Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-08


rapidly approaching completion, being in .
fair way to be ready for occupancy as early
Is the LIST Of October next, and it is expected
th at the new appraisers store will be com.
pleted BY the LIST Of January next. 1t is
sadly needed, as at present the govern
ment accommodations for tho inspection and
| app aisemen. Of goods, and more especially
Of Chinese goods, in which there is already
worry large and rapidly increasing commerce
at that port, are wholly insufficient except BY
and through heavy and otherwise unneces
siry expenditure for additional clerical and
other labor. The principal amount Of the
revenue pf that port is from dusies paid on
spirits, wipes and ssgars. 1t Is expected that
whom the government officers get into the
building, % government Is causing to be
erected theie, the expenses Of the customs de-
psrtment "a that port will DO still further
and very greatly reduced. The mint proves
| to be inadequate % far to coin all the
money wanted there for business circulation
| that still being, for the most part. the bars
| coming FROM the three private asssying estab.
iishments i'd operation there. Not long since,
the mint Stopped work for week, owing to
the failure Of its contractor for furnishing
the acids required to be used in the establish
msnt. Thb mint should be capable of turn
ing out at Ieast five millions of dollars monthly,
to be as efficient Is it should be. American
coin, at the date of the letter from which We
obtain these facts, was worth gu arter per
centum premium.
The Il unsy Expedition Union by
suthoritt," contradiots the statement of Capt
Graham of the steamship United States, tn at
he was encouraged by letters from members
of the Cdbinet to engage in the Kinney scheme,
being in formed in tho said letters that the Gov.
ernnentsaw nothing illegal or improper in it,
This statement the Union declares to be false
The truth is, that Graham went into the
scheme Do speculation upon the representa-.
ton of Parties previously in it, and has lost
money bi the operation. The story about his
being en- fouraged to 60 into it as above ex-
planned, y evidently trumped up to satisfy the
mechanics whose wages for labor in connsc.
ton with the preparations for the expedition
are not forthcoming. As for the distinguished
head Of the affair, on the same day on which
the Government received q telegraphic dis
patch announcing that bench warrant had
been issued fer his arrest, his bail having been
forfeited, he was again arrested, and the
court, on the representations made by his
counsel, released him on his own security to
appel I the next morning. The morning came,
but 20 Col. Kinney was forthcoming The
seco1d bench warrant for his arrest will hardly
dlhim, we presume.
The Philadelphia Conspiracy The New
York Hsraid OF yesterday gives what it
vouches is list of the Know Nothing dele.
ing in Philadelphia. The abolitionist Wilson,
Of Massachusetts, is amongst them and many
others of his kidney. Mark-Wilson said in
his Vermont letter he was glad that Mr.. Wiso
was elected, as il would abolitionize the Know
Nothing party. The list is a curiosity. Tie
delegates are, it appears, the fag ends of all
isnr, defunct wings, abolitionists, disappointed
Office seeking Democrats, defeated candidates,
disgraced judges: and wo no'IUo this scorer
oouoIsve is composed Of some who, as anti.
na,ens, few years ago denounced secret co.
cieties MS horrible, DC DO. We should not
be surprised if some Of the Southern mon in
be body sold ia themselves, carcase and soul, to
wilson Co; but if ths abolitionists pay
muoh they will get cheated. Such precious
set Of political scape gallows's have rarely
collected together in this country, since the
tories Of the revolution held night meetings in
secret places to plot the overthrow of Wash.
ington and our foreign allies that were then
Sighting the battles Of liberty.
a Noteworthy Incide Mt One of tho Know
Nothing commissioners Of election on Monday
last, while refusing tho votes of his fellow
ci izeLs declared to be entitled to the right Of
.udrsge here by the Circuit, Court, having 70.
ceived without question the ballots of the very
same men last year, when acting in the Same
capacity, received and placed in the ballot
box the vote of his own Know Nothing son,
Who be must have known not to be en-
titled to vote, also, according to decision of
the court. This is specimen of tho outrages
ordered by the lodges to be psrpstrsted upon
the rights of the citizens of Washington legally
entitled to vote in our recent municipal ele,.
ton, which will not 90 unwhippsd Of justice
by our court Of law.
The Milwaukee Custom House. --The Treas.
ury Department, have now under consideration
the various proposals for building the new
Custom House, at Milwaukee, Wis. The con.
tract will probably be awarded Immediately
after the Secretary Of the Treasury resumes
the discharge of the duties Of his office
The secretary Of the Treasury I'm
derataud that the Hon. Secretary Guthrie is
expected to return to Washington to night,
from his recent visit to his home, in Louis.
ville,.Ky.
The Curreut Cperstious of tina Treasurv