The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-06
News Items.

WAsH1SGToN, November 4.-Gov. Swami,
Montgomery Blair and Mr.. Latrobe, coun-
sci for the nowly-appointed Baltimore Po
lice Commissioners, arrived here last even
ing, and had an interview with the
President to-day. Gov. Swami, Gen. Grant,
Stanton and the Attorney General were in
conference with the President.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-NIr. Romero
has received q letter, dated Vera Cruz.
26th, stating that NIaximilian left the CITY
OF Mexico on the 23d, rosigninc yerballyin
favor of Gen. Bazaine.
TORONTO, November 3.-The excitement
relative to the Fenian trials has moderated.
Lumsden was tried to-day. The court room
was densely crowded. The iurv returned
4 verdict of mot guilty.
New YORK. November 1.-The Grand
total of registered voters in this CITY is
125,162
New York, November 5.-Simon Draper
is dead.
- Aflldavlts. to prove theinnocencc of Rev.
rather McMahon, now under Sentence of
death at Toronto, have been forwarded to
Washington.
BALTIMORE, November 4-Noon.-The
counsel for the new Commissioners have
made application before judge Bartol. of
the Court of Appeals, for q writ of habe0s
corpus. The writ cannot be served until
tomorrow. The law of Maryland on the
snoJect OF hooeds corpus provides that the
ofiicer having the party sucing out the
writ, shall, within three days after such
service, make return of the writ and causa
the person detained to be brought before
the court. If the warden of the iail avails
hlmseif OF these three days on which to
make the return, it is supposed the parties
may not get hearing before Tuesday or
1S ~ l-,,n ,,,l,o
ne Will pursue; but it is presumed that if
the commissioners are brought before
JudSe Bartol tomorrow, their counsel will
enter into discussion on the points in
vo!ved The city continues remarkably
quiet, and, excepting small gatherings of
the people, quietly discussing the situation
ana the numerous rumors in circulation.
there is nothing noticeable out of the ordi-
nary course OF events.
BALTIMORE, November 5-Judce Bartol
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals
appeared in court this morning, and. in an,
swer to his inquiry if the writs of hd5eos
corpus IN the case of the new Commission
ers and the sheriff, which were issued by
him on Saturday evening had been served.
was informed that they had been served
this morning, but the warden declined
giving ts.arl up. The prisoners not appear
ing at IL . clock, their counsel announced
that they had prepared q petition that his
Honor would command the deputy sheriff
20 produce the warden, together with the
prisoners Counsel for the old Commits
sloners thoughtsuch action would be made
by O'Clock as would render farther nro-
ceedings here unnecessary.
LATER: Judge Bartol has decided that
the warden would have three davs in which
to return the writ. An establishment. con-
tanning 100 boxes of firearms and ammu-
mtlon, was seized to-day bv the police
{l,n
one man shot. Gen. Grant, acting in !:
prlvateca apaclty, made the following pro-
position to the old Police Commissioners.
which 1T is supposed will be accepted by
them, VIZ: That the conservatives have
one Judge OF election and clerk in each
precinct; and, according to the registry
law, have boxes for rejected ballots placed
at every precinct. Grant was actin~ as
the representative of Governor Swami in
the matter. All is quiet at prcsen. and
no trouble apprehended.
BUFFALO, November 5-Thcra was con-
siderable excitement at Fort Erie. last
hlght, IN expectation of Il Fenian raid. The
cause 81 .he panic seems to have been the
arrival of United States steamer. which
has come to restore TIE Fenian arms can.
tured last June; and the Fenians had de-
ihohstratlon, on Sunday afternoon, where
prominent Fenians made speeches.
KANSAS CITY, November "a fight re-
Gently occurred near Baxter Springs, be-
IMcEn T1:S,! party of surveyors, under Coils.
fhlillPs ana Goss, and a number of des-
Peradoes, In which Goss was killed and
Phllllps mortally wounded. Goss was the
Democratic candidate for State Auditor.
Phillips was formerly we'll known as the
correspondent Of the Tribune.
Market Reports.
NEW YORK, November -Noon.-Gold