especially in Nashville and Mphi», it ! as cleated a panic,suiting, as alwavs happensuch ca^s n large additionsit* mortality The fact, il

must be recognized that theetry b undergoing another vijlion fr »rn a disease which, bee*oí the ignorance prevailing ityard to its canses and prevent

yáx more dreade 1 than any c

r The first and most im poridtitv at this time is to show i

easily the disease can be conted, and this duty is happilyionned by he circular of theecu tive Committee of the Amcan Public Health Associâtwhich we pablish this mor .iT li isdocumen t comes from a son

entitled to credit its wc fiud hsed bv welMvhOwti | hvsicianssiding in all parts of the coan

and it* chief meriti* that it pin popular shape, so that t!

may be available tor general ti

facts which have long been f;iliar to medical science. Nothis better known ttlan the iocondit ons that chiefly prom<the utbreiks and propagationcholera, and these are told in phlanguage hy the c mmktee.that thev may be uderstoodall Thc causes ol the disease h

inj been given the means ol

prevention' are cle ri) pointour, (Jhoieta is di tmetivciydi ease of ii lt ii, and its c ief pVent ive. therefore, is cleanlioe* luiiued by those wiio have givit most study 0 be infective incharacter yet nuitr erless in*taces are nj.on record where its pgross has been completely che<ed by ordinary precautions. Ittrue that the cmtayi *m of ( huira. planted in a favori.tg soil w

pr<»duoe,au e[)i(iemic growth, bit s also rue tba: seeds of no dease can be more thoroughly at

<j<::ekh éxtirpaíed. Sanitary s(

MM it has made r a nid j-.dvancemeidm (he las: }. w years, and h¡conloi r d man} benefits upon ms

ki;.(i but in aoth og lia» its p:jrres- be*-tt rm,re nial ked nor ibusings mare \aluable than irelation to the cause and [ rev?tioti of cholera It has shown tinthe most dreaded cf diseases ne«

excite no mote alarm than me;

lc: ami the circular to which w

have referred v. ii! be of iu estiujt ie public sei vice at the» presu;moment, as i* is an epitome of>aitury »ciupon this subj ..rt

There is no excuse for NeiYork or any ot hi: city or tow

east «»i the A lieghanies bei:;<rsmiten with cholera as any ep.dem:f >r there is yet tim . to take tiln- cessary san i ta-* y precautions lavoid tlie da <rer. Of late voar

the people tiave become b î ter et

ucated in hViii, nie duties; am

then» has been a u>ueh ra^re eflcteutorganIzation of heal tn boardthan ever bi-tore. Tu is is mure e

pecially true of New York, whenthe people have been f reed bi.he authorities io pa\ some regarito sanitärv requirements, ancwhere our H ard of Health, now

J u I ly émancipa ed (rom política* con*rpi, is giving gratifyin¿ proofsof its effi ie« cy. The death rau

during the present year, includir 3 tire statistics íor i st week,snows that the City is m remarkally good condition but it is alscnae that much remains to bedone in order to make \\ ent relysecure, Ithough our streets as «

...whole are tolerably clean, our sur

face drainage is defective, our sew

eis f ul, our tenement* to a greatextent stiil unclean and unventi

flated, and many nuisances remainto be abated. These admitted evilspresent ample opportunity Jortheenergetic exercises of all the powers possessed by the Board ofHealth and it will be expectedby the pahlic to tully perform allthe duties devolved -upon it hy-the gravity ol the occasion. Forawarned it ié íbiearmed, and theboard will be without excuse jf itdoe* not prevent lath panie andpestilence.- An end always io be kept inview Di vi ved,

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COMMUNICATION.THE smniYöF WE DEMO C.RACY OF GoRGETOWX.

To tkii Editor of the MUáionüry Record.

V\ ill the spirit of opp'es^ionnever cease to exist, amoug thonewho in dayn pant, were wont toLord it over not only the AngloAfrican* butw all who, hailingfrom a colder clime, were taughtto believe ag a part of Christiani-ty, *; Tliat of one blood God madeali men to dwell on ail tue faceof the earth 9

During the reign of the siaviocracy; such a spirit was not auywonder, but; alter the mightyconflict that for years delugedthis lair laud willi the best bloodot the nation, §uch a spirit is notin keeping witl* liberty, <even inthe visiting of the Churches ofthese Southern Democrats espe-cially in this section ul the South,A shon time «go a white ladyfrom the North, came to George-town to assisi in educating andelevating the colored children otthis place, she came well recom

mended. A short time after herarrival here, she attended theEpiscopal Methodist Church;remarks were made to the effect,that if «h? \isited there again;she would be waited on, andassign d her place Last sabbathshe visited the Episcopal church,and politely asked the SextonAdam Dunmore, to show her a

seat. Ile is a colored democrat,about the only one in the place,.-orne four pews at the back partof the church are reserved lorcolored pe >ple, he scowed i*er m o

one of these, because she taughtthe colored school] his son beingone of her pupils, whom she hadtaken ^reat pains to improve, thepew was occupied by a coloredmutnber of the church: not wish-ing to show an} disrespect to her*he retained tJte seat, there ait:

several pews in the church set

apart lor sUan*e*s; »ny of whictihe might have shown her, on

being asked why ne did so: hereplied, "I asked two of theuieiubers if I did ight; they S:tidyes, if lb d of d* MM* otherwise,they would have discharged me

on .donday morning, so much frrince Jjemoi racy, to shew hew con-

sistent sn-h practices, are withthe precepts ummciited fromthat .-ane pulpit, l?t nie cite Sou»"

of the exercise s of the morning,one of the Usions read was fromthe 101ii chap of the Acts of theapostles, fc* PeterV vision/' ' Of a

truto 1 pe»eeive that God is no

respecter ot persons, but in eveiynanon, he that* tea reth him ai dvvoiketh ii^iiteo.isness is acceptedwith him, '

Mr editor have no» the coloredpe pie ftiifteied enough at thenands of Democracy in the past;not to be ready to sell t: eil' God£iven rights and liberty, for a

mess ox pottage ; I «an make som ?

allowance for white skinuel dem-ocrats; but none tor black ones,whei: will ulI the fcolored peopleawake to their own interests, not

loi Uie present merely, but, forthe great future, -JubTiTiA,

ABBEVILLE ,, iL S. C. Juue 24?X

Mn EDITOR:-Please allJW mea small space in your valuablepaper, that yom many readersmay know how tfe are gettingalong up in this part of the coun

try, 1 was appointed here byBishop Campbell, from tue Southkarolina Conference held at

Georgetown, 1 will-, say that theLoid has been with me, since Icame here, I went to work andwith the help of God on the firstSunday 1 received two membersuno the church, and one on pio-bationf and almostat every timethat 1 open the {door's of thechurch. 1 receive from two to tenand sometmes as many as fit teen,the number received since I camehere is 60, we are glad to

My that our church "will be pain,ted soon, our sabbath school num

bera one hundred and ten schol-ars we have a great work to do,pray for us that the work mayprosper.-J. li. WALLACE

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[OFFICIAL].--LAWS OF SOUTH

CAROLINA

AN ACT to Incorporate the Lin*coln Lischt Infantry, of CharlestonScuth Carolina.

SECTION 1. Be it evicted by the Senateand House of Representatives of the Stateof South Carohtia, now met and sitting in

General Assembly, and by the authorityuf the same,

That Tames .1". Young, Eli G asking--soûl-aud S. T. Lamar, and theirs successors, nd

j associates, be, and they are hereby declaredto be, a body p ditic aud corporate, by thename and style of the Lincoln Light infantr*, of Charleston, South Carolina*SKC 2. That the said corporation shall

have the power to u*e an i keep a common

seal, and the same to alter at will; to makej all ncees-ary by-laws not repugnant to thej laws of the land; and to have succession ofofficers and members eon formabie to suchby-laws; to sue and b»* surd, plead and beimpleaded, io any Court of this State; andto liave, use and enjoy all other rights, andbe subject to all other liabilities* incidentto bodies corporate.

S KC. 3, Tl is Act shall be deemed andtaken to bea public Act, and shall contin-ue in force until repealed.A pproved J a unary 25, 1873,

AN ACT to Ii.corporate the Bowea Rifleman Company, of iheCity of Charleston.

I Bc it enacted by the Senate and HouseI of Representatives of thc State of Sou: hi Carolina, MOW met and sitting in Generalj Assembly, and by the authority of thcj same.

Th it Joseph J. Grant, Francis, McNVl>I J seph C. McNeil, and Johu Houston, andtheir successors in office, bc, atid they are

hereby, constituted a body corporate andpolitic under the name and style ol the-Bowen Rifleman Company/' wrth a capitai stock not exceeding fiv . thousand dol-

{lars; with the riglit to sue and bc sued, to

j ple?d and be impleaded, in any Court ot

j competent jumdtetron; to have and to use a

common seal, and the same to alter and

¡ amend at will and pleasure, and w th diother rights, privileges- nd immuuitiesthatare now secured by law to like incorporatebodies.SEC 3 That this Act shall he t.ken

! and d emed a puhiie Act, to be takea in cv

! idetiCe without beisjg especially pleaded, tndt to e ii;tiuue in f«rce until repeled.

Approved January 25,1S73.i> _.!i

. AN ACT to incorporate the irishj Vol »ui teer iii tie Club of Char-{ linton ö-utli Carolina.

j SECTION 1. Mit etotcc 1 by the Senate! and House of Représentât ive.« of the Statei of S-nith ( u'oltna. now met and sitting inj General Assembly, and by th« auhoritvj of the same.

That Fran -is L- ÜWeill. Phil p FagartyThos, E Hogan. U. N. Erwin, and R;bertF. Toughey, of Charleston S. C. and theirassociates and successors in office be, andthey ate hereby, constituted and declared a

body corpo. atc and politic under the nameana style cf the Irish Volunteer Rifle Club,

j ofCharleston S. C.SKC. 2. That the said corporation, here-

by created and established, shall have sue

cession of officers and members accordingto its bv laws; and shall havepowtr to makeall necessary by-laws, uot repugnant to

j the laws of thc land; and to h ive use andj arid keep a common seal, :»nd the same to

j alter at pleasure; to sue and be sued, plead! and be impleaded, ii* auy of the Court ot*

thi^Srat©; and to have, use aud enjoy al)'other right*, powers and privileges, and besubject to all other liabilities, incident tobodies corporate; and it is hereby empowered to take, retain possess and . eu oy. ill

j such property as it may acquire by purchasej right, devise, or bequest, or in any othermanner whatsoever, and the same, or anypart tiiereof, to sell, mortgage or convey a

the will and pleasureof such corporation:Provided* That the value ofproperty, realand personal, so held, shall not exceedtwenty thousand dollars,

FKC, 3 That this Aet shall be taken anddeemed a public Act, and shall continue infore until repealed.

Approved January 25,1873.

Í AN ACT to Ch inge the Nair*!i f Hemy Hash to Henry

Hash 6hiver\-" \ M

SECTION 1. Beàetèoçte<i,byA,he SenateI and House o

' Representatives ofthe Stateof routh Carolina, now met and sitting inGeneral Assembly, and by the authority Jof the same.

' Tí at tíe sum* Of Henry Hash, an

orphan fifteen year» ot age, 1* and theaine is hereby, changed to Henry HashShiver.

Approved January-29, 1873

ACT krAmend An ActEntitled ^ An Act to Grant,ffenew ant^ Amend the Charter»pf Certain .Town» and Villages

Theirin Mentioned'

SKOTIOX 1. Be U enacted by the Senateand House of Representatives oP the Stateoi%Seuth Carolina DOW met and sitting in(gîterai Assembly, and by the authorityof the same,That Section 2 of an Act entitled u AnAet to grant, renew and amend tue cha! torsot1 certain town* and villages therein men-

tioned," be, and the »ame is hereby amend-ed by striking out, on the 5th line, thewords " on the 4th Monday in Maren,1871," and insert the words ,: on thefourth Monday pf April, 1872

^proved January 29, 1873

AN ACT to Make Appinptiationfox the Pavmentof the Balanceof the Salary of the Membersof tho General Assembly. Sala-riva of Subordinate Officers andEmployees, and the Expenses

Incidental Thereto.

SEOTÎOS. 1. Be it emoted by the Senatelaud House of Represeoutives of the Suteof South Carolina, now met and hitting inGeneral Assembly, and by the author,tvof the same. »

That for the piymeut of the Bali nee ofthea dary of the Members ol the GeneralAssembly salaries of sabordinate officersaud miplovees, and incidental expenses,t lie sum of five hundred and thirty-ffvetnousind dollars be, aud is hereby, appoopri-ted.

Sir. 2 That foi tne payment of the cuvrent printing of th's sessioj of the GeneralAssembly, tho sum of ti ¡ty thousand dollars

j be, aad rhc S OUL* is hereby, ^ipp oprutcd. toi bc expended in accordance with au Act to! provide for the publication of the Act.*, U<.ports, Resolutions, .fourrais, aud other pa-per- of the General As*>erably.

SEC. :>. That tlie Clerks of he fL'use ofRepresen atives and Senate be, aud they arehereby, authorized and directed to furnish

»» ?

to räch member of heir respective bediesapay & rt i fica tc for the amount of *a!ary re-

maiiiing unpaid.Ssc, 4. That the subordinate officers and

empires of the Gi neral As*cmb!y shall,in likJUuuHur, be funrtsbed with pity cerC"ficates in such amount ns sha 1 he fixed bthat blanch of the General Ass m bl v tiwhich »ach officers and employes shill re-

spec: ftely belong: /Vo*wfe(/, h<«t<ver, Thattue pay certificates fo.* set vi-es rendered,common to the two Houses, shall be signed ¡hy tho President of the Senate, aud roab-tersigaed by the Sp ker of the House o;

Représentât i es.

S KO. 5. That such certificate? shall conf rm to the j rovis:-»tis of Section 2H, Artcíe Xl. of the Cons fortiori ot the State andshall be certified by th President ol' tiaSemite, and attestai o\ th Clerk of I'm

i S ..mite, for all me.;oVrs of i tat hotly . *»nd b ;

the Speak *r of the « u> of ll presenta:ives, and by the (Merk ot th i sa::e, fo.\;.llni nubers ot that b dv

^EC 0 That t' e T e ire is hereby au

thorized aud direc d pay the >aid ce. titicatos cit hi* comm r , *i ». > any other claimor claims whatsoever, and to ¿u>id the cert ifica tes as his vou- hera therefor; and he isalso authorized and directed to retain in itieTreasury sufficient moneys from taxes touieet the demands of such orders ai d certifira'es.

Approved January 28, 1803.

AN À T to Require St tte andCounty Officers Elected by thePeople to Qualify within Thir-ty Days after Receiving Oftieia) Nttificatiou Thereof,

I SECTION. 1 Be it enacted by the SenateI aud House of Kcprtsentative' of the Stareof Öou-h Carolin:!, UOVT met -ind sitting inGénéral Assembly, and by thc authorityof the same.

That from the pass«ge ot i his Act; ir shallbe the duty of each and every Stat», audCounty, officer elected by the people toqualify within thirty days after receivingoffic al » otinVation thereof; and upon thefilling of such bond, and qualifying accordmg io law, he shall enter upon the duties ofsaid office.

SEC* 2. If any officer, elected by the peopie. shall foil to qualify and enter upon theduties off is office, as required by the^prvisions of this Aet, he shall forfeit the officeto which he shall have been elected, andthe Governor is authorized to order an elcotion, to be holden within ninety days to fillthe vaaaucySEC 3 All Acts or parts of Acts incon

distent with the provisions ofthis Act are

here by repealed,.Approved January 29,1873,

AM ACT to aUow William HWynns to Change his Name.

Whereas William H Wynns, of Ander-son County, has, by his petition, proptriy

attated, signified a desire that leave he granted him, bj the Go tera! Asserojîiy of thi*State, to change few name to william ll. IBrockmaa; therefore,SECTION. Í; Be it enacted}** the Senate

and House of Representatives oh the Sur«of S mth Carolina, now met and sitting inMènerai Assembly, and by tbe authorityofthesame.

That Wm. H. Wynn, of Andersou Couiity. be allowed to change his name to Wil-liam H- Brockman.and that, from and afterthe passag« of this Act, the s-îid William H.W\nn« shall be known and called WilliamH. Brockman.Approved January 29, 1873.

AN ACT to Extend the Timeior Officers to Qualify.

SEC»ION. 1. Beit enacted by the Senateand House of Representatives of the Stateof South Carolina, now met and sitting inGeneral Assembly, an«1 by the authorityofthe same.

That Ji officers elected at tfye recéutclcctioii be, and .they are hereby, allowedtwenty day.*from the passage of this Act to

quality and enter upon the duties of theirrespective offices; undoo failure to qualitywi- hin the specified time, their respective.ofieos shall be declared vacont by the Gov-ernor.

SKC. 2 That thia Act sha!l take effeclouand after its passage.

Approved January 29, 1873.

@®V£itNM£N1DIRECTORY.GOVERNVEN T OF

THEUNTTEDSTATES¡. KYXrUTIVE j

President-Ulysses S- Grant, of Illinois,to Mardi 4th, 1877.

Vice-president-Henry Wilson, if Mas-sachusetts

Il KA l) OF THK 1>KI'A KTM K-NT;

Secretory ot the Sta e-Hami.tuu Fish jf New YorkSecretary of the Treasury-W. ll. R c ardson. jf Ma cachase* ts

Secretly ofWar-W W. Belknap, ...f jIowa. . J I

Secretary of the Navy-G M« Jîobes» n,vf New Jers y.

Secretary of the interior-G. Delano, ofOhio. - ]Post-Master General-Johu A. J. Or»** jwell,.ofJd&x^uuiuL- ~ *r r - * - - j

Attorney General-George H. Williams, jof Oreg n.

LEGISL ÂvTIYE»

Presiden of the Senate-Hoary Wilson, JViee President tx oFPicro.

t'ecreiarv--George C. Gorham, ofCa i for Iilia. - jSpeaker ofthe Hou>e of Representatives ]-James G. ü'aineof MaineClerk- Edward McPherson, of Pennsyî-

vania.i on*£ress meets annually the first »fonday

in December. The present Congress (the.43d) com neure March 4 1873.

' lYiE SUPREME COURT OFTUE UNITED STAT KsChief Justice-Associates Justices-Hon. Waid Hunt,

oi New York; Ilou. Nathan Cliff rd. ofMaine; Hon. Noih ll Frayne, of Ohio;Mou. Samuel F. Ali er. of lowi; lloiv. ha-vid Davit-*, of Illinois Ií<*n- Stephen J.Kitrid;, of California; Hon. William M Strongof Pennsylvania; Hon Joseph P. Bradley,of New Jersey»The Supreme Court holds one session an-

nually, iii Washington, beginning on thefirst Monday in December.UNITED STAT; S COURT IN

SOUTH CAROLINA.Cu cuit Judge-Hugh K. Bond.District Judge-George S. Bryan.District Attorney-David \\ Corbin.Clerk-Daniel Horlbeck.Marsh iI-K. M. Wallace.Terms for holding United States Circuit

Court-Firs' Monday in April, at Charles-ton; fourth Monday iu November at CoiumbiaTerms for holding United State District

Court- First M »nday in January, May,July and October, in Charleston, for EasternDistrict; first Monday in August at Green-ville, tor Western District. [ I he Court,held at Greenville exercises Circuit Courtpowers. ]GOVERNMENT OF "TJIESTAT E OFSOUT II CAROLIN A-Governor-Franklin. J. Mose», Jr.,

elected to serve tor two years from October,1872. I

Lieutenant Governor-Richard H. Glea jves,

Secretary of State-Henry E. Hayne. jrJ reasurcr-Francis L. Caidozo.Comptroller General-Solo » on L Höge.Adjutant and Inspector (ieuerul-Henry j

W* Purvis.Attoruty General-Samuel W. Mel on.

Superintendent ol kdoeatum-I K Jill json. \

Superintendent of Penitentiary-JK. jDennis j

Superintendent of Lunatic Asylum- jDr. J. F. Kusor. ;

Private Secretary to Governor, and Ac>J

ting Commissioaer of .líricaItarc- H. H.D.Bjron.

Legislature.Tlie Legislature meets annually, on thc

4th 'I uesday t II N ovet&ber.President pro tem of Ute Senate-tfoa.

S A 8waihjClrkr-J We «druff. CharlestonSpeaker of the House of Representatives

-Hos Samuel J. Lee, of Aiken.Clerk-A. O. Jam*. Charleston.

SUPREME COURT SOU ni»

CAROLINA.Chief Justice-F. J. Moses, Sumter.Associate Justice-A. J. Williaad, Co-

lumbla,Associates Justice-J. ' T( Wright Sum-

merville,Clerk-A M Boozer LexingtonReporter-J( S( Richardson, iSuwter

CIRCUI 1 COURT.First Circuit-Thc counties of Charles

Lon and Orangeimnr,Second Circuit-The c-unlies of Aiken,

Rut nwtdl. Col leton and BeaufortThird Circuit-The counties of ( laven

ooo, Williamsburg and georgetownFourth Cireuit-The counties of Chester

fieM. >iall>ro. Darlington. Marion andHurry^

Fifth Circuit-Tlie c >uuties of KershawRichland, Kdgefield. and Lexington.

Sixth < Circuit-The. counties ofChester,Lancaster. York and Fairfield.

Seventh Circuit- The counties of Newbe.ry, Laurens, Spartanbnrg and (Inion,

EightCircuit-The cou ttiesofÖ ree riv il leAnderson, Oconee. Pick 2ns aud ~\ bbeville

CIRCUIT JUDGES.First-R, Farnham. Chai lesion,Second-John J, Maher. BlackvilleThird-John T Green, SuinterFourth-C, P. Townsend, lleno-rtsvilleFifth-Ii IV Oarp-riter. Columbia,Sixth-T* J

'

Mackey, ChesterSeventh-Mt nUromery M<:s -s, NewberryEight-Thompson rf iîook-

SOLICITORS.First Cireuit -C \Yt Buitz, Cnarleston,Second Circuit-P4 Lv Wi^giu, BeaufortThird ( 'ii cuit-Samuel P~ Atkinson,

GeorgetownFourth o ircuit-]). D^McColi, Bennetts

y\YeJFifth Circuit- J, ET, Runkle, Columbia,Sixth Circuit- W \id Rrawley, Chester^Seventh Circuit-\Vt ll, Fleming, Spar

tanburyEi*>ht Circuit-Abso!o:n Blythe, Green

ville, *-"A

withth* m)

Î o sood territory. Ttboreiaay ffl«erMiMK eadordiaerywast therat* of Ifidtott perd$ar" thogreiî.art tetóla the wes« fer iWOBSKBXi POS COAX»9ha eagers mndtef cast cast steel

ead wsrraateâ to ber» Ss «oft line.toa«, soft P&sd etoae, «Ute coal -aadhard psa. sad ty the MO of the door«ad ralre, » infect oyttador eager I«formed,thu makla?ittb*oa!y«seoesa»fal veil aeger in QTHCXSAJTB*»arm^Towashto tad Gatty richte

for sale 4

$500 REWARDwal poid tr eay«aethat^riAlafornm of a tMlaceattatMM aa littleespita! and pera aa well aa the well bo r-

fagbostaase. Welara* the doobtfuî teooma toSt.Looiseadteetire eager wort,ead if it dees aet work ai represeated.we wfil pay their Railroad fare bethways. Scad tea eeata fer IllustratedCatalogua which expidas «rerrtbiag.Address WSZiL ATJG32 CO.

Sos SSO«. 8t. Loftia. HA.«anrw ««»ii WINJI j ..VJ

Interesting to Colored Soldi r*

WHO HAVE BEEN SWINDLED

Out of Their H cumyj Tlie following circular, says tte¡ Louisville, Ky,, (ji)mmtto*ü^ wu ck! has been sent to all CO ÎW ssm -n.

I has been handed to us for pub'i-! cation hy the member from th'sI District:j WAU DEPAHtMKNT -)

ADJU WT (J BNKKAl/ö OFFK*E j*Washington, Var« h 18. I >7o«

%tiwifoil E. I) St<hi</ifo (/j.nuiH'i'I'K'lSiß-í h.»v<' t 3 lion or to inform you

.that a 1 colored «o!d ers o«* sailer-, orthejrlegal representatives, who have receivednotice from the Vre sury Drpa tai?nt thatcertificates have been issued in set tlc men',of their claims foi pay. b onty, prize money&c . and who have not received tbcamountsdue them, e D now be pail promptly, without farther expanse to claimants, so soonas

this office shall have kancd thc post ail e..dd ress

Therefore, I respectfully requested thaiyou will inform claimants with n yearreach, acd rci|U sted them to scud theirnames^ with post office aildress, and thedesignation.of the company and regimentin which the service was rendered, to theAdjutant Genet ai United Sia.cs Army,Washington D, C.

lt should be dis iuctly understood thata claimant need not send his or her name

&c. unless he «;r she shall have been noti-fied from the Trcasur Dt partment thai a

certificate in kisor her favor has been ^su-ed, this oifice not having to do wi» h cas s

prior to that action.Your aid in he matter»as indicated, wiii

not on y benefit the colored claimants, butrove advantageous to the publie service.Very respectfully, your obedient servait

E. D. TOWNSEND.Adjutant General