New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-08
TIE Rebel rckess stiil occupy tho position oppoAss
Willamspor. Ferry to-day.
II IL reported tha; the Rebels have the Shepherds
town Bridge mined-ready 10 blow up

From Our Special Correspondent.
| HAeERsTows, Nd, June S, 1861
trsgic affair occurred this afternoon at Williams
port which, though comparatively trivial, hasten 70
report particulars Of correctly 10 meetfase and exag.
gerated accounts of which ycu will doubtless receive.
A young man named Clinton Reuch the sou Of
wealthy citizen of This county, and law partner a
VIM. Price, esq, Of Baltimore, was SHOT dead in .
street encounter; but the Sece snss here already
exciting animesity and thresisnug retaliation upon tvs
Charge that he was killed as sPy. The facts ars
these: Mr.. Reuch was a violent Seceseionist who 10
logged to the Maryland Guards cf Baltimore, and had
notoriousy entered the service Of the Rebes in Viz
ginia. He came to Wliamsport to-day, and there
made himself particularly obnoxious though m his ns-
tive county, on which sappose he presumed, smorgs
community who are desperate and highly exaspersed,
and he was ordered 70 leave the place. This he 70
fused to do till be was ready" but at tbs perSuasoa
of friends, ard particularly of Judge Embur, he 6nai
ly mounted bis horse TO go. As pairing defancs,
however, he repeated the common Southern Sravsde
that he could whip any FIVE Of them, as he r'de or
This followed by cries OF derison and vOoy of
stones by the crowd. he turned, and, as one naa
seized the bride Of bis horse, he drew revolver and
fired Intellectually twice at him. He was then 6reds
from ttfe crowd, ard two bullets entered bis breast,
killing him instantly.
This Is unfortunate ut this tme here par.
cuary AS il rouses the worst passions through per-
sonsl and partizan 81 yppathy.
II is said there 300 boatmen at Nilliamspoe
ard vicinity WHO have been made desperate by tue il
terruption of traffic the Chesapeake and Ohio Csna
by the rebels which bas deprived them of the a
suppor. In the Cumberland coal region TO- there u
great suffering from the same cause among populsioa
Of over len thousand who dependent on The coal
trade. What wolder theD that they are in''srant d
the presence ana ta1as Of traitorcus Secessonst
Let mo correct an error in TIE TRIBUsZ Of tho
morning. 10 the effect that the Hone Guart Of WI
samsport and the Rebel Commander Opposit, in Viz
nia had agreed TO withdraw their piskes tho latter
pi,iing himself not 20 take the fsrry-boat." Ths
hss 10 foundation. TIE boat belonged TO the Virginia
SIDE and il Wa scued after the brush Last Saturday,
the owAer having requested of the fcme Gcsrd -
allow it 10 be done. The Rebel trooI simultaneously
retired to MHtinsburg and the Mayylcod men did nos
wish to follow tbem if they had desire it, they could
have fOrded the river 1t may be wen 70 say thas
the Potomac is fordable at usny points shove Hapers
Ferry and that even the threatened and key destruc-
ton Of I've bridge st Harpers Ferry the evacustioa
of that post, though may impede, viii ID. arrest The
march CT the column of troops coming ZEN PennsJI-
vlna.
After writing the above, I am prisa B inforrosd
that the troops will 10 here tOmorrow fnom Chameco
burg. Nov for the demonstration on Hur n's Ferry.
The Rebels will retire. and hope Gen Soot. pre-
pared 10 mscs combined movement on him towArt
W asliington.