The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-05-25
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A. " Seneca I-Your request to send all the back num-
bers of the REPUBLIC the gentleman whose subscription you
have forwarded regret say cannot be complied with
We printed thousand copies of the first number more
than feared might be Sold Not copy to be had
and we have been offered twenty times the original
value. This easily for All friends are now
satisfied of what REPUBLIC is and will be, so they are
anxious complete their "set" and it in our power,
would only feel pleasure in supplying them But 1t not
and while regret this bound to add in sedetence
that the fau-f fault there beis not ours We gave fair
warning all friends be in the field in tme and II any
of them find themselves too ate they have nobody but
themselves to blame
Patrick Coady Corcoran Circle Pana IPapers ordered
club rates invariably to the address OF the party
ordering This one why they furnished at reduced
By calling your postmaster can get him to dis
tribute the paper you DESIRE Should he refuse (Which
don't think ke you take the whole package and mark
the several papers require and RENAL them when he
is obliged distribute without any extra cost This rule APP
plies c6S The papers ordered by you have been for
warded above.
Patrick &C. York. writes say that he served three
the war; and put his claim for bounty and pension
into the hands of collecting agent in that city one year
ago. and that he get satisfaction from him since, and
know what he do in the premises There has
been cheating and chcanery, by socaed Collecting
Agents this pension business than other business in
the country The fault lies in soldiers putting their claims in
the hands of every shark who puts single his door and
prints thereon Solomon Grabem, Collecting Agent" He
collect is true but he don't distribute evenly for in
nine collects the poor soldiers bounty and
keeps it himself
Our advice correspondent and to all others who are
similarly situated is to write to Gen. John ONei he
hero Limestone Ridge who has opened office at I'll
Pennsylvania avenue Washington and branch office at Nash
ve Tenn, for the special business of collecting PENSIONS
bounte all other claims against the Government There
is scarcely any necessity assuring people that Gen.
ONei of the highest integrity, and who will do
justice to the soldier We would to all soldiers and sail
ors, their widows children, who have been hoaxed
the compass by collecting agents. to communicate at
once with Gen. John ONe 21l Pennsylvania avenue, Wash
ington D. Co. where he resides and gives his personal
all claims his agent Captain W. j. Hynes,
Box 1884, Nashville Tenn
Carolan.-Your verses on the Meeting of ONell and
Segrave" very reluctantly decline publish for they evil
IDENTIFY have been written by intelligent mndhe
the writer this be his first attempt poetry First
attempts always awkward from playing fiddle writing
poetry Carolan be discouraged because de-
cline his The sculptor spois many blocks before he
produces perfect figure and of brains educa
ton give smooth poetry without practice. Try, and try
again. until your becomes musical that you have
your lines flow measured cadence You have talent
work like who would excel in any profession. Time and
practice will show you how crudey and sy your fine ideas
dressed in your present piece.
P j. H. Deroit-It matters nothing whether your
in with Strongbow before after that robber
"If you're to true,
Whate'er your ath
We have for you"
Tho Nou Ro,,no Wo+op