The National tribune., 1883-03-08
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF interesting
Subjects.

! Subjects.
| p F. JohnS.otrn, " Y-The coin you describe is
| what Is known Fugios cent and was issued by
the colonies III 1877. 1t is not very coin, and
II in fair condition. Is worth about fifty cents to
collector.
| r. d. H. Glen Falls, " Y-Six dollars per month
! probably. 1t would depend entirely upon the
| surgeons examination.
! H. C. H., Reed City, hich-TnE TRrBUNE will be
sent as you request. The bill you mention did not
| pass; therefore there is no law upon the sub
! ject.
! CM, Lancaster, Pa-We do not know the ad-
| dress of the party you mention. A soldier dis
charged for cause is entitled TO pension II dis
abieti in service. There is no such thing a
tain kind of discharge being bar to pension
| G. C., Marlborough, O.-lst. If you will write to
| the Surgeon General U. :. A. this city, you can
promptly obtain all the information you desire in
regard 10 the names, &c., of tie surgeons men
toned. I'd. The firm you mention is reliable far
know. Sd. The reasons why 1t is ali advan-
taCe to have attorney residing in this city to
prosecute pension claim are too numerous to
mention. There is everything III favor and moth
ing against such course.
w. T. D. DanriRe W-lst No invalid claim
fled since June 80, 1880 draw arrears such
claim dates only from date application filed
2d. We cannot say 1t may have been 10000 as
all claims are being acted upon. I'd S24 per month";
we should think, should be the rate.
HIM B. Hatch Post, Camden, " J-There is no
provision maze for bounty for eniistments naval
service prior to July l. 1864, which Is probably the
date and were transferred to the navy, are of
course entitled.
II. d. H. Rirerhead, wants to know whether We
any of our readers, see through common
stone he under tands that person can see only
through a diamond and lie has white stone
through which he can discover certain objects.
The only stone We can see through Is Grindstone
with hole through the middle Give us hard
one.
j. D. H.. WrightSto,rn.--You are not emitted to
make an additional entry because your original
entry OF l2O acres was not made prior to June -,
1874.
r. B., HOnticsiIO.-You would have great diff
Guilty to establish such claim, and we doubt very
much whether You could possibly succeed. The
date of discharge ~ shown on your certificate Is
the proper date, and must be accepted as final
JT., Collins Centre, " Y-The two and three years.
men who enlisted between April Il, 1851, and De-
cember u, 1868 entitledto Sl00 bounty, under
of July 22, 1861 prOridsd they served two years
more, or were discharged by reason of tUOUIldS.
AS you served but fourteen months you are not
entitled, unless you We're discharged for tc0undS.
JRH, Brooklyn, N Y-lst. She could establish
the fact of marriage by furnishing proof of cohabi
tation by dsintereSted witnesses. Testimony OF
relatives might be accepted. 2d. There
prison pen at Danviile. Sd. Widow would be
titled to all that was due soldier up the date of
his death. The exact amount can only be deter
mined by proper investigation. The attorneys
fee would be ten per cent; attn. We hope the
act Will be extended, but We cannot tell
whether it will be.
" IT, r., Much Chunk, IotrG-You were prob
ably entitled TO an additional bounty of $780, under
act OF July -, IsG6 but the time for fling such
claims expired by limitation July l, 1850, and you
cannot now recover.
J. g. Burton, hdRS.-There is duty on foreign
wooleIis both on manufactured articles and on the
raw material Unless you can specify such article
as you desire to know the duty upon, cannot
answer your question to how much duty on
each ?" as the schedule of duties woolens would
fill about two columns of THE TRIBUNE.
Correspondent at Paradise Mich-You neglected
10 give any name in your letter; therefore
not advise you. If you will write again. stating
ali the facts and giving your full NAME we will
reply by letter.
" r. Nee, Plato Ifo-We should advise every
soldier to retain his discharge certificate and not
dispose of it in any way. 1t has no pecuniary
value now, and is of no use to anybody but the
soldier; but the time may come when it will be
valuable document TO him or his family.
FN s. NeUada Io,oa-The following is a copy
of act referred to " BE 10 enacted &c, That sec
ton four of an act entitled An act making eppro-
pratonS for the support army for the year end
ing June 0 1866 be construed to entitle to the
three months pay proper, provided for therein, ali
officers of volunteers below the rank of bTigadicr
general who were in the service the third day
of March 1865, and whose designations were pre-
sented and accepted, or who were mustered out at
their own request, or otherwise honorably dis
charged from the service after the ninth day of
April, 1865" Approved July 18th, 1865
r. H. j. Stamford Gonna soldier has a right
service, and amend his declaration ut any time
by alleging additional disabilities, whether con-
tracted in first or second service.
c. 4. s., Appieion.-1st II you will write TO the
Commssary- General, u. 5. A., you can probably
obtain all tho information you desire to know We
haven't the space to publish answer. I'd.
Twenty miles Sd. The rates varied each month