Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-28

that of the Revolution, that it is difficult to separate
the two. We SHALL therefore, give in this chapter
short account of the bloody butchery of the nhabi
tants of that beautiful little colony at Wyoming,
and what Col Bigelow thought of that demoniac
cruelty, the bare remembrance of which makes us
shuddeT. Wlkesbarre is the shire town of Luzerne
county, Pa. 1t is situated in the Wyoming valley,
one hundred and fourteen miles northeast from Har-
risburg, and one hundred and twenty north north
west from Philadelphia This place settled by
emgrants from Connecticut in 1773 under the aus
pices of one Col Durkee, who gave it the compound
name it bears in honor of two eminent and Jealous
advocates of the American cause in the British par-
ament, Wilkes and Barre Wyoming contained eight
townships each containing square of five miles,
beautifully situated both sides of the Susquehan
ma. Wilkesbarre is one of those towns. The inhab-
ants OF this beautiful valley were much engaged in
their country's cause, and nearly one thousand of
their young men had joined the army and were alb
sent from home. Most of those remaining at home
were tory although these were not so numerous as
the friends of liberty. Yet they formed an alliance
with the Indians and the first of July there appear
ed before the fort at Wikesbare about sixteen hun
dred armed men, two-hrds of which were tories
and one-third Indians. The colony of Wyoming
could muster only about five hundred men In this
put them nearly all to death; only about sixty cs-
capped Never was a rout so deporable; never was
a massacre accompanied with so many horrors
The barbarians took the men, women and children.
promiscuously into houses and barracks and set fire
to them and consumed them all, listening delighted,
to hear the means and shrieks of the expiring multi
tnde.
The crops of every description consigned to
the flames. The habitations, granaries, and other
constructons-the fruit of years OF human industry
sunk in ruin under the destructive strokes ofthose
cannibals Their fury also wreaked upon the
very beasts. They cut out the tongues of the horses
and cattle and left them to wander i'll the midst Of
those fields, lately uXuIant. and now in desola-
ton, to undergo the torments of lingering DEATH
Capt Bedlock was stripped Naked and stuck full of
pine splinters and set fire. Captains Ransom and
Durgee were thrown alive into the fire. One of the
tories whose mother had married second husband,
butchered her with his own hand, and then massa-
cred his father-in-law his sisters, and their in
fants in the cradle. Another killed his own father,
and externinated all his family A third imbued
his hands in the blood of his brothers. his sisters his
brother-in-law, and his atherinlaw. Other atroci-
ties, if possible, still more abOmnable, leave in
silence. The tories appeared to vie with, and
to surpass the sayages in barbarity. Such men
these Col. BigeloT had to contend with in Worces-
ter in IVA and upon hearing of this bloody
ere, it was said that Col Bigelow was filed with
horror and indignation, and swore eternal
geance and condign punishment upon all the tories
Col. Bigelow at this time at his post in Rhode
Island, and hearing of this bloody tragedy, it
said, by the informant, that he walked his
room for one hour without speaking. At length
he exclaimed, "Our worst enemies those of our
own household
The NATIONAL BAND.-The members of the Ma
tional Band gave rehearsal at Washburn Hall last
evening, at which great many friends were present
During the evening Mr. Edwin Bynner in behalf of
the band, stated that it would be a great reliefto
the musicians if the citizens would aid them in
pecuniary sense. The band in debt for their in
struments to the amount of S1400, and it is desirable
to pay this sum. Their expenses larger than the
receipts, and unless the citizens help them they will
be compelled to disband Responses were made by
H. II. Chamberlain John Boyden, Rev Dr. Hill
and others, in a spirit which indicated that dis
bandment would not be tolerated And Messrs.
Alexander Marsh, John Boyden, Edwin Bynner,
G, Walker, and Hon. A. IL. Bullock, were appointed
committee to act in the emergency. OF course the
citizens of Worcester will not let an excellent band
like National Band go to destruction. They
should foster it one of their best institutions.
SINGULAR AND SUDDEN DEATH.-Rev. Origen
Crane of Grafton, on Thursday week. while in the
act of swinging friend for exercise, lost his bal
ance and fell forward striking his temple stone,
from the effect of which he remained unconscious,
and died the next day. Mr.. Crane 55 years old,
and has been minister in Massachusetts during
twenty-four years lie was highly respected, and
leaves his family greatly afflicted
FIRE IN THE WooDs.-When the last train from
Nashua. yesterday afternoon, was passing through
Groton and Harvard, fire was raging i'll the woods
between those two towns.
j. W. WUTTEMoRE of Ashland imparts scen-
tifc method of detecting cOunterleits and altered
bank bills which is easily understood, and of great
value to all who handle much paper money, His
system, fairly understood and pracced, will prove
sure guide to the inexperienced
LAMsoN will sell, this morning. in front of his
sales rooms, at 81 o'clock A. NJ, a large lot fruit
and ornamental trees, roses, shrubbery, &c, sc.
GENTEEL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION
BY E. W. VAILL.-We would invite the attention
of our readers to advertisement under this head
in our advertising columns.
IHE DISAPPEARANCE OF SYRIA ESTIN. - The
friends of this person, who disappeared from Dou-
gas some weeks ago, it is thought upon pri-
waite adventure have made some fruitless expert
ments in caivoyance to discover his retreat One
seer said he had been murdered, and that his body
had been deposited beneath a log in the woods near
! the Quaker Westinghouse in South UXbridge A
search was commenced and log corresponding
to the description found, but no dead man. The
clairyoyant asked to look again. This time she
said the body had been removed from the woods
and had been thrown into a mill pond. This pond
was drawn down, but the search was equally fruit
ess-of course.
The BARRE MAILs.-0n and after Monday next
there are to be but three mails week between
Worcester and Barre. The stage proprietors have
been forced to this reduction by the neglect of the
government TO fulfil the contract made with them
for the service. Tie citizens of Barre contributed
sufficient to keep the mails running daily up TO the
first of January last, since which time the conrac
tors have carried the mails daily between that place
and Worcester for half pay.
PETERsHAM.-Charles Short, a dangerous charac-
ter, from Petersham, has been committed to the
House of Correction for six month, for threatening
to kill Mr. Edward Wilcox OF that town and to burn
his buildings
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[From the Boston transcript
ISAIAH RYNDERs" IN CoURr-In trial
in one OF the civil courts in this city, Friday,