The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-11-10
A GREAT CONSPIRACY IN CHI.
CAGO, MI
PLOT TO BURN THE CITY,
The Ringleaders Arrested.
ARMS AND ANUNIgION FGUNL
IN THEIR H0USES!l
From shcrmnn', Department.
ELECTION RETuRNSll

NIICAdpi NOV L. W llHlO tNe last
two days number of persons arrived
from the South part Of the State, auppo.
red 10 be coming in to vote. bet it has
turned out tha' they nre members of the
Order Of American Knights, and lhat n
conspiracy was in progress for raising
an instruction on election day and re
lease the prisoners at Comp. Douglass.
This morning large number of arrests
were made, and in nearly ali cases arms
were found in theirposscssion. Among
the arrested are Col. Marmaduke, broth.
er Of the rebel Gen, Marmaduke, who
was the guest Of Dr. Z lmoni Buckner,
S. Morris, formerly Judge Circuit Court
of this county, he had horbored a lot OF
bushwhackcrs and procured changes of
clothing 'orthem. He is said to be tho
Grand Treasurer OF the 0. A. K, Chus.
Walsh, DooIkeeper Of the House of
Representatives. In his house were
found several men who were engaged in
casting bullets for tho use Of the couspi.
rNtors. Some Of those arrested arc re-.
ported to have made confessions that tho
tie intention was to fire the city 10 night
and release the prisoners at Camp Dou.
gIos. Large quantities Of ammunition
and arms were found in Walsh's Hcusc.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CarcAGo, Nov. Among the ares.
ted ere Col G St. Leger GreenleI /,
Morgon's Adjutant General, Capt, Con.
trail of Morgan's command, J. Y. Shank
and Chas, Traverse. Two hundred
stand of arms, aud two cart loads Of re.
volvcrs, and large quantities Of amuni
lion were found in WaIsh's house.
New YoRk Nov. by the HerOld's
correspondent it0Ppaars that Gen, Sher
man has sent the 4th Corps to Decatur,
to operate against Hood, while with the
9TH Corps Of his army he has moved to
Atlanta, md in all probability is about
TO make an offensive campaign from that
point, thus ignoring for he lime Icing,
the existence of Hood, or leaving him to
prosecute his campaign into Tennessee,
at his leisure.
CiNerSEATI, Nov. 9.--Tho ludianepo.
lis Journal says: Officers from Chotia.
nOoga repor, that Sherman has leIs two
Corps with TbomnsTto operate against
Hood--has torn up the Railroad fom
Cha ttanooga TO Atlanta aud is sendirg
the iron 10 Chattanooga--has burned
Atlanta and with corps of his army is
now marching direct for Charleston,
s. C.
CoLUMDus, Ono, Nov, 9--Indianr
gives Lincoln from 80 TO $4,000 maj -
Ohio 10000 for Lincoln; Illinois IS 600;
Iowa $4,000, Missouri claimed for Lin
coin; St. Louis 1900 for Lincoln; Penn.
sylvania large Union gains; New York
claimed for Lincoln by from 30 to 49,
600; New York City gives Mcclellan
$1,000; Philadelphia gives Lincoln TO-.
900 majority; Allegheny county, Pa,
gives Lincoln 1000 maj Partial re-
!uros from "a counties IN Kentucky, put
Mcclellan 487 ohead; Louisville, gives
Mcclellan 600 maj Michigan, slight
returns show small Democratic gains;
Cincinnati gives Lincoln over G,Oo0 ma
jori!y,
CIScINNATr, Sow o.--Indinno, Penn.
sylvonia and Ohio, give increased ma
jorilies--eyery State cHocp, Kentucky,
certainly gone Union Kentucky oione
doubtful. Severa Union Congressman
Coined in New York,
BUFFALO, WEST Va, Nov. 0.--Tho
vote al this place stands Mcclellan s.
Lincoln lOl,
GALlmmp, O., Nov o.--Gallia coun.
ty gives Lincoln and Johnson about
twelve hundred majority.
BALTIMORE, 0th.--Moryland has cleo.
ted Swami (Union) Governor by hand.
some maj. without soldiers vote, Bali.
more gives Lincoln 10000 mG "a gain
over State election of 1900 New York
Congressional delegation is estimated to
stand 90 Union too Democats--prcs.
cnt delegation 10 Union to lG Demo
Gratis,