New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-20
a.n,e New. s. we.tern papers.
q INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE REMOVAL or III
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

HULlOb COMMlSs4pNHnos
BALTIMORE, Oct. l6.-Pettions are being circu. s
ated here and extensively signed by those op-
losed to the present city government, ana eailing
IN Gov. Swami to remove the pelce COMMISSION
srs, on the charge Of official misconduct. The
matter exeites much comment
The law gives the governor the power TO remove,
during the recess of the Legislature, and also 10
till vacancies. The friends of the commissioners
maintain, however, that this cannot be done, eA-
cept5hy trial and conviction before the supreme
claim that the governor can at once set the WIofe
board aside and appoint new one, as the ponce
beard have the appointment of the Judges fof tne
coming election The Importance Oh lhe quesVlon
may be readily understood
FoREIGN NEWS
Nav YoRK, Oct I6.-We have the following |!
news by the steamer Scotia: d,
Florence dispatch says the following are tne j
principal conditions of the treaty OF peace Pc
tween Austria and Italy lae IfqntleI 70 +S Se
administration of the government OF Veneda Whle
under the dominion Of Austria, The amount OF
the debt assumed by Italy is thlrty-hVe millions
forms, payable in IN eleyen lnstalmenss' n m twehhy
transferred to Italy with its actual assets and lla
bities Its assets are three million five hundred
forms and its liabilities sxty-three millions horins
Until further arrangement the revenues of the
fJ Iat works Of the railroads north and south of
the Alps will be allowed to accumulate in order to
calculate the gross revenue which should serve as
valuation of the kilometric guarantee: Measures
are to be taken to report the net works Of rall-
ways, and complete the unfinished portion.
The Venetians residing in austria are TO nave
the right Of preserving their Austrian nationality.
An the objects of art as we'll as the archives be-
longing to Yenetia, will be restored Inc iron
\ crown Of Lombardy will also be given up to Italy.
The treaties which formerly existed between
/ Austria and Sardinia will again come into force
/ for one year. during which period fresh arrange
1nents can be concluded upon. Private property
4 Ia ich
| questered by the Italian government, IS 70 ne
restored with the reservation Of the rights Of the
i State to one-half.
! A complete amnesty will be accorded BY ooth
/ Austria and Italy to all persons condemned for
i nnlitical offenses to deserters from either army
4 and to persons compromised By their political
conduct
Il and half signed petition for the restoration OF
q northern Schleswig to Denmark
/ AnsAthens dispatch Of September 20 says the
/ French minister, Moustier, warned the Greek
Il government that France would break oil dlplo-
matte relations with Greece if the latter did not
observe the srictest neutrality during the present
i insnrrection in Gambia.
1 The Gretan national assembly had called upon
the Greek nation to take part IN the insurrection
The English and French consuls in Gambia are op.
posed to the movement.
Il A Corfu dispatch of October ID, says on the 22d
twenty thousand Tureo-E Egyptian troops attacked
the Greek camp extending from Malesa t.
| kTaInla. Inc GTFSeES TepltSSu every UuSldhSub
On the following day the battle was renewed
when the Greeks, who had reinforcements of two
thousand men, totally defeated the lmperia
troops. The latter are said to have lost three
thousand prisoners. The remainder of the Egyp
tians escaped on board the Turkish squadron hea1
Malesa.
The Turkish troops have been again reinforced
by the arrival of eight thousand Egyptians, sever
Turkish battalons, and considerable force o
The famine in India continues, and is of mos
fearful character.
THE DEATH OF HON. JOHN VAN buren,.
New YoRK, Oct. .16.-The Commercial says 0
the death of Mr.. Van Buren,: He was returning
. from a tour in Scotland whittier he had been 70
the benefit of his health, which for some time hat
, been visiby declining. During his tour he cangh
a severe cold which caused Inflammation Of Ia
n kidneys, and when he came on board the Scotli
he was very i'll. He at once retired to bis state
i room, where he remained until Wednesday morn
n ing, when he got up and walked about deck, con
Z trary to the advice Of his medical advisers VI
. returning to his stateroom, Mr.. Van Buren wa
e seized with acute inflammation Of the kidneys
4 and his sutefings were intense. During this tint
he talked necessarily, but incoherently, chief.
on political affairs.
b ON Saturday morning he commenced to sinl
visibly, and his daughter and niece with Captain
Judkins of the Scotia, were summoned to hi
stateroom. They, with Drs. Price and Crane re
manned with him nearly the whole day, and abou
: IIlso'cloek P. NJ, when the vessel was off Cap
I Race, Mr.. Van Buren expired A coffin was a
+ once made for the body, and it was placed in on
of the ships boats, where it now remains. Th
arrangements for the funeral will be publishe
: hereafter.
Il CoMMuNICATIoN BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND RIGT
Z MoND RESUMED APPOINTMENT
v WAsHIGNToN, Oct. l6.-'fhe railr Dad and rive
! communication between Washington and Rich
: mond by way of Acquia Greek, which was lnteI
! rupted by the late rains, has been resumed.
e r. M. Burkley, formerly connected with tn
E editorial department of the IntelligenceI
. has been appointed law clerk of the attorney gen
erals office, under an act of the late session 9
Congress.
THE FENIANs.
BuFFAIo, Oct l6.-T The Commercial of this cit
lhas intelligence thatthe Fenians had organized q
j, attempt to cross the Niagara river at LewstowL
last Saturday, to burn and pillage Queenstown
and blow mp Brooks monument, but were pre-
2. vented by information that the Canadians wer
= lready to receive them The whole thing IS doub
/. less a canard.
I. DEMANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTERS AcoEDE
d To--TRIAL OF LIEUT.. BRA1NE.
i, NEW YoRK, Oct. 1B.-The Posts special say
= the government printing office has aeceded to t
ts demand by the workmen for the adoption Of I'll
ID eight hour system, and work has been resumed.
al George G. Hilard has been appointed to IL
!, United States district attorneyship at Boston,
u The case Of Lieut.. Braine, of the rebel navy, i
N dicted for piracy and murder on the high seas,
rs seEing the steamer Chesapeake during her yoyal
al from New York TO Portland, and killing one
her officers, was to nave been tired before Co1
: missioner Newton this morning, but on motion
v prisoners COUNSEL il was postponed to allow hi
III time to procure testimony for his defense from Il
81 South The case will come up again on the 80
s instant.
,S GEN. BANKS NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.
I BOSTON, Get. 16.--Gen. N, P. Banks was |
Y day nominated for Congress BY the Republica
1e of the sixth district on first ballot. Gen. Ban
had las votes out Of Isl, and his nomination W
made unanimous amid great cheering.
er POLITICAL.
Sc ALBANY, Oct. l6.--The Democratic and co
lie seryatye congressional convention for the for
taI teenth district nominated, to-day, Hon. ".
= Pruyn as their candidate for Congress.
O., IMPoRTANT LEGAL instrumentation the u
10 inst. there was fled for record in the recorder
# office in this county, mortgage given by t
8i Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co
at pany, for the sum of IS, 900 ,0O0 The instrume
h. is executed for the purpose Of securing the bon
all to be issued by the company for the purpose
M completing and operating its railroad. In d
event the company shall decide to continue its Ii
" to the Missouri river, then the company reserY
re the right to issue additional bonds to the furth
m amount of S4,500,000. The trustees named in t
! conveyance are John A. Stewart and William
I Osborn, Of New York city.
e-d The amount OF revenue stamps required for t
e- document was S9O00.-G Chicago Times.
"a 4b-----
M THE LEDGER CAYARD.- Flint, the author of /