Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-04
Dispatches Received YESTERDAY


NEW YORK, Sept. "A Washingtou die
patch, dated yesterday, says that items fron,
Fairfax Court House last evening. state tba
enemy are still pursuing or threatening to
pursue the thanking movement to which Cen
Pope referred yesterday. 1t was believed
that Lee had massed his troops on Little River
turnpike, north of Centreville. Ample prem
arations had been made to receive him. The
probabilities were that great battle would be
fought yesterday tuesday, or to-day. The
18th Massachusetts lost in Fridays battle los
killed and wounded out of 24O.
Falls Church has been evacuated by our
troops The wounded who were in the hos
pitfalls there have arrived at Washington. The
latest news from Maj. Gen. Pope's army head
quarters says that his whole column was fall
ing back and from thence to Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 3.-The following is
published in the Inquirer of this city 1--WE
have a report that jackson is on his way to
Baltimore, via. Leesburg with 10000 men,
and that he intends crossing at or near Ed
wards Ferry"
From Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 2, 10 o'clock p. M-The
excitement has been very high here all the
afternoon, and the citizens are enrolling them
selves rapidly in the different wards. Large
numbers are working on the Notifications
on Kentucky hills. Gov. Todd arrived here
this afternoon, and is in communication with
the military authorities. The utmost exer-
tons are being made for the defence of the
city.
The rebels, it is stated, are from twenty to
thirty thousand strong, and are reported to be
at Boyd's Station, thirty-nine miles from this
city. Our pickets are all out, and all the
steamboats, have been ordered to remain on
this side of the river. Gen. Gilbert's COM
mand, which fell back from Lexington, reached
Frankfort tonight. Some apprehensions were
felt for their safety.
There is no Geographic communication
south of Falmouth. They are expected to
arrive opposite the Notifications on Thursday.
The 4th and 9TH Ohio regiments are falling
back to Covington.
Affairs in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2.--Steps having been
taken for the confiscation of the property of
Trusten Polk, formerly United States senator
from this district. Capt. Tunuecliff, chief of
the United States police. has been ordered to
seize the same, both real and personal and
take an inventory thereof Folks property
is estimated to be worth 100000. He long
since placed himself under the protection of
the rebel government
The old Merchants Exchange was closed
yesterday by order of the provost marshal.
There was general evidence of disloyal
demonstrations and they will be punished
should they appear. The association was
thoroughly disloyal, and its property will be
confscated.
ST. JOSEPH, Sept. 2.-Poindexter, a noto-
rious leader of guerrillas, was caught last
night on the Nashville and Memphis railroad,
twenty miles from Hudson, asleep in a house
He is condemned as a spy and will suffer
death.
Affairs in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 2-The state legis-
lature assembled at u o'clock to-day. In the
senate, Mr.. Speed, from the committee on
military affairs, reported to the house bill
to organize the VIM gun artillery corps of
the state of Kentucky. Referred to the com
lAittee on military affairs.
In the House, Mr. Thomas offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, that the committee on military
affairs be instructed to inquire into the propri-
ETY. OF calling out Immediately fifty thousand
men to serve for thirty or sixty days, for the
purpose of eXpelling the confederate armies
from Kentucky.
MIR. Burnham offered the following resolu-
ton :-Resolved, that it is the imperative du-
ty OF those having command Of our military
forces to take the most speedy measures to
drive the invading rebels from the limits of
the state, and that any policy looking to the
abandonment Of the interior of the state and
removing of our forces to the line of the Ohio
river is unwise and impoitic."
The mayors proclamation is being nobly
responded to. Citizens are enrolling them
selves in the wards, and home guard compa-
MES are ready for service.
Major General Wright has declared martial
law in Jefferson county.
There is great excitement throughout this
city. The cotton brokers are removing their
cotton across the river, and numerous citizens
are removing their valuables, fearing that the
rebels will attempt to capture the city.
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