The Portland daily press., 1872-05-16
The Pension Once.

| M. A. Blanchard, Esq, for The past foul
1 years and two months Pension Agent for this
Pension Dstrict-yesterday surrendered to his
successor in that Office, Gen. George l.. Beal the
books, papers aud other property-including
funds-belonging to that government. During
| the time he has held the office he has made
about 40 900 separate payment on account OF
pensions, combinations and surgeons accounts
for periodical and special examinations, dis
bursing monthly average of SSS, ,405. 40-a
yearly average of $46O, ,S62 80 and an aggregate
of 81 ,92O, ,262. .02, in sums varying from So to
| $3.50, but chiefly in small sums. 1t is remark
able to note that not dollar so far as is known
has failed to reach the party for whom it was
intended.
The system of making these payments un-
der the provision of the law of July 1870. as
practiced by Mr.. Blanchard, is as nearly COM
plete as can well be imagined. No effort has
been spared to make the periodical payments
withthe utmost dispatch and to render the oper-
ations of the Office convenient to all benefcia-
ries of the government doing business with it
personally or by letter
Mr.. Blanchard's system of accounts and
method of doing the business has always been
highly approved by the Department and this
office has always been quoted as one of the
model offices of the country. IF. .....I-
The pension business of this district has
been done through the Merchants National
Bank and its predecessor the Merchants Bank
for more than forty years.
FrRE.-The alarm at half-pasti nine O'Clock
last evening came from the residence of George
.TawQtf M +s+ro
discovered in a partition in the ell part. The
fire evidently originated under flight of stairs
and burned a hole through into another room,
and run up in the lathing to the chamber above
Bya good deal of tearing up the firemen got at
it and subdued it. The origin is mistery as
nothing oombustible was kept there The dam
age to the building and furniture is estimated
at $500. House and furniture insured in the
independent and Holyoke Co.'S, N, F. Deering
agent. The house is owned by Mr.. 'Jewett and
his sister.
= lLATER-After our reporter left the house,
Deputy Marshal Sterling, in searching for the
cause of the fire, discovered an iron kettle un-
der the stairs, filled with charred matches.
Doubtless they were ignited by mice and the
fire communicated to the stairs.
FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENr,-Timothy Nc
Carthy, passenger on the 6 P. M. train on the
Boston and Maine Railroad Tuesday, jumped
off the cars at Maiden before the train had
stopped, and in doing so, collided with person
standing on the platform of the station. The
conclusion threw him back, and he fell in un-
der the car from which he just jumped. His
leg was thrown acrosssthe rail- and the truck
of the car passed over It t.crushing it badly from
the foot to the knee. :, A surgical examination
revealed other serious injuries, and from the eff
fects of the accident the young man died about
one o'clock Wednesday morning. Young Nc
employed at the Portland Rolling Mills, and on
receivinga despatch yesterday morning in
forming him of the sad event, at once took the
train for Boston to take charge of the remains.
LEcTURE.--Col Fred E. Shaw of the Oxford
Depocrdt, delivered graphic and very inter-
esting lecture on the siege of Petersburg, last
night at Grand Army Hall, but unfortunately
the audience was exceedingly small The
pleasure of those who was present was marred
by chorus club who were rehearsing in room
below. The lecture was confined chiefly to the
experience, of the First Maine Heavy Artillery
and their brigade on that memorable occasion,
though other worthy organizations were by no
means nnrecognized.z As the Colonel was a
member of this regiment and participated with
them in some of the brightest events in their
history, he produced clear and comprehensive
narrative, and has added valuable chapter to
the written history of Maine troops in the war.
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=, HOTEL ARRIvALs.--Walcot Hamlin, Dover, 4
N. H., n Wilson, Orono, p. R. Millay, Bow
doinham, are at the United States Hotel
E: F.'A. Chapman, Chicago. j. G.. Wilson, w.
w. Coke, e. Elling Horace r. Pickering,
New York. Robert Orr, Fredericton, N. b.,
are at the Falmouth Hotel
Geo. E. Holyoke, New Rork, NJ Rice, Mon
treal, j. c. Hughes and S. P. Lord, Boston, C.
S. Tuthill, Brooklyn. N. Y, are at the St. Ju-
liam.
Geo. E. Fisher, Samuel Neal, H. NJ. M. Dav-
is and George L. Damon, Boston, Fl. M. Eaton
and Francis j. Watts, Norridgewock, e. K
O'Brion, Thomaston, VIM. d. Hayden, Hadi
son, Samuel D. Deavitt, Eastport R. R. Sewall,
Wiscasset, S. N. Vincent and wife, Lapeer,
Wisconsin, Robert Edes, Naples, are at the
Preble House.
L. Dunham John Cole man and John Cover,
Boston, Ashbel Chaplin, South Bridgton, w.
Gray Stille, New York and A. Howe, West
Sumner, are at the City Hotel. s.l ega.g