American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-20
The Mob at Harper's Ferry.

AbOlltlonlStS nave iull possession OF the
United States Arsenal at Hsrper's Ferry
The express train running east was
fred into Iwics, sad one Of thea railroad
hands, a negro. was killed while tryiO { 70
get thstrain through the town. ~ Z
'Theimob arrested two men who came
in with n load Of wheat, took The wagon.
loaded it with rifles. and sentit into Mary
land. They are led by about $50 whites,
with a gang of negroes fighting.
SECOND DISPATCH.
.PALTIMoRE, Oct IA late dispatch
received a. tie railroad Office says the az
fair is greatly exaggerated.
Ii had its foundation in a difficulty at
the armory. The negroes have nothing
to do with it,
THIRD DISPATCH.
TIE AFFAIRryERY SERIOUS
1t is apprehsnded the affair nj Harper IS
Ferry is mole serious Il an the people here
are willing TO believe. The telegraph
w.res have been cut, and there is no com
municalion beyond Monooacy. 1t is re-
ported that there has beer stampede OF
negroes from Maryland The train due
here early this morning has not Yet ar
rived Many wild rumors are afloat, bu'
no intelligence ofan authentic character
has yet been received.
LATER.
] The Western train has Just arrived.
The officers confirm the statement first
received. They say thatt bridge keep.
er discovered the lights in the bridge had
been rxlinguished, and when he went Ia
ascertain the cause, was pursued and fred
upon by gang Of blacks and whites.
The coloTed sssistent baggage master on
the train was shot and mortal!y wounded
Conductor Phelps was threatned that the
train shonld not proceed. He is uncertain
as 10 the condition OF the bridge. He
waited ill after daylight, and was then
detained six hours BY tho mob.
He says that the insurrsctionists nun.
her two hundred, whites and blacks
They have full possession Of the armory,
and are commanded or led BY man ma
med Anderson, who lately arrived at I1ar-
per's Ferry. The rioters siezed wagon
Of wheat, loaded it with aquantiIy Of mus
kets and sent il up into Virginia. Tho mil
itary Of Frederick City have been ordered
out. and President Buchanan has ordered
out United States troops. A special train
is now getting ready 10 convey troops from
this city. The President has also accept
ed Senick's company Of Frederick City,
and has ordered companies from Old
Point. This is authentic.
II seems now to be considered that some
thing serious is going on.
Another Rccount by the train says that
the bridge across n Potomac was. filed
with insurgents all armed. Every light
in the town was extiugpished and the no.
tells cloAed. All the streets we're in the
possession OF the mob, and every road and
lane leading thereto was barrieaded and
guarded. Men were seen 10 every quar-
Ter, armed with muskets and baycnets.--
They had arrested the citizens and pressed
them into the service. including many ne,
groes. When this was dene the United
States Arsenal and Government Pay
House, in which there j. said to be a large
amount OF mon y and al other public
works were seized by the mob. Some were
OF the opinion that the object was entirely
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NAMES rrom ChsrIsston and shenaTastovn
1 Y, apd Fradsrick Md The rioters Hra
erttepched in the armory, and hold Mr.
/ Washington and Mr. Lafrhfiell as pfiso
ners. Tho ihsurreotohhts were com
manded by Capt, Brown OF Kausas notbri
ETY., and Numbered originally II whit,
men and 5'neeroes, several Of whom wer,
shot Two men Of The Mattmsburgh Com
pahy were shot dead whilst chafgibg OF
lthe armory. Z lt,a =, '' s ~
/ A part; Of the insurgents have left her,
under command Of leader named Cook
{who with q large party Of slaves, is snppo
sed to be moving toward Pennsylvania =
Allen Evans, oneof the insurrectionists, i
lying in a dying condition. having heel