Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-23
seiEzEe sf CssfrdsTsts Bends-Ar-esE Of
tho Parties.

seiEzEe sf CssfFdsrsts BoHss-Ar-esT Of
tho FEFiifz.
/ The P -ilsdsiPhA Iz9sirsr, Of lhs 5ih instant,
says several millions Of Ccaiedels.s bonds,
treasury notes, plalss, machinery, ETC., were
seizsd in that city, and tie parties Implicated
arrested. Ths GoYsrnmsRt obtsiaed iuf5rna-
ton ef II through letter on ils way sou.h, IN
isrsspssd by tia War Department, whisa a,s5
gave the names Of the parties engaged in it.
Fhs principal parties sre printer named Wiz
ihrop Z. Hilton aud msn named WIIHsns;
and it aAs alsO discovered that large number
Of ether persons were eRgsEed il it.
The I5qsirsr says;
At two o'elsck on Geg7 Years morning the
sIsr.ioHs Of Tie ct5eeIs we.e rewarded, AID q
pGTiion Of tie machinery, consisting Of q gee
metEieal lathe, and large number Of dies and
plates, were discovered n e loom il PaIlz row.
SsPt Mills OF the see0Ed precaci aided con
aiasTSbly in tbs discovery. TIE rsom was en-
tsrnA foTcibly, szi in the roam where she ma
ehinsry vss siorsa, was fouHd bstWsea $ 060,-
00e ssa SO 600 900 worth Of OoniedsrAte borjs,
Pristsd aaS fssdy Tor signature, and 81 O00 600
"A Csnfsdsraie money TIE detectives lhsH
went On the trssk Of TIE prspTist5r Of the place,
aas - u Ah z e-0Ch IA -t4e kc5A-E GAA AAAl
custsdy. He proved 70 be entirely iunoeent Of
any esnPlieiy in the matter, having allowed
Hilton. with when be had previous slight ac-
quAinsanss, TO store some goods tEsre, Che char
Rstsf Of which be was iyucTaut On Ihs fol-
lowing ssy tEo GEely executed steel pisiss
were discovered, together vita the remainder Of
shs'uashiu6Fy.
Frsn tsIlher information eb.aiued by Mar
sRsl AETfay, it appeared hat she 5clts and
Essss PEiatea, as well Gs the msehiusry for
making taem, were 10 have besn shibpsd IN The
let Of JsRusry TO HALIFAX, aud from thence 10
Nassau 10 q OonfCderafs sEsut. From tasrs
they wculd haze been sb.pp0d on ) blockade
runner for tic ooas. Ct FioJids. The pla.cs,
dies, etc, we're spoken e ia he INTERCEPTED let-
ssr as baiBF superb, ssd : was also STATED hat
Hitsn would act IN perfect coed iaitb from the
very large pesHn.aTy interest he Lei in the
msftsT.
Il vas further s=esis8ined that Hilton had
regular sonirset with tito rebel Secretary Mem
minger 10 furnish BIN sith tie bouds, plates,
etc, in question, sB6 that bis yea aud dispatch
iu forwarding the same should bswell rewarded.
Hiiton is E man OF uRUEual ability and diseoy-
cred thst ths detectives were on his track on
the third day Of their search iof him. he S.
onse toek precautionary measures, and seat
tered the evidences OF bic guilt about in vatious
places. Nearly all these have been Escerlained.
and the property found sEd the marshal and
bis theeTs are in track Of the elheTs. TIE pzg-
ties having them in charge will be helS strictly
70 aessant for ths manner a which they be-
came possessed ef them. Aliogetlsr, il IS one
of the most important and best worked @j5bs'
ever done here By the Government and will
tend a. much 10 aiseoursgi the Tsbel leaders as
a great victory By our isTees in the dsId-
SECESSION ELENENT IL BALTIMORE The
BalsimsTs correspondents Of the Philadelphia
IaFEirtr says:
The anEUsl election for directors Of our corr
ans -four ezchaEge 10 now going on. There arc
Two tickets in the hsld-ene seeessioa. arc IN
sympathy with thB Southern Te6elhon tae
other, composed of Wsdeubssd loyal candidates
As ths secession element heretofore has had the
majority, regret to say, in this important insti-
tutien, Il Is more than likely he tisSst put forih
IN that inteIsst viii be siestsd. II 50, it viii
tell badly for eur trade sud business. There are
probably eight hundred members Of this ex-
shauge- Though possessing g stroHg business
iHhasnes, they sink into compaFasiVs nothing
ness IN point of psysical force Whea compared
With the gTest, overwhelming, sovereign UnioH
element thst'sbides with tie ma5sss. 1t IS shis
mistaken procedure Of our merchants showing,
rs they hags DONE sfiiiA.ion with rebels or
hose striving 10 destroy Ouf country, that has Z
serioUSly isjuFed The trade and commerce Of
BAltirR9Fs, jsoPsz5isiFg the hopes and prospects
of ether Industrial brsuchss o. business greatly
IN the loyal majority.