Show HARPERS FERRY dec 2 brown was h at quarter past eleven ibe military assembled at nine arid and were e I 1 posted on tile the field leading to 0 the execl t tion and also at various varl ous points as aa laid down in general orders everything was conducted under the strictest chest discipline as it if the town was in a state of 0 P mounted scouts were stationed in the woods to the left of the scaffold and picket guards stationed out towards 1 nan iian sin in the rear the military talT on field formed two hollow Thel squares within the inner one was the i i scaffold and between the inner line and outer lines the citizens were admitted no do one being allowed outside the lines ex capt the mounted guards at 11 the prisoner was ivas brought out of the jail accompanied by sheriff campbell arid and assistants and captain avis the jailor when a small wagon containing a white pine coffin was driven up upon which he took his seat six companies of infantry and rifles and one company horse general and staff numbering twenty five officers cero headed the procession anti and moved towards the place of execution brown was accompanied by no minister Ini plater desiring desi no religious ceremonies either h er in tb the e jail or on an the a scaffold told he I 1 looked ca calmly fully around on the people fully ae sed the scaffold with a pos film I 1 step hi his arms pinioned 1 I d by the Sheriff ibid bid farewell to captain avis and andi sheriff campbell and at half past eleven the trap of the old was pulled away iras an and with wit a few slight struggles struggle john i brown yielded up ins his spir spirit I 1 1 hig is body was pl placed aced in a coffin arid and is bovi now ori on bi his s way to harpers ferrato Ferry to be belive ed to his bis A abife ife under strict military escort I 1 CINCINNAT I 1 nov 28 the venerable washington irving died last evening at irvington Iry ington |