The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-31

of the United States Armory at The
shooting two or three Whites and placed splace,
Tho railroad bridge ami stopped the passange guards on
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Gen SEQ x ira "a ne
hcuors Of a public reception IA San 1 reoeSei the
parted the island 81 san Juan <rauci co, ao ae
ls--News having spread tn -
broken out At Harper's Ferry instruction had
de,aot ment Of marines, W tho President desp4tcnsa
too 70 The scene Of the IN proper officers from Wash
were oGnG 10 numb disturbance TIE insurfectmuisss
groes, under the about twenty white men an .
man named D. leadership Of noted Kansas free stss
OssavateT ,nr Brown, who was commonly known ~
made 70 "a Esown. After sone time spent in pas.e'J,
city 4 ,he purpose Of saving number OF promv snt
81 .sre who held prisoners by Brown wnhD the
.cosues ei the United States Armory the marines made
"a attack beat down the armory gstes and after short
ns sangtnary struggle took all VINO were not Siei ~
Soners Among the latter was Brown himself, who had
received number Of wounds Brown confessed
that h,s object to berste and run on all Ehe shyes
Ire adjoining counties 10 Virginia and Mar iind Al
nfm bouee which Brown had hired, fSiw mil from
IlaIper's Ferry, found ammunition md arms con-
sstlg Of large number q sharpa siaos, reyoss1...
pixies and other Implements Of war, together with great
amount of correspondence, consisting Of Of Gsrrt
Smith and Fred Douglass Tho prFoners taken 10
charge by the Authorities Of Virsp,s and peace vas re
stored purng the whole atlsir t.ere killed ten Of
the usnrectclss, eizens w United states ma.
riue, and lamber or oolh siies wouGded rwoot
he sons OF Bown were among the insurrectonss Slco
OF Browns party tho following were kled.-Capt olver
swn CAPT wa,sea hrown Lieut., hazet q S lsnn .,
Maine; VIM 1horlpson, of New York; Capt John hsgi,
OF OHIO Lieut. Andersen, OF Indiana; Dangrhei zoo
lorsil of Ohio, Lewis Leary Of 0hio-ten in all
20--Tho frs snow OF tho fell at Dunkifs, N.
" Ice ons%ighth OF inch in thickness formed New
2f-rie s.eamship Baltic arrived at New York bring
ssg dates from California the GOTH The trip made
IL nineteen days ana seven hours.
26Sh. shock OF earthquake was fclt at machas and
other paris of Maine.
27aow fell to nc depth Of three inches in New York.
beng Il 9 first OF the season.
2s.-ihouas Ferguson for the murder Of q mar named
Carre'te hurg salt Lake City, being the FIRST pub
3,>-ehr Brewn tho leader Of the cutbreak at Har-
pert Ferry, having been tried at Charcst,wn, Va
OF reascn conspring and advising with slaves =,
rebel and murder in the first degree found guilty
aitJe cbarsesLy the jury in about three quarters Of
he9r after thc'oase was given into their hands
NOVEMBER.
2John Brown, the leader of the HarTer's Ferry in
ugents sentenced 10 be hung tho Cd of Deem
ber The election polls in the city Of Baltimore
completely taken possession of by rowes Nearly every
ward in the city the Of riots and ARRAYS during
the whole day great number of persons shot,
4 and some citizens were killed.
7-Hon. Gerrit Smith, of Peterbcro, n. " was taken
! TO the Uica Insane Asy lum, seriously deraneed.
| ia Mexican, named Cortnas, with band OF men,
varNufy estimated at from woto four hundred strong,
beAeged the city Of Brownsville, Texas and some
hnset cid the inhabitants In great dread Troops
IT.--News received of tho safety of the steamship
North Star, which left New York the Goth October
with California passengers and mails bound Aspinwau
Ssire had been Six days ashore French KEYS
a.-Considerable excitement created in Virginia,
wee about 10 march to Chsrlesown for purpose OF
reccuirg old John Brown. number of Maryland and
Virginia military companies were ordered 70 repair to
ariestown to meet the INVADERS but the latter did
tlow themselves.
29.-The Governors Of trenty -four Of the States and
ITO o. the Territories appointed this day the observ
snoe q thanksgiving so that it became very nearly
onai holiday The shock Of an earthquake was felt at
SUNDAY, 27,-More excitement sprung up in Virginia,
caused by rrmors Of invading bands.
DECEMBER.
John Brown, the leader Of the oray at Harper 3
Ferry, Va the 18th and 18th days of October was
hung at Charestown, Va. His body was given to his wife,
by whom conveyed TO her residence at North Elba
Essex county, N. Y.
a-The Thirty sixth Congrcss convened in Washington.
The House did not organize consequence of the mem
bes not being able to eecsa Speaker The first vote for
Speaker resulted as iclows-
Thomas S. Bocock dem of virginia az
John Sherman rep, of Ohio Observation-Disclosures. So
Gausha A. Grow, rep, Of Pennsylvania . 43
Alexander Boteer, Southern opposition of Virginia. IA
MIR Grow withdrew, and the republicans concentrated
upon Mr.. Sherman, but were unable to A.
jorty.
s-The body of John Brown who was executed at
Chariestown, Va on the Cd, buried at North Elba
l2-Tbe New York State canals were closed by order
OF the Commissioners. Lieutenant General Scott
asr<6John f. Cook and Edwin Coppe, white men and
ess S5se me, and John Copeland black four q
thousand people witnessed the executions OF tho twenty
two men who joined in the invasion eleven killed a.
Harpers Ferry, five died the scao.d two fSteyens
and Hazt yet in the custody OF the Virginia autho.
rifles and three (Nerriam, Tdd and OF old Browns
eons) escaped, and are now in Canada
2c-1he body OF John E. Cook who was hung al
lharlestoUn Va buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery
long Island A fuse factory in Smsbury Conn. took
lire, aud 80 rapid the spreading of the flames that
eight females employed in the establishment unable Ia
escape persisted in the building meeting Of Southern
medical students held in Philadelphia They resolved
to secede in body from the schools in that city, ard to
go to Southern colleges jefferson College lost 200 and
Pennsylvania Uuiversylo0 students. 4 large punber
went 10 the Medical College in Richmond.
24The slave yacht Wnderer arrived at Boston. She
was run OIL from Savannah, and her way TO the
coast OF Africa for another cargo OF slaves when tue
mate who was unfavorable to the voyage, watched bis
opportunity when the captain had another vessel
to purchase provisions TO turn her back to the Uned
States which he successfully accomplished leaving the
captain behind.
2G.--Christmas was celebrated.
2-The President sent his annual message to Congress
IT was read in the Senate, and laid in the House
b. consequence Of that body not being organized.
2-Ihe Presidents Message and al. the reports Of the
heads OF the different departments In Washington wers
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