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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AT9ES ARC, PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS, BY J. C. MORRILL TERMS-*? PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
VPLUME V._ DES ABC. ARKANSAS, NOV KM BKR 2, 1859. N l.'.M HKJi 50.
THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
TERMS —$3 PER ANNEM,
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
FIFTY NUMBERS MAKING A VOLUME.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Rates of Advertising.—One square (10
lines of this size type) for one insertion, $1;
each additional insertion, 50 cents.
1 m. | 2 m. | 3 m. | 6 m. | year.
1 Square, $2_50j$5 001*8 00|$100(T$15 00
2 Squares, 5 00 8 00|10 OOi 12 00 17 00
3 Squares, 8 00 10 00 12 00 15 00 25 00
1-4 Column, 10 00112 00 15 001 17 00' 30 00
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3-4 Column, 15 00 17 00120 00j 25 OO! 50 00
1 Column, 18 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 fiO 00
(^^Advertisers by the year will be res
tricted to their legitimate business.
ivertisements displayed by large type,
or in double columns,charged double the above
rates.
Personal communications charged dou
ble the rates of regular advertisements.
(53T Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
cents per square for each additional inser
tion.
VW A nnouncing candidates for State and
District offices, $7; County offices, $5; Town
ship, offices $3, invariably in advance.
,!"W" Calls on persons to become candidates
are charged at the usual rates, except when
pel sons making the calls are subscribers to
our paper. Payment in advance.
/.•^"Political circulars charged as adver
tisements.
Advertisements not ordered for a spe
cified time, will he inserted till forbidden, and
barged for accordingly.
/j^r All advertising to be paid for quarterly.
OTTR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
VVk have supplied ourselves with a good
issortment of Printing Material, and are
, (|v to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
•gues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
t ickets. Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion. for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace. Constables, &c.
N W. BURK,
(Successor (o II. P. Vaughan,) '
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL- <
Eft IN :
Stones, Sljcct 3ron, llHrc, &c.: .
Also—Manufacturer of Tin and Sheet |
Iron Ware, t
Buf.xa Vista St.. (Opposite Nucleus House,) t
DE8 ARC, ARKANSAS. J
Ha vivo bought the stock on hand and ;
material in this shop, from H. P. Vaughak,
Ksq., the undersigned will continue to carry
on the above business, in all its branches. He J
has on hand a good stock of
COOKING STOVES, TIN- s
WARE, <5,-c.,
which he will sell at Memphis prices. 1
GUTTERING AND JOBBING j
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
share of the public patronage is re- a
dsectfully solicited. t
jun29-6in N. H. BURK.
,I.T. PARTI AM. 1
ARCHITECT, «
CARPENTER AND JOINER, J
nmsart I
•JSSii:_a 1
NfciK: fso^,miss2eaam «
Respectfully informs the citizens of ^
Bes Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute all work intrusted to his care, with I
neatness and dispatch.
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS I
Furnished to order, free of charge where he c
has the contract for the same. I
From his experience, both as an archi- f
tect and contractor, he flatters himseif that he s
can render entire satisfaction. jun29-tf -
W. lisTroSmSSSw ;
CARPENTER AND JOINER, ;
TT AVI VO nfirmanontlv located at I)e9 Arc,
IT A rkansas, is prepared to execute all i
Work in III8 I.ine of Business,
in a satisfactory manner. From bis expe
rience, he feels confident that those who favor (
him with contracts will have no cause to re- c
gret it. j
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY. a
Left at G. W. Vaden’s Store, will meet ’
with prompt attention. jun29-ly •
ALE X LEUDERS J
HOUSE, SIGN, AND FRESCO (
PAINTER, ‘
D ES ARC, Ark.—Also, Carriage Painting, .j
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper- _
Hanging. &c. All work done in the best style.
fr-iP* Shop in the building formerly occu- ,
pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near the Landing, r
junl5-tf I
A S. HARRIS, !
ip i t c n - Jtt .i Mi e n
AND
JEWELiEIl
OFFICE ori*Buena Vista
street, o p p o s i t e the p
Nucleus House. Des Arc, j
Vrkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry \
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war- p
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf p
E. R. MCPHERSON, 9
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
4 LL persons wishing my services in p
this department of business, will please
address mo at Brownsville, Prairie county,
Ark. Every call will be punctually filled. ,
novEMy I
J. S. ANDERSON, 1
SADDLE, BRIDLE
-A N D
- arncss ■ Manufacturer,
DES Alto, ARKANSAS. !
BESPECTFULLY informs
the citizens of Prairie and ,
adjacent counties, that he has on hand, 'T_Zj
and is prepared to manufacture to order,
Saddles, Bridles. Martingales, Buggy,
Carriage and Hack Harness,
As well as every other description of work
usually done in such establishments.
S&" Shop on Lyon street, back of Frith &.
Jackson’s store. |an21-ly.
PROFESSIONAL^ ARDS.
R. W. aT THOMPSON, Reform Phy
sician, late of McLemoresville, Tcnn.,
having located in Des Arc, Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, in its
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Officf,—Evans & Horne’s build
ing. third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
julyl3-ly.
T)R. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed, offers his professional services to the
public.
Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
T\R. T. .T. CUMMINGS, having per
manentlv located at Atlanta. Prairie
county, Ark., offers his professional services
to the public.
(J^T Having practiced in hospitals as well
as in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
Office at Peebles’ Hotel [apr 1-tf.
T)R J. C GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Pes Arc, will
continue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the. most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(53jf” Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Office at D. P. Black & Co’s., Drug
Store. aprill-ly
FkR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
■*-^ly located in Pes Arc. Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
:he town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan & Co’s Store. [mar 11-ly.
DR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
;enders his professional services to the citi
ongexperience in thehealing art in the West,
letters himself that he will share their pat
•onage. Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. deco-tf
DR. V\. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. (jg?’ Calls promptly at- ■
ended to. may29,1858-iy* i
DR. WM. BETHELL, will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
•icinity. From his long experience in his
irofession, iind having resided in Arkansas
luring the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
vive a share of the public patronage.—
Office at Lane & Watts’s Drug
store. Residence in the building formerly ■
iccupied as the Erwin House.” may22-tf
r^R. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
ession, and respectfully tenders his services to
he citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
ry, hoping to share at least a portion of their
atronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf
ITT W. EDWARDS, Attorney at
W . Law. Lake Village, Chicot county,
irkansas. Will practice in the various courts
f Eastern Arkansas. (J=^“ Prompt attention c
iven to the collection of claims, &,c. t
oct5-tf. f
.. s. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUGH. £
"1 ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
X at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will -
ttend promptly to any business confided to
hem. septldtf
rACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at
) Law. Notary Public, and Justice of
he Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
lounty, Ohio. [ju!27-tf.
--
. E. GATEWOOD..J. A. MOON.
X ATE WOOD & MOON, Land ?
X Agents and Real Estate Brokers, t]
)es Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment si
f taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil- d
:arv lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug3-tf. ii
rB. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
• Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
'rairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
is, Jackson, and Independence counties. All
usiness intrusted to his care shall meet with
rompt attention. g3?” Office on Lyon
treet. [jun8-tf
[ROBERT H. CROCKETT, Attorney at j
LX Law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county, j
irkansas. Will practice in the Counties of j.
irkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie. „
,nril99ltf
. FF.ATHERSTON..Z. P. H. FARR.
[7IEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
[' neys at Law, and Reai. Estate Agents,
llarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
aunties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
'rancis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular (
ttention given to collections. jy 17
r E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
I . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. 0
/ill practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
ansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White, .
lonwav, and Pope. He will give prompt at
tntion to all business entrusted to him *
5?”OFFICE—Over Town Hale, (Frith’s
few Building;) first door. . feb13-tf
f W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, ^
I , Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
ractice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas, 0
lonroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White. v
Prompt attention given to the collection .
f claims; also, the locating, selling and pay- j
ig taxes on land, fig’ Office on Lyon street. *
sept26-tf *
[T7TLLIAM T JONES Attorney t
VV at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will .
ractice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Likansas, Monroe. St. Francis, Jackson and ^
/bite. Prompt attention given to the collec
on of all claims in the middle and eastern ®
art of the State. sept26-tf ^
AM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS.
ryiLLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
:ansas. Office on Markham street. One of
ur firm will be almost always at Brownsville, (
rhere he can be consulted on professional
msiness, and will give his personal attention
o all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to 1
hem. _deed J
. L. HOLLOWELL..W. D. JACOWAY. t
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At- c
torneys at Law, Dardanclle, Arkansas.
Vill practice in the counties of Yell, Perry, s
ialine, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je26-tf s
. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,]
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 5
NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
may4-ly Memthis, Tenn.
DEB A K C
And Stage Office, .
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVING leased this finely located and
well arranged Hotel, formerly the
JJCKSOJY HOUSE,
till proprietors respectfully inform travelers
ani the public generally, that they are pre
prpared to accommodate all who may favor j
thni with their patronage.
They hope, by nnremitted care and at
tenion, to please all.
(S'- Our Charges will be reasonable.
J. F. & W. R. WELCH.
J'ly 27, 1850.—tf]
Sjlvaniii Acndcinv,
PRAIRIE CO., ARK. 1
• — <
1WESS E. Si. 8AFFORD,
PRINCIPAL..
It H 1 exercis"s of this institution will be j j
reamed on (he 1st Monday of September.
Ter^s. per Session of Five Months. i
Primarj Department.$D) 00
First Aademic Class. 12 00
second .endemic Class, embracing Al
gebr, Geometry. Astronomy, &c • • 15 00
French nul Latin ■ -.. 10 00 1
Music. 20 00 c
Use of Instrument. 5 00
.Iefkruces —Rev. J. W. Moore, Col. J. "
M. Bell, fobn McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tenn.; Rev. v
I. P. Thoupson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew- a
s, Oxford,Vliss. ' ang.’l-ly.
“EDUCATIONAL. ’
THE third session of the “Des r
/">rrWt' c remaie Academy,”
■WfpjSHfeun-er the charge and direction of n
Mis BLACK, will be open for the
rec-ption of pupils on the First _
Vlonday of Seitember next. ,
Terms, peiSession of Five Months:
lithography ;nd Reading.$10 00
lithography, Reading,- Writing and '
Primary A ithmetic... 12 00 .
rhe above withPrimary Geography and
Grammar..’. 14 00 J
High Branches-. 16 00 ^
mstrumental Mmic. 25 00 S
[Tse of Instrumeif. 5 00 a
(55P” Pupils chirged from time of entering, t
indno deduction for withdrawal or absence, d
ixcept in cases ofprotracted sickness. t
Des Arc, July it, 1859.—tf. t
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH ,
AND J
WOODRUFF STREET,
SmIk, IP-iram© @®0„ Ark.
t'T, Wagons. Carts, ,
Jl&fflSL Drays, Wheel-bar-.
SS8S!S®ia rows, &c..made to ]
rder on short notice. Repairing and planta
ion work done on the usual time for prompt
aying ci stomers, (allothers must pay cash.)
All new work must be cash or its *
QOIVALENT. ,T. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark.. Jan. 21, 1859.-ly. a
BLJ CKSMl TtfljVG »
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHE T TER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rpHANKFUL to the *=k 1
_j8SWr* j people fortheir past fa-fT ji -*
vors.respectfully announces o O P
lat he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
and, on Park street, where he is prepared to ”
j all kinds of work in the above line. "
(J^*Biacksniithing, wagon and buggy build- A
ig, wheelbarrows, repairing, &e., done on ™
lor1 notice. B
gg^Horse-shoeing done promptly,
feb 18-tf e
JO HN Me N AME e7 S
r A I JL O R ,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Bl
2HOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
5 west of the “Nucleus House”—where he
i prepared to execute all kinds of woik in ■
is line of business, in a neat aid fashioaable I
:yle. ,i
July 27, 1859—[tf] "
J AMES JOB NSUN, £
Gunsmith. d
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
o rv Having permanently located myself,
IfTl am prepared to manufacture GUNS, -
PISTOLS, Sic., to order. 1
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
n reasonable terms. (
RSaT” LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made,
n fact, any kind of work in my line will be
lomptly attended to. d
Terms—Cash. _api3 ly
Ft JVM) HVf TC It ES f t,
rO THOSE persons who are very par- a
ticular with regard to time, we can now w
ffer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,• I
rhich will give entire &
SATISFACTION
l time-keeping. We know this by trials of fi
le watches; we are aiming to supply TINE ai
KEEPERS, and are giving attention espe- n
ially to the regulation of all our watches so
rat our customers shall not be troubled with
mlty, or irregular pieces of machinery, that
aveonly the appearance of being watches, /
’hile in fact they ar- not so. We shall al- *
rays hold ourselves in readiness to make good
yery thing we say in regard to all that »e T
*11. J. E. MERRIMAN fc CO., *
iar25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tem.
---— ci
Private Entertainment,
BY HENRY JACKSON, A
..AT THE OLD STAND.,
>NE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
(On the Main Road to Fort Smith.) C
[TAVING ereccted a large and‘^V-~v
*--*■ commodious Building, he is no w/'£f~\ 0
etter prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
ommodate the public with entertainment.
His rates of charges are reasonable,
nd his Accommodations are inferior to none.
.O' He has excellent Stables, and necessary J
belters for wagons, carriages, Sic.
jun29-ly
JORDAN BODEJIER,
SHAVING, HAIR-CUTTING,
AND
IAIR-DRESSING SALOON. r
—ALSO—
1HAMP00ING AND HAIR-DYING, r
3UENA VISTA Street, west of Nucleus J
House, Dcs Arc, Arkansas. oct!6-ly
J. H. QUISENBERRY,
DES ARC, ARK., cfyftL
DEALER IN \lllJ
£$ ft a p II © aii IF a u © y
DRY GOODS,
Hard-ware, Farlhen, Queens’,
China, and Glass-ware:
Shoes and Hoots,
flats, Ready-made Clothing,
BOOKS. STATIONERY,
CLOCKS. WATCHES. JEWELRY,
NOTIONS. SPUN COTTON, CARPEN
TERS’ TOOLS. PLANTATION
GOODS, fee,, kc
LIVERY STABLE
J. m. ROBIN SO ’
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
<®3i3S IS PREPARED to accommo-T^np
date tile public with 4_?_2 A.
Horses. Buggies. Carriages, &c.
(j3P” Persons aniving at Des Arc by steam
oats, will be promptly conveyed to any poinr
n the interior. [jull3-lyj
Family Grocery.
HENRY JACKSON*
IT HIS “OLD STAND,"
OUNF.R OF BUF.NA VISTA AND WOODRUFF STS.,
DES ARC’, ARK.,
'CONTINUES to keep constantly on hand a
_J full assortment of
Family Groceries,
■hich he offers for sale at moderate prices,
nd on reasonable terms.
gST The highest prices will be paid for
utter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the productions
f the farm and the garden.
(J5^“ His Bar is supplied with the best of
iquors.
„ CL „ C5_._SI L
e has occupied during the past six years.
jun29-ly
1 Well-improved Farm
FOR HALE.
rHE undersigned offers for sale his finely
located and well-improved Farm, situated
i Prairie county, in Caroline township, twen
,r-five miles west of Des Arc, and four miles
om Atlanta. It contains
IX HUNDRED AND SIXTY ACRES,
bout one hundred of which are in cultiva
on. On the premises are a good two-story
welling-house and four negro houses ; a fine
arn, stables, &c. ; together with one of the
est wells of water in the country. This farm
s well known as the
“Erwin Plnco.”
(ygF’For further particulars, and for the
onditions of sale and terms of payment, ap
ilV to the subscriber, at Des Arc. Arkansas.
juU3-tf A. S. ERWIN.
Diamonds and Pearls!
3UR assortment of Jewelry never was bet
ter in the above line;
i'inger Rings from $6 to $300,
Breast Pins from $10 to $200,
Ear Rings to match,
buttons, Sleeve Links, &c., &c.
All of the best styles, and at as low prices
s can be afforded.
J. E. MERRIMAN &CO..
tar 25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
ATLANTA HOTEL.
BY J. J. PEEBLES,
Itlanta, Prairie Co., .irk.,
IAVING leaded this finely located Public
House, and re-fitted it entire, I am pre
u ed to accommodate the traveling public.
The stage office of Messrs. Chidester,
eeside & Co’s., U. S. Mail Line from Des
rc to Fort Smith is kept at this house.
Iso, passengers from Des Arc to Little Rock,
ill be forwarded by Hanger’s Stage Line from
itesville to Little Rock. [decll-3m.
r . & X) rJ O I3 E,
DEALER9 IN
taple and Fancy Dry Goods,
II.atB and Caps.
I0TS AND SHOES, READY-MADE CLOTHING
Hardware. Queensware Cutlery,
DRUGS. MEDICINES. &C.
IAVE just received their Spring and Sum
mer stock, embracing every article usti
ly kept in Dry Good Stores, all of which
ill be sold for cash or to punctual customers
i as reasonable terms as at any house in
wn. Please cal) and examine our stock be- 1
re purchasing elsewhere.
Store on Buena Vista street one door ,
ist of Washer & Vaughan’s.
UES ARC, ARK., April I, lOUi*.— iy.
rm of years, I have opened the establishment
ir the purpose ofcheering of the inner man,”
id sending residents and wayfarers on their
ay rejoicing. The best of
.iquors, Wines, Tobacco, Cigars,
c., always on hand.
Strangers and others, visiting Des Arc, will
id this Saloon ready to receive their calls,
id due care will be taken in “ raising the ge
us, and mending the heart.”
Call at “ Wilds’ Saloon.”
mayll-tf
jTa.Tud son,
MANUFACTURER OF
)OORS AND SASH,
—ALSO—
)NTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
IV D J O IIV' II It WORK., 6i C.,
DES ARCr^flRKJINSAS.
-TERMS
ish, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
•ders from the country promptly attended to.
jan 8-ly. ,
w. e. nAUXjSTOKr,
GENERAL
.AND AGENT
R3WNSVILLE. PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
ILL locate Lands with Scrip or Land :
Warrants. Also—Collect debts and i
ay taxes, on reasonable terms. I
Refer to—Payne &. Unthank, and J. P. |
arsons, Memphis; J. C- Morrill, Des Arc, ■
,rk.; Dr. B. F. Hall, Brownsville, Arkansas.
j»nl5-ly.
THE REBELLION AT HARPER'S
FERRY.
INTERESTING T A RTICI7T.A RS.
From the Washington States, October 21.
An old mulatto has been arrested on a
charge of having bad an interview with
Cook on Tuesday, promising him to come
into Harper's Ferry as a spy and report i
to biin in the mountains. A basket of
! supper wns found in her hut, ready to be
carried into the mountains. Her daugh
ter informed against her.
The news from Charlestown is that
Stevens’ wounds are doing well, and that
“ old Brown” is out of all danger on the
score of his wounds.
Governor Wise arrived here tn-dav in
the train from Charlestown, and issued
the following order:
“ Harpes’s Ferry, Oct. 20. lRfi9.—Henry
Hunter, Esq.—Sir: The Governor of Virginia
directs that you organize an armed patrol of
twenty-five men, to be under your command,
and to remain on duty until further orders.—
You are invested with such discretionary
powers as may be necessary to carry out the
instructions to-day given you by the governor.
You will patrol the districts assigned you for
duty, protect and defend persons and property,
and execute the lull office assigned you. You
will communicate information or report for
further orders in writing to the governor, at
Richmond, or to the undersigned. By order of
Henry A. Wise. Governor of Virginia and
Coininander-in-chief.
“JOHN BLAIR HODGE,
“Aidecainp to Governor.”
Upon receiving the above, Captain
Craig issued the instruction 10 the super
intendent of the nrmory to furnish the
arms.
Thirty rounds of ammunition were also
directed In he oiven In llenrtr Tinnier nl
the pxpense of the State. The governor
says the State had arms for one hundred
thousand men. He also said the Sharp’s
rifles were a dangerous weapon for those
not familiar with arms. He preferred the
smooth bore musket for military; Sharp’s
rifles were toys in the hands of the peo
ple.
The United States district court for
western Virginia commences its session at 1
Wylheville, Wythe county, (Judge Broc- 1
kenbaugh,) on Monday next.
The prisoners are committed to jail for *
he murder of five persons, as follows: 1
First, at the instance of the United States 1
for the murder of Luke Quinn, private *
}f the marine corps, and F. Beckman,
railroad agent, killed upon the govern- 1
nent property ; second, at the instance of 1
:be State authorities, for the murder of 1
GJeo. Turner, Thos. Boerley, and II. ^
Shephard, the colored porter.
It is a remarkable fact, that not a single .'
slave joined the party of insurgents.—
Those who were taken prisoners made 1
their escape from their captors at the first ,a
opportunity and returned to their masters. *
One of the negroes from the West cap
tured at the rifle factory, was taken to r
Charlestown jail. The propositions to a
lynch him were overruled by the good a
sense of the citizens.
Mr. Beckham’s body laid in the street ®
several hours after he was shot, until a L
woman, the sister of Mr. Foulke, reinov- c
ed it upon a wheelbarrow.
THE ANTECEDENTS OV “OLd” BROWN. c
A writer in the New York “Cominer- 1
cial says: f
“ He is the son of a wealthy farmer of t
Hudson, Sumit county Ohio, by the name <
of ‘Owen or Squire Brown as he was j
generally called. Capt. Jno. Brown was t
born in Connecticut; but resided for more
than thirty years in Hudson township, i
Ohio, on a dairy farm, but subsequently i
-inhulked in wool growing, in which bus
m ss lie was quite successful, until he ac- i
■ompanied a very large venture of the I
inest qualities of that article to England I
riiis speculation resulted in a ruinous I
oss ; and from that time to this he has I
teen more or less absorbed in the further- t
mce ol Abolition views, on which sub- t
eel he was a complete fanatic.”
[•HE DESIGNS OF THE INSURRECTIONISTS I
THEIR INTENTION TO HAVE SEIZED AND €
IMPRISONED THE PRESIDENT OF THE 1
UNITED STATES. 0
The reporter of the Baltimore Sun 1
jonversed with a gentleman of veracity, l'
direct from Harper’s Ferry. He slated s
that “Old Brown” and his confederates 1
were overheard in the- ravings on Tues- 0
day night previous, giving vent to their ^
overcharged brain?. Their ejaculations 1
were overheard from the quarters where e
Brown and Stevens were confined.— v
Brown was heard to say that, in the event *
of their success, the insurgents content- k
plated the capture of Washington, the
seizure of the Federal Government, and 1
the imprisonment of the President and 1
his Cabinet. The schemes of the revolu- 1
tion was in the confidence of five of the ;
revolutionary spirits of the Southern and 1
eight of the Northern States. 1
It is a fact worthy of notice that all the •
spears captured by the Uu'ted States are |
me foot longer than the musket and bay- 1
met of the army, and their use, it is evi- 1
dent, was to be mainly employed in keep- 8
ng the United States soldiers at bay. r
rHEWHEREABOUTSOF CAPTAIN COOK AND ,
i]
HIS WIFE.
e
A gentleman from Harrisburg says that
book’s wife came nito that town on Tues
lay, and stopped at the same place where ]
>ld Brown’s son’s wife was boarding. (
MORE INSURRECTIONARY ARMS. [I
A dispatch from Hagerstown, dated o
rhursday, says: The statement must be
rue. Cook’s wife is not at Harper’s e
jerry ; she left some days ago. The b
heriff of this county trucked Cook as far ri
is Greencastle to-day, and the impression ri
here was that Cook had left for Cham- »
>ersburg. The opinion here entertained p
s that Cook passed through last night. o
The sheriff was credibly informed at w
Greencastle that a load of boxes passed
through there on Tuesday for Washing- j
ton county, loaded with rifles, pistols and
pikes. Sheriff Houk is now on the look- j
out for them.
A gentleman named John Cutchbert
son. who resides in Chambersburg. Pa.,
informs us that Cook’s wife did certainly
go to Harrisburg on Tuesday, and took
boarding at the same place where Brown’s
daughter-in-law has bepn lodging for the
last two or three weeks. Cook's wife 1
left the Ferry several days before the dis
turbance b-oke out. The stage-driver of j
the Chambersburg line nlso confirms tlip j
statement in regard to her going to Har- :
risburg. j
AN INTERVIEW WITH OLD BROWN.
Harper’s Ferrt, Oct. 20, 1859
I had an interview on yesterday with
John Brown, the chief of the insurgents
who took possession of Harper’s Ferry. ■
He was lying in the paymaster's office,
inside of the notional armory, in company
with one of his brother conspirators named
Stephens, both of them wounded, the
former not seriously, by a sabre cut from
Lieutenant Green, of the marines, nnd
the latter dangerously, by several rifle
shots. With the details of the transac
tion your readers are familiar. The num- 1
her were only nineteen; hut the prepara
tions for a stubborn maintenance of their !
position were complete, based upon the 1
delusive fancy that thousands of slaves
and non-slaveholding whites would rush '
to their standard. For the purpose of 1
arming these expected recruits, they had !
400 of the Massachusetts Arms Com- '
pany’s naval revolvers, 200 sharps rifles, '
i r\r\r\___ i...: _ I
of iron, with an iron guard mounted on a
neatly turned staff, which were found at
lie farm he had rented a few miles from [
he Ferry, together with blankets, cloth
tig, and everything necessary for a cam
laign.
Brown's chests were stocked with every 1
hing. He had writing paper and pen- 1
:ils, to use in issuing bulletins to his army; 1
Iressing for wounds; surgical instru
nents—in fact, everything that human in- ‘
fenuily could devise as essential for a
mlitary expedition. He evidently did
lot intend merely gathering a few hun- ‘
Ired slaves and marching them off to a l.
ree State. He emphatically disclaims
his purpose, but says it was his intention 8
o have placed arms in their hands as
uick as they came, to enable them to
gill for the liberty of all their class.— c
for did he believe that the contest f1
rould soon be over. To use I is own 1
mguage on the night he stopped the 0
ain, " This is not the work of a day, or ®
week, nor a month, but a much longer 1
me.” His purpose was to have rallied a
irce at the Ferry, of which the small 1
umber he began with was but n nucleus, ^
nd then to maintain a desperate resist- 11
nee until insurrection had penetrated fl
very corner in the South, and success had
rowned the movement so madly begun :*
y him. He was entirely ignorant of the ^
haracter of our negro population, and
tildly supposed that the philosophy of the
irrepressible conflict.” had its thousands s
f believers in the South, who needed I1
ut a held leader like him to develop their °
eelings and rally them around his ban- "
ler. He said to me that he never knew
. slave in his life who did not jump up with
oy at the suggestion of freedom to him, “
md that he supposed many of them would
lave instantly availed themselves of the tr
ipportunity to keep in motion this move- pi
nent. which would have eventually, in h
lis opinion, set them all free. There f
lever was such a picture of delusion as fc
le exhibited. He was actuated, he said,
iy the idea expressed by Gerrit Smith, fc
hat the time for moral suasion had passed it
iy, and that the means used by him was tl
he only one practical to effect the object d
hey had in view. s
During my presence in the room with v
frown he was subjected to a courteous j I
xamination with his own consent, for n
jeirown iniormanon, Dy senator Mason,
f Virginia, and the Hon. C. L. Valland- S
igham. He answered all their questions v
> such an extent as would ciminate him- y
elf; but when a question was put with h
ie view of getting at the connection of h
ther parties in the free States with him, fc
e would decline answering, showing
rnt he has within his breast the knowl
dge of colleagues in the conspiracy,
thich, if exposed, would dethrone them n,
rom high political power in the free n]
itates. ' p,
This Brown is the most Temarkable
nan of the kind this country has ever pro- ^
luced. The story of Guy Fawkes dwin- a
lies into insignificance alongside of his. c
dis appetite for revolution was engender- (|
d in Kansas. Stimulated by a connec- ^
ion with the emissaries of the Emigrant j
Vid Society sent there to defeat a peace- ^
ul solution of the question as to what the jy
nstilutions of Kansas should be. Brown a]
ppears to know no such thing as fear, -
nd awaits his fate like a man who cares *
othing for life. He is a complete bun
le of nerves. The Bible, he says, justi- j,,
es him in what he did, and he has no ^
xcuse to make for it, but glorifies the
ct.
The movement was initiated in May, sa
858, at a convention held in Chatham, et
Canada, where a constitution of a govern
lent was formed, thousands of the copies
f which were found in his trunk. be
This convention elected him Command- M
r-in-chief. Ever since then he has lo
?en engaged making the necessary ar
mgement for it. Three months ago he su
mted the farm, where he received all the
nplements of war, including picks for the
jrpnse of making entrenchments and
her things too numerous to mention, pc
hich the people supposed were imple- sti
merits lor mining, winch undei the name
of Smith, he pretended he was about to
engage in.
There is no conflict between the Federal
Government and the Stale as to jurisdic
tion over the offenses. The prisoners
are confined in the county jail of Jeffer
son upon commitments for offiftices against
both powers.
The superior court of this district be
gins on Monday, and unless they claim u
postponement until next term, as they have
a right to do, they will he tried first for
offense against the State and hung.
If not tried before March, the United
Slates court will then try them at Clarks
burg. Conviction and death in either
case certainly awaits them.
Consider Me Smith.—There is a very
food story in the papers of the day of a
oke(?) which was played by the Rev. Dr.
Caldwell, formerly President of the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
The doctor was a small man, and lean,
>ut ns hard and angular as the most Irregu
ar of pine knots. He looked 83 if he
night be tough, but he did not seem strong.
Vevertheless, he was, among the knowing
ines. reputed to be as agile as a “cat;”
md, in nddition, was by no means deficient
n knowledge of the “ noble science of
lelf-defensebesides, he was as cool os
i cucumber.
Well, in the freshman class, of a certain
rear, was a burly mountaineer of eighteen
>r nineteen. This genius conceived n
treat contempt for the doctor’s physical
limensions. and his soul was horrified that
me so deficient in muscle should be so po
ennal in bis rule.
Poor Jones (that’s what we’ll call him)
iaa no idea oi moral force. At any rato
te was not inclined to knock under, and
>e controlled despotically by a mau that
ie imagined he could tie and whip. He
it length determined to give the gentle*
nan a genteel private thrashing gome night
n the college campus, pretending to tnis
ake him for some fellow-student.
Shortly afier, on a dark and rainy night,
'ones met the doctor crossing the campus.
Walking up to him, he abruptly said^
' Helloa, Smith, you rascal! Is that you?"
knd with that he struck the doctor a blow
n the side of the face that had nearly
•lied him. The doctor said nothing, but
quared himself, and at it they went.
Jones's youth, weight and muscle made
im an "ugly customer but after a round
r two the doctor’s science began to tell,
nd in a short time he had knocked his
eefy antagonist down, and was astraddle
n hi» oliest, with one hand on his throat,
nd the other dealing vigorous cuffs on
ie side of his head.
“Ah. stop! I beg your pardon.doctor!
loctor Caldwell, a mistake! For heav
e's sake, doctor.” groaned Jones, who
lought lie was about to he eaten up, *T
tally thought it was Smith !"
The doctor replied with a word and a
low alternately. “It makes no difference
ir all present purposes; consider me
mith!"
And it is said the doctor gave Jones
ich a pounding, then and there, as
robahly prevented his ever making an
her mistake as to personal identity, at
ast on the collage campus.
©5F”The Carroll (Ln.) Patriot of the
■hh ult., contains the following:
A sad story is told of a worthy young
Utl S/I WMI UVIjVIiIllllMUVVI » WV1HV •IIIIV
isi lie had paid his addresses lo a young
dy of our county, who reciprocating his
nd affections, in due lime a betrothal
llowed.
On Saturday last, liis heart beating with
nd hopes of coming bliss, he visited his
tended lo arrange the preliminaries for
eir approaching nuptials. Judge of his
smay, when on reaching the house in*
ead of words of joyous welcome his ears
ere saluted with the voice of lamentation,
ustead of tender glances of love he was
let by the tearful eyes of friends.
His bride, alas! was the bride of death,
udden and resistless was the stroke—una -
riling the physician’s skill. In life's
ouijg morn—with hopes as yet bright as
er own fair brow she was summoned
mce. Who shall tell the anguish of the
nd lover’s heart on this sad occasion. But
“ ’Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
-» » -
“The Coming Man.”—In the imagi
ition of every young lady, the coining
an is a handsome young officer with
?ar!y teeth, coral lips, rosy cheeks, eur
hair, blue eyes and black moustache,
ho is dying desperately in love with her,
ad who is coming some day on a pran
ng gray burse, with a long flowing tail,
i propose to her. Money is no object,
ir the thought of money does not vulgarly
itrude itself into the young lady’s ima
ination in connection with her Coining
[an, only he must be beautifully dressed,
id have a handsome riding-whip, and
igling spurs, and neaily-rolled whiskers,
i light as watch-springs. Alas! how
any thousand are still wailing impatient*
, and yet confidently for the advent of
is Coming Man.—Punch.
-c; You look like death oil a pale horse, ’
id Jim to a toper who was growing pale and
isolated. “Don’t know anything about that, ’
plied the toper, “but I'm death on pale
andy.”
-“ Where shall I put this paper, so as to
sure of seeing it to-morrow ‘f” inquired
ary Jane of her brother Charles. “On the
(king-glass,” was the prompt reply.
-There is a man in Connecticut who has
;h a hatred of everything appertaining to
marchv, that he wont wear a crown to his
t. He is no doubt a free drinker.
-An editor up in North Carolina says !’•
so poor that when two dimes meet in his
cket he introduces them, they are such
angers.