, 1861-03-26
NEW YORK FEDERAL OFFICERS.
The United States District Attorney,s
GMce- U. $. MarshaI4 Characterization

The business in the United States District
Attorneys office continues to be performed
" Judge Roosevelt, and his assistant. Mr.
.denry, Alessrs. Andrews and Macomber Mt
tending more particularly TO the details which.
require the drawing Of papers, conducting cx-
a.m1lnauons, .1 attending to the records, &c, un-
til they arc relieved by the new appoInteee.
Their chicf, Judge Roosevelt, having resipued.
the business Of the Office, as ma1swell be i'm.
asined lin the state Of euspenso which EXISTS
Y 0y no means In satisfactory condition.
From sense Of courtesy, or Of dutyto the:
tiful soldiers, ct their post, until regularly re-
neved. Meantime, all the Supplies of the Of
nee, such as fuel, stationery, &C.; have been
exhausted, and have to be rep1enished from
the private purse Of the District Attorney. ..
=, IN the Marshaps Office nothing can exceed
Y The eunny countenanQe Of Deputy
thompson Is To more seen at his old familiar
DESK. capt Rynders spends but little time In
the place, and then he Keeps himself concealed
IRON the e. VULGAR gaze IN bis priyate office, or
. the alave captain The half dozen deputies-
the faithful body. guard Of the Captain-
ter about the room, stand sentry ut the Cham
ber street doorway, or during stormy wealth.
e1,tlike that of yesterday, toast their shins
around the stoTe- a state Of suspense, gener-
A1arshals office. They seem 1at6 to go; and
yet they sayto the new regime, like Mose, in
the play, " yer comm, why don't yer come
along ?"-"fsl our places and. let. us uo,n
Capt. Rynders is emphatically down on MI
present incumhents who manifest The slight
est disposition to hold over, and b. denounces
them as 9 'lickspittles," q knayes, )" "skunks.n
and Misunderstanding up with fervent but
not pfous ejaculation, that Mr. Lincoln will cut
s everyone Of their d-d heads of in less than
twenty -four hours" ::
At the Sustom House, affairs move on with
their accustomed regularity, and casual OBJ
anxiety which, it is said prevails, to know each
one his tate, upon tho coming Of the new Col
lector. With the hope CT being able still In
make themselves useful, and If possible, indjs..
ptnsable to the Government, some evince new !
zeal IN their Focations, and all the little. arts
which suggest them: elves are put in requisitioa
to bring their Individual cases to the favorable
notice OF the new re9l1ae. There are many Of
the clerks IN the different departments Who
have hcld thPlr PQ21tfols through the LIST
four or five Democratic Administrations.
These, in: most cases, are. men advanced in
Tears, and AaFI been retained as well for their
inte1li7 ent and strict attention 1o.duty, as for
their gentlemanly qualities and polite bearinr
towards those with whom they have had bust.
ness to =tranRact. The persnns who Ind lie
principal charge Of the Inspectors depart.
ment, who have had the ma1n portion Of board
ing foreign vessels md steamers, IRE Nlessrs,
1saaes, Brown and Archer, who; It. il said. have
thoroughly studied the smugglers, and lava a
morGe3tensiye acquaintance with those who
travel 1o;knd from Europe for the nnrnnse
than any other portion Of the force. The
amounts detected aud seized BIZ. these officers
IN the act of being snTeptitlously introduced.
IN the shape Of Diamonds, watches, jewelry,
may be reekoned By hundteds*o Of thoussnda al
.lp1farA-N r 1i1iks,,s :;