Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-11-08
The Baltimore Troubles.
BALTIMORE Nov.


peace, and to make TO the Police Com
missiouers of Baltimore at the instance
OF Governor Swami, the following prop.
ositions:-
LIST. That each set of commissioners
cause separate polls to be opened in the
several election districts and receive
such votes as may be decided TO be legal
by the judges of election, aud then to
have these votes classified and certified
to the State Legislature and to Con-
gress,
The police commissioners respect
fully declined TO entertain the propo-
sitiOn, as IL would be contrary to the
State and by accepting it they would
be guilty of worse malfeasance In Office
than any that had been charged against
them; that it was their purpose to con-
duct the election strictly in accordance
with the constitution of the State, and
that it was not In their power to make
any agreement that conflcted with the
law.
The next proposition made was sub
stantially as follows: That the old police
commissioners appoint one conservative
judge of the three to be appointed at
each of the polls that these judges re-
ceive the votes of those who present
themselves, and who are found to be
on the several registers. That two sets
of ballot boxes be used in one of which
are to be deposited the votes accepted
and In the other the rejected votes.
The first part of this proposition was
simply in accordance with the pledge
made by Mr. Alexander before Governor
Swami, while the charges against the
commissioners were being investigated.
As it was made then as a concession by
the party in power to the conservatives,
with the view Of preserving the peace,
and as the commissioners had already
officially announced in morning paper
that they would appoint one judge and
one clerk in each precinct from the con-
sentative party, there was of course no
objection to it.
The rest of the proposition being fully
covered by the provisions Of the registry
law, it was equally unobjectionable to
the commissioners.
LATER.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3.
The police commissioners difficulty
has been arranged by Gen. Grant. The
old police commissioners are to ap.
point one democratic judge in each pre-
cinct and to see that the ballot boxes
are provided for the reception of the re-
jected votes of the registered voters
The law courts are finally to decide up
on the legality of these rejected votes
The votes for State officers are to be
certified to by the State legislature and the
votes for members of Congress will bt
returned to Congress, this will bring the
case before the state and federal legisla
lures with a prospect of immediate set
Element.
The excitement Sunday and this morn
ing was intense, but the feeling is now
abating.
BALTIMORE, Nov. $3.50 p. m.
The proceedings before Judge Bartol
are still in progress. Tie council fol
the Sheriff and Police Commissioners
have now introduced petition that in
asmuch as there is reason to believe the
warden of the Jail is seeking to evadt
the prompt return of the writ by unnec
essary delay, that, therefore, new writ
De issued directed to the Sheriff or his
deputy, to bring the warden before the
court with the prisoners. Upon the ad
mission Of this petition the counsel ART
now arguing. About 2 O'Clock the Mar
shall CT the Police having learned tina
arms were being distributed to certain
parties at Benefits Auction Store OF
Charles street, went there With strons
force of police and found in the uppe
room parties engaged in loading pistol
and other arms. Resistance was Offered
, and one man, a citizen, was shot, bu
Il
the police seized the establishment, to
gether with the parties therein, ant
about one hundred and fifty boxes of fir
arms and ammunition.
: LATER.
There were lS1 cases of arms capture
y at Benefits. auction house. About fit
= stands of them were loaded and capped
= Another lot of $50 muskets, loade
and capped, was seized at GROCERY o
e Bond street, near Eastern avenue, TIL
s. evening:
e Another lot of 70 muskets was take
from the store of Mr.. Buck, on Ligt
street.
Altogether about 5000 stands of arm
are reported to have been seized.
About one hundred arrests have bee
- made to-day by the police, on the chars
of riotous conduct.
m 81 80 p. m.