Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-30


ing Indian Troubles.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
call No. 1872 for the redemption of bonds.
The principal and accrued interest of 90 called
ponds will be paid at the treasury department,
Washington. d. c., on the lst of February.
1856, and interest on said bonds will cease on
that day. So called bonds are as follows:
Ihree per cent. bonds issued under act of
Congress, approved July IL, 1882, and num-
oered as follows: $50, original number 299
to original number 3O3, both inclusive, and
original number 1914 to original number
1867, both inclusive. 800, original number
2l66 to original number 2204, both inclusive,
and original number 1854 to original number
1858, both inclusive. $500, original number
l076 to original number 1890, both inclusive.
and original number 404S to original number
400, both inclusive. $1,000. original num-
Der 97S9 to original number lO.Ol2, both in
elusive. and original number 22.0 to origi-
nal number % 587, both inclusive $40, 900,
original number l7,40l to original number
1864, both inclusive. Total, 10000, 900.
The bonds described above are either bonds
OF the 'original" issue, which have but one
serial number at each end or Substitute"
bonds which may be distinguished by double
set of numbers which are marked plainly
"original number and substitute num-
bers."
All of the bonds of this loan will be called
BY the original numbers only. The three
months interest due Feb lst, 1885, on the
above described bonds will not be paid by
checks forwarded to holders of bonds, but
will be paid with principal to holders at the
time of presentation. Many of the bonds
included in the above numbers have been
transferred or exchanged into other denomi-
nations on waiver" or original numbers be-
ing cancelled and leaving outstanding the
apparent amount above stated. The pro-
visions of the law governing the order in
which the bonds shall be called is as follows ::
The last of said bonds originally issued un-
der this act and their substitutes shall be
called in and this order of payment shall be
followed till all shall be paid. The bonds
forw arded for redemption should be addressed
to Secretary of the Treasury, division of
loans, etc, Washington, d. c." and all
bonds called by this circular should be
assigned to the secretary of the treasury for
redemption. The assignments must be dated
and properly acknowledged as prescribed in
the note printed on the back of each bond.
w ucIc CHecAc LII payment are desired IN
favor of any one but the payee, bonds should
be assigned to the ''secretary of the treasury
for redemption for account Of" (Here in
sert name of person or persons to whose or
der the check should be made payable
The authorities of 4 New England town
recently applied through their congressman
to the war department for a transcript of the
military records of the soldiers furnished by
ie d,,r r;p thn IT, r;.k
these was against the ordinary rules of the
department., but as they were '.for historical
purposes" to be used at some approaching
anniversary concession was made. The files
were examined and disclosed the fact that the
names of about sixty citizens of the township
had been drawn in the wheel and twenty -four
of these persons were upon examination ac-
cepted. Further search disclosed the fact that
twenty-three of them furnished substitutes
and the other fed to Canada.
The pension bureau is in receipt of thous-
and of letters from all parts of the country
indicating the existence of a wide spread but
erroneous impression that the recent decision
of the supreme court in the case of Mrs. Hat
tie A. Burnett VS.. United States would bring
about an almost total change in the rate of
pensions allowed to the widows of soldiers of
the late war. The decision which was rem
dered by Justice Harlan on the contrary sus-
tains the practice of a pension office. Mrs.
Burnett's husband, Gen. Ward H. Burnett,
was allowed a pension of S72 month by a
special act of Congress on account Of his to-
tally helpless condition, received during the
Mexican war. The widow was allowed
pension OF S2o per month In accordance with
the provisions OF the general law Sne now
ever appealed TO the court OF claims, Claiming
the same amount per montn her husband mad
received. Ihat court in It's decision used
TINS language: wldow becomes entitled 10
q pension not necessarily az the same rate her
husband was entitied, out what ne would
haye oeen entitied 70 II TINS claim founded on
what IN pension law is technlcsily called
"total disaoiilty Inc deRree OF disaoiilty
oy which ms pension was rated makes no dif-
ference with WIDOWS right aiter MS death.
All degrees OF oisapiiity are CONSIDERED oy
law as one ana the same, 10 VIII; Iotai ols
ability and rate OF pension gwen to that
grade becomes the rate OF pension Ior the
widow. The pension Tor living soldiers Is
graded according 10 thelr respective lncapa-
city to perform manual LABOR. when aisa-
bility Is total $50 per month is gwen as an
equivalent 10 pension OF s5o per month.
The supposed equivalent for total disability
is therefore granted the wldow. Inc decision
the judgement of the court of claims and the