The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-20

we clip The following from the Star Of yesterday
| The New foRx ASSAY oTyIcK-The Treasury De-
pArtment ale OF opinion that Captain Culum, (of the
this building. will have il completed by the 18th OF Janu
AIRY, very soon thereafter. II will be recoleccd that il
was only commenced on the 9th day Of September last
II will be built and furnished, appointed. within the
appropriation OF 100000 made at the last session OF
Congress. The superintendent, well the branch OF
the Treasury Department here which has control Of such
work. deserve great credit Tor the promp and thorough
manner in which the construction OF this important es
Enlistment has been pushed on Blythe BY. rolled IRON
beams being used in this building. Thisis something
new under the sun II was not determined TO resort TO
rolled roa for this purpose until alter satisfactory expert
mens, proving that made these beams are fully equal
to the task OF sustaining The BRICK nrh floors OF the
work They (he rolled beams) cost only about $50 per
ton. which is much less Tin some cases not more Than
one hh) than the usual prices OF wrought iron beams
which must otherwise have been used throughout! The
building. The work on the two banking houses In Wall
street, purchased for the use OF the assay ONCE and Gus
tom-house, is S1o going very rapidly, and they will
be ready Tor occupancy by the government very shortly
| The PROGRESSING BUREAU REPoRTs.--From what we
learn the annual reports OF the various heads OF execu
tive department bureaus being rapidly finished will
be very succnc statements Of the amount OF business
done. The condition OF the business al present before EACH
with such recommendations for the future their au-
thoTs conceive necessary for the public interest. All OF
them will undoubtedly be completed and handed in in
time 10 accompany the delivery OF the message 10 Con-
gress.
| EXTRA PAY TO SOLDIERS UNDER CERTAIN sIRcUM
sTAEcEs-The following extract from recent Official
letter from government accounting officer is OF much
interest 10 the rank and file OF the army:
"lnrepy to the question submitted in your letter of -
whether the aio1dncs made 10 certain ents'ed men, de-
tailed from the army clerks, &c, in lieu Of their daily
by s Of ~, w e., % h w s
employed constant labor, have to state, that when
sgs onna s % employ
surveys in cutting roads, and Other constant labor Of
m s ess IN o whasy sp o he
taton fixed in lieu OF the sPrs) EACH per day. while so
decision OF the accounting officers can riyhtiuy deprive
ofthis allowance the Secretary OF War has grant
each in lieu of this allowance and the daily ration,
and they have accepted il then they have received the al
mutation and entitled receive il again. But
authorized by the Secretary Of War; be in
legal right OF the soldier the allowance granted by the
Of March q 1919, while employed constant labor
| provided by that act"
THE MORTALITY AMONG THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY
Thirty OF the nine bundled officers OF the United
States army have died since the LIST of January last This
in time OF peace is very large per centsge OF deaths,
proving beyond question the hazardous of the
vices they at all times called to render TO their country
PRACTICE OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICERS OF THE Gov
ERNMENT.-An important rule prevails in the Treasury
Department, orbidding the review OF decision made by
the predecessor Of any treasury accounting officer unless
and important testimony in the may be pre-
scented by the party asking for rehearing
A CLERICAL APPOINTMENT IN THE PENSION OFFICE -
Mr. Amos T. Jenks oil Rhode Island, is appointed to
rsclass ($o00 per annum) cerkship in the Pension Blu
reau.
The New ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE Those In charge
OF this building write that they about TO commence
the marble work upon il.
The Psburg custom. house is at length completed,
except the heating apparatus. which is not yet put in
The CINCINNATI cUsToM-HoUsE-The cut-stone work
has been commenced The piers OF the cellar have been
completed, and the contractors are pushing matters Wig
orously
The WILMINGTON (DELAwARE) CUSTOM HoUsE-The
rubbe stone work OF this building is finished, and The
| stone work has been commenced.
THE NoRFoLK (vIRGINIA) CUSTOM HoUsE.-The found
atoms OF this work are progressing rapidly. They
nearly completed. The granite for the exterior OF
the building is now being got out
The NOZZLE CUSTOM HoUsE.-The excavations for
this work have been commenced. is understood at the
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