Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-07
BALTIMoRE.
THE SEIZURE OF ARMS.

BALTIMORE Nov. 5.-The particulars Of
the seizure Of arms is asfo follows, as near as can
be ascertained:
Upon information being received at the
Police Commissioners officer that certain
parties were engaged in preparing to dis
tribute arms for such resistance, and these
parties were in an upper story of BENEFITS
auction house, on Charles street, they sent
thiiher Marshal CARMICHAEL with a strong
force Of police, and at once took possession
Of the establishment.
On forcing an entrance to the room, IN
which they found fifteen parties actively en-
gagged in loading large lot Of old Belgian
muslSets, which had been altered into Minnie
rifles, man rushed at him with a bayoneted
musket, and attempted to shoot the marshal.
The marshal threw up the weapon, knocked
the man down, and quickly, with the aid Of
his men, arrested all the parties and con-
veyed them to the station-house.
The arms and munitions. consisting of
muskets, key of powder, rifle balls, and
pistol balls, which were also removed to the
police station Unfortunately, in putting
the muskets into furniture wagea one
of them was discharged and shot citi-
zen in the face, seriously, though il is hop
not fatally injuring him.
LATER-NnDNIGHT.
There were one hundred and eighty-one
cases Of arms captured at BESNETT's auction
house, about fifty stand of them were loaded
and capped; another lot OF o. hundred and
fifty muskets, loaded and capped, 7ere seiz-
ed this evening at grocery on Bond street,
| fbar Lot 81
nine muskets we're taken from the store of
Mr.. BUCK, on High street Altogether about
5000 stand of arms are reported TO have
been seized. About one hundred arrests were
made to-day by the police on the charge OF
riotous conduct.
The following was the result Of General
GRANTS Intervention in behalf of compro-
mise:
First. That each of the Commissioner
cause separate polls to be opened in the sevs
eral election districts, and receive such votes
as may be decided legal by the judges OF
election, and have these votes classified and
testified to the State Registrator and Con-
gress.
The Police Commissioners respectfully de-
clined to entertain this proposition, as it
would be contrary to the election laws of the
State, and that by accepting it they would be
| guilty Of worse nalfeasance in office than
any that had been charged against them. 1t
was their purpose TO conduct the election
strictly in accordance with the provisions of
the law and the Constitution of the State,
and it was not in their power toRmake ar
engagements that conilicted with the law.
The next proposition was substantially as
follows: That the old Commissioners ap-
point one conservative judge of the three to
be appointed at each of the polls; and these
judges receive the votes of those who pre-
sent themselves, and who are found to be
upon 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 votes rejected.
The first part Of this proposition was am
ply in accordance with the pledge made by
Mr.. ALEXANDER before Gov. SWAMI,
whilst the charges against the Commission
ers were being investigated. 1t was made
then as a concession by the party in power
to the conservatives, with a view of pre-
/ serving peace; and the Commissioners
having already announced officially in the
morning papers that they would appoint one
judge and one clerk in each precinct from
the conservative party, there was of course
no objections to it, the remainder of it being
fully covered by the provisions of the regis
try law.
After a conference of some five or six
hours, lasting till ten o'clock tonight, be-
tween the Police Commissioners and a COM
mittee representing the Conservative party,
with view to the latter's naming one Judge
and one clerk, to be appointed by the Police
Commissioners, for each precinct, according
to the agreement made at the conference
with General GRANT, the Conservative
Committee abandoned the whole matter and
withdrew without making nominations to
the Police Board. They had previously
claimed the right to review the entire list of
registers, and to object to any man who had
not property qualification of 81, 900. This
was rejected by the Commissioners, and it
was finally determined by them that they
should appoint judge and clerk in every
precinct, giving the committee until ten
o'clock tonight to make their nominations
About the time named the commit tee, Of
which Lieut. Gov. Cox was one, sent a COM
munication to the Commissioners, declining
any further action in the matter Thus the
list of judges and clerks stand as at the
Mayors action