The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-08-29
HELPLESS ONES!
Some Of the Nations Charges Now
Pulling 1t.
They Are a Crowd of Dirty Beggars as
We Have Charged.
ARE AeLE-goDIED AND WELL-To-Do
While Drawing $1,000 from the Govern
mrnt They Insist That They Must
Have an Extra Pension.


Have an Extra Pension.
W~AsHINGTON, August % Especial -
A glance Of the records Of the pension
bureau shows tha several members 0
the next congress are pension beneficial
ries, some Of them from the Mexican war
but most Of them from the civil war
Nearly all Of them are hearty, wholesome
healthy men, well capable Of making their
way in life and Of carving out an exis
tcnce independent of government aid.
Here are a few instances Congressman
Charles II. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, who has
served many years in congress-, receives
a pension Of $50 per month. He was a
colonel in the eighteenth Ohio volunteer
infantry and efterward provost marshal
general Of the department of Georgia..
His pension was granted for a gun shot
wound in the shoulder received at Oconee
river, Ga, also for general debility result
ing from hard service. General eros
vcnOr is one Of the most active politicians
in Ohio. He is also a famous criminal
lawyer, ranking with Senator Voorhees,
as a defender in especially helpless cases.
He has made a comfortable fortune from
his practice.
Congressman Philip Sidney Post, of
Illinois, ex consul general to Vienna, re-
ceives a pension of $50 a month. He was
colonel of the forty ninth Illinois volun-
tccr infantry and received a gun shot
wound in the right arm at the battle of
Pea Ridge, Ark. Mr.. Post has been in
congress several terms.
Congressman William C~ogswell, of
Massachusetts,, draws So for a gun shot
wound in the left arm received at Chan
cellorsville, Va. He was lieutenant colo
mel Of the second Massachusetts, vOIun-
teers and saw a good deal of service.
Congressman Henry G.. Thomas, of
Michigan, is a new member who draws
SIP a month for rheumatism and debility
from hard service in Kirkpatrick's raid
on Richmond when he was sergeant of
company ID of the seventh Michigan cav.
airy. He has led an active life and is
prominent in Michigan politics.
Congressman Merriott Brosius, of
Pennsylvania, draws $50 per month for a
wound in the right shoulder received at
Bermuda Hundreds, Va, in Nav, 1864
He was sergeant of company X, ninety
seventh Pennsylvania volunteer infantry.
He is a Woodworking lawyer in comfort
able circumstances lie will be remem
bered as a member of the committee APP
pointed to investigate the pension frauds
perpetrateG under Commissioner Raum
lie signed the minority report e~xculpat
ing Raum.
Gen. VIM. F, Draher q now monber
from Massachusetts who srooood0
George Fred Williams, draws a pension
OF $50 per month for a wound in tho loft
shoulder received at the battIe Of tho I
Wilderness in 1864 He waso ro,.a
ant colonel Of the thirty sixth Masschu-
sets volunteer Infantry 10 is wall
known figure in Massachusetts noI;,ics
CONGRESSMAN William II Frochs &c
Ohio, receives $50 a month for q worrd
in the head received at the battle of Win.
chester. Va, SeptemLer : He waoo ,,
good soldier, When the war ordad no ,
was a colonel in the fifth Wast Iirciri, :
volunteers. He is one Of the mos, erer. |
getic members of the Ohio doloco,i,;, I