The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-23

came into view at the same time is ex-
ceedingly significant.
The New York Republican State Cor
vention met Wednesday in Saratoga and
elected E. Madden, Stslwsrt, temporary
chairman, by vote of 25l against 243
for E. L. Pitts, Half Breed. A communi-
cation containing the suggestions of the
Apti-Monopoly Convention was read and
referred. On reassembling Senator Mad
den was made permanent chairman, and
the Convention went into q nomination
for Governor On the second ballot Sec
retary Folger was nominated for that Of
fee by vote of 257 to 222 for Cornell,
and IS for Wadsworth. On motion of
Senator Warner Miller the nomination
was made unanimous, and the Conven.
ton adjourned until Thursday morning.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Pension
Bureau shows that during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 40, 939 original claims for
pension and "a l4S clcims for increase of
pension were filed. There were allowed
during the year 81, G64 original appIica-
tons and 10, 23l for increase of pensions.
The number of claims rejected was 81, =
295. There remain pending 269, 67S or
iginal applications and q, 1,2SS applica-
tions for increase. The total amount
paid for pensions during the year, includ-
296, $50 "a; the total number of pension
ers on the roll is 295 697, a gain over the
previous year of 16,867. The total
amount paid by the government FOR PEN
sicns from 1891 to 1861 was $Sl, ,4S0, 455,-
so; the total amount paid from 1861 to
June 30 1882, was $500, GAL, ,32475. Out
of this amount and since 1871 $25. 234, :
232 So have been paid to the survivors
of the war of 1912 and to the widows of
those who served during that war. De-
Quoting this latter amount and estimat-
ing that which may have been paid to
pensioners on account of the wars prior
to 1861 and 1865, sbout $3.50, 900, 600
have been disbursed on account of PEN
sions.
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