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KKOWKK CO II R I ER.| H03'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. 'l'Kll MS. ji?r annum, in i?i|v:inee. It' ]vxytiY<'Hf Ire iMnyed until iifiertlicoxjtiralion of j tlu? yviv. For six months, ! > conl?, in 1 O'lvniui*. A'lwi'lMivnenl * iiiHortol nt tlio muni mien. llfflL'LH'O /' ' I t' /' . i i\/n him v-. IX., o. v.. : Saturday Morning-, October 29,18&9. Court ItemsTh? grand jury made sundry presentment*, which ii'.'ty be found in this paper. T!ie re- j commendation in favor of a poll tax is a j stroke in lite ri^ht direction, f.et it be nctod oil liv tho nenide at larce. Much srooil. I no harm, can result from the enactment of | ueh iv law. The grand jury found thirteen " true bills," which speaks well for the morals of the district. Messrs. (.iiuni.v and O.vM'Kntwi are presented lor ucglootiu^ their duty as Commissioners of Iliads. We have been reliably in- i formed that the public road* in their respee- i tivo bouuila are in better condition than tlwv have been for year*. It is n fact, however, that tho roads in tho 2;l are superior to those in thooth lleginient. This ine^ualit}* should ' not ho suffered l>>ng to exist, nor do we think it will. Mr. I'r.F.o, our excellent Solicitor, was prosont during Court week, discharging, to tho fullest extent, his official duty. The people of the Western Circuit appreciate highly the public services of Mr. IIkkd. Seriou3 Accident Wo lenrn tliat llio boiler attached lo tin- on- | gino sit shaft N<>. I, at Tunnel Hill, exploded <m 1 Wednesday last. Two men wore bndly scalded. The damage otherwise must bo considerable? Tlie particular* roeeivo 1 are meagre. Churches. > We arc pleased to lienr that a spacious new I'rosbyterian clmrcli lias boon evecte<l at Hachtdor's Hotreat, ami that it is soon to be dediea- , tod. Ktlbrts, whioli wc hope may bo successful, j are making lo build a now house of worship, for ; tlio finilio llnn?l?tl>nt;nn III..1.1 1 ?nf I III niLillillld. I lie I whole population are interested in the erection ' of houses of public worship, it matters not of I what denomination, aiul w? arc gratified to see j the liberal spirit manifested on such occasions, i It speaks well for any people! Prefers Slavery to HempGov. (1 ist, with the consent of Jesse Ogle.'- j by, a free man of color, has changed lus pun- J ishment from that of hanging to lie sold into , slavery. Four hundred dollars has been paid for Oglesby by negro dealers, and he has been reiuovvu oeyoiut the limits ol" the State. We presume I he change of punishment inures to the benefit of the district. Wo are opposed to the exercise of the pardoning power, except in extreme canes, for it is tlie certainly of punishment that deters persons ' from the commission of crime. There is also a juiore serious objection to the commutation of punishment, where the condition annexed is that the culprit shall leavethc State; for this is turning a dangerous character loose upon an ttnof- i fending community; neither is it in conformity , to the principles of the golden rule, which tench that wo should do unto others as we would have 1 thorn do unto us. lint South Carolina has been ! noted for Executives tint pardon nml commute puni.?limcnt without regard to attending cir- I cumstances. Will ii always he thus? Another case of interest has been brought to our notice, akin in color, but dissimilar to this J in otlicr respects: .Sometime since (.'ate, a negro ! man, living happily in slavery, concluded that t lie must in efTcct, if not in law, be free! He furnished his wife, a free colored woman, with money to buy him. This cllected, ho looked | around him for nominal servitude and hnppi- j ness. A stumbling block arose in the way.? j Mis wife is childlexs, and, upon licr death, it' ('ale survives her, lie nnisi be nohl under the i law for diatnbution ununigsl his wife's next of kin! Anything but a pleasant prospect for the | would-be free man. To get rid of this iliflicul- ' ty, lie was advised to remove to a free State: bui lie refused to do this, declaring it rather to bo lii.s purpose to return to slavery! And is this 11. e kind of population that is to^take up arms, at the bidding of abolition, against their masters authority: the facts, every day occur- j ring, give the lie direct to such a proposition, i SpecialIlls K.xccllenoy Gov. Gist has appointed i ho i IMtli day ot November nout, ;i d.;y ?f :si!;.-, giving anil prayer. Let all secular matters be laid aside on that day, and lot the recommemlation of the Governor incline ns thus to act Seo the advertisements of Mr. 11. AV. Kinsman, Charleston. Tlio sewing machine the bent, ami the "l.'urtain Goods" inferior to none Examine the other advertisements. Something NiceMessrs. S: an & Sum.ivan, of Pendleton, liavn Olir thanks fur n inr nf lninr?i> :<.ll., I? . " " " .1 - JV,V * 11 is very nice. Those gentlemen haven fresh supply of ptibstantiul groceries, as well as the dolicaeies of life. An ndvortisement, setting fortFi tlto claims of this house, would soon roiiuoe their stock. mm i - ? N'kws PtMMAliv, Etc. :?Peach niul Plum blooms arc noticed in Abbeville. We have Clierry bloom* in our yard Mr. M. McJuuki-n, of trie " Oreonville Enterprise, lins married I Miss Anno llohinson. Success to Ibcm ; Vigilance committcs now rule in several pur* j mius 111 I'Uiiinimiii* i Hill I IIIIIIII'/ Id ncing purged The " l'rogrossioniHt," nt Cro.?s .Anchor, fin* sn .?[>? rw I nd operntionn. Dnrrmfro. in Muxico, whi Hnckod on the 1<)th by 200 robbers?nf inwards many ot the timer wore killcl. Fight. jn;j continues throughout Mcxicft The arms, ammunition. kc.. m the inrorgfnt* at Harper's Ifcrry. <<*- $30.000 The recent elections in Oregon. Indiana and ('alit'ornin resulted in f? vor of the democrat*. Ohio ?nd Pennsylvania vrcnt black republican. tho democrats gaining largely in the latter Htalo Tho San .Innii difficulty between this and tho British govern-' ment is Hbon! to bo foi11 e?l? Scham.vl, the chief of tho Cnueasun. line been cnnlured by the j Buiudaus. Three hundred, and six v thrcc ot i.u ...A r> ' III.-? Ill VII; nil'* imi.mjuii ' ? v?v K III v <|. The Insurrection At' Harper's Ferry, Virginia, lias created ini- i nicudc excitement throughout tjic avIi?1o coun- ! Irv. It wi?h ti riding of alioUtioni.sto, lastigatQ(l l?y liis sainnic majesty. About twoiity-thrco j persons were killed, ami as many wounde'l,? j Full particulars of (Ills ulllrnmnliu nlVuii- ntiiipiir in nur columns thin week. Tito etlool of this demons! rat iou enn scarcely b?* estimated. If was u bold, fanatical attempt (n subvert law and orilcr, and wash the South with innocent blood. It was fool-hardy, inns- 1 much as the point attacked was accessible from i all p lints by railroads. Hut it is a good illtis- ! nation of what fanaticism will attempt, niul { should teach the .Southern people to bo on the 1 alert at all times. I Politically, it will have tlio offcct of mark- i iiig our friends as well as our enemies. The friends of law and order North will lie with us. j !f they can trtum|>h, on the issues hereafter to | lie made, the South may remain in the Cuion ; , hut, if these cut throat:) at Harper's Ferry arc to lie sustained, then the sooner wo get out of the I'tiion ilie hetti-r. A remarkable phase of the recent ditlicully is seen in the l'uet, that the slaves refused to enrol themselves in such a cause. Tlicv slmuM ln? tiiui.iv ?6-V * A wuril as to the practical application of (lie : subject: lively Northerner 1'ouinl in our mid*! shouM He liclil to strict accountability. Tlicy I should not (>e suffered to roam ut large, selling 1 liooks, etc. If not liing else will reach their case the ti id of Judge Lynch sliouM be invoked! The Banks. The Comptroller General, Col. 1'ickkns, lias submitted lii.s " coniparntivo view ami 1 \Vt't?kl V t?t?liilifinn i?f flw\ H.??, L?t* ?I. I . vj * - * ~ '' j ... v?.?, j'uiiixo ui mi.** otiiir, fur September. The circulation of tlie banks is nearly as largo as when the suspension took place. amounting in the wbolo to $7,110,17 J.-tT. The capital stock is ?14,90:1,- 1 00*2, ami tbc specie on band, $'2,4V2,4*>7.1 1. j The great abundance of paper money is a ' curse to any people, ami so it will be found witb us before many years. It inflates tbe I price of everything, and n<lds nothing to the material wealth of the country ; ami, when ;t I'OV'Illsiftn ilmw nntnn ?f i - .V Ml ill^, 111111 IU thousands?tlic trailer and fanner alike ! The circulation of the hunk of Xewberry, in hills, is 82.50. The other hanks are in very much the same unsafe condition.? They could not, with one or two exceptions, withstand a panic and / ?/? upon their specie !<>r ji week. It si ili>lli>iiin nt?l I - ? ? ! "" """ I subject; and is, therefore, but little mooted. Tlic banks arc powerful in inllucnco ami 1 often unscrupulous, 'i'lie Legislature, soon ( to convene, should remodel our banking laws, throwing such safeguards around these in- ' stitutions as will protect the people. Now, they are completely in their power. " Slicked.*' A trifling fallow, ('miruil Xiwk, wns ; .v/ic/.v'// at Pendleton. one night tliis week, lie had l?een detected in trading with negroes. | celling them whiskey, &c. Such characters J deserve this or even rtiore severe treatment. The euuntry should be cleared of these offenders. No law can reach their case ! Death of Mr- GarvinDeutli is busy with our old citizens. It is J on:* melancholy duty to announce this week i t!ie death of Mr. Thomas (c.ujvi.w lie died : on the 11th, of dropsy in tlie client, aged i eighty-five years, JI<! was Commissioner of r., ? ... #1.:- .1:.,r - , .... u.i.i mic-iiivi, mi iiiiin y years. ( Well known and highly respected whilst j living, his departure, even ut a ripe old age, ' is mourned by many relatives and friends. 1 Wkai.tiiv M.w.?The will of Sir Jamsottee Jejeehh<?y, Bart , a Parsec merchant late of lJ.nnbny, was lately proved by his sons* The whole of (lie property, real and personal, was sworn under eighty-live laesof rupees? j $l'2,o00,00l). That man was worth a trifle. j Andtiu-.u Victim.?Ooorj'o M. Morton,! - i editor<if the (ioncva (X. ^ .) (iazcfte, and a man of line natural powers, died a few days since, a victim of intemperance. Fi:;irr with tiik Indian's.?A letter to a St. Louis paper, from Clarksville, Texas, gives Jin account of a light with the Indians. A party of live, on the Arkans as river, were j attacked by seventeen Indians. Eleven In-, dians were killed, and of the Americans ! tlireo wore killed ami one wounded. Freb Schools.?-North Carolina appropriates $ ISO,000 for froc school purposes. .South Carolina contributes ?7-1,000 for the sumo purpose! Fiu:b Schools.?Within five years. Imli- 1 una lnis erected 7,000 schools, at nil expense of *l,l(JU,0U0. AVm.minotdn, Del., Oct. 21?About 11 o'clock this morning four powder mills ex" | ploded liero. Seven persons ami one liorso ; were killed. They wcro loading powder dust at the time. Tiii: Inf.vitaiii.u Lola.?Loin Monte/. is ] among us again. She hn ? just arrived in the steamship "llamruonia" from Ilain-| burg. In Amorivn they ?1 i?I not mit"8 licr ; in Kitropo thov could liol<l hor, and yet finall tlint she is Mrs. Welti. They way alio has got religion. It remains to bo scon how long she will hohl out. Smart Editor.?A Connecticut editor, having got into a controversy with a cotcin porary, congratulated himself that his lieail wivfl 8nfo from a "donkey'# hcols." His cntcmpora.y astutely inferred fron thin that he wan uiiahic " to make both cuds meet." AcQfiTTF.n.?The trial of Win. Sanders, for complicity in the poisoning of Mr. 11. Stuart and family, in May hint, took placo at XewbiJi'i-y, on Thursday, 20th instant, before Jutlgo O'Xenll. The jury returned : a verdict of ' not guilty." (ioiNu Ahead.?The Sot of Tnniterance, published nt Ucnnottflvillc, in this Stntc, ; completed its first volumo lust week. It , commences prosperously tlio fooond year of i jta o^iatouco. | $0 Pennings and Clippings. Divink Skrvice.?Kcv. A. 11. MeCIHvnry design.* prcnchitig tit tliit* pluco 011 SabbatIi next. It will bo h?K fnrewoll sorn^un. Nkari.v CoMi'i.r.teu.?Tlio inqnymnnt to Henry Cltiy, in Lexington, Ky.', is nearly completed. It is sui?l to bto t>no of the handsonieat works of art in tlio country. a wl.l- m.n......... \ 1 his wife in Detroit, in the presence of their children on the 3d inst. lie wax innnediate- | Iv arrested?the children being witnesses r.gainst him. Wiiat a I'itv ??We sec from an exchange ; that (Jen. Ward il. Burnett to whom ?lie | gold snulV box was rceonlly awarded under the will of (Jen. Jackson, for being I lie bravest mnn from Xew York, in tlio Mexican war> has recently been dismissed by tlic adniinis- ' (ration from the oflico of Surveyor General i of Kansas and Nebraska, for habitual drunk* 1 cm moss. C ii a it i t a nr.k. ? It is stated that the. Masonic fraternity contemplate the raising of a j fund ?)1" $100,000, u |>cirti?>ii of which is to he devoted to the building of a Masonic temple j at the neat of the Federal (iuverninont, and j the revenue derived from it to be applied to 1 the purpose of establishing a house for the i support and education of the orphan chil- ' dron of deceased Masons. Cknsi'3 Facts.?One of the takers of the school census in Cincimmti, in his perambulations through tlie city recently, went ! into a domicil whore he found a lady who 1 said site was 103 years old. On being ! nsked ""whether she luvl any children ahout llie house, she replied that she had hut one boy, who was at work in the other room, ntxl ! was 81 j cars of ngo. I.wtc.k \imiikh.? At tlio triennial parade | of tlie Tiro Department at New York on Monday last, there were seven tlmusAud lire- j men, with one hundred ami thirty engines in procession. A Xovki.tv.?At tlio Mcrinmok County < .it .I.:- ?i. ; - * - > ???. vuuvvau, i 111 o lllUri* l? tH UO U novelty never witnessed in Now England, u scrub race. the " slowest horso winning tlio ! purse!" All the horses go to the saddle, und no one ridos his own horse, hut rides the j horse <if some other mnn. Fuom Tbxas.?Indian depredations cnn? [ tinne on tlie Texas frontiers, ami families arc llecinj; for safety. Tai.i. Svoi'tin'd.?A fire engine, in Davi . i - kmi, \/ Iiin, iwciy inrew a stream two lininlre l , loot high through live hundred feet of hose. | ftiid with nn inch nozzle. This is said to ho the gieatest throwing of wfttcr from an on- j gino yet recorded. Monkv Scarce in Kextcckv.?-The Tiou- j isville ./ Hinutl says that 111 mey is and ha* ' been scarce in that region, cartsod by tlio | low prices and want of demand for the farm i products?corn, wheat, baem, &?. In the ] last six months the Kentucky hanks have , roihiccd their circulation five millions of d ilia rs. Cotton Suuted.?During the week ending Saturday, the Sth, 10,iUKt bales of cotton n cl.Ii%...-..l \t I.*? r\C ?l iuuui jinirt. VM IIIWI'. 7,")-S wore taken to Now Orleans; t2.<>'.>*? ! fur I lie Ohio rivor ; ami 1 ,*iS7 for (lie St. . Louis. Oi.n I'aciiki.oii Ukxovation.?A man down 1 Kiwt has invented n machine to renovate ohl bachelors. ho can make quite a decent young man, ami have enough left for two small I nippies. a |>air of louther hrcoches ami n tot i le <>( soft son p. Mass Mketi\*o.?Those In favor of reopening the African slave tra?lo lichl a mass meotiug near Charleston lust week. Our Jiuiulrfl anil JiJtif jH'riton* icrrc jnxtent To in* IIix.i.?Two criminals are sentenced tohehunznt Marietta, on Fridnv. i2l)tli. Mr I.in^o, for tlio murder of Dunc.in, ami (jaun, for llio murder of Collin*. lii.oon Tiiiustv I'hintkrs.?A couple of journeyman ] trip tors, in Xew York, mimed Wilkins and Hughes, exchanged "leaded matter," from pistols, in French's Hotel, a few days since, in a quarrel. Hughes got a "quod" in the breast, and his "form" wns taken to the hospital. Wilkins "distributed" himself as rapidly as possible. ' A foul ease." (1 Ron CI i's lUrnllTIHK 'Pl.nnn r.f ll.n .. - . iiiiu. Xlll w VI HIV celebrated authoresses in this country nro native* of Georgia: Miss M. J. McIntOidi? Madame LoVert, and Miss Kvuiis, of Moldlo, whoso now novel, " Iloulah," has rendered her famous in ft few short months. P.wino It aii.koad.?1Tito Pacific Kailroad, in Texas, has wcuthercil successfully its troubles, nml is going forward to completion. IIussian K xt Kit i'll i sb.? c Russian government, it is stated, has just comtncnccd a railroad to connnet Iviey with Odessa. It will take fifteen years to it, and it will involve moro difficulties anil a heavier outlay than would a.road from St. Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, Cul. Sricines.?A man namcil Jolr iione, commitlcil suicide in St. T/oui*, on Thursday, 1?y taking stryclininc. Cause??pecuniary trouble. A journeyman butcher, named .lames Curtslang, commited suicide near Milfbrd, Del., on Thursday, by cutting his throat with a ease knife. CnuM*?Intoinnerfinco. Oktti.vo too Cul.1>.?The colored fugitives j in Canada ?<?eni to linve become tired of their new h6tne?perhaps the winter* are too long, cuhl mill tedious, and thoy luivo hehl it Convention recently to consider the expediency of emigrating to some inoro congonial oliine, probably to Jamaica, or sonic other West India Inland. Gov. Brown's Majority.?Tho majority j ui uov. i>ro\vn, in ucor^in, in one hundred iind twcntv-uiglit cOuuticH, i.i l2I,ol2! Fatai. Diki..?We learn by a despatch to | ' tlio Mobilo Tribune, that a fatal duel wns , f ugljt ill the vicinity of Columbus, .Miss., on ! the evening of the 8ih hint. The parties , I woru mr. iuuore, \\ iiiurciinnt 01 urgciisoor. j ough, Ala., and a l)r. Wiloy. Tlio latter ; 1 wns shot through tho head. Mttfstssirri?Tho recent election in Mis- i sissi|i|>i resulted in favor of tho Democratic , pnrtv, by a heavy nmjority. John L. L'oitus | was electcd .Governor, and tho Oon^roMinen are. fur the lirst District. ,Ij. Q. Lamar; 1 1) ...1 .... I\ . . \1 * 1 tl' 11 1. OV.-UWHM, lu'iincu imvi.s ; mini, >> ill. vxii'KK* dale. fourth, C). K. Singleton ; fifth, John T<. McHiio. 8f.(;kkts.?To toll <nir own secrets is lolly : to divulge the secrets of others is treachery. Tiik I.vdiks.?>Sttus bright and glorious in the galaxy of beauty, gems iu-the coronet of ll,... ??* ?!.? l r . i.~ I., > t... , inmii^n in ill*: ^ilHIV'll *?| IIIU Ul'il tlio ilows of heaven full softly upon them. Tug Lakukst Load.?The largest load of c >tton received at Now Orleans this season | was brought down from Yioksburg the lOih, : on the new steamer " Magnolia," il being 0,'18'J bides. Tim Star or tiii: Wkst.?Tlio Savannah Xcir* MiVft that the steamer Star of the We>t had 550 passengers ?n?l !>l,S00.0lHI in California treasure. She landed 120 ) of Iter passenders at Key West. The balance remained on hoard 1110 Star of the West, which left j New York with one engine working. - ; -U.VHEI'KKSKXTKD.?The Savannah JifjUlh/i- j < <//? state* tlint Wilox county, in (Georgia* ! occupies the anomalous position of being | connected willi no Congressional Pistrict, the j legislature having made the strango oversight in the Hill which created it. The Grand Jury At Kail Term asks loavo to ui?lri> tin- following presentments vise. 1st. They respectfully recommend tlint witnesses on the part of the State be paid j for their services. 2d. That parties procuring State warrants, and failing to make proof sulhcient for the fhulinir-of a True Kill by the (Jrand liny, be required to pay the cost. Jhl. That the jurisdiction of .Magistrates be extended to lil'ty dollars. 4th. That Commissioners of 1'oads, ! ( I It I KKl.N and (It l'KN'TKtt. have vorv iim.-li neglected their Hoads, which are in bail condition. Tlicy further report I Inst tiny have ex- ! ainined the. .fail and find it m good condition, except the chimneys which need repairing. The Poor House and Paupers they find in good condition. The Court Ilouscand public Offices they find in good repair, except the want of a few panes of glass in the tirand Jury room. , 'IM r.i ? " "" " i iivy lurtucr recoiiimenu a roll I ax to ho applied to tin; education of poor children. .Jamks.Johns, Foreman. Pickens ('. li. K. ('. Oct. l'.'tli, lS.31). ' Tribute of Rsapeot Pkndi.kton Lough. N'o. ;n, ) October 11th, IS.VJ. j WiiBitr.As, Ii h.ith p!ea*e.l Almighty <! >d to remove from our m'dit our worthy broth er, ! \mus I. lI.ti.t.iNo.su on rii, therefore, /I'Wm/, 1st. Thnt in tho death of brother 1 Lolling?\vorth. we have I ?~t an esteemed iiiiii wormy orouier; ms lanuiy nn irreparable loss; his District a good ami honest citi- j zeji. Ursoh'L'iJ. 2d. That wo sincercly and dpoply sympathise with his widow and family in tliftir cad bereavement. Jtcsolrril, .'lil. That as a token of respect, wp wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty ih)y?. 1,'r.iolrcil, 4th. That this I'reamblo nod | Resolutions he rooorded in the Minutes of the Lodge, and a page he dedicated to his memory. Ilf.vilml. 5th. That the Secretary he instructed to furnish the l'anuly with a copy of this Preamble and Resolution*. AV.Wiw/, (ith. That a copv he soul to the /'. ... ' < > IktVU w VIMC / Cf Mir I *11 I >1 It'll f Kin* J. 1$. isITTON, Secretary. Tmk li.vtk 1>i:kl i.n Ai.aiuma,?..Mimt uf our vendors, ; i.ys the I'.UUiw Observer of I the 1 -Itit instiliit, have hoard of the almost , fatal duel whick took place last week, ' ncros* the State Lino, between two esti | inahle gentlemen of thin county?('. Randolph and II. ('. Childress of (Ireensboro', j ?in which the latter was severely, if not' mortally wounded in the head, at the first fire. The original challenge was sent by Hill, lint Mr. 11. refused to recognise hint as a gentleman, and the inexorable code forced i Childress, between whom and Randolph i there was im ninnitw I.:- -i?? j\ -- " "? , Wo detest tlie practice of dueilinjr. It is contrary to the law of (iod and of every State, and we ore sorry that so many honorable and clever men resort to this mode of j settling a dispute or a <|unrrp|?when, it seems to us, there arc just as honorable i means of accomplishing a settlement without resorting to wo fatal results; and we 1 hope the tinio may soon come when our people will become re-educated upon the subject, and tho badge of honor accorded to those who luive tho moral heroism to re. fuse to jeopard their own liven and that of | their neighbors. " Vengeance in mino, i snith the l<ord." We lenrn that hopes are' entertained ! that Childress* will recover. For tho itako ! of both we hope he may. 'J iik meanest man in the world lives in London. He buttons his shirt with v.vi fers. and looks at Inn money through a magnifying glllfW. Win' d<w?* a nailor know iliore 1* a man In j the moon ! BeetUiPC he lias been to poa. ItKWOiON should begin in tho family. Tl.? ? 1 i iiv iiuiicok Buiiutuury i.s liomo. 11)0 fnill- | ily nlt:?r is more vcnornblc than tlmt of tlio Cathedral. Tlio education of the soul hIiouUI begin and be enrried on fil the fire * . ... . r .TT ly Details of the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry. The Haiti more paper# contain full particulars ot' this extraordinary servile-insurrection, which has produced such unprecedented cxcitemcnt in all the Si utheru country, so far as heard from. To the exclusion i>f much other less important matter, we unnex the subjoined intensely interesting details : Who OiticiN.VTKD I t.?The principal originator of the insurrection, :oi<l tin; chief leader, in its short hut bloody existence, j wns undoubtedly Captain .John Brown, whoso connection with tho scenes of violence and byrdcr warfare in Kansas then made his name familiarly notorious to the whole country. Captain Brown made his first appcarancc in the vicinity of Harper's l'Yrrv more than n year ago, accompanied uv Ins two .sons, the whole party assuming 1 the name of Smith. Tlicy inquired ?bout j land in the vicinity, made investiuations as j to the probability of limlin?r ores, and for some time boarded at Sandy Hook, one | mile Kast of Harper's Ferry. After an' absence of some time they re appeared in ; the vicinity, and the elder Drown rented or leased u farm on the Maryland side, I about four miles from Harper's Ferry.? j They boUjjht a larjru number of picks and ; snafles. ami thus conlirnicd the belief that tl. %y intended to mine for or oh. They woro seen fre<i?ently in Mid about Harper's l'errv, but no suspicion seemed to have existed (hut " 15ill Smith" was (,'aptain Drown, or that he intended embarking in n movement so desperate or oxtraonUnavy. Vet the development of the plot K'aves no doubt that his visits to the i'Yrry and his lease of the farm woro all parts of his preparations for an insurrection, which he supposed was to be successful in extermin..tl l m i i i iiuiiy, in .Miiiyiiiim anu esiern Virginia. Captain I'imwii's chief sii<l was John 10. Cook, a eoinparotivcly-youu'c num. who has resided in and near Harper's Kerry for .someyears. lie was first employed in tending a lock on the canal, lie afterwards taught school on the .Maryland side, and after a lnief residence in Kansas, where it is supposed lie became ae<|uainted with lirown, returned t(? the Ferry, and married tliore. lie was regarded as u man of some intelligence, known to lie anti-slavery, lint not so violent in the expression of his opinions as to excite any suspicions.? These two men, with Brown's two sons, il. _-l_- ? * ? wi n- nit' ojny Winn: men coiineeieu, w<ui the insui ruction tlwit hud boon seen about the Kerry. All were brought by (.'attain Ibown from :i distance, ;in?l nearly all had been with him in Kansas. I'()M M K.VPl'.M V.NT (>?' VIIK ( >l"TIUt K.\ KThe first active movement in the insurrection was made about ha If-past 10 o'clock, on Sunday nij?ht. "Win. Williams, watchmnn nn 1 Imi iwif'w I'/mti* 1 1 I" kiii?? across towards the Maryland side, was seized l>y n number of men, wlio said he was their prisoner and must conic with 1 them, lie recognised 1/i'owii and Cook amonjr the men, and knowing them, treat oil tlio matter nr. a joke ; but enforcing silence, tlx v conducted him to the armory, which lie found already in their possession lie Wns retained till after di.yliuht and then discharged. The watchman who was to relieve Williams at midnight, found the bridge lights all out, and immediately was seized. Supposing it an attempt at robbery, he bloke away, and his pursuers stumbling over tlio track, ho escaped. The next appearance of the insurrectionists was at the hmtsC of Col. Lewis Washington, a large farmer and slave owner, living about four miles from the Kerry. A party headed l?y Cook proceeded there, roused Cul. W., and told liini lie wv.s :i prisoner. They also seized all the slaves near the houses, took a carriage and horse and a large wagon with two hordes. When Col. Washington saw Cook, he immcdii.tely rcoo>rnised him as a man who had called upon him some months previous, to whom he had exhibited some valuable arms in 11is possession, including an antique Mvord presented by Frederick the (Ireat to (leneral Washington, and a pair of pistols pre* sented by Lafayette to Washington, both heir looms in the family. Before leavinir. Conk invited Col. Washington to a trial of skill at shooting, and exhibited considerable certainty as a marksman. When lio made his visit on Sunday night, he alluded to his previous visit, and tho courtesy with which ho had heon treated, regretting the necessity .which made it his duty to arrest ('id. W. lie, however, took advantage ;.i" tho knowledge he obtained by the forme.visit to earry of! ail the v'olotud's va'iuahm collection of arms, which ho did not reobtain until after the linal defeat of. the insurrection. From Col. Washington's they proceeded with him a prisoner in his carriage, and twelve of his neirrocH in thn wmrmi ?<? * >? *v' 4,,vy ltou.se of Mr. Allstndt, another InVge farmer 011 the name road.. Mr. AHstadt, and his son, n lad of .sixteen, were taken prisoners, all their negroes within reach forced to join the movement, and they returned to the armory at the Ferry. All thwo movements scorn to have been inndo with-, out exciting the slightest wlari. hi tlio town, nor did the detention ot Captain Phelps' train at tlio upper eud of the town attraot attention. 'It wuu not until thp town thoroughly waked up and found the bridge guarded by armed men, and a guard stationed at uli tlio nvcnucu, that the peoft 1 .1 1 |)ii> louim nii-y wcro prisoner*. A panlo appeara to linvo Immcdifitoly onuncd, and tho mimbor of tlio Insnrrfotionliitft at onoa magnified fVoiu fifty, wliluli whs probibly tholr uisxitcst foroo, Including tlio alive* foro$d to join, to from flvo to six hundred, [n tlio mount lino, ? number of the workmoo, knowing notlilntf of wbnt had occurred, ontcrCd'tlie armory, and wcro instantly taken prisoner*, nntll tit qua time tlioy liiul not icna thutf sixty men cpuflnetl, Anions tluiso tl'.uH eutta'ppRil wow Am intend Hull, oMof (1 of tlio Armory, nndJ. K, I*. Dangcrfiold, payuMitcr'n clcrk.*?-? Thcto tfirco gentlemen wore fmpriaoned in ibo eugiiic ln.\ia^,\vhluh ttftcrworiU Itcyuuio / t -n .1 t the chief fortress of the inmirgenfs tirtct wore not released until after the final assault .- J The workmen were imprisoned in a buiP fj ilinu farther down the yard, and were ros^ cutd by the brilliant Zouave dash nsado by f the railroad company's men who cnmc down from MartiiiKburjr. Tim: Dk.\i> ani) WolNi)Ki>.?The lawn 111 irom (ti ino engine nouse nuer ine assault presented ? dreadful sijrbt. i'vin^ on it wore two bodies ?? * inrn killed tlio previous d/iv mid found inside the house; three wounded men,0110 just tit the hit-fc ?rj?sj> of life, two others groaning in ptiin. One of the dciid wtis ('apt. Hrown'sson ()ttowii, the wounded limn his son Wutson, whilst the father himself laid upon tho urass. a jrory spectacle, his face find hair elotled with bloit^ and a severe bayonet wound in his side. ('.\i t. linowx's Statkmrnt.?A short time after he was brought out, he revived, and talked earnestly to tho>e about him, defending his course and ."vowinir that ho had done only what was r:s?ht. lie re~i: ..i *: ,ii.. .... a.ii . |riit'ft i?? hmi?j Miuniiiiiuiiiij 410 tuiiuno ? (v). Arc you Captain I>r<nvn, of Kansas? I A. I am sometimes called so. (>. Arcyou ()sawnttamie l)rmvn ? A I tried to do my duty there. (v). What w.im your present object '! A. To free the slaves from bondage. (). Were any other persons but those with you now connected with the move* i incnt '{ A. No. I Q. I>id you expect aid from the North ? A. No; there was none connected with the movement hut those who emne with mo. (v>. Did you ox poet to kill people in or' dor tn c:ir.y your point ( A. I did not wish to do it, but you fur' cod mo to do it I Various <|ius1ions of tliis kind woro put to Hcowir, which ho nnswered dourly and freely, and seemed anxious (o vindicsite his course, lie nrpod tlmt lie liatl / the town at his mercy, that lie could have burned it and murdered its inhabitants, but did not. He had fronted the prisoner.-* ! be had taken with courtesy, and complain! ed tlmt he w-<s hunted down like 11 boast. lie spoke of the killini; of his si)n, which lie alleged was done whilst ho was bearing u flair of truee, and seemed very nnxio\i.s ' IV- ll i'. i.. . Al .. ........ 1 ? t ?. 1111 llll! KIH'IV III (III) IVUIIIIIIt'll KOIl. .MIDjrcther, his conversation bore tho iinprcM of ?t conviolioii ttint whatever lie hnil dono to free slaves w;ts ri?ht, timl that in the war in which lie was engaged, lie was untitled to be treati <1 with nil the respect of o prisoner of wir. lie secineil fully convinced 1 tlnit lie liiid huon badly treated, ami Inula rijfht to complain. Sj;atkmknt ?>k one ok tub Hinci.kai); mis.?At Id o'clock on Monday niiiht. tbo i train with the Hiiltimorc military and the ; I'uited States Marines, arrived at Sapily Hook, where they waited for the arrival of ; Col I,co, deputised by the War Department to take command. The renorti rs for tbo press parsed on, lotiving tlio military behind. Tliey fuund tlio bridge in pitwcssion of tlie 1 ! military, ami entered the besieged and belongurod.town without difficulty. the nrciisional report of a gun warning them that it was ad\ isablc to keep out of the ran;*c of the armory. Tlii-ir firnt visit was to tlio bedsedo of ; Aaron Stevens, the wounded prisoner.? They found him a large, exceedingly athletic man, a perfect Sampson in Sippearaneo. lie was in a small room, tilhil wiiii j armed men, who move than once threatened to shoot liim whore lie was, poaning with I pain, hut answering with composure and iipparont willingness every <|uestion in rej latiouto tho foray in wliivh lie was'engaged, j lie faid lie lived in Knus.-is, where lie knew Cnptaiu Himwii. Me had also served in the l'nited States army. The Folo ohject i Af ?l . * ... .. 11VI111 n ttiin III nor lll(! IH'UloeS I1W| doll), and (.'apt. Hruwn hud represented that as soon :ih they seized tlie armory tho negroes would flock to them by tho sands, I and they would soon have force enough to r.ecoinplish heir purposes. He believed tli' f the freeing of the negroes waw a propPI irrniKd nnn fi.v 1.,%.......1.1 ? I J ... , , v?.v? ?KJ? u IHOII IIV \UJIIIUPilUH|H'U lib I. To, but thought thut C'apt. Drown hid be< ? greatly decuived in roltition to tlio movement. lie said preparations lmd boon making for soino months tor tlic movement, , but the whole force consisted of seventeen | white men and five free nogroos. This statement was repeated without variation , by all the prisoners with whom wo Con versed. 'I hey all agreed as to the number in tlio ; movement, and ns to its objects, wbieli ! some of thoin called the work of philsm I thropy. j IjOWio TjOJii ilie lli ri" sliOv iit tliC VifiO mil), stated before lie died that lie enlisted with ('apt. Urown for the iin>urrcction at a fair held in Immune County, Ohio, and ' received money from him to pay his cxpei*. , sea They all oanic down to (!!\tmiV?rft% burj?b, Pennsylvania. and from thara imw I clod ncrops tho c6unlry tu i)ro\ru'? i The iiipurgontji hud? ? vliilcU c<*A#titwtiui\ for n l'rovfeitvnid tioverniiiont of tlml'iiU tod i w."8 tho provisioiiHl Kx-? ooutlvo! Tho following ia IJrowuV^on* f fow?Jow \ ' U1 vonled iho <( Kennedy (hrm " fion\ i Dr. Koiuiedy, uf phur^shwey, \Y??hiugton oounty, .M,|? and tutmcd uftcrhiin. Hero I ordered from tho oust, to he sent to uio, <dl lhi'>>is required for my uiu\c^?kinfcf.-r~> Tho W<*? wero douUK ??o w\04 | Hiispcct tho contents of thom, cv*?W ?ho ciirtcrH cngfi^cd in hauling thoin up fvou? thft vrhlirf. All hnvn* nnil iwiAniuii wn?" ? r'ilrceted to.I. Hmitlt & Hon. / I never h?d n\r>ro tlnju 22 tuen nWwt the j?h*ee, hut T Jiiui U ut'i'miged *hn> I i'tMV'* ,!W,i ?ny tlmo IA00 inon, with tlio following untft; 200 tf IiiiiWm riflen, 20Q ^I^nnrd'H rcvolvoro, 1000Hpeavennrt lon)t?h?^k<i, 'twould ' liavo nrmed tho whiten with rlflpg nnd ptatoln, nntl the black* with fejK'rtfij, th*y not being xwfficicwtly faiui|||<v vyi^h tho other urniH. " I had plpnty o,f ijixcil ninmuititinn n?><l j enough ntovtutaw, ftufl hwfl a good right , to ox nec t tho tvro thonqrnd to I five tliQUMud men nt any timo. 1 wanted. 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