Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-02
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Riot and Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, Va
terrible riot occurred at Harper Ferry Va.
on the 18th Oct, during which the U. S. Arsenal
was seized by the mob and all the railroads stopp-
| ed. The mob at one time it is said numbered
| GOO or 700 men. U. S. troops were ordered to
the scene, and also troops from Richmond, Mar
tnsburg and other points in Virginia, who sue
ceeded in recaptur,ng the Arsenal. The follow
ing are the latest dispatches from the scene of
the riOt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The number of lives
lost in the instruction at Harper's Ferry was
sixteen. The insurrectionary spirit is now be-
lieved to be nearly overcome.
From circumstances which have been brought
to light since the instruction it would appear
that the uprising had been in contemplation for
months, and that all the plans were laid deliber-
ately.
The place of rendezvous was farm house
about four miles distant from Harper's Ferry
The place had been rented for the purpose of the
instruction by one Capt. Brown, formerly of
Kansas, who passed under the assumed name OF
Smith. At this farm house were collected arms
ammunition and stores of every kind that might
be needed in such an affair, and all were pur-
chased and brought there by Brown, who seems
to have been the chief plotter snd ringleader.
In the attack on the Armory by the troops, most
of the outlaws were captured, among whom were
Brown, the leader, and his son. Brown had
threatened to hang all his prisoners if he was at
tackled by the troops.
Still later from Harper's Ferry
| Discovery Of Arms and An,munihon-Further De-
relopment Of the Plot-Promineat Abohtionists
Implicated GGin Smith and Others Furnished
The Funds-Hundreds Of Abolition Letters Found
--BroDn nj dead get.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 19.--The Baltimore
Grays started in pursuit of Cook and the fugi-
| tives under him, on Monday night On their
way the Grays stopped at the farm which had
been hired By Brown as the rendezvous of the
traitors, where they discovered several wagons
loaded with arms and ammunition, consisting of
rifles and pistols bearing the stamp of the Mas
sachusetts manufacturing company Of Chicopee.
Also, q large number of spears and bowie knives
attached to poles, indicating that large num-
Der of men were to be supplied with arms for
their murderous work. 1t is supposed that these
munitions were brought through Pennsylvania.
The insurgents did not attempt to rob the Pay
masters department at the armory, in which
there was considerable amount of money.
Brown, when he was supposed to be dying de-
clared his sole object was TO free the slaves from
bondage. He also declared that no other persons
than those about him were connected with the
movement, and that he did not expect aid from
the North. lie made the above statement in an
swer to questions propounded to him. He also
insisted that what he had done was right, and
that he ought to be treated as a prisoner of war
On TUESDAY evening party OF United States
marines and volunteers visited Browns house,
and found, in addition to the arms above men
toned, large quantity of blankets, shoes,
clothes, tents, fifteen hundred pixies, with large
blades affixed TO them. and various documents,
indicating ths' their plans w,ro deeply laid with
ramifcations through several States. The troops
alec 6is covered Letters irem several prominent
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