The National tribune., 1889-02-07
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P. d., DlU7ar's XII, Ulster COUNTY, " Y.-I am
drawing S24 per month pension for guushOt wound
Of right arm received i'm service al the hattie Of
Cedar Greek, Va, aud have lost the use Of that
hand and arm entirely. il I should now lose the
other arm, through accident or disease, would DO
entitled 10 any increase of pension2 AHSJUsr. No;
only the disability contracted in Che line of duty in
the service would be taken into considerations uu-
less the other disabilities were direct results Of the
injuries for which you are pensIoUed-
J. D., Hest Derby, Yt.-I. A msn enlisted in the
navy aud served his term, receiving honorable
discharge. gain enlisted IN the Regular Army,
served three months, and deserted. Would he BE-
entitled to pension for disease contracted IN
naval service, providing he could prove his claim
2. enlisted in the navy. IN the state Of Maine,
having always lived in Vermont, and afleT dis
charge returned to Vermont. There being no
Sailors HOme IN Vermont, could enter one IL some
otner state. ana what course shOulQ puFauet
AHSIrer /. Yes. 2 You would be entitled to aduis-
sion TO any one of tie National Military Homes
If you are disabled for the performances of manual
labor. Write 10 the Governor OF the Home az
Togus, Me-, and you viii receive instructions by
mail
the law read IN regard to the last extension Of the
arrears act2 / applied for pension june 20, 1850,
but did not state the disability until Feb 10. ISL
was allowed pension, TO commence Feb. IL,
ISL Should nOt have received arrears if proved
that my disease was contracted IN 1865, IN line OF
duty? 2. A pensiOner received an increase of 81
per month for heart disease resulting from rheuma-
tism, for which he was drawing a pension. Would
his widow be entitled to pension? 3. Please state
whether iuclosed slip Is correct AHsCer I. Thai
al claims enfitie Of pensions must be
filed IN the Pension Office on or before June 50,
1850. If your claim fled June 20. 1850, you
can draw arrears of pension Tor the disability
stated IN the application, but If you did not state
any disability until after that time then you can
only draw from the date OF hing the application
affidavit in which the disease was specified. The
date of commencement Of your pension is prOba-
bly, correct under the law. ? II It can be shown
that the soldier died Of heart disease we have no
doubt that the claim of the widow would be al
lowed. 8. The inclOsed slip which you mention in
your letter was not inelOsed- If il relates to
statement made by Private Dalzeh there IS nothing
in il.
C. " L., Derby Lins Tt.-AIy claim for remuster
and pay oticer, under ACT of june 3, 1854,
allowed July %, 1858 How long before the same
will be paid2 AHSUer. IL by allowance you mean
a notification from the Adiutanl- General Of the
Army that your claim for remIsger has been passed
upon by him and the record amended, then that
Is no indication whatever when the same VIII be
paid; because it has to be acted upon by the Sec
ond Auditor OF the Treasury. II you have re-
ceived notification from the Auditor that ne has
examined and found certain sum due you
account OF the act IN question: then you
viii have to wait until the present Congress
passes what Is known the deficiency bill,
in which the item containing the amount Of pay
due you VIII probably be Included and you may
expect to receive your money III a month or two
after the adjournment of the prssenSCOugress-
u. ~. L., ROHlltlUs v. when desertcr was
to be shot, how many men were appointed to sheet
himg What the distance ami how many guns
were loaded blank? AHSCeT- The number OF the
DETAIL the distance etc. Il ieiE 10 the discretion OF
the commanding officer Of The troop Generally
the number WAS composed Of To- Nine muskets
were loaded with bali and loaded with
mel ID dstn
walked up and took a gun Thus no one of the
/ squad knew whether his gun was loaded or not.
The distance usually about IS PAGES
c. s., LGiRSbuTg. Mch.-W Guild person In Ailcki-
gan in any way lay himself liable to the law, by
/ buying louisiana state Lottery licSet2 4HslVsr.
Certainly not There = notil.S 10 prevent q per-
in any State ia the Union fr0nt 5uying lottery
ticket. He does not lay himself liable IL any way
/ by doing
E. w. H0ha1pk n FL have lately learned that
the Government delTays the expenses Of the burial
/ of soldiers of the late war. To whom should
/ / apply? AIaSagsr. You have been nIisiniOFmed-
/ The Governments does not defray the expenses OF
/ u soldiers burial
/ J. O. Nee. Roam Ind enlisted Sept g. Is5I
for three years or during the war; was discharged
Jan. l. la64. Te-eulist for three years; dis
charged Aug. "A, 1850, by my own request was
/ promised $40 bounty. There were sl65 of my
/ bounty kept back Can recover the same nowf
AHStcer You cannot collect tie remaining INSTALL
/ mcnts Of bounty due you, because you were dis
/ charged by way Of favUr.
/ d. w.. Tlosa. Lld-5iy pension cheek for Decem-
Der WAS lost through the mails. What course mast
/ i
( does not come Ia hand NJ the expiration Of six
months, you apply for duplicate Of tis check,
/ giving bond in a not less than 500. Upon
! receipt OF such bond by the L. = Pensions AGENT
he will issue you duplicate check Efforts shOuid
be made 10 recover the original check by CORE
spoudence with the Postmaster at Indiana polls.
/ T. 4. p. EIfgiHiu, III. Where IS the Federal
Soldiers Home located III Virginia, " hal are the
/ names of tire officers, and what is the necessary
mode of application tor old soldier 90 enter tie
HOmee ,. Also please give me some Information
concerning the Soldiers Home II Missouri AIl-
S5gsr. The National Military Home ga Virgins. IS
/ situated near Hampton. Tire Governor Of the
/ Home il F.. Z Woodliu. For fall information in
\ address the Secretary of the Home =. W do not
/ know Of any Soldiers Home Ia Missouri
H. C. d., Mount Pleasant, PG.-Nas there a law
\ passed BY Congress TO debaT n Notary Public
Justice of the Peace from taking pay for executing
\ a pension voucher? Apst0sr. No, except ia the
\ District Of Columbia.
p Vs. E MiamiSblrg OIL enlisted for three
| years or during the in November. 1851 WAS
I taken prisoner in May. 1852; was Ia prison six
months; came home sick from the rebel prison.
pens, and discharged March 81, Isa5. t ColuU-
bus, o., by reason of Surgeons certificate OF dis
ability. Why eau NOS get the 500 5ou4ty prom
ised2 ARsteer. Because the lsw provides that in
all enIistnents made after July - 1851. the soldier
must have served two years to be entitled 20 bounty
unless discharged for wounds. II YOU were nos
discharged Tor wounds you can recover no bounty.
Mrs u, ", Qlttgseg, ia.-WlliIani Henry Es.rri-
son occupied the office Of President Of tie United
States for month and two days. his term was
the shortest Of any of the Presidents. lie dIed IA
August We are not aware there was any Frest-
dent who served but - hours.