The National tribune., 1883-11-01
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to euestiOns on Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.


w. ". B.. 0seOego, ". Y.-1st. You should furnish
the testimony of your father, who treated you on
your arrival home. His testimony viii probably
be accepted TO prove the facts. You should also
furnish fsiH statement, under oath. OF the facts
including death of Dr. s. I'd The rates for deaf
ness vary from IL TO Sl3 per month, the latter
being for total deafness of both Sd. Ii claim
ant alleged typhoid fever, without specifying prior
to July 1, l5S0 that he claimed deafness result
thereof he will not be entitled to arrears. because
deafness was not distinctly alleged until too late to
entltie claimant TO arrears therefor.
f. c. w., LesvEstospr.. Pa.-fst. If Congress extends
the Arrears act il will give you arrears for the
disability. ID The Equalization Bounty Bill il
intended TO give the soldiers SIO0 for each year of
service, So per month for entire service deduct
ing all bounties heretofore received II you served
four years and five months, under the bill prOpos-
ed, you would be entitled to S442 tneariyt deduct
ing the s4e2 already received, would give you so
under the bill.
Old Soldier, Benton IU-lst. We cannot tel until
the Commissioner Of Pensions issues his annual re
about the desired result. 3D. II IS too early 20 pre-
diet chances of success. The whole matter VIII be
discussed in TIE TRIBUNE at the proper time.
WA g., Stamford, Vt-The Pension Office in
qury was 20 determine what attorneys throughout
the country had been guilty Of taking Illegal fees
IN pension claims Just the matter Is being
thoroughly sgitated, and there Is trouble Ia the
camp Of shyster and mushroom attorneys some of
whom have been suspended and others sre TO fol-
low.
r. s. B.. East GGi1.esrilis, " Y-Ist Claimant
will be notified of rejection through his attorney
ID the attorney should promptly notify claimant
Commissioner Dudley does not answer letters Of
inquiry. see reply to :. W. B. :" in last issue
4th All apPointTnents IN Government service are
feguatet by the CfylI Service Commission. Write
to VIM. s. RoullIac, Esq, secretary, this city for
instructions and blanks.
TR s. Reslsus, MicH.-There Is no law. nor is
there likely 10 be aw, providing for the payment
to the soldiers OF the difference between green
backs and gold. The Government did not promise
to pay the soldier in g0Id.
J. b. HorneItsrilIe n Y-ReaI Estate purchased
with pension money is not exempt from legal pro-
cess Tor debt. After pension money has been paid
to the pensioner the Government ceases 70 protect
it, and it becomes the same any other money.
Ne,o YoTksr.-1st. You cannot procure copy Of
your lost discharge, for the Governments kept no
copy OF the original and II has means of know
ing who signed 1t, &c. You can, however, obt&in
certificate from the official records showing your
enlistment and discharge. I'd. You are correct
All ground, however inclined or uneven its surface
should be measured koTi=0atGiiy or as If brought
down to horizontal plane that the surface of
hill thus measured would give the same contents
as the level base which it may be supposed to
stand. In your State such is iqsO of the Legisla-
ture, and It Is common to all States. \ square
containing ten would measure 30 yards on
each OF its four sides
s. C. W.. Boston. slass.-The date Of rnuster-in OF
Second Massachusetts volunteers, given by US as
May %, 1861, was typographical error. It should
have been May 25 1861. Probably YOU are correct
in stating that the First Massachusetts volunteers
comes first thFceyears regiment if it was mus
tered III May q. 1851 as you STATE. but are in
eiDed TO think that 1t not ftiEi regiment ut
that date. The records Of the Adjutant- Generals
Office, War Department., show date of nuster-in of
the First Massachusetts three years. as BIay =,
1861, day of month not stated. The Twenty y-ninth
Massachusetts WIS organized from May lt, 1861,
20 january %, 1858; date OF muster-in not stated.
The latter regiment may have had several cOupa-
nies mustered III at an earlier date than May 25
and tine Ia regard the First regiment but
we did not refer TO battalions of regiments. IA
-kr-
ond Massachusetts volunteers had completed its
regi1nento organization, and the first fsfiI rei-
Eicnt mustered in for three years You are un-
doubtedly correct IN stating that the first three
years' soldiers were the companies comprising
First Massachusetts battalion, afterwards the
Twenty-ninth regiment We are obliged to you
for your letter.
G. W. o. Bunker Hfu TU-We see no chance
for you under the present rulings of the Pension
Office. II there is no record of your disease and
you cannot establish 1t by medical testimony in
service at discharge, it must stand rejected.
In claim and Others for diseases of obscure
character, or such are apparent to the ordi-
nary observer it must be shown by the records of
War Department that soldier treated during
his service for the disease alleged. such record
does hot exist then 1t u absolutely necessary for
him TO furnish medical testimony showing treatment
during serriee. This he do by the affidavit of
his regimental surgeon Ia hospital stewards testi
mony is often eoInpetent affidavit of physician
who treated him while at home furlough, Sc.
II claimant cannot furnish any of the above-nen-
toned testimony there is only thing that will
his claim, and that is affidavit of the physician
who treated him Immediately after his discharge
If he is unable to furnish this then he is unable to
satisfactorily connect his disability with the service
and ordinarily the claim will be rejected Such il
the rule, and the exceptions are few. The above
applies o'ty to such diseases as require physician
to tell what they Officers comrades are not
competent to establish the fact I'm the absence Of
record medical testimony that claimant had dis
ease of liver, kidneys, rheumatism. piles other
diseases NOT pereeptible to other than physician
They may have known that he was sick, but the
Pension Oilice nolds that they had no means of
testimony is insisted upon in the majority Of cases
Ths rule does not apply to claims for disabilities
incident to contracted in rebel prisons, nor for
wounds. injuries. deafness. disease of eyes and
such other Disabilities could be readily observed