The New York herald., 1864-11-26
CONSPIRACY TO BURN HOTELS.
Eight Hotels Fised At About OMa rfms,
Also Bs ruUm's Maseam.

Also 0s rOUm's MaSeMtD.
shortly before o!ne O'Clock Isss night the sre be'ls
sounded for are discovered In bedroom on tue htth
noor ol the ST. James Hotel. sornec ar rwcD,y sixth
street sad Broadway, mmedistey after ssfnuuas
Museum .s, on ire. About ,bs sane time Gre was
found to be progressing - Nicholas Hots Amos,
Immediately after IRE occurred In bedroom at the
Istsrve Hotel No soorer mad ths nre boen pEs OGt
than an alarm wss gsaa that tho Astropoltsn Hotel
was on ere.
Al e.ch one 0, thess aots,s there has bsss rnnl,a
sblc evidence OF bcspdsrism The used Ia mos,
cases was pLosphorua conveyed "a snsl bottles, aud
their contents emped nso the beds AZ tho 81 Nionoss
TIRE was discovered in swo sePasats =, Tho
time There can little dcuht o. the existence az q
consiracy 10 eat ars % tho ha,Os probably with aves
10 punder, tns nssns or sccsss 10 them beny sssy.
The plan adopted cy iucondiarlss appears to have
besa tbas arp, ting for roo, The petscn carrying With
him small carpas bag, tna bsg containing the conhcs
tlble matter consisting oi trpcs,inc snd phosphorus.
Tie damage aore s9 the 81 tame H.tsi auoasts 70
about ti 900.
The 81, Sionoiss aols suffered the heaviest loss On
the sxtI aoof float buidag, room tfT dJccs esed
on nrs Grst ihs pub with fss ras q ~atss.
on the fourth gocr os the sde baiiing Two bsdroofas
Nos $50 scd Ilo, found il h.mes. nsfs the
vices o. The drsmss were called sna before srsssasa-
the premises we're damaged sboa, g. oco.
Tho I.fargs Hotel asmrsed sso.u tsco, a..
hog also IN . bedroom,
The metropolitan Hotel wss nrea "a snedteara To-
loss there amounts N Ass., " coo
Jove,cy's and the crsmsecy PARK Htes vss bo,s
1res, but sx,ingvsbsd with oa, n,,le ismsge
About midnight the Bsiaoas Eoss, IN yalsoc street.
closely adjoining the BsxAtp cce af- - ns
same resns some bottles oonssrrg phosphcsus O-rz
found In Of the rbs elective are sprsrs1s
OF She HsaALp sstabshsisnt sssssny bssshs isIs
reaulsition; bus fortunsssy there no &C sslgu
FOR Nc use. yhe are vas sGcky vsi DOES.
Tue Fire Department, vita nafvhst RAkss a thelr
hcsd, -ay spo, ssd their ssviees we're ne.
was at tha, mcmeus givsa Here . bsarso~ .s tss.
samsd. ard considerable Ioss .ss sos,so~l
~ O6srs ss Peace arcm Ms. Li~esis 40
J.m DEvts.
lFrom the Richmond nsspa,ch. Nov ~
fns tolowios mes..ss ssssef 70 ts. Teseiu'es -
To rss sxslrs oy tns CoxsADwmArs srsss.s--
~ responss 70 yoor re.oa,'os = ,ss iss ins hafs
with trassnt ccnmunics,oa from tbe H~aretsry u
state which eoarsJsris iafotDAilsn rsqueftea.
.t1TEasoS DAVIS
psrAasssxg o. ~4srv.
frvNovr, Nov ne, tsc4 b
slaf have the boscs 70 acknowledge r~cept o. the
resolution Of 'hs senate o. Toe ish is rssrrsd = ~
for Go the iniary whether "any rss.of tss
United states s through sny Of her recogas-s sther
ties, directly OF iudrcs,y, expressed Willingness 70 90
the purpose " negotiating peace or eoasars 90 the
best method OF enocing ccssatos % hossst - srd
rospectoly repor. cha. no u.ms,,oe d.rss. @ ns-o
part OF any State o. the United STATES " 20
ccbveason With the ssses Of ths ecsederscy zoe TOE
purpose of nssostinE pcscs or consutog % the best
method OF eTecus cessstios Of hosinies OF toe Asy
purpose whstever.
AN. very respectfully. your ebeaeas servant.
To the pssppssr.
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