Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-11
A LETTER FROM BALTIMORE

(CorTeSpoadence OF the Star
BALTIMORE, Sept. 8, 1859.
There has been no little excitement within the
past week. concerning the fall election. The
friends Of the present Mayor (Swan) have pre-
vailed upon him to become a candidate ono.
more, and he has agreed. The probability is tina,
there will be no opposition to him. Nearly all
the old members Of Council have been renomi-
mated, including the present worthy president OF
the first branch, John T. Ford, Esq he was re.
nominated by the citizens Of his ward by acc a.
nation.
The city is well supplied with amusements
The Holliday-street Theatre is densely crowded
every night, 10 SEE the Florences they have sew
eral new pieces and new songs. Their perform
ances cannot help but fll the house, wherever
they GO The entefprising manager (Mr. John
FOrd) has spared no pains to get together one
OF the best companies that ever appeared before
Baltimore audience.
The Museum has been doing fine business
with a small company. The Hutchinson brothers
appear nightly at this house.
Great preparations are being made to celebrate
the 12th. The Baltimore City Guards go out
to an encampment on their own hook to- morrow
afternoon, and stay until Monday night. The
grafton to be delivered by his honor Judge John
The subjectwill be the death of Wells and McCo-
mas, two young men who fell while defending
the city at the battle OF North Point The pro-
eession will be very imposing. The hremen,
and several Of the charitable Orders Of the city
will be IN the procession, including his honor
Gov. Thos. II. Hicks, his honor the mayor, Thos
Swan, and the Hon. Judge John Legrand.
There has been much agitation here within the
past five weeks with the nre department. They
are to be recognized. The steam fire engine IS
work well that several Of the companies have
ordered them.
Mr.. Thos Winans, a wealthy mechanic of the
city, is building a new ship of iron. The model
Is just like two cones put gether, and perfectly
n
which Is placed In tn e centre. He intends cross
ing the ocean in six days. There is much curl
osity in regard to her success. But II she does
not succeed the proprietor can suffer the loss well
for he Is immensely wealthy, and has plenty OF
money to play on Yours, X.
The CREW OF TIE ECHO.-An effort ha:
been made to effect the release of the crew Of
the slave brig Echo, now confined in Jail in
Charleston, s. c. A writ of ha6eas corpus
was granted on Monday, by Judge Magrath
Of the U. S. District Court, on the allegation Of
the prisoners that they had not been legally
committed, inasmuch as no bearing before any
magistrate was granted, but that they were
taken immediately from the brig to the Jail.
On Wednesday, a hearing Of the case was had
before the court, and the counsel for the &C.
cused presented their petition, and moved for a
writ Of cer.iSrdti,. TO- be directed to the Com
missioner, commanding him to show il any
hearing had been allowed the prisoners, to-
gethsr with the particulars attending such pro-
ceedings. After considerable argument, on the
legal point arising from the fact that an appli-
cation was made for writ OF cerfio,uri before
the proceedings on the habeas corpus we're con-
cludsd, the prisoners we're given in charge of
the marshal, to be remsnded to Jail, and the
court was adjourned to 10 O'clock Thursday,
when the decision was to have been rendered
on the petition for the writ of ceriiorari.
PEACE WITH THK CAHANCHEs-We have re
ceived from correspondent at Fort Arbuckle,
the following very interesting letter. The
writer is an officer Of the army, and q very in
tslligent and worthy gentleman. ,aI
FoRr AKBUcxLK, C. N, Aug. qs, 1883.
About ten days ago, large band Of Camanc hes
under their four principal chiefs, having sent In
keechi with Q message to the commanding Of
hcers at this fort, indicating wish for peace
Lieut. Powell, Of the first Infantry was ordered
to proceed to the Wschita villages and meet the
chiefs In council. Lieut. Powell, accom- panied
by Msjor Hurst and some few citizens Of this
district, set out the same night. The council, at
which were present representatives, OF the Ca
manches, Wacos, Wachitas, aud Keechfs, met
At the Wschita village. During the council the
Camanche chiefs acknowledged that their young