MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court. He recited the facts in the foregoing language, and continued:
The first contention of the appellant is that the placing of Brown on the retired list was unauthorized by law, and that he was therefore entitled to the full pay of a boatswain from July 1, 1875, up to the...
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