The New York herald., 1864-11-28
Attempts on Cther Hotels s-Suspicious
Charac cters at French's Hotel,
Everett House, National Hotel
and Hanfsld House.
Ono Of Them Seem in the Act
at Tammany Hall.
Tho Affair at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Effort to Fire a Lumber
Yard in West Street,

terday the exclusion of almost every thing else Tho
full and graphic account published in this paper was
read with the deepest interest," and everywhere the hope
expressed that all the guilty parties might bo
speedily apprehended and punished In such
the horrible character OF their crime fully merits Tho
vigorous orders OF Major General Dix were regard
ed as Just the kind which the occasion demands-es
pecaiy the which promises court martiaiiug and
summary hanging the incendaries. His famous order
about the American flag scarcely gave moro general sat-
issaction than No. 90, issued on Saturday Eight
We arc siil unable crafty readers with full
account Of the plot, Its concocors and unsuccessful
executors large amount of Interesting Information Is
possession but IT is still considered mprudent by
the authorities TO give publicity to u, and We have no
desire interfere with tbNart ln the slightest degree
the plans or police The detectives industriously
engaged in working up the plot, and tracing out tho
whereabouts of such OF the conspirators have not
already secured. When this last part OF the affair
accomplished will be at liberty to publish all that
is about this extraordinary but happily abortve
atelnpt to destroy city, aud readers will be
supplied with the fullest dcteiis.
II wilt be seen by which pub blIsh below
that hotels besides those mentioned in report
yesterday visited by the conspirators on Friday
night. Fortunately their intentions frustrated by
tho foresight and vigilance Of the proprieors and their
assistants be little doubt in fact that nearly
Of public amusement were called at by seme OF the par
ties in the pio. al different times during the night. and
that the intention to sct fire 10 them
all al the first favorable opportunity. Every
thing goes TO show that such was the case and many
OF our hotcl keepers perhaps viii! never learn The
full extent of NE danger that hung their establish
menla on that memorable evening. The city may be ssd
to have been sleeping volcano, which was only
prevented bursting forth by the kind Interpolation
in Aay etinNR Rrpv "a
praise Justly the police, hemen and other persons
active in providing the FOR srustratss the plot
after its discovery Eat the fact IL remarkably corspicu
nothing but tho hand OF the Great 0verseer of
all things could have saved us, when It remembered
extensive the arrang were, how places
exposed, aud how generally failure the result
yULLgR PARTICULARS ABOUT TUE FIFTH Ayasvg
HOrEG CASH.
some further particulars resi- sctng the attempt tho
Ffta Avenue Hotel divuged yesterday 1t appears
that the reason the withheld from the report
era tina, bad been arranged with the detectives to
kcep tho matter secret ~ possible until the suspected
party might be arrested No ono 10 the hotel aware
OF the occurrence except Mr. Hichcocs the proprietor
and Mr. Michael Ferry The regular detective OF the
es.ablshment This explains what before appeared SUCH
singular coaduct the par tho clerks Of the hotc in
refusing furnish any Information about ths matter.
MI N denying any attempt s to Ore the hotel
had occurred.
The facts sre follows.--on last Wednesday after
uooa a genteel looking man, carrying small black
leather vaise came to the ho,c and applied q, the desk
Ter y room. He registered his name rs Mr. Hicks, Of
Portvto. Pa, and was assigned TO room No iis.
oeiL.ug tie appearance OF the man excited the sus
p.cons Of Mr. Perry, the detective OF the house,
who b,tbed the clerss OF bs aogbts as to the char
sctcr and Intentions or the pretended traveller and
directed tia. re should he wa,ened olosey The doec
UssN lput
mcnts but was able to discover anything to
Justify his sGsre'ors. On saturday morning, after
the exposure Of tie grand ncsndiary plot, the
detective determined TO search the room ocea-
pied by Hicks. About nlne O'Clock he proceeded to the
no las), aad opeuing the door teheld spec
sace which ea doubt % Dicks being one Of the
parties to the conspiracy. Ia corner of the room
confused pile, consisting Of the drawers u tho bureau
aud two b. chairs, covered over with the bedding All
around the pile we're pieces or rosln. aud bottles or
phosphorus lay the Ihe bottles were
ouened and closely sealed. case oi half dozen car.
tridgcs soaked 10 tuTren;nc or phosphorus, was also
among tie articles noticed Evidently Hicks, or who.
ever the party ua-, had lert without fully arranging
the materials 20 that they would quite, NO lrc
occurred before the door was opened nor did
any take place afterwards. The statement. therefore,
that the moment the door opened ard fresh cur
rent OF air let in DIRE took place, erroneous. No
IRE whatever occurred. Tne detective gathered up the
bottles OF phosphorus the rosn aud the leather vase OK
the escaped Hicks and inform Mr. Hitchcock Of
wba, had been discovered Mr.. Hitchcock Immediately
proceeded to room las aud mado thorough inyestga
ton rndng out more, however, than had been pre-
viousy asceriancd. Tho detective promptly set about
the task Of tracing up Hicks and for that PURPOSE took
with him the boy waiter who had attended bis .oom
during his stay tho hotel, and who was, therefore.
more familiar with his features. They walked through
vIs vii thpul
sny clue whereabouts Of Hicks Up toa ase hour
last nigh. the search bad been unsuccessful.
FRESca's HoTSL.
oat singular circumstances occurred al this hctcl
the evening OF the attempted rad against tho city.
man came into tie hotel having on the uniform Of .
lieutenant colonel 10 tho United states Army, and after
sgning the ster, SHOWN 10 room On the sxth
story tho building. lie was cayeopsd 10 large over
coat, trimmed with blsss brad, which nearly concealed
his uniform ana bad baggage. Ills cap was similar
10 ihose worn by officers o his rank with Ihe exception
that the silver leaf had been removed.
AulN sszy SETTING TAsNASY HALL on rIes.
In few minutes after retiring 10 his room at eleven
O'Clock the porter and booKksegsr at Frcnchs Hotel,
who wero on au opposite noor. In room fronting on
Frankfort street, observed man with h's coat
on, busily engaged distributing something through
his room In the Tsmmsry Hotel and Few
minutes Iator they saw him Apply piece o.
lighted paper 10 lhe ccmousbc material with which DO
bad saturated the furniture and drapefy OF the room
When the name nrst burst forth they could distinctly
see bis features. but 10 an csiant the Ore seemed TO
out, aud they wers undecided es 70 whether hc was
really ate npns TO burn the building not, when ho
70 entered tho room and again applied tho match this
time With more success
ma iscxyoAnr tsoAeEs N rus CONFUSION,
Thsv sero uow c,lv -tsnsi Of bi, Intention aud the