The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-31

Gen. SIeedman Still Quietly ia Charge.
An Injunction Against Mayor Conway
by the Metropolitan Police Board.

Who's Chief?' were the words which every
one asked everybody else yesterday from sunrise
to midnight. The answers were as various as the
suTmses aud rumors which few vaguely about,
driving reporters hither and thther only to find
them groundess. About the City Hall and about
the police station there were collected all day
long numerous knots of men, ,-engaged in conver-
sation or watching closely for any new develop
ment Toward noon, the hour when the council
met, the crowd increased, but. on entering the
lobby, found nothing on earth of amusement or in
terest in the small amount of routine business
transacted by either board. So out they passed
into the corridor again, and the conversation and
watching were resumed. Acting Superintendent
Cain remained in charge at police headquarters
throughout the day, aud found but little business
to transact the reports from the various precincts
representing everything as quiet. The Police
Board held meeting but transacted nothing more
than routine business relating to assignments etc.
Few arrests were recorded on the station books
and, in short, had it not been for the number of
groups collected in and about the building one
would scarce have imagined that matters were
not going on in their old channel, .as r.r
During the morning, Gen. Steedman, after an
interview with Gen. Rousseau, who stated that he
was in expectancy of further Instructions from
Washington, determined to withhold his resigna-
ton rendered to the police board on the previous
day, and 10 retain the Office for the present. Act
ing upon this determination he left Mr. Cain still
in charge as acting superintendent. and thus mat.
tiers stood up to a late hour last night
But, mean while, during the day, the metropoll-
tan police board through its counsel, J. Hawkins,
ESQ, lad fled in the office of the Fifth District
Court petition signed by the attorney general,
setting forth, in substance. that the police com
mission are vested by law with the exclusive con-
troll of the police in this metropolitan district !;
that the petitioners believe that Mayor Conway is
about to commission a new force !; that if be so
does it may bring about a conflict of authority
and that the commissioners are by law conserva.
tors of the peace. Wherefore they pray that tn.
mayor be epjoined from commissioning, swearing
in, or ordering on police duty any person or per-
sons. and for general relief.
Judge Leaumont having heard the petition.
signed the following order, viz:
Let a writ of injunction issue as herein prayed
for, and according 70 law, upon petitioners giving
bond, with good and solvent security. conditioned
as the law directs, IN The sum of ave hundred
dollars.
Tie writ was Issued and placed in the haads of
deputy sheriff, between and o'clock yester-
day afternoon, after the office of the mayor was
closed. 1t Will doubtless be served this morning,
if it has not already been served. The mayor,
however, is unoficiay unaware, we are Informed,
of its issuance. Thus the question which, during
the past three days, has so deeply agitated the
pubfic rnind becomes ore for a Judge 70 cscscs,
and meanwhile matters remain in statu quo. Il is
not probable that any further sclon will be taken
until after the election.
The police force last night Numbered about
five hundred men, of good physique and bearing,
and white men al that. The city was never more
quiei-special dispatches received at late hour
indicating perfect tranquility from Carroton to
Chalmette,