Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-16

Surrou placed NTH John son ,cKo killed Sr,nnt
Day before yesterday the warden and euards
OF the Jail became suspicious that there was a
project on foot among q number OF prisoners
confined In the third story Of the building.
be certain that this was the Gaze one al
the prisoners-Johus M. Smith-srrested some
time since by officer O'Callaghan tor steal
ing me horses OF General WaIbridge, was
brought down and closely Questioned as
70 wnat he ana the other prisoners had been
doing. He at first denied all knowIedee OF any
pioti put finally, on being threatened " 18th the
Ieg IRONS, which the prisoners greatly ab-
hor,) he said that there were tools il the ELI.
which he promised to get. With one OF the
guards he returned to the cell. aud pulling
up up, one OF the bricks in the floor Of the cell.
TOOK outhye neatly made watch spring saws.
he stated that these saws had been brought
IN AND given to Cenover. and that he had
isi. them there when he was sent OF to
the penitentiary at Albany to serve out
MS term Of ten years for perjury. To frus.
trate any attempt more completely, 1t was
determined to remove the prisoners in this
floor, and accordingly they were brought down
singly, each one being thoroughly searched bv
officers Bell and Noyes. In the lining of Smiths
Goa Goat . was i9q 1n ss craving Of the key fitting
found on the others, excepting piece of string,
which 1t was said to have been used in lower
ing key to the notorious burglars King and
Mortimer, who were confined in cell bsio ".
among these hardened prisoners, was made
secure, and the other so placed as to give the
ments closely.
In making room for these prisoners on the
second floor, it was found necessary to remove
Surratt to new quarters, ana accordingly he
was placed in a room with Henry johnson,
who, it will be recollected, shot Thomas
Smoot of Alexandria. who he caught with his
wife In house on 9th street, few months
since.
THE BRYAN BUILDING.-One Of the hand.
soonest improvements which has been added
to our city for some time past is the Bryan
building, now about being completed near the
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
It Is four stories high, having an iron front,
purely white The depth of the building is
121 feet, with front OF % feet, while the piich
from the floor to the ceilings is thirteen feet
each All the modern improvements have been
adopted in its construction, and nothing
has been omitted which can add to its
convenience and permanency. Throughout it
is supplied with gas, water, and water closets,
besides which each apartment is furnished
with patent ventilators and skylights The
two lower stories have already been occupied
grocery, while the upper rooms will be used
1or offices and lodging rooms. The building is
owned by Mr. J b. Bryan, and was erected
at cost OF fifteen to Gig hteen thousand dollars.
Ihe manner In which the work has been
executed is highly creditable to the architect
and superintendent, MT w H. Falconer Bart.
lett d Roberds, of Baltimore, furnished the
JUDIcIoUs EMpLoYMENr.-We learn that
Major General Howard has made an arrange.
ment with General Michler, superintendent
OF Public Buildings and Grounds, for the ex-
penditure OF some S., 600 under General Mich.
Ter ssuperintendence, IN furnishing labor to
colored people upon the public works The
sum above named is the balance of a sum con-
trlbuted by bene violent parties at the North to
supply aid and employment to colored
people. The colored Iaborers under this
appropriation will be set at work upon
the Improvement OF Virginia avenue at
the point where the ravine crosses it at
Eleventh street east As Gen. MichIer fur
mentioned will serve to make very i'm.
portant and much needed Improvement upon
the principal and most direct street leading
from the Maynard to the Departments
From the fact that this avenue has never been
properly improved, the travel between the
Departments and the Maynard is now sent
very circuitous course, and up the steep
grades OF the Capitol Hill.
DETAINHD.-The mail boat Georgeanna, Cap
tain ID. J. Hill, from Aqua Greek, which was
que mere at haif.past six this morning, did not
arrive till ten minutes before ten O'Clock She
was delayed at the Greek IN conseq uence of
the non arrival OF the Richmond and Freder-
lcksburg train, which did not reach there till
ten minutes past six o'clock. This train was
cue at Aqua Greek at two o'clock, but owing
to the tremendous rains along the route from
Richmond. which inundated the track at va
rious points, 1t was compelled to proceed eau
tious,y in order to prevent accidents. Passen-
gers from Richmond represent portions of the
track as being submerged to an unprecedented
cnrred to any Of the bridges across the stream.
Inc Georgeanna, Notwithstanding held wind
and high tide, made the run from AQUA
Creek TO her wharf. at the foot of Seventh
street. in less than her usual time.
PROPOSED NEW TELEGRAPH LINE-The Al
exandria Journal OF yesterday says The bust.
ness men OF Alexandria are seriously Consider
ing the project OF establishing ne W line OF
telegraph, TO connect Alexandria with Wash
inston and the North. The exorbitant rates
operation has led them TO consider the subject
as question OF economy. At present the rates
demanded tor message, via Washin 2 ton north
from Alexandria, are about five times greater
tnan LOT message sent from Washington
Nerth. In other words. for the money paid
here for message North, you can 20 to Wash.
ington, pay your expenses for the message, and
ington have the subject under consideration.
and il they agree to build the new line, are to
be guaranteed all the business Of the Alexan-
those paid from Washington to New York and
other places.
THE ScHURTzEN-They are to Visit Balt,-
Washington Schuetzen Verein in.
tend to visit Baltimore on Monday next on the
occasion of the grand festival ct the Balu-
more ScDuolzeD, ana Will take on about one
hundred members, with the band OF the I2th
United States infantry. The WASHINGTON We.
rein Will meet on Monday morning at six
O'clock, at Metropolitan Hall, and march to
The depot, where they will take the seven
O'Clock train, arriving in Baltimore in time to
take their places IN the procession. They will
nave their headquarters on the ground and
will remain two days. Several handsome
presents will be carried on for presentation to
the Baltimoreans.
The receipts Of the late festival at Seventh
street Park are reported at about SlO,3OO and
the expenditures at 81, 900 lea wing balance Of
about $1,000, after paying a few outstanding
bills.
THE HI LIvINGsroN.-By an advertisement
In another column 1t will be seen that the fine
steamer HI Livingston 10 hereafter to run the
route between Baltimore and The Eastern i
Shore OF Maryland, lately run by the steamer
Wilson Small. lost in Chesapeake bay on the
night OF Thursday, the 9Th instant, BY q coll
lision. Capt. +. T. Leonard, the popular com
mander OF the Small, will command the Liy.
ingston on her new route. By repairing 30
promptly TO supply the Smalls place. the
Livingston will doubtless save the fruit. grow
ers OF the Eastern Shore the loss Of many thou
sands Of dollars, as IL had been found impos-
sible to procure the services OF any other boat
south OF New York suitable to that end We
learn that on the day before yesterday alone,
the lack OF transportation, occasfoned by the