Daily national Democrat., 1859-11-17


difficulty is anticipated in obtaining a jury
The reason given for fastening the trial is
that the people of the whole country are
Kept in state of excitement, and q large
ioree Is required to prevent a rescue. 1t i,
presumed they will demand new trials after
conviction, but few days will be given them
before their execution. It's thought that all
but Brown will make full confessions The
prisoners, as brought into Court, presented a
pitiful sight, Brown and Stevens being made
to stand without assistance Stevens has
three balls in his head, two in his breast and
one in his arm. He was also cut on the for.
head with rifle bullet which glanced off
leaving bad wound The court appointed
Faulkner and Lawrence, both as counsel for
the prisoners.
CnAMBrRsBURG, Oct. 2Gth.-Cnpt. John L
Cook was arrested yesterday by David Lo
gan and ggtilzhugh, at Montecela.
Franklin county, l3 miles from this place
There is no doubt of his being the man. Iii.
printed commission, filled aud signed Ly
Gen. Brown, was found in his posses.ion
also memorandum on parchment of the mis-.
tol presented to Washington Lafayette and
bequeathed to Lewis W. Washington, IN
1854. The pistol, he says, is in a carpet sack
which he left in the mountains. lie wns
fully armed, and made desperate resistance.
He acknowledges having three Others along
with him in the mountains. He had a blue
blanket over his shoulders and carried n
Sharps rifle and double barreled gun.
HARnIsBuRe, Oct. 26th.-Gov. Packer has
promptly ordered that Capt John Cook, now
confined in Chambersburg prison. and Has
lit, confined in CarliIse prison. to be deliver
ed upto the authorities of Virginia for trial
WAsHINeroN, Oct 25th A letter from
Senator Mason, after due investigation of the
Harper'7 Ferry difficulty, says there was no
insurrection whatever on the part the in.
haIitants of the town or its vicinity.
PHmADELPHrA. Oct 24th.-IIon. J. r. Cid
dings publishes card defending himself from
the insnuation implied 10y the refusal of
Capt. Brown to answer the question in CON
versasion with Senator Mason, Messrs. Faulk
ner, and Valmndigham. whether Giddings
had been consulted about the Virginia expe-
dition. He prouounces it as an attempt to
a'sail him. and denies ever having been con-
suited hy Brown in regard to the Virginia
expedition or any other expeditions or mat
tiers whatever
The Ilerald's Washington correspondent
teIegraphs that the Secretary of War has re.
ceived' since the affair at Ilarper's Ferry, an
insolent letter, purporting to come from the
notorious Cook, dated Mt Chambersburg, Pa.
informing him lhatit is his intention to march
an army Of several thousand men and take
IIarper's Ferry and Charlestown, and Hhe. |
rate the prisoners, and to perform sundry
other ridiculous feats.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24th.-A number of the
papers right from the insurgents camp at
llarper's Ferry, and in possession Of the Gov.
ernment, will be published in the Constitu
non to morrow. Some of them are signed
Jno. smith, in the hand writing of one of the
sons of Ossawattamie Brown, and endorsed
in that Of the latter The documents show
that the conspiracy extended throughout
portion Of Ohio, New England and some
towos in Pennsylvania. The papers give the
number of pick axes, shovels, and articles of
personal comfort, together with the bills for
the same, others ask for money. J. r. s, of
Concord, N. H., subscribed $55 There is
also letter dated October lst, in which the
writer remarks that he was in Ashtabula,
Ohio, and met with success "Our old j. r.
g." he says, took stock to the amount of
three dollars.
New YoRK, Oct 24th.--The North Altar
tic steamship Co.'s steamer Baltic Capt.
Gray, from Aspinwall, with California adv.
ces to the 9Th inst, arrived at this port this
evening Her passengers have made tie
taip from San Francisco to New York in nine.
teen days, the quickest time on record.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 24th--Brownsville ad.
vices to the Goth are received. Cartina was
still encamped above the city. The Indians
were joining the hand constantly. Lieu.
Langdon had arrived with three eannons.-
The citizens had captured one of the leading
outlaws, who was sentenced to be hung
Cartnas threatens to burn the town if he is
executed. The citizens are alarmed and flee.
ing and the town will be deserted unless as
sstance soon arrives.