Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-12

cavalry service for the last twenty years and I'm
my opinion. yours is superior to them all in
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. MAY, 1
Brevet Col. U y Army 1
Col. Samuel Colt, Washington CITY. /
TIE U. 3. COURT ROOMS IN NEW YORK CITY.
The following communication appeared a few
days since in the columns of the States, q
Washington contemporary:
ANOTHER CONSPIRACY TO SwINDLE UNCLE SAM.
NEW DIRK, April 6, ls5s.
To the Editor Of the States: :.
There Is curious little conspiracy on foot
among the immaculates Of w all street to turn an
honest penny at Uncle Sans expense which YOU
may like to expose.
The Secretary of the Interior has agreed to hire
Burton's Chambers street Theatre for the nited
states Courts, on fifteen years lease The rent
Is hxed at $4,000 year, and the Government is
10 make the alterations at its own expense-say
al S4O, 200 or $50, 900. Now for the trick
Burton's Theatre fronts on Chambers street.
and runs back to Read street. exactly cutting of
the throug h-line of Elm street to the Park Elm
runs parallel to Broadway from Blocker to Read
and stops at that narrow street because Burton's
lot blocks the way to the great thorouy hfares
bounding the Park. While there was no GREAT
trade about there the people talked only at inter-
walls and feebly about opening Elm street through
and laying down rails for road Of relief for
Broadway; but since business has come up town,
and flooded heavily beyond that once outside
suburb OF trade" this has become imperious
necessity The men who backed and filled and
equivocated about the post Office site, want to
play the same game, only with worse features, in
" selling somebody on this location for the
courts. As soon as the lease is signed and the
OUTLAWS or contracts subject to damage if not per-
fected are signed and sealed, and fifty thousand
dollars or 80 and some rich law suits laid out
here, Elm street WiH be cut through and the
United States courts UiR be noUkers.
MANHATTAN.
The writer Of this communication is evident
ly mistaken as to the fact of who is to be sw:n n
died if the current effort to induce the Corpo-
ration of New York to 'cut Elm street through"
it being utterly impossible that its result (if
successfully can cost the Government dime.
The truth is, for some years past the Depart
ment has expended 5000 to $40, 500 per an
mum, in procuring proper accommodations for
the L. S. Courts at New York city. The Courts
being held in the City Hall and the officers
distributed about in other buildings. The
Common Council, in February last. notified
the Department that the City would resume
occupation of the rooms in the City Hall at the
expiration of the present year-on the 1st OF
May next, and, therefore it become necessary
to look up other rooms.
Several were proposed, and among them Mr.
Burton's theatre building, which under all the
circumstances-and with view to procuring
accommodations for the courts and all the Of
hcers-was accepted as furnishing the most
ample accommodations with the least exper-
diture. The terms are SIG 900 rent, inclusive
of all taxes and assessments, per annum, for
five years, with the privilege of continuing the
same from year to year for ten years longer
making fifteen in all; and also reserving to the
Department the right to purchase the same at
any timo within three years for S2lj,O 900 The
property is represented by all the judiciary
officers there as the most eligible of any that
can be procured, fronting the City Hall IS feet
on Chambers street, and extending back Isl
feet to Read street.
There is no danger to be unprecedented by the
Department, as Mr.. Burton has not as yet
furnished his evidence of title, and until that is
made perfectly satisfactory the contract will
most probably not be consummated.
1t Is proper to say also that the expenditures
for repairs to put the building in condition for
occupancy by the courts and all the officers, it
is estimated, will not exceed $40, 900, and may
not be more than $4,000.
Such are the facts of the case We may not
appropriately add that the project for open
ing Elm street further, probably had its origin
in the wish to prevent the Government from
communicating the certainly very favorable and
entirely satisfactory contract made with Mr.
VIM. +. Burton, just as some Of the incorrect
publications concerning that bargain are di-
rected to that end. We attribute them all to
parties DESTROYS Of themselves driving bargains
with the Government for other locations for
the same purpose; and, we doubt not, the Of
fcers Of the Interior Department entertain the
same opinion.
APPOINTMENTS C0NFIRMED.-The following
appointments by the President have been con
6rmed by the Senate:
Collector Of CUStoms.-Jesse j. Simkins,
Norfolk, Va, vice S. r. Sawyer, whose COM
mission expired.
Surveyors Of tire Customs Shed
ton, New Haven, CT, reappointed; Walter
Havens, Greenport, n. Y. reappointed; Sid
ney S. Norton, Port Jefferson, N. V, reap
pointed; Thomas B. Atkinson, Camden, n j.,
vice Isaac W. Mcke appointed during the re-
cess of the Senate; William H. Richardson.
Snow Hill, Nd, vice Chas. Parker, deceased
Champe b. Thornton, Port Royal, Va, reap
pointed; W. Merchant, Dumfries, Va, re
appointed.
Registers Of Land Offices. Plumer
at Faribaut, Mimi, reappointcd; William A.
Caruthers at Sank Rapids, Mimi, reappoint-
ed; George B. Cltherall at Otter Tail City,
Mimi, reappointed; Chas G. Wagner at Still
water, Mimi, reappointed.
RECEIVERS Of Public DIoney.-John d. Evans
at Forest City, Mimi; Benjamin F. Tilotson
at Faribault, Mimi, reappointed; Samuel l..
Hays at Sank Rapids, Mimi, reappointed
ASSAULT WITH INTENT To KILL After the
adjournment of the House of Representatives
to-day, the members generally remained some
time in their seats, engaged in conversation.
The rules were Of course not then enforced,
and several persons strolled in to converse with
members, or crafty their curiosity. One Of
these, Mr.. Heller, alias Helper, author of a
work called :" The Impending Crisis. - took q