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The Harper,s Perry Insurraction.


bALrIsoRE. Oct. l9:h, 1885,. The following i'm.
Portant Intelligence has just been received from
liarper's Ferry. Last evening detachment Of
Marines and some Volunteers made visit to the
House Of Brown the insurgent.
The ffstvisit was to the school house, where
they found large quantity of blankets, shoes,
clothes, hats, and !, 500 pixies with large blades
afhxed. They also discovered carpetlag
tanning some documents throwing much light up
on the late affair." together with printed Constitu,
tl"n and Bylaws of an organisation showing or
indicating that il Ia ramifcatious il. various
States of tho Union. They also found letters from
various individuals Mt the North, an ongst them.
one from Fred Douglas, c,ntaiui * $50 from
lady; also. o letter from Gerriit Smith, about
money matters, aud con aiming check draft
drawn by him for 500, endorsed by Cashier of
New York Bank, the name OF which is not re-
collected
All these documents are in possession Of Gov.
Wise who has issued proclamation Offering ST.
600 reward for the arrest of Cook.
Large Numbers Of armed men are now securing
the mountains in pursuit of him,
SECOND DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, O,t. l9.-rhe anonymous letter
received by Gov. Floyd addressed to the Secretary
of War at Washington. and dated Cincinnati, Au-
gust GOTH read Us follows:
Sir: Ihavo recently received Information of
movement of so great Importance that | teel 1t my
duty to impart it without delay. have discover
ed the existence Of secret association, having for
its object the liberation Of the slaves Of the South
by general instruction. The leader of the
movement is old John Brown, late Of Kansas, who
has been in Canada during tho winter drilling the
negroes, and they are only waiting his word to
start for the South to assist the slaves They have
for one of their leading men white man engaged
in an arnory in Maryland. Where it is situated,
| am unable to learn. So soon rs everything is
ready those of their number who are in the North
ern States and Canada are to come in small com
panies to their rendezvous, which Is situated in
the mountains Of Virginia They will pass down
through PENNSYLVANIA and Maryland and enter
Virginia at IIarpcrs Ferry. Brown left the North
about three or four weeks ago, and will arm his
negroes and strike blow in IL lew weeks, SO that
whatever is done must be done at orcC. They
have large quantities Of arms rea ut their rem lcz
vous, and are probably distributing them already.
am not fully in their confidence, and this is all
the information | can give you. do not sign my
name to this, but | trust you will not disregard
the warning give you on this account"
Among the arms found in Cooks house were
1900 pixies made in Connecticut, with bundles six
feet long with brand fiat two edged blade foot
in length; 900 of Sharps rifles, box Of rcvovers,
and a box Of swords. Brown deniestha any 9th
ers except those present at the Ferry were connec
ted with the enterprise, His wounded son says
other parties in the North were connected with it.
Cook who escaped, took ten father-in-aw' house
near the Ferry on Monday night only lew hours
before the arrival Of the Marines, and reported hy
a negro on Tuesday morning 1--WE can't make sense
of this.) lie is in the mountains only miles off,
Two of Col. Washingtons wagons, loaded with 60
yernmcnt arms have been recovered.
The insurracionsts did not rob the government
nay Office, al was rep rted, thong Il large amount
of money was there.
Amongst the letters found in Browns house,
the following is "a specimen:
DEAR SiR:-I have lceu disappointed in not
seeing you, this to take charge Of your freight
They have been here two weeks, and as have SUI
perintended providing for them, it has imposed on
me no small task; besides they are getting dis
contented he,e; il not taken charge of snon they
will go back to Missouri. | cnni"t lie kept here
much longer, aud if any of them go back, IL will
be a bad ermnaton Of your enterprise"
1t appears that the iusurrectionists. had prin-
ted Constitution and by laws for provisional
government OF the United States and hal Issued
Commissions from the War Office near llarper's
Ferry" the following of Which is a specimen;
Whereas W. II. Lecman has Lecn nominated
Captain under the Provisional government, now
them in pursuance of the authority vested i'll me
by said Constitution, we do hereby appoint and
commission said Lcenlan, Captain. Given at the ct-
fee Of the Secretary of War, Oct 18th 1889.
JOHN BROWN Cnmmander-in-chicG.
J. +. KEYS, Secretary of War.