The National tribune., 1883-10-18
OUR CORREsPONDENTs.
Replies 20 Questions on a Variety OF interesting
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Replies 70 Questions on Variety OF Interesting
Sahiects.
/ ", IT. T., CoriaRa, MiRn-The event mentioned
took paee February and 4 Es64 and was a recon-
nuisance TO cover Fitzpatrick ; raid on Richmond
f0ur letter was mlsllId hence the delay.
/ ". L. F., Utica, NO.-The attorney mentioned is
! IN GOOD standing 50 far as We snow. If you write
% iil no doubt he can inform you Of the cause of
delay 1t IS time you heard from it.
r. IT. H. Centre Poias. Iossa.-You should have
been notified had your claim for increase been re-
i Jected We would advise that you state ali the
facts again including the date of your examination
+ TO the Commissioner and ask condition OF the
/ claim. It may be that it was rejected and lie
notice OF such fact failed to reach you
J. D. Dr., La1rton, Af5ch.-Where two or more dis
abilities alleged and one Is proven rsrsie,,, il
granted on the one. and the remainder OF his clsim
remains pending. and when Peted will be dis
posed OF. The injury viii be classed the same as a
M0und There - no " usual rate y for rheumatism.
I The rating depends entirely upon claimants ability
/ to perform manual labor. and may DC from y to
81 The fact OF paralysis appearing in connection
VITA the rheumatism VIII have no particular bea--
/ ins Upon your claim. 1t viii probaby be included
IN the rating as a result OF rheumatism.
Subscriber, Rossrille, IO'cG.-We DO not know. We
/ never heard of him.
I C. E. B. BROOKLYN. " Y-Tt depeDds entiralv
upon the result OF medical examination OF the dis
ability. Ii might be rated at any sum between S.
/ the knee, 1t would be rated at S24.
| ". B. C., Georgeso,on, IR-The statement made
70 yo0 that during the war governors OF some of
( the Northern States gave the inmates OF prisons
and penitentiaries their liberty If they would enlist
IN the army Is malicious falsehood and the party
who so informed you must have served out his
tine He IS probably great ad1r.irer of Se,,af-1r
! Beck.
/ J. H., Hheeriag w. Ta-It is not a fact that pep-
sioners IN Ohio any other state are rated higher
I than pensioners in West Virginia There Il no
iaVortism shown pensioners in any locality. There
Is vast difference IN the degree OF disability re-
sulting from gVIn-shOt wounds Of shoulder and
other disabilities Those that receiving higher
pensions than you are receiving are disabled that
nuch more You are getting one-fourth pension,
because you are only one-ourth disabled II YOU
were disabled to greater extent you would be
psllsiofled accordingly, matter where you lived
There are plenty OF pensioners IN your state that
are pensioued high as those of any ether state.
Some Of these are in your own city.
Old colarads, Upper Tygart. Ey-isf In quoting
uom our statements heretofore made that in ail-
sence OF hospital records, and inability TO furnish
testimony OF reglmental surgeon, the claim Is re-
Jected, You should have added and inability 10
furnish medical testimony showing existence Of
the disability on return from service, ia claims
where the disability Is disease tla3 Is readily
distinguished by an ordinary observer. The De-
partment viii promptly reject invalid claims Of
aforementioned class soon as il = aseertainei
that 1t isnot susceptible of proof as stated 2 The
Slalln cannot o rejected SIMPLY because the sur
geon-Generals report fails to show that soldier
was treated IN service for the alleged disability
testimony has 10 be called for and the claim pro-
eeeGed with until ali the facts are developed Sd
W ny the Pension Office attaches so much inpor-
t9nce to the statements OF possuiasters il beesuss
they are sworn officers Of the Government and it
S supposed that they VIII assist the Pension Office
IN communicating such facts as are known 20 them
without fear or favor. Too much reliance is placed
on sleh statements, IN our opinion. Postmasters
are as liable to be biased agaiast the claimant "a
the witnesses are for him, and their reports should
be subject to the same discount a. tie testimony
on iile IN the case is often Subjected Unfortu-
nateiy this IS not the case and il wrong that it IS
So 4th. Testimony OF a postmaster should be con
sidered no better than the testimony OF a crettal
witness The staple statement OF a postmaster
should be considered rating less than the afiida-
Z Tf- of n fHNI Is fra
II his community. A postmaster is subject to the
same taiiHgs As any other man.
L. y. g., HeGELs5urg C1l-You viii have to prove
ali the facts alleged in claim Your OWE GlIid;-
WITS as 70 origin viii have weight az all IL there
be no record of the injury, you viii have 20 furnish
proof OF eyewitness to its incurrenee.
j. r. e, Hornsrst0sga. y J-AI you can do Is to
make an affidavit setting forth fully TIE reasos
why you cannot furnish testimony OF .reeiulentai
surgeon, and send such afiSiavit 20 the Co1snlis-
sioner Of Pensions.
G. Z. f., Centre J,ssctj0a. Iosrq-Yeu should make
application for n homestead entry 20 the REGISTER
and Receiver ~ any land Office la the state where
yOu desire to enter said land. You VIII have to
reside thereon five years. less the time served in
states mentioned. Il you viii write 80 either Of
the United States land offices in those states YOU
can can oosain % alI the information you desire The
law M full and location of land Oflices was pub
lished IN our issue OF May 10. 1855.
". Z. ", EalporiG, EaR.--If you have the origi-
nal fIrouEh, and il bears Endorsements thereon
ton OF ratIos FOR the time Of your authorized ab-
establish claim.
T. r. 2uintOn. " J-You win have to make
application to the Post from which YOU were sus-
pended and viii be required to pay your back
dues, or such sum as the Post may decide, then
you can be Teobllgated in the Post which you de-
sire TO ion Upon tae JrriteR request Of the Post 70
tasidt'1g yo1t The above IS providing you are one
year, or more, IN arrears for dues.
M c.. Chs5Ogccn, lTieh.-fst Write to the Quar-
termaster-General, L. = y, for amount Of clothing
allowances. The rates varied frequently during
1S63-6I; highest in 1854 owing to the advance
in prices Of sal things. It would consume too
much space for Us TO publish all you ask 3D.
When prisoners OF war were released the Gov
ernnIent furnished them with new clothing. which
made good the loss by capture, besides the sol
dieTs received the money value OF all clothing not
drawn 6y shen curing their service. This amount
was included IN their iinal payments and paid to
them by the paymaster sc discharge.
T. j. B., lee Valley. Tettn.Pensions to soldiers Of
war OF lsl2, for wOuHds disability incurred IN
service, were provided Tor early i5l2 and iSI
such pensions consisted OF half pay for officers and
five dollars per month to enlisted men. February
IA, ISL, Congress authorized the placing ON the
pension roll. at - per month, al honorably dis
charged survivors of war Of ISf2 who served sixty
days and who were loyal during the late rebellion;
widows OF Such were also entitled, providing they
We're married to the soldier prior to the treaty OF
peace terminating said war, and had not since re-
married. March 9, ISIS, former acts of Congress
amended that service of fourteen days. or
participation in any engagement entitled survivor
OF said war TO pension, also widows OF said sOl-
Giers, and the clauses as 10 dates of widows snar-
rage and diSloyglty were stricken out. The hssrs
of soldiers of war OF 1872 not provided for IN
any way, and are not entitled.
A. ~ s., Eik CITY, EGR.--ist There = no way of
determining the percentage of officers and enlisted
men on the pension roll in separate classes. They
are merged together one class. ri. About sixty
per cent of pension claims filed since 1851 have been
allowed.
@. ~, Bay Yis,g, III, and r 3, O., Hard, Pa
Soldiers who re-enlisted as veterans were entitled
to Si92 rsteraR bounty. II you received bUt sS50
you received recruit bounty instead Of veteran
bounty. You apply for the difference. aRd. II
your statements correct yousre entitled thereto.
j. T. ~ North Eiiilsi0tr4l, Ks.--ist see reply 10
J. :, ia last izsue. 2d. II claimant has heard
nothing from his claim for increase since his ex-
animation several months ago. Il does naf Indicate
that his claim viii DC allowed bat t does iudi-
cate neGlcCg the Part OF somebody 81 It
j. quite a coEimoa custom for the Pension
O2ics % write 10 claimants witnesses and other
persons for Information regzrsling The claim tth.
When claim tur Increase on old disability II rsiecic
thai ends ths eiain f1r the time bsng if sgibse-
qucaily allowed . vii Hot date bas-s. hui only
from The date - the examination cstahlishEs tho
incecsssi disability.
d. y o.. HtsinssFs. F1.-YSur frienI wss correct
date. The -ccolli tfas1 nslsetts lrf.try ~ ~
tbs ira tAree Ffars ~ = lieH; r.iese ito scTvce-
The date of sid Muster Nay g ieai- New
for< uext VIA the thirty -ninth rsstr1sn4.
ssustefed IA Nay -. is&l-