Year: 1860




Police Commissioners met yesterday morning at
eleven o'clock, and were in session until one. All
the members except the Mayor were present. An
swers received from BENJAMIN w Herring
and Stephen Manly, Marshal and Deputy Marshal
of the city police to the notes which address,
ed them by the Board of Commissioners, calling on
them to report themselves to the Board. The
notes are couched in most respectful terms. They
state that they have received their appointments
from the Mayor and City Council and under the
present circumstances cannot acknowledge the au.
thority of the Board. If, however, the Courts de-
eide that the law under which the Board of Com
mssiOners acting is constitutional, they will
cheerfully comply with the order


The Board selected the following counsel to re-
present them in the suit testing the constitutional
ty of the law Messrs. Reverdy johnson, s.
Teackle Wallis, j. Mason Campbell and VIM. H.
Norris, Esqrs.


The counsel for the city and those for the Com
mssioners will meet to-day, it is supposed and con-
fer relative to the manner in which affairs shall
proceed. There is disposition manifested On both
sides to settle the difficulty speedily and quietly
as possible.


The Commissioners applied to the Mayor for
accommodations in the City Hall in which to hold
their meetings, but were informed that there were
no rooms vacant, and consequently they could not
be accommodated. 1t is probable that the place of
meeting of the Board will be in the building now
occupied by United States Marshal Watkins, on
North street, between Fayette and Lexington
streets, formerly the parsonage attached to the
Presbyterian church.


Curious ACCIDENT ON THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILRoAD.-On Monday afternoon, singular acci
dent occurred at the Annapolis Junction on the
Washington road. The trains had arrived from
Annapolis and Baltimore the latter switched off as
usual the left-hand siding, waiting for the train
from Washington, which passes the other at that
point In few moments the whistle was heard,
and the w Washington train appeared on time but
on reaching the lower end of the siding which
the Baltimore train stood 1T observed to run in
upon it as if switched off on purpose This pro-
duced some CONSERVATION, as there was a prospect
OF an immediate collision, and the Baltimore train
showed symptoms of backing out. 1t was soon
discovered however, that the train had declined to
follow the locomotive off the right track but kept
on just as it should have done. The only sufferer
was the car of the Adams Express Company, which
was divided in its allegiance-the forward truck
following the fortunes Of the vagrant engine while
the rear one adhered to the steady train. This
running on two tracks at once did not look like a
pleasant thing, and the consequences would have
been serious had not the speed of the train at the
moment been very much reduced. After every
BODY found out that nothing at all the matter,
people went to work to put things to rights and
hltchlng on both locomotives, a large number of
passengers were treated to gratutous exhibition
of steam-ploughng, the subsoiler used being the
Adams car, which had to be hauled through the
mud to its place on the track. 1t took about an
hour to effect this, and the hotels in Baltimore
were benefited by the loss of the connection with
the North that evening. 1t is difficult to account
for the train not following the engine, but such
was the fact.


PROPOSED EXCURSION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO
BosToN.-Some gentlemen of Boston have recently
had under consideration project looking to the
meeting of several of the Legislatures of different
Staes at the city of Boston, on the 22d of Febru-
airy instant. The plan is in fair way to be car
ried out, provided the different railroad lines
through the several States consent to the free use
OF their roads to the visiting bodies. If this con-
sent is obtained, it is understood that resolutions
will be passed in the Legislature of Massachusetts
inviting the Legislatures of Maryland and Virginia
to visit Boston and partake of the hospialties OF
that State. In the event of the invitation being
accepted by the above named States, it is most
probable that the Legislatures of Maine, New York
and Pennsylvania will also be present, as similar
requests will be sent to those bodies. Already
some of the railroad companies have signfed their
intention to act in accordance with the desires of
the projectors of the excursion. The authorities
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company have
lntimated that they would allow the free use of
their road between Baltimore and Washington, as
soon as they receive officially notification of the
passage of the resolution by the Massachusetts Le-
gislature and the acceptance of the invitation by
the Legislatures of Maryland and Virginia.


TIE HARBoR AND RIvER.-On Monday night and
yesterday nearly all the ice passed out of the har-
Dor and down the river far the new fort,
where it lodged There is continuous mass of it
from the new fort to below Thomas Point. A
number of small craft left their wharves Yesterday
with the expectation that they would be able to





anchor Tug-boats, which came up Yesterday,
state that large number Of vessels were severely
injured by the floating ice The steam-tug Lioness
towed the schooner General Scott into Annapolis
was imbedded in the ice. Her sides were cut bad
iy. The steamer Patapsco, Captain LayfieId, ar
rived late yesterday evening and reports that the
ice below the Bodkin was breaking up and floating
out in immense fields


ARREST OF A PIcKPoCKET. ET.-About halfpast six
o clock Yesterday tha b1n TbOr
Widey was passing along Baltimore street, at Hol-
lIday street, he was approached bv two young men,
who offered their services to assist him across one
of them asking him il he did not desire to take the
city passenger cars at the same time he ran his
hand into Mr.. Wildey's pocket. Mr.. Wildey
pushed him away and struck at him with his cane
Both of the parties then ran up Holiday street
Detective officer German observed the attempt at
robbery, and arrested named Henry Brown
Brown has just returned to this city after an alb
sence OF several months, during which he visited
the principal cities of the West and no doubt prac-
ticed his art to some extent. He was confined in
the Middle district police station for hearing be-
fore the Mayor.


AN OUTRAGE.-About ten o'clock on Monday
night an Italian, named John Ruben, a harpist,was
using his instrument in Etna lane, near Gay street.
when two notorious characters named Charles
Hudgins and John Harper made an assault upon
him. One of them checked him while the other
stole his harp. AS soon the ruffian released his
hand from Ruben's throat the latter fed expecting
still further personal violence. He presented him
self at the Middle district police station and inform
ed Capt. Mitchell and Lieut.. Wright of the rob-
berry, who Immediately went in pursuit of the
thieves, and succeeded in arresting them on Low
street They had concealed the harp behind the
oyster box of the Jenny Lind House. corner of Low
and Front streets. Justice McAllister committed
them both for Court.


SHOOTING AT THE CORNER OF HoLLrpAY AND BAL
rIMoRE STREETs.-On Monday night about half
past ten o'clock Mr.. Edward Cherry who lives at
the corner of Green and Baltimore streets, in COM
pany with friend was passing along Holiday
street, between Baltimore and Fayette streets
when one of several desperadoes who were stand
ing on the pavement fired pistol at him, the
ball coming close that he could hear the whiz-
zing sound. He turned upon them and demanded
that the man who shot should show himself but as
a matter of course, he did not comply. Two police
came up but made arrests, as they did not know
who fired the shot


ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO K1LL.-Yesterday af-
ternoon, man named Lewis Snyder entered the
drinking saloon of John Deppach, corner of Cav
and Front streets and swore he would take posses
sion of the bar, and attempted to do so Deppach
pushed him from behind the bar, when Snyder as
saulted him with billet of wood, striking him
blow on the head, and infictiDg a severe wound.
officer Miller arrested Snyder and Justice Ridga-
way committed him for Court.


RAILROAD ACCIDENT Yesterday morning the
freight train on the Northern Central Railway met
with an accident when within three miles of the
Bolton depot, which threw nearly the entire train
off the track. IL was caused by the breaking of
red in deep cut, and only two of the cars were in
jured to any extent.


FIRES.