The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-12-14
CHARLE TOWN. Va.
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S.Tsal-, 9. 3, ?, 9.
e.o's sn1a s'''s ssu s'' leaon you me 'sesraPn
wiz nave gwen me s,ll't inte'ln'gense oi y Jofin
Drown aea'n, ana tne attendant crcumetai,. s
ces. 1 am to'd tnat tne general report VIII
'ac'uoe me "oss minute "details OF tne occa.
." 'nas MI '"a, u 'e. 'or me 70 90 y 70
supply sucl particulars @ oi .lncidens e as may
Prooao'y os om''leo 10 2 record prepared. "a ior
UNIVERSAL c.'c"ia'ion. t,s y ~ l1oas saii
Inc evea's o' 'ass 'Ihursuay caused q more
INTENSE excitsment tnaa any m snat nave been
Witnessed ~ onar'es'own. ihe morning was
oo'upe' .h Tug p'els'aslon ol snei nela OF
uea'n, WINCH was, l'arked 1l' ous Win miii'ary
e''s'on ael'ess .,-s'er pans .. oet rai
-'.'o"'''a.'s'es tos '"e troops az Tue d'sIance
~ my yarns ''o'p y = spoI jselec'ea i'r tne
a'ous; ana distinct pos'tiEe''s aE tor tne oincers
"a % inc oay' anu me ooa'manoer 10 oniet =
80: M A,sA.s ~s's sa'Susu 8''a e,ea1
ps''e '"e'o'' .'' 'le'' a'''ao.'o" e'ueu a.
v''' .ue" ..s - ''oo" 'ne hho wisuse 'na' 9ohn
o"n WIS was expected became general; general =;
n''- Drown paa a'r''eo 10 .ne morning a.
na'pe' : e'y' ahp was anxious 70 proceed
oso :. O''a''es'oW'' i"''7 ou' 'ne r'goss oI mil
na'y a'Sclf.'pe were nor 20 oe relaxed ana u
= ',,s''"''e' 'na' ''er progress ano affisai
e'o.'a % '.'aus ''e occas'oh oI the most im
por'ne .a'''ae o'sp'as .aas coa'a oe mane.-
o''ooA .ssy uss ySaPs' sse'l :
'a'a''y eo'ps-'nsss s. D'aee ,o,se Hangsfs-
= o'1 .''' :" ""''a WIS. D'o"n
w. - - D'ousn' n'',e,' snu s., WIN "ucp
e'asaus - arms aug e,,''erl',e a'sPiay, ine
poe'''o" pa''o' nree hos's ELAPSED
'u','e winch 'ne CURIOSITY oi 'ne ,popuiaee
s"e''e' .eaf .o ours'ing. = AT = o CLOCK the
''1'u - INC easAcaue was announced et 40 aoo
90 INSTANT .''9 .oau = 'ne jan was lnsonseos
Gus 80 - sS saser saNses. VI or'e'
,' '"o y Was o"ss'uc'ed, ana e 'ne carriage
(a"' escor' paHsed oeIote the headquarters OF
F'"o o"'''''aaus' saa y onipt, While body 81
|"oops WIN nacn pomp anu circumstance.
"aue sear Tue way ano formed or s'i ol'oW square
ea0n'ng iro" 'ne carriage 10 me jan. AS
ooh'as a'' was reaay' 'ne eavHieade passed on
ane' 'nrougn aohole rows OF pointed oayonets
's a'n'. messy p'ah'pa pieces OF ar'i'leryq
ei'e' s'''eAen woman am iound .er way to The
'oor oeyono wnlcn ner nnsoana' shaekled and 70
euerea' awaited her coming BY Captain
aoo'e' wao came w'tn sa her TO Hnrper's Ferrs-
ne was leo luto the presence e- OF Gen. falia;
sno' ohe'lH 1amp1eii, MT. Andrew Hunter nr Ter
nd Ja'ier Avis Here the dreary dignities of
Formal reception we're continued For fifteen
MINUTES stiff plaiitudee hefsl her. With lin
ulariy bad taste the Commander in Chief as
ured her that II she should ever be disposed
visit Virginia again, he could cordially invite
or to Charlesto wn. where she v d receive ,r Ne
outhern hospitality. Soon after she was ia
20 aside hy Mrs. Avis and searched The
bita were then Withdrawn and sccomnaa;ed !, m,
the jailer. Mrs. Brown went 10 meet her
sband for the. last time, 81 a ss.,s ,is-a
"A few momeota befors ba. ,..,d,.s. e :. g. g.
eps was removad f,on, p,.m.,.m. ~
oinine. In tbeel;t,le i.,s,,., ~, az. ,''.o s1s
bed, Cant Moore entered - snr.;ss So ). =
i bis vile would soon be with him pae...a
left, he asked Brown to indorse : 49, .hs.,.
~ nod No., -. - : ."eck