The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-06

history OF this part of the movement and its results
your readers are already familiar
The New Police Gem missiOners,
appointed by Governor Swami, are James Young
and William Thomas Valiant. They are both known
as loyal mon during the war; but they have since its
close been doing heavy business in the
"policy" line. Neither of them are men of
any mental calibre, ,nor have either fthem hereto
fore been of any political prominence. They
were selected by the Governor simply be.
cause they would do his bidding to the utmost.
Valiant Is an enterprstng dealer in orockery and
otherwise known only as q small ward politician.
Young was a member of the last City Council,
being President of the upper branch OF that body.
At the recent municipal elecaon he was defeated as
o candidate for his old seat. He was likewise a
candidate for the conservative nomination for Mayor
and IN this respect also his hopes were blasted. The
only substantial honor he enjoys, besides that
of being an inmate of the common Jail, is that of
presiding over the deliberations Of the Conservative
City Convention. In this latter capacity he signed
an order, which appeared in the local papers Of
yesterday morning. calling the conservatives to
assemble at their headquarters in the different
Wards tomorrow evening, to make final arrange.
ments for carrying the election on the following
day. Whether the durance viis IN which theirlchef
fugleman Is lodged will discourage the conserva.
tives from this movement, remains to be seen.
The Arrest of the Two Commissioners
was the all-absorbng event of yesterday. With ITS
details your readers already familiar. But
there are few minor facts connected Herewith
which are of considerable interest. Messrs Schley
and Latrobe, the counsel tor the bogus Commits
sioners, have the reputation OF being two of the
most accomplished jurists in the State. When they
were suddenly summoned to appear before Judge
Bond to consult with their clients, then and there
under arrest it is needless to say they thunder
struck. They had thought of injunctIons and man.
damus, and several other technical legalIties,
whereby their opponents could be ousted and their
clients put in possession of the police machinery of
the city; but the idea of wholesale arrest and
lodgement in iaIl of the old Commissioners, their
aiders and abetors, not to have entered into
their heads. .. ...a.
Mr.. Sohley was at first inclined to consider the
whole proceeding in the matter of the arrest as a
broad farce. He was overheard to say to his asso-
ciate, "This is all bosh!" To which Mr. Latrobe
significantly responded "There's more In IL than
you think" 1t SO happened there was. Still, Mr..
Sohley followed up his platform of 'bosh" by pro-
testing against the whole proceeding, denying the
jurisdiction Of the Criminal Court and threatening
dire vengeance upon Judge Bond for interfering
with the new Commissioners in the discharge of
their duties. The Judge quietly settled this ,point
By informing the irate lawyer that the Court was
not to be intmidaed in the discharge of its duty,
So, as Messrs. Young and Valiant refused to give
the bail required of them their example being fol-
lowed iby Sheriff Thompson, the trio were carted
of to jail followed by the shouts and jeers of the
crowd. Sheriff Thompson was badly scared and it
is asserted that hs emotions were so painful that
they found relief in tears.
The Habeas Corpus
was the next resort. The counsel for the bogus
Commissioners made three applications for a writ
before they were successful in securing 1T. Our
Judge declined to in ierfere because the whoelmat.
ter, as he stated, was in the hands of Judge Bond
Judge Alexander, of the Circuit Court to whom an
application was made refused on the ground that
he had no jurisdiction. The Legislature has de-
prived him OF the power of issuing the writ
count of his notorious Copperhead proclivities
Judge Bartol OF the Court OF Appeals, who hap.
pened to be in the city, had clear jurisdiction in the
matter In addition to this, his political sentiments
are strongly with the insurrectionary movement
So the writ was granted by him without delay. Up
to noon to-day il had not been served and probably
no attempt will be made TO serve it until tomorrow
morning.
The radicals have another advantage at this point
which they will in all probability not hesitate to
make the most Of By special provision of the
code of Maryland, the officer other person in
whose custody is the person suing out the writ
quired to make return and to produce the person
detained Ditn three days after the service of the
writ upon him. The jaior OF Messrs. Young and
Valiant is radical and if he chooses to take advan
Vi Ol law ne can IneSe
latter gentlemen until the election OF Tuesday Is
well under way, or even entirely over!
Will the United States Authorities In
terfere!
This is now one of the leading questions, but the
conservatives entirely discouraged on this polnt
and look for no encouragement or help from Wash.
inRton, General Candy, the military command
ant, is in town, and yesterday Mayor Chapman and
the old Commissioners had an interview with him,
which was entirely satisfactory to them. He will
lend all his power and influence to assist the de
facto and de jure Commissioners in preserving the
peace of the city.
But above General Candy is General Grant. Mr.
Thomas s. Alexander, the senior counsel OF the old
Commissioners, has had interview with the Com
mander.n-C Chief, in which the latter assured him
that there would be interference by the military
authorities OF the United States, except in case of
riot and that even then the troops would not be sub
ject to the orders of Governor Swann but that they
would be employed SO ely to preserve the peace
and under the control OF the General Government
In Inn connection, an event happened on Friday
even lng which has some significance. John Garrett
the President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
had an interview with the Governor and his Com
missi0neIs at the residence OF the former. What
was said thereat has not transpired; but it can
readily be inferred that the conference was in re-
ference TO the speedy transportation of troops from
Washington and other points.
The City Last Evening-GossIp of the
Streets and Hotels.
Although there was every indIcauon of an out.
break during the greater part OF yesterday when
the final blow fell the conservatives seemed to give
up the struggle in despair. During the evening
there was little excitement apparent, although IL