The National tribune., 1881-09-24
Answers to Correspondents.


We obliged to certain inquiries of the
nature in each issue of paper While cheerully
furnish information to subscribers in this couTan,
suggest that much labor time and expense be saved
both TO ourselves and TO correspondents if the latter
and other subscribers would keep file of the paper.
They could then at any time the file and proba
bly, find the very inquiry answered about which they
would have written to We trust that each and every
subscriber will profit by this suggestion.
F. F., DAYTON OHIo.-If you wish position i'll
the General Post Office here your letter should be
directed to the First Assistant General
who has charge of the appointment office
TN, ST. PAUL, ,AIINN.-Yes; Quartermaster-Gen-
eral Megs in office during the entire of the
rebellion and is Q. NJ. General now. We do not
know his exact age. but believe it is about sixty five.
G. B., EAsToN, PA.-If you wish to take out pat
ent see advertisement on last page of this paper.
W. w. LANCASTER, PA.-A party purchasing a
soldiers discharge cannot allowance
privilege thereon; the discharge cannot be made
available in obtaining land from the Government.
H. NJ, TERRE HAUTE, IND.-If you are phys
ically unable TO report for examination your attend
ing or other physician should make affidavit to
that effect. Upon forwarding the affidavit to the
Commissioner Of Pensions he will provide for your
examination at home. Your pension, when allowed
will be paid TO you all at one time.
r. S, SPRINGFIELD ILL.-The law provides that
every officer soldier, sailor, and marine who in the
line of duty in the military naval service of the
United States shall have lost limb, or sustained
bodily injuries depriving him of the of any of
his limbs shall receive once every five years
tiicia limb appliance, or communication therefor.
Application should be made to the Surgeon General
OF the Army in this city.
c. d., CAIRO, ILL.-The mother of deceased SOL
dier, in order to obtain pension, must prove that
she was wholly or in part dependent upon him for
support at the date of his DEATH and that he left
neither widow nor minor child surviving him.
G. K, KANSAS CITY, MO.-If the widow who has
filed her claim for of pension and since died
left minor children surviving her, they the
arrears through their legally appointed guardian.
but no other heirs can inherit the allowance This
Is Commissioner Bentleys ruling.
J. ". W., ROME, n. Yin regard to locating
homestead, you should address the Commissioner of
the General Land Office in this city who will fur
nish full information. You do not require his name
and city address.
c. W. B., WORCESTER, MAss-Pay stopped by SEN
tence OF cOurtsmartial cannot be recovered.
k.E. NJ, PITTsFIELD, MAss-The widow is enti-
tied to arrears of pension from the date of her hs
bands discharge up to the date from which he COM
menced to draw, provided he was disabled in PEN
sionable degree during said period.
Z. NJ, BOsTON, MASS Twenty four dollars a
month is the full amount of pension allowed by law
for the loss of an arm at above the elbow, or leg
at or above the knee unless indeed the leg be ampu
tated at the hip joint in which case the rating Is
$3.50.
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