Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-22

Secretary to conclude bargains, In which the
National Treasury shall not be mulct for much
more money than individuals would be re-
Quilted to psy4or The same property. There
seems to have beeas fatality attending nearly
all thepurchasssof real estate for Governments
purposes Of isss yeAfs, whereby two or three
prices have bseu paid. We are satisfied that
the Secretary aims, hy creating open Compel
tion>t obtaiatbf the Government the legiti-
mate advantage derivable from tho advant aes
to the surrounding property Of individuals. Of
the location of suca establishments in its midst.
Il he succeeds. he will ipaugurate new era in
tho history of the Government Transactions of
the fort. zL,gi .AS
The Test:-Ihsz present conduct of those
claiming to have been sufferers by the bonn
oardment Of San Juan, proves conclusiveiy the
sham character Of tho government Of the illus
h'ous King Of the Mosquitoes. They propose
to apply directly to the Government of the
United States for damages. ard are filling
Auerican newspapers with monstrcusly false
accounts Of the affair, and of the circum.
sances connected with 1t; their Witnesses who
pretend to be DISTINGUISHED, being their part
ners in the proposed speculation upon the
United States Treasury. This Is the 6rst case
on record, in which the subjects of foreign
Government have ever made a direct applica-
ton in person on any such account, against
this or any other civilized Government. They
claimed, up to the destruction of their to1n, TO
90 subjects only Of the Mosquito King, having
| thrown off their allegiance to any other sover.
eighty. Now, if the Mosquito King Is a
sovereign, as Great Britain alleges, he only
should make the reclamation from the Govern
ment of the United States. They should ap-
lily to him, hayirg right only to look to him
in the premises Such is International law
! If he deems that he has fair claim on this
Government, his business is to send an embas.
| sador here to demand redress and, failing to
obtain 1t, then his duty is to ft out military
| aud naval expedition and make war on as.
Whoever heard Of MEXICAN citizens, or British
or French subjects, or, least of all, of socslled
American citizens, who lost property in Mex
Mexican war, pretending to come to this Gov
ernment, and moro especially in person, for
| decentralization? The idea is prepesterous;
| and 1t illustrates not only the impudence of
tae adventurers now seeking damages on &C
count of the bombardme Mt Of Greytown, but
| Also the bogus character of tho Mosquito
| Kings alleged sovereignty.
Sam stroDg.-The Government are just now
doing their best to recover out of the sareties
Of Sam Strong, who was formerly the super
tntendsnt of the work on tho e.ten sion Of the
Capitol, the penalty due on account of his
failure to perform his contrac: for furnishing
bricks for that work. He was the lowest bid
der, latter being turned out of his superinten.
dency,) entered into bonds, and sold his bar
| gains-that is he assigned tho contract, and
his sssisnees failed to comply with his obliga
tions. He was notified of their failure, and,
we hear, cut-stick for Australia. His sureties
Fare now being required to pay the piper
Sam and all gentlemen like him have, by this
4 time, discovered the difference between trying
to make money by standing between the Gov
ernment and boma@J1ats workmen, in contracts
given out here and in Albany.
Tho Unitsd States steam Frigate San ia
cinto. Tho contract under which the new
machinery was put into this vessel not long
since, provides that one half tho pay for the
lwhols work must be withheld until after the
vessel shall have bruised successfully for six
months, and in the meanwhile all repairs upon
her machinery shall be made ut the expense
Of the contractors. So they are to lose the cost
Of repairing the bed plates, which gave way
on her trip 70 Boston All her mahcinery
will have to be taken out to get at the plates
! New Custom Houses and Marine Hospitals.
We learn that the Treasury Department have
at length succeeded in obtaining jurisdiction
over the proposed sites Of the new custom
houses and marine hospital at Portland, Me,
aud Of the custom houses Ut Waldeboro', Me-.
and Richmond, Va These sites having been
| duly purchased. tracts will b male fof the
four works In question, 60 soon az proposals
can be received and disposed OF, after due ad-
vertissment. 49,
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Departmsns.-on yesterday, the 10th Of Aug
there were of Treasury Warrants entered On
the books Of the Department
For the payment of Treasury debts 500 90
| Covered into the Treasury from
| Lands observation-disclosures. $40 415 ~
For the War Departfn 7,0l8 SO
For the Navy Department. 1894 ~
For re-paying for the Navy De-
| partment. 28,s52 90
Cor the Interior Department. -. 5000 90
- PERSONAL.
g 80. Manager NibIo. Of New York, while IL
Paris, effected an engagement with Carlotta