26 DECEMBER 1868, Page 3

It is said that while only one soldier of the

United States' War of Independence is still living and drawing a pension,—he voted the other day, we believe, for Grant, and had voted for every President from Washington to Grant, both inclusive,—there are, according to the Secretary of the Interior, 888 widows of revolutionary soldiers still living and on the rolls of the pension list. Of course, as a rule the women might be a trifle younger than their husbands, but this seems a great disproportion. After all, " wearing out " seems to be a quicker process than " rusting out."