The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-12-01
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

DOMESTIC SUMMARY.
MORE TRooPs FOR CHARLEsrowS. - Gov.
Wise has changed his policy. A few days ago.
he was marching back part of the military
force sent up to Charlestown. Now he is in.
creasing it, and some reports state that it is his
intention to collect five thousand troops at the
execution of Brown
Norfolk, Vd .Nor. 26.-The Woods Rifle
men, under command of Major Lamb, and a
company from Portsmouth, Va, will leave to-
morrow, on the steamer Louisiana, for Charles.
town, to remain there until after the execution
Of Capt Brown.
Washington, Nor. 26.-Eighty cadets, under
Col. Smith, from the Lexington State Military
Institute, passed through this city this morning,
by special train, en- route for Charlestown.
About one hundred men, comprising detaeh-
ments belonging to companies now at Charles
town, went On the same train.
Charleston, NoU. 25.-The howitzer COM
pany from Richmond, who returned on Tues
day last with Gov. Wise, have come back again.
The Governor received some information after
arriving at Richmond which induced him to
send them back
Washington, NoU. 27.-Three volunteer com.
panies-the Monticello Guards, Capt. Mallory,
from Charlottesville, Va; West Augusta
Guards, Lieut.. Walker, from Stanton; and
the Mountain Guards, Capt. Busher, from Au-
gusta, Va.-arrived safe and in fine spirits.
MILITARY PRECAUTIoN.-Gen. Asa Rogers.
OF Loudoun county, Va, has ordered the colo
nels OF the seth and 57th regiments TO order
out sufficient force to guard the boundaries of
Loudoun along the Potomac and Blue Ridge,
against the invasion of Browns sympathizers
The order has been promptly complied with
Among the companies on duty is the Leesburg
Cavalry, Capt. Shreve.
4NCENpiARY FIREs.-Ipcendiarsm seems to
be fearfully prevalent in many parts of the coun.
try. Not to partcularize tho numerous cases
of haystack and barn-burning that have occa-
stoned so much alarm in Virginia, the incen.
diaries have been busy in Miflin county, Pa,
where barns and other property to the value of
$4,000 have been destroyed within the past
fortnight. A large reward has been offered for
their apprehension. In Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, and some other States, a large
number of cotton-gins have Leen burned recent
ly, giving rise to many surmises as to their orr
gin. Some have attributed them to negro in
cendiares, and others to Browns emissaries /; -
but these suspicious are proved 10 he without
any foundation. New Orleans has been the
greatest sufferer, The value of property de-
stroyed in that city within the past two months
is estimated by hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. In the month of October alone, the losses
amounted to nearly three quarters of million
The people are now in state of constant alarm
The underwriters have offered reward of
$4,000 for the detection of the guilty parties,
and this sum is to be increased by private sub
scription.-B Baltimore Sun.
ARREST OF "SYMpATIIsEE ~ MARY.
LIND.-RockriUf, Nop. 2a.--We have one of
Browns YmPathizers with us, a man calling
himself William McDOugal or Douggal. He
was committed to our Jail on the 23d inst, and
had a second hearing ION the oath, before
Squire Braddock, of our town after which, he
was recommitted, for utterinI!g ssymPathzing
sentiments for cold Brown" TIE language
used was, that he thought Brown was doing
right, and that be ought to free every negro in
the South. He says he was born in Franklin
county, Pa, but for the last twelve or fifteen
years has been working in Maryland and Vir-
ginia: His wife and child are in Cumberland,
Nd, and his brothers and sisters live in Mon
roe county, Ohio. He says he had no idea Of
doing any harm in saying what he did.
GERRIr SMITHS INsANIrY.-A letter from the
resident physician of the Utica Asylum, dated
the 2lst, says that Gerrit Smith cost;apes to
improve. On the previous evening, he slept
six hours continuously. He has begun to real
ize his condition, and fully appreciates the i'm
portance Of bis medical treatmeps as well as
toration. Information from Peterboro' is to the
effect that his family regard his cure as certain
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL - ST.
Louis, Nor. 28.-The overland California mail
of the 7th inst. has arrived.
An association had been formed at San
Francisco for excluding Chinese from all en-
Iloymsnt except the lowest.
Trade had opened fair, and with encouraging
prospects.
The Denver city express has arrived with
dates to the 18th, and $4,000 in treasure.
The ProvisioEal Government was working
Mining operations continued, and the wealth
er was favorable.
FROM CALrFoRNIA.-Nese York, Noe. &c.
The steamer Baltic arrived this morning, with
81 ,75Q, 600 from San Francisco November 5th
She brings $50 passengers, including the off,
cersrAnd crew of the frigate Saranae.
The rainy season had fairly commenced, and
three thousand passengers had arrived at San
Francisco from Panama and the north during
the three days previous to the departure of the
mail.
The telegraph was in operation to distance
Of l60 miles east of San Francisco on the But
terfeld route, and would reach Vizala, $50
miles, by LIST of January.
There was more Improvements in progress at
San Francisco than at any period since 1854
The city was generally more prosperous than at
any period since the revulsien.
Judge Terry has been indicted and placed
under bond in the sum of $4,000 to answer
the charge of killing Senator Broderick in a
duel
1t was understood at San Francisco that Mr..
Garrison had sold so Mr. Vanderbilt his entire
interest in the mail steamers on The Pacific side
New gold discoveries we're constantly being
made in the WAsho valley, Another large
amount of ore had reached San Francisco,
which assayed from two to six thousand dollars
per ton.
The Cornstalk vein is regarded as the richest
silver mine in the world.
AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE CouNyY.=We find
the following in the Towsontown Advocate:
Military Organization. "A meeting was
held at this place on Saturday Last, for the pur
pose of taking into consideration tie expedien-
cy of forming troop of cavalry. . Joshua M.
Bosley, ESQ.,, presided, and 7, Stufgis Davis
asted as secretary. Resolutions expressing the
sentiments of the meeting were passed, declar-
ing that the exigencies Of the times required
our citizens to organize themselves, and to be