The National tribune., 1883-11-15
our CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety of Interesting
Suliecss.


" G. D. ", Bsfron, IR.-Your attorney is enti-
Ged 20 $40 only fos his services If you have paid
him IS there Is but 50 due him. Every subscriber
who sends 81 wlll receive IKE TRIBUSE for twelve
months llfty-two numbers This correspondent
wants wile; is fllly yeFs old; has farm prefers
q loyal war widow. Here is a chance Tor some OF
our lar readers.
r. b.. Ht1s Ee5; D. J. Neagark Ohio: W. E. p.
E0nTaflg Branch, Pa, and several 0llers-Tou can
purchase OF tie Government condemned muskets
told IltternSIriils -n1uzz e loading5 and ac-
coaterents consisting u waist belt and plate cart
: SrioSe-5Ox. caf-p0ucl aRd bayOnet scaboard- The
f5st OF Ehe muskes complete i II each and aoeon-
freEDes forty cents per set These are suitable for
TIC ordinary Of q. A. z Posts. When paid for,
tne arms, DC. are packed IL boxes boxes twenty
i've cests extra and delivered az the New Terll
Rock Island, III. arsenais as may be most oOnVen-
aeni for shipment app. cation should be made TO
the LIiei 81 Ordnance Y. ; A., Washington. ID. C.,
by letter. il8cosifg drt post-oiec Eaonev-order
tor amount Of purchase These arms &c are Just
the thing ior fhe boys Tor drills camps parades.
ana kl-40 Tor complete cut1It Is very Reasonable
ps1ee-
IT. n Cosforsv0od Falls Fan-The following
hatties We're fought in Arizona during the war of
tie rebellion, VIZ; Apache Pass. July Is 5s52;
Plnos Aitos Mines, January % 1853; Pinos Altos,
February y, lsli; DoaDifsl Canon. May T. 1868 f;
final Greek. august and ), ia. Reroek- March
2, lss5; s.aei Canon. hay 1855, Skull Valley.
Ray zS 1866: Groton Spr5ngs, July il, l5Gj, and
Fort Grant january u, lo55
JR r. ValparGiso Iad.-You can execute vour
vouchers WliercFer sou are when they reach you.
to--iy The fseEsl2- agent Of your temporary ciase
81 adGEass and wDere goa wish the check sen:
This is all that is necessary.
r. C. w.. Gordon. Ohfe-For any information
relative 10 the location Of public lancs or anything
relstsng thereto. write 20 le Isester and Receiver
~ u. = land Office IA the State or Territors,
4 desire 70 locate. The land Offices IN
al Mitchell, WATERFOWL Fargo Eank-
yarcz, DeacgoOd. Aberdeen. Grand Forks
trsn In Nebraska at Neigh Beatrice Lin
- No3lIaTa- Grand Island North Platte Bloom
sngsoB. Valentine and McCook. See also reply 10
W w b. Any register and receiver VIII furnish.
application fuil information and instructions TO
parties who desire 70 take up public land either bv
homestead or otherwise.
~ W II. Boward Kan-We published The law
IL fall IN our issue OF May 10 1888 Every honor
3iy-iScarged soldier O. sailor Is entitled Ia sair
up a soldiers homestead and bv scttIing thereon
and improving II Tor certain period can secure
tsae 10 same The required period Of occupancy is
i've year, from which is deducted the period served
Ia tic army OF navy providing such service does
mot exceed four years. The OILY cost Is the roau-
lar fees and commissions which vary somewhat
tn cinereat States and Territories You do not
have TO pay for the land
JWT. I,esfs Crossroads, Tesz.-Attornevs' fees
for services in removal Of charge Of desrfiou are
not regulated by law; therefore Il Is matter fo
be agreed upon between the parties in interest A
prcnlnenf attorney ia this city informs Us that is
charge for sach services il SO in odUaHce.
n j. H., Lee Yaley Tenn Pensioners who
were not on the roll al so per month June I6 1880
and whose disabilities have since increased Ia en-
title them 10 $50 are not entitled 10 the benefits al
Rct OF sG date granting S72 unless they are totally
b>Sd, OF have lost both hands both feet, or are
totar~ disabled Ia both hands OF both feet 2 Con.
gress conyenes Monday December 10th.
Dr. EoP., Rock Valley Tossa.-In the claim,
mentioned by you medical testimony would be IN.
sisted upon notwithstanding the statements OF tle
witnesses snpposing that they could testify TO the
extent mentioned by you. for il would be held
t,ast such testimony was rather sfaiwarf and 4
would be subject 20 q considerable discount Fol
witnesses 10 be able 10 testify 10 the extent men
4raFn u.
he persons Of remarkable intelligence perception
and Observation, combined with q keen and vivid
memory u you could demonstrate that iaet TO TIE
fensioii bf1ce, then exceptions might be made IL
the cases mentioned. There are not many exceu4
tons 70 tho rule Of rejection ia certain claims lack
ing record evidence and medal testimony as stalsss
bg uE 8n our last issue The majority OF them hav,
been and VIII Toe rejected upon the ground Of M
record auc no medical testimony to connect them
with the service The Pension Office holds thai
persons Of . ordinary intelligence DO not possess
a memory acute enough 10 be able TO describe
satisfactorily the characteristic symptoms % cscur
diseases that affected other persons twenty year
ago An educated physician. however, might re
member las treatment Of a case. Your views ar
natural enough. hat you speak from the stand
point Of a physician. The Pension Office does no
coincide with yourFiews and we doubt very nuci
whether ~ could be induced 10 do So Thai man,
cases of hardship and injustice have been wroagh
by such decisions Is known tosevcry community
but there is no remedy except by such claimant
besng placed upon The pension rolls by special act
Df Congress. This u done every session and itis
such cases form the bulk Of Congressional pen
SONS.
T.. F1oTfda.-Ia event Of the pensioners deaf
frosu disability for which pensoned OF other dis
Eblltty due 10 s service and line Of duty the pen
sion Will be continued 10 his widow al SIS ne
month; but II he dies from q cause NOT due 10 hi
military service the pension viii cease with hi
&nfth. Thanks Tor the information impaired
xzil have proper attention.
Al b. EaslUlle, Bsch-There was an act {
Congress approved August z, 1882, granting relic
tn certain cases OF deserfion but said act does
epply 20 all deserfers, but 70 those only who di
not Internationally desert There have been we tss
&efFtand, q few discharges granted under said &C
The firm mentioned has been suspended fror
EEnctice.
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