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DOUGLASS, KAN. July %.
STILL ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT.
JAMES LivINGsTOr

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Your excellent journal is taken and highly
endorsed by a large number of the c. A. L.
boys in this county. They all speak OF TIE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE as their paper" and why
should they not, when it advocates so boldly
and fearlessly the rights of those who loved
their flag and country more than home. pleas
ure and even life itself. These brave men
deserve a brave and fearless advocate. Such
has been your paper TO them, and we feel sure
that SO long as you go on as you have in the
past the Departments of the G. 4. r. will con-
tinue to aid you by solid shot and shell, while
the comrades will keep up brisk fire of mus
kerry. We expect to keep on demanding our
rights until Congress shall fulfill every obiiga-
tion made to the soldier. The glorious old
Fourth was celebrated here under the aus IS
Of the e 4. -, and was complete succos
J. b. DEY,
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Adit. Post 80, G. A. l
STROMsBURG, NEE, July %.
"a GRAND SUCCESS"

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Please send me your paper for a year; it IS
grand success rs an advocate Of the rights of the
soldier and sailor boys, who gave their all to
the service of their country in her hour OF peril.
None OF them thought of any other duty at that
time but the duty they owed to their country.
l am yours in T. c. & L.,
BRAND P. Cook, A. A. G., Dep. Ncb
DAVID CITY July q.
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OREGON, Ill, July p.
HOMESTEAD CLAIMS OF SOLDIERS.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
l have had several conversations with old
soldiers in regard to homestead claims. l have
been surprised that they all speak alike. When
ever the suiect has been mentioned they all say
the Government, if it did what it ought, should
give soldiers the opportunity to make claim
Men living in cities, which ! think most OF our
soldiers do, cannot take claim and live on it
right off; they would like TO make a claim, and
then go to work to prepare to live on IT, Some
would say they could prepare before now, but
we take men as we find them. We find that
most OF us want an incentive to act
If Congress is afraid that we have not earned
the right TO a part of our own heritage it Is be-
cause they have not had to fight for it them
selves. If they are afraid the soldiers will get
the land, and some of them sell it, LET them
deed it so that it shall be kept for the soldiers
children, and not alienated from them. Imcn-
tion this feature of the land question because
l have heard 50 many complain. l think 1t
time that this question should be agitated. l
know of one case where Il soldier made claim,
and his business called him away TO serve the
Government as mail route agent, which neccs-
sarily carried him from home, but the rul-
ings of the Land Office were against him,
though personal application, stating facts, was
brought before Carl Schurz, then Secretary. l
don't think he condescended to notice such
small matters as the wall of private
Yours, J. Z. GILL P. c.,
Post =, Dept. of Oregon, G. A. r.
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The President will make visit to New York
city after the adjournment of Congress. He
will remain there about ten days He has made
nofurther arrangements for the summer. 1t is
probable, however, that he will make a trip
along the sea coast in the United States steamer
DisDatch
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Answers to Correspondents.

We are obliged to answer certain inquiries of the
game nature in each issue of our paper. While
cheerfuy furnish information to subscribers in this
column, suggest that much labor, time, and ex-
peIse may be saved both to ourselves and TO our
correspondents, If the latter and other subscribers
would keep file of the paper. They could then
at any time turn to the file and probably find the
very inquiry answered about which they would
have written to us. We trust that each and every
subscriber VIII profit by this suggestion.
w. g., HERKMER COUNTY, n. Y.-Evidence
Of origin of the disability for which you claim
pension is very important. You should, if pos
siblc, furnish medical testimony showing your
physical condition Immediately after your re-
turn home from the army.
W.J.W. OLNEY, IIL-The majority of the
persons named are either soldiers whose claims
could not under the general law be allowed by
the Pension Office, or widows of soldiers who,
for the same reason, were obliged to apply to
Congress for relief.
C.H. O., WEST PEMBROEE.-1a and 3. Neither
of the bills named can pass this session, as Con-
gress is nearly ready for adjournment, and
reports have not as yet been submitted We
are doing all we can to effect favorable legisla-
tion on these and other measures that are just
and if yourself and all the soldiers who are
interested will lend us helping hand by in
creasing our subscription list our arguments
will have so much more weight.
\. C., BETHEL, VI, AND d. F. w, HARDEN
COUNTY, kY.-l. Iftheclaim is complete in ere,y
respect and its number embraced within those
cases now being adiudida.ea 4l arth
six weeks. 2. Claims ar ,uiu
for action whose number aIa not d.. lal
about $4,000.
S. NJ L., LAMoNG, t. u-i Sec qJo-eaas
reply. 2. One that is soa ugeg lrag1g-gll
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Post :, Dept. of Oregon, u. A. L.
EUGENE CITY, OREGON, July IL
TIE ENGAGEMENT AT SAILORS CREEK.

TIE ENGAGEMENT At SAILORS CREEK.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
l have been receiving The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE for two months, and 1 cannot see
how 1 could get along without it. 1 take two
other papers published in the interest Of the
soldier, and am satisfied that The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is the best published.
l think that "W. d. g." in your issue afJu ulg
%, is probably mistaken as to what division of
the Sixth c1rps E-ss engaged - "a ser's Creek.
April o, 1860. remember the corps having
orders to report to General Sheridan that morn
ing Noon found us going into camp when in
the distance we heard the sulien roar of artil-
lery We then fell into line and moved on, and
on coming to the battlefield the first man we
saw was General Sheridan. I am sure that our
bri"ade-Third brigade, First division, Sixth
Corps-was the first infantry on the field.
Sheridan gave his orders to General Edwards,
our brigade commander. We then moved on
to the front marching left Oblique passing
through n corn-tield, across the creek and low
marshy ground advancing almost through the
woods to the encmy's wagon train, and, beco!n-
ing hotly engaged, our left gave way. The
whole line being compelled to fall back, it was
then that the brigade of the Third division
came down the hill ON the other side. The
brigade all know how men of the naval brig
ade fought that day. / know we suffered
great deal from the fire of our own artillery
while passing through the marshy ground and
creek. ". w. p,
Co =, SD Reg't p v Vols.
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OUR SOLDIERS COLUMN.
A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
BY THE BOYS.

Injustice TO Pension Claimants HomeStcsds for
Soldiers The Engagement at Sailors Creek
IIardshirs CT Pension Clsimauts-The National
Tribune Endorsed Another shower of Small
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Big RAPIDS. july q.
W '. I = = I4V4Nf
Co. A, 142d y. Y. Vols.

COMMENCING THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
highly commend you for the bold stand you
take in advocating justice for the soldiers and
upholding tbe glorious Old Banner. May God
bless you in the work and crown you with sue
cess. am one Of those invalid soldiers that
served three years and lost my health for life,
and am only receiving for pension the paltry
sum OF s. per month. / would have been enti-
tied TO 500 bounty had the equalization bill
passed during Grants presidency, but he did
not forget TO increase his own salary. If Con-
gress would pass an act to reduce the salaries
of all the officials in the Government employ,
and give that surplus TO all poor, disabled sol
diers that are nearly destitute, it would look
more like right and justice. You can always
count on me as a worker in the cause. / have
the promise of subscribers soon. May the glo-
riOus Old Banner wave! Yours, fraternally,
G. S. FOSTER,
ID We Vol Inf
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settled according to their number they will not
reach his case in ten years ! refer TO Henry
y. Povvcs, company q, First Connecticut hervy
artillery. From an
Old PENsI0SER.
NoRwALK, CoNE., July 90.
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%. 4, 18th Ill. Vols.
WATAGA, Ill, July %.

HOPES BECK. WILL 60 "To THE LORDY."
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
take your paper and like it very much. 1t
IS the best friend are e1-soldierS have. Long may
1t live to advocate our rights; shall take it as
long as / live. We soldiers have an eye on
Dear Iir Beck: we think he has got little too
much inspiration" and guiteauism. How
ever, we hope, he will, 10y and by, go to the
Lordy." Enclosed find 81 for a new subscriber;
hope to send you more soon.
Truly yours. MORRIS ELDRED.
EQUINUNK, PA, July %.
INJUSTICE TO PENSION CLAIMANTS.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
am a subscriber 10 your valuable paper and
would not be without it for three times the
subscription price; it is the only soldiers paper
ever read. Allow me to say a few words about
what ! consider the injustice to pension claim
saGo. / wish 10 mention the case of an old
conrade and ncighbor of mine; he is an appli-
cant for pension, applied in 1879, and sent his
application to the Commissioner Of Pensions,
but he never heard a word from it, although he
wrote 10 the Commissioner about it. After wait
ing two or three years to hear from it he went
To competent attorney, who advised him to
make another application, which he did. Now
bythis second application he not only loses the
arrcarage bat is placed at the very last of the
lis; Of aIsnlcants-his number being about
10000 This comrade IS totally disabled from
manual labor; has a wife and nine children :
he has been ermedical treatment ever since
the day he was discharged; he is now almost in
the last stages Of consumption, aud dependent
upon his children for support. ! think this is
a case deserving Of especial attention from the
Commissioner Of Pensions, for if claims are
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HUNTLEY, MINI, July -.
WILL DO THEIR DUTY AT THE POLLS.
G. S. FOSTE

WILL DO THEIR DUTY AT THE POLLS.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
l am a reader of your valuable paper, and
think it is the best Of its kind published, as it
sticks 10 the soldier in upholding his rights l
have been watching Senator Beck's course, and
think if his heart is as soft as his head he might
see things in a different light. The best thing
the soldiers should do for him is to give him a
chance to stay at home. ! hope every soldier
will do his duty at the polls and remember all
mcu like Beck. Fraternally yours,
S. L. MANNER,
Co. 4, 10th III. Vols.
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Office Of THE UNION VETERAN,

CHICAGO lis Jn9 2Jtt: lv92
70 al subscribers of to the members
association:
Owing sickness of Coaea taum the editor
paper incapaciatng the perfonau his dutes
transferred our subscription S the pablbr Of
TRIBUNE continue to fill all unexpie Inscriptions by mailing
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE excellent soldiers
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many all comrades who favored the Uo@ Veteran with
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Yours truly, E. c. s. L.,
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The lent has approved the act appro-
pfia.tu 900 for Mrs Lucretia Garfield, less
ANS paid James A. Garfield on account
uF 4is -alaT} as President Of the United States.
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. Remaining answers next week.
VETOED BY THE PRESIDENT.

The River and IarbOr Appropriation Bill Returned
10 the HOuse-ItS Passage Over the Veto.
In the House of Representatives on Tuesdays
? message was received from President Arthur
yctOing the river and harbor appropriation bill.
following is the full text Of the message:
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E1J- We Mt all times glad to furnish informa-
ton TO readers subjects affecting their inter-
ests, but after examining list of 100000 names
III order to respond to inquiries to the where
abouts of eX-soders, neccSsltatIng the employment
OF one person for that special purpose, COM
PEELED to advertise for the addresses of such
not in our possession. In order therefore, reim
burse for this service, shall in future make
nominal charge of twenty-five cents for publishing
each inquiry of three lines when the address
not be obtained from the records. All replies
should be mailed direct to the advertiser, i'll Of
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Address wanted of DIR. Scott, of company G.,
Eleventh V. r. c., by John Abbott.
Addresses wanted of Lieutenant Colonel Me-
Canahan, Captain John Denison, and Sergeant
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Towle.
Address wanted of John Schiller, of company E,
Twenty sixth Wisconsin volunteers, by feter
Schiller.
Names and addresses wanted of any of the officers
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Address wanted of Captain Samuel c. Timpson,
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and address OF the regmental surgeon of same
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Address wanted of Captain Samuel c. Timpson,
of company A, Ninety fifth n. y vols; also name
and address of the regmental surgeon of same
regiment by VIM. A. Charlton.
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Names and addresses wanted of the regmental
surgeon, any commissioned officers of company
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by Mrs. Mary Cramer.
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Steel any members of company c. Tenth Wis
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John Seymour, or Colonel Carpenter, or any mem
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Twenty sixth Wisconsin volunteers, by Peter
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Eleventh V. X. c., by John Abbott.
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Addresses wanted of Captain NJ E. Feapan Ser
geants Samuel Clay and John Since or a1y mem
bers of company D. Nineteenth Pennsylvania
cavalry, by VIM, Row,
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company d, Fortieth n. Y. vols, by Miss Winnie
Taylor.
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Name and address wanted of any commissioned
officer surgeon of company ID, Twenty-third
Pennsylvania volunteers, by A. G. Darcy.
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Names and addresses wanted of any of the officers
or members of the fhirty-eighth regiment u. ,.
colored troops, by Thos. ID. Lewis.
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{ cumberland. by Pntnnm Gray.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-31
OVER THE STATE.

Tyler is about to have system of
water works TO cost about $40, 700.
Abilene is still booming and there
is said to be a great demand for me-
chanics at high wages.
The place where the Navasota
branch intersects with the main line
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad has been named Sumner
vile.
Sickness prevails in McLennan
county. The Examiner mentions
one plantation on which all the
hands are sick, while farm work is
suspended.
Lumber is coming to Navasots
over the Central and Montgomery
division of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe road at the rate of twelve
to fifteen cars per day.
The Tyler Courier warns people
not to go west, say to Fort Worth
or Dallas, because to be fashionable
there you would either have to com
NIT suicide or file divorce suit.
The man who reported two cases
of yellow fever at New Laredo was
in saloon drinking and got the
thing off as a joke. He was arrest
ed and fined 800 for his joke.
The Gonzalez Enquirer warns far
mers not to 60 wild and involve
themselves IN debt because of the
large crops this year. If presen
prospects be realized they will bt
able to pay out of debt and have
sufficient left to run them another
year.
Nat. @. Henderson was making {
speech at Taylor recently, and wheI
about half through, some one raised
an alarm of fire, as Nat. supposed, tt
divert attention. But he was mis-
taken; some fellow was simply
struck with the fire that Away
| blooms on his nose.
The assessment roll OF Bastrol
county shows the average value o
land TO be little over three dollars
per acre. The total value of assess
ment rolls for 1882 show an increas'
of $i584.34 as compared with the
rolls for 1881, whilst the taxes TO
1882 are $5263.13 less than IN 1881.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-31
the mahmoudlch canal.

This was one of Mehemet Ali's un-
dertakings, and its name was given
to 1t from the Sultan Mahmoud,
who then ruled at Constantinople.
The canal was made in an incredibly
short space OF time, little over six
months-some accounts say twelve
Notwithstanding been employed In
its formation. There is only one
lock upon il, 80 there were no heavy
engineering constructions to accom-
plish, and that will explain, 30 far,
how IL was possible TO make this
canal, which is forty-eight miles In
length, in such a very short space Of
time, even taking the longest Of the
accounts. It's width Is nearly one
hundred feet and IL is eighteen feet
in depth these at least were the di-
mensions when il was formed. The
object was to connect the harbor OF
Alexandria with the Nile.
The authorities differ CONSIDERS
bly, as to the exact time in which It
was made as well as to the number
of people employed on 1t. AS many
as 100000 fellaheen are said to have
been pressed into the work. Ar
most levy en- masse of the whole
male population of the villages Of
lower Egypt was made and marched
to the ground. They received one
months pay, 30 that they might
supply themselves with provisions.
Two-thirds of these were with
out tools or appliances
of any kind; even clothing was
scarce among them. They
gathered up the earth or mud with
their hands, aud wien small heap
was made, about foot square, Il
was then passed from one man to
another till it reached the bank. It
was easier for Mehemet Ali to bring
this large number of human beings
to one spot than to feed them after
wards; and, although the fellaheen
ofEgypt are not accustomed to much
luxury, still the scarcity of food and
exposure told on them. The rcsult
was terrible mortality. Thousands
of them died. AS many as 10000 q (,
reported to have perished. The
operations were superintended by
Hail Osman Agha, assisted by some
Italian en0lneera.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-31

THE Utah commissioners arrived
in Salt Lake City, and were given a
reception by the citizens, which was
attended by all classes and was quite
informal. The Gentiles seemed to
be favorably impressed, knowing as
they do that the commissioners have
come there to perform an important
duty, assigned to them by the gov
ernment. The commissioners will
study the situation before making
public their programme, and, being
strangers, it is expected that their
progress will be slow. The Nor
mon church have employed four
leading law firms of Salt Lake City
to defend the county officials who
are soon to lose their positions un-
der the new law giving Governor
Murray power to appoint, by rea.
son of the August election lapsing
caused by the failure of the commits.
sion to arrive and place the machin.
ery of election in motion under the
Edmunds bill. Ten thousand dollars
was set aside by the church to fight
the new law.