Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-02

feet wide. The main front will have appro-
PIRATE ornaments over windows and door
culture. The roof will be OF the French style.
covered with variegated slate, ana surmounted
with ornamental iron work II will EN- brace
three stories and an attic, and will be divided
or into suitable Office rooms for the clerks Of
the Department OF A gricnlture, and q suitable
hall for the agricultural museum. The main
front will be on 18th street. and when finished,
it will be one OF the most beautiful buildings
OF its size in the country.
The grounds. which are at present under
cultivation, and in charge of Major Jas. Glea-
ralist and landscape gardener, will ia q few
years be remodelled and identified with
ayiaries, artificial flsh ponds, &C., which will
add greatly to their attractiyeness, and vastly
enhancs the value OF property in that section
1t is expected that the building will be Rn-
lshed SO as to be rooted in by the first Of De-,
cember next. Sub-contracts for the various
branches OF work to be done have not yet been
given out. ... t-..EE GA -7E~,.f !.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD-
This morning detective BigIey arrested Leon
GARD keaA, q magistrate loo ated in the Seventh
Ward, and Patrick McHugh, q restaurant
keeper on X street south, near 9Th charged by
Armstead Liburn, colored, with being in a
conspiracy to defraud him OF his property In
the county aforesaid. The affidavit, which is
made rart Of the warrant. sets forth that on
the 10th o. January, 1867, he was indebted to
uSn LOT WUlcue ne wac req ueSLeO 10
sign an agreement to pay the same in nine
months. That subsequently he was COM
PEELED to 60 into the country TO procure labor.
and previously to leasinaGee city ne empow-
houses; that McHugh did collect e16, which
he (McH.) agreed should go to thsliq uidation
of the amount, $50, which left due S3i That
on the 22d or July, wheD he was absent from
the city, an without any notice TO deponent,
MeHngh caused his properly 10 be exposed
for sale by Messrs. Green b William, aucts,
under deed OF trust purportiRg 10 have been
given by dfponenr, in which Leonard kean is
named as trustee. He says that said deed was
never gwen by him, but ne did belle I'VE at the
time that he was signing simple agreement
to pay the sum of $50; that the deed was OBJ
tanned by fraudulent connivance, he being I'M
able to read or write, or to understand ,Hha.
he was signing. and he so charges the parties
with obtaining said deed by fraud. He also
charges that keaH was present a. the sale and
advised the auctioneer (W ashington 3. Will
liams) to knock down the property to McHugh
for SlGO, and that SAID M Hugh became the
purchaser OF the property at $500. the auc-
tioneer refusing to knock it down for SIG0, the
property being worth from $1,000 to s2,0GN
This affidavit was sworn to by the prOsac uting
sued the warrant on which he was arrested
Mr.. }. Bell Adams, who appeared for the
prosecution, had previously fled bill in
equity TO set aside the sale. Mr.. l.. e. Hine ap.
peared tor the defense
Before the examination was commenced
some W ords passed between the counsel for the
prosecution and Mr.. Kean. Mr.. Adams speak.
ing OF Mr.. keaD, referred to him as q criminal
TO which the latter replied, "You may be as
big criminal as am before you are DONE
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING towards Kean aud
making motion with his hand as il TO pull
his n ose. >-"W hats that, sir"
Here Detective Bigley interposed, and the
Justice ordered the parties TO keep quiet
which they did after some such words as
Mr.. Adams opened the case stating that he
expected to show one of the darkest deeds Of
villaiDy ever perpetrated, and stated the facts
he expected to prove
Mr.. Hine briefly replied to Mr. Adams NJ.
sorting that he would show different state
OF facts.
The examination Of witnesses was then CON-
menced, and is in progress as we 60 to press.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.-This morning Captain
T.. r. Ruth. clerk in the Indian Bureau,
haIling from Tennessee, left his home On Viz
ginia avenue. between Third and Four -and-a-
hall streets, about five O'Clock, and tears are
entertained THAI he has drowned himself
Captain Ruth. for some years past, has been
addicted to the use OF opium, which has i'm
pared his mind, and about two months since
he attempted 10 take his life by shooting him
self In the head. He however recovered from
the effects Of the wound, but did not fully re-
cover his mind. and recently he has been act
leg quite strangely. A day or two since he
was on the wharf inquiring the depth of the
water, and being informed that it was but
lew inches, he walked away. Lieut.. Cess
ford was informed this morning Of the crcum-
star ces Of his leaving home, and on inquiry
ascertained that for a week past he has made
his appe arance at six O'Clock every morning
at the " hart, at which honr there are always
people there, which would have folled any
attempt at suicide. Having thus failed, it is
probable that this morning he took an earlier
hour. Lieut.. Gessford Immediately set two
men OF his force 10 work dragging for the body
near the wharf where Mr.. Ruth was in the
habit of going daily. The hat of the unfor-
tuLate man was found this morning in the
river near the Sixth street wharf, and men
were busilv engaged this afternoon III Crap
ping for his body. --
PROMOTIONS IN THE TREASURY DEPART
NLNT.-The following promotions were made
in the Treasury Department from the 18TH to
Registers Offices ]. Willard, d. K. Ap.
pie. VIM. Latchtord, W. H. Shelmire, and r.
A. Fish, LIST to I'd class; J. P. Colby Sd to 4th;
Henry Crockett, r. s. Garrettson, T. S. Hop
kins. and Arthur Hendricks, I'd 10 Sd.
Internal Revenue Bureau-R. S. Evans, H.
A. Kirkham, and Alex job n son. 1st to I'd.
Comptroller Of Cnrrency-H w. Berthrong,
Q. =: Cherry, and w. A. Page, 1st to Sd; Geo.
II. Wood. Aaron Johns, ID. f. Hamlnk, and
=: s. Peck, cd to Sd; q. @. Williams and E.
Walcott, Sd to 4,h.
Fourth Auditors Omce-H. G. Sherman, 1st
to I'd.
Bureau of statistics-J H. Robinson, ] D.
OConnell and L; F.; Ward, LIST to I'd; d. b.
~
Ryan, Sd to Ain. - - IS ~
These promotions are made on account OF
merit, and do net create vacancies to be filled
by new appointments. r,as. t.....r
THE JAIL.-Warden Huestes has returned
from Albany, where he left the prisoner San
ford ConOyer alias Charles A. Uunhnm, con.
vfctsd of perjury and senten ced TO ten years.
imprisonment in charge OF Gen. Pilsbury, of
the Albany penitentiary. Conoyer went along
very quietly. and seemed to be inclined to
take things philosophicaIly. Mr., Huestes has
accepted the resignation OF Mr.. NJ. T. E.
CnandIer. one OF the guards. and dismissed
TWO others OF the guards-JChn II. CrOnin and
John Shaw. In the places of these gentlemen
he has appointed Mr.. Anon Duvall, formerly
the deputy warden Of the Jail, and Messrs
Rober: Strong and Joshua Noyes, two gentle.
the Capitol police. These outgoers have each
been in the army improved themselves good
officers, and the in corners are Well know to
many az very efficient officers.
REAL ESTATE SALEe.-Messrs. Cooper e
LaiImer, auctieneerf, yesterday sold part of
lot No. IN uare 5S4, improved by two frame
houses on the corner OF Fstreet south and let
street west, TO Mary DIZZY for 81 100; also lot
"a, in square 642, improved by small frame
house, on LIST street. between F and g streets
south, 70 Michael BiEgane for BASS, and the
north 10 feet Of lot In square l. 900, on Ilth
street east, between M and N street south to
Joshua Clark for 10 ceAts per loot.
Messrs. Green 4 Williams yesterday sold the
square Of ground known as the square sauth
OF square 436, fronting on Seventh and Eiehth
streets west, between and X streets eonth
subdivided into ~ lots, to Mr.. p. Culiyau. Tor