The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-07
The Remains of John Brown.

| me- neMalnS Oh JOnm brOWns
We gave, yesterday, statement from the
| Philadelphia Bulletin, describing the passage
of Browns remains through that city Itap-
pears from later accounts, that an adroit ex-
pedient was resorted to by the Mayor to pre-
vent an ebullition of that sympathy which
| would have otherwise disgraced the occasion.
| The Ledger says:
| The committee having charge of the body
had teiegraphed from Baltimore for certain
parties in this city TO have wagon at the de-
pot, for tRe purpose OF conveying the body to
an undertaken, where coffin was to be made,
| and the body kept until last evening or Mon
| day morning. The Mayor objected to this
proceeding, and insisted that the body should
| be taken directly through the city. The COM
mittee tried to argue the point and move the
Mayor, by saying that Mrs. Brown was sick
| and required rest, but still the Mayor insist
ed. and Informed the committee that the peace
of the city was more important than the ac-
commodatiens asked fol. The committee theE
reured, leaving tht po1y with the Mayor, who
held himself yonsibie to have it at the
Walnut street " narf at = O'Clock. The Mayor,
| TO get rid OF the clamor of the outside crowd,
| took a box, used in the car for depositing
| blocks, iron, hammers, de., and wrapped
around it a deer-skin, SO as to make it look
like coffin. The crowd in the depot was then
| forced back, and the box was conveyed care
fully to wagon on the shoulders OF six po-
licemen. The wagon left the yard and was
| the colored crowd. The depot was then cleared
| OF people, and another furniture wagon
| backed up to the side door, into which was
put a plain pine box con tanning all that was
| left of John Brown. A bundle of pixies used
| at Harper's Ferry was also put IN the vehicle.
| 1t was then driven out of the depot by the
| northern gate and down to Walnut street
| wharf, where the body arrived few minutes
| after the sham box.
The reporter Of the North American thus
| describes the scene:
Mayor Henry first ascertained that the body
of Brown WAS really on the train, and then
| expressed desire that it should pass through
| the city in a manner As secret as possible-a
desire in which Mrs. Brown fully acquieeced.
| The object was accomplished in this wise: An
| old horse and wagon, driven by colored man,
| was taken into the depot; a tool chest, loaded
| with shoveis and old iron, was placed in 1t,
| and hOrse-rug thrown over the whole, while,
| u keep up the deception, a Gordon OF police
| surrounded it. The row Uf boys perched upon
| The fence observed these movements and leIe-
| graphed them to the crowd below 'sThere
comes the coffin-thunder, what a big one =!
"Now they're a-gettin' it inter the wagon p
| "Hurray /! .here she comes !'-and as the gate
| opened and the wagon emerged, wild shout
| went up from tie mob, and a rush tor the ve-
| hicle was at once made. The horse was an
| old one, the wagon rickety, and the propelling
power of a stout whip was necessary to guad
| the poor beast to a trot.
| Away went the crazy wagon, and after it
y.
The driver lashed his horse vigorously, and
| rafting away at a round trot, the vehicle, now
4 an object OF in tense in terest Joted along Wash
| ington sfreet, with the crowd stringing out be-
| hind its tail-board. As it passed the factories
| along Washington street, the operatives poured
out as though an alarm of fire had been ruug,
while not a few of them abandoned their work
a,1d followed after the vehicle. The poor horse
pa .7ted, and the crowd wheezed, but the goad
of t,1e driver kept him ahead, and gradually
dista need the multitude behind. The better
runner rs, however, still kept up with the cart.
while the places of those who were blown
were filled by fresh recruits. 1t was not until
the rurnbling vehicle had nearly reached the
q ock at Walnut street that all It's followers
were wearied ont, and the tool chest and horse
rno. were left unattended. The few VINO last
ren.a ined discovered the fraud when too late.
and ia dulged in imprecations not loud, but
deep.
disappointe1 at the exclusiveness OF the ar.
raneemen.s II. the disposal of the body. That
thew were excln ded from the depot awoke their
indignaticn which found vent In expressions
that, il occurring elsewhere, would hare Kept
us in laughter for q month 70 eoTie. as .ne
street, the encomiums lassed upon It's sup
posed occupant by the pal ting coiored people
who endeayored to keep pAce win ~ WeIe
very expressive. sin dat eofh.a. panied rain
er than spoke one old colored m An 70 ahother,
sin dat coffin lays bigger uaL than John
Rodgers
The body of Brown reached New York on
Saturday evening. 1t was conveyed to an un-
dertaker's shop, where it was stripped and
placed on ice and after being completely frozen
was encased in a shroud of ordinary pattern,
and placed in a rosewood coffin with an outside
pine case. The face was quite flushed, having
life-like expression. Under tie right eye
there was red spot which appeared like a
bruise. The mark of the rope, which was
rather slight, was covered by white hand
kerchief with q large bow. considerable
number of persons called to see the body, but
only few were admitted. Mrs. Brown ar
rived at New York on Sunday night.
FROM HAvAEA.--The steamer Cahawba,
with Havana dates TO the 30th, has arrived at
New York, and brings nearly 100000 Mexican
dollars.
An extensive fire was seen on the evening OF
the 10th in the direction of Regla, supposed to
be some extensive warehouse located there.
The new Capfain-i General of Cuba found,
on his arrival on the island, the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars standing to his cre-
dit in the bank, where II was placed by the