The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-10-26


the nigh, they made demand on the Wsg
er Hotel FOR provisions, and enforced the de
mand BY body OF armed men. The CHI
gems are N a terrible state q alarm; the in
surgents having threatened TO burn the tow
down.
The following is Just re- ceiyed from Non
ocscy, this side Of Iiarper's Ferry.
The mail agent on the Western bonnC
train returned 10 Monocacy and reports The
train unable TO get through. The town i
10 possession Of the negrcs. who arrest every
one they can catch, and imprison them. The
train due here at +. NJ. could not ge,
through. The agent came down on an
empty engine. The mail train Yves, got as
far as Sandy Hook. The baggage master
aud another party started on foot 10 The
bridge. went through the bridge, were taken
and imprisoned. Tie captain OF the in-
lsurrecii0ni-is refused 10 let anything pass
An Of the eastward bound trains laying
west o. the ferry have been seized. The
rnsil train bound west has returned % this
station. There are from 800 10 700 whites
and black.
Later r. Nj. -A a dispatch from Mar
,insburg. which j. situated west of Harper'<
Ferry. sent via Wheeling and Piushurg
has Just been received. u coniifms TIE rel
nor, TINT the insurrec'ionisis have taken
possession Of the arsenal al Iiarper's Ferry :,
nnd ad's thai the mob hs- planted cannon
ai the bridge. and the trains had all been
stopped A body Of armed men were get
.irg ready to proceed thrihcr 70 clesr the
road. Great excitement existed IN ths
vicinity. The American, Of this city, has
sent special reporter by the military sx-
pedi'ion, snd some definite intelligence vii
-oon be received. The reporter trle-raphs
rom the Rely House, that the expedition
vas lined there by no Marines from WISH
lng,or, under the command Of Colonel Hir-
ris with two four pound howi'zers.
A, four o'clock this Afternoon, train,
filed with the military. consisting r NJ
L,w Greys. CRY Gard<. Siields Guards.
and other ccmessie~. Iels here for Hsrpes's
Ferry. Several representatives o. the rress
Arcomranied them.
The L,,es'-Brl,imcrc. Oct ~, l0 ~
M.-Tn- Americans special reporter ,ele-
graphs from risne ~. 4. - miles from BAL
,imore, and 81 from llrper's Tsrr~, a. iol
lows:
Eight i. M.-The train consists 81 IN
cars, and TOO troops under Majur Reynr'as'
with the road master and labcrer- 70 repa;r
lhe fr,ck, aud telerrapher~ u mend thf
line. Tie three companies from Fredericf
sre IL ndyanre of train. cn'. fiaris'- u
4. marines follow in sperial train. and
viii not reach IIarpers Ferry befcre ~
O'Clock
RICHMOND, 0c' IT. r. NJ.
Great excitement exists here ~ conse
qucnce of the insurrec,ion st IIarpsr's Fer
nv. The Greys are uuder esve for Iilr-
per's Ferry. 70 start early IN The morning
Company H., with full ranks, have just leii
their armory. expecting 70 take special
train tonight. This j. ne~ company
The Governor lef, 20 nch, Tor Washington.
WAsHrsGroS, Oct. IL, , L. NJ
On The receipt Of intelligence from liar
oe,s- Ferry orders were Is@urd for the three
eompsnies OF artillery at Old Point, and the
corps of marines, in Washington barracks,
10 pr,ceed 10 The scene Of disturbance with
on, delay. The marines, % in number, Ten
IN the 3:l5 y. NJ. train ~iIh two II pound
howiIzers and full auppIy Of ammunition.
II is reported that they are under ordsrs %
force a passsge over the fridge tonight, a.
ali hszards. Col. Faulkner accompanied
them.
II i reported on good authority, tha,
some weeks age, Secretary Floyed received
On anonymous epistle, stating that about
the 18th OF October. the aboliiionisls. ne
pro-, md other disaiIected persons. would
make an attempt 10 seize the arsenal. and
hold The place: but the statement was %
indefinite and improbable ss caused no fears
OF euch outbreak.
Still Ls,cr.--washington. 10 II. Nh
view Of the possibility Of The disturbances
Al IIarper's Ferry extending 70 this vicinity