The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-03
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions ON Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.


Replies TO Questions ON a Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.
ITO Correspondents questions on a sem
arate sheet of paper, give full name aud address
and mark il g Correspondents Column" No at;ef-
ton viii be paid to communications that net
Our readers requested to inclose a stamp Tor
reply to their inquiries
ErereH.-If you furnish the testimony Of comrades
who were IN prison with you showing that your
eye was injured testified by the officer, also
testimony from comrades or other persons showing
Its condition when you were released from rebel
PRISON, or when you returned to your regiment
thereiroin, ana IN addition thereto your aiii
dayit explaining why you cannot furnish medical
testimony on that point your case will DE
plete-in our opinion. Reliable testimony is any
testimony from parties who had personal knowl-
edge OF tine condition Of your eye any time AFTER
the receipt of the wound. This = probably called
for to corroborate the testimony of your officer,
the once - very loth TO- and as rule n III not
admit claim the testimony Of one witness as to
origin IN where there no record oil the issl-
biiity at the War Department..
g. T., Clstelaad. Ohio. says: Two men have
dispute In regard to the -ize and weight OF the
largest gun used in tue late war aud agree 20 abide
by my decision I don't remember ani with your
kind permission, viii refer the matter 20 THE
tribune. They want to know the weight OF the
gun we'll as she weight OF the bail ana where Il
was statlQped- AaSigsT. The largest gun was the
1O-lneh Roalnan gun weighing tl5U0 pounds.
winch hreti "A solid snct weighing 1850 pounds. II
was named the Lincoln gun in honor OF the
President afd WAS stationed at Fortress Monroe
Va Fiiteen-iGeil lfodmau guns weighing $3.50
pounds and throwing shot weighing 10 pOunGs
were used at ali the principal forts
4. p d., 0lafAe Ran.-I. Decoration Day was first
instituted ~ Commander in Chief John A. logan
g. A. r., in spec.sl order issaed May 3 lssss 2
II Will be impossible to tell in hov many states
Decoration Day has been made . legal holiday,
except by writing 20 tie State authorities We do
not kn0" that any record thereof has ever been
complied.
March 8, lssj, farmers and producers of tobacco
may sell az the place Of production tobacco OF their
own growth and raising at retail directly 10 con-
sumers to amount not exceeding S1G0 aanuasl ~
without taking cut license Is dealer ia tobacco.
Since replying to J. p. ". june H. 1854 we have
looked up tie law on the subject, which We ind 70
be as above stated
4 Subscriber, Crgigford's Corners, Pal. A QUO
rum OF the Senate IS a majority OF she members
thereof There are IS Senators majority of whom
Is - consequently. unless theTe are y Senators
present there IS no quornm fOE tAe transaction OF
business 2 me parents OF an enlisted minor could
only receive his pay and bounty with his consent.
They not liable 80 him Tor the amount; that IS
he cannot recover the amount SO PAID them as it
was a voluntary assignments BY hlul. which Is
binding.
C. A. u, Fairfield, H. says: Please state whether
citizen belonging 10 organization for home
guard duty could be pehsiCnsd Ior accident caused
oy having been thrown from morse and hurt while
Ia pursuit Of guerl.s sncil - at the time OF the
Morgan raiders? AIisUer. Yes, i such claim was
ilied and prosecuted 70 suegeSsfla issue prior TO
July 4 1874, since which time eli such CLAIMS are
barred.
J. F.. c., RoaoeBd. Ky. inquiries: l. Howssnany
soldiers were in the of Is6i and what propos-
ton OF that number were killed died otherwise?
2 Whether soldiers land warrants located are az
on record al WaslIngtOnthat IS All lsGsis located
by soldiers land warrants Of tire United States
41ssl7er. l. The aggregate number Of troops Of all
arms for ali periods o. service ia the Union army
during the late war was 30, 81 OF whom Dot S69
as near rs can be scsrtanefl died fro6 ala
2 All located land warrants are On record IL the
u ). General Land Office in this city.
An Er-Prisoner, 8s5UiUe. Ga, says, in regard 70
the query OF g. ". w, Spring Valley. Mimi. in
our issue Of june r. asking how the rebels marked
the graves Of Union prisoners WHO died az Ander-
sOnyiiie: All that died among friends or aeatlnl-
ances were marked thus: on slip OF paper pinned
on the breast OF the corpse WAS ms name COM
pany, regiment, date OF death. and also de5aeh-
nlent which he belonged to III the prison, ana then
numbered; this was al taken copied in regis
ter IN rotation and after arriving the cemetery
stake, with number or 70 correspond, was placed
at MS head. One r0w Of graves in AnGiersOEEvi.ls
and ia all there aFs - Tl5 graves. was there las.
October, and II bad known when Conrade smith
was there. weala have been glad to have met him
but expect to visit the place again soon, as am
only leo miles from the old : h. H."
j. II. IT.. Worthi'9toH, hien.-ouY reply to A s,
macomb, H., May /, 1851 wherein stated that
greenbacks were taxable, had reference only 10 the
tax on banks bankers, etc. whenis levied On their
capital and deposits of gTeeDbaeks and circulation
OF national bank notes. Greeabacks or other 8. 5.
securities IN the possession Of individual not en-
gagged in the business o. banking. etc. are not tax
able, but this latter subject was not under consider
alton We tai 70 see where the tax On capital OF
banks Expresses the poor or helps the rich.
Springfield 1fass.: % Lieut. Co Z I'd , J. C;rg S.t,
Francisco, Cat, aud several 0tsrs failed to read the
notice at the head OF this column very carsFfiTy
else they would have learned that we do not reply
to communications where the fall name OF the
writer does not appear therein We have had this
notice standing for some months, ana yet every
week brings as inquiries that viii never be an
swered such communications are not desired,
ana we trust our comrades viii bear II n mind.
g. L., Syracuse n Y-The desertion bill passed
the House, and the Senate committee reported 70
the Senate with amendments. i Is on the Senate
calendar. aad viii probably be acted upon very
soon. II the amendments are sustained the bill
viii have 10 go back TO tie House for concurrence
and probably to conference committee What
any legislation had upon this aud other important
measures IN our columns 1t takes place from
time TO siGle.
j. d.. Wateri0o, TotCa wants to knows If vet
Gran was not entitled to the 500 bounty promised
when he first enlisted which ne never received.
he having only received the 500 bounty for re-
enlistingg Insurer. All veterans wao had served
two years prior 10 re-enstnlent or were discharged
from first service for tcOHds were entitled 20 the
500 original bounty, but If they served less than
two years (unless discharged for tgouIsdsI they
were not entitled to the said bounty.
J. L.. Sheboygan Fails US submits the follow
my HctA74titE WHO Has iOcl tllE Use OF QoLE
legs by paralysis Tor which he draws 3 pension,
and where the extent of disability IS established Is
being equal To the loss OF both legs By amputatiOn
what ought 10 be the rate Of has pension ASsJeF so
per month. He Is also entitled to SO Communication
for loss of use OF limbs, 70 be paid every i've years
upon application 10 the Surgeon-eSeneral. T. 5. y.
H. s., Afton 0Aio.-It is against the rules OF the
Pension Office to furnish copies Of statements Tade
by persons against claimant. " hat We advocated
was that when claim was placed IN the hands d
special examiner and he visited the claimant fOr
the purpose of conducting the examination. the
claimant shoUiddenlaad to know who had testified
made statements assaust him, and should insist
upon knowing the nature ofsUch testimony or state
ments; also, he should demand the privilege of
examining the records in his H. he hands Of
The special eramiaef; and II this refused him he
should decline to submit TO examination sid
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