The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

room on the steamer Elm City, running De-
tween New York and New Haven, was
found 70 De on hre similar 10 the hotels
here
Three more arrests have been made. The
hotel keepers have increased their reward
10 $50, 600. An attempt to IRE the Inter
national Hotel was made last night,
This afternoon Chief Young and detec
tiyes Bennett and McDougall arrested two
yOnng men on suspicion OF having been en-
gagged in the recent plot 10 destroy the city.
The prisoners are both from the South. and
have been hanging around the city for some
time past without anv visible business or
occupation. They are detained az mead
quarters for examination.
No important discoveries have been made
By the police within the past day or two IN
regard 10 the plot 10 fire the city. The au-
thOrities are making active exertions- Inc
Mayor to-day issued a proclamation offer
ing reward OF S., 900 for the detection OF
one or more Of the incendiaries. The re-
wards now offered amount 10 S25, 0O0 On
Monday a torpedo was found in one OF the
herths Of the Sound steamer City OF New
London. The fuse had been lighted but be-
cane extinguished The torpedo was
placed on board just before the steamer
started for New York on Saturday night.
Six hundred deserters from tie Union ar
nv are In the immediate vicinity Of Niagara
Falls, on the Canada side, most OF whom
have obtained bounties. They are in q
wretched condition. Many rave asked per
mission 10 return.
The HerQETs London letter says con
tract has Just been made between The rebel
government at Richmond and Alex. Collins
x Co., OF London, for %, 900 Enfield rifles.
The price TO be paid for thesa arms IS TO be
baled cotton OF 400 pounds for each rife,
the guns 10 he actually delivered in some
port Of the Confederacy. and the cotton 10
be received there. The entire risk Of get
I ting In the guns and getting out the cotton
! Is 70 be- run by the contractors. Jen Da-
Wis contemplates the arming OF the negroes
with the most serviceable Of the old mus
kets, while the new rifes viii be serve1 ~;
TO the white soldiers.
The London Post says arrangements arc
rapidly progressing by which the trencl
! flag may be Withdrawn from Mexico, arc
| tho Emperor Macmillan lett 20 govern bis
people with the aid OF the native army aut
the foreign contingent, which viii amount
TO 10, 900 or 1900 men, composed OF bei
gians, Austrians, aud French.
Tee Commercials Fortress Monroe COR
respondent says il has been known 70 Gen
Grant that A. P. Hills entire rebel corps
has been detailed from Lees :rny and sen
South, probably 10 meet sherman Its piac'
has been taEen w. tive dlvisions oil Early
army.
| NEW YoRK, Nov. 50.
A FIRE broke cut this morning about hel
past ( o'clock, which It Is said was cleafl.
The work OF incsndiaries, inthe lumber var
of Ogden & Co., IN Hubert street. ODe
third OF tho block was destroyed. Amon'
the sufferers were anumber Of families, VIII
| occupied the dwellings adjoining. Inc los
Is estimated at 500, 600. Phosphorus wa
used, and it is thought the Intention was |
destroy the government warehouse auloh
ing wherein Immense quantities OF arm
| clothing were stored.
Mrs. Sarah Hutchinson, OF baltimore, II
Gently convicted Of giving and ana cOEAol
TO the enemies OF her country. Is aow
the Fitchburg House OF correcHon' uhue
| i've years sentence.
1 Among the significant articles Ia the reO'
newspapers is one in the Richmond wa
] of the 10Th inst, urging the little real III
portance 10 the Confederaey, OF Rlchmont
This 10 evidently put forth 10 1heek IL
| shock It's fall will produce
NOOu ID > lUO DoI COiNt Al AAANAAooA 49,
maOy families are without fuel.
WAnIISGToN, Nov. 25.
Tho rebei ex-Gen. Roger \. Pryor, ser
! inc as q private in the Confederate arm
was captured Friday by our pskets VIII
. attempting 10 exchange papers. ms ";
dono In retaliation for the recent capture
Capt. Burbridge by rebel picket Pry'
saws Lee issued an order Tor the return
Capt. Burbridge on Saturday, and Pry'
, will probably 30 returned as soon as Bu
bridge arrives. Since Pryor was capture
, Burbridge has been dismissed the army L
disobedience Of the order tOrbiddlnG the {
change OF papers, or holding intarcOur
with the enemy, nnder any pretext. Fry
p is now in the Old Capitol prison.
Several gentlemen who were present q
, ring the conversation with him, say ne a
mittad that Sherman had captured Mac
and Nilledgeville, and that there was It'll
l Il any doubt, from the rapid progress
= was making, that he had captured August
: and would encounter nothing serious to Il
| 2sde his march 70 the seabOard; that vi
| Augusta in his possession, the SOuthWe
would DO cut oil from Richmond and
= troops could be sent from Lee 10 reinior
Y Savannah. Gen. Pryor talked freely al
q apparently with franknesS, remarklng IN
the South new regard Gen. sherman WI
: more alarm than any other stiicsT IN
J. service of the United States, aud that I
e press OF the South would not be so comm
nisativs as heretofore regarding Sherman
movements.
ATTORNEY General Bates leaves here
dav. His resignation takes effect Wedn'
day. He will spend some time IN NJ
York. then proceed TO Missouri and take
= his permanent residence.
i Ths Wilmington papers OF the 18th :
3 the blockade Is more strict than ever Deio
ST Tbsy convey limitations that several bloc
q ade runners are awaiting their chances
y. run out They add the loss to their v
~ sells during the last four months has be
III so great that one leading house Is about
r give up business.
be The records OF the court Martial ia
OF cases OF IS officers are officially promul.
IL ted. These include two Lieutenant 20
u uels. three Majors, fifteen Captains, Ell
d. teen First Lieutenants, and eight Seeo
Y Lieutenants. They had committed variC
~ oderces, such as making false returns,
IL obedience Of orders, fraudulently recelvl
a money, mlsbehavlor before the enemy, ga
bling and drinking with enlisted men, ct
}" and 10 were convicted OF urunAshuoss
Dg Nearly all these officers were dismissed
81 service. A Western Major for sending
Ter challenge to light duel was sentenced
'e- be eashiered, but the sentence was mltl,
he ted 70 rsprlmand.
", NRw YORK. Nov. 20
So fhsf0 is nothing later from Sherman
nd rebel papers having been received wit
he the past "a hours. The very latest re
intelligence from either column Of e
ka Shermans army. placed Gen. slOcum's
al, unn at Greensboro on the Georgia 81
In, Railroad, "a miles west Of Augusta, on
zen 10Th, and Gen. Towards column at Toom
ice boro, en- the Georgia Central Railroad,
A miles from Savannah, on the 22d. B
sue columns had crossed the Ocmulgee and
ad- once Rivers, two principal streams on
ted route OF march, aud were, Of the dates u
toned fully bali way TO Savannah.
The HeraldS City Point special :
ab- nothing Of generalinterest has occurred
ely yond the concentration OF all the colo
nv. troops under Gems. Meade and Butler,
oy- one corps, ~ be commanded by Maj.
IAN Weitzel, aud the sinking OF our ST.
.ra- dredge by the rebels in the Dutch Gap
M nal The former has been cOutemDls