New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-30
Late News by western Papers.

TIE BALTIMORE POLICE COMMISSIONERS CAsE-F0R-
EEY PREDICTS RESISTANCE IF THEY BE REMOVED.
BALTIMORE, Oct 26.-At the opening of the in
vestigatien this saorning, the counsel for the COM
missoners suhmltted paper, in WHICH they ex- |
planned that whilst they had and did still maintain
the groEndessness Of.the charges aganstthe com
missioneTs, and also do not Withdraw the plea |
against the jurisdiction Of the executive to try the
charges, nevertheless as that plea had been over
ruled and decided against them, they the commits
sioners, deemed it due to justice and to their
feiiowctizeps well as to themselves, that their
counsel should return and render such aid as they
might be abe in the proposed Investigation to
cross-eXamine witnesses produced by the memo
raIists etc. The counsel for the mem0riaIistS OBJ
ject to the commissioners counsel coming in now
unless they withdraw their objection to the Iurs-
diction of the executive.
After considerable argument the matter was
arranged by the counsel for the commissioners
changing the language Of the document submitted
by them, so as to read for that purpose:
We are present, and, not abandoning the benefit
aof the plea to the jurisdiction Of which we desire
to submit on the record on behalf OF our clients,
we plead not guilty to the chares against them.
The governor then made a statement. He notl-
fed the counsel that he would require a prompt
decision Of the case: that this examination should
be gone through with in the shortest practicable
period that all irrelevant matter should be thrown
aside, and that the prominent and leading points
of the case shall be stated and shall be disposed
of at the earliest practicable dates. He informed
the counsel that he intended to go through with
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week and he notified them that if they had any
| important evidence TO submit that they would
| have it here promptly.
| He also announced that, as soon as the eXecu-
ton was satisfied by the evidence that should be
presented that the commissioners were present,
or that they were guilty, he should take action as
promptly as he should be justified in doing. Even
| if that action should be taken in the midst OF the
| proceedings which were going on. This announce
nent was regarded by most Of those present as
| an indication that the governors decision would
| be adverse to the commissioners. The examine
| ton of the numerous witnesses present was com
menCed and continued up to 3 o'clock, when the
| examination was adjourned until tomorrow morn
| ing. The evidence thus far has been mostly
against the judges of the election, and charging
the commissioners with partsaDship in the dis
| charge OF their duties
Col. Forney writes from Washington to the
| Philadelphia Press TO the following effect: If
| Governor Swami decides to remove the police
commissioners by force, the proceedings will be
undoubtedly resisted by the Union people of Bal.
timore.
THE FENIAN TRIALS AT TORONTO, c. Wa CATHo.
Lie PRIEST SENTENCED To.BE HANGED.
TORONTO, CIV, Oct. Notwithstanding wet
weather the courthouse was again densey crowd
ed and interest in Fenian matters unabated. The
first prisoner placed in the dock this morning was
Daniel +. Lunsden, who processes to be a clergy
man Of the Episcopal church. Mr.. McCameron,
an able lawyer, appeared for the prisoner, and
asked for the p0stponement of the trial, to pro.
cure two important witnesses. Rev. DR.. Fuller,
of Syracuse, and Bishop Cox, of Buffalo, the
American consul having undertaken to procure
} counsel, replied that ample time had been allowed
to procure witnesses, but the crown would put nc
technical difficultesin the way, and Saturday Weel
? was agreed upon for the trial.
The next prisoner placed in Che dock was Jolr
= NcMahan, Roman Catholic priest. Defendants
attorney challenged only one juror, Mr.. r. H
3 Harrison, on behalf OF the crown: then addressed
the jury The indictments contains three counts
,I,n Ivitb hpin Inn
Citizen and as such invading the province witt
, the intent to levy war; second, after entering
! continued to act with persons invading the pro
I vince; third, charges prisoner with being will
persons who levied war with the province. In the
evidence for the crown, the first witness, John
e Ray of Fort fErie, swore he saw Lunsden INC
Mahan? 4 at Fort Erie on the lst of June with the
: Fenians; saw him again with them after the tgh
i at Fort Erie. The next witness, Alfred Wilcox
. swore he saw the prisoner at Fort Erie on the Is
of June; he was giving orders about some satch
A els; saw no arms about him. Alexander Millen
ger next testified he saw the prisoner, who had {
revolver at his side, and was advising the Fenian
to take care of themselves.
Several other witnesses testified to the samt
effect. No witnesses were called for the defence
If, Mr.. NJ. C. Cameron then made a long speech fol
= the defence saying, that the prisoner, catholic
y !" priest, was forced to go with the Fenans to Civ
a spiritual comfort to the wounded that as prizes
" he could not refuse to attend the wounded AM
Il dying men. He was on his way to Montreal Ol
) general business when the Fenians took him a
D. Buffalo, and compelled his attendance.
,f Hon, j. H. Cameron replied at length, sayin!
= = that in law the fact of the prisoner having in an
y y way aided the raiders makes him equally guilty
t The Judge has charged the jury, who after re
,e firing for nearly an hour, brought in verdict
4 guilty, and the prisoner was then sentenced to b
u hanged on the 18th Of December next.
n ILLNESS OF MISS sEwARD-sNuGGLNG In NEN
| YoRK-JoHN MoRRISSEY NOMINATED FOR CON
q GREss-BEN. WOOD NOT A CANDIDATE-FERNAND
}, AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE, BUT INDoRsED B
in TAMMANT AND MozART-sosPEL NEEDS IN BRooF
ID LYN-DEATH OF A NEW ORLEANS BANKER-&uF
D. DERER ARRESTED BIsIARCK's ILrNEss- Ell
TURF-MRXICAN ITEMS.
Of New YORK Oct. 26.-The Herald's Washingto
III special says Miss Fanny Seward, daughter OF tn
secretary of state is seriously ILL., at the resdenC
g, of her father. This morning it was feared sb
would not recover, hut the physician reports hs
ne condition this evening as somewhat improved
lg Physicians have been sent for to Auburn, N. Y
of and to Philadelphia Owing to the illness of Mis
he Seward, the secretary remained but g short tin
Y to-day at his duties in the state department.
as Same special says smuggling is carried on to a
W enormous extent on the borders of the State
an New York, and measures have been adopted
in put an end to IT,
The News, whicls has reverted to Mr.. Be
hn Woods hands, says that he will not be candida
ng for Congress- John Murrssey has received the Tar
he many nomination in the third district. 1t is a
re serted he will positively run the race. He is o
posed by Nelson Taylor, democrat. It is undt
on stood that Horace Greeley will keep the fel
tOr Ianlmany and AlU2dtU nave lnuOfseu Inc n0nnl
ed ton of F. Wood but he insists that he is runni
independently To his constituents he says "
on desire the election as popular rebuke to tho
for who utter the malicious falsehOod that during t
on war, was rebel sympathi2er and disunioni
ing and was not to be placed in any official pDsitiC
ide when unrestrained by parti2an obligations, IN
ere follow the dictates OF my own judgment lor
ses public good,'
lch The Herald's special reports there is inform
tion sufficient in Washington to show there
inc been no defeat Of the Liberals at Saltiilo, as
Tx ported.
nny The Timess Washington special still insists Il
for his statements concerning Mexican affairs are
Wty rect, those Of the Washington Republican 10
AFRO contrary notwithstanding. He also say
nall CampOel will leave for Mexico as soon as his
Strn@tions are completed
,eth The HeraId's Berlin correspondent OF the
pGn says Bismarck's illness is Of very danpe
ears character, and advantage was takor of tile
the cumstance by SaXony in endea7or tnr to prt
told upon the King of Prussia to grf mt terms W
m at had been rejected through the nterposition O.
her inaeiible minister.
'cket Lerner APPLE, ~ a Frer ,ch banker of New
n the leans, was foupd dead -, lis had Mt the
sent Fling, Yesterday nor. ~ ~ tlyirr 6Gen suG,.
{ The 4ar4eis a the r,ou.