The New York herald., 1877-10-08
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

wAsmsGros. Oct Z, 1871
TIE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THs
GovERsMENT-GE NEGLEY ExosER-
ATED by the JUDGE.
General Neeiey OF Pittsburg, is still here awaiting
trial on the charge OF conspiracy In connection with
Wkowsk 10 deIraui the government the trial OF the
latter being now IN progress During me proceedings
yesterday Judge Macarthur, who presided 10 The Grim
ina Court, remarked, among other things, on . mo-
ton dismiss on tho ground OF insufficient evidence,
that II the depended on any testimony in
any way affecting General Negiey he should un-
heslatngly grant the motion, and n that gentleman
trial he should take The case from the jury
but he had not been aDe 10 see why the General was
charged with completely In any alleged conspiracy.
and from all that had been presented the
Judge thought he might well have been spared any
charge oi conspiracy. The Judge further said
ANY gentleman who mas SO broadly illustrated IN
military and civil life his devotion 10 public duty
ought 10 bo spared the pain Of having his name
tainted with suspicion by mpu,ation or charge OF
this kind unless II were wsil ioaaaed.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY-LARGE INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF voLUMEs-Ah INCREASE
or ROOM REQUIRED.
The library Of Congress Ia pre- pared with full rep.
rasen OF the latest books documents ana period
ieaIs 10 answer the numerous drafts that arc mado
upon in every field OF inquiry Large additions have
made TO the library, especially IN works on pols-
ca economy and lnances and there are few pubiica-
Tons either periodical or permanent In this direction
which are found IN the collection The entire num-
ber Of volumes is now three hundred aud aIleen
thousand. TINS library is especially rch In periods
Gals nearly all the English and American reviews and
magazines being taken, with many OF the most vaiua-
bile in foreign languages The files OF newspapers alone
nov exceed hve thousand bound Volumes
The copyright business OF the library, notwithstand-
Ing tho depressed condition the book trade. shows
more entries than last year, about eleven thousand
copyrights having been granted since the ls Of Janu-
ary, 1877. An increasingly large number OF peri
odlcals, musical compositions, photographs, engrav-
inas aud maps arc protected by copyright The
library grows rapidly through ils various coiiec-
tons, added by purchase, by exchange with foreign
governments by lna deposs OF national and state doc
uments by additions from tho Smithsonian lnsttute.
and by the operation OF The Copyright law, that the
necessity Of a now building constructed especially for
It's accommodation ami future growth has long been
conceded II IS believed that Congress viii a. the
coming session provide ior tho better protection ana
safety OF this great and valuable library aud save the
books which being piled upon tho floors in all
dreclions 10 tha numbor oil over 10000 volumes.
IRON luTther injury
The oil the library III OousIeos ny tuo eenetht
public is steadily increasing, the number OF those
reading and writing by the aid OF ils FULLY equipped
store authorities Deing very large especially on Sat
urdays when tho Institutions Of learning IN Washing
ton have ahoiiday THIS increasing use OF the priv
ieges the library especially during the sessions of
Congress- would alone compel an enlargement OF the
tor readers, tho library itself not
suierGg from tho overcrowdsd condition. OF the col
lection
PENSION AGENT AT NEW ORLEANS
General McMillen. who several years ago presented
credentials from Louisiana Unlled states Senator
bat was not admitted viii succeed Isabel pension
agent AZ New Orleans
MOVEMENTS OF THE PREsIDENT,
President Hayes, accompanied ny Secretary Evarts
and Postmaster General Key WIN visit the agricultural
lair ~ Frederlck, Md, Thursday, nth inst They
VIII leave Washington by special train tho balti-
aud Ohio Railroad IN the mornng and return In
the evening