Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-20
Washington News and Gossip.


The PROGRESS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSES In Bangor, Me,
the foundations of their new custom house
have been laid, and the superstructure is COM
menced.
At Bath Me-, the foundations are being laid,
and the quarrymen are getting out the granite
for the superstructure.
At Wilmington, Delaware, the foundations
are being laid, and tho granite for the base
ment is being wrought.
At Norfolk, Va, the work is in q situation
identical with that at Wilmington, Del.
At Charleston, S. c., most of the founda-
tions have been laid, the granite for the base
ment is out at the quarries, and portion of
the superstructure has been commenced
At Mobile, the foundations have just been
commenced, and they are getting out the
granite for the basement.
At New Orleans, much has been done this
summer, considering the health of the city,
double or thrice the number of hands being
employed on the work in comparison with the
number engaged on it during the preceding
season. The work there is about one-third
finished.
At Louisville, they are putting in the foun-
dations.
The contracts are not yet made for the pro-
posed new custom house at St. Louis
At Cincinnati, the foundations have bee
completed, and the contracts for the super
SIR how into ~
work has been commenced.
At Pittsburg. the building is near its final
completion. 1t will be finished at the time
the contracts require.
AT Richmond Va, site has been pur-
chased.
| An IMPORTANT TREASURY POWER AT
roRSEY QUESTION SETrLED.-The accounting
officers Of the Treasury made a decision in
accordance with the principles stated below
as follows. viz
Mr.. D., in Europe. who owned United States
stocks, constituted K. & Sons, of New York
his attornies, to receive the dividends of in
terest on his stocks, with power of substitu-
ton. The attornies exercised this last men.
toned power by the substitution of A After
wards, h. died The question arose, whether
the death of X. revoked the power of A., the
substituted attorney? The Court of Appeals
| in Kentucky, decided in 1887 that
The authority Of sub agent is not affect
cd by the death of an agent, from whom he re.
ceived the appointment.
This decision is recognized as correct, and
OF course, A.. the attorney of d. by substitu-
| ton, is authorized to receive the dividends OF
interest. notwithstanding the death of K 1t
| Is on the principle that A. is the attorney OF
D., and not of K. & Sons-Daua's Kentucky
Reports, roi. 5, page 3l3.
| ANOTHER ARREST FOR FRAUD on THE PEN
/ SION OFFICE.-We are glad to be able to state
! that the Commissioner of Pensions has sue.
ceeded in procuring the arrest of James b
Jenkins, of Oneida Castle, n. Y, quite a
young man of very respectable connections,
who is charged with participation in procur-
ing the forgery of afidavits in support of the
claim of the heirs of Phineas Whitney, de.
ceased revolutionary pensioner. No money
was obtained at the Treasury by the forgery.
As the Pension Bureau discovered the fraud
before making the payment. Jenkins was the
agent in charge of the case. There is not a
shadow of doubt as to the fraud. 1t is sup
posed that others were implicated in it, who
are being closely looked after, we presume
1t Is thought that there is regularly organ
lied gang of swindling agents in that part Of
New York. The arrests, prosecutions and
convictions of members of this gang which
have taken place of late, have probably put
a stop to their operations for the time being,
and there is great hspc that many more of
them will be dealt with as they deserve.
Tn SURVIVING REvoLurIeNARY PENSION
ERs.-Ws understand that there are now sur
viving about TO. 'rteen hundred 70 evolutionary
pensioners. all of w. som are regula 'rly draw
ing their pay from the Tr.. asury II the united
States.
The CORVETTE LEvANr AND TIE fsfa ATE
CUNBERLAND.-The latter, the dag ship =.
Com. Stringham's Mediterranean squadron,
was at Spezzia on the Goth ult. The Corvette
Levant, Commander Turner, arrived there
also on tie 4th Of the same month from NAL
ia, Tripoli and the Dardanelles. and on the
18th she sailed for Constantinople. All we're
well on these vessels at the dates above men.
toned