Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-04-29
MILITARY ITEMS AND INCIDENTS.


The Milwaukee Sentinel makes this. state
ment in regard TO the arms at Harper her'
ry:-"Ilon. j. f. Potter was in town yester
dav. He lett Washington on Friday morn
ing last, and brings the intelligence that OF the
10000 stand of arms at l1arper's Ferry previ-
Gus to its abandonment, $4,000 stand had been
shipped north to Pennsylvania, and westward
ly through Parkersburg, for arming western
troops, and they are the arms that were stop
ped and seized at Cincinnati. They had been
marked for Fort Smith and other southern
points, solely with view to mslead prylng
parties, and insure their passage through Nr'
| ginia."
The ST. Louis Democrat of April 2ltll
says ave learn from good authority, '''al
when General Pillow telcgraphed from Nash
vile TO Montgomery that he could RAISE Ten
| thousand volunteers to Join the southern army,
he was informed that the troops were not de-
sirable, unless accompanied OiM provisions.
| This shows where the pinch is i'll the cotton
states" The Democrat says also OF the re-
| cruitng at st. L0uis,-"the whole number
| enlisted at the arsenal up to last evening was
over seventeen hundred. 1t it expected that
the Missouri quota of four regiments viii be
! full within the next two days
The following is told OF the Massachusetts
eighth regiment at Annapolis 1.-THE conduct
of the eighth Massachusetts regiment is de-
servin. of the greatest praise. When Cen
Butler asked if any of them could sail the
Constitution fifty four men stepped from the ranks,
one of ,0hom WdS the son Of the man oho bull her.
| Again :-"rhe locomotive engine found at or
near the station was discovered to be badly IN
iured at the outset. Col. Butler, knowing the
pecuarities of the Yankee, and suspecting
that he might have machinist under his COM
| maui ,,ut tho innuirv Siy men answered,
| to one he gave directions to examine the engine
and see if he could put it in order. The man
looked at the disabled monster, and Il light OF
recognition came into his eye. 4 know this
work, said he lovingly patting the sides OF
the boiler, 4 made it myself And sure
enough, in the proper place appeared his name.
| There was cheer tor the good omen, and
with ringing hammers and the rude tools at
hand the locomotive was shortly in condition,
showing that although Baltimore may try to
destroy New England in general and Massa-
chuselts in particular, she can make whole
again at the shortest notice.
The Daily Advertiser says :-"We learn
that this state will in short time be in pos
session of no less than forty excellent rified
cannon,-beautful brass field pieces which
have recently been taken from the arsenal to
a well-known foundry, there TO be converted
/
fare. We understand also that about five tons
of projectiles for these cannon are already in
/ store There is no question that MasSachu
sets will be well prepared TO do her duty, and
with the purchases in Europe now said to have
been undertaken by various states, the govern
ment will soon be set on its legs again.
Mr.. French S. Evans, editor OF the Balti-
more Patriot who was expelled from Balti-
more, is man of advanced years, and on
Thursday last was invited to attend a celebra-
ton at the high school III Philadelphia While
he was there, among other exercises the boys
sang the Star~Spangled Banner, which created
the greatest enthusiasm, SO much so, that nc
one tor the moment thought of the old gentle
man but after the encore had been granted
and the excitement had somewhat subsidized
attention was drawn to Mr.. Evans, who, upor
Blended knees by the side of his chair, wa;
found convulsed with emotion. He was borr
in Virginia, was a long time a respected
y.aias - lsis9g 'Ti55TTTnTs wnfcn tffat flag !!
the exponent, and doubtless the flood of feel
ing which came across him while the swee
voices of the children chanted the national an
them, and the applause Of the audience edOrs
ed periodically the sentiments thereof, was toe
much for him to resist.
The nautical school ship of this state is tC
be manned by picked crew of substantial
citizens, besides her complement of boys, fol-
the coast service She will have on board six
or eight brass nine Founders, which will be
worked by volunteers, who enlist for three
months and bear all the expense Of reftting
and arming the vessel. Among them are
Judge Russell of the Superior Court, the
trustees of the ship, Senators Fabens of Mar
| blehead and DAVIS Of Plymouth and many
| others.