Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-05

HaepcEa teerE<xBd be delivered there to party
depu "a By kis wife 10 receive them. The body
will, sfhersf4fs be Conveyed directly through Ia
New Eafk. u f,sston, and viii dsnhaless 8 bpfisd
with aIltie kpeors of martyrjom.
capk Bn,wps yesterday pressntedE his swosd TO
C.i. B&yiu JnsJ his Bible with puns6fous PACKAGES
marked. totff. Blessing one Il bis guards, as .
testimonial Of tic kindness recesyed IRON him.
A number Of letters addressed tsJdhn Brown,
came ~ sund On yesterday. One OF them, from
OHIO. stated tlat they, hi. friends. felt sure res
cue could be made, aud that 1900 men had I!ctg-
ell themselves ~ the sork M efedsnce is given
to III. letter. II is, undoubtedly. mere honx.
~ tin w,i,er n,ast iHve know, that the lie ter
wou!i TALL ino The hands sf tie $ ate authorities.
Numerous r"p,rts # guns were heard last
nj gh:, sentiuels i.ciug. usual extremely vigi-
liant A nnnltcr of Irnrken men were brought
into tho guart-h,as. durins the day and night,
but were discharged ia q short time. Ono poor
icljvw. VII idiut, arrested and ordered to lege
Tho toya Immediately. -t.- z548-gt
Letter oFcoK.
The following letter from Capt. John. Z. Cook
hn. been received by bis bruther-ip,-,aw, in New
York
CDARLEsrnwN jan INV. 2I
MY Ever D,ir Sister and Dr ,-her Your kind
ind welcome letter, onsinIarkcd November Il. |
received tho following day. have no words 10
tell the deep. pure joy il gave me. 50 kind, 81
T. II Of love anil affection, that while it gave
lie, still maze me feel tnut WIS MI un"OrtDy VI
such fond and devoted sister
You cannot khnw my feelings ns read DER and
Ger again the dear lines your hands had penned.
Confined within my lonely cell, shut tut from So
ciety, YOUR letter came like The 'oive branch to
those who fur ion. days ha dpated Ger delnged
world. II came to me as The "oiiye branch" ct
love- borne from u dear sisters heart. Those
lines came to me but to wake responsive echoes to
your tones Of love- which thrilled through, aii nay
soul like some wild burst Of se.aph music over
whose sounds we love tn ling"r. Thass dear lines
nre engraved on nv hearts core and my mem,
DRY stamped in bright eternal characters. l.
III ,lc my lonely cell more cheerful. fer, from evc-
ry word and line beamcd loves sunshine Ger
my heart II woke to newer life every cord of n.
lection and ever kindred tie. J know That y,at ia
mol bctiere that any vain Of murder rests upon my
som. Though doomed 10 die .yor such u crime,
feel conscious nnoceacs tiom such deep sttins IF
b,ood. Jthotcrer may be my tate. l shall msetH
calmly. If we mr., ,hns early parted here, hore
i that we again may meet where par,in:;1 are IN,
They have MI sorts OF rum,rs here about IN Mt
temp, to rescue US. thur no Elsa TINT any o"e
me Worth has any sar4 'aea. Al heast I Aop:
Mey hdre mt
NV. 23d. 81 Tho jailor, Mr.. Avis is
kini-hcarrd aud noble man. All tho atten-
dants about the prison ARE very kin ~ rs all
Sheriff Campbell has also done Us many favor..
same cell with me. We have been tngs,her about
ten days. lie sa noblr-heartei fellow. But
must close. ..ccrpt my love and best wishes for
thu welfare Of yru and yours. Good bye.
Az ever, your aheetionnte brother.
j. +. ConE.
ARRIVAL or MRS. JuHS BROWN AT CHARLEsTowN.
BY permission OF the State authorities the wife
o John Brow. arrived ut Charlestown. December
lst, in carriage from Il,rpers Ferry, escorted
hp mounted troops.
Every attention was accorded her C ,nsistant with
the respect Of Nrginian> for the character of w.
men, however unfortunate. The troops formed
in hollow square in front Of the jnil when she
nlighted The interview If the husband aud vito
took place in pre~ehce Of tho sheriff Anpmb.ace
kiss, but no tear SIZED. She returned
under escort to IIaper's Ferry this evening, at
o'clock. where she will await the receipt IN Of the
body Of her husband to ,rrow.
A special dispatch to the Baltimore Patriot
dated Charlestown, Dec. ., thus refers to the exc
cation: John Brown has paid the penalty of
violated law on the galows liz WAS hung ut IL
short time after eleven o'clock this morning. lie
manifested no symptoms Of fear, and lis dep,rt-
ment WAS calm and respectful thr shout. lie
conversed natural with those Immediately aioand
him. and when swun. of l not struggle much.
His body will lie taken in churgc by those arpoin.
ted to Il 80, aud hanlrd over 10 Mrs. Br ,wn az
Iiarrcr's Ferry to b. convened to his h me in the
State of New York
Brown carric to the sraffp,d IN furniture
wagon, sittir. ON his coffin. He iouhnd arunnd
calmly on the >e"nr of the military. lie wake |
with firm step up the scahold.
There was Ia disturbance. and everything PASS
ed otf quietly No otc here 9 ieves the story pot
nt at that attempts wouli be mule I, res u 3;
Brown. lie hinself did not favor such demon
STRATUM, even ii some Of his friends had suIsestel
it,