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PERSONAL A London letter writer says Charles Dickens is about worn out; fast breaking up. His cares, his troubles, his years, his habits, and incessant labor to make both ends meet, have taxed his mental powers till they are breaking down. In his readings he looks like a decayed beau, a patched, painted, peruked he-dowager. “ Day before yesterday I saw his Holiness. It was in his library at the Vatican. He takes snuff, has a fever-sore on his leg, and does not stand or walk much; he is 67 years old, very corpulent, and seems truly to be touched with a feeling of our infirmities. He does not do much; is regarded as near his time, and Cardinals begin to look for his shoes. “Cardinal Antonelli, whose office at the Vati can is directly above the Pope’s room, is really the Pope. He is a man 45 years of age, active, shrewd, clever, with a good address and engag ing manners, and works all the time like a poli tician, as he is. Religion he leaves entirely to the professors of it.”— Exchange. The editor of the National Intelligencer, who en joyed long & intimate personal relations with Mr. Weblter, speaks as follows of Powers’ statue: We have had the pleasure of viewing this work of art. It is of bronze, and, without being very colossal, the figure is larger than life. It is an imposing work, and no one, we should think, who personally knew the great original, could stand before it without emotion. We regarded it ourselves with curiosity as well as interest, because we had heard that some had pronounced it faulty as a truthful representation of the origi nal We are glad to be able to say that we did not find it so. We thought it a noble personifi cation of the great man whose fame it is to com memorate; and although, had we seen it in model, we might possibly have suggested some slight change in one or two of the minor details, yet, in its grandeur of head and face and brow and eye and expression, it is all strikingly Web ster. Distinguished Arrival. —Among the distin guished arrivals by one of the recent steamers from Europe, is Madame Omer Pacha, wife of the celebrated Turkish commander who won so many laurels in Silistria. We understand that she has come to reside in this country, at least for the present. Her history is somewhat re markable. She is a native of Transylvania, and at 11 years of age was sent to school at Bucharest, where she developed a wonderful genius for music, and at fifteen had become celebrated in private circles by the brilliancy of her perform ances. Omer Pacha was at that time Military Commander of Wallacbia, and meeting the young lady at a soiree was delighted, first with her music, and then with her manners and conversa tion —became devoted to her, and finally married her. Not sharing at this time the Turkish no tions about women, instead of shutting up his wife at home, she was allowed to accompany him in his military expeditions, and composed several pieces of military music, which became favorites with the Turkish army during the cam paign. After the war was over, the Marshal, yielding to more ambitious views, and conform ing to the custom of his country, married the daughter of Hafiz Pacha, with whom he had maintained political relations, and directed the young Transylvanian to enter lus harem. This, with a good deal of indignation and spirit, she refused to do—but at once sought and procured a divorce from the Marshal, and some two years since repaired to Paris, where she has since re sided. She has lived entirely in private, but has published several very popular pieces of music, and has become very well known in tho musical circles of the metropolis. She arrived in this city by the Arago a few weeks since, and intends to spend the winter here.— New York Times, Old Palmo, the Soyer or New York. — I met little, dried up Palmo on Broadway yester day, September fourth. Poor fellow! Ho is nearly' used up. Lost all. Is cook at twelve dollars a week to some restaurant on Broadway. Who is there, even in Charleston, who does not remember the famous Palmo? Palmo with his Case des Afille Colonnes, where he made thous ands. Palmo, the Italian Opera Manager, where he sank tens of thousands. At one time Palmo was ahead of the world two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Who so great then as Palmo ? When Louis Napoleon was in this country, he lodged at Washington Hall with his suite. — Palmo supplied the Imperial fodder, done up in his best style. Louis Napoieon liked him, and when he went away made Palmo a superb pres ent ; and in those days if Louis Napoleon had wanted ‘to come the borrow’ over Palmo, the Italian could have spared him two hundred and fifty thousand francs without inconvenience. “ What a pity Palmo had not invested fifty thousand dollars in that way. Even now, I think, Palmo would do better if ho would aban don ‘cookdom’ and go to Paris. Napoleon would remember and do something for the old man, who is now verging on to seventy. Palmo will not die a regular death; he will dry up gradually, and his life will go out easily and gently, like lampwick when the oil is all gone. There is not that cook alive, since Soyer died, who can cook a * pigeon stew’ equal to Palmo. In his hands pigeons are sublime. I once offer ed to start him in Charleston, furnish capital to set him up in a restaurant, to advertise his great ness, to start a club of pigeon-shooters, in fact, to remodel his affairs. what do you think the little Italian told me? ‘No-, Jno wantee to catchee de yallar fevair.’ Fancy «nch an insane Italian idea, as that small, dried-up ei x ty-two pounds of humanity catching the yellow f«ver. 1 gave up, and never tried more to get Palmo to go to Charleston. He was originally caught in the Mediterranean by one of our oldest Ameri can commodores, and cooked on board the flag ship for three years, consequently he must be a good nautical cook. — N. Y. Correspondent of the Charleston Courier. A correspondent of the Springfield Republican gives the following pen-and-ink sketches of prom inent literary people: Emerson looks like a refined farmer, medita tive and quiet. Longfellow like a good-natured beef-eater. Holmes like a ready-to-laugh little body, wishing only to be “as funny as he can.” Everett seems only the graceful gentleman, who has been handsome. Beecher, a ruddy, rollick ing boy. Whittier, the most retired of Quakers. Mrs. Sigourney, the grandmother of American “ female” literature, in her prime (if we may be lieve her portrait,) was quite handsome. Kathe rine Beecher is homely. Mrs. Beecher Stowe is so ordinary in looks that she has been taken for Mrs. Stowe’s “Biddy.” Mrs. E. F. Ellet looks like a washerwoman. Margaret Fuller was plain. Charlotte Cushman has a face as marked as Daniel Webster’s, and quite as strong. So has Elizabeth BlackwelL Harriet Hosmer looks like a man. Frances O. Osgood had a lovely womanly face. Amelia F. Welby was almost beautiful. Sarah J. Hale, in her youug days, quite lovely, unless her picture fibs. The David son sisters, as well as their gifted mother, pos sessed beauty. If we cross the ocean, we find this soirsMaa sxru bxrssxse. Madame de Steal was a fright, but Hannah More was handsome; Elizabeth Fry glorious; Letetia Langdon pretty, Mrs. Hemans wonderously lovely, Mary Howitt fair ahd matronly; Mrs. Norton regally beautiful; Elizabeth Barrett Browning in physique is angular, and though she has magnificent eyes, her face is suggestive of a tombstone. Charlotte Bronte had a look in her eyes better than all beauty of features. But if we look at British men of first-class craniums, Shakspeare and Milton were handsome; Dr. Johnson was a monster of ugliness; so were Goldsmith and Pope ; Addison was tolerable handsome, and Coleridge, Sheily, Byron, Moore, Campbell, Burns, all were unanimously so. Sir Walter Scott looked very ordinary, in spite of his head. Maccauley is homely. Bulwer near ly hideous, although a dandy. Charles Dickens is called handsome, but covered with jewelry, he can but look like a simpleton. NEWS SUMMARY. Consolidation of Telegraph Companies.— New York, Oct. 15.—The several Telegraph lines between New Orleans and the province of New Brunswick, were consolidated under the name of the New Jersey Telegraph Company, in this city to-day; and the new Company was temporarily organized by. the election of Abram S. Hewitt, President; Zenus Barnum, Vice-Pre sident; Francis Morris, Treasurer; and R, W. Russell, Secretary. The other Directors are Amos Kendall, Wm. M. Swain, Cyrus W. Field, H. 0. Alden and J'. H. Purdy. The annual election for the choice of Direc tors and other officers of the new Company, will take place in January next, in this city, when the present Telegraph Company will, we under stand, probably be dissolved; also, the Ameri can Telegraph Company, controlling wires from Louisville, New Brunswick, to Philadelphia; the New England Telegraph Company, wires from Boston to New York; the House Tele graph, with wires from Now York to Washing ton ; and the Magnetic Telegraph Company, with wires from New York to New Orleans. Permanent business connections have been made between the newly consolidated Compa nies and each one of the several Western, Southern, California, and Canadian lines, so that for all practical or business purposes, the whole telegraphic interest of tho country is perma nently united. The movement is one of vast importance to the public, as well as to the stock holders of the companies concerned. Dakotaii. —This name has been proposed for an embryo Territory to be organized out of the region west of Minnesota. An election for a delegate to Congress was held therein on the I3th ult., when J. P. Kidder received a unani mous vote —359—at the St. Joseph and Pembina polls, which are all we have heard from, and which probably compromise the bulk of the voters in the expectant Territory. Mr. Kidder will probably find some difficulty in obtaining his seat. The Peiiio Affair. —The Washington cor respondent of the Herald states that a communi cation has been received at the Department of State from the British Government, through Lord Lyons, requesting that their acknowledge ments may be conveyed to Mr. Ward, our Min ister to China, and Commodore Tatnall, for their friendly conduct at the affair of the Peiho. In reference to the rumored imprisonment, in Pekin, of Mr. Ward, the American Minister to China, the Paris Pays states, in substance, that he was only confined to his house, while awaiting an interview with the Chinese Empe ror, for the purpose of preventing him from ma king observations of things transpiring around him, for fear, perhaps, that he would communi cate them to the French and English command ers in that country; and that as soon as the in terview was concluded, he would return to some seaport. The Savannah steamship lines are doing an active, profitable business. The Republican an nounces the arrival of the Augusta from New York on Tuesday morning, with a full freight, and 209 cabin and 150 steerage passengers, be ing the largest number ever brought to that port. The Pensacola and Georgia Road. —Col. E. Houston, President of the Pencacola and Geor gia Railroad, has addressed a letter to Gen. Mil ton, of the Marianna, informing him of the pur chase of three thousand tons of iron, in addition to the previous purchase of iron for forty-five miles. This furnishes the requisite amount to reach Lake City from Jacksonville. These three thousand tons are to be delivered at Fernandi na, the Ist of January, at which time track lay ing will commence at Lake City and push on west. The laying is now progressing on the eastern end of the road, and it is the opinion of the President that Quincy will be reached early in the fall, if not sooner. This accomplished, the great point of interest then will be to put the road under contract from Quincy to the Apa lachicola river. Case of Bishop Onderdonk.— We are au thorized to state that memorials to the House of Bishops are being signed by the Laity of both parties in the Episcopal Church; that waiving all other questions connected with tho suspen sion and restoration of Bishop Benjamin T. On derdonk, the members of the Protestant Episco pal Church in the Diocese of New York deeply feel that the position of the suspended Bish op is such in this community, and that his per sistence for so many years in denying the justice of his sentence, had so shaken the confidence of members of the Church, that under no circurnswnce can he resume any jurisdiction in this Diocese, Qr the exercise of any Episcopal functions, to the harmony and edification of the Church, or the glory of obrjst, but that, on the contrary, such resumption would lead to great and manifold evils, not confined to ibis Diocese, but extending to the whole Church. They therefore pray the House of Bishops that the sentence of suspension be not removed until Bishop Onderdonk shall have resigned his jurisdiction of the Diocese of New York. —[Y. Y. Times. Falsely Packed Cotton.— The Columbus Sun of Monday says: A man, whose name we suppress for the present, was detected on last Saturday in having sold cotton on our streets which was falsely packed. As soon as the dis covery was made, a warrant was issued for his arrest, and placed in the hands of Constable Lloyd, who soon camo up with the offender. — Not at all fancying the errand of Mr. Lloyd, the fellow gave “ leg bail,” and being rather fleet of foot, escaped the grab of his Constableship. The proper papers for his arrest have, however, been made out. Socoess of Street Railroads.— The horse railroqds of Boston —the same as the street rail roads contemplated in Richmond—employ 167 cars, 1,375 horses, carrying an average of 35,- 175 passengers daily, and the receipts for the year amount to $750,000, or $2.0G0 per day’ The Traveler says the increase of business upon these roads astonishes those mist interest ed in their success. St. Lons, Oct. 29.—The Overlam mail has arrived with San Francisco dates to Sept. 26th. Judge Terry had been held to bail in tho sum of ten thousand dollars, to answer to 2ie charge of killing Senator Broderick in the lan duel At the Pacific Railroad Convention, resolu tions were adopted in favor of a cental route. The town of Monte Christo was tearly de stroyed by fire. The loss was ninety thousand dollars. Sixty Indians had been killed by the citizens of Brittle river valley. Hon. John Y. Mason, American imister to the French Court, died in Paris, of applexy. on 3d instant New Orleans, Oct. 17. —The exanmation of Col. Anderson, Capt. Maury, and ottar fillibus ters, commenced to-day. There was nothing important elicited. The deaths in the Charity Hospital of Yellow Fever, during the week were fifteen. New Orleans, Oct 19.—The steanship Indi anola has arrived, bringing datts from Browns ville, Texas, to Oct 11th. The Mexican outlaw, Cartirlas, with several hundred men, was still encamped above Browns ville ; and another attack was Expected before the Government troops could arive. Cartirias had issued a proclamation in which ho declared that orderly, innocmt people have nothing to fear, his object beint to chastise the sheriff and the lawyers of the lounty. New Orleans, Oct. 19. —Jutjre McCaleb, in the Federal Court to-day, det ered a strong charge against fillibustering. The Government and the Ilave Trade.— A despatch from Washington says: The Gov ernment is satisfied that the y cht Wanderer is tiie only vessel which has lan ed Africans on our coast, but with a view to >revent any fur ther violation of the law, the most stringent efforts have been and will cont aue to be made, to intercept any such cargoes lestined for the United States. Savannah, Oct 19.—The racht Wanderer sailed hence last night withou taking out the usual papers. She had on b< »rd a full crew, besides provision and ammuniti in. She was sto len from her owner, Mr. Lamar by the Captain, Martin, who had been negoti; ting for her for some time past. The Collector of the port sent out a steamer with Mr. Lainar, and others, on board, to capture her, but they returned un successful. Savannah, Oct 20. —Capt. Black, the shipping master, who was carried off it) ‘the Wanderer, has returned. He was put in a boat near the mouth of the harbor. Captain B. reports that the Captain of the Wanderer jaid that he was going to the coast of Africa for a cargo of slaves. Rebellion at Harper's Ferry. — Negro In surrection. — The Town and Armory Seized. — Battle. —Insurrection QueUed.-t-Insurgents made Prisoners. —Order Restored. Harper’s Ferry, Oct. 17, P, M.—A band of armed Abolitionists have full (possession of the U. S. Arsenal at this place. The express train was fired into twice, and one of the railroad hands, a negro, was killed while trying to get the train throngli the town. Washington, Oct. 17.—Rumors reached this city, this forenoon that a serious insurrection has broken out at Harper’s Ferry, Va. The trains on the Railroads leading there have been stopped, the telegraph wires cut, and the town and all the public works are in the hands of the 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 despatches, however, from Monocacy. the nearest station to the Ferry, con firm the first statement. The trains have been stopped on the several railroads, and the employees killed. The ne groes on tho Maryland side of the river have been seized, carried over, and made to join the insurgents. All statements concur in saying that the town is in the complete possession of the rebels. One hundred marines, with two twelve pound ers, from the Washington barracks went up this afternoon to the scene of hostilities, and will 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 are on the way thither ; besides which, six or seven companies of military from Baltimore and Fred erick City, Maryland, have offered their services and have been accepted by the President.— Thay have gone up on extra trains. The insur gents are said to number about 600 or 800, and that they are under the leadership of a man by the name of Anderson, who but recently arrived at the Ferry. Ofie report from a merchant there, says that most of the citizens have been surprised, and that many have been killed. All the roads lead ing to the town have been barricaded and are guarded. Baltimore, Oct. 17.—The mail agent on the westward bound train returned to Monocracy, and reports that the train was unable to get through. He states that the town of Harper’s Ferry is in the possession of the negroes, who arrest every one they' can catch and imprison them. The train due at three o’clock this al ternoon could not get through the town, and the agent came down on an empty engine. The following dispatch has just been received from Monocacy, the nearest telegraph station to Harper’s Ferry: “ The western train has just arrived, and the officers confirm the statement first received. — They say that the bridge keeper last night dis covered that the light had been extinguished, and on going to ascertain the cause was pur sued and fired upon by a gang of blacks and whites.” Baltimore, Oct. 17.—20 minutes past eleven, P. M. —The American's special reporter, tele graphs from plSce No. 14, thirty-one miles from Harper’s Ferry, that the eight o’clock train con sists of seventeen cars, and four of them filled with troops under Major Reynolds, with a num ber of laborers to repair the track and telegraph ers to mend the lines. Baltimore, Oct. 17.—Half past twelve o’clock P. M.—The American's special reporter tele graphs from Monocacy Bridge at nine o’clock P. M., that Luther Simpson, the baggage master of the express mail train, gives the following: I walked up to the bridge, but was stopped. I was afterwards permitted to go up and see the captain of the insurgents, and was taken to the Armory, where I saw the Captain, one Bill Smith, and was detained a prisoner more than an hour. T saw from five to six hundred negroes, all hav ing arms, and two or three hundred white men with them. All the houses were closed. I went to the tavern kept by Chambers; about thirty of the inhabitants were collected there with arms. They said most of the inhabitants had left, but they declined to go. It was reported that five or six persons had been shot. Simpson was escorted back over the bridge by six negroes. The train from Frederick is lying at Point Rocks, and a train with the Directors of the Pennsylvania railroad on board is on the other side of Harper’s Ferry. 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 an attempt made to capture the Arsenal; but tho letter was too in definite, and improbable to be believed. It is as follows: Cincinnati, Aug. 20, ’s9 .—Sir: I have re cently received information of movements of so great importance, that I feel it to be my duty, to impart it to you, without delay. I have dis covered the existence of a secret association, having, for their object, the liberation of all the slaves in the South by a general iusurrection.— The leader of this movement is old John Brown, late of Kansas. He. (Brown,) has been to Can ada during the winter, drilling negroes, and they are only waiting his word to start for the South and assist the slaves. They have one of their leading men, a white man, in an armory in Maryland. "Where it is situated, lam not able to learn. As soon as everything is ready, those of their number who are in the Northern States, and Canada, are to come over in small companies to the rendezvous, which is in the mountains of Virginia. They will then pass down through Pennsylvania and Maryland, then enter Virginia at Harper’s Ferry. “ Brown left the North about three or four weeks ago, and he will arm the negroes, and strike the blow in a few weeks. So that what ever is done must be done at once, as they have large quantities of arms at their rendezvous.— Brown has probably distributed them already. “ I am not fully in their confidence and this is all the information that I can give you. I dare not sign my name to this, but trust you will not disregard the warning on this account.” Additional from Harper’s Ferry.—Wash ington, Oct. 18.—A special dispatch to the Bal timore Sun, says tho Baltimore troops and the Marines are under the command of Col. Lee. The army arrived near the Ferry at one o’clock last night, and learned that the Virginia regi ment and the Frederick (Maryland) troops had entered the town on the opposite side. There was a good deal of firing heard, and it was re ported that nine persons were killed. The in surgents are in possession of the Arsenal, but were willing to surrender. They demand safe conduct out of the difficulty, otherwise they threaten to sacrifice the lives of two of the prominent citizens, whom they hold as prisoners. Among the insurgents are Kegg, Seaman and Brown of Ohio, and Todd of Maine. Aaron Stephens of Connecticut, now dying, makes the following statement: That Ossawa tomie Brown was the sole concoctor of the affair. This man, of Kansas notoriety, under the as sumed name of Bill Smith, several months ago hired a farm in the vicinity of the Ferry, and gathered around him several impoverished Kan sas discontents and fanatics, when they laid a plan to seize the armory, hoping thus to induce the concentration of the slaves in the neighbor ing counties of Virginia and Maryland, and thus ignite a general wide-spread insurrection. The insurgents stated that they would be re inforced on Sunday by fifteen hundred men. Many of tho citizens and government employees were forced out of the town on Sunday night, by armed squads of whites and blacks. The fugitives spread the alarm, which caused the as sembling of armed men and the military of the neighboring towns, who concentrated around the Ferry, thus alarming the negroes who may have intended to join the insurgents. The Railroad Companies offered every facility towards the transportation of the troops, and before the rioters were aware, every outlet of the town was guarded, and the insurgents com pletely penned up. Previously a portion of the Abolitionists had effected a stampede of the ne groes of the neighboring farms, forcing them away against their will, others. had conveyed the government arms and ammunition, to distant hiding places, and it also said that they had plundered the pay office of fifteen or twenty thousand dollars. About dark last night the local military made a simultaneous attack upon the town at four different points, and drove the insurgents into tho armory enclosure for re fuge. The fight in the street was very severe, and fifteen of the insurgents and two or three of the assailants were killed, and several wounded. Matters thus rested until the arrival of the Marines and Baltimore troops, when the armory was surrounded. At daylight a demand was made to the insurgents to surrender, which they refused; the Marines then batted down the door of the armory, but were met by a brisk discharge from the insurgents. One of the Marines was killed, and one it is feared is mor tally wounded. Two or three others were slightly wounded. The Marines, after having forced an entrance, took all the remaining living insurgents prison ers, and liberated the prisoners whom the in surgents had previously threatened to murder if they were attacked. The number of prisoners taken were not stated, but out of the original insurgents fifteen are doad and two are believed to have been mortally wounded. In a few mo ments the conflict was over, and all of the living insurgents captured. The volunteers tried to shoot them, but were prevented. Ossawatomie Brown and his son were both shot, the.latter is dead. Brown is not dead, he may live to be hung. He talks freely, and says that the whole object was to free tho slaves. Anderson, of Connecticut, another leader, was killed. Three of the Marines and several of the State troops were shot. Among the citizens that were murdered by the insurgents, were Mr. Fountain Brekliam, a prominent and respected citizen, and the agent of the Railroad Company. Mr. Joseph Burnly and Mr. George Turner, one of the first men in that vicinity, were also killed. The following were killed in the fight: Eron Dorsey, a Rail road Conductor, George Richardsou, and one Martinsburg. Several of the soldiers were se riously wounded. The Rangers under the President's orders, ar now in pursuit of the fugitives. The Distal Attorney has gone up to Harper’s Ferry X' take charge of the legal proceedings against ** e P rl3 ‘ oners. The arrangements of Gov. Wise 10 prevent the spread of the disaffection we*' complete and admirably executed. Gov. Wi«* arrived at the spot too late to participate ir 4116 attack. Seven companies of inf» tr 7i two of rifles and one of artillery, all with ranks, beside seve ral local companies, under orders and len route for the Ferry i* less than four hours after the news of the irfurrection was received y him. _ It is feared toe insurrection has many ramifi cations. In Baltimore, Washington and Alex andria, the authorities are all prepared for any emergent/* if it occurs. The governments of Maryland and Virginia have taken every pre cautionary measure. 'Washington, Oct. 18, P. M.—A company of mounted men, under the authority of the Presi dent, left Baltimore this afternoon, for the pur pose of pursuing the fugitive insurgents and - overtaking them in any State or locality of the Union in which they may be found. The United States District Attorney left here this evening to bring on the immediate trial of the persons. Three hundred Virginia military ar rived from Richmond this evening, but found orders to return, as their services were not needed. The most energetic measures are on foot to ferret out and capture all involved in the insurrection. Quiet has been restored. Washington, Oct. 19.—At Harper’s Ferry at noon to-day, no signs of the fugitives had been discovered. The Chambersburg and Bedford rangers were searching the mountains. Yesteray morning a detachment of the ma rines and volunteers visited Brown’s house and found a large quantity of blankets, boots, shoes, clothes, tents, and fifteen hundred pikes, made in Connecticut; the handles are six feet long, with a blade a foot in length; there were also found nine hundred Sharpe's rifles, a box of re volvers and a box of swords, with a carpet-bag containing documents which throw a good deal of light upon the affair. There was in the car pet-bag a printed Constitution and by-laws of the organization, showing or indicating ramifica tiens in the various States of the Union. The letters were from various individuals at the North, and one of them was from Fred Douglass, containing ten dollars from a lady; there was also on 9 from Gerrit Smith about money matters, and a check or draft by him for one hundred dollars, endorsed by a cashier of a New York bank, the name not recollected. All of these are in possession of Gov. Wise, who has issued a proclamation offering one thousand dollars for the arrest of Cook. Large numbers of armed men are now scouring the mountains in pursuit of him. Cook took tea at his father in-law’s house near the Ferry on Monday night, only a few hours previous to the arrival of the marines. It was reported that he was seen on Tuesday morning, only three miles off. Two wagons loaded with Government arms have been recovered. Brown denies that any others, besides those at the Ferry, are connected with this movement. His wounded son, however, says there are other parties at the North connected with it. Among the letters found at Brown’s house, the following a spjpimen: Dear Sir r : J. have been disappointed in not seeing you ejetlus£otake charge of yoiiT freight. They have been here two weeks, and as I had to superintend, the providing for them has im posed upon me no small task. Besides, they are getting discontented, and if not taken charge of soon, will go back to Missouri. They cannot be kept here much longer, and if any of them go back, it will be a bad termination to your en terprise. It appears that the insurgents had printed a constitution and bye-laws for the provisional government of the United States, and also is sued commissions from their war office near Harper’s Ferry. The following is a specimen: “ Whereas, W. H. Leeman has been nomi nated Captain of the army established under the provisional government, now, therefore, in pur suance of the authority vested in me by said Constitution, we do hereby appoint and com mission the said Leeman as Captain. “Given at the office of the Secretary of War, thisthe 15tli of October, 1859. “John Brown, Commander-in-Chief. H. Keys, Secretary of War.” Harpers Ferry, Oct. 19. —The prisoners, ta ken in the late conflict with the insurgents at this place, have been committed to the jail of Charlestown, (Jefferson county. Va.,) to await the action of the Grand Jury. They will be in dicted and tried in a few days. The arrange ment about jurisdiction has been settled in this way; the local authorities to try the prisoners for murder; meanwhile the United States au thorities will proceed to try them on the charge of treason. Gov. Wise said to United States Attorney General Ould, that he had no objec tions to the General government proceeding a gainst the prisoners, if anything be left of them by the time the Virginia authorities get through with them. Brown is better. He has made a fuller state ment, in which he says that he rented the farm, on which his rendezvous was located, from Dr. Kennedy, six months since, and that he has paid the rent for it until next March. He says that he never had over twenty-two men at the farm at any one time, who belonged to his organiza tion ; but that he had good reason to expect re inforcements from Maryland, Kentucky, North am) South Carolina, and the Canadas. He states farther that he had arms and ammunition sufficient for fifteen hundred men; that he had two hundred revolvers, two hundred Sharpe’s rifles, and one thousand spears, which were left there at the farm, where he had, also, an abun dance of powder and fixed ammunition. He brought all his arms, from time to time, from Connecticut and other points in the Eastern States, to Chambersburg, Pa.; they were direct ed to J. Smith & Sons, Kennedy Farm, (his as sumed name); and were packed in double boxes so as to deceive the parties who handled them in transporting them to the farm. He says that he made one mistake in either not detaining the train on Sunday night, or in permitting it to go on unmolested. This mistake, he seems to -:n fer, exposed his doings too soon, and presented his reinforcements from reaching him The names of all his party at the Ferry on Sun day night, except three white whom Brown admits were sent away on * a errand, are as fol lows; with their proper t yes under the provision al government affixed- Gen. John Brown, Com mander-in-Chief, mounded, but will recover; Capt. Oliver dead; Capt Watson Brown, dead; Capt. -*^ ron C. Stephens, of Connecticut, wounded MtUj. has three balls in his body, and cannot .’°ssibly survive; Lieut Edwin Coppice, 0 f j (v *n, unhurt; Lieut. Albert Hazlett, of Penn- dead; Lieut. Wm. Leeman, of Maine, jead; Captain John K. Cook, of Connecticut, escaped; Capt. John Kagi, of Ohio, (raised in Virginia,) dead; Lieut Jeremiah Anderson, of Indiana, dead; privates—Stewart Taylor, of Canada, dead; Charles P. Todd, of Maipe, dead; Wm. Thompson, of New York, dead; and Dolph Thompson, of New York, dead. These, with the three previously sent off, make seventeen whites. The negroes were: Pangerfield Newly, of Ohio, raised in Virginia, dead; Emperor, of New York, raised in South Carolina, not wounded, a prisoner—the latter was elected a member of Congress of the provisional government sr.me time since; Lewis Leary, of Ohio, raised in Vir ginia, dead; Copeland, of Ohio, raised in Vir ginia, not wounded—ft prisoner at Charlestown. General Brown received nine wounds, but none it is thought would prove fatal There was about a bushel of letters discovered from all parts of the country. 173