A mob of men, from the quarries at the village of Tuckahoe, actually set out from that place, gathering recruits from the villages near them, armed with sticks, stones and any rude weapon they could lay their hands on, and took up their march for the village of Mount Vernon, with the avowed object of " burning down the houses of all the Kepublicans in the place." These ignorant men were probably excited by the accounts given in the city papers, of the way in which the same vengeance had been meted out to well-known Republicans in the city, one house having been actually burned down " because Horace Greeley once boarded there," as reported by Tribune, Herald and World. At all events, they started out, and the news reached Mount Vernon, where a Home Guard had been hastily formed of the citizens, who were much alarmed at the idea of being attacked, both from the city and the river. Volunteers were called for to reconnoitre the enemy ; and a drummer-boy, home on sick furlough at the time, was found, who said he would go. A horse was furnished him, and he -- boy-like -- must needs put on his uniform and ride off. He met, about two miles from the village, coming out of the lane from Bronxville, towards Mount Vernon, a confused crowd of men, who stopped him and asked "where he was going." He replied " To Bronxville ; " and asked in turn "Where are you going? " The reply was " We are going to raise hell." With that they began to throw atones at him and yell, so that he was glad to wheel the horse and gallop away. Probably the fact of his youth and apparent innocence saved him from serious harm, <br no effort was made to pursue him, and he got off safe.