Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-23
NEW YORK.
A metropolitan sensation


Andrew NORM. iof South Carolina, said
to be wealthy S5utherner, has been ar
rested and imprisoned on charge of APP
plying TO Mrs DR.. Lazier to perform an
abortion on a Miss Fuller Norm was
stopping at West Dennis with his wife and
family. Mrs. Iazier is President Of the
Heterogeneous Society, and is said to
have refused large bride TO withdraw the
prosecution.
The Finsyncial Question.
New York, MOI. 22.-The Tribune edi-
torially, says If Congress does not see fit to
resume specie payments it hopes the SUI
preme Court will
The Times THINKS the financial question
can be solved by the adoption of free
banking system, with national cireula-
ton enlarged to 500, 100000.
Famous ,GunPOwder Plot
Five notorious New York burglars and
thieves, all under heavy sentences, to-
gether with one murderer of Jersey City,
who were in Hudson county Jail, awaiting
transportation to-day to Trenton State
prision, concocted a plan of escape by
blowing up, with. guDpowder, the wall of
the Jail They we're aided by gang of
New York thieves. and rowdies, who awaited
outside the walt this morning the culmi-
nation Of the PLAN Carriages were held in
waiting at three different places to carry
the prisoners away upon the successful car
rying out of thaplaa, which also included
the release of all She prisoners in the jail.
The jailer. however, became suspicious
last night th,lt something was going on,
and called in the Sheriff early this morn
ing while the prisoners were in the yard.
At 6 o'clock there was a heavy explosion
which shook the walls severely, but did
not throw them down or make any aper-
ture in them. The only damage being the
demolition of a window in the Mushroom,
and a portion of, a chimney Aue in which
the scoundrels 'had placed the powder.
The prisoners we1e unable to profit by the
explosion, and have all been safely taken
to the State prison. The roughs outside
the jail returned 90 New York city disguised
at the failure
Spanish Movements.
The Spanish ntan-of-war Pizarro, which
arrived here Saturday, it is surmised, has
brought sufficient sailors to man the gum
boats lying at Delamaters Fifteen boats
can be ready for service in ten days, while
the ether fifteen. it is expected, will be
ready IN six weeks. The force of armed
men guarding the feet is still kept up.
| Something New.
New counterfeits of twenty dollar notes
of the Tradesmsn National Bank discoy-
cred.
Stolen Registered BOnds.
1t was to-day made public that the
treasury last week received a considerable
amount of stolen registered bonds. The
names ON the bonds were skillfully
changed. These bonds were returned
to the dealers wlIo sold them to the govern
ment and who gave other bonds in their
place. The bo;ds were traced through
several houses to.a stock broker who sold
them for a comparative stranger.
NE P's.
The Post says II is asserted upon the au-
thority of the Democratic leaders in this
city, that the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment is to be reOrganized by the next lie
gislature Among other features, it is
said each company will be allowed twenty
five men instead of twelve, as at present,
and the number.of companies is to be in
creased to fifty. While this will be an in,
crease of men off over 700, the expenses, il
claimed, will be nearly 1900 less than
at present.
Tycoon Kennedy.
Investigation into the alleged contempt,
with which Superintendent Kennedy was
charged in the cfse of Crawford alias Tar.
rell alias Egan,i terminated to-day. Evi,
dence was clearly established that in de-
livering the prisoner to the sheriff the Su.
perintendent acted in the interest of law
and Justice and was unaware that writ o.
habeas corpus had been issued.
piece of a Constitution,
1t appears the judiciary act of the new
State constitution, was adopted by the late
State election by about 5000. The bal
ance of the instrument was defeated.