The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-28

viii suspsasns.si phosphorus md bosuss similar
70 tAo0 found slss~hese wore cleo discovered
hese.
On Saturday mo. q ny, about four o'clock. the
oocupani Of roon On The upper floor q M Now.
srd Hotel corner a Maiden Lsne and broadway,
discovered bis room 70 be hsd with srnoks nav.
| ing called the servsnis the room next door, No.
| "A, vas broken opsn and found " BE- on Ere. The
| room had been taken on wednesday by . man
! calling himseh Q. n. Havner, Of Philadelphia The
same materials were employed that bsd boon ueei
d other places.
The Everea House escaped. soms suspicious
circumstances, however, occurred here About 3
O'Clock p. ~ on Friday, man came in with
small leather b~s. and asked ftr room. Bc WAS
told shs, the place wa full, but probably room
would b vacant IN . couple hours ue went on,
and returned about o'clort, and there being
still no vacant room, be took his bag and len
About week syo an apparently respectable man
hirei room for two lsd,ea and went away, eav.
ing thom IN the ho4e' These lad 60 seemed 70 he
vsry hush Of money, particularly gold, and
they carried on VII purchasing jswelry
&c, nj III Num. They were out daily,
and ~ their conduct looked suspicious they were
watched. On Friday after noon they went N .
brokers to eel some gold. but were 700 late, the
once having been closed. During the night they
| remained up in their walking dressos and called
for several brsudy smashes and other drnk@
They also promensded the corridors q times, and
seemed to BE- on the look on, for some pcrson--
probably the man who eouldnr get q room. A,
| length their conduct tecam. 10 suspicious that
| shout 3 A. n. an intimaton WAS conveyed 10 them
| thst their room was wanted. They seemed some
what annoyed N first, but huslly le,, and
msusre oil thar sold-sorgot to psy their biz
Several other hotels Of lessor note we're fred but
the damage WAS tri,Ing
| Each attempt 10 FIRE The different hotels Ia sur.
| rounded by circumstances showing that this stu.
pendous arson was designed hy some master mind
Whose directions were moro or lcss skillfuly car
| ned out by number Of subordinate consedcra,es
The detective police are on the watch for these
rsscals and arc confident Of hcing able 70 capture
them. Their fate may be imagined by the following
orders issued By Gener,l DIX:
0RSERAL oRDsss-No. %.
HRApouAsrrEs, DrrAnrnKSr OF Tn, EAsI,l
Nlw YoRK, Nov. 20, 1864.
nolsrous atempt was maic last night V set
fire 10 the principal hotels and other places Of pub
| lie resort In this city. n this attempt had sue.
property and life The evidences Of exiensive
continuation, and other ACTS disclosed to-dsy,
| show u to have been the work Of rebel en- saries
| and SCENTS. All such persons engaged In secret
acts Of hostility hero can only be regarded spies.
subject TO martial law, and 10 the penalty Of death.
II they nre detected, they will be Immediately
brought before . court.martisl or military commits.
sion. and, convicted, fAey vii b executed rtth.
| out tn delay 81 single Day.
oRsmAL ospxHs-So es
HRADouAHryns, DrrAsTx.SI OF TBA EAsr,l
NEw YoRx CITY, Nov. 10 1854.
The Major General commanding renews the no.
tice given by General Orders No so TO AL persons
nom the nsurseur 6tatcs 10 register their names OF
The hes'quarters Of Major General John J. Pock,
second In command 10 the Department. at No. 81
bleecksr street, within twenty four hours sf,er
70 comply with this requirement he will be regard.
| ID - . spy and treated accordingly Keepers Of
hotels and boarding houses arc requested 20 send
TO The sam: s hosdqu.srs the names Of all persons
them Immediately on the arrival Of such persons.
Il 10 not doubled that tho danger which the city
has just esaped will insure q compliance with this
request: II any ono fails to comply with It, h rfl
b. held responsibie ~ any ertt consequences
| vhtAh ns0y result from ths omission.
| The Hotel Keepers met on Saturday, at the Aston
House and offered q reward OF ss,OO0 for the lis.
covery Of the incendiaries.
| HAT RAhars.-About ~ O'Clock r. n, tho hay
on the bulkhead, foot OF Beach street, was disco.
vsred 10 be on Gre. Itwas lying against . barge,
but the IRE was soon extingu.shcd by some sail
ors. broken bottle with phosphonc smell was
found among the hay. About "A. n, on satur.
day. thc hay barge Merchant a. the foo. Of
Franklin street was discovered 70 be on FIRE. !,
wss loaded with about 1000 bale. Of hay. The Ere
WAS soon extinguished- A small vial cont lining
phosphorus wss found near the hay. Damage
| trifing.
LuxDxs YAaDs.-Some time during Friday ight
M attempt WAS made to fire the Jumbo. yard Of
Horton & Lewis, corner OF West and Clark son
streets. quantity Of phosphorus was thrown
among the luratc or and In his stable three en- psy
bottles which had con,sined the combustib!e mat,
ter were also found on Saturday morning by on,
Of the laborcrs. Captain Dickson, OF the 2s,h Pre-
cinct has taken extra prccau,iou to prevent any
further attoupts Of the kind.
COLoRED JUBILEE.-The colorcd people /.
"Fesfival Of Freedom" will come OF ibis even,n,
at the Cooper institute, where Rev. II. H. Garnet,
! viii deliver an Grafton. The programme set
forth On array Of attractions sufficient to crowd
much larger building. Doubtless the gra,ifcatio,
Of the coored folks, that Maryland Is free" vii
produce large sum of money, which Is 10 DO de
| voted the bencit NJ An An