Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-11-25

Progress ofths Great Scare - Barns Burn1
Hen Houses Sacked Peddlers Arrested
Great Cry and Little Wool! 7'
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. II.
Reports have been received here, to-day,
from Charlestown, stating that an attempted
rescue of Brown was expected, and created
great excitement. The military are under
arms, ready to march at q moments warning.
Esening.-A dispatch was received, this
evening, from Col. Davis, at Charlestown, to
Gov. Wise, requesting him to send immedi-
ately two companies of cavalry, and stating
that five barns and out houses had been fired,
to-day-it was supposed by sympathizers
with Brown.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. II.
Great excitement exists in this city, in
consequence of rumor which is in circulation
that the rescue of Brown has been or is about
to be attempted. Volunteers are assembling
at the arnories.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
A rumor was circulated here, to-day, that
Browns rescue was attempted, but it fell
still born.
The Richmond dispatch states that Edward
Moffit, who was arrested at Lynchburgh, as
a suspected participant in Browns foray, has
been released for want of evidence. The
identifying parties have proceeded to Wythe-
vile, for the purpose of examining another
suspected fugitive. Several suspected persons,
mostly northerners, have recently been
arrested at Culpepper Court House, and it
appears to be the intention of the authorities
to place in confinement all who cannot give a
good account of themselves. \
HAnPER's FERRY, Nov. II.
Midnight.-A messenger has been sent to
Charlestown, to obtain reliable information
regarding events there, but he has not yet
returned. .. "
Great excitement exists here, and armed
guards are patrolling the streets and roads.
1t is rumored that $50 men, armed with
pistols, are encamped near Berrysville town,
near Charlestown, meditating the rescue of
Brown. The report is too improbable for any
confidence to be placed in it.
HARpER's FERRY, Nov. 1872 IA. NJ.
The messenger dispatched to Charlestown
has not yet returned; he left at 10 o'clock,
and was to have been back in two hours and
a half 1t is probable that he has been
detained by some of the guard.
Later.--The messenger sent to Charles
town, last night, was detained outside of the
town over two hours and half before the
guard would admit his departure, and hewas
also detained till 4 o'clock on his return.
A very large fire occurred, during the night,
about 4 miles from Charlestown, and the
military were out, expecting an attack, but
none was made. The particulars of the fire
could not be ascertained by the messenger,
but they will probably be ascertaned on the
arrival here of the trains from Winchester.
CHARLRsrowN, Va, Nov. 10.
All is now quiet in this town, but the
military forces are augmenting. The barns,
stack yards and farming Implements, amount
ng in value to several thousand dollars,
belonging to Messrs. John Burns, Geo. H.
Tate and Mr.. Shirley, who were jurors in the
recent trials, have been burned. aa.
Hon. Alex. Hunter processes to be con-
vinced that an attempt will be made to rescue
The prisoners, and letter from Urbana, Ohio,
to Brown, written in cypher, which
mas been deciphered, tells him to keep in good
spirits that his friends are mastering, and
will drop along one at a time. Col. Davis
to-day, for five hundred additional
men.