Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-03-11

HECommissioner ofPensions has issued
n circular giving the text of the act of
February 14th, 1871, granting pensions TO
soldiers and sailors of the War of1Sl2, and
the widows ofdeceased soldiers and sailors,
and also the forms for applications prescri-
bed for persons interested. The Commits
sioner says that under the act three classes
of claims will arise. First The claims Of
officers, sOldicys and sailors who served for
sixty days, and who have never been pen
stoned for Il disability incurred in the Uni
ted States service. These will be entitled
/ TO a full pension of eight dollars Il month
/ from February 14th, 1871. Second. The
! claims of officers, soldiers and sailors who
! served for sixty days, but whoa in receipt
! of pension for disability incurred i'll the
/ United States service. These will be en-
/ titled TO an increase of their pensions to
eight dollars n month. Third. The claims
/ Of widows of officers, soldiers and sailors
/ who served sixty days, who were married
| to the soldier prior to the treaty of peace
of December 2Ith, lSl4, which terminated
! the war, and who have not since remarked.
/ These will be entitled to eight dollars q
month. If the term OF service was less
! than sixty days, there is no claim for pen.
sion unless the person who served has been
personally mentioned in n resolution OF
Congress for some specific service i'll said
/ war. In such case he or his widow is en-
titled to the same benefits as though he
I had served for sixty days. An honorable
discharge in all cases is necessary.
THE StGtc Journal says that q bill was
considered for the divorce Of gentleman
from Philadelphia from his wife. The
evidence read in the Senate set forth that
the woman is ca habtuGl drunkard. This,
it scems, is, in the minds OF certain Sena-
tors, sufficient cause for granting Il divorce
to the husband. Now, suppose we reverse
the case, and prove that husband is an
habitual drunkard, would it, in the iudg-
ncnt of Senators, be sufficient grounds for
granting Il divorce TO the wife ? What
is law, justice, and equity for men is so for
women also. Does the Senate propose %
go into the divorce business generally, and
grant separation to husbands and wives in
every case where hablmal drunkenness is
proven in The case of either ? If there il
merit In the application, the courts in l'hih
adelphia, where the unfortunate pair reside,
will discover it more certainly than the
Legislature.
THE Official statement Of the public debt
of France at the beginning OF 1870 showed
a total of S4,Goo, ,uOnUtO. Three loau-
were contracted during 1870, which, when
CapilallZed, will amount 10 SiOu, ,uOO, 900,
Flpnch war expenditures, yot 10 be covered
by loan, S2O0, 900, 900, Germany NOW dc,
mands n ,uoO OOO,O 900, which il 10 can b,
borrowed at all, will probably be- ou such
terms as will make the indemnity rayl
, a ,aUu 900. Tho New YORK Time
estimates that II France az the eud vt s.s
, years should be able to pay this enormous
, bin sho viii lind herself la the posses. iuI
/ Ola ratiunal debt which reaches th, alarm
! ing total Of i,7OO, 100000
! THouBLLs ~ kANsAa,- Lieutenant
Baldwin aud twenty men were ordered
from Fort Hays, Kansas, 10 Hays tity, on
Friday o. preserve the psacy against I
baud ul Tuunhs Who threatened thp live 81
an the cu.oloi people IA the town, GA,
, man was Killed before The troops arrived
Thor vac much drunk runess and diauTde
alter there arrival bat up arr,ats Wcr
made.
An escort haa been order EF thr NhgN
fnne iuiaua uuR uu cha ruuir from ih'
Aunh in thriF reservations auuth 90 ih.
Atkaut.s liver III Seventh luitri
rtAhs tAsalN CuiDupl siru.s Hui iiru
tenant ,au have been ordered IfoA illth
sids.n ~ iaAs iis place
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