National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-20
CLAIMS TO DE PAID.

Loyal Claimants Who Have Been Kept
Out of Their Money More Than
Twenty Years.
The bill "for the allowance OF certain
claims reported by the accounting officers
of the United States Treasury Department"
which has been favorably reported TO the
House, authorizes and requires the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury TO pay the 1,022 claims
arising under the act Of July 4, 1854, for
certain quartermastcr and commissary
stores used by the armies OF the United
States, which have been examined and al
lowed by the proper accounting officers
since Jan. 81, 1885, to Jan. 20 last. The
aggregate amount Of these claims is $685..
20064. They came only from loyal states,
and the money goes only to loyal men in
these states. Every condition precedent to
the allowance Of these claims has been
found In favor Of their allowance after a
years patient investigation by the tribunal
constituted by law to investigate them.
These loyal claimants have been kept out
Of their money for more than twenty years,
and no interest Is allowed them In any case.
Included in the list favorably reported are
twenty-one claims Of citizens of Maryland
and thirty.eight Of citizens Of West Vir-
ginia, as follows:
MARYLAND.
Montgomery county = Charles Anderson,
1888. go: James +. Poole, 500. Frederick county
Joshua Dixon, sie5; John Thompson, si5;
Josiah Wetslel, Si9.50: James X. Waters and
Thomas +. Bittle, executors of James Waters,
deceased, SO; Washington epounty-George l.
of Bkosus d Brother Si0z6O; John II. Beeler,
admYnistrator of Joseph Beeler, deceased,
s2lIS0; Geo II. z. Bentz, sl25t William Gard
man, $3.50; Mary T.. Mlddlekauff, executrlx
OF Joseph Middlekauif deceased, slS2,50; j. II.
Meats, slGSi Samuel shiaer $40, Charles
thews, Administrative OF Elizabeth G. Davis,
deceased, 500. Carroll county-John Maus,
s24Sto; Howard county-GeoIrge G.. Latch
ford, sl32 st. Mary's county-EliZa A. Cole,
widow OF William L. Cole, deceased, SIS ''
WEST VIRGINIA.
Greenbrier county-Alexander II. Anderson.
$40 Berkeley county-Isaac V. Burns, $40 !;
Hiram H s. Silver, $50. KanawhS county
si,SsS.20: Andrew j. Williams, $40. Grant
county-Wilbur f. Dyer, administrator Of VIM.
$; Cunningham. deceased, .sl,lll:65i Henry
Fout, $50. Pendleton county-John W. Byrd, adj
ministrator of VIM. d. Cowger, deceased s125.
jefferson county-Ellen f. Dixon, widow of
Achilles Dixon, deceased $50; VIM. Beall, I'D.
Edward -Teamey, administrator of Patrick
Hagan, deceased, sli215; William:w. Lemen,
sl2L2oi Thomas hicklider s55 Harrison
son, administrative OF james NJ. Jackson, de.
ceased, $50. Hardy county-Joseph Garrett.
s.SS; George Judy, Sl02. Cabell county-Joseph
bareer, deceased, sl72; Greenville Harrison,
$500 Fayettc county-Wm. II. Hill, admin
istrator Of John Hill, deceased, SOL; L. W.
sutton, administrator of Joseph McGary, de:
ceased, $50; John Il. Scott, administrator of
Alexander Scott, deceased, 500. Braxton
county-James Keener,. sl5. Morgan county
Henry willard, administrator of Delilah
Edmund Prlt, s175; VIM. H. Quick. siOO;
George L, stipe, sl25; John W. Ward $40; VIM.
NJ W0msley, S3l5; Henson Watts, administrator
Of Philip Watts, deceased. Si5 Pocahontas
county-Jobn sharp, $780, David Smith, Sll5
Hampshire county-GeorgeJ Williamson, $780,