New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-03
HER INTERVIEW WITH HER HUSBAND.


CHARLEsIowS, Va, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1859.
TIE GAILows.
This instrument of death las been constructed but
Will not be erected on the place Of execution until
Friday morning. For the present, IT stands IN the
Enclosure Of the new Baptist Church. IL is made
according 10 the ordinary pattern, with uprights, a
croes-bean and trap. II is continually visited by large
crowds snd every person anxious 70 procure az
Least a splinter Of the wood fer remembrance. TIE
loose chips were long ago exhausted, and saw this
morning all sorts of knives used 70 separate Fragments
THE DEATH GROEND.
This wiz not be 80 distant as was at first intended.
spot has been fixed ulon, four or five hundred
wards TO the rear of the jail. The land lies 80 that
man, thousands Of spectators witness the proceed
ing II il settled that but the military, and as
few Us possible Of hem will be permitted to approach
within hearing Of what Brown may say. The author
iiies disrrst bis assertion that he TO offer no
dying speech. Bnt why this jealous caution Cas 1t
be that It is feared this old mans sturdy truths and
simple eloQuenco will str fever in the blood of all
who listen. that shall break down the barriers Of
preudice and chatter their feeble principles Ike glass
nRowN's LETTER OF EXPLANATION.
To-day Brown has not been disturbed by visitors
lie has written without ceasng, and means continue
doing So through the greater part Of the night Ii Is
evident that he means to give all his energies to the
letter which DO hopes will be published after his DEATH
IL is minated, however, but hope not correctly, that
this last declaration will be permitted 10 60 be-
fore the world.
EXPULSION or STRANGERS.
Three or four visitors, who were looked upon as
dangerous 70 the peace of the community, were this
morning expelled from Cbarlestown. The order of
Proceedings in one case will show how all con
dpcted. gentle man Of unfamiliar aspect, and with
name which nobody recognized-aDd nobody Temem-
bers now-a1ived IA the train from Harper's Ferry.
lie was Immediately ar ested and puttbrough course
of interrogation by Gen. Taaforro. AZ it was
aseeraned that he came from Iowa, be was given in
charge Of an armed escort, and strightway sent OIL
He was not even allowed time 10 dine.
EXCESSIVE ZEAL.
You know that believe all the zeal here is Excess
siye but occasionally display is made the extrava
sance of which has been admitted, even by the ct-
zens The other night, Gov. Wise was kept standing
in the rain long enough to catch severe cold because
he could not give the sentry the Countersgr Yeser
day morning, Mr. Edwin Rufin President of the
State Agricultural Society, and one OF the most ultra
Pfo-Slavery men in the country, started OIL little
diatanoe out of town for walk. Everybody knows
Mr. RufBu whose advanced age and patriarohai Inich
make him an object Of much public attention Ite
yirulence Of his hatred for Brown also adds to his
nopulary He Processes TO be willing to perform the
nopans duty II he could be permitted. But during
his absence. new guar ismhn was put on the patrol
inc who did not choose to recognize the old gentle
man ON his return He arrested him, and marched
him down the main street. the guard-house, where
of course no was at once released. This morning,
Col Taaf,rro, brother of the commander in-chief was
surnr;sed coming into town without uniform was set
upon. captured and reduced to much subection before
he could make good his identity
GRAVEYARD SPORTS.
WAS at the Episcopal church, this morning, where
the Wheeling battalion is quarered The soldiers oc-
cupy the pews for beds sleeping the cushions In the
graveyard attached of the soldiers were wash
ING clothes some cooking some preparing fuel on
large tombstone, party played games at cards.
MILITARY ORDERS.
The revelries of the soldiers have called forth an
order that they shall not leave their quarters BY night
has also been deereed that the troops hereafter sleep
GU their arms.
OTHER ITEMS.
Cook si endeavors to spread the belief that he WA
deluded By Brown. His brother-inlaw, Gov VIII
lard of Indiana moving heaven and earth to secure
Communication Of sentence for his condemned relation
No one here supposes that il win DO availing.
The man whom Cook declared TO be Copies brother
has been removed to Winchester, partly because the
jail IL overcrowded, and partly because there were
fears he would be lynehed if suffered to remain.
II lie said that Gov. Wire does not intend TO be pres
cut at the execution.
RpeclI Dispatch to The y. Y. Tribune.