The Forrest City times., 1893-06-16
wELL.TO.pO PENSIONERS.

utilities Incurred During the War of the Rebellion.
 WASHINGTON June : Attention having been directed of late to the mat ter of pensions and who gre drawing them, and it having become notorious that men physically perfect, mentally strong and entirely capable of proyid- ing not only for themselves but for !, large families, and perhaps relatives and kindred, are enjoying the bounty of the government, a semi-otticial state ment has been issued relating to men of prominence now on the pension rolls. An excerpt from this list may be of interest. Here are few items:
 Secretary of State Walter c. Gresham draws A pe usion of S3O Il month for n gunshot wound of the left leg below the knee. which he re- ceiyed below Atlanta July 70. 1854, while serv- ing us u brgadIer-general in command or the tour,b division of the seventeenth army corps. Secretary Gresham has considerable property aud has always enjoyed confoftapie income from law practice or irUm salary us presiding judge For four years he will draw sS,uoU year secretary Of state
 United States Senator Charles F. Manderson. of Nebraska, has d pension of flo month for A Loyeioy station, Ga.. September ,, le6i The senator was then d colonel or the Nineteenth Uhiu Volunteer infantry, Not long ago his pension was increased oy Corporal Tanners famous re-rating mill, but upon publication of tue fact, he returned his check Tor arrears to the bureau. Senator Mauderson Is Ill comfort able circumstances and draws S5,00O a year as Il senator.
 w. w. Dudley, ex-commissoner of pensions, draws n pension Of x5j month for the loss of his right foot. which was pierced by mimic ball at Gettysburg. Dudley was Ii lieutenant colonel of the Nineteenth Indiana volunteer infantry. In spite of his disability. he Is be- lieved to have made comfortable fortune. Corporal James Tanner, another ex-commis- sioner of pensions and now d prominent ana prosperous pension attorney i'll this city, draws s72 month for the loss ot both feet at the second battle of Bull Run. He was then Il cor porui of Co. C, Eighty-seYenth New ofh Vol iIuteer infantry. Tanner has built up large practice since President Harrison removed him from the cominlssionershlp.
 Congressman elect John C. Black. another ex.coui missioner of pensions, draws SIUU d month under a special act of congress. He was disabled by gunsnot wound in the upper lett arm at the battle of Prairle Grove, aud Il wound in the lower right arm Ut the battle of Pea Ridge, Ark. Since leaving the pension office he nas practiced law, and IS now draw ing s5.UO0 year as a member Of the house from ltiInOls.
 Congressman N. NJ. Curtis. of New York, is pensioned at the rate of 930 a month for wound in the left breast received at West Point Va and for injury to his left eye be- tore fort tIsher. He left ihe service ah a brigader-general of volunteers. Gen. Curtis has held Il number Of lucrative offices. and now draws S5,0OO year us Il member of the house.
 Gen. Joseph B. Carr. ex-secretary of the state of New York, draws a22.5j Il month for
 "aisa bility," a disease of the eyes, which, how ever. has not prevented Gen. Carr from being an active and successful politician. Gen. Calvin l.. Pratt, of Brooklin, a promi- | ..4.ht l,,A atnd It lI- preme court, enjoys d pension CT S1O month for a rtie-bail wound of the right side or the face, received at Gaines Mills. Gen. Pratt Is m comfortable circumstances, and nlS activity does not appear 10 have been anected by his
 war service.
 Gen. G. s. Batcheller, ex-United States min ister to Portugal, ex-j judge of the internation- al tribunal Of Egypt, has a pension of S30 d month for general disability, due to the hard ships of tho service" Gen. Batcheler's ex perence in the army does not appear to have interiered with very active career as m of ficeholder
 Gen. Faircnild ex-governor of Wisconsin has a pension of S45 d month for the loss of his | left arm by luusket ball at Gettysburg. Gen FarchIld Is in com tortable circumstances. EX-GOv. James A. Beaver, of Pennsy lvania | draws S45 q month for the loss of his right leg. l His successful career is familiar to every body
 He IS well supplied with this worlds goods. | Gen. Franz Sigel, eX-penSiou agent at New York Ciiy, has u pension of Sl00 a month l awarded by special act of congress. Gen. Sigei 1 Is understood to have made very cOmfol table
 sum out of the pension agency, which is com
 monly regarded as very lucrative office. | Gen M ID. Lcggett. eX-cOmmssiOner of
 patents. draws S.I0 d month for wounds receiv
 ed at the explosion of u mine at Fort Hell. He
 has been a successful lawyer and has held sev-
 eral offices
 Rev. Dr Green Clay Smith, ex-congressman 1, from Kentucky and now a pastor of the Cap . toi Hiil Baptist church in this city, has d pen
 sion of s3o month for wound in the right
 knee. Dr. smith IS eommander ot the nn!on
 veteran union, and presides over tiourshing | congregation.
 | Gen. Halbert F.. Paine. .ex-congressman from
 Wisconsin. draws 80 month for the loss of q l leg at Port Hudson Miss. Gen. Paine's career | since the war has been marked by many sue
 ccsses in politics and in private business Gen, Nathaniel P. Banks ex-cougrcssman
 and exspcaker of the house of representatives,
 per month by act of congress. Gen. Banks has 1 hlled some lucrative offices but his resources just now is limited.
 Gen. Fred Solomon. ex-survcyor general of
 Utah. has pension of Ss0 a month for general
 debility. due to hurdships in the IaZOO Pass | expedition He served in the war as briga-
 dier-general of volunteers. and since 1855 has been a prominent and successful politician. 1 Gen. Hugh Ewing. a well known lawyer of
 Iaucaster, O.. draws s30 Il month for rheuma-
 tism. due to hardships in the Nicksburg cam paign. Since the war he has built mp a lucra- tive law practice.
 1 ten. Juitus H. StaNet eS-tnnsui-genefAi to
 China, has a pension of s'0 Il month for a gun
 shot wound in the left shoulder. received at
 the battle of Piedmont, Va He is now an at- torney in New York.
 Gen. Neal Dow, a well-known temperance
 agitator Of Maine, draws pension of S1 50 a
 month for a gunshOt wound in the left thigh, . received at Port Hudson. He ia well known
 as one of the most active men in Maine poli- tics
 i Ex-Gov. Chase of Indiana has pension of Sl2 month for general disability as the result
 of hard service. He has been successful politician and has a comfortable fortune.
 Mrs. Belva A. Locl<w ood. well-kuown at
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