Litchfield enquirer., 1836-10-27


 PaeIret William Gibbons, Captain Halaev. which leff New-York on Saturday, 6th irsSt.
 was wrecked the Monday following on Bod 4 dy,s Island. N. c. in severe gale. The pas tsSngera l4O in number, among whom were g females and IA children, were saved, but suffered many hardships. The vessel was a perfect wreck. Some of the passengers arri- we'd this evening via Portsmouth, from whom we have obtained this information.
 l FAREWELL, CTenn.) Sept. 24, 1886. A murder was committed in Claiborne co. near this place, on the road leading to Ken- lucky, last week, in self defence, under the following circumstances Wm. Hurst shot Thomas J. Berry, who expired in short time after The parties were brothers-in-law {; bad feelings had existed between them; the deceased had occupied the house where Hurst now lives had removed to the Crab Orch- few days back to this neighborhood, as sta ted, with view to have satisfaction. On the day of the fatal deed, Berry, (whose father lives in this neighborhood) borrowed gun of one of his brothers, walked past Hurst's house several times, and stopped out of sight Hurst's eldest son discovered him, and hallo- ed to his father that Berry intended mischief
 Berry then came in sight and walked towards Hurst and his wife, both then standing in the road. On nearing, Berry levelled his rifle. Hurst got behind his wife, and used her as a shield. Berry still lodging to get an aim or sight to shoot Hurst. In the meantime, Hurst sent his son to borrow rife. This Indian struggle lasted fifteen or twenty minutes the contending parties being some three feet a. part. Berry, finding he could not get "a shot at Hurst without probably hitting his wife, which he did not want to do, took the rife in one hand, and drew his butcher-knife with the other. In the act of doing so, Hurst's son handed his father loaded rife, who instant. ly shot Berry through the body mortally.- Berry also fired, but missed, the ball grazing the side of Mrs. Hurst's head. The two ri- fes cracked within second of each other, Hurst firing first. After being struck, Berry made an effort to reload, in few minutes took off his shot-pouch, laid his rife against the fence, and soon fell and expired. After falling, water was handed to him he spoke q few words-that he had come to kill Hurst, but Hurst had killed him. Hurst asked his forgiveness, and Berry gave him his hand in token, and in doing so, expired. Hurst gave himself up, was tried by called court next day, and acquitted. a'
 Horrible Murder.-On Friday last Thom- as c. Elaby, living at the Three Brothers, on the Apalachicola river, in this county, shot his own son, Wm. Elaby, with musket char ged with "A buck shot, all of which were lodg- ed in his body, and he died immediately.- This is the second murder committed within three months by this fiend in human shape, and we hope the proper authorities will offer such a reward as will insure the capture of this wood demon. Elaby, we are informed, before he came to this county, committed murder in North Carolina, from whence he fled, the Governor of that State having offer ed a reward of one thousand dollars for his apprehension and the atrocities of which he has been guilty, have grown out of his con- tinued fear that every person who approach es him is an officer of justice. . es.a. ...,......
 We subjoin statement from persons pres- cnt :; William Elaby, the son, had been down to Apalachicola with marketing, and en- ployed a man by the name of Martin to as- sist in rowing back his boat Ion landing and approaching the house, the old man Elaby came out and hailed them, saying "d-your eyes, who comes there," levelling his gun at Martin, who jumped behind his son.. Will jam turned to his father and says, /" father, what do you mean to do, what has this man done 2" he replied, 'd- your eyes, will let you know," and fired at his son, who fell and expired immediately. Martin saved his life by flying in the canoe.
 @'....' H5@s A.-'i MoBrIr, Oct 9, 1s36
 Mobile Business 9.c.-Mobile is the dearest place you ever saw, or heard of, to live in, and it has been the most sickly, the past sum- mer, of any city in the Union. Nevertheless, buildings and rents go up here with astonish- ing rapidity. One or two thousand stores and dwelling houses have gone and are going up in the city this season-and all of them have been for some time engaged at tremen- dous prices-stores at from $3, 900 to $6,OOO each, and houses at their oaoners' o,on prices. A master carpenter told me yesterday that he built for himself two-story house last year, and this year had actually refused an offer of responsible gentleman to rent it for one year. at price exceeding the entire cost of the house. Lumber, however, has risen since l he built his house, from $1O to 1925 thou- sand: and so we go. We have little mark | ct here, the stalls of which, in the four de- | partments, of meat, fish, vegetables, and hot l coftee, were let out at auction last week, for ] the snug little sum of seventeen thousand dollars! Lazy negroes round the wharves will not work for less than 37 l-2 cents an hour. Ten thousand cords of wood lie rot ung on the shores of the Bay, within one or two miles ot the city, besides the dense mass ol woodland all about us-and yet have to pay S6 and " cord for wood.
 -.. ..-s, NY. Express. 1 F WASHINGTON, Oct. IS, 1886.
 Generai Jackson has been thrown into a Paroxysm of rage. by the receipt of a letter rom Gen. Call, in which he states that there are not officers in Florida to conduct inc Unhed States troops. In the first moments of .n ms ahger, ne IS said to have issued an order