The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-22
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Tx paoaaEss or THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE new
ru.,os Housxs-ln Bangor. Maise ihs foundations oil
hsr new omhouse have been laid, and The super
Al Bath, Maine, the foundations being laid. and
hs are getting out the granite for the super
structure . ,,.. - h;nu
lad and the granite for Tue basement is being wrought
Al Norfolk Virginia, the work is 10 a situation identi-
cal with that at Wilmington. Delaware.
Al Chsrleson, South Carolina. mos! OF the iounda.
lions have been laid the granite for the basement is Out
Al The qusrries. and portion OF the superslrucure mas
been commenced.
Al Mobile the foundations have just been commenced,
and thew are getting out the granite Tor The basement
AL New Orleans, much has been done his summei'
eonsideTins the health of the city, double or three lhs
number OF hands being employed on me woiK 10 'o
paison with the kumber engaged on du UNI sibird lin.
eedlng season The WORK mere Is aoo'' oD'
Al Louisville, they are putting in the foundations
The contracts are not yet maze iot 'no Pi'P ~
custom house at 81. Louis, ,,l
Al Cincinnati the foundations have been compe'ea'
and he ronlracis for the supesuctuTe have been en-
tered into. and tina, work has been sn,soo
AZ Pi,tsburg, the building s near It's maj compieuoh.
II will be flushed at the lime the contracts require;
Al Richmond, Virginia, site has been purchased
Av,upoRTANr TREASURY POWER or ATTORNEY CUES
y,on srTrLED-The accounting officers OF Inc treasury
made decision in accordance with he principles stated
M 3 in Europe. who owned United States stocks,
constituted X. & Sons of New York. his attorneys e
mower of subsluon The attorneys exercsedsths last.
mentioned power by the substitution OF A Afterwards.
X died. The question whether the death OF X.
revoked the power OF A., The substituted attorney Inc
court OF appeals in Kentucky decided in 1887 that
"The authority OF sub-agent is not affected by the
death Of an agent from whom he received the appoint
ment."
This decision is recognised correct, and, oil course,
A. the attorney Of d. by substitution, s authorized TO
receive the dividends OF interest, notwithstanding The
death OF Il 10 The principle that A. ia the attorney
Of d., and not OF X & Sons.-( Dana's Kentucky Re-
ports. vol. $. page 3l3)
ANOTHER ARREST roR FRAUD ON THE PENSION Or
We are glad TO be able 70 state that The Commits
soner oil Pensions has succeeded in procuring the
OF James B. jenkins, Of Oneida Castle New York quite
Z Young man OF very respectable connexions, who is
charged with participation in procuring the forgery OF
adays in support OF the claim OF the heirs OF Phneas
Whitney, deceased, revolutionary pensoner No money
obtained al the treasury by the forgery as the Pen.
sion Bureau discovered the fraud before making the pay
ment. Jenkins the agent in charge OF the case.
There is not shadow of doubt TO the fraud II is
supposed that others implicated in II, who being
closely looked sfter. we presume II Is thought that
there regularly organized gang OF swindng agents
in that part OF New York. The arrests, prosecutions
and convictions of members oil this gang which have
taken place Of late. save probably put stop to their
operations for the time being and there ia great hope
hat many more Of them will be dealt with as they de-
serve.
The SURVIVING REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONERS -We I'M
deTssnd that there are now surviving about fourteen
hundred revolutionary pensioners, all OF whom regu
ary drawing their pay fom the treasury of the United
States
The CORVETTE LEvAkr AND THE rRloATE CuMsrR-
LlkD-The latter, the flag ship of CON- Slringha 9
Mediterranean fQnadron al Spezzia on the goth al,
The corvette Leyant. Commander Turner arrived there
also on The 4,h Of the same month from Malta Trpoli
and the Dardanelles and the 18th she sailed for Con-
ttannope All were well on these vessels al the dates
above mentioned