Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-03
WASHINGTON.
The. Credit NIobiIier Redevivus.

Suits against Speaker blaine and
Sargent 0rdway.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-In the Circuit
Court, the cases of Jos. B. Stewart against
James G. Blaine, and the same against n.
g. Ordway, actions for false arrest and as
sault and battery, in locking him up as a
contumacious witness before Congress, in
in the Credit Mobllier case, was certified
to the court in general term.
A Big ArmOFy Job.
Gen. Benet, Chief of the Ordnance De-
partment, says, in his annual report, that
not less than half million dollars should
be expended at the National armory, not
only as measure of economy, but to make
a better selection Of weapons in case Of
war. Certainly not less than half mil
lion of the best arms should be manGfac-
tured as rapidly as the monetary condition
of the country will permit. Gen. Benet
recommends the establishment of grand
arsenal, in the vicinity of New Ycrz, for
manufacturing purposes.
Treasury brokerage.
The Secretary of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell $50, 900 gold each Thursday
during the month of November, the aggre-
gate amount to be 100000.
The Secretary of The Treasury has issued
a call for five millions dollars of coupon
bondS-fve-twenties- be redeemed Feb.
8, at which date interest will cease.
A Tennessee stOre-KeeRer.
Robert Park has been appointed Store
keeper for the Third District of Tennessee.
The safe Burglars.
John Z. Burr, William j. Daily and 81.
GoldstOne were the witnesses examined to-
day in the safe burglary trial. Owing to
the absence of other witnesses the court
took a recess.
After recess Mrs. Hayes was sworn, but
the Judge requested Riddle to show him
some authority of law to allow a wife to
testify where her husband was an accom-
plice, and the witness was withdrawn until
authority be produced.
Columbus Alexander was sworn, and
testified that the books of John D. Evans
were produced before the committee inEes-
tigating the affairs of the District of Col
Umbia. The books had a very new ap-
pearance, and it was the general belief that
they were not the original books, but a set
prepared for the occasion. When witness
desired to examine them, Harrington OBJ
jected. Shortly after Domain introduced
to witness a man called Butler, who said
he could put witness in possession of the
original books of Evans, and asked what he
would pay. Witness said he would not
pay any thing for any testimony, but if the
books were out of town, he would pay ex-
pressage or the expense incurred III pro-
curing them.
The Louisville Canal.
Gen. Humphreys, Chief Of Engineers,
has recommended the appropriation of one
hundred thousand dollars for the enlarge
ment of the Louisville and Portland canal
according to the plans heretofore reported.
The Prospect I'm New York and Penn.
syIVania.
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The approach
ing elections form an absorbing topic
of conversation here, and scarcely any
thing else is talked Of The convic-
ton is almost universal that Tilden
will be elected, and the Democrats
will gain several Congressman in New
York. 4 gentleman who has been famil-
lar with Pennsylvania politics for many
years arrived here to-day from Philadel-
phia, where he has been spending some
time looking over the field. He express
Is the opinion that Pennsylvania will
60 Democratic by a small majority at least;
indeed he says the Cameronians concede
this There is but little betting here, al
though the odds are offered freely that Til
den will beat Dix.