Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-12-15

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panies on guard. Immediately sfte
the execution . heavy smoke WAS OBJ
served to the southeast Of the town
and . report was in circulation that j
was occasioned BY the burning Of th'
barn of the late Geo. Turner. who wa,
killed at Harper's Ferry. A squad o
cavalry were Immediately dispatched
TO exsme into the cause. who returned
and stated that il was owing to th'
burning Of brush on . clearing. Or
Thursday. however. four of the horse,
belongingIto Mr.. Turner died ofpoison
while several others are suffering from
the effects Of the same.
Charlestown 10 very quit: the peo
pie are not excited. and have never
been. The only excitement which ha,
existed has been occasioned BY tn.
military. The troops will remain
Some few will be granted furloughs
but they will be all present on the l6il
instant.
JOHN BROWNS WILL.
CHAnLEsrowS. Jefferson Co.. Va,
Nov. 18th. 1851 give to my son
John Brown. Jr.. my surveyors com.
pass. and other surveyors articles, il
found; also. my old granite monument,
now at North Elbs, n. Y. to recei VI
upon it's two sides . further inscrip.
tion, as | will hereafter direct; said
stone monument. however. to remain
at North Elba SO long as any Of my
children or my wife may remain there
rs residents. / give to my son Jason
Brown. my silver watch with my name
engraved on the inner case. Igive to
my son Owen Brown, my double spy,
or opera glass. and my rifle gun. il
found, presented TO me at Worcester.
Mass. 1t is globe sighted and new.
] give. also. to the same son. fifty dol
lars in cash. to be paid him from the
proceeds of my fathers estate. in con-
sideration of his terrible sufferings in
Kansas. and his crippled condition
from childhood. give TO my son
Salmon Brown fifty dollars in cash. to
be paid him from my fathers estate.
as an offset to the first of the two cases
above named. give to my daughter
Ruth Thompson. my large old Bible
containing family records. l give TO
each of my sons. and to each Of my
daughters, my son-in.law. Henry
Thompson. and to each of my daugh-
ters-in-law, as good . copy of the BIZ
bic as can he purchased at some book
store in New York or Boston. at . cost
of five dollars each in cash. to be paid
ont of the proceeds Of my fathers es-
tate. give to each of my grand-chil-
dren that may bs living when my
fathers estate is settled. as good .
copy of the Bible as can be purchased
as above. at . cost OF three dollars
each. All the Bibles to be purchased
at one and the same time. for cash.
and on the best terms. l desire to
have fifty dollars each paid ont Of the
final proceeds of my fathers estate, to
the following named persons, to wit:
To Allen Hammond. Esq. Of Rock
vile. Tollsnd County. Conn.,. or to
George Kellogg. Esq. former agent OF
the New England Company; also. ff-
ty dollars to Silas Havens. formerly
Of Irvinsburg. Summit County. Ohio.
If he can be found. Also fifty dollars
to a man formerly of Stark County.
Ohio. who sued my father. in his
lifetime. through Judge Humphreys.
and Mr.. Upson, Of Akron. to be paid
by j. r. Brown to the man in person.
if he can be found. His name | can
not remember. Ny father made a
compromise with the man. by turning
out of the house and LOT at Monroeville.
| desire that any remaining balance
that may become due from nv fathers
estate, may he paid in equal amounts
to my wife and to each OF nv chill
dren, and 20 the widows of Watson
and Oliver Brown. by my brother.
Brown made also . second will. In
which he authorizes the Sheriff of JEFF
ferson County to sell his pixies and
guns. and give the proceeds to his
wife. If they can be found. THIS was
made this morning.
Gov. Wise wrote . similar lctter TO
the Sheriff to the one he wrote to Gen.
Taliaferro, as to the disposition OF
Browns body. The gentlemen who
accompanied Mrs. Brown have kindly
furnished me with the following state.
ment:
They accompanied Mrs. Brown Ia
assist in disinterring and identifying
the remains of her sons. and to aid in
bringing ont the body of John Brown.
In the former task they have been
kindly aided by Colonel Barbour and
other citizens of Harper's Ferry. They
found two graves. one containing three
and the other originally ten bodies
II Was ascertained that the corpse Of
Watson Brown had been carried off by
the surgeons for dissection. They
found two bodies and supposed that
one Of them was that Of Oliver Brown.
but it was far gone in decomposition.
and Mrs Brown thought herself une-
quail to the task Of recognition. so the
bodies will be re-interred here.
The body of John Brown arrived
tonight at seven and . half o'clock,
under sn escort of the military. and
was delivered by the undertaken to the
gentlemen who accompany Mrs. Brown
1t will leave at three O'Clock in the
morning. The party will stop in
Philadelphia. where the remains will
be placed in . metallic coffin, and ta-
ken without ostentation. to his old
residence. North Elba. Essex County,
New York. Brown himself has fur.