, 1880-07-30

A Curious ClnIn1 for lsnck Pay which
Illus Troubled tho Treasury Depart-
fncnt-NntloMnl-JInn Dlvldettd.:
Ensetai ilsnuteh.t Ia TIE {.hfcaaa Itial,tk,

A Curlons ClnIm for lsnck Pay which
Illus Troubled tho Treasury Depart-
tncnt-Natlonal-I3nr Divldeud.
Special Dispaeh. to Tie Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. e., July GA claim has
recently been made the subject oil wc,gl,ty
discussions by tho law a,,tl accounting Off
GERS OF tho Treasury which IL probably one
of the most ridiculous OH record. Lit the lal,-
guaEc Of the Third Auditors decision upon
1t: "Tlle claimant alleges TINT Its father WIS
mustered into the United States service Sept.4.
1872, rs Captain IN regiment Of Now Yurk
Stnta militia. lilo was captured Mt Queens
town, Cn,lada, Oct. II. 1s19, and WIZ paro!ed.
Ile was never released from such parole,
atii, therefore, continued In tho military
suryice of tho United States until
Ills death, which occurred Oct. !, 1851,
md claimant seeks to receive nn equivalent
to CaptalM's my n1tl allowances for the
period tr" M sept 81 + 1sls " t" nc' l. lS r. ;,
ont two months after enlistment. rhu claini-
"n1 WIZ t. Is IL s|.'iH: Fst;e;e A,.eeet<a ,'r<..
trollyr u lie I'll GarTeney lias declared Ia q ;lisi-
lenu uf Is per cent fiji fry0r Of tic creditors
Ut The First Nntlo!,al Dunk Of .Fmnki!n, Ind,
iAnEinx III all 20 l,ur cent. Also y dividend
First National bank = of Z Wichita, Kas., iaaE. ii:
II fhe @ u Go,'troer t r of the Currency as Just
completed IL table showing tl.e lussese!nrged
!not's "t Il en- en1s @ Mare '1s isso rha totai m
Ssiss psfic " a'uotc,l al efs a. xa Ss5ss t. !H%s
SsSes wo1 foT s t!s sCrffSpGaE ~ fesa asts ps r M
tj,o list six l!!oiti!s, ssos,5;l way oM aceuliit
Wnltsd Statss to!uls d Ssl. BY tie ba'Ilss.
chiefly bollt!s wttel! wero about to nature.
ntfalr, with patllelic Incidents, has tieyelnpttl
III ihe, n!l!ce Of Col. Casey, t!a Commissioner
lays, The Chief Clerk nj the ntilce, nulle4
tho place ft'r. twelve years, having. rendered
faithful service during oil that tine. It Ii
satl TINT he Inns i,alHllca vouchers fur over
", ,0oo, ,00o, Md nit his nccounts have beel!
kept II i' TIC best mariner. 1le was regar4.S4 I!
saiary has boon saa,ss u yeur. ilo iaI Jmr.
sona.l friend III the office. fur ,wlIpln he hatl
obtnlnc'l tho .appolnsment. rlyu years ngs'
nan tl!ut 10 was II dcsetter front the Ssycnt1!
10 elllstcd soon litter his nrriyai
liz ts Ssr egsrtiEy ssr1iSS r h, Ut 1Sstcr i'Rs S
deserted md eatno ta Washington. ,lle
changed olln Of tho Letters ot l.ls nalne, but
lia not hide Ut any ting. aug sneeeetled J.,
obtaining cleFkShlp. llo got INTO y tttiItrcl
! last week with lH friend In tito office, w!io
raye1,ged himself BY revealing the, faat TINT
Sunderland WIS II ucserter from t,p army.
| There WIS nothing fur tho Adlutantrtienernl
to do under THO CIRCUMSTANCES except 10 d.
rect tint 10 be arrested, and this wax ton0
to-day. .lIa will, Of course, lose Ills place,
md II llo Is nut coart-lnnrtlnle1. lla will ut
least be given u tIlslioMnrab[e discharge frun
tho servIcr, WHICH will prevent l,[n! 1rnul
getting any employment under the Goycr,t-
nlent.
Sunderland married Washington lady
some years Agt,, altl Inns q faulty. Tho case
IL Il worry hard one. Sunaur!all's wtfc MP
lcarc!l ut tho Department to-day to plcatl his
DO 10. Sunderland himself Says le IL glatl
tho facts nre known, ns tue secret Inns long
t,eon n burden to him, ntltl llo Is relieved
| from any further dread ut exposure.