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gy Joseph Clisby. ^tOMUTELEGEAftr ^ TSW^* : • URS, IN ADVANCE. ; c«l? «** w!lCrC ,hC su,,scri I' tior ^ of the Ofliw- 'jjJTCcn«’rnl , sBcpori. *‘TVi,:G»:.Mr.At’sOrricE, \ (g"££ui* Oct. 20th. 18o9. $ , JOSEPH E. BROWS, r’i' ^nliaocc with the provisions of H*.«,]} December. IB-I.I. I have the •before your Excellency n state* V ■ „ ' nn ,i disbursements nt the 6 v*.focal year 1859, showing in tbeTre5n»ry> nt the end of the rJurts <«•. . . however, orarefer- *" Trawler’* Report, this reported ' ‘ the Treasury" is deceptive. Pre- vriins into office, former Comp* .’r reported this “balance,” with- j on . The consequence was. read the Comptroller’s • .j that nil of this large balance *“•, fftdMTy, when such was and of this $1*14.332 tHl “ bal- vj,,V.l is altogether murailablc, it ■; f r,ro|>erty. and no more subject to S into cash than the Western & Utisd, or other public property, !T fia be K.ld without legislative nc- , fallowing items compose this una- .tort in the Treasury, via: " Oration Fund *490,900 CO t.'i.xi :• (l. Uailroad ... '-‘0,000 no 8.ST7 oo Railroad Script. ... 1,7*4 tw , J.Ste 00 MACON, OCTOBER 25, 1859. Volume XXXIV.—No. 5. I, *323,564 00 3f ,a!yaa available balance in the 00 to meet the balance *the appropriations for 1859, amount* ’fi im of $238,4® 10. There was an baiar.ee in the Treasury on the 20th ; |.>, rf $130,354 It.',, to meet appro- iunpaid, amounting to $110,130 13; ite sum of $20524 22.. as n balance roi-nry, after paying all tbc appropna* IIOOJUW Common School 1 'und, now A in the Hank of Savannah, and upon e State is receiving at the rate aft ■ per annum interest, is included 111 re available balance in the Treasury, it is to be returned at the proper tune ibution. make the Reports from She Comp* aJ Treasurer more simple and iutelli- wouhl respectfully suggest that these btaulh prized or directed by the Leg- heresfttr to report as a “ balaneo in (jsary” only the actual cosh in the Th‘n let them report this Dank iroaJ st x'k. including the stock in the i Gulf Railroad, and the Western A Kiiroad. separately, and nil un ited of • Assets belong ing to the Mute." ittis, ti e people and their Heprcsen- eilUot only see at a glance and witlt- oMtian the true cash condition of the ktat hv thus having these items of | *rty ill reported separately mid un til, they can also see with equal fa- alassets belonging to the State.— ar and Comptroller might be di- port the Western A- Atlantic Rail- riginal cost to the State Treasury, r report it without placing anypartic- a a value upon it. ioitgoing items of “ Darien Dank ■Westtia .V Atlantic Railroad Scrip,” nsnwit Funds,” are totally valueless, Mrthto the State the paper they are ai pis ted on, they might with all r. he destroyed or burned, and he left ."arc Reports. krset trom the books of this otliee ac- sa this Report, as required by an act December, lr.'Kl, settiug forth the 4 the several appropriations, both id special, under their respective dates and amounts of warrants np- whosefavor drawn and the balance d each appropriation, uired by act of the 2Gth December, xhibit is herewith submitted show- nount ot taxes with which the inltabi- acb county in the State stand charg- digestj returned to Ibis otliee by the [reivers of Tax Returns for the year which it appears that the tax as- ;ounts in the aggregate to $-13ri,* **< Ihsbursements til iht Treasury. eipts into the Treasury during the 851*. there was received : (the litnera] Tsi. iSM....*3Ta,,;u si •t lii- \V. ,V A. Railroad... 42 ,ooc 00 anticipated receipts in x> the Treasury for the fiscal year I860, may be stated as follows: trom General Tax $375,000 00 Nit earning, of W. Jt J. Railroad 420,000 00 Rank tax 33 iw — Rank dividend,...'.... ....... 1 Railroad Tax • Miscellaneous items... * Rnllance after pay i,.g a ipropriatinns for 1859. e 30.000 00 8,096 56 6,595 92 30,335 99 And we have Total $903,305 50 The demand upon the Treasury, for the same vear, will npproximi te as follows: • fo pay members of th< legislature.....$100,000 00 “ Civi‘. catabiUlu H'nt, 1860 70,000 00 “ Contingent fui il. I860 “ Printing fund. I860 “ Heductiou o ’ Public Debt To pay Interest on P ,blic Debt “ support of panper patients, Lunatic Asylum “ salary ofSuperiii.ondcnt, do. “ M other otficer^wd servants, do. “ support of pupils Deaf and Dumb Asylum . ; ** do. \ea<.my for the Illiml, “ do. cudb-iGa. 3111. Institutes •• purchase of proVjSiona for Peniten tiary - ^ •* salary of Chaplain do. State Library—for pu chase of books... do. for sal ary of Librarian.. Military Storekeeper it Savannah do. at Miilodgeviile... K. r Common School Pond 130,000 00 For extraordinary appmpriatioas ray.. f*o,ooo 00 16,000 oo 21,000 CO 7,000 00 170,000 00 15,000 00 1,800 00 10,000 00 8,000 00 .5,000 00 2,000 00 2,500 00 150 00 -1,000 00 800 00 000 00 150 00 Hank Stock - L. 8. Military ciim*.... ilunk Assets items, (a more full $$ will be tuund in an- tl.is Kepart.) 6,883 93 ‘'the Atlanta .V Gulf K. K. 15o,lo- 33 33.417 52 25, CO5 00 8,026 56 2,000 00 5,323 09 1,500 00 1,500 00 61,032.879 27 avajlabhi funds -1st October, 1858.... 130,354 C5 a total tuna of 81,163,233 92 ^ *een that the iucreuscd receipts of vV Atlantic Katlroad, this year ^fSSMKNi, ‘Wieaeutsof the Treasury during land, 1858.... p^Iwkd. 1138 i vq*' Fund, 1858.. H^aUUhment, 185!*. - * " i: *««tntf U n<t. IS.Vi. find. '"KVffiiuta. 1-MI.... *x.Jtr, Rmt ofliiern of 'j * “* i‘uhlic Dipt..... ■ A'j. do ...... »Atlantic & Gall Kail ‘*. , ca—f w hnildinga.... ““—pay „f t'om'ra of SJKiri id pvipir patients i V "i.*' J i leriuIt mdent.. n. , Ur ' re mil aervaatl "Gv (“ r SU P' ‘VlXrItllsd—for build' , ,Q pport of pupiU v ~f>r buildings -*•7 lasiitute, support of ?*/**»««. 1S19 the Pruiteuliary *t Usilroads of other .-(w purebaaft of pro- rj r*® ni c | sppruprin.iona u* an abstract ji-rtui, report, amount 913,50? 19 5,816 30 1,867 oa 20,569 00 31 9.045 92 17,203 00 3,145 24 95,529 10 99,250 00 50,563 09 150,000 00 14,500 00 5,000 00 9,577 63 1,800 90 10,000 00 !>,000 00 30,000 000 .3,000 00 15,000 00 na,75o oo 2,500 00 i "• $874,405 OS e r account of the fiscal hii!^’“te f„ r the past year, I can- u ° T ir "l eommemi the promptness t~Collectors for JRS8 settled jT 11 ^ ll! Treasury and this office. ! 'R ,r the time appointed by •ttila “ , nt ’ .“11 ,be Sute UJt ’ cx ' t' '' ?*■'' l ,ait * * nto 'be Treasury, twLT ,taf ‘ er a " l * ,e accounts t*5f. J 4 r ' > 0 '* u l* at tliis office. It lb,',' ® 10 sc ! 0 public officers thus t* -, , I discharge of duty in re- i^i ‘' Ur .' affairs of tlic State. A ktfi.,'!” one 'balf of tho tax was lw-, l ll 1 * u due; but since the *l«i»in' • ave ' ictn fully informed i f '’ * n< ^ the duty of the K - T 40 °bcy tho btw, 11 j™ i 1 * 41 ’ th® law mast be closely towport the improve- WtftWU* operations of the twelve month#, I have iw^propnafe to allude to and 40 'h® entinsry receipts 01 «>» ensuing fiscal year. The Total 9t>i;i,;cio oo It will thus be seen, that after meeting the ordinary demands upon the Treasury, and re ducing the public lei it $1,000, ami allowing $30,000 for miscellaneous or extraordinary ap propriations. there wilt still lie a surplus of $,2s9,0i)5 !M> to apply to n further reduction of the Public Debt, to education, or to any other purpose the next Legislature may direct. Although there is but $7,000 of the Pub. Debt ,,’ue the ensuing lisi ai year, still the State can, if it chooses, force in and redeem $207,0110— ihe State having, in 184N, reserved to itself the right to redeem cenain bands at any time after 10 years. These bi nds are due in I8t>3 and 1808, as will bo seen by a more full statement under the head of ‘ Public Debt—in Bonds." It will also lie seen that of the bonds Issued and now unredeemed, $2,0S0,75O aro 0 per cents, $43i,OOii bear 7 per cent, interest, and $72,000 pay H per cent, iutc cst. There is still due :o tbc Atlantic & Gulf Rail road Company the mnn of 350,000; (and tin Slate is bound for a further subscription of $500,000, when the private stockholders raissan additional $000,000 ; i but the act making the State’s subscription to this work provided also for the issue of State six per cent bonds, paya ble at tho expiration of twenty years, in tire event of there not being money intheTreasury to meet the instalments as they are called for; consequently, this subscription has been charg ed to the Treasury only as the bonds have been issued and sold to the company. The Public l)chl—in Bonds. Since the payment of the bonds due this year, and die redemption, by order of your Excellen cy. of $99,250 of seve n and six per cent bonds, due in the years I860, 180'., 1802, 1863, 1 SOI, 1805, 1868, 1809, 187n, 1671, 1872, and 1873, the public debt in bonds of the State is as fol lows Dtie in 1600, 7 per oent. Central U. bonds 7,000 00 •* 1801, •* «» “ *• *•» 12,000 00 • 1802, •* •• «• “ 52,090 00 ‘ 1862, 7 do 100,000 00 6 do 20,000 00 M 1863, •* do.................... 55,000 01) ** J863. ’• do., nowreditem.ibli’.. 62,300 00 M 1605, *• <1(4 ................... 25,000 oo •* l?«* f 4 * do., now redeemable.. 205,000 00 •• I6t*9, *• do 272,500 00 ” fj.f L , m , , _ 72,000 00 •* IrTO, 150,250 00 *• 1871, 161,500 00 “ 1872, .................. 625.500 00 « do, redeemable ill 1862, 100,000 00 •• If 73, li lt| k i .. , , a (T .... 1711,000 00 ** 1674, •. do so.odo 00 » do.,.- ,,, ........ let.suo 00 ” 1*78, * do , 100,000 00 *• 1679, “ do 130,000 00 *2,004,730 00 Amount Mibsiribid, but imt baaid250.000 O') •• pledged rimditioiiaUy.•• 5oo,ooo oo Total *3,351,750 oo [We are forced to omit much of the matter of this report. The rcoon inendations in reference to the tax on Lotteries, Iniurancc anil Express Com panies, on money loai ed out of the State, the slaves hiring their own iine, the suggestion upon Tax Receivers’ bond9, naking titles to property soil to pay taxes, retur is of tax-payers, tho tax digest, deduction to non-residents, digest of tax laws, tho valuable stutiftics in reference to the cost of public buildings, tho appropriations for colleges and charitable institutions, the State stocks in va- rious banks and railroa ls, the capital stock of the Central Bank. We cai find place only for the following:] amknumexts to riiK rkyknck laws. The Act of 18*21 lmv ng made it the duty of Ihe Comptroller General to accompany his annual re port with such"rccoinn! ndations of changes in the revenue laws, as arc in his judgment best calcu lated to produce econoi iv, and insure the prompt and faithful exccut^ of said laws, I shall now proceed to the discing t of this duty. THE ACTION or THE LAST LEGISLATE**:. The last Legislature c id well in passing acts car rying out some of the s ggestions in my last Am nual Report. The resu a, to somo extent, has far exceeded my most si iguine expectations. By these Acts, the State bt i not only realised about $5,0ii0 additional tax from Lotteries, Insurance Uo’mpanics and Railroad, but property has been uwrc uniformly and fairly valued, and a very tar ye increased return, in vali e of property, has been made this year over las year, thereby authorizing A farther reduction of t,.e per rent, on property subject to taxation, and also lessening the tax, too, upon persons who have'heretofore given in their property at a fair valuation or the market value.— Last year it required 7i;conts on the $100 to raise tho tax required by law* In consequence of this increased return, this rt'trit required only «4 cents to raise the same amoupt. In addition to this, this more uniform and fair ’.iluaticn of property, pre sents the State, at hom and abroad, in a Still more elevated position—for rl States and Governments are judged of and respe ;ted much on account of their wealth and resour es and progrcssivcncss— and as the late return approximates .nearer than any other, to "the true condition ot the State, tho causes which produco such a result can.not but be approved. The return of the whole amount of property on tho Tax Digest this year, is $609,589,- 87A aesinst $539,055,114 last year, showing an increased return this year over last, of $70,534,- 7G-» . But. while these good results have ensued, by reference to tho tables accompanying this Report, it will be seen that one of the objects sought to be accomplished by the last Legislature has not been fullv attained—at least in relation to one class of property. For instance, Bryan county, one ex treme, returns this year its slaves at only an aver age value of $142, wliilo Lincoln, the other ex treme, returns its slaves at an Ajerngo 8752. The average value in the return or the whole State is $612,03, showing Bryan county to be $170 below tho average value in the whole Statc- Ru‘ it is doubtful whether it can bo ?® r ® under the ad ratolum system. Under this system, were Assessors appointed, while some counties would put one valuation, others would, in aU.pro bability, put another, and no more ®8“^ "'“f 440 " than the present. It will be seen, loo that slaves are valued lowest in ihe lower partofthe State near the seaboard. It may be possible that the slaves in these counties are not as valuable as those in tho upper part of the State. But, however thw may be, even were there Assessors, slaves would bo valued differently in different localities, and it isVuesUonable whether the inequality would bo esl by further Legislative acuon » t P re *f n, ’“ ian ’ the ad t alornm system is continued. The Sum Tax of Georgia to so small,* I can not believe ikon.—with the slight gisnce l have been able j “ 4,,. u te Tax Acts, within iny reach, of sev- 40 fq^uthern States, I find that in South Carolina, cral ^'Ta dtfe. U wns, villages, boroughs, Ac. upon lMd*>nc * o l n t h e $ioo, and upon other GnAHtU concents on the $100, and slaves pay 70 Unds It i* w ctnu* v and s»«i3SsiaESwssfs cents on each slave, in on * ^ |Too In°Virgin',., ?0 contain the $100 on real and per- property! ‘ j _1 IVC , those between erage tax ol r«‘- ' • j In Ten* 15 ami In EonlxUna, ■***5 on tl.c Soo, while in Georgia the tax that any county or body of citizens in the State, desire to pay less thsn their proportionate share, When, then, the citizens of the various counties of the State—now below the average value in the Slate—find any oi their property returned below the average value of similar property in other por tions of the State, and discover that either they or their Receiver of Tax Returns have returned their property at a smaller value than other portions of the State, is it not reasonable to suppose that next year, and thereafter, they will do better, and sec that their Receivers discharge their duty, and that they will themselves come forward and return their property at something like the value put upon sim ilar property by tbeir fellow-citizens of other coun ties, and that they will thus bear their fair propor tion of the taxes of the State 7 I can not but tbink they will. If, then, the Legislature should concur with me in this view of the matter, perhaps it would be best for the present not to disturb the existing mode of giving in and valuing property.— TERM OE 01 TICE OF HF.CEIVF.RS OF TAX r.ETTRNS AXI> TAX COLLECTORS. Before closing these suggestions or “recommcn dations r.f such changes or amendments of tho rev enue laws of this State, as in his (my) opinion may tend to insure their more prompt and faithful ex ecution," Ae. I can not but allude to the present short term for which Receivers of Tax Returns aud Tax Collectors of the State are elected. Although there are no laws iu which the people arc more in terested in than the proper administration of the tax laws, still, from the frequent changes wade in the officers selected to carry them out, it would seem that less care than usual is felt by the people as to their proper and faithful execution. The re ceiver ol Tax Returns is quite an important officer in the administration of liie tax laws. It is not only his duty to receive tho returns made to him by the various tax-payers, bat it is also his duty to sec that property is returned to him at a fair and uniform valuation, and he is required, too, to sec that all tho property liable to taxation be taxed. If not given in by the owner or agent, he is to hunt it up, or Cud it out, aud return it on his book as in default, and double tax the same. In dis charging this duty well, and in a “prompt” and “faithful” manner, lie ought to be well acquainted with the tax laws. But how is it under our pres ent system ? The Receiver is elected annually on the 1st Monday in January in each year, and with out knowing any thing, or but little, of the laws he is to execute, on the 1st of April following, or thereafter, he proceeds to the discharge of bis du ties. As lie progresses with his work, various questions as to the law came up, and not being very familiar with tho various provisions for esch particular case, he has to hunt it up. Even if he jiad read it before, he docs not know where to find it readily, and at the time he may not find it all, but look* it up at another time. Thus he goes on, jearning the Jaw and becoming more familiar with it for three or four months, and by tho time he gets to understand it and his duties tolerably well, he has gone through the county the legal number of times, and the time for closing and making up his book, aud forwarding it to this office, has ar rived. ' Front want of a proper knowledge of the law, he may have committed errors, and over looked projierty liable to taxation in different parts of the county, but he has not time to visit those sections again and to make the corrections. But then knowing the law and understanding better his duties, were he Receiver longer, he would not fail to discharge his duties more efficiently and beneficially to the State the next year aud there after. Bis term of office is out, however, when his book is received aud accepted by the Comptroller General, and peiliaps at tbc next election lie is defeated; then his successor is in the condition that he was when he commenced bis duties. Can the public interest be promoted by this state of things ? My exjierience, for tho last four years in this office, lias satisfied me that it cau not be. In most, if not in all eases where Receiver of Tax Re turns have beeu in office more than one year, I not only find their Digests made up more correctly and intelligibly, but 1 find their duties generally better discharged. Iu carrying out the late Act as to receiving returns, I find that in i.iost cases the largest increased returns have been furnished by Receivers who have heretofore held tiie office. Aud w.hy should not all this be so? If a person in the habit of handling au axe, a plow, a jioe or a jack-plane, can make better use of the same, and is more profitable to his employer than one totally unused to such things, I can not see why tho same advantage would not result in tiie holding and ex ecuting the dutiea of an office by a faithful officer. If “practice makes more perfect,” and if an over seer or fanner improves, and does better and bet ter every year, as lie has more experience, or if a lawyer who has had practice, aud is familiar with the law is deemed tiie safest and is more relied upon for a “prompt” and “.efficient” discharge of duty, than one with no practice and with no fa miliarity with the law, then I can see no reason why one in office that attends to his business, who has a sense of right and is faithful, and who has a laudable ambition, should not also improve from day to day, and be better able to serve those who trust and employ him, than one altogether inexpe rienced in such matters. With these results, then, and believing that a “more prompt” and ‘‘faithful execution” of the “revenue laws” will be “ensured” thereby, I can not but express the opinion that the public good, in the administration of the tax laws, would be promoted by prolonging the term of offi.-o of Re ceivers of Tax Returns to two or more years.— There is not the same necessity for prolonging that of the Tax Collector, as the duties of that officer are not so complicated as those of the Receiver.— Still, I have also found an improvement in Tax Collectors who have served more than one year, and if the Comptroller General properly discharges his duty, even under the present laws* no harm to the State could come from the change. Ill addi tion to this, every two years ail other county offi cers arc elected, and tiie people at that lime are more careful in the selection of their officers; whereas, under onr present system every other year, none are there elected jfcept-Reccivcrs and Collectors. The conscqucndJis, every other year, but little interest is taken in these elections, and in many counties not half of the people select or vote for these two last named officers. Should tho Legislature, therefore, determine to prolong the the State, l>y the Census returns, will be about; to the Baltimore Sun, says that the Baltimore J,024,009. ; troops and the Marines are under the command In these 130 counties there are returned 299 . of Col. Lee. the army arrived near the Ferry Deaf and Dumb, 400 Insane and442 Idiots. There a { one o’clock last night, and learned that the against a delay in levying and collecting the taxes, it perhaps might be well to amend the present laws, so as to provide for the summary removal of an incompetent or unfaithful officer before his term has expired, and the appointment or election of another, in the event any of the cminties should be so unfortunate as to elect such persons to these offices. In Decatur county, at this time, by spe cial statute, the Receiver and Collector arc now elected bicnniallv, and I take pleasure in saying that so far as I have been able to judge, there are not two more prompt and faithful officers in <he State. * STATISTICS OF TAXABLE* IS GEORGIA FOR 1859. As various important questions will be before the ensuing Legislature, in the consideration of which a partial knowledge of the condition of the State—of her present wealth and resources and •progrcssivencss—may aid in the promotion of wise legislation, I have again, at some expense and trouble, voluntarily prepared several tables for the use of the Legislature, which accompanies this Keport. They consist of tables A, B, C, D, E, F, 4J and H. . . ’ Table “A” contains the number of acres of Und, its total value and average value per acre, in the various counties throughont the State, for 1858 and 1859. Table "B w contains the uumber of slaves, their total and average value in the same counties for 1S5S and 1859. Tables “C, “D and “E” contain tho various items of taxation—except Dentists and Dagucrrean Artists—in all the coun ties in the State for 1859. Table “C” also contains the number of children in esch county, between the ages of 8 and 18, returned on the Tax Books oTbuiTaod'slaves and other property—except Bank and RsHroad capital—it is now but 6* cents on the 8100. , , . It will therefore be seen that while the tax in Texas want* but i cent oil tbc $100 of being dou ble our tax; the per cent, tax in the various other Southern States above named, is more than double that of Geotgia, while AUbama and Kentucky are more than three times larger; Louisiana is more than four times Urger, and the per cent, tax in Virginia ia more than six times larger than it is in t,C |!,*\visconrin it is Hi cents on the $100, nearly double: New Hampshire and Maine it is 20 cents on the $100, over three time* as large. In Penn- ••tvania it is 25 cents on the $100, nearly four times as Urge, and fa Minnesota it is 2G cents on tho 8100. being four times Urger than our tax. In Ohio, the per cent. 31 cents on the $100, is nesrlT five times Urger, and in Illinois the per cent, tax 67 cents on the $100, is over leu times larger th Thus ft wiU be seen that the tax of Georgia is so far below that of other States, that it may be ,„_.i almost a nominal tax. tltmsybe proper here to remark, that, by an lets the Governor was authorized to sell Ae RMd, prided the s.mo was not sold for less one million of dofiars. The Act also prori- dad lh*t « the purchaser shall in addition to said aum ofone million of dollars, pay whatever sum ^ he expended on said Road from this time nS43) to th® 4*y of The sections of e Act of 1 S1S authoriafeg the sals ofths Road, war. repealed in 1S50. . for 1859, by which it will be seen that the whole ,as I only went into an investigation to ascertain, v t .LflJaaaa aatnunArl An ilia Tow ilnnlro fnP /If lIAtlI* /Ism Ai*a*Ai'ai«/ aoef o/ /!,* Pa/>.7 4a number of children returned on the Tax Books for a participation in the CommonScbool Fund amounts to 117,070; and table “E" also contains the total return of property in the several counties in 1858, and columns showing the increased and decreased returns of taxables, Ac. in the State in 1859. Ta ble “F” contains the total value of land returned in the several counties in 1856, 1857, 1858 and 1859; and table “G” contains the total Talue of city or town property returned in the same coun ties for the same Tears. Table “II” contains the number of polls returned in 1858; the amount of Poor School Fund paid from the State Treasury to each county for 1858; the amount paid to mem bers of the Legislature for the same year; the to tal amount drawn from the Slate Treasury by each county for the same year: nud the net amount of tax paid by each county for the same year. It will be seen, by reference to tablo “E,” that the total increase on the whole property returned this year (1859) orer last, (1858,) is $70,534,762. The increased return of 1858 over 1857 was but $11,226,151. But, as it may be well to sec upon what items of property Ihe greatest increaso has been made, I have compared tlio return of 1858 and 1659, and the result is as follows: .1 Table shotriuy the increase anddeerruse in the different items of taxation since 1858. Vs!. In '5S i Vat. in ‘59 Land....... Slave* City prop’jr Mon. 4k sol. dt*. Merchandise... Ship, k Ton... For. Bk.Cap.. Sto’s, mV*, etc. HM. k Lit. fur.. Prop, not turn. $189,S59^70 $-49^7,SnO • 221,469,9*7; 271,420,465 30410,844, 82,129.314 89,702,747 l$| J 10*463*61 li 763,235 773,413 3.S6S.736 2,054^05 34,923,^56 90,1 4,701 It £31,637 031,731 ’ *4’423,132 24260,937 89,315,089 No. Polls No. Profes’*... No. f. p. color. No.ac’s land.. No. Slaves.... 97,04s, 93,945 2,973 2.333 1,0931 1,213 S3,730,S05j 83,759,228 482,124 443,804 Increase. Dccr’e. near at pouiblt t the original coil of tht Road to the State Treatuay, I shall here bring my Report upon this subject to a close, except to remark that during the last twelve months the Road has paid into the State Treasury as net earnings the sum of 1420,000. HARPER'S FERRY REBELLION. Rebellion at Harper’s Ferry-Unit- ED STATES TROOPS CALLED OUT- BLOOD SHED! Washington, Oct. 17 Rumors rcpched this city, this forenoon, that a serious insur rection has broken out nt Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. The trains on the railroads leading there have been stopped, the telegraph wires cut, and the town and all the public works arc in the hands of tho insurgents. At first, it was believed that this story was merely an exaggeration of an affray among some Government employees at the United States Armory. Later dispatches, however, from Monocacy. the nearest station to the Ferry, confirm the first statement. The trains have been stopped on the several railroads, and the employees killed. The ne groes on the plantations on the Maryland side of the river have been seize,], carried over, and made to join the insurgents. AH statements concur in sa ving (hat the town 10.0SI2HO .. 44.15t.4TS . 2,019^1*1) .. 7,861,9,4 .. _ s,069,its,—j is in complete possession or the.rebels, together . .. ... W.'. |7T8,4is ; with the United States Armory. Arsenal, JPay Office, and the bridges. The insurgents are «.iis6^w!::::::: composed Of whites and blacks, and are sup- ; i posed to bo led on by Aliolitionists. 1-691 "'lii | ft « supposed by some that the object of "i«o plundering arms, ammunition, and Government • 5!1 ’ 5 ' si money, is for the purpose of effecting a general " 1 j rising among the blacks of Maryland and Vir- Last year Foreign Bank Capital was returned on j ginia. the Tax Digests but by an Act of the last Legis- 0 ne hundred marines, with two twelve-pound- lature these Banks now make their returns.directly from Washington barracks, went up this “fh-’VGoon to the scene of hostilities; and will tion. There were also returned 92 Dentists, 57 Dagucrrean Artists, 1 nominal Slave and 5 Slaves for hiring their own time. It will be seen that much the largest increase in value of property returned, has been upon Slaves; Land comes next, and then Merchandise. The main cause of tliis extraordinary large increased return this year over last, having been allnded to in another part of this Report, 1 will not here say more in relation to it. It will also be seen that the increased return of polls is but 1897 over that of 1858. This, how ever, is better than the return of 1858. as the re turn then was 101 less than the rear before. It will be seen, too, that while Professions have fallen off 140, the return of Free Persons of Color have increased 120; and that while the return of the number of acres of land is 21,582 acres less than last year, the increased value in land is $10,687,- 910." In 1858, the increased nnmbcr of acres re turned orer 1857 was 495,136, while the increased total value ol land returned in 1858 over 1857 was but $2,169,011. The number of Slaves has in reach there about 8 o’clock, P. M. They have orders to clear the bridge at all hazards. Three companies of artillery from Old Point arc also on the way thither; besides which six or seven couqianics of military from Baltimore and Fred erick City, Maryland, hrve offered their servi ces, and have been accepted by the President. They have gone up on an extra train. Tho insurgents arc said to number six or eight hundred, and that they arc under the leadership of a man by the name of Anderson, who but recently arrived at the Ferry. One report from a merchant there says that most of the citizens have been imprisoned, and that many have been killed. All the roads leading to the town have been barricaded and are guarded. It is believed here to be a move of the Aboli tionists. Secretary Floyd received some weeks ago, an anonymous letter, informing him that there would be a rising, and nn attempt made creased but 11,240 over 1858, still the return of to capture the Arsenal; ‘but the letter was too the value of the same this year over the last is indefinite and improbable to be believed. The $44,154,478. The increase in number in 1858 over | ma .. nonr (> e greatly exaggerated, but 1857 was 5,558, while the increased return of total; there is undoubtedly a serious disturbance oc- T The "verage° value of fend the wtote State in 1 currin S at 4he Ferr y* «nd representatives of the 1856 was $4 09 per acre ; in 1857, $4 10; iu 1858,1 P«*s have gone up with the troops to the scene $4 11; in 1859, it is $4 43.. The average value j °* !u4l,>n ‘ of Slaves in 1856 was $505,21; iu 1857, $524,97; I second dispatch. in 1858, $526,39; and in 1859 it is $602,63. j s Washington, Oct. 17—9.30, P. M.—Nothing This is indeed a gratifying exhibit for Georgia, J f urt hcr lias been heard from Harper’s Ferry, and presents her in a still more flattering and pros- excC pt that the reports are generally confirmed, perous a condiuon than at any former time. The insurgents have fortified the bridge with cknscs for Georgia in 1859. | cannon. The suspicion here is that the dis- Accompanying this Report will be found a table turbancc was caused by the failure of the con- containing tbe Abstract of the Ceusus returns of tractors on the- Government dam to pay the ISO counties in tbe State for 1659, by which it will be seen that the total population in these 130 coun ties is 1,014,418, *viz: 571,534 whiles, 439,592 slaves, and 4,292 free persons of color. The same counties, or territory, in 1852 gave 919,076 as a to tal population, showing an increase since 1852 of S0,256. The increase of slaves bus been 45,487, and ol whiles 31,477- If the remaining two coun ties increase in like ratio, the whole population of employees, several hundred in number, and that tho negroes liave been pressed into service. Several companies have been ordered from Rich mond, and they will probably leave in a.special train to-night. Governor W ise is cn route for Washington. Additional from Harper’s Ferry. Washington, Oct. 18.—A special dispatch arc also returned 81,719 males betwecu the ages of 6 and 16; 73,480 of females between G and 15; 62,109 males, and 59,895 females under 6 years of age; 131,592 malesover 1C years of age; and 138,- 323 females over 15 years of age. n Virginia regiment, and the Frederick, Maryland troops had entered the town on the opposite side. There was a good deal of firing heard, and it was reported tlint nine persons were kil- returns were received, T have not been able to ex-1 arsenal, and were willing to surrender; but amine or correct any of them. / have merely eo- j they demand safe conduct out of the difficulty; pied the Abstracts at they appear on the Census ! otherwise, they threaten to sacrifice the lives of Hooks, (except iu one or’two instances,) and have i two of the principal citizens, whom they bold made the sums total from them. By reference to j as prisoners. the number of slaves returned by the Receivers o I Among tiie insurgents aro Kegg, Seaman. Tax Returns, aud the Census-lakers, it will be seen j an j ]{ rou - n of Ohio. Todd of Maine." tlmt there is much discrepancy in some, if not many ; Aaron Stephens, Connecticut, now dying, c0 ij n i!?.^.i". rcI * , !i > I , i. f °-. t !!!LJI. 1 ™! i *i^. 0 ! makes the following statement: The plan has " been concocting more than a year—the parties rendezvoused at a farm, a few miles distant, which had been hired for the purpose, by Cap tain Brown, of Kansas notoriety, under the as sumed name of Bill Smith. Later.—Therbattle, last night, was fought mainly by the railroad men; one conductor was killed, and two others were wounded. , It is thought tiie Abolitionists will be hung as soon as thevare taken. All there was a chance of his living to he hung, was quiet. The troops and rangers, under the President’s orders, are now in pursuit of the fugitives, and the District Attorney has gone up to take charge of the legal proceedings against the pris oners. The arrangements of Governor Wise, of Vir ginia, to prevent the spread of the disaffection, were complete and admirably executed. Seven companies of infantry, two of riflemen, and one of infantry, besides several local compan ies, were under orders and en route to the Ferry in less than four hours after the news was re ceived by him. He accompanied them in per son, hut arrived too late to take part in the fight. STILL LATER Advices lroni Harper’s Ferry to noon to-day state tliat no signs of the fugitives had liecu dis covered. The Chambersburg and Bedford Rangers are searching the mountains. Last cveningadetachmentofMarines and volunteers visited Brown’s house and found a large quanti ty of blankets, boots, shoes, clothes, tents, fif teen hundred pikes with large blades affixed, and a carpet bag containing documents which throw mucli light on the affair. They found the printed constitution and by-laws of the or ganization, showing or indicating ramifications in various States of the 1 'nion. Letters were also found from various indi viduals at the North, one from Fred. Douglas, containing ten dollars sent by a lady; also ono from Gerrett Smith, on money matters, and containing a check or draft nude by him lor $100, endorsed by the cashier of a New York bank, name not recollected. All these are in possession of Gov. Wise, who lias issued his proclamation ottering a re war* 1 of $1,000 for the arrest of Cook. Large num bers of armed men are now scouting the moun tains in pursuit of him. Cook took tea at the house of his fathcr-in-b.w, near the Ferry, Monday, night, only a few hours previous to the arrival of the Marines. It was reported Tucs- •day morning that he was seen in the mountains only a few miles of)'. Two wagon loads of government arms have been recovered of the insurgents. They did not rob the office, as reported. A large amount of money was there. Among the letters found at Brown’s house, the following is a specimen: Dear Sir: Been disappointed at not see ing you ere this. Take charge of your freight. They have been here two weeks, and as I had to superintend providing for them, it has im posed on inc no small task; besides, they are discontented, and if not taken charge of soon, will go back to Missouri. They cannot he kept here much longer. If any of them go hack, there will he a bad termination to your enterprise.” It appears that the insurrectionists had a printed constitution and by-laws for the provis ional government of the United States, and had issued commissions front their War Office near Harper’s Ferry. The following is a specimen : “ Whereas, \\. Ii. Lccman has been nomi nated Captain of the army established under Provisional Government, now therefore, in pur suance of authority vested in me by said con stitution do hereby appoint and Commission said Leeman Captain. Given at the office of the Secretary at War, 15th of Oct., 1859. John Brown, Comr. in Chief.” II. Keys, Sec’y War. CONNECTED-ACCOUNT OF ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS, AND OF THE PRIN CIPAL ACTORS THEREIN. THE DESPATCHES FROM BALTI MORE AXD HARPERS FERRY. THE BROWNS, FATHER AND SON. raid counties, and there appears to be error some where. This tieing the case, it may be prudent to have the Census Books rc-added, by competent persons, before an apportionment is made uuder them by the Legislature. Tiie two counties from which no Census Book has been received, arc Butts ind Montgomery. WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD. As before stated, 1 liave found it impossible, un der existing circumstances, to arrive at the true or exact cost, to the State Treasury, of the Western A Atlantic Railroad, either from the books in this or the Treasury Office, or the various Acts of the Legislature, since the Road was commenced. The first appropriation for this Road was made in 1836. By this Act, $350,000 were annually appropriated towards building it. The npxt Act ol 1 $37 to ‘alter and amend” the Act of 1830, authorized the Governor and Commissioners of Lite Western A Atlantic Railroad, “from time to tfme, and in such sums as to them may seem most expedient, to sell — „ or dispose of stock to be created oil the credit of term of office of Receiver and Collector, to guard 1 the State, bearing an interest of not more than 6 per cent, per annum,” Ac. The stock not to be redeemable under 30 years, and not more than $500,0ii0 in any one year authorized to be issued. The next Act, of the" 24th December, 183$, au thorized the Commissioners of the Road, with the concurrence of the Governor, to sell Script or Cer tificate of State Debt to the amount of $1,500,000, to make such Script of such size, form and denom ination as they may deem most advantage to tbe State, provided the rate of interest does not exceed C per cent, per annum, aud the reimbursement may not be required within a term of 30 years.”— By Act of 1839, the interest on the Script was au thorized to be paid at tiie State Treasury. Tbe next Act of appropriation was in 1845,f which au thorized the Governor and Chief Engineer to issue bonds for not exceeding $60,000. And the next and lost Acts of 1847 and 1852 authorized bonds to be issued for $1,100,000, viz: $375,000 in 1847 and $725,000 in 1852. It will thus be seen that while appropriations and issue of State Bonds and State Script were author ized from year to year, there were no specified amounts named until 1845, 1847 and 1852. Pre vious to that time, the amounts were discretionary with tiie Governor and Commissioners of tbe Road, provided they did not go beyoud a certain amount i n any one year. As bonds and script were issued, both by the* Governor and the Commissioners, and a portion were paid by the Central Bank, and an other portion were paid at the Treasury, and as no schedule or record of tbc script issued by the Com missioners can be found at the Capitol, there is no possible way of findiug the precise amount paid by the State for the Road, without a thorough exami nation of all the Books of tbc Treasury, the Cen tral Bank and the State Road, und of the uumber of bonds and script issued and paid since 1837.— Tbe nearest approximation to the original cost'of the State Road to tbe State Treasury, will be found below. Clias. F. M. Garnett, Chief Engineer of the Western k Atlantic Railroad, in bis Report to Gov. Crawford, made on the 30th September, 1847, submitted tbe following as the cost of the Road np to that.time, viz: Amount expended to Sept. 30, ’46. .$3,192,694 04 during 4th qnar.’46.. 51,484 36 “ 1st- “ ’47.. 22,805 74 “ 2d “ ’47.. 7,179 32 “ 3d “ ’47.. 26,602 37 Script redeemed 4,500 00 $3,305,165 88 Add to this amount paid out 4th quarter, 1847 13,866 27 Add to this amount Bonds turned over to W. L. Mitchell by C. F. M. Garnett, Jan. 1, 1848 22,500 OO Appropriation of 1847 375,000 00 “ “ 4852 725,000 00 $4,441,532 15 This U the largest amount, by a close examina tion, I can find tho orginalcost of the Road to he to the State Treasury. For several years, tho net earnings of the Road were used in the construc tion of, and repairing, and building new bridges on the saint, but as I have not had an opportunity of axamlning the books of ths Road, and especially Further from the Harper’s Ferry Insurrection. .THE BATTLE WITH THE TROOPS. Prominent Citizens ftlassncrcd. BROWN NOT PEAK • Harder's Ferry, Oct 19.—The dying con fessions of some of the insurgents state that Ossatvatainic Brown was the sole concoctor of the ailair. Several months ago he hired a farm iu tiie vicinity of the Ferry and gathered arouml him several impoverished Kansas discontents and abolition fanatics. They there laid a plan to seize the U. S. Armory at the Ferry, hoping thus to insure the co-operation and concentra tions of the slaves in the neighboring counties of Virginia and Maryland, and ignite a general and wide-spread destruction. The insurgents stated that they were to be reinforced on Sunday with fifteen bundled men, On Sunday night, many citizens and govern ment employees were forced out of town by armed squads of whites and blacks. The for mer immediately spread the alarm and caused the assembling of armed men and military in the neighboring town, who concentrated around the Ferry and thus alarmed the negroes who had intended joinlhg in the insurrection. The Railroad Companies ottered every facility for the transportation of troops and before the rio ters were aware of it, every outlet from the town was guarded and themselves completely penned np. Previous to the arrival of troops, a portion of the abolitionists effected a stampede of the De grees on the neighboring farms, forcing them away against their will, while others conveyed the government army munitions to distant hiding places. It is also said that they plundered the government pay offices of fifteen or twenty thou sand dollars in money. About dusk, Tuesday night, tho local milita ry simultaneously attacked the town from dif ferent points and drove the insurgents into the Armory enclosure for refuge. The fight in the street was very severe. Fifteen insurgents and two or three of the assailants were killed and several wounded. Matters thus rested till the arrival of the Marines and Baltimore troops, about daylight, when the Armory surrendered. Tiie demand to surrender was refused, where upon the Marines battered down the door and were met with a brisk discharge from the in surgents within. Ono Marine was killed and one, it is feared, mortally wounded. The Ma rines then forced an entrance, took all the in surgents prisoners and liberated tiie prisoners tvholn they (the insurgents) had threatened to murder in case they were attacked. The num ber of prisoners is not stated, but out of the original insurgents fifteen arc dead and two be lieved to he mortally wounded. Among the citizens who have been murdered by tho insurgents are Messrs. Fountain and IJcckfiatn, two prominent and highly respected citizens, the Agent of the Railroad Company, Joseph Burnley; George Turner, one of the first men in the vicinity was killed in the fight. Evan Dorsey the Railroad Conductor, George Richardson of Martinsburo, andsever.il soldiers were seriously wounded. At latest accounts Brown was not dsad, and The principal originator of this short, hut bloody insurrection was undoubtedly Captain John Brown, whose connection witli scenes of violence in the bor der warfare in Kansas then made his name familiar- ly notorious throughout tho whole country. Brown made bis first appesrauce iu Harper’s Ferry more than a year ago. accompanied by his two sons, all three of them assuming the name of Smith. He in quired about laud iu the vicinity, and made investi gations as to the probability o'f findiug ores there, and for some time hoarded at Sandy Point, a mile ist of the Ferry. After an absence of some months, ie elder Brown reappeared in tbe vicinity, and rented, or leased a farm on the Maryland side, about four miles from the Ferry. They bought a large number of picks and spades, and tins confirmed the belief that they intended to mine the fortress. They were frequently seen in and about Harper’s Ferry, but no suspicion seems to have existed that "Bill Smith"was Captain John Brown, orthathe intend- ed in embarking in any movement so desperate or extraordinary. Yet the derelopements of the plot leave no doubt that his visits to Perry, and his lease of the farm were all parts of his preparation for an insurrection, which lie supposed would be suc cessful in exterminating slavery in Maryland and western Virginia. JOHN K. COOK. Browu s chief aid was John E. Cook, a compara tively young man, he has resided in and neai Perry some years, lie was first employed in tending a look on the canal, and afterwards taught scho'ol on theAlarylaud side of the river, and after a brief res idence in Kansas, where it is supposed lie got ac quainted with Brown, returned to Perry, aud mar ried there. He waa regarded as a man of some in telligence, and known to be anti-slavery, but not so violent In IUe expression of his opinions as to excite any suspicions. TnE OTHER WHITE MEN. These two men. with Brown’s two sons, were the only white men connected with the insurrection that hsd been seen about Perry. Ali were brought by Brown from a distance, and nearly all had been with him in Kansas. A CONNECTED HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR. The first active movement in the insurrection was msde at about half past ten o’clock ou Sunday night William Williamson, the watchman at Harper’s Ferry Bridge, whilst walking across toward tbe Ma rylaud side, was seized by a number of men, who said he was their prisoner and must come with them- He recognized llrown and Cook among the men, and knowing them, treated the matter as a joke ; bnt enforcing silence they conducted him to the ar mory, which he found already in their possession. He was detained till after daylight and then dis charged. The watchman who was to relievo Wil liamson at midnight, found the bridge lights all out and was immediately seized. Supposing it an at tempt at rubbery, he broke away, aud bis pursuers stumbling over him, he escaped. The next appear ance of the insurrectionists was at the house ot Col. Lewis Washington, a large farmer and slave owner, living about tour mites from the Ferry. A party headed by Cook, proceeded there, and ronsingCoI. Washington, told him he was their prisoner. They also seized all the slaves utnr the house, took a car riage horse arid a large wagon with two horses.— When Cot. Washington saw Cook, he immediately recognized him as the man who had called upon him some months previous, to whom he had exhibited some valuable arms in his possession, including an antique swotd presented hv Frederick the Great to George Washington, aud n pair of pistols presented by Lalayette to Wasbioglon, both being heirlooms in tbe family. Before leaving. Cook wanted Col. W. to engage in a trial of skill at shooting, and ex hibited considerable skill as a marksman. When he made the visit on Sunday night, he alluded to his previons visit, and the conrtesy with which he had Deen treated, and regretted the necessity which made it his duty to arrest Col. W. He however took advantage of the knowledge he had oi -’ained by his former visit, to carry off all the valuable col lection of arms which the Col. did not reobtain till after the fatal defelt of the insurrection. From Col Washington’s he proceeded with him as a prisoner in tho carriage, and twelve of his ne groes in the wagon, to the house of Air. Aldstadt. another large fanner on the aame road. Mr. Ald stadt aud his sou, a lad of 16, were taken prisoners, and all their negroes within reach forced to join tho movement. He then returned to the armory at the Ferry. All these movements seem to have keen made without exciting the slightest alarm in town, nor did the detention of Cspt. Phelps' train. It was not un til the town thoroughly waked up and found the bridge guarded by armed men and a guard station ed at all tbe avenues, that the people found they were prisoners. Apsuic sppears to hsve immedi ately ensued, and the number of insurrectionists st once increased from fifty—which was probably their greatest force including the slaves who were forced to join—to from five to six hundred. Jathe meantime a number of workmen, not knowing any thing of what had occurred, entered tho armory and were successively taken prisoners, until at one time they had not less than sixty men confined in the ar mory. Those thus entrapped were Anubtead Ball, Chief Draughtsman of the Armory; Benjamin Alills, Master of the Artnorv, and J. K. P. lMngerfleld, Paymaster's Clerk. These three gentlemen were imprisoned in the engine house, which afterwards became the chief fortress of the insurgents, and were not released until after the final assault. The j workmen were imprisoned in a large building far- pauied by thirty stares, and taking with them Col Washington's larqe wsgon, went over the bridge and struck np the mountain road towards Pamstila. It was then believed that a large wagon was used to convey away :he Paymaster's safe, contaimnj *17,000 government funds, and also that it was fillet with Aliirle Rifles :aken out to supply other bands in the mountains, who were to eome down upon Har per’s Ferry in overwhelming force. These supposi tions proved untroe, as neither money nor arms were disturbed. As day advanced and news spread a- ronnd, and people eame into the Ferry, the first de monstrations of resistance were made to the insur rectionists. A general wartime commenced, chiefly led on by a man named Chambers, whose house commanded the armory yard. Tint colored man named Hayward, a railroad porter, tras shot early in the morning for refusing tojuin in tbe movement. The next man shot was Joseph Barley, a citizen of Perry. He wai shot standing in hb own door. Tho inaurrectionUs by this time, finding a dispo sition to resist them, had withdrawn nearly all with in the armory grounds, leaving only a guard on the bridge^ About this time, tlso, Samuel P. Young. Esq., was shot dead, lie wao coming into town on horsenack, arrving a gun, wh at he was shot from the Armory, receiving a wound of which he died during the day. Ho was a graduate of W est Point, and greatly res pected in tho neighborhood for Ilia high character and noble qualities. At about noon ths Charlestown troops, under ths command of Col. Robert W. Bayley, having crossed the Susqnehannali river some distance up, and marched down the Maryland side to (he mouth of the bridge; firing a volley, they made a gallant dash across the bridge, clearing it of the insurrectionists, who retreated rapidly down toward the armory.— In tliia movement of the insurrectionists, a man nam ed Wm. Thompson was taken prisoner. TheShepherastotra volunteer troops next armed, marching down the bhenandonh side, and joining the Charleston forces at the bridge. A desultory exchange of shots followed, one of which struck Air. Fountain Becltbam, Alayor of the town and Agent of the Railroad Company, entering his breast aud passing entirely through nis body. The ball was a large elongated slug, and made a dreadful wound. Mr. Beckham died almost immediately. HeVas without fire arms and was exposed for only a moment, whilst approaching a water station. His assailant, one of Brown’s sons, was shot almost im mediately, but man »ged to get bark to the engine house, where his holy was found next day. Tho murder of Mr. Beckham greatly excited the populace, who immediately raised a cry to bring out the prisoner Thompson. He was brought out on the bridge and shot dotrn from the bridge. He fell into tiie n ater, and ton e appearance of life remaining, he w as riddled with bails. At this time the general charge was made down the street, from the bridge toward the armory gate, by the Charlestown and Shepherdstown troops and Ferry people. From behind the armory wall a fuai- iadc was kept up, aid returned by the insurrection ists from the armory buildings. Whilst this was going on the Martinsburg levies arrived at the upper end of the town, and entering tho armory grounds by the rear, made an attack from that side. This force was largely composed of railroad employes, gathered from the tonnage trains at Martinsburg, and their attack was generally spo ken of as showing the greatest amouut of fighting pluck exhibited during the day. Dashing on, firing aud gallantly led by Captain Alburtus, they carried the building in which the armory meu wore impris oned, and released the whole of them. They were, however, bnt poorly armed, some with pistols and others with shot guns, and when they came within range of the engine house, where the elite of the in surrectionists were gathered, and were exposed to their rapid and dexterous use of Sharpe's rifles, they were forced to fall hack, suffering pretty severely. Conductor Evan Dorsey, of Baltimore, was killed instantly, and Conductor Geo. Richardson received a wound from which he died during the day. Sever al others were wounded, among them a son of Dr. Hammond, oi Martinsburg. A guerilla warfare was maintained during the rest of the day, resulting in the killing of two of the in surgents, and the wounding ofathird. Onecrawled out throngh a culvert leading into the Potomac, and attempted to cross to the Alaryland side, whether witli the view of escaping or conveying information to Cook, is not known. lie was shot while crossing the river, and fell dead on the rocks. An adventur ous lad waded out and secured his Sharp’s rifle.— The body was afterward stripped of a part of its clothing. In one ot his pockets we found a captain's commission drawn.up in full tonn. and declaring that the hearer. Captain Lahanf, held that commis sion under Major-General Brown. A light mnlatto wasshotjust outside the armory gate; the bail went through the throat, tearing awny the principal arteries and killing him instantly. Ilfs name is not known, hut he is one of the free negroes ulio came with Brown. His body was left in the street until noon yesterday, exposed to every indig nity that could he heaped" upon it by the excited populace. At tliis time a tall, athletic man named Evan .Ste phens, eame out from the armory, conducting some prisoners, it wrs said. He was twice shot, once in the side and once in the breast. He was then cap tured and taken to a tavern, and after the insurrec tion was quelled was turned overto the UnitedStates authorities in a dying condition. During the afternoon a sharp little affair took place on the Shenandoah side of the town. Tiie insurrec tionists hud also seized the bails of the rifle works, and a party of their assailants found their way in through a mill race and dislodged them. In this ren* contre, it was said, three insurrectionists were kil led ; but we found but one dead body—that of a ne gro—ou that side oftlie town. Night by this time had set in, and operations ceas ed. Guards were placed around the armory, mud every precaution taken to prevent escapes. At eleven o’clock the Monday night train with Balti more military and marines arrived at Sandy Hook, where they waited for the arrival of Colonel Lee, deputized by the War Department to fake the com mand. -The reporters praised on, leaving their military allies behind. They found the bridge in the posses* sion of the military, and entered the besieged ’town without difficulty, the occasional report ot a gun or singing motion of a Sharp’s rifle baft warning them that it was advisable to keep themselves out of the range of the Armory. The first visit tvas made to the bedside of Stephens, the wounded prisoner.— They found him to be a large, exceeding); man, a perfect Samson in appearance, lie tvas in a small room, tilled with excited arm ed men, who more than once threatened to ahoot him where he lay groaning with pain, but answering with composure and apparent willingness every question in relation to the fray in which be was engaged. He said he was a native of Connecticnt, bnt had lately lived in Kansas, where he knew Capt. Brown: he had also served m the United States Army. The sole ob ject of his attempts was to givothe negroes freedom, and Brown had represented that aa soon as they seised the Armory the negroes would flock to them by thousands, aud they would soon have force enough to accomplish their purpose, one for which he would sacrifice his life: t at he said he thought Brown had been greatly deceived. He said that preparations had been making for some months for a movement, but that tne whole force consisted of seventeen white men and fiv e negroes. This statement was repeated without variation by all the prisoners with whom w e conversed; all agreed as to the number in the movement, and as to its ob jects, which some called the ,vork of philanthropy. It is said that the affair at Harper’s Ferry is tho first case which has ever occurred in this country, involving at the same time both State and Federal jurisdiction. AVliile the State is affected as to slave ry and locality, the General Government is interes ted with regard to public projierty, it having exclu sive control over arsenal grounds independently of the State, and also with regard to the mails. Already in distinguished quarters the question of jurisdiction is discussed, as Go renter Wiso will, it is said, claim tho prisoners now held by the United States troops, to he dealt with sccordingto the laws of Virginia. In this case tho question of juriadic tion will have to be determined by the Judiciary. Lewis Leary, a negro, shot at the rifle mill, stated that he enlisted with Cant. Brown for the insurrec tion at a fair field in Lorraine county, Ohio, and received the money to pay his expenses. They all come down to Chambersburg Pt., and from there they travelled across the eountiy to Brown’s farm. The night passed without serious alarms, but not without excitement. The marines were marched over immediately after their ar rival, when Col. Lee stationed them within the armory grounds so as to completely surround tho engine house. Occasion illy shots were fired by country volunteers, b it what for was not ascertained. There tvas only one return fire from the insurgents. The broken telegraph was soon repaired throngh tbe exertions ^Superi ntendents Wcs- tcrvelt and Talcotf, who accompanied the ex pedition. The announcement that communi cation was opened with Baltimore gave the press representatives abundant employment. There were no beds to behal and daylight was awaited with anxiety. Its earliest glimp ses were availed of to survey Ihe scene." A visit to tho different localities in which the corpses of the insurrectionists were lying stark aud bloody, a peep clos3 or far off, ac cording to tho courage of the observer, at the Malakoff of the insurgents, wiis the establish ed order of sight seeing, varied with a discus sion of all sorts of terrible runors. The building in which the insurgents had made their stand was the fire engine house, and no doubt the most defensible building in the Armory. It has dead bri:k walls on three sides, and on the fourth large doors with win dow sashes above, some eight feet from the ground. * A dead stillness surreundol the buildings, and, except that now and then a man might be seen peeping from the nearly closed door, and dog’s nose slightly protruding, there was no sign of life, much less of hostility given. \ anous opinions were given ns to the num- r „ - L her of persons within, and tho amount of re- ther down the yard, and were rescued bya brilliant distance they would be able to offer Zouave dash, made by the Railroad Company’- Tho „„„„„„ »V i -,i „ , men who cams down from Martinsburg. , 4 lle . cann < )n could not be tit ed without en- Thia was tho condition of things at daylight, about Hungering the safety of Colonel lYashmgton, which time, Cspt Cook, with two whiteun n,accom- i Mr. Dangerfield, Mr. Ball anc other citizena, wbom they still held prisoners. The doors and walls of the building had been pierced For rifles, but it was evident that from these liolr- no range could be had, and that without open ing the door they would be shooting in the dark. Many thought that the murder of the priso ners held was determined upon, and that a fight to the death would be the ending of their desperate attempt. Whilst the people thus - looked and speculated the door was opened and one of the men came out with a flag of truce, and delivered what was supposed to be terms of capitulation. The continued prepa rations for assault showed they were not ac cepted. Shortly after seven o'clock Lieut. J. E. fi. Stuart, of tho First Cavalry, who wa3 acting as aid for Col. Lee, advanced to parley with the beseiged, Samuel Strickler, Esq., an old and respectable citizen, bearing a flag of truce. They were received at the door by Captain Cook. Lieut. Stuart demanded an unconditional surrender, only promising them protection from immediate violence, and a trial by law. Captain Brown refused all terms but those previously demanded, which were sub stantially:— “That they should be permitted to march out with their men and arms, taking their prisoners with them; that they should proceed unpur sued to the second toll gate, when they would free their prisoners; the soldiers would then be permitted to pursue them, and they would fight if they could not escape.” Of course this was refused, and Lieut Stu art pressed upon Brown his desperate po ition, and urged a surrender. The expostul ition, though beyond earshot, was evidently very earnest, and the coolness the Lieutenant and }he courage of his aged flag bearer won warm praise. At this moment the interest of the seen i was most intense. The volunteers were arn nged all around the building, cutting off an escape in every direction. The marines, divided in two squads, were ready for a dash at the door. Finally, Lieutenant Stuart, having exhausted all argument with the determined Captain Brown, walked slowly from tbe door. Immediately the signal for attack was given, and the marines, headed by Col. Harris and Lieut. Green, advanced in two lines on each side of the door. Two powerful fellows sprung between the lines, and with heavy sledge ham mers attempted to batter down the doon.. The doors swung and swayed, but appeared to be securct^with a rope, the spring of which dead ened the effect of the blows. Failing thus they took hold of a ladder, some forty feet long, and advancing at a run brought it with tremendous effect against the door. At the second blow it gave way, one leaf falling in ward in a slanting position. The marines immediately advanced to the breach. Major Russell and Lieutenant Green leading. A marine in front fell. The firing from the interior was rapid and sharp. They fired with deliberate aim, and for a moment the resistance was serious and desperate enough to excite the spectators to something like a pitch of frenzy. The next moment the marines poured in, the firing ceased, and the work was done, whilst cheers rang front every side, the general feeling being that the ma rines had done their part admirably. When the insurgents were brought out, some dead and others wounded, they were greeted with execrations, aud only the precau tions that had been taken saved them from immediate execution. The crowd, nearly ev ery man of which carried a gun, swayed with tumultuous excitement, and cries of “Shoot them,” “Shoot them,’’ rang from every side. The appearance of the liberated prisoners, all of whom through the steadiness of the ma rines escaped injury, changed the current of feeliDg, and prolonged cheers took the place* of howls and execrations. In the assault pri vate Ruffert of the marines received a ball in the stomach, and was believed to be fatally wounded. Another received a slight flesh wound. The lawn in front of the engine house after the assault presented a dreadful sight. Lay ing on it were two bodies of men killed on tbe previous day, and found inside the house: three wounded men, one of them just at tin- last gasp of life, and two others groaning in pain. One of the dead was Brown’s son. Ot- erway, the wounded man, and his son Wasson, were laying on the grass, the father present ing a gory spectacle. He htd a severe bayo net wound iu his side, and his face and hair were clotted with blood. A short time after Captain Brown was brought out he revived, and talked earnestly to those about liim, defending his course, and avowing that he had done only what was right. He replied to tbe questions substantial ly as follows: Are you Captain Brown, of Kansas? I am sometimes called so. Are you Ossawatamie Brown ? I tried to do my duty there. What was your present object ? To free the slaves from bondage. Were any other persons but those with you now connected with the movement ? No. - Do you expect aid from the North. No. There was no one connected with the movement but those who came with me. Did you expect to kill people in order to * carry your point ? I did not wish to do so, but yon forced us to it. Various questions of this kind were put to Captain Brown, which he answered clearly and freely, with seeming anxiety to vindicate himself. He urged that ha had the town at his mercy; that he conld have burnt it and murdered the inhabitants, but did not; he had treated tin- prisoners with courtesy, and complained that he was hunted down like a beast. He spoke of the killing of his son, which, he alleged, was done whilst bearing a flag of truce, and seemed very anxious for the safety of his woun ded son. His conversation bore the impression of the conviction, that whatever he had done to free slaves, was right, and that in the war fare in which he was engaged, he was entitled to be treated with all the respect of a prisoner of war. He seemed fully convinced that he was badly treated and had a right to complain. Although at first considered as dying, an ex amination of his wounds proved that they are not necessarily fatal. He expressed the desire to live and be tried by his country. In his pockets nearly three hundred dollars were found in gold. Several important papers found in his possession were taken charge of by Col, Lee, on behalf of the government. The following fragment of a letter was found in Brown’s pocket: Capt. Brown—Dear Sir:—I have been d«F appointed in not soeing you here ere this to take charge of your freight They have been here now two weeks, and as I have had to su- . perintend tho providing for them, it has impo sed upon me no small task besides; and if no. soon taken on, some of them will go back to Missouri. I wish to know definitely what vou propose doing. They cannot be kept here much longer without risk to themselves, and if any o£ them conclude to go back to the State it will bo a bad termination to your enterprise. . The foregoing occupies a page of fine not; paper, straw tinted, is written in pencil and no: dated, and was evidently written by a person of education, and tho freight he had was. nn doubt, that usually carried on the nnderground rail-road. Besides Captain Brown, the prisoners taken aro his son, who is seriously injured in the ab domen, and is not likely to live, Edward Cop- pich, who belonged to Iowa, and a negro named Shields Green, who came from Pittsburg to join Brown. The stories of all these men are precisely the same. They agree as to the ol jects proposed to be accomplished, and tin- number of persons in the movement Young Brown, in answer to a question, sa:d there were parties in the North connected with tho movement, thus differing with his lather on this point. Coppieb, the other white prisoner, is quite young, and seems less shrewd than the other * He said he did not wish to join the expedition, and when asked, gave a reply which showed the influence which Brown had over him. in