, 1859-11-30

Various Items Relating Thereto.
Some two or three days previous to the Har-
residing near Finksburg' MARYLAND. became
| convinced that something was wrong among his
| negroes. He paid particular attention to their
| movements. and that night, with the assistance
| Of his ne'ghboFs, overlook them as they were
about leaving, IN company with the staves Of
searching them it was discovered thst they were
armed with long knives made Of old sc5thc
blades. They had secured the horses of their
masters, and upon being interrogated, confessed
| TINT they had been induced By white man to
leavc their masters and join in IN attempt to
| slayes. Their destination. no doubt, was Hnr-
pcr's Ferry.-BaAimore Clipper.
Srsrl2lors Boxes AND CoFF1xs.-The Wheel
ing IntAligtncer, Of Monday, says: We learn
that certain suspIcious-fookjng boxes consigned
! to the ricinity Of Harper's Ferry, have been de-
tanned at Benwood Station, supposed to con-
tain blunderbusses "and thineess" for rescue
usrper's Ferry outbreak, and since, number
Of cofins, supposed noH to hare contained arm5
passed over the road.
HoBsoS's Cuo1cE.-While the troops were
etnbarking on the cars at Washington for
Charlestown, on Sunday morning, some one up.
preached Gov. Wise, aud said that the people
were laughing ut such great military display
"WeI," said the Governor, i" I would much
rather meet General Ridicu]e than General Dis
grace-(for such it would be were the prisoners
to be rescued.')
MoRE ARREsTs.-Two men, named John Hast
ings and Henry King, were arrested On Satur-
day night. in Petersburg, Va, the latter charged
with holding, secret conversation with slaves
at Hrc$u ufA tod tf.c$k 3D.
tie Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at the time
| Of the Harpers Ferry outbreak. but snbse-
| quently declared that he was poor working
man from Baltimore. They were both sent to
jail. Thomas Brown was also arrested in Pc
| tersburg on Monday. as suspicious character
He said be was ut Harper's Ferry, aud saw the
marines break open the engine house.-C0rrts-
pondence Of PHI. Pen.
IrExs rRox WAsu1soroS-We find the fol-
lowing in the special dispatches from Washing
| ton to the Cincinnati Ga=ttte:
Two hundred and odd troops passed through
| here to-day, en- route for Charlestown; one hun.
dred md eighty. fire are expected in Baltimore
Tonight, from Norfolk, by way Of the Bay. At
least 900 men will be under arms at Charles
town when Brown is executed, md should an
| attempt at rescue be made, the orders to the
jailor are to Immediately dispatch tho prison.
ers.
4 Dr.. Breed was arrested here the other, ut
| The instance Of 4. D. Van Camp, for uttering
Abolition sentiments. Both the parties were
Quakers, but it appears that in conversation,
| i. used the expression, sympathy for Old
| Brown," which aroused Vm Camps ire, an.
thereupon discussion ensued which nearly
ended in blows md bloody noses. After hear
ing the evidence, Breed wus bound over in g.
| oo0 to keep the peace.
4 friend who cansc from Richmond On Satur-
dag night, reports that fresh excitement had
| been created there by the receipt Of q dispatch
from Charlestown, stating that q sentry had
| been shot, and that more incendiar1sm had oc-
Cured Three companies Of troops were im-
lnedlately ordered to'proceed to the scene Of
disturbance, Tho arrived in Warrington yester-
day morning, but we're unable to proceed until
alter noon. The most intense excltsncnt pre-
vailed in Richmond when our informant left,
| and it wns said that Gov- Wise WIS determined
To keep not less than two thousand men under
arms until after Browns execution, and should
the rescue Of the prisoners be seriously attemp-
| ted, it is likely they would be dealt with in
summary manner. Arrests continue to be made
in different parts Of Virginia, Of parties charged
~, wl.h using sedltious language, At Lexington,
", u man by the name Of Halnea, hailiog from
Warren County, who was charged With express
siog abolition sentiments some time ago, was
ordered to leave town on Monday. A clerk in
Il store in Norfolk had been ordered away, md
resident Of Ferry Point. opposite Norfolk,
l
dny 1or using seditious language. lie resisted
at first, but finally accompanied the officers to
Jail.
The Norfolk Ntrald says: ave understand
that orders hnse been received here from Rich
| .nond, lnstrucsing various volunteer companies
| 10 hold themselves in readiness to tnkc up the
| line OF march ut an hours notice. The signal
is to be produced by three taps upon tie city
bell. The third regiment Of Virginia volunteers,
OF loTtsmouth, have received orders to proceed
| 10 uarper's Ferry, to relieve the troops now on
aury si,; at that place. At Hampton, Va, a mill
The Richmond DisPatch has the following
'lsms: The report Of q slavc stampede, to come
Oft in Northampton County, ia, today, origin.
| ated from an anonymous letter received by Dir.
Raleigh, Of that county, in which friend Of
humanity sta'es that IN attempt will be made
ut four places on the castcrn sture Of Virgins,
today, one of then, being punquteaque, to Tree
/ slaves, aud send them of 10 Canada. Colonel
| Munford, Secretary Of State, has teIegraphed to
Norfolk to send 800 muskets, with ammunition,
| to Col Finncy, Of Accomac- In Charlottesville,
| Il man from the North, named Roo I, has been
arrested on suspicion, and papers found on him,
| sufficiently important 10 warrant his imprison-
ment. In Danvillc, clerk ut the post.ofiicc
san mau throw letter which be Ind just re-
celTed into the stove, md takiag it out, found
Ito he proposition fur running of slaEes.
The man Was arrested.
ofthe Macao Press contains the following,
BY "Jones:"
Oh hearing that Virginia had offered 5000
~. ~. ane neao u "'aa'hgs-
~ " ss1Etnn n Maot Il M ~ nate1 M Md ;,,,
ses psed & Gidaines - aad Howl a i.et who NAV
:. smother-
Inc b1ai" Of The one and the pluck Of Lit other.
RRows, j., son Of Ossawatomie Brown, came
| up the river to l'arkersburg on Saturday, with
the ultimate intention of visiting his father Mt
Charlestown.
1.o o.:.
csnt n. nno%s, o1 oamn's 70, un'o. s1n OF
esf;nc~n osta nah bs fa'hnr sha 10 10 1o.
t,,a. X. hS 1aSe nls iatneT snacl ne e4ecnteo-
~. tus 3oot oe SEM 10 oh'o 1or ou1'a1' OF %
osA' efeo ~ n's lllenus.
TO JOHN BROWN.
1T nAr'p nAskEn
stsnd asm John Brown. I'll your fase IL Ger.
oR. .ne a %ona =. a.,ddm IT, r. ona1ns a{
Asshs hpat ot your doo,a sooa ID DIV ssssis aish.
fiand Inn, John BFo~n.
Dzcad not the llo4 TIM, coward de,!s
nS 1n9 1satnA na, e.. ~ " ty,,ni. r., Eed ,
FoE you'fs shsplne lie work Il Cod.
Stand hFn, John Brown.
RI. o.t-- Jch. Bro~r they win torture and t1u
~. Aad 9a tqms!e inc il kI.ye. .,,..,.u
III tre M IN s%h" 1yxs rs @sy tEpans nen sun