Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-25

. comes the claims OF Mr.. A. l..
! Crenshaw, who is allowed $3.50
8 FOR 90 mules taken by u. s. troop
: that case was reported unanimou
q ly, and passed the House.
y Then appears the claims Of Sew,
S b. Corbett, OF Virginia, and EC
e ward Gallagher, of Georgia tn
d first for $4,000 and the latter fc
: $4,000, for crops, fences and tim
e Der destroyed, and damage to Ian
by erection Of forts and earth
} works and the use of buildings il
Georgia. Both cases are reporte,
without objection by the chairman
Judge Lawrence. Next comes tn,
case Of Newman & Van Hoffman
allowed $4,000 for the rent O
their mills in Alexandria, Va.
Then appears the case of Thorn.
as Hoard, Of Tennessee, whose
claim is greatly distressing Repub-
licans, because it appears that the
battle of Stone River was fought
on his farm, and yet the Commit
tee on War Claims of the last Con-
gress reported in favor of the pay
ment of $4,000, and a bill for
that amount passed the House
The case is identical with that of
William Spence, his neighbor, who
received the sum of s24, 900, the
bill passing the And Congress and
being approved by President Grant.
Then Emily Miller receives sIO.-
600 for cotton taken by the U. S.
army, while Charles W. Adams
gets the handsome sum s35, 500 for
gold and ship stores taken by the /
u. 5. army. Harriet Haines is
allowed the sum of $1,000 for prop
'rty taken and used by U. S. troops. |
case of pure lawlessness. Mary
Z. Purnell is allowed to bring suit
n the Court of Claims for 24O
bales Of cotton, used in construct
ng earthworks at Port Hudson.
Louisiana.
The case Of Joseph II. Maddox
S referred TO the Secretary of the
Treasury, the claim being for to-
'acco valued at 100000, taken
nd used by U. s. troops. Then
ONES the case Of Marysville col
eye, Tenn, which is allowed g. ,
100 for use of and damage to by ,
!. s. troops.
James NJ. Wells receives $4,000
1r stores taken by U. s. troops in
louisiana. John f. Bauman, whose ]
iill, at Nashville, Tenn, was &C. !
upied by o. S. troops. is allowed ,
$4,000. Joseph Anderson. of Y
enn., is allowed $4,000 for lum- C
er taken for the use of the army d
I. j. Henderson, 81, 1853, for wood :
ken by the U. S. army in Tenn. {
All OF which claims, amounting c,
the aggregate specifically to d
1929, were reported by the a
on War Claims of the at
st Republican Congress, and does GO
It include the cotton cases or for pc
lief OF iron clad contractors. d.
In the second session the COM i Sa
ttee drew it mild, 80 to speak. es
reported the case OF B. T. Swart ct e.,
: $4,000, the claim being for IT.
e and occupation of land for e. e.
It's, earthworks, ETC., for timber r.,
I by Z. s. troops. Sarah w. p.
nes is allowed $4,000 for dam /,
3 to real estate in Tenn, and :,
gular to relate, the bill is re- ny
rted by the chairman of the COM d"l
tie, Judge Lawrence, Republi- BY
d. William L. Nance, whose u.
rrel factory damaged by U. S. Fer Fer
'ops, gets $4,000, while J. w. s sSi,
'Clury, Of Mo-, who furnished I pss
DDS on tick to Union men was f nS'
owed $4,000. THE same com n rsd
ttee Of the present House re- , s,",
ted this claim.) John J. Ander- Of ,
J, whose cotton was taken by U. tor to
for fortifying Nashville, the the
allowed $4,000, Butler, Miller g. in,
, getting $1,000 on the same ac- day
mt. Margaret ]. Burelson, of cou
'bama, whose property at Deca- ciTc
held
was taken and used by u. S. higi
Dps, is allowed $4,000. And debt
o the end Of the chapter, the s ''ii
punt specifically involved being or oS' p
o,2s2, while, as in the proceed Me %icl
session, it is impossible to as t inert ,
ain the exact amount involved I SUth
everal cases, through it was not S Ss,o
'reat as in the preceding ses-