The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-22

he gang proceeded very cautiously,
boarding in small parties at different
hotels, and observing the greatest Wig
lance Ia guarding their secret Their
intention was to recruita hundred men
in this city. and they probably have
succeeded in getting about thirty or
forty, several of whom have already left
the city, and no doubt reached their
destination.
An ample military detail set out night
before last, well armed with revolvers,
bent on arresting all of the party who
could be found. The detail, piloted by
the detectives, suddenly descended up
on FIVE at the Broadway Hotel, three at
the Merchants Hotel, and two at the
Madison House, completing the work
at about o'clock yesterday morning.
On searching their persons and bag
gage, splendid new revolvers, an abund-
ance of ammunition, Confederate coats,
and Bowie-knives, were found. Each
was also provided with a handsome new
pair of glazed riding boots, one pair be-
ing extrayagantly costly These last
probably belonged to H Waller, jr, as
from one Of the boot legs a soiled collar
with his name was extracted. This
Waller has been recognized as an esS
capped rebel prisoner from Alton. As
far as is known, those arrested are all
escaped COnfederates, either from
Camps Chase, Douglas, or Morton. By
q common understanding, they have
rendevoused in this city, proposing, az
ter arning themselves, TO proceed in
squads to Kentucky. Captain Booth,
General Willich's Assistant Adjutant
General, has reason to believe that Cap
tain Hines himself has been in the city
very recently, and Il is not positively as
certained that he has left it.
The CONSERVATION of these dare
devils was, as might be supposed, ex-
IRENE They offered no resistance 1t
would have been madness for them TO
do so with dozen revolvers covering
their persons They were marched as
fast as arrested, to General Willich's
headquarters, on East Third street, and
from thence committed to Mclean Bar
racks to await examination.
Their carpetbags were filed with a
variety of articles principally, however,
neglige shirts, under-clothing, DC. In
one was a very handsome officers hav-
ersaek for the march; two contained
buckskin gauntlets; and all had splen.
did Colts reVolvers, loaded and cap
ped A pair of richly>gilt military
spurs were found in one. One fancy
fellow had quite an assortment of on
guents and perfumes, the latter of the
brand 'Sportsman's Bouquet" Two Of
them were probably officers, judging
from their outfit In the inventory we
must also include new hats and caps
and q quantity Of new citizens cloths
ing
Their Plaps.-The prisoners are nearly
all men who have served in the rebel
cause, and before experienced imprison-
ment in the North They came here
from Chicago as soon az the devilsh plot
for the destruction of that city, in
which they were interested, was dis
covered and knocked on the head.
Their costly outfit Yerifes a remark
made by one Of them to the effect that
they were supplied with funds by rebel
sympathizers of Chicago and Cincinnati
At this point some forty of them were
TO have assembled and started yester-
day for point near Augusta, Ken
lucky, where Captain Hines, formerly
of Morgan's command, was to have or
ganized band of one hundred and
forty guerrillas forimmediate operations
in Kentucky. But this affair, so I'M
fortunate to them, has, doubtless, com.
pletely nipped the whole affair in its
promising bud The names of the
prisoners are Edmund c. Waller, Lewis
Schultz, VIM. B. Mooklar, Samuel B.
Harper, H. L. Rice, William H. Boss
well, William f. Brooks, John Kerster.
This man Waller, of whom we have al
ready spoken, was to have taken COM
mand of the squad which was to leave
this point