Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-11-06
THE BALTIMORE TROUBLES.

The Philadelphia U. s. Gazette says;-
A sudden and unlOoked-ior turn has been
given to the Baltimore Police and election
troubles. 1t appears that Judge Bond in
the Baltimore Criminal Court interrogated
the Sheriff as to whether he was summoning
a posse to act against the old Police Com
mlssoners, and being answered in the af-
tirmativc, and that this was being done at
the request of the new Commissioner, warn
cd the Sheriff 10 desist on pain of arrest.
The new board having made formal de-
mand for possession of the station-houses, &C.,
and being refused, Judge Bond, upon the
application of the State Attorney issued
warrant for Their arrest, and upon that they
were arrested and committed to Jail. AS the
Sheriff still continued to summon posse, he
was also arrested and committed to Jail for
contempt of court In announcing his de-
termination, Judge Bond said that he did
not propose to determine the question in dis
pute, but that the courts were open, and an
appeal 10 them could be speedily heard and
all official rights settled that this course
must be pursued, and any use of force was
illegal. lie required the prisoners to give bail
in $50, 900 each 10 keep the peace towards
the Police Board, which they refused to do.
Some of the new policemen had been arrest
ed, and all had disappeared from the Streets
1t was supposed that the counsel for the
prisoners would sue out writs OF habeas cor
pus but no application of the kind was
made TO any of the courts down to their clos
ing on Saturday. General Candy, in com
nand OF Baltimore, had an interview with
the mayor and old Police Commissioners,
and asked to be informed of the condition OF
affairs, and their ability to preserve the peace,
and on being told that an extra police force
was on duty, that they had closed all the
taverns and grog Shops were arresting all
disorderly persons, and succeeded in pre-
venting any outbreak, and fully expected to
be able to do so, he seemed To be entirely
satisfied. Through the remainder of Satur.
day perfect quiet and good order was main
tain0d. A rumOr was prevalent that Gen
eral Candy would not declare martial law,
and it is possible enough that President John
son may be willing to go to that extremity to
accomplish his purpose. But il must be OBJ
served that no valid civil election could be
held in city during the enforcement of the
military rule Congress would reject every
member of either House elected under such
authority, and be fully justified in doing so.
Moreover, should majority in the State
Legislature be secured by any such violence.
the State would be remanded to tho list OF
the unrecOnstruCled. As the case now
stands, Swami and johnson are defeated in
the most signal manner and the Union men
have possession of the field. So, no doubt
legal measures and throw aside viol
The prompt, decisive and efficient actiS Iell
Judge Bond has been worth more to los
than all the violence that could have =.
ssd sntop To f5 Ssae y gYS ~ years sspe
elng the first TO Introduce the principle into our state
by reason of which, It Ia believed the Managers hay
been enabled to al Just and discriminate between n
different varieties ol property render the membe
ship among the most equitable In character the hume
Gus Insurance Companies presented to the public
10 nj anx
been prompt and LIBERAL that In 20 years business an
losaea hing over 100000, not single OF liti
on has occurred, and scarcely without entire sat
faction to the parties Insured.
/ Looking more to the safety than the number an
amount Of its risks u has declined Hundreds OF Tho
sands Of Dollars of Insurance. either as requiring t.
great an amount in single risk Ms Offering unit d
'ets % Insurance for the character Of the Institution
In this manner 1t is conceived 1t has the safest an
most select list OF uurances IN proportion to the amuul
within reasonable range.
Az evidence Of mis- has not only reduced the rate
nsurauce, at all times moderate one-slxth during Il
AZ Two years but presents now clear surplus fund
ioVoO as security against Assessment the Depos
Not9si which sun by the resort to Scrip Csraeates
the balances duo to oaeh momber, now being issued, wi
be paying Interest to them from January 1867 at Il
steoi per cent per aunum, thus making still iarht
II commenced the year 1862, with real protection
= the community in Deposit NOtos Of S25O,O
surplus Fund 800
Total protection, $8COf
tits the work Of the Farmers Of Delaware and Is su
they ought to paronize 1t.
President-JEsSE SHARPE
I Secretary sud rreasurer-RoBERT MoCABR, NJ. d.
4 BAH Ea,J,n0S.
AN OBEDIENT PRIVATE. the war
good story used to be told ofa private in one
OF the Massachusetts regiments-the 14th.
l think II seems his captain was noted for
his love of good things and one day went
and TOLD the high private to go for some oys.
ters also giving him, in his usual jocose way,
the command:
Don't come back without them.n
ON went the man, and no more was seen
Of him for several days, and the indignant
and disappointed captain reported him as
deserter and gave him upas a "lost child -
But, 10! after the lapse of uine days, the cap
tain beAcld his reported deserter, Bailey,
coming into camp, leading train of four
wagons loaded with oysters. Approaching
and respectfully saluting the amazed captain,
Bailey reported
Here are your OYSTERS captain; could not
find any at Alexandria, so | chartered II
schooner and made a voyage to Fortress
Monroe and Norfolk Tor them. There's
about two hunt Is. a.,-Aels; where do you
want them?n
Bailey, it seems, really did make the trim,
hired his men, and sold oysters enough in
Georgetown, before reporting, to pay eXpen-
ses, and leave him profit of one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Two hundred bushels were divided among
the regiment, and Bailey returned to his
duty as ii nothing had transpired.
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