Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-31
FROM WESTERN Maryland,

TIE Recent Ret at Observation-Disclosures Of
Aoyor Biershinq - Pol,t,eat Afdirs - Father
Against Son--Prsgress Of Maryland Railroads
Especial Correspondence Evening Star.J
HAGERsTowN, Oct. g, ls6S.-Editor Star The
wounded eighteen in number) in the recent
terrible political riot, the particulars Of which
have been pretty generally circulated by the
press, are ali doing we'll. Sands, the special
policeman, and one of the instig itors of tue
riot. no II WAS at first supposed ad received
a 81 stab Is improving. and il is now con-
coded will recover. Joseph Renner, the inof-
fensiNe helper OF the County Court House, who
was shot while taking no part in the ARRAY
ne pail from carbine passing entirely through
his body, suffers much, but strong hopes are
entertained that he also will recover
hayJr Biershing has &c ised to exercise his
functI IONS, and the Mail of this week SAYS b as
in stitucd proceedings against the editors Of the
H'ro'd ard Torch for libel alleged to have bee
committed in that papers account of the riot.
A election day approaches the political
excitement increases, and both parties
srraining every nerve to carry the county for
their respective tickets. An incident of the
campaign here worthy of note Is the tact of
fatter and son opposing each other for the Lee
gislatuae in the persons of Rev. John To-Day
and bis son. DR. N b. Tobey the former being
a candidate on the Radical ticket and the lat
ter on the johnson Swami ticket. Both are
using all means in their power to defeat each
other, and the result is looked upon with con-
siderable interest
The Western Maryland railroad extension
10 this place has been put under contract. and
the work Is TO begin on or about the first Of
next month. wagons, carts and working i'm
PIGMENTS having arrived here for that pur-
pose. The Washington county road, which is
10 connect with the main stem of the Baltimore
and Ohio, progresses slowly but surely. A
considerable portion of this road, which is
only eighteen miles in len 9Th, has already been
graded and early in the spring we can look
for the "lron horse" In that direction. When
these roads are finished, and with the one now
in use-the Cumberland Valley-Hagerstown
Will surpass any city in the State, GU tside of
Baltimore, for railroad facilities. "B"
Gov. SWAMI AND THE POLICE CoMMrs-
SI0NERs The reception of evidence for the
defense was commenced yesterday in the police
Investigation before Governor Swami, at An.
napolis. 1t was intended mainly to prove that
boxes used at the late election were the same as
those used for several years past and that the
boxes for rejected VOTES were sent to all the
wards, and that twenty seven were returned
with rejected votes. Mr. TAYLOR, Secretary of
the Police Board, testified that the Commits
sioners had observed the same rules and regu.
lations that were in force al pre- yiops elections
including that when Mr.. Swami was elected
Governor. That they sent to the polls boxes
Tor the rejected votes: that they gave the
Judges no instructions, but referred them to the
laws for the definition of their duties: that the
judges were r. recommended by the best citizens
OF the respective wards, as had been the usual
custom; and that in the appointment of police
men the Commissioners had not been guided
by politics further than to require LOYALTY to
the Government Marshal Carmichael was
examined, and testified to the orders issued to
the police. Commissioner Hindes was in
attendance, and proffered as witness, but the
counsel for the prosecution objected: and it
was finally agreed that the Governor would
examine the Commissioners In their Office in
Baltimore. large lumber of witnesses were
examined. and a considerable mass of testi-
mony was addnced to rebut the evidence
against the Commissioners The examination
was continued last night, and will probably
last through TODAY