Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-28

hEM oRK. Nov. &b.-lOl9 stronger
than Yesterday. Dealers srs largely
sold short, and have 70 struggle hard 20
Keep dawn the price, which tends strong.
~ upward, ia spite Of their eforta The
price opened at 2loi, vest up 70 223t,
and down again 90 222l
The Commercials Washington special
says there is considerable apeculation
a. q VII ether the President win lake .
Republican for successor TO Mr.. Bates
Mr. Caleb Cashing Is spoken Of, but il is
nos pFobable the President win se.sot 30
decided DemoerAt
Il appears that The woman arrested
Ga Suspicion Of being concerned in the
insendjarism Of last night arrived 10
lhA city but few days since from Bal
t,nors, and took room At the ST. Mich
olaS Last night, jnss before The ere
broke out Tiers, she vent 10 the La
faxe House, stayed short time, and
i~fi last before the Gre broke eut there
She shen weRt 20 the Metropolitan and
engaged room, the FIRE breaking out
ttIsves very soon aftarward. Although
closely questioned, she refused 10 dis
/ close the natere of her business here
CsrsaIn papers found in her rosm point
"a 80 strongly to a man stopping at the
Lalorge House, who was recently dis
charged from Fort Lafayette on the
groand that be was Britiss sebisct, Is
an sscomphee, that be was also ar
rested -
She was very nervsns Aad excised
when taken, and diseiaime T. AM con
nectioh with The afFAir.
The manner in which the fires were
produced showed a preconcerted plot in
| the hotels The bed clothes, trunks,
/ &c, were coYesed with phosphorus.
| Matches we're also scattered ia the beds
Tie tires we're then ses and the rooms
locked
As in the July riots, the thisvsI
swarmed about The hotel doors, ready L
rush in and plander wheu the Ere Wal
under way, but the timely appearaucs o.
sAa police prevented this portion Of th'
programme from being carried out
The panic al the Museum Vas intensf
BAT, fortunately, the FIRE was subduec
tbs bottle containing the phosphoruI
vas fcund, and is like those used by th
incendiaries elsewhere 81 White
Garden terrible panic was created s.
sone person simply crying fire. Tb
.entirs FIRE department was aroused, viii
the police. Measures we're adopted 70
the safety Of he and property for IA
remainder of the night The attemE
which vas, really, yell plannsd. hA
failed. Il has shown what might b
~aone here aad elsewhere, and viii il
spireinereased vigilance throagboas Ii
North
This morning al examination Of ID
Aator House took place, % learn II an
attempt had been made 70 are that bull
: ing, when, on opening room No. 24l, a
immense volame of smoke poured OF
/ into the bali The Ere had beea smou
dering through the night The floor va
burned to q einder; the bedding sat
rated with surpentins, the chairs place
on the oed and the bed clothes throw
: over them The room had bssn occl
= pied by one person since the 10Th. ar
bis arrest, i IS believed, viii soon
I made.
The damage viii amount to abol
5000. 4 psrson IN Lisutenan
uniform. named Allison. whs occupil
one Of the rooms fired, was arrested Ii
! morning. Arrangements have be.
= made to-day for protection against 4
repetition Of the incendiarisrn
Gen Dix's order, requiring Souther
ers to register their name, anG 5hii
has proved = dead letter, will be strict
3 enforced.