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rendered decision claim which will rule 6at quite
number Of claims for the second insament OF bocusy
soldier who was at homo furough when his rsgi.
mont was mustered out claims the second instrument
Of bounty ON the ground that the length
Of time which would elapse between the mus
ter out and his arrival ~ rendezvous added TO
the length Of his previous service. would
make up the eighteen months service which would
sntitie him TO the second instamsnt Il IL argued in
his case that regiments mustered the Geld were
allowed pay while route 70 and until they arrived a
State rendezvous the place Of 1t discharge and
payment thus proving that the troops during that time
are considered In service The decision 10 that q
the soldier had no journey to perform, he Ia conss-
qusnsy. entitled nsitheri to travel pay subsistence
In kind or Communication therefor. His discharge took
eject Immediately on the muster out Of his regiment
He was neither subject to military orders ssr that date
entitled TO pay, and having therefore, served less
than eighteen months, the second nstalmsnt had not
matursd and no bounty 10 due.
The Alleged Frauds In the PAY Department.
the Lincoln Committee for the Investigation Of
alleged frauds In the Paw Department. which has been
actively engaged 10 taking testimony here for the past
two three days. has adjourned until the 18th instant
During short session here Colonies Brooke ana Hodge
and Assistant Paymasser General Eaton have been e.
ahmed Several Of the clerks who have just been dis
charged have also been before the committee give
testimony in relation TO the practice Of Loswsnshal in
the Pay Department
Three SmuGglers Drowned on the Coast Of
North Carolina.
rhs Inspector Of Customs al Masonboro SOUND the
ssass Of North Carolina wrote TO the Collector Of the
pert Of Wilmington the Goth ult giving IN account Of
tho death Of three smusg On the afternoon Of 25th
u he observed two vessels q anchor about three miles
out from shore While watching them, he saw small
boat put OF from them and make for the shore He i'm
msdiatsiy gave chase and when within less than mile
from the shore he came near enough 70 communicats
with tns In the boat He found that the boat con-
tainsd three men and two large boxsa He haired them
and inquired what they taking ashore. and was or
dersd BY the to return from whence hc came and
NEEDLE with them which he refused 10 do. Upon
this the became very angry and Cred q him. The
Inspector returned the nrs but neither discharge did
any damage He soon overlook the boat and tried 70
run alongside, when the men Nssiisd him
with oars, and struck him, knocking him dows
into his boat one OF the men then attempted
70 jump into ths Inspectors boat. but . heavy
sea striking their boat the instant the made the
spring, the boat was upset and men, boat and boxes
instantly sank. The inspector states that ne was
able TO render any assistance having been disabled BY
the blow he had received. II was subsequently ascer-
tanned that the boat engaged in smuggling cigars
The smits for the Recovery Of Conhscated
Property.
In The Supreme Court or the District or Counbs 10.
day. Mr. Msrrick In bsnaif Of the defendants in ths
case Of The United States Vs. Cornelius Boyle and H. B.
Tyler one sun having been brought 70 conns.
Dated property submitted otion 70 amend the wits
Of error BY striking out the Of Chief Justice Chase
and inserting that Of Chief Justice Cartier The Court
denied The motion and ovsruIsd the wrhs The object
of shs writs 70 carry the from tho Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia The District Court OF
the United States for ne District Of Coumbs. The