Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-07
INCIDENTS OF THE REBELLION



ning's train, was lady who is now at the
seminary, on Kinsman street. She left the
seminary in February last, and went to Mem.
phis as teacher, and at the urgent invitation
of an influential and wealthy friend long resi-
dent there Fearing longer to remain, she
has left kind friends, and good salary, and
rejoices to stand on free soil and breathe
free air, without fear of butchery or starva-
ton. She confirms the statements that the
people of the south are perfectly confident OF
conqueTlng the north; that they think we find
it difficult to raise an army here that the
taking OF Washington, and vanqushing the
cowardly, cold blooded northerners, who have
been made what they are in the point of prop
erty by southern money, and who now un-
gratefully talk OF raising their puny arm against
those to whom they owe everything, will be
an easy task She says that what the people
at the south chiefly fear is famine. She has
heard many of the prominent men of the state
say that there is not in all the south provis.
ions enough to last six months, and that they
cannot control the slaves without full sup
ply OF provisions. Families are already anx-
iously laying in stores, and putting themselves
on short allowance, in anticipation OF the
dreaded famine. Multitudes are leaving for
the north, Tor plenty and safety from the an
ticipated rising of the slaves, if they should not
completely conquer tie north before the pinch
ings of hunger reach the slave population
From the Rochester Democrat.
MORE OUTRAGEs IN MIssoURI.-Mr. Bid
well, member of the Society of Friends, and
well known to many of the citizens of Roches-
ter as an industrious and thriving gardener,
removed with his family to place some twen-
ty five miles distant from Jefferson City, Mis-.
souri,, where he has been engaged in the peace
full pursuit OF horticulture. Mr. Bldwell
planting grape vines, he was called upon by
two men, armed with revolvers, and requiring
him to go to his house with them. He found
on arrival eight other men, well armed with
revoyers and Arkansas toothpicks." Here
he was arragned before that dignifed person.
age, Judge Lynch, who very soon decreed that
Mr.. Bidwell would be required to leave the
state within ten days. One of the female
members of the family demurred at this sum-
mary process OF electnent, whereupon she was
very grufhy informed by his honor 10 "keep
very quiet or she .cOuld be strung up BY the neck"
There is no higher tribunal for an appeal in
Missouri, at present. so Mr.. Bidwe complied
with the order ofMe court, and is now stopping
with his friends in Rochester. Many persons
are leaving for the free states, and even some
of the families OF Missourians themselves are
fleeing from the wrath to come.
From the Providence journal.
DRIVEN FROM NEW ORLEANs.-On Satur-
day evening, Mr.. Benjamin Martin with his
wife and two yoang children arrived here af-
ter tedious journey from New Orleans,
whence they had been driven by vigilance
committee Mr.. Martin states that he has liv-
ed there three or four years, and has been en-
gagged in the boot and shoe business. A few
days ago discussion arose at his boarding
house about the comparative valor of Nilsson
rians and Kansas men, and he expressed the
opinion that the latter were the best in fight,
as was indeed pretty well proved in the border
wars. Soon after he was visited by the vigil
lance committee, and was warned to leave the
city in ten minutes. He was obliged TO come
away. The next dag his wife aud children
left and joined him. Of course lie had to
leave his property. We believe that Mr.. Mar
tin was originally from Boston. -
From the New Orleans Crescent
a CHoIcE SELECTIoN.-A squad of Massa.
chusetts militia, confronted by an equal mum.
Der OF Mississippi rifemen, would make bet
ter lime than ever Lexington made over the
Metaire course. Massachusetts pluck aud
prowess are terrible on paper, but on paper
only. The downeasters of Massachusetts are
now ayowing their ability and their intention
of whipping the southerners, to use their own
classic language, "tO all darnation." When it
comes to the pinch they will simmer down
more quickly than the well known individual,
whose call for the man that struck Billy Pat
terson, was so promptly and Unexpectedly an
swered. The south, so it is threatened, is to
be invaded by an army of Goldfish and onion
fed warriors from the state of Maine. AT the
first fire from Bragg's or Beauregards' battery
;hey will scatter like parcel OF young click
ems when they see the hungry hawk swooping
down on them from the upper arr.
PARsoN BRowYLow WISHES TO CHOOSE
HIS OWN RoUTE.-Parson Brownlow, in a
late number of the Knoxville Wing, has the
following Gen Pillow, who is clever gen
tleman in private relations Of life, and very
companionablc man, sent us message recent
ly, which is explained in tile following reply:
KNOXVILLE. April %, 1861
Gen. Gideon j. Pillow:-I have just receiv-
edyour message through Mr.. Sale, request
ing me to serve as chaplain to your brigade in
the southern army and in the spirit of kind
ness in which this request is made, but in all
candor, l return for an answer, that when
shall have made up my mind to go to he'll, L
will cut my throat and go direct, and not travel
round by way of the southern contederacy.
am, very respectfully, &c,
W. G. BRowNLow.
From the Louisville Journal
Coon FOR ANDY JoHNsoN.-It has been
stated that while the crowd at Lynchburg,
Va, was groanng at Andy johnson, and Of
fering him various indignities, one man pulled
his nose. A Louisville gentleman, who was
there at the time, says that Andys nose was
not pulled. A fellow attempted it, but Andy
drew a revolver and would have shot him on
the instant if the men present had not inter-
posed. Our informant was on the same rain
with Andy for considerable distance this
side of Lynchburg, and he says the sturdy old
gentleman, although insulted at every stop
ping point, showed nerve that Napoleon or
Caesar might have admired AL horCr TO the
brave and the true.
From the Savannah (Ga.) News
RICE FOR THE NORTH SEIzED.-On Sat.
urday morning, it becoming known that an.
other cargo of rice was being shipped By one
of our enterprising merchants to Boston much
dissatisfaction was expressed by our citizens,
that at time like the present--when prOvis'
ions were advancing daily, our northern sup
plies were cut off, and cargoes bound for the
south were being seized in every northern
port--the produce of our own section should
be sent TO teed our enemies. The local au.
thoritcs having been applied to, and they
having no authority to detain the vessel it
was determined in quiet and orderly way to
stop the rice. With this determination, and
with the appreciation of numerous re-
spectacle citizens, sheriff Benjamin L.
Cole, with one or two friends, repaired
to the brig Susan, where she was TAX
ing the casks OF rice on board, and informed
the captain that lie would not be allowed to
| leave port with his cargo.
The REBEL Loss AT CHARLEsToN.-A
native OF Vermont, residing in Charleston,
wrote to his father in Windsor county, w.
that in one night after the attack on Fort
Sumter, he assisted in carrying more than ttco
hundred dead bodies away from the Floating
| Rattpry and from Cumming Point Battery