The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-03
Sheriff Thompson Clapped
into Limbo"
The Old Police no Respecter
of Persons.
Etc. Etc. Etc. ETC., Etc. Etc.
NINTH DEsPAroH.1


Situation of Affairs This Afteruoou
BALTIMORE, November 81 p. M-At.ls
o'clock the new Commissioners, after n Ione
consultation with Schley, Latrobe, and Fraziers
their counsel, went IN hack to the old Board
headquarters to demand admittance, possession
of office, papers, ETC., but were again refused
admlttance, even at the outer gate, or any con-
ference whatever. An immense crowd followed
them, where another conclave OF Unconditional
Unionists was stationed. aJaf ofi
They soon drove off to place in North
street, near Baltimore street, where, IL is
understood, they are appointing their new
pohce, preparing books, and arranging 10 take
full charge of the police affairs of the city, The
old Board still hold firm, and allItheir police ad-
here to them. 1t is said Sheriff Thompson Is now
summoning posse to be In readiness to sustain
the new Commissioners, Ii necessary The
counsel OF the old Board advise them TO hold
on and they are determined to do SO. No mili-
| tary have yet been called out. s9' :"
General Candy is here; but will not call out
the troops unless an absolute riot occurs, which
has not yet taken s.ne Plsss%s Pas% ,oard VIII persst
| the old one is equally as determined
1t is now thoueht the new Commi ss,oners
| will not be arrested, but the old ones will man.
| tain their rights in Court.
Things just now look very feverish. and dis
| turbance might break out any minute, when
martial law would be proclaimed.
GTFNTH DEsPAToHl
What that Document Was,
BALTIMORE November 3.-The document pre.
sented by the new commissioners was a form al
| demand for the surrender of the station houses
the Marshal's offices, the fre-alarm telegraph,
and the police force.
All is quiet. Large crowds are gathered ION
the streets.
(ELEvFNTH DESPATCH. f-rssTu
The New commissicners Having Good
BALTIMORE, November g. I.3O P. M.--Tba
new Commissioners are still in their new Office
in North street, busily engaged in apbofnti6g
their new police and other officers of whom Ms
Vanostrand, the Chief Marshal deposed two
years ago, is understood to be reinstated
Ihey are also appointmg judges of election
for next tuesday. They demanded from the
old Board written statement OF what thew
designed doing, giving two hours for reply.
but no reply has yet been sent, and probsbiy
none will be. 1t is understood that the new
Board have determined that the election neyt
Tuesday shall be conducted under their rule af
newly selected election precincts, whilst the old
Board ale equally determined that said election
shall be held under their orders, at the same
old precincts, with the same Union iunges.
hedCe, if United States troops do not i1terfeTe
land they are not much inclined TO do so). two
separate elections will be held, the radicals
voting at one place aud the Copperheads AZ
another, and the whole thing will be pronounced
illegal. -s'-vf ~
Any determined effort made to arrest either
the old or new Commissioners will open the
conflict, which may be terrible. The tboroueh.
fares fare stlll crowded with excited persons
All OF the old police clag to the old Board,