The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-04-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Advertiser.
WAsuISGToS, II. G., April y, lTC3.

Correspondence otthe Advertiser.
WAsu1sGToN, Il. G., April y, l2C5.
FRIEND DANIELS:
There is very little Of intercs: trans
piring here, connected with the al, ab-
sorting subject Of the war, ter We have
TWO days rain for every three that We
have without rain; consequently !: %
about impossible to move an army in this
section of the country.
Within a week I have seen troops
make an effort to move, but a!thcusA the
leading gun. carriages made oui to get
along in a passible way, yet by the slime
! the rear of the train came through, 1t
was about impossible. When these April
rains are over, if that event comes round
in due course Of time, the Army Of the
Potomac will try and retrieve its credit
and strike blow that will tel for the
cause of the Union. There is quite as
good material in this army as in any 9th
er Q: cur armies, tut it has had tie mis-
fortune to either be led or ra,h: order.
cd, By genera! that had no heart fer
cur caus3, or, as when Burnside was IN
command, the plans Of an honest general
have been frustrated BY intrigues, and
indecision on the part of those higher in
authority.
The whole Interior Department. are
rejoicing at the appointment Q. llaI.
Anbournc, Esq, ct Indiana, to the
Chief Clerkshlp Of this Department III
place Of Watt, j Smith: son q the for
mcr Secretary Mr. klI1ouruc is "a gen
,leAan, and Sec. Usher has shown his
good judgn Mt IN appoiutln. TO this pee
slttCn cOrteous gentleman WHO Will re;
ceiyc all VIII, may ..ave business with th(
Department, proper, IN such manner q
to make Intercourse with the department
agreeable Mr. ki!bourne has been chic
= clerk Of the Census Bureau for tTcut,
e months past, and vii! find himself in
n more comfortable position as eSecutlv
J, officer Of who,esou!ed loyal man, !ik
n Sec. Usher, than in like position un
y der Supt. Kennedy whose loyalty is 5
). doubtful as to be suspected.
t The Pension Office is hooked with ap-
Is plica,ions for pensions. Over thirty -hv
g Thousand have already been received; ,
te ,hese fifteen thousand are widows Clam
e. for pensions, to which they are eutitlc
'a- under the law of 1862, their husban,
'ot having died in the service. Some tho
nd sands Of these cl inns are from indigo
icy mothers who have lost unmarried sons.
the service, and the balance are clail
- of invalids who have been wholly or p
Sd, italy disabled while in the service
hat Many of these claimants are il s,raigl
lth cned circumstances and are urgent
en-. requesting an immediate remittance, b
d. this, of course, cannot be complied Wi
you for it will be recollected that the Depa
e meut has no acquaintance with tht
several cases, and requires proof Of ,
yac, service, &c, required by the act of c.
all grcss granting the pensions. Every c
i've must be fled and referred 10 the pro-
,;nt Department for testimony, as to servl
,ble &c, confrmatory Of that submitted
fiat the claimant, and when returned to
the Pension Office, they then pass, in tn
hey through tie hands Of examiners, t
q. they may be thoroughly scrutenized
out guard against fraud-for there are tn
as vile enough to make fraudulent ella
pes. on the Government. These claims
out coming in at the rate Of three hundrt
the day. OF course shore 10 great press