The New York herald., 1872-12-05
PAYING TIE PENSIONS.

First Day'0rr the Qusreerly Payment-A
Motley Crowd Assembled Before the
Lark stirrcd-rhe Persoanel or tho
PensaOnors-Fthy Thousand Dollars
Distributed and More to Come,
At the early hour OF Ave O'Clock yesterday morn
ing the new Pension Agent. Mr.. silas B. Dutcher.
was at his post ready to dispense the anowanoo
made by Congress to pensioners not only or the
late war; but from the Revolution OF '76, the war e
1872 the Black Hawk war, &c. The lark shaa -
yet arisen when the motley crowd filed the space
leading to Mr.. Dutcher's ONCE, each one eager .
be first In receiving his or her check. The services
OF police oicer had to he called into requisihoa
TO keep the parties 10 proper alignment, otherwaDe
83t&9 IL THE CRUSH 8N3 lEs4l5jf
would have been 80 fierce that neither the pensiea
agent nor his assistants could perform any duties
whatever.
Those who called so early were mainly the onea
who stopped in on the way TO their daily toll to rc
ceive the quarterly allotment OF @24 80 or $45, ~
the case might be. These frugal men had no time
to fool away and made haste to prepare their
vouchers. passed them over to the agent, received
their checks and Mr.. butchers endorsement ana
went on their way rejoicing. These soldier me-
chanics could not arord to lose one quarter or
half day for line TO reach the desk for their pen
siOns and having obtained their checks they can
ct any time receive the cash therefor from any
uOuy. AIotcr III Inc uuy - CEVWU VI bOtulckW
widows appeared on the scene, and as each one
mad to be Identified by two others the supernuous
stock OF female personality rolled up to quite re-
spectaDe proportions, which filled the court yar6
tent. - "a - 81, - ll.I Dlls7 n
14 AMONG rHE PENSIONERS flao3I 3 bB
could be noticed men who had received their nrge
wounds at Bull Run In 1851, or were manned in
H0Oker's battles at West Point and williamsburg
or lost limo or limbs at Gaines Farm, savage
station or Malvern HILL or, perhaps, had treach-
erous Minnie bullet sped through the chest in frOnt
OF Petersburg. Mayhaps some OF the poor fellows
were OF the adventurous band preceding SheF-
mans army In his march to the sea, or had lought
valiantly under Grant At Port Hudson and vtcks-
burg, or operated In the Teche country with Canby
and Emery. AslNa9 N.tlf8 @W 0gH
A. all events the applicants for pensions each
looked like hero, no matter where he dt6tin-
guished himself, and richly deserved the pittanco
accorded him by benign government. 4
Up to the close OF business last evening M.
butcher had dlsbursed In the neighbOrhO0d or
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
and he was compelled to close his doors on walt
ing crowd alter laborlng necessarily for fifteen
hours. The same kind OF work will occupy to-day.
and probably four or five more TO come, and II the
weather holds out good the pensioners will noe
suffer so much from the exposure consequent upon
being forced to wait In the open yard for their turn
OF payment to arrive. ses se>' srt.essN
Mr.. butcher Is taking hold OF his new position
like q veteran, and has despatched business with
AZ much precision and rapidity as II he had been 90
custOmed to it Tor years 5la M4
He is 9 1T successor OF Colonel Doty and win
become very popular with those who come IN con-
has not made any new appointments in his Once
thus far. brother oil the late incumbent Lens
MIR. butcher his assistance during yesterdays pay
ments.