Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-11-28
NEw YoaK. Nov. &c.

INV AVWAs ANUvs DVs
Gold stronger than yesterday. Dealers
nave largely sold short ana have struggled
card to keep down price, which strongly
tepds upward. Spite Of the efforts It opel :
ed It So. 10 IL, went up to $l2.23 5 3, snC
10 IN aga u to So 22l2.
The Commemorate Washington specisi
says:-
There 10 considerable speculation wheth
r tho President will take Republican iOI
successor to Bates. Csleb Gushing 10 spck.
en- Of, but It 10 not probable tho President
will select SO decided . Democrat.
IL appears that the won % arreste1 on
suspicion Of being concerned in the lncen.
iiarIsm last night arrived in the city but Q
few days since from Baltimore, and took :
room At the ST. Nicholas last night. Jus
Lats-ge House and left just before the ir
broke out there. She then went to TIT
Metropolitan and engaged . room, the H.
bresking out there very soon after wards.-
Although closely questioned she refused T.
disclose the nature Oi her business here
Certain papers found il her room po'ntee
20 strongly to . man stopping 1t the La
fargo House, Who was recently dischsrg {
from Fort Lafayette on tho ground that b
was British subject, rs an accomplish, tina
hs vas also arrested. He was very nervou
and excited wien taken and Unclaimed az.
connection with tho affair.
The maoner in which the fires were pre-
3uced showed preconcerted plot 10 d
| hotels. The bed cloth, 8, trunks, &C., WEI
covered with phosphorus, and matche
II esnR hoA a H.
we're then set aud the rooms locked, %
the July riots.
The thieves swarmed about the. b T.
doors ready to rush IN and pluoder whe
sae fire "a. under way, but the t'mely ~
rival OF the pol CT prevented this portion I.
tue pscg, ANIME from berg CO ried out.
The panic 1t the Museum vas intense
| but fortunately the firs was quickly sut
iued. The bottle contsiniDg sne phuspbt
rus vas loud, and 10 like those used by ID
,nct ndiAries eIsewb here.
Az the Wiuter Garden Q terrible pau,,
vas created by some person simply cryii
| ire.
The entire Fire Department was arouse
| sad together With the police measured yer
adopted for the safety II life and propert,
for the remainder oi tho night.
Tue atte.spt, which was really We
planned, has Jailed. IL hes shown whs
might be done here and elscw here, and VII
INSPIRE increased vigilance throughout th
North.
Tnis morning an examination Of the A,
FOR uou % took place, to learn if any -
tempt bad been made to Dire that building
when ON opening room 204 ~ immense Vol
ume OF smoke poured Jut Into the hail.
Tue tire had been smouldering through IL
| tight. The floor wss burned to ci0de.
The bedding was saturated With turpen
tine aud chairs we're placed on the bed an
oed ciot hes thrown over them. The rOou
bad bsen occupied by ono person since III
2Oth, aud his arscst, It is believed. will 500,
oe made. The damage will amount to sbou
500.
A person in = Lieutensnt's uniform. nsa
ed Allison, who occupied one Of the roou
fred, ~ arrested this morning.
Arrangements have been made to-day f.
protection against repetition Vi the meet
jiariem.
Gen. DIS order requiring SoutherueI
to register their Nance, and which b.
proved q most dead letter, will be strictl
enforced.
The World's Washington special says:
Richmond papers Of the Gath announs
tnat Sherman has captured Mslledgeville.