, 1864-11-11
The RRBEL PL0TFKRs
More Arrests-The Bu1teyuuts Tr0ek
ia QOAr-SeArchfDs Tor Arms,

The work Of gathering the but.ernuta who r.
centv visited Chicago ir the hope OF stirring up
revolution In or mtdes, goes On commercially.
Scarcely an hour passes that one OF more OF these
gentr7 do not hnd themselves In cuasoay. From
the revelations made ssoy these prlsoners-revela.
tors which do not md their way to the public for
Obvious 1eaeore, We ind ourselves astounded at
the magnitude Of the preparations nade BY the
ccntplraso1s. The recent successful raid rpoa Ct.
AibaLs, " hlch Ind for Its object the robbery Of
lev banking Institutions Of their surp:us esFn,pes
excited shI0uehout this community. tmazeznent aud
1ntr1cacaes Of this plan shalt be unrarcfed and t
becomes evident by testimony that cannot be con.
tEtye!tsd Or cenlsd. that the cousprators contem.
caeo, but the destruction Of onr pr1nc,pal public
and tsee1sph lines. and ls.t sks s:sss ..aatioa Of
ndeliry" to tae laws, and the!f nnspsrng del:sas @
ciaton Of lay breakers and Southern Bympaihiz-
ere have excited their hostillt1I
otruin. The train vas laid, which, when fired,
Wonld envelopes it in Destruction, and willing
hsEds were nesr1pg tie torch with which to fre
ttat train. That catastrophe EAs ar1ested By tho
promPttude Of Col sHeet, and the military au-
thortttee. To them all honor Is due. We believe
thatto them Chicago Is indebted not only for it,
Eence, but Its freedom from devastating raid.
and perhaps for the nses Of many Of our citizens
The pan was we'll coneiered, and had it not been
20 promptly met BY The arrest ef tts iesding con
MtseaTrsd II the execution.
Ms have siTsn credit 70 Col sEeet and hie snb-
l. credit one in az Other direction, which win be H.
dieated III tine letter that follows:
TKzAosr Horax, Nov. ., 1864.
Captain John Nelson, Chicago, ILL.,:
CAP7AM:-l desire to thank Jon, In my own be-
haE End that Of the United states serEce, for the
Zion. rendered ano manifested by you, in ariestny
rebel officers aid rebel raiders tt the few days and
nlghte tpet passed.
Pleaee do me the favor to place my name On the
ttanke.
Yours, noet sincerely,
We are somewhat familiar Win the services
Captain Ne'son has rendered, ard Col. sees has
not oters1s,eu them. or their yaluo On Wednes-
booker ssid TO tie Captain. personally, suostsn-
tihljy Whist Co1cne] Sweet has so well said In hIe
litter. There is no doubt that both the military
md cis1 authorities thorouRly appreciate his zeal
Tes'a.ed IN the outset, th.t the work OF arrest
irF the ralcers Was proceeding commercially.
rested, std yteterCay, about tue same number
Thete psitoners, afs, many Of them. drafted men
ne seina nnd so155sta distset: O. tie State
anu 1oln II tho ''entetpElee'' At the Instance of
a1 - sss asne 9.
sost AAithas OF their respective tistI1cts A. de-
ing. Theee men viii donhtless Be- turned % over 5,
The military authorities to the Provost Marshal. ot
the distrie1t from whence they hare escaped, for
The city has been filed with rumors for several
days tfat aF1ns afs OF hsvo been tecreted In the
e. %s.e and tasos oFs
,bat q Medne.qay night il vas Determined By
Captain Rierr, ofthe Ffovost Gnard, and Captain
indicated by Madame Runn. The Richmoud
uoute Mns fret Visited and thoroughly examined
f.t1 eslar to ea11e. bst es,a' 2'othiPE rebeoas Or
OF one IT tie prop1ie,o1s Of the establishment had
ico to the suspicion that azmt might be cones aled
Sst ne De o chea
stnt1on. Co1ppe:s Marmaduke and Gferfell and a
score OF rtbel officers were Hospitality entertained
y p.op,'9, r. IN ansst1fSSn 1S, sna asGtonztey
When they frst came 1t Waa the Intention to precip.
iafe the very outbreak that fafl,d sisnally On
ssa ss aa o i srs
have transpd since The recent arrest Of the reoel
officers at the Rtehmond Home, that In the opinion
en e s ss he1 went to the
dwelling M os JAMES Larmon, Esq, No. as9 Michizan
ave1ue, wtll-kno sn Southern sympathtser, Who
cptp arms, and every room submitted 10 their H.
spectlon. Mr. 1atmon desired tha. the search
1othtrg wa found On his promises to compromise
him. It's due to MI. Lszmon to say that no arms
we're discovered
1QG QAf1y tGen F1t2Leu Tue 6ttQNU-A2uu AAIAN
lure Vsrpfcoms Of Messrs D c. & J. Gesry, corner
OF Madison anu Wells stree E. and thoronxh!T in,
epected their estabhthment- No arms where found
The roome Of The InT1ncible Club we're visited.
md touId to be enTeloped In gloom and darkness.
Tie crowds that for We eks preceding the election
were wont to assemble here, and make night
het u with their eheers for Little" Mick c!elan,
and there Mr. Liro!n and tho I'D
Abul,tiot tsts,," lad departed. Not solitary ]
msciere1 Wss there TO read The. eecuon returns !
and 1nourn over the fAte OF the two Georges. |
Ali ha6 f}epstted and the doors were elockedbolted.
The ocere raped but receiving no answer TO their
rnmnpne kicked onE panel and entered. An |
,ncIent snd mouldy oar pervaded the interior. !
and 1t WEE not unt1l the doors and windows we're |
opened, ard The blsst allowed to sKesp, through
tte room thar the atmosphere became bearab!e. |
They Iook I'd through the apaftmenta aud found
me rnn. By this time the ancient dame who dlis |
he poft Of {anttresa to the building WAS awakened
from q ftfnl elumber, and wildly Tu-aed to the /
door OF the hall and screamed "ftre T. "MusderI'
Thieves r. etc. She was hnaly Quietgd and IN,
termed of the import Of me 1lslt. .bslaoefs.
.4id sEe W e. oncht to hay bin here the dsy afose
ams.r The guard Wer'nt there then. and Of course
The arms ws1'rt csptnred. Unsh's Aotei ana
tree or four other buildings were Searched. Dur
>athlnc wss funnd Of importance
We undcrataud that the authorities have POSI-
tive Information thtt arms are coLcealea N 1oe
uty, and they will starch them ont, II they nave
70 sntroge the feelings OF every coppetnea1 IN
1Atiors Of BtieedIer General Walsh and bis coad.
tutors shall be conftcated AID MADE 10 90 good /
service for the Government they hAYe been A.
tempting to feetroy.
Yesterday morning information reached this uty |
that ~ Of the rebel raiders we're stopping