New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11
MINOR ITEMS.

A ROCHESTER, MAN EXPELLED FROM TIE SOUTH.
Wm. n. Thomas OF Rochester, once Silver Gray,
and ait.rward Democrat, vcntured into the ked
River country, Texas, TO trade where, OF suspicion
that he Wa Abohtionis he WA ordered home i'm
medisely. II was in vain that he assured hs secon-
situted Judges that he Democrat, and defender
of the rights OF the South they would not grant him
even time enough get his goods together and he was
OBLIGED 10 leave them He believes now that the way
10 save the Union u TO light Tor 1t, necessary rather
than 10 yield to AL the iusoent demands OF the vaga
bonds who control the policy OF inc Southern Staes
be same state OF thngs he representa- as prevailing all
over Tcxas-hanging aud shooting Northern men siIn
ply on preteAt
now FLOYD DlsARhRD MICHIGAN.
The Detroit hdtettiser after having alluded to the
removal Of United States from Northern armores
and snenas 10 the South, says: In connection with
these acs q circumstance happened IN our own vicn-
ity last Summer which bears character almost
plcious. Ii ia we'll known that large amount OF
condemned arms and other munitions were sold at
tie arsenal at Dearborn under orders from the War
Department. Among other property cold was guam
tty of scrap iron Much OF this had the appearance of
having passed through fire. On inquiry, II appeared
that this iron bad been the mountngs OF gun carriages,
and that the carriages had been burned an order TO
get at the iron! This process Il was stated had been
pursued In obedience to direct ORDER from Washing
top il being claimed that the mere iron was worth
at public sale than the entire carriages would
bring. We not prepared TO say what the weight
Of iron attached to each gun carriage would averages
but estinat a. two hundred pounds, the product
of the iron al O cent and half pound (which, we
are informed, was the price obtained, would make
each yield TO the Government three d0a0rs"
THE SOUTHERN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.
In some quarters, q Southern Provisional Govern
rent u talked OF a. q of coniedorating the
ceding States until regular Government can be or
RanzSd, The names Of tho officers Of the Provisional
Government are suggc sted. Thus, Senator Hunter Of
Virginia IL mentioned as President; Jefferson Davis
Commander-in-C Chief Of the Army; Senator Mason
Secretary of Foreign Affairs. The attitude of Mary
land has attracted much attention Of late. The Gov
ernor has declined to call State Convention to the
disgust and CONSERVATION OF the secesonsts and their
synIpgthizers in that State. Senator James A. Pearce
has finally broken ground, and now fsyors Convsn-
ton for Mar, land.
sERyILE INSTRUCTIONS IN ALABAMA.
gentleman in Troy has received private letter
dated at Hayueve, Alabama, December %, which
rays:
iOur people greatly excited now on two subjects,
the certain withdrawal OF Alabama from the Union and
negro insurrections About twenty miles from here
they have discovered plot among the negroes headed
By white man, perhaps more than one, 10 rise
the 9th of this month"; and murder all the white folks
they could find. The plot yas providentiay discov-
ered the white arrested, and, after establishing
their guilt beyond doubt, heyweTe hung up, together
with five or Elk negroes. To-day heard Of another
plot about thirty miles from here In another direction.
Three white havo boon arrested and about thirty
neeroes-report says they willhsug today. The white
men are Northern nea-"