 Thla Btate la able to fumish four hundred and Bfty Kaval IflBtJa men. fully equlpped, under the aeneral i ill thal Prasldent McKli for threa thouaand S'aval Reeervea to man auxlllary erulsera. Captaln Mlller h.-.s t .porti d to Vdjui int-0 ? ? I T aat thal fo ir hundred and nftj ?? ' ?? passed the esamlna ,1 ire n idj bi ? wlllli % to v iluntaer ln the , ? . st ii . V. i aervlc*. A NKW rORKBB IIAT BE NAMKD It wns rumored ln Natlonal <;u,.r'i clrelea jreater d..\ tnat Oovarnor Blaeh had made further efforts toward i,.i\.iik aome of the general offleara af the Btate appolnted te poaltloaa ln tlie rolunteer army. Tha Oovon or recommended Oenerals Roberta Shr?w Ollver. Oeorga Moore Bmlth anl sfcC'oskry Butt f.,r brlaadler-generaishlps some ume aaa nnd lt ls belleved that 9pe of these or Major-oeaeral Koe wlll Boon be named by tha l^realdent, TOBPEDO-BOAT VACKBXEIB READY. Philadelphia. June 7.- The torpedo-bual Ma^ken ale to-day laft lha Charlea Rlllmaa BblBgard for! Daiairare Bay, where ahe wl i hava her buiiders' ?t:nl. Anio :s thuue o i t.oard of the Ma, kenale are Naval Conatruotor J. P Hanseom, Chiof Bngtnaor iieruop and Bup r'ntsndeal or Conatructleo BTood l.ri'igc. all of th" Unlted :;,...t*j Navy. "". a M icken; l< la bullt of steei. nnd la one of the group i>f veaaela authorlxi : by Conareaa a year aaa !V.e !s lOlVi feet iotig, l'J faet 0 Irieheg bwm, and 7 feet B inchei .tcep. Ker contract calla tor a spoed ,.f twenty ienota an hour. The Blackeaste'a arma raenl wlll cons'.st of one rapld-firing 1-pounder snin <4nd two tor; o.1o tubea, one for* nnd one aft. 'hie boot ivin t>e iitad mostly foi harbor defonce, and caii ba used OR liilund waiers, i;u!iig whei'8 laratcr vosa?ls car.not TBE BUILDER OF TBE ORBOOV 8ASUL HE IB BOUND FOR BT. PETBBJSBUR*-?EQB BBCe PETTH TO BV'IED B ATTI?,-BH IP8 Of THg OREOON CLAP8 FOR RU88IA. Irvlmr M. 8cott. of Ban Franclaco, who euperto landed the conatruotion of the battle-ahlp Oregon, saiiod far Europe yeaterday tn the ateamahlp Kalser WDhelai der Grosse. of the North Oecmaa Lloyd. Hla destinati.ir. ls 8t Petertburg. where ha expeeta to recelve commlaston* to bulld aevaral ohipa of the Oregon cla?* for the Kusalan Govern? ment, aa a result of the famoua run made by tha Oregon fr?m the Paclfic Coast t., Jotn Admlral Su:r,pson*H fleot tn Weat Indlan waters. Mr. Bcott aad or. the |,ier in Hoboken tiiut he had not actu ally been siu.imotied to Rusaia. but hnd reciMved audlclent encouragement to Juatlfy his vtatt thera, or,d he fully BXpected that he Wlll be ealled upon to auperintend ihe construotlon of several new ships on the l'acltlc Coast f,r Kusaia. !i- sald that the Oregon repreaenta ihe be*t typ* of battle-ahlp whlch has beea built by ihla country. and that forelgn natlons have recenthr *hown a dlspoaition to patronue, Amvrka more than tn tbe p*!,;. evidently recoKniz'.ng that "our ships are the brst In the world." Mr Sc.jit is accompinled by hts son, Lawrenee IrvtQg Bcott, and Dr. Oeorge I iiicmor.-, of San Franclaco. -? CAPTAIN HODTtSDON'S DETACIIMENT. IT WAS RECACSF. OF glCKNBM IM HIB FAMILY. Waahlngton, June 7 ?In vlew of oertaln falae reporta concernlng the dotachment of Captaln D. B. Hodgsdon, reveni'e cutter servlce, from eommand of the Unlted States revenue cutter IfoCuUkB?t, now on duty in co-operation with tba Navy wlth Admlral Dowey'a fleet at Manila. lt la offlctaily stated by Assistant Becretary HoweM that this actlon was taken beCOAtae of ci itlral 111 ness In his famlly, and for no othor reason. "Captaln Hodgsdon." he aald, ":? an old, trled and tborougbly competent offlcer of the cutter aervlce, and his reeord of thirty-seven yeara' Btanding, durlng all that time, ls without a blemlah of any kind. Thls statement ls made ln Justlce to Captaln Hud^fcilon, than whom no offlcer can Ptand high?r ln the estimatlon of the l>epartment." PAUL nr OBAILLU to a yolexteer. THF. AFRir-AN EXPLORER WRITES TO A YOl*NO FRIEND. TEI.I.IVO OF NEOESSART PRE CAUTIONS IN' CL'BA The followlng letter waa sent by Paul du ChaWu, the Afrtcan explorer and author. to a young man who has enllated wlth the expectatlon of golng to Cuba: New-York. Juna S. 18$8. My Dear -: It was newa to me when 1 heard that you had enllated. I congratulate you. I am proud of you. and I wrire a* an old traveJler ln both I hot and cold o]imate9. I Wlll tell you my experlenco 1 whlle travelllng in warm oountriea. I absratned ' from strong drlnks, bacauae I found that they dld : not h*lp mo On th* BOBtrary, I fell weaker half | an hour aftor, so I pave t.-iom up Before I undortook my aeeond Journey to Arrlca I besran to take two or three Krains of qulnlne every , .1 ,v n-ooks beforo I lo.'r New-York. and contlnued to do so aft?: my arrlval on fhe coaat of that un ' healthv contlnent. near tho ??jiiator. The result ' was that I was free from fever durlng my expedi 1 tlon. Wear a ba.-. l of fian-.ol around your stomach. Train vour.se.f to drink as llttle water as you can. r.'ex; to fever, dyeentery li ta be feared. The riootor probably wlll glve you a few oroaa of Inudanum, or sometbing ec, ilvalenf Look out that your llver ls in stond order : - ippoee your offlcers Wlll make vo i go in the sun as lUtie ai posslble. for ? i la ..no of th* cause* of fever. K*ep under shei'er at nlght _ Thn?? aro t m rule* tha* I apn'.iel to my-e.f, an.l you know how hea'.thy ' >:n after all I hav gon<* throuah. The country is look.ng upon you and all th# other vouns WIiwn who !tke youraelf have en ll~te.l Ood hless you' Yo:;r o.rl frtend. PAft. Of CHAILMT. BBLFTWO 80LDIER8' XFEDT FAEILIBB. AN A8B0CIATI0II that |g D0I1M 8000 f#tta__? 1TP PLANP Vr>R THF FT'TfRE The New-Torfc Soldl-rs' Famlly Protective Asao clatlon. whlch wns orgar-.ized abour two week* ago, ls doln? pratseworthy w.,rk for the familles of aoldlen who have gor.e to the front from thls clty. Major John Byrne, of Na II "fall-el . la tha preal ; dent. and Thomas I, Jaaaea, BfesMent of the Lin coln Natlonal Dar.k. la tha treaaurer The chW object of the assooinMon ls to look afrer those ! famtnaa who may be ln noed The presi.lonf and troasurer. ns we|l as all the othor members of fhe .?aaoctattoa. w'.sh it to b* .llatinctiy unc.ersrond that the assoe'.atlon ls not a charity organlzatlon. but an orpanlzTlon of bu^'.nef-s rnon who conslder lt their duty to eome to the bM of thoae famlllea of the soldiera from thls clty who have heoom- In nreri nin.-e fhe men lefr for th> War The ho-idquarters af the aaeoclatloo have b?en establ'ane.l Bl No L,_M Broadway, thls clty. and there all applicattona can b* made To make *hj object of the aaeoctal n n lly whit was con templated when its founden formatated tho plan* for Ita good work. every eaae reported will be thoroughly Inveetlgated by trustworthy pernon* apadally employed for that purpoee, aad under no circums-an.-es wlll the names of those four..! :n dls tress bo mado publlc The Idea of the offlcers la that tha dlatreea havlng been brought about ?* . BUB8 the hushand or father or broth.-r \olurlfeered or was i-.ill'il as a Natlonal OuaT'laman to go to the, war, no one should he humlliate.l by the puh I! Ity of bla or her condltlon. Mor^ovor. ?ta a*so clatlon aill have a representatlve w'.-h ^very one of the Now-York reiuirernentu thnt haa >fr or wlll fter leave for the war. ?o that snalters who know that thelr famliles are In no-.] can j?lve In rormatloa trat wlll mak* the help of the asao.Ma tlon ao to the rlght spot. It wlll be r^membered thal Emeraon McMlllln announced aome ttnaa ago Mia't he wculd COOtrlbUta B.OW I month as lonpr as the war lasts for tho bone:'.-. of the sildiers. H? haa alrea !;. pgld to tho BBBOC?tlOB h'.s Srat a.Otai. Th? aaaoclatlon ha* already Kiv?n ald '.r. a largo number of cases. and the offlcera Bay some of them wore dlatraaalng For Instanoe, Mr. Jimei racatved aaa day, amons other-, much ::ke lt. the followlng letter, anl Inveetlgatloa showe.i that tho wr'.fer did not exaxgento h.>r condltlon In the le.isr Mv biiBbaad was ealled away with th* 12th Regi nun't : um left ln o atarvlng and drsMtute con dltlon l have two llti ? flfteen montha ther noi qulta three yeara i have to v_.-at_ my rooma for non-paymonl of rent. I have no pi ice (0 go or to ahalter me or rny chlldren. 1 have been days and daya wlthout anythlng tj eat. }-.,r Qod'a aake help ua an.l keep me and roy b iMea from the atn ata Thls ts another sampl* of the dlstress cnuied partly ln some ?UM8 by tba delay Ig 'ha paj-ment of tne New-York tro. pa Im there anv wav 1 can recelve any ald to help to keep mv chlldren from atarvlng? i am about -., b? -e.n ln the atreel iom tlm* thls wee?. and thal meana to part with my two llttle o:n*??one ai ? ,-a yeara and th* other almoat tnree yonra ,.,! would .111 nt^ and them. I hav* ap uU?d for work In every dlre tinn ali ?? "~.i>" ru*b_jia wenl to the w.-.r. 1 h*\e r. .: re v:ve,1 one permy from him In Bve weeka ? Iu n h* al iri -i for Hemp area I in 1 now hs has f.ona to Chickamauga rark. l ,:,, -' re*p*et*b;? An<*r! an woman, and not i?hamed to do anyhirx 'ha: Is honeat to :.,k- care of mv famlly. a?tho_gn l -:n ?"; v.-ry stror.g at tiroserft If'yo-. lavo little h-'p.css ones of your own rou muat know w .at jmi would feel jIUi to Bee them euffer, or to parf wlth t>-em H"ie ls Btitl anoth-r P.oirc a ^?ollns wlfe of a flrst Harlem volunteer who haa lolned tne Uth Regiment, and left me and my chlldren leatltute, i ask .->u to aaalst m? if you can. l hev* aold everytnlng thai couiJ te, aold i" try and keep us from atrving. MARRIED AT THE FERRYHOUSE. A VOI.IN-TEER ANP HIS SWKirTHEART UMITBU D* PPITE OF MANY DIKKh"TI-TIES l-^dgar n Wrlght, (aeaaeeljr a elerk ln the employ of a ,-oncern ln Thames-at . hut now a soluler ln the 4th l'nlted States <"avalry, and Mlea Joanna Bioomer. of No. & Dergen-ave. leraey ?.'ity. wero aiarrted on latarday laai on the Whltehall-at f.-rry illp :>>? th* B v Wllllam J Jpaee. Of the rr.arlno branch of tbe New-York Blble Bot:tety. Batk tho brlde and bri.ietjr.^m ara twenty- wo years ald. Voung Wrlaml enliat*d laai Thuraday He ea pected to have a few daya m which to prepare for dutr In the tleld. and ln Wblch to become a Hene dli t but much to r.Is aurprtM he w.i^ ordereil to report immedlately at Fort Blocum. Uil.cts l'olnt. U a Bioomer vlslted him on PtMay, a* h? ha4 written to hor expUlnlng tlie reason for hts abrupt departura. and ahe ww the offlcer? ln eommand. \t her sollritallon ho aRr.-r.l to glV* Private Wrlghl Baturday morning ln which to b* married. Uefora tlral time oraara cara* whlch starn ,1 tbe onllatud men for Ban Kr.mclsco on the way to Manila. and private YVrtght'* furlough was w-ithdrawn. Ml*a n.oomer m.t hun In New-York on his arrlval and accompanled hlm to the f-rry. whlle her alater, Mra Mamje C. Smlth. went to flnd the Kev. Mr. Jonea an old frtend of tho famlly. Tho clergvman arrived too late at the ferry, but he accompanied th* rair to Jersey Clty, and ob tained permlsslon for Wrlght and hla brlde to re? turn to New-iork. be marrled and return on tba same boat. On thelr arrlval on thls slde the party, .?on*l*tlug of tho brlde. brl.legroom and Mrs. Smlth, loft the Boat, and the happy pair were made man and wlfe on the *llp accordlng to tho Eplscopal aer-v V?a the paaacnitcra of the boat belng lntereatod Bpec'tatora. After the ceremony tbe brldegroon. took from his pooket a roll of hllla. ;Ul the monay hc had, and handed lt to ht? brlde, who, however, lualsted on hla retalntng 16 for hl* Imme.llate needa. Then nfter many tears the brldegroom left t.i?, brlde ami atarted to the war. The raarrlage ct*. tiu?.t* ia to bo framed.