The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-07


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epprseio1s i, and Nj oxplanation, therefore,
- uncalled Tor. IL IT'D eight month"; history
in eight lines, told - only Landor can tell IL:
An ITALIAN GIRL 70 HHk UNCLE Louis.
Uncle, you said you would come u
H Aid briAG with you : big plum cake I
1on1ya hnd little plum @R#
In much waste papsr-sad mistakel
Ipronissd svery kifl 81 school
Thst1 would gim them each slice;
Some GAIL yos chsat-so call NJ fool
TN sF'ek ~ shAIl nes NY - =, twice:
| y. sionns, August nd, 1859.
Jehn Brown MaSlsrs-.Thc Kxecu.
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BALrmoRE, Dec. /.
The Americans correspondent at Charles
town says there 10 no failing Oh in the mum.
Der OF wild stories Of invaders. Although
martial law has not been proclaimed, thers
il rigid military surveillance kept up, that
subje every ono, even oitissns, TO great in
| convenience. Even vol known nsfchants
cannot pass through the suburbs without be-
Ing arrested and examined.
On the arrival OF the oars, two persons,
who were unable TO give satisfacsofy 40
count Of themselves, were sent BY N armed
ESCORT across tho Maryland line.
-Four suspicious characters have been ar
rested since Wednesday,, one Of whom was
supposed to be Coppio,s brother. ALI have
been detained for the present.
The Chic merchants, who were arrested
at Harper's Ferry, were discharged after .
short detsntion, there being no reasonable
ground for pnspicion.
Brown i said 20 admit his participation in
the kAnaAs tnAssacxs, -hnt oHsss safieHs ax--
cuses in palliation. The feeling produced
Ehsye against him BY Mrs. Doaglas's letter is
very great.
Tho work Of erecting the scaEold Was com-
mencsd Yesterday. J. sf5
Il is understood that members OF the press
will nat - admitted inside ths line, % that
no rsporsDAn be made Of hisspeech, II Brown
should make one.
To-day several persons, who are editors Of
abolition ypswspApers pablishsd In ths North,
| were elected from tho cars for HArper,s Fer
~. They had purchased tickets and were
very anxious TO proceed, but were refused on
account of - srrsngement entered iato b..
tween Gov. Wise and the President OF the
road. They left on the Washington train,
declaring that they were bound 70 be ID
Charlestown 50 soc the execution, and wpald
reach there by the Orange and AlexAndris
railroad. Whereupon the President Of that
road was informed by telegraph Of the fact.
aCHARL1srowE, Dec. 1.-The reporter OF
| the Associated Press autographed yesterday
70 Gev. Wise for permission 70 attend the
execution. The reply wss that the Governor
declined TO accede to the request. No fAcil-
itfes will be extended to reporters.
Yesterday was passed quietly, with the Ak
ception Of grand military parade on the
| reception Of Mrs. Brown. Mrs. B. was es-
corted over from Harper's Ferry - 3 o'clock
10 the afternoon, and the entire military force
was brought out to make demonstration.--
She Was received with full military honors,
but her companions were not allowed TO 40
company her from Haspss's Fsrry. After
remaining four hours with her husband, Mrs.
Brown Vas escorted back to Harper's Ferry,
OF nine O'clock last night, where she will
awaitthe reception OF her husbands body.
No one viii be allowed to be near the
place of execution to hear any remarks that
may be made by Brown.
HARPER's FxaRy, Dec. Brown rs hung
at quarter past eleven O'Clock. The military
assembled at 9 O'Clock, and were posted on
the field leading to the execution, and also at
various points, as laid down in general or !
ders. Everything Was conducted under the
strictest military discipline, - il the town
was in = state Of siege. Mounted SCOUTS
were stationed in the woods TO the left cf the
scaffold, and picket gqards stationed toward
Shenandoah Mountains, In the rear, the mil
itary ON the Geld forming two hollow squares.
Within the inner one was the scaGold, and
between the inner line and outer line tho cit-
liens were admitted, no one being allowed
outside OF the lines except tho mounted
| guards.
At Ii O'Clock the prisoner was brought out
Of the Jail accompanied by Sheriff Campbell
and assistants Capt. Avis and the jailof. A
small wagon, containing white pine cofin,
was driven up, on which Brown took his
seat. Companies Of infantry, rife, one oom-
pany OF horse, and the General and his staff,
numbering twenty 1--we officers, headed the
procession, and moved towards the place OF
execution. Brown Was accompanied by no
minister, desiring no religious ceremonies,
either in Jail or on the soAffold. His arms
were pinioned by the Sheriff. he bid fare.
we'll 70 Captain Avis and Sheriff Oampbsll,
and ut quarter past eleven, the trap Of the
scaffold vas pulled away, and, with few
slight struggles, John Brown yielded up his
spirit. The body Was placed ID the coffin,
and IL now on the way TO Harper's Ferry, 10
be delivered 70 biz wifs, ander strong mil
itary escort.
BesToNs Dec. I'm thA State Legislature,
to day, both Houses rsfassd TO adjourn ia
consequences Of 10 execution Of Brown. The
resolutions eGsred were voted down with
much unanfmity.
MAkcHEsr1s, N. H., Dec. 2.--An attempt
was made 70 toll City Hall bell, to-day, in
commemoration of the execution OF Brown.
4 The beif WIS only struck = few times, whom
Mayor Harrington appeared in tho belfry,
and ordered the Brown sympathiEsrs 70 de-
sist. One Of them refused, when the Mayor
dropped him through the sknttls, - tho most
convsnisnt mode Of enforcing his exit.
4 BALTlnoRx. Dec. 3.-Ths BODY of Rrc.c
passed through here this morning, leaving ia
the carly train for Philadelphia, whore it will
arrivA about noon.
A MagwwuAv - D.