The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-03-22

cles that Hon. John welch, our Minister to
England, will shortly retire from office. 1t Is
an open secret that MIR. Weleh has recently
intimated TO the President q desire TO resign,
but has, at the latter's request, concluded to
TeInain at his post little while longer. The
report that Secretary Evarts intends to give
up his establishment here, which he can easily
do at any time, since his landlord has inform
ell him that he will accept surrender Of the
lease whenever It may suit his convenience
has given rise to the conjecture that MIR. E.
aspires to the British mission himself While
not interposlng n positive denial to what is
certainly not impossible, the Sect'y's friends
say they do not believe he will leave the Cab.
met during President Hayes administration,
because there is n taclt understanding among
its members to serve the full term of four
years. In the second place, 1t is assested that
Mr.. Eyarts cannot afford 10 accept the office,
as he is only In moderate circumstances, and
relies upon his interest In the business Of his
law nrm in New York for the bulk Of his in
come. An absence Of two years IRON the
country would, 1t is thought, prove so highly
detrimental to his business interests that his
friends declare they would feel greatly aston
ished II he should sacrifice so much for the
sake ofholdlng n position which is subordinate
to that which he now fills.
DR.. John NJ. Woodwork, surgeon general
OF the marine hospital service, died this morn.
Ing at four o'clock, at the Riggs House. His
death was caused by combination of pneu-
monia, eryslpelas and nervous prostrG;i ion.
DR.. Woodwork leaves q wife and no children.
His death is the second one Of the prominent
men that has occurred at the Riggs House this
year, Judge Casey having died there. DR..
Woodw worth was forty-two years old. He was
born April Is, 1887, in Chemung county, New
York. His family moved TO Illinois when he
was boy. lie studied medicine ami pharm-
aey and In 1881 graduated as a doctor Of med.
icine at the Chicago Medical College. lie
entered the Union army as assistant post sur.
geon at Camp Douglass, Illinois. He att r.
wards Joined General Sherman, having been
appointed assistant surgeon In the volunteer
corps. In 1868 he was promoted to surgeon.
He was appointed supervising surgeon gener.
al OF the marine hospital service In 1871, and
has since held that position. His work In con.
nection with the investigation and prevention
Of the yellow fever and cholera are familiar
TO all. He was the author Of q number Of val.
liable medical works He was the only man
that ever successfully attempted to procure
public ht alth legislation and his unceasing
efforts in that direction doubtless has ened
his death. His loss will be felt over the en-.
tire country. When the Office Of surgeon gen.
eral of the marine hospital service was Great
ed in 1871, he was appointed to the position
He made the service what It now is.
The number OF applications under the pen
sion arrears act at noon to-day amount &c
about se 200, and more will come In. This
number Is not true indication Of the amount
that the government will be called on to pay
for many claims will be disallowed. Com
missioner Bentley, in his official estimate, put
the number of pensioners who would be legal
ly benefited by the act Ht between forty.ivt
and forty.six thousand representing about
SIS 10000 He still holds TO these figures
which were based on official estimates, ant
does not expect that either the number Oi
amount will 20 higher. All ofthe large mum
Der of applications which have been received
and which will be received hereafter will moi
be allowed. One cause of mistake of a largt
number of applicants is a misunderstanding
of the true status of the case. large num-
Der Of persons who were granted pensions from
the date Of their disability have since ueel
granted increased pensions and certificate
given to that effect. These certificates dat
from the increase. not from the original pen
sion. The pcnsioner looking at his certificate
and seeing that It is dated after his disabilit
| Jumps at the conclusion that he is entitled L
| n bacl; pInsion under the new bill, and con