Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-05-20
tynsh av--i3iooay Outrage.

Lynch Law--Biooay Outrage.
We heard yesterday, some of the particulars
Of an outrage, resulting in the death Of two
persons, perpetratcd by party ofsome twen.
ty or more individuals, upon planter by the
name Of Adams and his brother residing about
eight miles from Covington, which we fain
would hope for the sake ofhumani.y may prove
unfounded.
The circumstances of the tragedy, as detail.
ed to us, are briefly these. Adams was engag-
cd in a law suit with some of his neighbors,
which terminated in his favor Shortly after
wards about twenty men rode up to Adams
place at noon day. and found him quietly seat
ed upon one of the fences of his premises
The ringlcader Of the party asked him ifhe
knew what they had come for To which he
replied that he did not unless they meant 10 kill
him, He was told that such was their object
and they then commenced firing upon and kill.
ed him Immediately. They likewise killed
brother Of his. Adams wife escaped with her
son, n lad oftwelve or fifteen years ofage, and
reached Covington in safety, after having been
fred at by several Of the party.
We learn that another brother Of Adams ar
rived in the city yesterday, with letter TO the
District Attorney, requesting the Governor to
furnish the necessary force to..capture the as
sailants, as they were all armed and too pow.
erfnl for the civil authorities of the parish.
Adams wife and son were yet in Covngton,
and were afraid to return home. Great cx-
citemcnt was produced by tho outrage, which
we yet hope may not be as bad as represented.
Nep Orleans Bee.
HORRIBLE MuWDER.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas,
residing at Versailles, Illinois, about twenty
miles from Peoria, were murdered on the night
of the 18th nit, by their own son. The son
was maniac and had been confined in q small
house near the main dweling.-Dnrng the
night, he broke loose, and the father whilst
! cndeavoring to secure him, was beaten to
death. Afterwards he seized an axe and chop
| ped his mother to pieces. A younger son cs-
caped.-The manic was captured next morning
| and put in close confinement.-LOuiSraie Jour
! REMARKABLE BANKRupT EsrATE-In the
case of Messrs. James Read e. Co. of Massa-
chuseits, hoapplied for the benefit ofthe Bank
rupt Act, George Morey, Esq was appointed
assignee The Boston Daily Advertiser states
that at that time the nominal amount of the
debts was about 100000. OF this amount a.
bout the sum of Si50,00 consisted Of Custom
House Bonds, debts subjec to offset accounts,
and notes for The payment Of which, bank, in
suronce and manufacturing stocks, &c, were
held in pledge. The last named sum has been
liquidated and paid IN full, and in addition there
TO, there has been paid in Court for distribution
amongst the general creditors more than
S200,000 SUN nearly equal to what has been
paid by Assignees of all the other bankrupt es.
tates in the District of Massachusetts,, making
the whole amount more than $3.50 900 which
has been lqudNted and paid out OF assets o
this estate, (Jes. Read & Co.. within the shor
period Of one year.
BRITisH APPROPRIATION FOR AMERICA.
Ser vIcE-About $4,000 dollars have beer
voted by the House Of Commons to defray the
expenses incurred by the British Government
in defending M'I.eod on his celebrated trial il
the United States. Upwards Of 1000 dollar
have been appropriated for the conveyance O
Lord Ashburton to and from New York on th