, 1870-12-08

lhe following esatsment ehowa the pay OF |
tho officers Of tie army, \. this time, and the
increake OF their ply sioca 1890:
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SntneeTinE- :,Do 1,1t4ne saloo 1896,
From the 1st OF January, 1871 10 per cant
additional will be added for every five yeara
es1V!oe 10 onleen oelo" tank OF Hft8aala1
Retired officers receive three-fourths Of the
pay OF the rank upon which they are retired,
but not the 10 per csnt increase.
The lAw also limits \ Colone1'a pay to the
maximum Of q. 500, ard Lieutenant Colo
ne1s 70 the maximum Of $4,000 per annur.
Professors 1t Wtst Point. having served
over twenty-five yeszs. are entltled to the ply
OF Lieutenant Colonel; and those who have
eerved over thi1ty.fi7e 5ears, to the pay OF
Colcnel. Oihtr professors receive the aaEne
pAJ and tHtions as Major-
ALI oAieezo arc entitled to medical Attend
ance free at charge.
They also have the privilege to purchase
from the army contractors, subsistence.
WlLes, liquors., fe.. at coat, or contract p1ices
This makes great difference between the
civil oftice1s and the army and nary ofdcats,
for when the civil officer pays thirty cents
pound for beef. the others get theirs for about
sixteen cen,s, ind -four Il three dollars or
four dollars less the barrel coal, wood, de-,
in proportion. OH1cers, when travelling on
orders, ara entitled to ten cents mile. All
officers below Brigadier General are entitled,
At this date, to an additional ration for every
I've yeArs' service.
Chiefs OF Ordnance and Eu8ineefe hare tue
pay OF Bligsdier Get erals.
Generals Wathit gton and Scott, wber Lieu
tenant GeEe1als, received about Il, 900 Per
acnufu.
tFe6lHeht Grant WAa the t1fst Officer who
ever held the rank OF General. ueueral Sher-
man. who now hnlds that rink, receives
SIS, 500 pay, And $3.50 for fuel and quarters,
mixing total OF fl7 U70.
IieutenAut General Sheridan receives al1.-
600 pay, and 1,674 for fuel and quarters,
making total Of 912.G74.
The following is statement Of the rates OF
pny Of the different naval o{ice,7, showing the
iDcroase in their pay from the organization Of
tie navy to the present time:
It may not be generally known that uotil
1862 the highest rank in the navy was that Of
Captain, although number OF the Captains
and Fitst Lleutenan:s received the title Of
Commodore through courtesy. None Of the
he1oes OF our navy, in the dAys Of the young
Republic, could roach that rank, for it Was
| not provided for in the laws, and when Cap
| tain or Lieutenant commanded fleet or
! squadron he was, aa stAted, called Comno-
dote. through courtesy The ranks OF Raar
| Admiral aud Commodore were created in 1852,
the nehr Admirals receiving S4,060 per an
pum ; they now receive e5, 900. The pay Of
the Commodores was fixed ut a3,223; they
now receive $4,000.
Tho following table shows tho gradusl!y In
creaeed pay Of al officers from the grade oi
| Captain down to the lowest Grnae, both oi
line and stan: