Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-01
WASHINGTON.
Gov. sGarland Upsets a Batch of
Radical Lies.
RumOred. Efforts to Retract the
FOrney-McClure Trade.
FOrney Offered the Russian Mis-
sion as an Enticement.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Gov. Garland,
of Arkansas, in reply to telegram from
his counsel, says:
Il am not concentrating troops TO defy
the President or Congress, as has been
charged, nor for any other purpose. / am
not concentrating troops at all, there being
peace and quiet throughout the State"
The Wrath 90 Come.
Treasurer Spinner, this morning, re-
ceived the following note, enclosing one
dollar:
"Due to the Government, one dollar.
Spinner, get ready. The Democrats will
come like The storm"
MulIett's shoes.
The Secretary of the Treasury will ap
point a Supervising Architect, in place
Mtlllett, this week.
Shall Soldiers Marry?
The Inspector General of the Army, in
his annual report, says regulation is much
needed, inficting punishment on soldiers
who marry without prUper permission.
Military posts are overrIn with the wives
of the enlisted men; and it is we'll known
that it requires about as much transporta-
tion to move four laundreSses as it does to
move a whole company of men.
Reorganization of Louisiana.
A. P Field, Attorney General of Louisi-
ana, arrived here to-day. 1t is said that his
object is to obtain from Congress the pas
sage of joint resolution for recognizing
the kellogg government.
The Sale OF FOrney's Press.
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t is known that the ringleaders in Phil
adelphia are bringing every influence to
bear on Forney to induce him to revoke
the sale. 1t was negotiated by cable, and
therefore he has an opportunity to wriggle
out il he chooses, when the agreement
comes to be put formally in writing. For
ney had given an obligation, prior to sail
ing for Europe, to certain members of the
ring, that he would not attempt to exercise
any control of the Press, politically, for
one year, and in consideration therefor a
loan of $4,000 was advanced to him.
Now, since it has transpired that the Press
is to pass into McClure's hands, these same
ring men are attempting TO hold Forney to
his agreement with them, and have made
him large offers of pecuniary aid, if he re-
quires it. George W. Childs is said to be
very active in opposition to the transfer of
the Press, and has cabled Forney that he
will guarantee him any amount of money
he may need to retain control of the paper.
Col. Mcclure, speaking of these efforts to
defeat the sale to him Of the Press, says
that if Forney asks to be relieved from his
obligation to transfer as agreed upon by
cable, he will not object. He would prefer
to have the Press, but if Forney backs
down, the gentlemen he represents will
either buy some other establishment in
Philadelphia or start a new paper. He
saws, further, that nine-tenths of the money
put up for this purpose is from Democrats,
and that Tom Scott has not dollar in the
pool.
Taking Care of FOrney.
There is an undertone of feeling in GER
tain circles here that FOrney may be offered
the Russian mission. The combination
which has succeeded IN buying the con-
trolling interest of his paper Git is thought)
may otherwise wean him from the indorse-
ment of the administration of Grant, which
he has heretofore so reluctantly supported.
1t is deemed polite to take care of him.
The VirgInius Affair.
All the additional correspondence with
reference 10 the demand on Spain for in
demnity arising out of the Virginius cap
ture, which has transpired since the last
session, will be laid before the Foreign At
fairs Committee Of the House by Secretary
Fish. Some of the members, already in
this city, are Of the opinion that he has not
reiterated the demands made over one year
ago, with sufficient earnestness to lead
the Government of Spain to believe that
he meant to enforce payment. Mr.. Cox, of
New York, Will offer a resolution instruct
ing the Department Of State to forcibly
push the matter to an early adjustment.
The Arkansas Project.
The game is to put Brooks forward as
the Governor rightly elected in 1872 over
Baxter. Messrs. Poland and Ward, of the
House Committee, are TO report in his
favor; and an effort is to be made to have
Congress recognize this faction and upset
all the people have lately done in Arkan-
sas. The difficulty in the way of tbs little
game is, that the Democrats viii fight such
a proposition to the death. In the Senate,
there is no previous question; and in the
House, dilatory motions mayIb foe kept up by
the forty-five resolute men till the close OF
the session. The effect of all this will be
to bring the Radicals unpleasantly near to
the loss of some of the appropriation bills,
and thereby involve spring sess.o OF the
next Congress, with Democratic House
TO poke fun at the animals in power. 1t is
already known that the Radicals have no
stomach for the meeting of the next
House, and thus ClaytoD's prospects are
very blue. These are the calculations Of
the Hon. James s. Beck, who was here yes