The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-11
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BOatwelps New Loan Negotiated---No-
tee to National Banks.
SURVIVORS OF THE WAR OF 1872.
The Islander Against Commissioner
Douglas Shown Up.

me secretary Oh Inc treasury to-day addressed
The following TO the national banks:--
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August TO- 1871.
SIR take the liDerty TO inform you that arrange
ments have been made for the disposal OF the
OF the Treasury on the 2sh OF February last, Beng
about 0ne hundred and thirty millions OF dol
cond,en me thar NE naona Subject Sans 70 ne
United States shall have the opportunity
within Sixty DAYS from TINS date to Subscribe ior
Banks making or obtaining SUBSCRIPTIONS payable IN
com wi oe designated by me Secretary OF me
usual condition ol placing IN the hands OF the
Treasurer OF the United states ses,,, bonds c OF
deposits. AT the commencement OF each month
notice will lie given OF the redemption OF an amount
bonds equal TO the amount of Subscription IN com
for the preceding mouth interest 10 cease IN ninety
days from the date OF sucl notice. AS the bonds
specified shall mature the deposit will be Withdrawn
from the several banks proportioDately. CON-
mission OF oaeelghth OF one per cent will be allowed
upon all subscriptions made or Obtained by national
' ~ GEO s BOUTWELL,, Secretary.
To the Cashier OF the National Bank.
The following letter was to-day sent to the agents
heretofore desgnared:-
Negotiasons having been perfected FOR the sale OF
the remainder oil the $780, 000Oj0 of the five per cent
bonus offered to the public by the letter OF the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury the 2Sth OF February last
the authority OF tue agents heretofore designated is
limited t. the sale OF equal amounts OF the four and
hall and five per cent oonds, or equal amounts OF
sour ana i've per cent bonds.
Survivors Of the War Of 1912.
Considerable speculation having existed IN refer
eDce TO the question OF now many survivors OF the
OF 1912 entitled to pensions under the act of
February IA, 1871, the following data. compiled
from the Official records OF the War Department,
with deductions therelrom made by the Oommls-
sioner OF Pensions. VIII he read by many with in.
terest.
DIrlng.he war OF 1924, the following number
OF enistments occurred
Soldiers of the regular army who served
1S6
Sailors and marines in the navy who served
twelve mouths. Observation-Disclosures. 1886
Militia men VINO served Twelve months. 7,l47
Militia men who served SIX mont. IL and less
imam twelve months Observation-Disclosures. &C. 325
Militia men VINO served three months ana
less than SIX months. ....................l256 43
AiiLa men VINO served one month ana less
AiAtiamen who served less than one month 1890
IL appears from the above statement that there
were 255.lT who served three mouths and longer;
70 which number should be added Oue-third those
who served one month and less than three months
amounting to 4l.76s; total OF 296.9l6 sixty days
men, In whose ranks those claiming pensions under
Inc act OF February IA. 1871. must nave served 1t
was eaboralely estimated by the pension Ofilcer and
Of 1860, that 1868 soldiers OF the war OF 1872
o. o.. all terms OF service, survived At that
Widows in tnaI esnate 90 @ e aa' nc'an ,H
The latter report also referred to the estimated num-
her OF Revolutionary soldiers who would be entitled
20 the oenent oil the provisions oil the act OF June T.
1881 at the time II was pending before Congress-
ana 10 the actual number ID pensions admitted un.
der IT, which not only sustain cd the calculation bur
indicated thai 1t might be underrated. The dura-
Zion of ihe war OF the Revolution was than
double that9f 1872, and the number enllsung more
than once would, no DOUBT, be proportionaJely In
creased. One oil the acts or RevOlut onary pensions
required nine months service and the applicant to
De In INDECENT circumstances and the other required
SIX months service without any other restrictions.
or the 27S,O2l enllstments In that war; 55, 10 re-
ceved pensions, or one 10 every live soldiers with
out including widows The same applied to
soldiers OF the vi 1912, allowing period to ex-
pire equal to that which interviewed between The
termination OF the Revolutionary war and the date
Of the estimate viz. fftyone years, gives SO SS3 as
emitted to pensions 1866. The service required by
the act OF February Ia, 1871. being but sixty days,
the number would be materially Augmented From
similar data it is estimated by the Pension ONCE
that IN 1865 81 lG6 widows OF the soldiers of the
titled topensions. rhe expectation Of life to this
class OF persons has been found the execution OF
me pension laws to exceed the number OF
lar as the examination OF these claims has
progressed the average age OF the claimants Is
ana survivors were entitled 10 pensions in 1865, at
TINS time according 10 the Carlisle tables, 44,592
would be embraced within the provisions or the act
OF February Ia 1871 1t may be stated that OF the
total enilstments given 527654 many were
soldier. which would materially reduce the
number representing the soldiers actaariy
mere wonld sti be ~. 1873 persons now emitted to
pensions under the act OF February IA 1s7I which,
TO Ss,s52, 7os per anuun. Total number OF applica-
hons for pensions Tor service In the war OF 1872 up
New National Banks.
John Jay Knox, Acting Comptroller OF the Cur
rency, has authorized the following national banks
during the months OF July and August:-First Ma
uonai Bank OF Greenvle ILL.,, 100000 Cook County
Bank OF Chicago, S300.000 First Mason City, H.,
$50, 600; Second Charleston, H., 500, 900; Second
Wnona, MINI, 100000; Newbury, S. c.. $4,000;
spartansburg, S. c., $4,000; First Brownsville
Nebraska, 500. 900; Nebraska City, 100000: Ger.
$780, 900; First Tuscaloosa, Alabama $50 600; First
Grand HAVEN Michigan, s1O0, 600; First Frankfort,
Indiana 100000 Bates County, Butler No.,
$50 900; First Warrenburgh Missouri, $50, 600; Val.
ley, ST. LOUIS $3.50, Exchange Augusta Ca,
$250O00.
COmnIissi Oner Douglass Accounts with the
Revenue Bureau.
statement recently has been published charging
John W. Douglass, late Collector OF the Nineteenth
district OF Pennsylvania, and now Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, with being o deiauter TO the
amount OF nearly three thousand dollars, that sum
being charged on the books OF the Treasury Depart
ment as balance due from ham. On Inquiry to-day
1t is when the Collector OF the Nine
teenth district Pennsylvania ms deputy stole from
the Office S17, 600. Mr.. Douglass recovered $1,000
from the deputy0 surcftes, and paid this into the
Treasury, together with other thousands which he
realized by the sale and mortgage OF his own private
property A credit has been given him for Si.1o0
additional, thus reducing che balance due TO the
government 70 seso only. claim for relief Is nov
pending before Congress, as an other similar cases,
Congress having recently relieved public Officers.
The instances being the yresent Customs Col
ector and his predecessor, OF Baltimore, where 1t
was shown they nad been ropbec by their deputies
through no negIec< Of their own.
Personal.
Governor Baldwin, OF Michigan has nominated 10
The President James Birney the delegate for that
State TO superinend the celebration OF the Tooth
adversary OF The Declaration OF Independence, at
Philadelphia As provided for by recent act OF Con-
gress
IL h announced that Dr. C. c. Cox. President OF |
che Board OF Health OF the District Of Columbia, wiI
imrnediaieiy visit Europe on a scientific mission |
connected with the advancing cholera.