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Show Stelirt'iueut ol Army Officers, New York, 23. A special from Washing lun reiiM-eita the impending retirement ol Adjutant General Townt-end, Inspector General Marry, JuJge Ad vocal- Dunn, Quarterraaator General Mtiggs and Chiel Engineer Humphrey, and eays groat competition competi-tion exists among illegible officer! ol the army to obtain these places. The prebeut law piovides tbat there shall be- no proin;,lion in the corps ol engineers above Lhe grade (if colonel aud tbe execulivo authorities have waited lor u change in the law before re inng General Meiggs, and it ia understood all are to be rotirfd to get her. On Saturday the stnnte pased a bill permitting the successor ot Humphreys to hold tho rank of brigadier general. It will paea I bo houEe also. ! |
